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Out of Step With the Times Young GOP Senators
Freshman senators Goodell and Brooke criticize Dirksen over blocking Knowles as health chief. The revolt signals broader GOP discontent with leadership and hints at potential 1970 shifts. Saxbe and Mathias voices align with liberal wing, urging Senate assertiveness on foreign and domestic issues. The piece links 1966 1968 changes to possible future party realignment.
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Washington
Everett M. Dirksen
Charles E. Goodell
New York
John H. Knowles
Massachusetts
Edward W. Brooke
Dirksen
Knowles
GOP
Times
Wille
Sens
Jacob K. Javits
Clifford P. Case
New Jersey
John Sherman Cooper
Kentucky
Himself
Richard Schwetker
Pennsylvania
Charles McC, Mathias
Maryland
Marlow Cook
William Saxbe
Ohio
Saxbe
Senate
Executive Branch
Congress
Goodell