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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 6, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday november 6, 1986 Page 5 Ess Ioil seat on held by his track John Kennedy. Bal Joweph 1 sister Kathleen Kennedy Townsend right photo lost Ley in ,d. With town re. From left m husband did daughter met a Darter Ifo Ecatherine 2 Robert Kennedyjr. Ind her Node. Sen. Edward Kennedy. Political Success seems to run a families by the associated press Joseph p. Kennedy ii who claimed the Massachusetts congressional Seal once held by his Uncle John was the most famous political offspring to win election tuesday but he was far from the Only one. In Indiana Democrat Evan Bayh son of former three term sen Birch Bayh won the Secretary of state s race against another famous son Republican Robert o. Bowen whose father is former Cov. Otis 8. Bowen. In Alabama Jim Folsom jr., son of former gov. James e. Big Jim Folson was elected lieutenant governor. George Wallace or. Son of the retiring Gover nor was unopposed in the general election for the Post of stale treasurer. In Georgia Martin Luther King Iii son of the slain civil rights Leader was elected to the Fulton county commission. In Minnesota incumbent attorney general Hubert h. Humphrey Iii son of the late vice president Hubert h. Humphrey won a second term. In Arizona John j. Rhodes Iii son of former  minority Leader John j. Rhodes was elected to Congress As a Republican from the stale s i is District. For some families the returns were a mixed bless ing including the Kennedy. While Young Joe son of he late sen. Robert f. Kennedy was winning in Massachusetts his sister Kathleen Kennedy towns end lost a Lough congressional race in Maryland. And in Rhode Island Lincoln Chafee son of re publican sen. John Chafee was elected to the Warwick City Council while his brother Zechariah Chafee lost a bid for state representative. Some children tried in vain to follow in a Parent s footsteps in. Wyoming. , Thomson failed in his bid to succeed his Mother retiring Secretary of stale Thyra Thomson who had held the office since 1962. In Kansas voters denied democratic la. Gov. Tom Docking election to governor a Post held by both his father and Grandfather. Southern democrats will hold key committee chairmanships Washington a Massachusetts Democrat Edward m. Kennedy will regain the Power of a Senate committee chairmanship in january a Prospect sure to chill conservatives. But Many other key posts in the new Senate will go to Southern democrats some of whom could sum out to be As conservative As the republicans they replace or even More so. Southerners will run committees that Deal with the military the budget the tax system and the nation s Energy policies. Kennedy could assume chairmanship of the Judic iary committee or the labor and human resources committee. Either Way he will be in the forefront of conflicts with the Reagan administration on Domestic policy. Democrat Joseph r. Biden or. Of Delaware would take Over judiciary if Kennedy does t want it the foreign relations committee could move to the left with Democrat Claiborne Pell of Rhode Island As chairman. Conservative Democrat John Stennis of Mississippi will become chairman of the appropriations commit tee. Democrat Sam Nunn of Georgia an advocate of a Strong military defense is poised to take Over armed services Wisconsin Democrat William Proxmire a crusader against government waste will lit in the chairman s seat at the banking committee. Another fiscal conservative. Democrat Tawton Chiles of Florida will head the budget committee. The Oil Industry will have a Friend in the finance committee where Democrat Lloyd Bentsen of Texas _ will reign. Other Likely new democratic chairmen Patrick Leahy of Vermont in agriculture Ernest Hollings of South Carolina at Commerce science and transportation Bennett Johnston of Louisiana at Energy Quinton Burdick of North Dakota at environment and Public works John Glenn of Ohio at governmental affaire Wendell Ford of Kentucky at rules Dale bumpers of Arkansas at Small business and Alan Cranston of Cali fornia at veterans affairs. Wright ready to fake Over reins As speaker of House Sands of time stars and stripes 40 years Day. Washington a Jim Wright after serving a decade As House majority Leader it ready to move his flowery Ora tory to the position of speaker of the House. Wright 63, announced More than a year ago that he had enough votes from Kii colleagues to succeed retiring demo cratic speaker Thomas p. O Neill or. That Are no announced challengers. Wright win bring to the Job More than atone but trimmer physique than Oyie ill a bout amenity Liberal on social Issue he u considered More conservative than o Neill. He supported president Reagan at finl on flight letting and development of the my missile then switched because of party pressure. Responding to concerns in Hii Home state of ten Wright vehemently opposed the tax overhaul bid this year reflecting the state s Strong interest in the Oil Industry which Wou induce higher taxes. Wright Abo has broken with o Neill by calling for a ton increase. Wright was in the army air corps in world War d. He Wai elected to the Texas House of representatives where he served from 1947-1949, and he a mayor of Weatherford tuns from 1950 to 1954. When first elected to Congress in 1954, Wright was considered lie most Liberal of a generally conservative state delegation. Tuesday to decide Yean of democratic Rule or16 lean . I 1946 to Braun 47 suites Well whether the 80th congress1 whether the republicans would i 30 years ago today. Nov. 6,1956  paratroops Orch a Jami base parachuted onto the Banks of the Suez Hajj by cog egyptian defenders to Garrison. Meanol  accept the Aid Ofa nov. 6, of defense Secretary Robert Mcnamara announced a . Troop deployments to South Vietnam. The move would mean lowered  the military scene had changed dramatically and communist Force i longer win. Recurs ago today. Nov. 6, 1 976 the Sta can Jils would be esd up for 1500 mexican in a prisons  
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