European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 18, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 20 the stars and stripes monday april 18,1988 Proxmire says Byrd s decision assures change in demo style Washington a Senate majority under Robert Byrd s decision o step Down at he end of the year assures at the least a change in style at the top of the democratic party according to sen. William Proxmire. A wis. The retiring Veteran of inc sen ale paused briefly Friday to reflect on he changing style in what senators like to Call the world s oldest deliberative body in the to years i have been Here Proxmire said we have had the All encompassing dominating leadership of Lyndon John son the l very senator is a trader consensus leadership of live Mansfield the gentle behind Lac can masterful compromising leadership if Howard Baker the forceful and yet always considerate leadership of Bob Dole and the diligent persistent truly dedicated leadership of Robert Byrd Mike Mansfield who served 16 years As majority Leader before re tiring in 1977, is now . Ambas Sador to Japan. Baker a Republican is now while House chief of Salt. While Dole the current sen ate Republican Leader recently gave up his bid for the gop presi to tial nomination. Senate democrats under Byrd of West Virginia now Meel weekly to consider their Agenda. Bui premire recalled that under Johnson who ran he Senate like a dictator from 1953 until 961, we would hive a party caucus literally Only once to very two care at the beginning of the new Congress. Lyndon would deliver what we called Lyndon s state of the Union message and that was that. The Senate was a one Man show said Proxmire who is Leav ing tie Senate. The Wisconsin senator said that Byrd who served As party Leader and majority Leader when the democrats controlled the Senate from 1977 through this year was no dictator. Bui Prim inc added. Byrd has his convictions too. Jus yesterday called senator european weather s 75 Conwi to Lik Viii Low i 4inpm 9 t541 7j51 57 57 7 it u54 63 1 c.1 to Luv to i i1m b Byrd to ask him id Vole with me on a matter of great importance to this senator. He flatly refused. 1 entreated him. He replied no Way " he said this is my Poi icon and that s that he would not yield his convictions. I respect and and mire him for with Byrd looking on from his desk Proxmire wound up by not ing a Lii lie observed Side of our retiring majority Leader he noted hat the chaplain opens each Day s Senate session with a prayer. Bui often irm body is treated to two prayers. We have the Chap lain s prayer and then we have an other Praver by the majority Leader in effect. The majority Leader often often a truly astonishing Spur of inc moment analysis of the chaplain s prayer. Senator Byrd will often be inspired to launch into a flight of poetry or a passage from some Long for gotten american or English author. His recall is amazing. He can quote at in Glt from the Bible from an in finite variety of speeches made by past political leaders. He is Able to recall word for word something he must have read 10 or 20 Yean ago. Here is a unique Leader one who is t think too Little appreciated and one who has Given this Senate and All senators a very great 65 4 74 47 is k 66 36 11 67 64 36 we Norm h sivas see is b pm 73 47m n m 53 today s crossword acbos9 bench4 a mrm. Help to a 1 3 pnjnl14 climber 15 Comfort a Teml 17 and not i air part Dir. Martin of Crent 47 Pikiel units report Corr 48 flt sit make too Boa Afi 7et up on tin win tax 56 new per fax 57 Dawn Down i hued Rhi Mhley i Elbl Lonj 3 skin Hump Mutli que Icv s Leht a Turku in officer7 Shillal Sor indu 11 it Stirru a Edna 29 Miracle City s Cylon Tricia and a Perry 9 very 31 a Kun i county Bloom county the far Side doonesbury Iota tragic Proll Wallon of nose june
