National Affairs: Old Faces

When the 83rd Congress gets through organizing next January, some old, familiar faces will appear at the heads of the tables. Many of the key officers and committee chairmen will be returning to posts they held in the 80th Congress.

In the Senate, the chairman of the Republican Policy Committee will be the man who has held the post since 1947: Robert A. Taft. For majority leader, the leading prospect is California's Senator William Knowland, a middle-of-the-road man who is quick on his feet in parliamentary clinches. For the key Senate committee chairmanships (assigned...

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