Politics: Open Season

The 1961 congressional session had barely expired before the politicians were off and running toward the 1962 elections. Up for contest will be the entire House of Representatives, more than one-third of the Senate and 35 governorships—and although the elections are a full year away, the political gunfire could already be heard. Items:

> In Gettysburg, Dwight Eisenhower met with Republican National Chairman William Miller and the G.O.P.'s two congressional campaign committee chairmen, Arizona's Senator Barry Goldwater and California's Representative Bob Wilson. After listening to President Kennedy's United Nations speech, Ike...

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