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Richard Wilson, of the Des Moines Register and Tribune, asked Governor Arthur Langlie of Washington on. “Meet the Press” why he had been named keynote speaker at the Republican National Convention. “For many years,” said Mr. Wilson, “it was the custom to have the temporary chairman and the keynoter the same person. In this case, however, Senator Knowland was made the temporary chairman but Senator Knowland is not going to deliver the speech which sets the tone of the Republican Party. Do you think that is because you are more liberal than he is?” It took Governor Langlie 83 words not to answer the question.

“The birth of a boondoggle” is how Representative August Johanson of Michigan describes Section 6, a provision furtively attached to the federal Water Pollution Control Bill. The section in question provides for federal aid to local communities in the construction of—of all things—sewage disposal plants. Mr. Johanson points out that the bill establishes the precedent of federal responsibility in an entirely new field.

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Richard Wilson, of the Des Moines Register and Tribune, asked Governor Arthur Langlie of Washington on. “Meet the Press” why he had been named keynote speaker at the Republican National Convention. “For many years,” said Mr. Wilson, “it was the custom to have the temporary chairman and the keynoter the same person. In this case, however, Senator Knowland was made the temporary chairman but Senator Knowland is not going to deliver the speech which sets the tone of the Republican Party. Do you think that is because you are more liberal than he is?” It took Governor Langlie 83 words not to answer the question.

“The birth of a boondoggle” is how Representative August Johanson of Michigan describes Section 6, a provision furtively attached to the federal Water Pollution Control Bill. The section in question provides for federal aid to local communities in the construction of—of all things—sewage disposal plants. Mr. Johanson points out that the bill establishes the precedent of federal responsibility in an entirely new field.