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An adroit question at a press conference last week revealed that Jacob Javits was the only Republican Congressman in 1948 to vote against appropriations for the House Committee on Un-American Activities. Javits, who hopes to win the New York Senatorial nomination, was reported more embarrassed than pleased over the Communist Party’s disavowal (in an open letter to the New York Times) of the allegation that it had once supported him in the past.

The Political Education Committee of the AFL-CIO has set a $3 million goal for its campaign chest this year. Union leaders admit privately that they expect contributions from union members to fall far short of that figure…. A surprise to Republican strategists (although they won’t admit it) is the popularity of Agriculture Secretary Benson as a campaign speaker. The three Cabinet members most in demand by GOP Legislators up for re-election: Benson, Secretary of the Treasury Humphrey and Labor Secretary Mitchell.

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An adroit question at a press conference last week revealed that Jacob Javits was the only Republican Congressman in 1948 to vote against appropriations for the House Committee on Un-American Activities. Javits, who hopes to win the New York Senatorial nomination, was reported more embarrassed than pleased over the Communist Party’s disavowal (in an open letter to the New York Times) of the allegation that it had once supported him in the past.

The Political Education Committee of the AFL-CIO has set a $3 million goal for its campaign chest this year. Union leaders admit privately that they expect contributions from union members to fall far short of that figure…. A surprise to Republican strategists (although they won’t admit it) is the popularity of Agriculture Secretary Benson as a campaign speaker. The three Cabinet members most in demand by GOP Legislators up for re-election: Benson, Secretary of the Treasury Humphrey and Labor Secretary Mitchell.