LANKFORD TO LEAVE CONGRESS THIS TERM

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00149R000400440022-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 11, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 17, 1998
• Sequence Number: 22
• Publication Date: January 23, 1964
• Content Type: NSPR

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,W.-\SHJNGI1 - Approved F
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CPYRGHT By Sterling Scagrave
Start Fcnortcr
Iclay th~ lie will retire from ongress at the end of the
titers in Running
Edward J. Klima, Coun-
y Commissioner from Anne
rundel's largest district, was
eported to be "seriously con
idering" tunnin.
Two other Southern Mary
and State senators, Demo-
rats J. Frank Ralcy of St.;
'Drys and John Thomas Par-
an of Charles were men-i
ioned by Sickles as likely can-'
current session, throwing tl , scramble for his Fifth
Distr:lct scat wide open. T e surprise announcement'l,
jolted political birdwatcher` Rep. Carlton I.I. Sickles, the
'l9-year-old Annapolis ngressm;m-:,t large, who 's
lawyer and former Anne Arun-11 om Prince Georges County
`de] Delegate to the Maryland` d thus the 5th District, ap
Ilottse, will have completed 1011 ared to top the list.
years in the House of Repro -; But Sickles hart only a la-
son tatives and -20 years of Gov-,c ntc reply for reporters:
er,u,ient service when he re- "I seriously considered run
tires. i ng for the 5th District seat
Ile is a member of the lien I heard this afternoon
House .Armdd Services and t at Rep. Lankford would not,
Government, Operations Com- s etc re election."
mittecs. Sickles added that his inten-'
CPYRGHT
t on still is to run for Con-
ess-at-large again.
into +"he vacuum of his 5th . Others mentioned yesterday
l)istri( i., already noisy with' ere State Sen. Joseph Alton,.
ciccti.';i . year preliminaries?+ Anne Arundel County, and
may ,,)pear some unexpected4 on. II. Winship Wheatley, of.
person alities.
B i ore Lankford's
an- three candidates
hau filed and two others had
de+ !:, ed iwentions to run.
ince Georges County, the
ate Senate Majority leader.
The first to speak up was,
el. Hervey Machen of Ily
tsville, only member of the
~ `,iline lt. Clay, Qf Hyatts- d Prince Georges Democratic
vi:w. 1 iireil claims attor- tablishment of former Rep.
ill ;o u' Social Security ansdale G. Sasscer to win a
ci , ini-,; atop; R a l p h C.1 gislative seat from the Coun
Glen Burnie alLorneya
am Uugh Burgess of lGlicotf
Cit:. , were registered for the?
Edward '.t'. Conroy, of ;owie:l
who is giving up hi chair
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