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va erat Fp,350 fy. 10-19-77) re (Mount Clipping in Space Below) “| - ne” aaa att” wr, Gi P ‘Conferenc e ‘From wird Dispatches ed. as Atab’s! sheiks~ and* vl - WASHINGTON & Threaten- representatives. ed.with expulsion by his, party, ‘Rep. John Rhodés of Arizona, Repo Richard Kelly/of, Florida “the House minority { teader, told ptearfully® Tesigned’ fromthe shewsmen that: we fave stun House: Repubican Conference ‘hat there isa. difference | yesterday, and became the first~ -betiveen“the two "partiess The member:to lose,congressional Republican. Party “has -Breat and is oe a pyle as result of the Ab- ; regard tor the institution of the —™# House; wv >, ' “The~ 55-year-old ~-CONn- \ gressman, "who admittéd Bul Speake Thomas Es receiving’ $25,000 frortinder’: Republicans; sftey apparently, : Cover, agents,;became,a- man’ 1 yr without a party inthe House. He fever nee tional F was disqualified from future, ‘Intan: emotional: closed ipartici sae in the pare §) ‘meeting, Kelly,wasat firstcom: ie my posed as hé.took the floor in his bers* assigniménts:to, commits own def \ tees,. and!ineligible to receive: ovn.ee fense:against’ an: exp : contributions from. "the ‘sion! ‘resolution. offered, by-the: "Repiiblicat congressional cam: = Republican: Policy.£ Committee, “according :3to> colleagués: He paigh committee. eat! denouncd the Federal Bureau of * House ‘Republican’ ‘Yeaders\ investigation ' for -entrapping immediately invited, .com: members of.Congress:.. parison between their. party" S* He became tearful, showevels swilt 3 ‘action and the ‘majoritY ang then ‘sodbedsS04 un- party's failure t6 aiseipline St contfollably ‘that: he could: no Démocrats implicated* in "the: jonoer speak, as his colleagues r Abscam.invtigation,, in-whjch. “discussed * the-resolution” that federal undercover agents pos’ asserted He had. “subj ected the ment Congress. ‘as’ a’ body“ to, publ ic ridiculerand,.contribyted . ,toa al FT r (Indicate page, name of newspaper, city and state.) —— Pages A1&2 "Richmond Times- Dispatch" Richmond, Va. Dete: 2/22/80 Edition: Mo ming Title: ABSCAM Character: or 87-15542- Classification: 39 Submitting Office: Richmond Bi—- RICHMOND