Accusation of Wrongdoing by the House of Representatives
v Defendant of Wrongdoing Re‐elected to Congress
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November 9, 1978
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 (AP) — Voters have ousted Senator Edward W. Brooke and at to the lowest degree two Firm members charged with misconduct only re‐elected five other Congressmen who accept been accused of wrongdoing.
The defeat yesterday of Mr. Brooke, a Massachusetts Republican, by a Democratic Representaive, Paul Eastward. Tsongas, 'came after Mr. Brooke admitted making a simulated sworn statement in his divorce case. He was the only blackness member of the Senate.
• Also ousted was Representative Joshua Eilberg, Democrat of Pennsylvania, who was indicted on charges of taking money for his help in arranging a $fourteen.five 1000000 Federal grant to a Philadelphia hospital. He lost to State Senator Charles F. Dougherty of Philadelphia.
Voters as well rejected Representative J. Herbert Burke, Republican of Florida, who was accused of resisting arrest after a fight in a nude go‐become club and then trying io influence a witness to lie for him. He was defeated past Edward J. Stack, Sheriff of Broward County.
But Representative Charles C. Diggs, Democrat of Michigan, who is appealidg a felony confidence for padding his office payroll and then using the coin to pay personal debts, hands beat the claiming of Dovie Pickett of Detroit.
Voters besides overwhelmingly re‐elected Representative Daniel J. Flood, Demo. crat of Pennsylvania, weeks afterward his indictment on charges of taking payoffs from several organizations in exchange for using his legislative influence to help them. His opponent was Robert P. Hudock, a lawyer of Hazleton.
Representative Frederick West. Richmond, Democrat of Brooklyn, who acknowledged soliciting ii young boys for sex, was also re‐elected. Mr. Richmond, who agreed to undergo psychiatric counseling in exchange for the misdemeanor accuse'southward being dropped, defeated Arthur Bramwell, a Brooklyn official.
Early on returns indicated that connections with the Due south Korean influencebuying affair injure only one Congressman: Representative John J. McFall of California, who lost to Norman D. Shumway, a canton commissioner.
Mr. McFall. a one-time Firm Demo- cratic whip, and two other California Democrats were reprimanded by the House, Mr. McFall on charges of misusing $three,000 from the Korean man of affairs Tongsun Park.
The two others, Representatives Edward R. Roybal and Charles H. Wilson, were re‐elected to the House.
Mr. Roybal, who defeated Robert K. Watson, an accountant, was reprimanded on charges of taking $1,000 from Mr. Park and lying about it. Mr. Wilson, victorious over Don Grimshavf, an 'engineer, was reprimanded for non reporting a $1,006 nuptials gift from Mr. Park.
Former Senator Edward Gurney, Republican of Florida, cleared of bribery charges after two trials, lost in a House bid against Country Representative Bill Nelson.
eleven. Former Representative Henry Helstoski, Democrat of New Jersey, defeated in 1976 after he was indicted on charges of [ taking bribes to help illegal aliens, lost his try to regain his quondam Business firm seat equally an independent. He is still fighting the charges in court proceedings.
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Representative Daniel J. Flood in his office in Winces‐Barre, Pa.
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Senator Edward W. Brooke, Massachusetts Republican, conceding defeat.
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Representative Joshua Eilberg, Democrat of PennsylVania, every bit he conceded defeat In Philadelphia.
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