The defeat yesterday of Sen. Ernest Gruening in the Alaska Democratic primary, has reduced the number of Jewish Senators to two – Jacob K, Javits, the New York Republican, and Abraham Ribicoff, the Connecticut Democrat. Sen. Gruening was defeated in his bid for re-nomination in the primary by Mike Gravel, 39, a real estate developer.
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