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DIED. JAMES LAUGHLIN, 83, maverick publisher; in Norfolk, Conn. (See Eulogy below...
...announced his resignation yesterday, the same day he was convicted of lying to obtain millions in loans for a now-busted real estate empire. "Some people feel his mistakes as a businessman should be overlooked because he really was turning around this state," says TIME Arizona reporter Laura Laughlin. "The irony is that he had no business success ? he was broke, as we all found out later ? but he wasn't a bad governor...
...Enid Greene [Waldholtz], R-Utah (2) Steve Gunderson, R-Wis. (3) Mel Hancock, R-Mo. (7) Jimmy Hayes, R-La. (7) Tim Hutchinson, R-Ark. (3) Andrew Jacobs Jr., D-Ind. (10) Tim Johnson, D-S. Dak. (at large) Harry A. Johnston, D-Fla. (19) Greg Laughlin, R-Texas (14)* Jim Ross Lightfoot, R-Iowa (3) Blanche Lambert Lincoln, D-Ark. (1) Jan Meyers, R-Kans. (3) G.V. ("Sonny") Montgomery, D-Miss. (3) Carlos J. Moorhead, R-Calif. (27) John T. Myers, R-Ind. (7) L.F. Payne Jr., D-Va. (5) Pete Peterson, D-Fla. (2) James H. Quillen...
...Laughlin switch would be part of a notable trend. Three other Democrats in Congress have joined the G.O.P. since November, and more defections are probably coming. At least three other Southern conservative Democrats have made it clear that they are itching to jump ship. A larger number are likely to retire rather than run in 1996. That would make the Democrats' quest to regain control of the House in 1996 little more than a pipe dream. "To gain the seats the Democrats need to be the majority in the House will be really, really, really hard," said congressional expert Charles...
...Laughlin was one of four Southern lawmakers who quit the campaign committee, claiming the Democratic Party "remains intolerant to variances [by individual members] from its national party message on any issue." The cause of their discontent: Democratic opposition to a bill relaxing water-pollution regulations and, thus, helping each of the Southerners' watery districts by easing restrictions on the use of wetlands. Last Tuesday Laughlin met privately with House minority leader Richard Gephardt over the issue, but even if animosities subside, the tide of defections probably will...