Dole, Kemp Bury the Hatchet

WASHINGTON — Senate Republican leader Bob Dole and Rep. Jack Kemp (R-N.Y.), possible rivals for the 1988 GOP presidential nomination, have agreed to bury the hatchet in a growing and bitter feud, aides said today.

The aides said the two men, who have often been on opposite sides concerning budget and tax matters, decided during a phone call Monday to put a damper on the acrimonious rhetoric that had started to become more frequent in recent weeks. “Both he and Kemp agreed that July of 1985 is a little bit too early to start the fireworks for the 1988 election,” said a Dole staff member.