Jack Swigert, astronaut, was congressman-elect

By Compiled From Wire Service Dispatches With Analysis From Monitor Correspondents Around The World; Edited By Anne Collier

December 29, 1982

Washington

Jack Swigert, a former astronaut and US representative-elect for Colorado's Sixth District passed on late Monday night after a long illness.

Last September Mr. Swigert scored the largest Republican primary victory in a contested race in Colorado history. A special election will be called to fill the seat.