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Some of Romney braintrusters, hired last winter and spring, want out, says one of them in private. A couple have quit, other resignations expected. . . . George Wallace definitely will stay in race. There is no candidate yet mentioned—Ronald Reagan included—says Wallace who will suit him, excepting of course himself. . . . Solidarity forever: Tim Petri, executive director the liberal Republican Ripon Society, says he thinks Reagan has best chance, as of now, of getting GOP nomination; and that he sees no prospect that Riponites will support RR. . . Latest Melvin Field Poll in California, incidentally, shows 74 per cent pleased with Reagan’s “personality and style.” Robert Duncan, who’ll be running against Wayne Morse in Oregon Democratic hawk-v.-dove primary, having trouble raising campaign funds. Morse also worried: he’s started hiring campaign staffers months ahead of schedule. Duncan ran against Hatfield in ’66. . . . Oh no please don’t: said former Mississippi Governor Ross Barnett when told that James Meredith was supporting his gubernatorial bid. . . . Comedian Dick Gregory—self-proclaimed Presidential peace candidate—telling Negroes they were led astray in 1964: they should have voted for Goldwater, not Johnson.

Sounds far out, but could be: Rumor that Rap Brown may try to take over some GOP state organizations in the South. GOP registrations in many parts of South relatively sparse—the party only wins with heavy Democratic switchover votes—so fast registration drive by Negroes could conceivably deliver some state GOP organizations to Black Powerites. . . . Jack Minnis, one of few remaining white behind-the-scenes wheels in SNCC, now writing for Peking-oriented National Guardian. . . . Arraigned for the firebombing of two stores in Negro section of Hartford last week, Leroy Moton. Name vaguely familiar? He was the civil rights worker in car with Mrs. Viola Liuzzo when she was murdered in Selma two years ago. Among those who got back U.S. citizenship in Supreme Court decision that permits U.S. citizens to vote in foreign national elections without losing their citizenship, Mrs. Janet Jagan, American-born wife of the leftist former Guyana leader, Dr. Cheddi Jagan.

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Some of Romney braintrusters, hired last winter and spring, want out, says one of them in private. A couple have quit, other resignations expected. . . . George Wallace definitely will stay in race. There is no candidate yet mentioned—Ronald Reagan included—says Wallace who will suit him, excepting of course himself. . . . Solidarity forever: Tim Petri, executive director the liberal Republican Ripon Society, says he thinks Reagan has best chance, as of now, of getting GOP nomination; and that he sees no prospect that Riponites will support RR. . . Latest Melvin Field Poll in California, incidentally, shows 74 per cent pleased with Reagan’s “personality and style.” Robert Duncan, who’ll be running against Wayne Morse in Oregon Democratic hawk-v.-dove primary, having trouble raising campaign funds. Morse also worried: he’s started hiring campaign staffers months ahead of schedule. Duncan ran against Hatfield in ’66. . . . Oh no please don’t: said former Mississippi Governor Ross Barnett when told that James Meredith was supporting his gubernatorial bid. . . . Comedian Dick Gregory—self-proclaimed Presidential peace candidate—telling Negroes they were led astray in 1964: they should have voted for Goldwater, not Johnson.

Sounds far out, but could be: Rumor that Rap Brown may try to take over some GOP state organizations in the South. GOP registrations in many parts of South relatively sparse—the party only wins with heavy Democratic switchover votes—so fast registration drive by Negroes could conceivably deliver some state GOP organizations to Black Powerites. . . . Jack Minnis, one of few remaining white behind-the-scenes wheels in SNCC, now writing for Peking-oriented National Guardian. . . . Arraigned for the firebombing of two stores in Negro section of Hartford last week, Leroy Moton. Name vaguely familiar? He was the civil rights worker in car with Mrs. Viola Liuzzo when she was murdered in Selma two years ago. Among those who got back U.S. citizenship in Supreme Court decision that permits U.S. citizens to vote in foreign national elections without losing their citizenship, Mrs. Janet Jagan, American-born wife of the leftist former Guyana leader, Dr. Cheddi Jagan.