For the Record

■ “Road to Vietnam” Hit Political show of the hour. Newly elected Rep. Lester Wolff of New York (who beat out conservative Steven Derounian by a whisker) says he’s off to Hanoi, if only Ho Chi Minh will let him in. State Department has no objection. . . . Negro comedian Dick Gregory also wants to visit North Vietnam to entertain U.S. prisoners there. Gregory says he has no interest in entertaining U.S. fighting men in South Vietnam, he’s “against killing on all sides.” . . . John Steinbeck takes off this week for extended tour of Southeast Asia, including Vietnam, as columnist for enterprising Long Island Newsday . . . Miss Whatever She Is of India probably won’t visit the GIs at Christmas—Indian Foreign Minister Chagla says such a visit would not be in India’s interest. . . . Longtime fellow traveler Corliss Lamont surfaced recently with letter to U.S. Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge in which he called Lyndon Johnson’s latest peace proposals “dishonest and phony.” Lamont called for public rejection of Johnson, Rusk, McNamara.

■ Of seven peace candidates in California who survived primary, only three —all of them incumbents—were elected: Congressmen George Brown, Philip Burton and Don Edwards. Edwards, Chairman of ADA, is noted mostly for his opposition to HUAC. . . . California Negro leader Dr. Carlton Goodlett (he ran as a peace candidate against Pat Brown in gubernatorial primary) says Negroes in his state will support right to work legislation because of racial discrimination in present union setups. Goodlett says Negro vote helped beat right to work last time round. . . . National Right to Work Committee has designated California and ten other states—Delaware, Idaho, Illinois, Massachusetts, Missouri, Montana, New Mexico, New York, Oklahoma and Pennsylvania—as target states this year. Reagan, during campaign, opposed state right to work, while upholding 14 (b).

Featured Tags

Presidential Election

Republican Party

Congress

■ “Road to Vietnam” Hit Political show of the hour. Newly elected Rep. Lester Wolff of New York (who beat out conservative Steven Derounian by a whisker) says he’s off to Hanoi, if only Ho Chi Minh will let him in. State Department has no objection. . . . Negro comedian Dick Gregory also wants to visit North Vietnam to entertain U.S. prisoners there. Gregory says he has no interest in entertaining U.S. fighting men in South Vietnam, he’s “against killing on all sides.” . . . John Steinbeck takes off this week for extended tour of Southeast Asia, including Vietnam, as columnist for enterprising Long Island Newsday . . . Miss Whatever She Is of India probably won’t visit the GIs at Christmas—Indian Foreign Minister Chagla says such a visit would not be in India’s interest. . . . Longtime fellow traveler Corliss Lamont surfaced recently with letter to U.S. Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge in which he called Lyndon Johnson’s latest peace proposals “dishonest and phony.” Lamont called for public rejection of Johnson, Rusk, McNamara.

■ Of seven peace candidates in California who survived primary, only three —all of them incumbents—were elected: Congressmen George Brown, Philip Burton and Don Edwards. Edwards, Chairman of ADA, is noted mostly for his opposition to HUAC. . . . California Negro leader Dr. Carlton Goodlett (he ran as a peace candidate against Pat Brown in gubernatorial primary) says Negroes in his state will support right to work legislation because of racial discrimination in present union setups. Goodlett says Negro vote helped beat right to work last time round. . . . National Right to Work Committee has designated California and ten other states—Delaware, Idaho, Illinois, Massachusetts, Missouri, Montana, New Mexico, New York, Oklahoma and Pennsylvania—as target states this year. Reagan, during campaign, opposed state right to work, while upholding 14 (b).