■ The Kennedys again: Senator Edward plans a tour of Europe this summer, unofficial like, but it will include at least one address—to the Communist World Youth Congress (see editorial) in East Berlin at the end of the month. . . . French press full of reports that the Sargent Shrivers will soon give up their post in Paris. Some say Shriver’s position will be untenable because Teddy is about to publish a very anti-Nixon book. . . . Sen. Edmund Muskie, having spent six months touring the country to gauge his own Presidential prospects, concludes that as of now it will be Teddy v. Nixon in ’72. . . . Arthur Goldberg’s efforts to stay in the news indicate he intends to run for public office in New York next year, probably against Republican Senator Charles Goodell, if Goodell can win his primary fight. Latest was Goldberg plea to Ronald Reagan to commute Sirhan Sirhan’s death sentence.
■ Fun and games in Ohio next year. Sources close to Rep. Donald (Buz) Lukens confirm he intends to enter Republican primary probably for Senate (he’d be running against Sen. Stephen Young on the Democratic side), possibly for governorship. Complication: Gov. John Rhodes has indicated he may want to run for Senate and he’s gotten endorsement of party organization despite Life attack on his personal expenditures. . . . Rep. John Ashbrook, who might also be interested in one of these offices, says he thinks he could get money both in and out of Ohio to support a strong conservative (i.e., non-Rhodes) ticket. . . . Shift leftwards of Illinois Republican Congressman John Anderson (he’s down to a 67 ACA rating from perfect 100 in first term) could mean he’s decided to tie up with Sen. Charles Percy in effort to take over Illinois party from Everett Dirksen A couple of organizational changes on the Right: former Supreme Court Justice Charles Whittaker has joined board of trustees of the Americans for Constitutional Action. . . . David R. Jones, for a number of years Executive Director of Young Americans for Freedom, has joined the Charles Edison Youth Fund; he’ll be succeeded by Randal Cornell Teague, long active in YAF affairs.




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