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Cheery Notes for Conservatives: Poll in final week before California primaries showed Ronald Reagan had pulled 13 points ahead of his opponent, George Christopher in senatorial race. (N.Y. Times underlined importance of story by sending its ace Washington reporter, Tom Wicker, to cover California scene.) . . . In Texas, Sen. John Tower is now five points ahead of Democrat Waggoner Carr in Joseph Kraft poll. Tower was given virtually no chance of winning re-election following Goldwater defeat. . . . Goldwater-man M. G. Snyder beat out moderate James Thompson in last week’s Kentucky congressional primary, also coming up from behind. . . . Sen. Hugh Scott (R. , Pa. ) now predicting Republicans will win 42 to 45 House seats come November, three to five Senate seats.

Direct methods: To make sure that Moise Tshombe won’t get in direct touch with his supporters in Katanga, Congolese authorities have severed all direct telephone, telegram and telex communications between Elisabethville (the Katanga capital) and Europe. Tshombe was ousted as member of Congo parliament a fortnight ago. . . . Uganda President Milton Obote says only twenty persons were killed in attack on palace of Sir Edward Mutesa last month (see Elspeth Huxley in this issue, p. 569). Other observers put death toll at closer to one thousand. (If we have any more trouble, said Obote “we will cut off their noses.”) . . . Recent Algerian seizure of all mines and of abandoned French property marks important turn to left for Col. Boumedienne. Probable cause : more pressure at home for instant socialism as anniversary of Ben Bella overthrow nears. … French parliament has now authorized amnesty for four generals who headed Algerian revolt. Paris press doubts, however, that de Gaulle will include Gens. Salan and Jouhaud in amnesty; think chances are good he may release Gens. Challe and Zeller.

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Cheery Notes for Conservatives: Poll in final week before California primaries showed Ronald Reagan had pulled 13 points ahead of his opponent, George Christopher in senatorial race. (N.Y. Times underlined importance of story by sending its ace Washington reporter, Tom Wicker, to cover California scene.) . . . In Texas, Sen. John Tower is now five points ahead of Democrat Waggoner Carr in Joseph Kraft poll. Tower was given virtually no chance of winning re-election following Goldwater defeat. . . . Goldwater-man M. G. Snyder beat out moderate James Thompson in last week’s Kentucky congressional primary, also coming up from behind. . . . Sen. Hugh Scott (R. , Pa. ) now predicting Republicans will win 42 to 45 House seats come November, three to five Senate seats.

Direct methods: To make sure that Moise Tshombe won’t get in direct touch with his supporters in Katanga, Congolese authorities have severed all direct telephone, telegram and telex communications between Elisabethville (the Katanga capital) and Europe. Tshombe was ousted as member of Congo parliament a fortnight ago. . . . Uganda President Milton Obote says only twenty persons were killed in attack on palace of Sir Edward Mutesa last month (see Elspeth Huxley in this issue, p. 569). Other observers put death toll at closer to one thousand. (If we have any more trouble, said Obote “we will cut off their noses.”) . . . Recent Algerian seizure of all mines and of abandoned French property marks important turn to left for Col. Boumedienne. Probable cause : more pressure at home for instant socialism as anniversary of Ben Bella overthrow nears. … French parliament has now authorized amnesty for four generals who headed Algerian revolt. Paris press doubts, however, that de Gaulle will include Gens. Salan and Jouhaud in amnesty; think chances are good he may release Gens. Challe and Zeller.