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Right now it’s all systems go for Richard Nixon. Melvin Laird, chairman of the House Republican Conference, is urging Nelson Rockefeller to get out of the race and throw his support to Nixon. . . . Charles Percy believes it’s “99.44 per cent certain” that Nixon will get it and indicates he wouldn’t mind being Vice President on that ticket; ditto George Romney if Sen. Robert Griffin of Mich. can be believed. . . . Rockefeller continues to say that that oh so elusive tide (which taken at the flood etc.) is now running his way and is very cross at Ray Bliss for refusing to put liberal Republican Gov. Raymond Shafer of Pennsylvania on the platform committee—which is, incidentally, another sign that Rocky is losing his grip on liberal wing of the party. . . . Reagan campaign suffered blow: shooting of Robert Kennedy in Los Angeles offset publicity gains that normally would have accrued to Reagan in favorite son balloting in California, as well as fact that conservative wing of GOP is strong: vide upset victory of Max Rafferty against liberal Thomas Kuchel in senatorial primary. . . . Former Rep. Howard (Bo) Callaway of Georgia (who lost out to Lester Maddox in 1966 gubernatorial contest that was so close—Callaway had a plurality—it was decided by Georgia House) has taken job as Nixon campaign chairman in the South.

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FOR THF RECORD

Right now it’s all systems go for Richard Nixon. Melvin Laird, chairman of the House Republican Conference, is urging Nelson Rockefeller to get out of the race and throw his support to Nixon. . . . Charles Percy believes it’s “99.44 per cent certain” that Nixon will get it and indicates he wouldn’t mind being Vice President on that ticket; ditto George Romney if Sen. Robert Griffin of Mich. can be believed. . . . Rockefeller continues to say that that oh so elusive tide (which taken at the flood etc.) is now running his way and is very cross at Ray Bliss for refusing to put liberal Republican Gov. Raymond Shafer of Pennsylvania on the platform committee—which is, incidentally, another sign that Rocky is losing his grip on liberal wing of the party. . . . Reagan campaign suffered blow: shooting of Robert Kennedy in Los Angeles offset publicity gains that normally would have accrued to Reagan in favorite son balloting in California, as well as fact that conservative wing of GOP is strong: vide upset victory of Max Rafferty against liberal Thomas Kuchel in senatorial primary. . . . Former Rep. Howard (Bo) Callaway of Georgia (who lost out to Lester Maddox in 1966 gubernatorial contest that was so close—Callaway had a plurality—it was decided by Georgia House) has taken job as Nixon campaign chairman in the South.