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■ Two weeks ago, House Republican Leader John Rhodes (he replaced Jerry Ford in that job when Ford became Vice President), told the Washington Star-News that Republicans in Congress would have to shape a program of their own to “show the people what Republicans in Congress stand for. It will show that [they are not] a rubber stamp of the President.” . . . Last week Rhodes was back in line, joining other GOP leaders in the House, Senate, and around the nation in pledging their support for the President. The loyalty statement, which other leaders will be asked to sign, was sparkplugged by Rep. John Anderson (Ill.), chairman of the House Republican Conference, Sen.

Charles Percy (also Ill.), and Govs. William Milliken of Michigan and Christopher Bond of Missouri. Move was obviously designed to counter recent conservative get-togethers in and around Washington that demonstrated depth of dissatisfaction with Ford-Rockefeller leadership. . . . Meanwhile, conservative Gov. Meldrim Thomson of New Hampshire—an unbending rightist —has announced that if the GOP standardbearers in 1976 are Ford and Rockefeller he will support George Wallace. . . . George Wallace is working both sides of the street, according to Evans & Novak. He’s prepared to enter a number of Democratic primaries, but he’s also keeping open the possibility of running as third party candidate of the American Independent Party (which will be on the ballot in a majority of states), should the Democratic Convention rebuff him.

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■ Two weeks ago, House Republican Leader John Rhodes (he replaced Jerry Ford in that job when Ford became Vice President), told the Washington Star-News that Republicans in Congress would have to shape a program of their own to “show the people what Republicans in Congress stand for. It will show that [they are not] a rubber stamp of the President.” . . . Last week Rhodes was back in line, joining other GOP leaders in the House, Senate, and around the nation in pledging their support for the President. The loyalty statement, which other leaders will be asked to sign, was sparkplugged by Rep. John Anderson (Ill.), chairman of the House Republican Conference, Sen.

Charles Percy (also Ill.), and Govs. William Milliken of Michigan and Christopher Bond of Missouri. Move was obviously designed to counter recent conservative get-togethers in and around Washington that demonstrated depth of dissatisfaction with Ford-Rockefeller leadership. . . . Meanwhile, conservative Gov. Meldrim Thomson of New Hampshire—an unbending rightist —has announced that if the GOP standardbearers in 1976 are Ford and Rockefeller he will support George Wallace. . . . George Wallace is working both sides of the street, according to Evans & Novak. He’s prepared to enter a number of Democratic primaries, but he’s also keeping open the possibility of running as third party candidate of the American Independent Party (which will be on the ballot in a majority of states), should the Democratic Convention rebuff him.