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■ Not worried: Republican Senator Paul Fannin of Arizona. The only strong contender for his job, former Interior Secretary Stewart Udall, apparently has decided against running this year. . . . Plenty worried: Sen. Harrison Williams of New Jersey, who faces tight primary fight plus probable opposition in November by N.J. Republican Party Chairman Nelson Gross. Gross managed William Cahill’s surprising and convincing smash victory over former Gov. Robert Meyner last year. . . . Getting more complicated: In Tennessee, folksinger Johnny Cash (fresh from his appearance at the White House) has thrown his support to former cowboy star Tex Ritter. Ritter and Rep. William Brock will fight it out in August primary to see who will take on Sen. Albert Gore in November. . . . Notable omissions: fund appeal letter signed by Sen. George McGovern to raise money for Democratic senators this fall mentions sixteen of the 25 up for re-election. Not mentioned, predictably, are all the Southerners (except Ralph Yarborough of Texas) but also such staunch liberals as Pastore of R.I., Montoya of N. Mex., Jackson of Wash.—presumably purged for hawkism.

■ It was “Time, Gentlemen” for the Vietnam Moratorium Committee in Washington last week (see “The Week”). The Committee is $50,000 in debt and just wasn’t getting those $5 and $10 contributions it needed to stay alive, so it’s closing up shop. Coordinator Marge Sklencar gives two reasons: 1) much of this same money is now going to individual peace candidates, 2) the pollution issue “which seems to be the latest political fad” is getting it. . . . Moratorium organizer Sam Brown—Gene McCarthy’s original whizkid—has been saying for a couple of months that the day of the mass demonstration is over: “It is very difficult for people to relate these days to other people being in the street.”

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■ Not worried: Republican Senator Paul Fannin of Arizona. The only strong contender for his job, former Interior Secretary Stewart Udall, apparently has decided against running this year. . . . Plenty worried: Sen. Harrison Williams of New Jersey, who faces tight primary fight plus probable opposition in November by N.J. Republican Party Chairman Nelson Gross. Gross managed William Cahill’s surprising and convincing smash victory over former Gov. Robert Meyner last year. . . . Getting more complicated: In Tennessee, folksinger Johnny Cash (fresh from his appearance at the White House) has thrown his support to former cowboy star Tex Ritter. Ritter and Rep. William Brock will fight it out in August primary to see who will take on Sen. Albert Gore in November. . . . Notable omissions: fund appeal letter signed by Sen. George McGovern to raise money for Democratic senators this fall mentions sixteen of the 25 up for re-election. Not mentioned, predictably, are all the Southerners (except Ralph Yarborough of Texas) but also such staunch liberals as Pastore of R.I., Montoya of N. Mex., Jackson of Wash.—presumably purged for hawkism.

■ It was “Time, Gentlemen” for the Vietnam Moratorium Committee in Washington last week (see “The Week”). The Committee is $50,000 in debt and just wasn’t getting those $5 and $10 contributions it needed to stay alive, so it’s closing up shop. Coordinator Marge Sklencar gives two reasons: 1) much of this same money is now going to individual peace candidates, 2) the pollution issue “which seems to be the latest political fad” is getting it. . . . Moratorium organizer Sam Brown—Gene McCarthy’s original whizkid—has been saying for a couple of months that the day of the mass demonstration is over: “It is very difficult for people to relate these days to other people being in the street.”