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News Summaries - September 1971 [2 of 2]

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9-23-71 22 The NY Post quotes big Lindsay fund raiser Gus Levy as saying he '11 be raising money for RN's reelection bid. I'm "going down the road with RN. I am a Republican. 11 He was sorry that JVL, of whom he is Not very fond, decided to switch. Levy believes Brownell, John Whitney and Walter Thayer will not be traveling the Lindsay road, either Marianne Means reports from San Juan that if the Dem Govs have anything to say about it JVL will never make it out of Manhattan; they are unanimous in the opposition to him as the Dem nominee. Reactions ranged from indifference to open hostility. And a spokesman for the 5 New South Govs noted that 2 men -- Wallace and Lindsay are un- acceptable. Means also says that Dem Govs privately believe that because of their party reforms for picking delegates, they will be stronger brokers at the con- clave than ever before as theyll represent one of the few cohesive groups. Here's the week's bombshell: Fred Harris may make his bid for the WH official on Friday The Montgomery Journal says Wallace's brother Gerald and a state rep. split a $60,000 payoff on a bond issue Black political leaders -- including the Caucus -- are meeting in Chicago to set their strategy for the '72 elections. San Diego Mayor Curran finished a badly beaten fourth in his bid for a 3rd term. He received only 10. 4% of the vote compared to Assemblyman Wilson's 37. 1% who will meet runner up Ed Butler in November The Judiciary Comm. approved a bill that suggests, but does not order that State legislatures complete re- apportionment by February 1 The Phil. Inquirer has a pg story reporting of 53,000 under 21 new voter 35,500 registered Democrat, 14, 400 GOP And Maryland will allow college students to vote in their campus town if they can prove they 've given up their other residence. what thin