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...vote in an issue-oriented statewide campaign. A charismatic state figure stumping for the President could conceivably excite the masses in the state to vote against the local Kennedy machinery. Fortunately for Kennedy, there are no pro-Johnson Democrats in the state with that kind of appeal. Frank O'Connor, who lost badly to incumbent Nelson Rockefeller in the 1966 gubernatorial race, is not an exciting man. Averell Harriman, former governor, is of a by-gone era. Joseph Resnick, running as an LBJ-supporter in the statewide primary for United States Senator, has little to recommend him but his heavy...
...Queens Country is a perfect example. Queens, the eastern-most borough of New York City, is one of the few downstate counties which can be called a Johnson strong point. It has few of the Negroes and Puerto Ricans who tend to be Kennedy supporters, and Frank O'Connor--who is running LBJ's statewide campaign--is a favorite with the hometown voters. While Johnson is heavily favored to sweep the nine delegate seats of Queens' sixth, seventh, and ninth Congressional districts, he could lose the eighth. This is because the Congressman from the eighth, Ben Rosenthal, is a dove...
Applications from daughters and sisters of alumnae have continued to rise along with the total number of applications, according to Miss O'Connor...
Financial aid funds for 1968 have also increased, Miss O'Connor said, partly to compensate for the National Merit Corporation's announced cut-backs in Scholarship awards. The increases will not affect the composition of next year's class, she added, although continued increased resources may make financial aid more available to middle-income applicants in the future...
...booklet had no discernable effect on applications, however, Miss O'Connor said. "Although Radcliffe does make an effort to draw applicants from untapped areas, Radcliffe doesn't really need any promoting," she added...