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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, OREGON Survey Shovs GOP Officials Protest Citizens Committee By RAYMOND LAHR United Press International Washington-NPD - The Na tional Republican Citizens committee, a pet project of Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower, has kicked up a first class row among GOP party leaders. Many of them have been grumbling and asking ques tions since its formation was revealed in a casual announce ment during the all Repuo licrm conference on the Eisen hower farm at Gettysburg, Pa., June 30. A United Press Internation al survey showed some critics fear the project will set off warfare inside the party and drain away campaign funds. They do not want it function ing in their state. Some also are worried that it will try to dictate the nomination of the 1964 Republican presiden tial candidate. Among these is Conserva tive Sen. Barry Goldwater of Arizona who protested vig orously that the new organiza tion would be a force of dis unity. Swift rebuttals came from Eisenhower and GOP National Chairman William E. Miller, who said it would help broaden the base of the party. But Goldwater, regard ed as presidential timber by some party elements, refused to be appeased. Chief purpose of the com mittee is to recruit support for Republican candidates from people who are not active in the regular party organiza tion. Its sponsors regard it as a long-range program to strengthen the GOP but with no significant role to play in the state and congressional elections this November. Groups in Past Both political parties have had citizens' or volunteer groups working in the past for specific candidates in spe cific campaigns. The new project is being set up on a permanent basis. Republican leaders look up on Walter N. Thayer, presi dent of the New York Herald Tribune, as father of the movement. But some also be lieve Eisenhower twisted arms to get it accepted by GOP national headquarters and the party leadership in Congress. Because of the static gen crated by the June 30 an nouncement, 44 GOP state chairmen and national com mittee members were ques tioned by United Press Inter national in 33 states. Of these, 12 individuals in 11 states were critical or hos tile, six were non-committal and 14 in 10 states said they thought the project was a good idea. Twelve others in 11 states gave "yes, but" replies. They thought the committee could be useful if its work were coordinated with the regular party organization and did not compete with or duplicate its work. Comments Noted Some of the comments: "We have yet to see any demonstrable evidence as to how they can help us," said New York State Chairman L. Judson Morehouse of New York. "We welcome new peo ple but we want to make sure they work in a coordinating fashion." "It can drop dead,'' said Wisconsin National Commit teeman Robert Pierce. "I don't care whether it exists or not." "I feel that it will be a useful tool when used as an integral part of the party it self and not to increase dis sension," said Winthrop Rock efeller, Arkansas National Committeeman and brother of Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller of New York. "It's basically ridiculous," said Mississippi State Chair man Wirt Yerger Jr. "I think LiflLofQ GCP PROJECT The National Republican Citizens committee, a pet project of former President Dwight D. Eisenhower (right), has kicked up a first class row among GOP leaders. Many have been grumbling and asking questions since its formation was revealed in a casual announcement during an all Republican conference at the Eisen hower farm at Gettysburg, Pa., June 30. Some are worried that it will try to dictate the nomination of the 1964 Republican Presidential candidate. Among these is Con servative Senator Barry Goldwater of Ari zona (left), who protested vigorously that the organization would be a force of dis unity. (UPI Telephoto) it should dry up." "I haven't been impressed with any of the these citizen committees," s a i d a veteran national committeeman. "That's the consensus of most people in politics. The big thing for Republicans or Democrats is to line up sup port for candidates in a uni fied way. The more they splinter, the more trouble they have. Iowa State Chairman George Nagle said he did not want to criticize Eisenhower but he regarded the commit tee as "an unnecessary ad junct to the party at this time." Some party leaders con ceded the new organization could tap manpower and money not available to the regular party organization. But one summed up some ob jections by saying that the term, citizens committee, "is just a dirty word" to many political professionals. There is no evidence that the committee now favors any specific possibility for the 1964 presidential nomination. But there is widespread be lief among Republicans that it would oppose the nomina tion of Goldwater. "I think the committee is concerned with the 1964 presidential election and I think that is its only pur pose," said Antony Battag.ia, Florida national committee man. "I think the founders are too smart to back any pri mary candidate in the 1964 election," said California Na tional Committeeman Joseph Martin Jr. Unpublicited Meeting Preparations for the proj ect were made at an unpubli cized meeting at Gettysburg last Dec. 12 and 13. A report on that meeting was circulat ed to a select group of Re publicans last spring. Participants included Ei- University Receives Two Federal Research Grants Eugene - The Institute for Community Studies at the University of Oregon has re ceived two research grants, totaling more than $168,000, from the U. S. office of edu cation. They will support research projects designed to find out how people react to educa-, tional innovations and how people make decisions con cerning education at the local level. A three year grant of $102, 866 will be devoted to a "Com parative Experimental Study of Altitudes Towards Educa tional Innovations in the Community." The principal investigator will be Dr. Robert E. Agger, research associate in the In stitute and associate professor of political science. He will be assisted by Dr. Marshall N. Goldstein, research associate and director of the univer sity's current study of educa tional television. Assist In Summer - Also assisting during the summer months will be Dr. Bert E. Swanson, former uni versity graduate student, who is now a Citizenship Clearing House Faculty Fellow with the New York Housing au thority and assistant professor of political science at Sarah Lawrence college. The study will attempt to find out the extent of public awareness of innovations in the local schools, the citizens' initial reactions and attitudes toward these innovations, and the changes which occur in these attitudes as the innova- Dennis the Menace tions become a part of estab lished school policy. The second grant of $68,750 will make possible an investi gation of "Group Influences and Issues in Educational Decision-Making at the Local Community Level." Chief investigator in the two year project will be Dr. Roland J. Pellegrin, director of the Institute for Commun ity Studies and professor of sociology, with Dr. Keith Goldhammer, director of the university's bureau of educa tional research and professor of education, acting as co-investigator. This study will attempt to find out the way in which various groups in the com munity influence decisions concerning local .education. The researchers hope to dis cover the extent to which cer tain groups may become in volved in decision-making on particular issues, for instance, school bond elections, while having no influence on other educational matters. In addition to the precise data which the researchers hope to gain, the studies also will be useful for developing new techniques and methods of community analysis, for training graduate students in the skills of field research, and for providing local edu cators with guidelines for un derstanding public opinion and community power struc tures and their effects on ed ucational decisions and changes. I Plans Start For Naval Air Reserve Plans are under way to es tablish a Naval air reserve unit in the Rogue valley that is affiliated with the Naval air reserve in Seattle. If sufficient interest is shown in the program, the group will fly for one week end each month from Med ford to Sandpoint Naval Air Station, Seattle. Persons who have held Naval aviation ratings, Naval officers and pilots are eligible to apply. Additional information may be obtained from Chief Ship fitter Don Milligan, 664-1756, at 160 Bigham dr., Central Point. Information needed is name, address, age, rate, rat ing, date of discharge or date of expiration of enlistment. If sufficient interest is shown in the Rogue valley for such a reserve unit a Naval Air reserve recruiting team from Seattle will visit the area. senhower and 13 other Re publicans, most of whom had been active in GOP citizens committees in previous cam paigns. The regular organiza tion was represented only by National Chairman Miller. The GOP bloc in Congress was not represented. Senate GOP Leader Everett M. Dirk sen, 111., and House Republi can Leader Charles A. Hal leck, Ind., later journeyed to Gettysburg to gel a briefing from Eisenhower but still ap peared unhappy. The report on the meeting described the proposed com mittee as a long-range project to strengthen the GOP with out competing with or dupli cating )he work of the reguhir organization. It ali.T said the committee would not be a vehicle for any Republican factions. According to that report, the committee would "stress, point up and articulate the fundamental and bedrock principles upon which all Re publicans agree." Interested on National Level The report recalled that Eisenhower had praised for mer GOP citizen groups and had said he had worked to enlist the people in the regu lar party organization. It said this effort failed because local GOP organizations often showed "no burning desire to fill their ranks with this new kind of blood" and because many in the volunteer groups were interested in politics and candidates only at the national level. Invitations were sent June 30 by a 17-member organiz ing committee to persons who might want to join after pay ment of dues ranging from ! $10 a year for junior mem bers to $1,000 to $3,000 one shot contributions for found ing members. Thayer recently visited Goldwater to discuss the com mittee. According to Gold water, they had a pleasant conversation but parted still in disagreement. The committee is expected to open a Washington head quarters soon. Eisenhower is honorary chairman but the working chairman is still to be named. Vice chairman named in the June 30 invitation were: James B. Black. San Francis co; Peter M. Flanigan, New York; Barbara Bates Gunder son, former South Dakota na tional committee member; George Herrmann, Chicago; David O. Maxwell, Philadel phia; James L. Murphy, San Francisco; Robert A. Rowan, Los Angeles; Stanley M. Rumbough Jr., New York, and James C. Worthy, Chi cago. Joseph E. Sheffield, Cam den, S.C., was listed as fi nance chairman, John , L. 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