Nation: Rocky's Dilemma

Five weeks before the New Hampshire primary, Richard Nixon is the odds-on favorite to sink George Romney. Michigan's Governor hopes to bob up for the April 2 primary in Wisconsin, where he was stumping last week, and the May 14 Nebraska test, but Nixon is expected to submerge him in both those places as well.

Romney's waning fortunes have locked his principal supporter, New York's Governor Nelson Rockefeller, in a deadly dilemma. Except for Rocky, Nixon's other potential challengers are fading fast. California's Governor Ronald Reagan last week admitted for the first time that...

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