Nation: Liberal Republicans: A Shared Concern

Liberal Republicans are a restless lot under the Nixon Administration. To find out what they are thinking, TIME Correspondent Loye Miller last week interviewed two prominent G.O.P, liberals in states that are usually far apart in political philosophy, Iowa and Massachusetts. As might be expected, the Midwesterner—Tom J. Riley, 40, a successful Cedar Rapids lawyer, an eight-year (1961-1968) veteran of the Iowa legislature and an unsuccessful candidate for Congress in 1968, was happier with Nixon and more willing to give him time to tackle the country's problems. John S. Saloma III, 34, an...

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