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ing to the effect Of a @. o. P
gerrymander. Redistricting II
accommodate a cut in the dele.
cation from 43 to IL seats, thC
Republican Legislature mergeC
eight Democratic held seat;
into four, sliced friendly terri
tory from two other Demo
cratic incumbents and set VI
two new districts for Repub-
licans on Long Island.
The expected effect: Add
ton of three Republicans and
subtraction Of five Democrats
from a delegation that is now
22-2l Democratic.
The plan could go a bit awry
Incumbent Democrats 9th
Pike in the LIST district Oonl
Island) and Samuel Stratton IL
the 35th district (Upstate) arr
making strong fights for sur.
vival. The new 4th district Cir
Nassau County, and the new
10th Staten Island, drawn tt
be Republican, are also tht
scenes Of bitter struggles with
strong, new candidates.
On the other hand, with Gov
Rockefeller's strength, Brook.
lyn's Democratic Representa-.
tive Hugh Carey is probably
beaten and there could be
threats to three other Demo
Gratis, Joseph Addabbo ir
Queens and Leonard Farbsteir
and William Fits Ryan ir
Manhattan.
The parochial school aic
issue could make trouble fol
normally secure Democratic
Representatives Benjamin
Rosenthal and James ]. De-
laney in Queens. The former
almost lost in o special cleo
ton last February, because he
argued such aid was unconsti-
tutional. Mr.. Delaney, on the
other hand, cast the key Rules
Committee vote to kill the
Presidents public school only
aid bill and has lost Liberal
Party support because Of 1t.
Little Change in Jersey
Most of the New Jersey dis
tricts look stable. Republican
Representative George Wall
hauser faces the usual threat
in the marginal 18th district
Newark suburbs. Feudine
among ethnic groups for the
18th district seat relinquished
by Democrat Hugh Addonizio
now Mayor of Newark, gives
the q. o. P. an outside chance
there. The new 18th district Is
expected to go Democratic.
Reapportionment cost Penn
sylvania three seats. Each party
has dropped one incumbent
The third victim" will be either
Republican Representative Ivol
Fenton or Democratic Repre-
sentative George Rhodes
thrown together in the new 9Th
district. Mr.. Rhodes is favored
on a man-to-man basis, but
Democrats fear the State COP
ticket may generate enough
steam to carry in Mr.. Fenton
Two other Democrats, Repre-,
sentatives Dan Flood anC
Frank Clark, might be vulner
able to a strong Republican
trend.
Novelist James Michener
running for the Democrats II
the 9th district, is given M
more than an outside chanct
against Republican Representa-,
tive Willard Curtin.
Delaware'S single seat i
hard-fought as usual, witt
Representative Harris mellow.
ell, Democrat, a slight favorite
In Maryland, Democrat Carl.
ton Sickles seemingly has {
narrow lead over Republican
Newton Steers for the new at.
large seat. Republicans arr
given a good chance of reclaim.
ing the End district Baltimore
County, seat from the Demo.
Gratis. But on the Eastern
Shore, incumbent Democrat
Thomas Johnson appears to bt
at least a $3.50 bet for re-elec.
ton despite his indictment If
the savings and loan investi-
cation.
West Virginia's key contest il
in the new merged LIST district
where Democratic Representa-
tive Cleveland Bailey and Re-
publican Representative Arch
Moore square off. Despite the
aid Of outside campaigner:
from President Kennedy or
down, Mr.. Bailey is reported
trailing.