European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 29, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Poge 4 the stars and stripes monday july 29,1968 Rocky expected to enliven platform h Washington a Nel son a. Rockefeller is expected to use the Republican platform committee hearings As his first major Battleground against the Nixon convention drive. The hearings opening monday in Miami Beach will foreshadow the sharper struggle on the convention floor starting one week later when the new York governor s forces try to capture delegates from former Vic president Richard m. Nixon. No factional bloodletting is expected comparable to. The clash of the 1964 platform hearings Insan Francisco committee insiders  one of them predicted privately Rockefeller s people Are going to Miami hungry an desperate for delegates. They be got to pick a fight on the platform to get attention if they Hope to get a Rockefeller movement  the hearings therefore cannot be tame even though Republican regulars Hope and expect to avoid the party splitting bitter Ness of four years , backers of sen. Barry Goldwater on the platform com Mittee crushed the moderate forces led by Rockefeller in sup port of former Pennsylvania gov. William w. Scranton. On the conservative platform that resulted Goldwater and the party Sank in a crushing defeat. Some now predict that Rocke Feller will choose Vietnam policy As his prime Issue hoping to ride with the tide of Public disillusionment Over the Long an bloody War. Rockefeller already has made a major bid for Dove support. Two weeks ago he proposed a four stage plan for peace Fea Turing a pullback of troops by both sides an International Mili tary Force to serve As a Buffer Ami the withdrawal of 75 . Troops As a sure Sis Good  sign of by contrast the present re. Publican stance on Vietnam i riot police and began a Restrike following Al riots in which hit Lle Jared