European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 3, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse 196s the stars and stripes Page 23 merge surveys find Rocky ahead new York a the a s loading pollsters have lion s d the a surveys together in ded sat gov Nelson f Rockefeller of new York Hasal a to an open Lead in a Oil a Ace against vice Hubert h. Humphrey Gene. Mccarthy. To Salt that Richard would run an extremely is race in a contest involving Ophrey and George c Wai Sta third party candidate. Unusual joint statement Ter their most recent polls taken in july contradicted each other and produced sizable political reverberations As the republicans prepared for their National convention. The Gallup poll published Mon Day showed Nixon defeating both major democratic presidential candidates while Rockefeller was Able Only to tie them. This cheered the Nixon Camp. The Harris poll which be came available wednesday night said Rockefeller could defeat either of the democratic Hope Fuls while Nixon could not. This cheered the Rockefeller Camp. Rocky aide doubts Nixon it ballot win Miami Beach Fla. A a strategist contended Friday that Nelson a. Rockefeller has sealed off a Quick president Al nomination for Richard m. Nix on with an informal agreement of major favorite sons to Standfast on the first two ballots of the gop convention next week. Leonard w. Hall the Newyork governor s convention manager said he had been assured that goes. George rom of Michigan and James of Ohio would hold their powerful delegations in line for the Gallup poll gave Nixon 40per cent of the vote but Harris gave him Only 35 against Humphrey. The five Point difference would be about 3.5 million votes based on the 70.6 million votes in the 1964 presidential gave Rockefeller 36 per cent against both Humphrey an Mccarthy but Harris gives him 40, or what amounts to a differ ence of about 2.8 million votes in 1964 Gallup poll was taken july 19-21. The latest Harris Survey was conducted july 26-29. Both pollsters said the difference were due to the different dates and that opinions had Harris and Gallup said the joint statement was Issue Din an Effort to eliminate what they considered to be widespread confusion regarding their polls. In Miami Beach Herbert , Nixon s chief spokesman charged professional together Ness keeps pollsters from criticizing each look at the figures he said and it seems to be therein a Basic disparity Between the National surveys. It looks like they have gotten an organization of the pollsters Protection Klein also said Rockefeller chose polls As the Battleground and struck neither Harris nor Gallup could recall any precedent for their merger of data. It is simply an Effort to clarify the situation Gallup said. Harris and Gallup also said that the vote for sen. Mccarthy Minnesota Democrat was the most volatile of the four leading presidential hopefuls. This has been a year of the unexpected in politics the joint statement said and the poll shave reflected this Pentagon told to shun firms lipping steel Price two Roll Calls. Countering this Herbert . Nixon s press director said in a separate interview that Nixon can win on an Early ballot without the help of the favorit Esons if they decide to hold out. He stuck to his claim that the former vice president has about 700 votes elsewhere More than the necessary 667. Even with the help of a favourable National poll Rockefeller s forces Are battling Uphill to hold the line against a Nixon surge on the first ballot. Nixon himself has yet to decide whether to go All out on that initial test or wait for a second round. Hall conceded that he has no firm commitments from either Romney or Rhodes whose delegations will poll a total of Lof critical votes among the 1,333 Tobe cast when the nominating convention gets around to it main business next wednesday night. Washington a of defense Clark m. Clifford thursday ordered Pentagon spending for steel shifted to companies that hold the Lineon steel prices. The order followed Genera Price increases announced by some steel firms increase which government officials pro tested As unnecessary and inflationary. The companies said the raises were needed to meet the costs of their new labor , in a memorandum to he military services and the defense Supply Agency said the Price increases could have serious Impact on defense sex Impact is particularly aggravated under our increase requirements for steel in sup port of Vietnam and the fac that Over half of our steel requirements today Are for ammunition production he stated. The Pentagon took similar actions in april 1962 and Jan uary 1966 in efforts to Force Roll backs of steel Price increases. A Pentagon spokesman said the Pentagon buys about 3.7 Mil lion tons of steel annually at Acost of $550 million to $590 Mil lion. This amounts to about 3.75per cent of total . Steel production. President Johnson authorize the Pentagon Boycott and summoned bipartisan congressional leaders to the White House to discuss what he termed the dire consequences of higher steel prices. Johnson already had protested wednesday that an across the Board increase by Bethlehem steel co. Was threatening inflation. Jamaican carried fetus nine years Toronto a a 54-year-old jamaican woman examined after applying for a Toronto hos Pital Job was discovered to have in her Abdomen an unborn baby she had carried for nine years without knowing she was preg Nant. It had become calcified. Or. Lillian Chase describing the Case in the current Issue of the Canadian medical association journal said the discovery mob Momb by a bomb by bomb la closing . 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