August 17, 1968

NYS State Com grants more at-large votes to McCarthy forces and to Negroes and Puerto Ricans; McCarthy group gets 5 1/2 more votes, bringing at large total to 21 1 /2 and over-all total to 85; Negroes get 5 1/2 more votes, Puerto Ricans get 3 1/2; Chinese Dems get at-large delegate

Sen S M Young withdraws as Ohio favorite son, freeing 115 votes, and Sen Bayh heads off move to pledge 63-vote Ind delegation to him; moves seen helping Humphrey on 1st ballot; survey shows Humphrey leading in fight for Iowa delegation; Sen Muskie indicates he will free Maine delegation

Fed Govt, anticipating new gun control legis in Sept, delays approval of import licenses for about 400,000 foreign-made guns; import ban on cheap small-caliber guns does not become effective until Dec 15; State Dept links delay in approval of applications to Justice Dept queries on their legality; Sen Dodd legis to move up effective date of import ban noted

Bailey announces plans to curb interruptions that delay proceedings, press conf, Chicago; says decisions were made by Arrangements Com without consulting White House; insists he is running conv; says Johnson will be invited to attend conv as hon guest, as will Truman, Rev R D Abernathy, Mrs M L King Jr, Mrs R F Kennedy, Mrs J F Kennedy; says conv will hon R F Kennedy and A E Stevenson; Daley says demonstrations will be permitted as long as they are reasonable

he has another severe heart attack, his 2d in 2 wks