January 31, 1972

Survey on increases in US state and local taxes; '70 map and '60‐'70 table showing state and local per capita tax burden

Natl Standards Bur scientists develop potential method for measuring both distance and time that may lead to significant improvement in marksmanship of space shots because of increased accuracy in measuring speed of light

Jan 31: US intelligence sources rept that pol officers attached to Communist units tell their troops that 'decisive blows' must be dealt against allied forces while Pres Nixon visits China in Feb; Sec Laird says enemy will have several 'spectaculars' this yr, probably some time in Feb, again in summer and some time before the Pres election in US, TV int; confident in ability of S Vietnamese to cope with attacks; J P Vann, sr US civilian adviser in Mil Region II says 'it is absolutely certain an offensive will take place'

Jan 31: Sen Muskie receives 37.8% of delegates in Ariz Dem Pres pet voting for delegates to Natl Conv; Mayor Lindsay gets 23.6% and Sen McGovern gets 20.4% in potent showing for liberal candidates in state, among nation's most conservative; Lindsay's showing in his 1st election outside NYC apparently establishes him as viable Dem Pres contender while McGovern's showing indicates he can provide challenge to Lindsay; voting represents 1st significant test of Dem party's reform rules, which are stunning triumph; new delegate‐selection system described; aim of rules, to open party to broad public participation, is met as wide variety of persons of varying racial, ethnic, socio‐econ backgrounds run as delegates; selection procedure compared to '68, when 5 prominent Dems met in closed meetings to name Ariz delegation; unofficial tally indicating number of delegates recd by Muskie, Lindsay, McGovern, Sens Humphrey, Jackson and Hartke and Repr Chisholm and uncommitted delegates; party rules leave little room for maneuvering at state level, giving Muskie some 10 votes at natl conv, Lindsay 6 votes, McGovern 4 votes with 4 votes uncommitted; uncommitted effort of state AFL‐CIO was voting's major failure; significance of victory for Muskie described; Lindsay campaign, which made intensive use of media, reptdly cost some $18,000 and was designed by D Garth; he comments

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