IN THE VIEW OF ONE OF THE PRESIDENT'S TOP POLITICIAL ADVISERS, A REPUBLICAN TICKET

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ARTICLE APPEARED
ON PAGE U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
27 February 1978
Washington Mh00@p@T@;,
In the view of one of the President's
top political advisers, a Republican
ticket of Texan George Bush, former
GOP national chairman and chief of
the CIA, and Illinois Governor James
Thompson would provide the most
formidable opposition for Carter in
1980. Reason: The two would offer
,geographical balance and appeal to
independent voters.
Reports of increasing violence and
disturbances in the Soviet Union are
filtering out to Western intelligence
sources. Officials do nor yet know
whether scattered bomb explosions,
demonstrations at a soccer game, and
work stoppages reflect general unrest
or are part of a coordinated effort.
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