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Mr. Schotland said he hoped
the debate could be held before
the April 24 nationwide "Choice
'68" presidential poll of college
students, which is being conducted
by Time Magazine.

"We owe it to Senator Kennedy
to show what Virginia hospitality
really means," said Mr. Boothe a
graduate of the University and
former Rhodes Scholar.

Mr. Boothe observed that when
he was approached by Senator
Edward M. Kennedy to head his
brother's campaign in Virginia,
"it took me nearly ten minutes
to say yes." He went on to announce
that Arthur Arundel, a
Fairfax County newspaper publisher
and radio station owner,
will serve as state campaign manager
for Kennedy. E. Gerald
Tremblay, a Charlottesville attorney,
will become state campaign
director, and Mr. Willrich
will function as coordinator of
colleges and universities in the
state drive.

Noting that Mr. Kennedy owns
residence in Virginia, Mr. Boothe
quipped that the campaign must
be expanded into a "true grass-roots
movement" which will
transform the candidate from a
"senator from New York into
the president from Virginia."