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_clared for ERE. K's opponent, Hubert Humphrey, in '68. _ When asked if he disliked R.F.K., Frank npr in fat _at all. I simply consider him unqualified for the job." Consensus among the "In" Democratic politicos attri- butes Sinatra's move to the right and Reagan to that old history. Says, a high-placed intimate of the Kennedys: "Unruh worked hard for R.FK. As far as Frank is con- cerned, Unruh IS Bobby Kennedy." Says.a Democratic, liberal-leaning philanthropist: “Frank Sinatra and Ron- ald Reagan have as much in common as I do with Nas- ser, Can you imagine Frank condoning what Reagan does on the campuses? He's in favor of causes Reagan spits at.” Active in Liberal Causes ‘True, Sinatra has been more active in liberal causes than almest anvene else in Hollyweod. His gener osities tan almest anyone else in Hollywood. His osities have ranged from support for just about every minority (the ACLU, the Italian-American Anti-Defamation So- ciety, Benefits for Israel) through the poverty-stricken and orphans (Boys Homes of lialy, his recent concerts for Princess Margaret's Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children) to education (Sinatra music scho- larships at UCLA, a half-million dollar donation for a new Palm Springs medical education center), He has do- nated not just his talent, but money—and that goes for the unions, loo—like the Teamsters. Which Gov. Keagan might “spit at." A very close friends of Sinatra's (and a Democrat for Reagan) insists that this latest Sinatra anomaly has nothing to do with a Bobby Kennedy vendetta: “I've never discussed this with Frank, never ever, but his mo- tives are often very direct. He was very strong for Hum- phrey and Unruh came to Chicago as head of the Califor- nia delegation. And a Jot of people felt Unruh slipped some gears and didn't support Humphrey, - "Frank probably said, ‘Someday I'll be able to get even." Reluctant to Be Quoted . ae or some unfathomable reason, no one ever wants to he quoted by name. when speaking of Francis’ Albert Sinatra.) > - - There's also speculation that Sinatra télieves Reagan can't be defeated and wants to be “on the winning side" (not likely); that his Republican friends, like the U.S, Ambassador to Britain, Walter Annenberg, have in-~ fluenced him; and that Sinatra "is being used by Repub- licans"; "There's that old saying, the way to get someone to do a thing is to give him an unselfish reason. n for r doing something selfish.” ‘But the last word came from another. friend. of Frank's, a high-placed wit and wag about Hollywood: "I think it's part of Sinatra's desire to be Establishment," hese ats the swing ane. from. ei e Not bad, Not bad.:. ; a4