Kennedy Covers Numerous
Issues During Visit Here
Smiling Senator Spends Busy Day in Medford and Ashland
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Kennedy also noted that he
faces Sen. Wayne Morse as a
favorite son candidate in both
Oregon and Maryland. He
added that Morse has slated
if he does not win in the Ore
gon primary he will throw his
support to one candidate. This
indicates that Morse realizes
he may not win, Kennedy
said.
West Virginia's May 10 pri
mary, which falls 10 days be
fore the Oregon primary, will
be an uphill struggle. He list
ed his successes in the New
Hampshire and Wisconsin pri
maries and said his opposition
is already - "ganging up" on
Cuban Newspaper
Blasts U.S. Again
Havana-flJPD - The semi-official
newspaper Revolucion
Saturday gave frontpage treat
ment to Premier Fidel Cas
tro's charges of a U.S.-spon-sored
fifth column in Cuba
alongside another dispatch re
porting the arrival of Red
China's delegate for the May
Day parade.
Castro heaped abuse on
the United States in a three
hour and 20 minute nation
wide radio and television
broadcast that began Friday
night and ended in the early
hours of the morning. Revo
lucion headlined its story on
Castro's speech: "U. S. gov
ernment promotes aggression
against our country."
Supporters seized on a re
port of a new firebomb raid
on a canefield near Havana
by a "plane from the north"
at backing up Castro's sweep
ing charges against the United
States. Some 250,000 pounds
of sugar cane were destroyed
in the raid near Bauta before
the fire was controlled, the
report said.
Washington - lUPt -The
Senate foreign relations com
mittee said Saturday that
while mistakes have been
made in administering foreign
aid, "the worst mistake of all"
would be to abolish the program.
him in West Virginia by di
recting their campaigns
against him. John L. Lewis,
chief of the United Mine
Workers union, is against him,
Kennedy added. West Virgin
ia is basically a mining state.
During the question and
answer period that followed,
Kennedy said he had attempt
ed to remove the Catholic re
ligion issue from the cam
paign. He blamed the press for
raising the issue which he said
cropped up in the last two
weeks. The Milwaukee Jour
nal ran a map showing what
sections of the state were
Democratic, Republican and
Catholic, he illustrated. Where
a man goes to church is a per
sonal issue not a national one,
he said.
Rfrs to 1928
"It doesn't indicate any
thing about his judgment. We
cannot afford the luxury of
voting on such an issue as we
did in 1928. (He was referring
to Alfred E. Smith, Catholic
Democratic candidate for Pres
ident In 1928, who was de
feated by Herbert Hoover. The
campaign played up the pre
judice on religion and pro
hibition. Smith had been elect
ed New York governor four
times.)
Repeating what he has said
already many times, Kennedy
remarked, "I thought that in
1789 separation of church and
state was clearly provided for
in the U.S. Constitution. No
religious test is needed for the
office of President. Everyone
believes what this constitu
tional provision says and I
can't understand why they
can't accept this."
Skindivers Search
For Missing Nurso
Orofino, Ida. (UPD Skin
divers Saturday probed the
depths of the Clearwater river
with a land-mine detector, still
hoping to find some trace of
a Reed College, Ore., nurse,
missing since last Sunday.
Alice Burkett, 25, Portland,
disappeared Sunday en route
home from Katniah, Idaho,
where she had been visiting
her fiance. Jt is believed her
small foreign auto skidded
into the river near here.
Answering another question
from the audience, Kennedy
said it would be a mistake to
bring Red China into the
United Nations unless it
changes its policy of beliger-
ency toward the United
States.
Grt Issu
"The great issue of this cam
paign is the power, influence
and prestige of the United
States in relation to the
USSR," Kennedy noted. The
United States must have an
administration which will
lead this country in economic
growth, solving agricultural
problems, developing natural
resources, education, military
armament, help for the aged
and exploration of the outer
space. The present adminis
tration represented by Nixon
does not lead in all these
areas, he said.
Kennedy said he is not for
military disarmament until
the United States can be on
an equal basis with Russia.
Closing he said he would come
back and campaign in the May
20 primary. He left to a stand
ing ovation.
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The real problem, he said,
are indigents, persons of tem
porary employment or per
sons passing through Medford
who have no local connec
tions, and cannot pay hospital
bills.
He said, "something should
be done . to compensate the
hospitals for medical care of
these persons, so they can at
least operate in the black."
Haviland discussed in some
detail the financial problems
facing hospitals and said it is
much cheaper for the taxpay
ers to pay the established hos
pitals for Indigent care than
it would be for them to con
struct and support a county
hospital.
James Pullman, state wel
fare agent for Jackson coun
ty, pointed out that the wel
fare department sets aside
some $7,000 a month for the
hospitalization costs of eli
gible welfare recipient. This
money generally goes to pa
tients receiving lengthy hos
pital care and not those per
sons who are In hospitals for
only a day or two, he said.
Henry C. Herzog, manager
of the VA Domiciliary, said
that institution is responsible
for veterans who are members
there, but not for veterans
who are not members. He
further pointed out that the
domiciliary does not have
adequate hospital f acili ties
for the care of emergency
patients.
Champlin noted that the
VA facility already does more
for the care of It members
who get sick or are injured In
the city, than they are requir
ed to do.
Progress Mad
Dr. Fred Burich, of the
Jackson County Medical as
sociation, said doctors have
already made considerable
progress In the care of emer
gency patient. Several years
ago, he said, there was no "on
call" system and nurses would
often have to call a large
number of doctors before they
could find one who would
come and take care of an
emergency patient. Since then
"on call ' system has been
put into effect so that one
doctor should always be avail
able to come to the hospital
on short notice.
City Councilman Jimmy
Dunlevy said the community
Is ignoring the responsibility
of another group, that of the
dispensers of alcoholic beverages.
He understands, he said,
that there is an Oregon statute
which says that if It can be
proven who sold a person his
last drink or drinks beyond
his capacity, then the persons
who made the sale are respon
sible for any damage the
drinker may do thereafter or
any injury he might Incur.
At the conclusion of the
meeting, which lasted nearly
two hours, Duff said he
thought the results were good
and everybody had a little
better understanding of each
other's problems.
Additional study should be
given to various problems and
further meetings held be
tween Individual groups In
order to arrive at a solution
to the problem of indigent
care, ht said.
BY JOE COWLEY
Mail Tribune Reporter
A smiling and youthful
looking Sen. John Kennedy,
Massachusetts Democrat, and
presidential candidate, step
ped briskly from the plane as
it rolled to a stop at the Med
ford airport Saturday morning.
The plane was 20 minutes
late from Portland, the weath
er was threatening rain and
Kennedy had Just left a busy
schedule in Portland and a
busier campaign in. West
Virginia or the primary elec
tion. However, the candidate
in the May 20 Oregon primary
was relaxed and completely
at ease as he shook hands
with the delegation of Dem
cratic party potentates at the
airport. Robert Boyer, cam
paign manager for Kennedy
in Oregon, introduced him to
the party leaders and various
well-wishers, assisted by Mrs.
Edward C. Kelly, wife of the
circuit court Judge
Kennedy did not seem to be
as hurried as his escort who
rushed him to his speech at
Southern Oregon college in
Ashland ignoring posted speed
limits.
'Good Behavior'
Kennedy said he did not
bring his wife with him be
cause "I left her to rest be
cause of good behavoir,
En route to the campus
there was a hour-long stop for
a coffee reception at Dr. Arth
ur Kreisman's home. There
the senator, slim and neat in
a light blue suit and maroon
tie made a strong impression
on Democrat and Republican
alike, according to comments.
He took plenty of time to
talk with each person intro
duced, answer questions and
smile thanks for best wishes
offered. Approximately 200
persons milled around the
Kreisman home, but Kennedy
made it a point to greet each
person. He posed many times
for both amateur and profes
sional photographers and au
tographed slips of paper, cam
paign literature and various
books he had written.
Dave Elliott, Glenn Van
dergaw and Bob Burrows, of
the SOC Kennedy for presi
dent committee, were among
those who posed for pictures
with the presidential candidate.
. "He's a very pleasant per
son," commented Mrs. John
Cotton, wife of an Ashland
lumber mill operator and
s t a u nc h Republican. "Of
course, how I vote depends
on who the Republicans put
up." She agreed with a young
woman standing next to her
that Kennedy is even hand
somer than his pictures."
Kennedy blended so well
with the crow that at one
point Dr. Kreisman anviously
asked "Where'd he go?" The
senator was quickly pointed
out standing beside him. At
one point the reception broke
off as Dr. Harvey Woods, Ash
land physician, examined
Kennedy's hoarse throat in a
rear bedroom. He pronounced
him in good condition though
tired and gave him a package
of tablets for his throat.
Asked if he would name
Adlai Stevenson, if elected,
his secretary of state, Ken
nedy replied he nominated
him for president in 195S.
Asked if he would favor a
national park in the dunes
seacoast area of Oregon as
proposed by the late Sen.
Richard Neuberger, Kennedy
replied he had sponsored a
bill of his own for such a na
tional park on Cape Cod.
Kennedy says he favors fair
standards and treatment for
migratory labor. He co-sponsored
the Forand bill in the
Senate, he answered. Tills bill
would give medical and hos
pital benefits to the aged un
der the social security pro
gram. Mobbed by Students
The senator was mobbed by
students and townsfolk as he
completed his speech In the
auditorium. However, he took
plenty of time to meet all
those who could reach him.
Slouched in the front scat
of the car carrying him to the
Pear Blossom Festival parade
and a reception in Medford,
the senator asked several
questions about the condition
of the pear industry. He list
ened intently, and asked other
questions of various land
marks passed on the highway.
One of these was the Rogue
Valley Manor which he re
marked was a fine idea but
should be duplicated on low
er cost level.
A large building like the
National Guard armory should
be used by the community and
not allowed to stand empty
so much, he said. Informed
that poor accoustics and lack
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used for community affairs,
Kennedy said this should be
corrected. An Army general
suggested a cutback in the
National guard which creat
ed quite a fuss, he added.
Asked what he would pro
pose to help the lumber in
dustry, Kennedy favored a
more liberal FHA loan pro
gram, generally more liberal
housing loans. Housing does
not keep up with the popula
tion demand, he noted.
Oregonians impress him
with their iiigh level of in
telligence, he said. Oregonians
are noted for their indepen
dence and frank stand on is
sues. "Look at what issues your
representatives and senators
stand for. These are not is
sues you would normally ex
pect them to uphold.
At Hotel Medford, Kennedy
graobed a quick bite during
what was supposed to be a
rest period, smiled and shook
hands through a reception of
both Democrats and Republic
ans and prepared for the Pear
Blossom Festival parade.
Still smiling, relaxed and
friendly, Kennedy shook
hands and gave autographs In
front of the hotel. Then pos
ing for numerous photograph
ers, Kennedy siraisme"u "
crown of Festival Queen
Cathy Lynne Carlon, little
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dor.
Carlon, 106 Elm St., and posed
with Cathy and Vance Nav
s.rrit!e. voune son of Mr. and
Mrs. Al Navarrette, 1340 For
tune dr.
Almost painstaking In hi.
crowd contacts, the senator
had Star Scout Terry Hinesly
14, son of Mr. and and Mrs'
Douglas Hinesly, 1032 Murray
st., identify each of his merit
badges, then climbed Into the
parade marshall's car.
One tall son of Oregon sum
med it up By remarking, "isn't
it surprising so much can
i come out of one man?"
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