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Senator Kennedy's Chances as
Presidential Nominee Listed
Editor's note Thrr Democntlr
hopefuli all U.S. Srnitora lead
the race to the finish line for their
party'i Preildenttal nomination. In
his article, flrat of three, Con.
freiiloiul Quarterly review! the
recordi of ben. John F. Kennedy
(Mast.). The next two In the icrlet
will feature (lent. Lyndon B. John
eon (Texas) and Stuart Symington
(Mo.).
Washington - (CQ) - John
Fitzgerald Kennedy entered
politics at the age of 29 with
a successful 1946 race for the
House of Representatives.
That race contained the fac
tors which have been both a
detriment and an aid to Ken
nedy throughout his political
career: his youth, his Catholic
Ism, his money, his family,
especially his father, and last,
but not least, his demonstrat
ed ability as an astute public
figure and vote-getter.
These intriguing and some
times controversial aspects of
the Kennedy political com
plex gave Kennedy a degree
of publicity and national at
tention far beyond that of the
average young politician.
Despite the controversy,
Kennedy has had remarkable
success in the 1960 President
ial primaries and goes into the
nominating convention far out
In front.
His Youth
Kennedy's youth, and the
complementary good looks,
have put him on many mafia
zine covers. But they also
have caused some to voice
doubt about the appropriate
ness of the United States
sending him to sit at a con
ference table with Russia's
Khrushchev, England's Mac-
millan, France's de Gaulle
and Germany's Adenauer.
On May 29 Kennedy had
his 43rd birthday. He would
not be the youngest President
the United States has ever
had. Theodore Roosevelt,
then vice president, succeeded
the assassinated President Mc
Kinley in 1901 at 42.
Roosevelt (1904) and Ulys
ses S. Grant (1868) the young
est candidates ever to win a
Presidential election, were
46 when they did it. Since
the formation of Presidential
Vice Presidential tickets be
gan in 1804, six men 43 years
of age or younger have run,
all unsuccessfully, for the
Presidency on major party
tickets.
The last of these was Thom
as Dewey (R) who was 42 In
1944.
His Catholicism
Kennedy's religion was an
asset in heavily Catholic
Massachusetts but it is a mix
ed blessing as he aspires to
national office. If nothing
else It tends to be the focal
point of any discussion of his
candidacy, obsuirring the is
sues. Kennedy has been quite di
rect in his own handling of
the matter. In 1956 he said,
"I think your religion influ
ences all your personal and
public acts . . , but as far as
being a Roman Catholic,
whether that legislation comes
up which affects the Roman
Catholic faith and the Roman
Catholic church, since I have
been here, 1 don't think that
that has been a major issue
In almost any case I can think
of."
In 1959 he said, "for the
office holder nothing lakes
precedence over his oath to
uphold the Constitution and
all its parts including the
First Amendment and the
strict separation of church and
slate . . ."
Kennedy's religion was a
major issue in the Wisconsin
and West Virginia primaries
in 1960. Newspaper analyses
of the Wisconsin vole purport
ed to show voting patterns in
fluenced by the Catholic fac
tor. In West Virginia Ken
nedy's opponent, Sen. Hubert
H. Humphrey (D-Minn.) was
a pre-election favorite par
tially because of an expected
anti-Catholic vol which did
not appear to materialize de
cisively. His Money
Like the other children of
former Ambassador to Eng
land Joseph P. Kennedy, John
Kennedy had a large sum set
tled on him at an early age.
Since the others in the large
family are taking an active
part in the Kennedy cam
paign, both physically and
financially, there is a large
monetary base to the cam
paign. A sleek and effective cam
paign operation is owed, at
least partially, to this money.
Kennedy's family, for in
stance, gave him a present of
a private plane, making cam
paign jaunts easier.
The abundance of money,
however, has also made Ken
nedy a target for accusations
of "buying the elections" as
well as for sympathy engen
dered from jokes of "under
dog" opponents like Humph
rey.
His Family
Kennedy's immediate, cam
paign ready family consi.sls
of a wife, a mother, three sis
ters, two brothers, two sisters-in-law
and at least one broth
er-in-law. The women enter-
lain at highly successful leas
while Ihe men do everything
from accounling finances
through making speeches to
making ski - jumps at Bporls
gatherings.
A non-campaigner but an
undeniably important influ
ence is Kennedy's father, Jo
seph P. Kennedy. The former
Ambassador, once a great sup
porter of Roosevelt, has caus
ed his son some embarrass
ment because of his current,
more conservative views.
Stories of his support of
British Prime Minister Nev
ille Chamberlain al the Mu
nich conference in 1938. of
his friendship with the late
Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy (R
Wis.) and of his support of
the 1950 Senate campaign of
Vice President Richard M.
Nixon, as well as charges thai
he is "buying the Presidency
for his son," have not helped
the Kennedy campaign.
These are some of the fac
tors which draw crowds to
Kennedy political appear
ances. However, Kennedy has
something more serious to
offer those who come to see
him. He has a group of "egg
heads" in his camp producing
ideas and speeches and the in
tclluctual content of his talks
is high.
Since he announced h i s
candidacy Jan. 2 he has made
three major speeches. The
first, to the National Press
Club Jan. 14. explained his
views on the American Presi
dency and its powers. The sec
ond, April 21, to the Ameri
can Society of Newspaper
Editors, spoke of the Catholic
issue as he saw it and as he
saw the responsibility of the
nation's press in handling it.
The third, given on the
Senate floor June 14, attack
ed Administration foreign
policy and outlined a 12-poinl
"agenda" for foreign affairs.
On the Presidency, Ken
nedy said that the course of
American history has been
determined by the President's
use of his office and stated
that the next President "must
be prepared to exercise the
fullest powers of his office -
all thai are specified and some
that are not . ."
On Catholicism he said the
only legitimate question that
could be asked in the area
was whether he, as President,
would be affected by "eccles
iastical pressures or obliga
tions." "My answer ... is
no," he said.
On foreign policy he said
the Eisenhower Administra
tion has failed to consolidate
its foreign policy tools into a
"long - range, coordinated
strategy lo meet the determin
ed Soviet program for world
domination."
Among the items on Ken
nedy's "a g e n d a ": increase
monetary aid to underdevel
oped countries, with the help
of Japan and Western Europe;
bring Latin American democ
racies "into full Western
partnership"; plan a long-
range solution to the Berlin
problem; prepare "more flex
ible and realistic" policies and
programs for use in Eastern
Europe, "the most vulnerable
part of the Soviet empire";
and reassess U.S. China pol
icy, nol recognizing Rod
China unless il changes its
"belligerent altitude" but at
least improving communica-
1.
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MISSILE DEMONSTRATED The ASROC,
a rocket-propelled ballistic missile contain
ing either an acoustic-homing torpedo or a
depth charge, designed for anti-submarine
use, was demonstrated for the press at Key
West, Fla. The photo shows the rocket
shorty after launching from a destroyer.
(UPI Telcphoto)
Points of Caution for
Bicycle Riders Given
Medford's Chief of Police
Charles P. Champlin this
week warned bicycle riders
to be sure and exercise cau
tion when riding on the hevi-ly-traveled
streets and high
ways during the Fourth of
July holiday week end.
During the peak traffic
hours cyclists should stay off
of the main thoroughfares as
much as possible and try to
confine their riding to the
safer, less-crowded secondary
streets, he suggested.
Champlin listed a number
of rules and regulations for
bicycle riders to be followed
year-round.
They are:
1. Observe all traffic reg
ulation, signs and lights.
2. Keep to the right. Ride
in a single file.
3. For nighl riding, have
a headlight and rear danger
signal. Wear white or light
colored clothing.
4. Have workable horn or
bell. Maintain safe speed.
5. Watch for cars pulling
into traffic. Be careful of
doors opening on parked cars.
6. Never hitch on other
vehicles. Do not stunt or race
in traffic.
7. Carry no passengers or
objects whicli interfere with
vision or proper control of
the bicycle.
8. Keep the bicycle in pcr
fect operating condition.
Make sure brakes function
properly.
9. "Stop, Look and Lis
ten" at all intersections.
10. Always use proper
hand signals for turning and
stopping.
11. Ride in a straight line
- do not swerve or weave.
12. Avoid sidewalk riding.
Give pedestrians the right of
way.
"A bike is a vehicle,"
Champlin emphasized, "and
as such it is required to obey
all traffic rules and regulations."
High School Group
To Attend Festival
Ashland A Medford High
school group again plans to
attend the Oregon Shake
spearean Festival in Ashland,
according to the Festival box
office.
The group of 65 students,
under the leadership of Rob
ert Scmon, chairman of the
department of English, will
attend the Aug. 15 Festival
performance of "Julius Cae
sar.'' A Medford High school
group attended the Festival in
1959.
Reindeer and elk arc among
animals sent In the London
zoo from zoos in Russia.
Loggers Cause 95
Fires in Oregon's
Forests During Year
Salem Oregon's loggers
were charged with only 95
forest fires during all of 1959,
winning high praise from fire
prevention officials.
A pat on the back lo log
gers came from Arthur W.
Priaulx, president of the Keep
Oregon Green association,
who urged all Oregon ians to
be careful with fire during the
coming hionths.
Careless smokers, Priaulx
pointed out. last year caused
143 forest fires on state and
private lands. Sixty fires were
caused by cigarettes discarded
from passing cars, another 25
from hikers dropping ciga
rettes, and 29 from burning
matches. Children learning to
smoke accounted for 12 fires.
Smokers set 106 fires on fed
eral lands.
Loggers are better orga
nized against fire than ever
before, Priaulx pointed out.
Each camp and operation has
a fire plan which accounts for
the disposition of every man
and every piece of equipment
in case of fire.
Gets Credit
Prialux gave a great deal
of credit to Albert Wiesen
danger, executive secretary of
Keep Oregon Green, for the
rising awareness of fire dan
ger throughout Oregon. He
said Wiesendangcr attended
spring meetings of fire pro
tection districts throughout
the slate. Keep Oregon Green
poster and sign material, sup
plied by Wiesendangcr, is
placed by fire suppression per
sonnel along key roads
through forest areas and
throughout the eastern Ore
gon range areas.
A stepped-up program is be
ing undertaken this year by
Wiesendangcr to reduce forest i
fires in the tinder-hot south-i
west Oregon district by means j
of an intensified education!
project. A companion blitz is
being planned to help cut back
the number of range fires
which have done so much
damage to eastern Oregon pas
ture and grazing lands in the
past few years.
Spring Rains
Heavy spring rains, Priaulx i
warned, have created an un
usually thick crop of grass
and small brush. "When this
dries out in the late fall, it
makes tinder dry fuel in su
per abundance, and we must
at all costs be on the alert
against careless handling of
cigarettes, cainpfircs and de
bris burning or we could re
produce some of the disastrous
forest fire seasons of the
past," he said.
There were 623 man-caused
forest fires of all classifica
tions on stale and private
lands during 1959 according
to figures released by the Ore
gon State Forestry depart-1
ment, and another 304 such1
fires on all federal lands.1
Lightning accounted for 439 ;
forest fires during the year. j
GETS FORD GRANT
Milwaukee, Wis.-iUPH-Frank
P. Zeidler, former Socialist
mayor of Milwaukie, has
been awarded $20,00 by the
Ford Foundation to study and
evaluate the nation's urban
renewal program. Zeidler de
clined to run for a fourth
term as mayor.
SCHOOL REPORT
New York iliPH Three out
of four children enrolled in
Manhattan's public element
ary schools are Negro or Puer
to Rican, according to a re
port submitted to the Board
of Education.
STRIKE TIES UP SHIPS
Bombay, India -(UPH- More;
than 60 ships, including nine j
freighters loaded with Ameri-
can wheat and other U.S. food
aid to India, were tied up fori
the sixth consecutive day be-1
cause of a strikes by tug j
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