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Voters Seem Eveoty Divided oh Results on nixoti-Keniiedy Dei 2i i t w ' t .fi 7 1 & 'J I ' . i 1 ll'lU ,vwvm mm .0 DURING DEBATE Candidatcj for president Sen. John Kennedy, left, and Vice President Richard Nixon are ihown during their radio and television debate at Chicago Monday night. In center Is Howard K. Smith, moderator. (UPI Telephoto) mm r'li'M IrtWly 'THE GREAT DEBATE' Presidential candidates Sen. John F. Kennedy, top photos, Democrat, and Vice President Rich ard M. Nixon, Republican, are shown ia various facial close ups during their first nationally televised series of "Great Debates." (UPI Telephoto) GOP Chairman Against Taking Campaign Funds From Teamsters Seattle OIPli Tha national chairman of the Republican Party aald today the GOP should not accept any cam paign funds from the Team sters Union. Sen, Thruston Morton, (R ky.), said the Teamsters had not yet offered the Republi cans any campaign funds "but if Jimmy Hoffa (Team stcrs president) docs, It should be turned down." Morton held a morning press conference shortly be fore he left by plane for Ore gon, where he planned ap pearances at Portland and Pendleton. Speaking on . tha Nixon Kennedy debate, Morton iMd he felt that the vice president "had more facts than Sen. Kennedy." "There are those who have made up their minds rnd won't be swayed by this tyoe )f debate," he said, "but the debate is a good thing for those who haven't reached any conclusions on who they want for president." State Traffic Toll Nears Record Mark Salem-IUPD-Vern Hill. Ore gon motor vehicles director, said today that the state's I960 traffic death toll Is now running only 10 per cent be low that of 1050-Oregon's worst year for traffic fatali ties. Through noon Monday, 53 persons died In accidents for the month, three more than nil of September, 1959. Up until now this year's toll has remained as low as 20 per cent below that of last year, Hill said. Nixon-Kennedy Debate Candidates Agree Internal Affairs Influence World (Continued From Page 1) Kennedy was the first speak er and departed immediately from the pre-arranged topic because "the question this year Is whether the world can exist half slave, half free." "I think it will depend In great measure upon what we do in the United States, on the kind of society we build, on the kind of strength we maintain," he said. Kennedy said the question before the American people was whether the nation was doing enough to meet the world's problems and if it was as strong as it should be. 'I should make it very clear that I do not think we are doing enough, that I am not satisfied as an American with the progress we are mak ing, ' he said. Kennedy called for more effective government action in the face of lagging steel pro duction and "the lowest eco nomic growth of any major Industrialized society." Nixon agreed "we cannot discuss our Internal affairs in the United Stntcs without rec ognizing that they have a tre mendous bearing on our Inter national position" and that the nation must keep moving to meet the competition from the Communists In Russia and China. But he rejected any Idea the United States has been standing still. Makit Comparisons Comparing the country's achievements under Eisenhow er with those of Truman and Franklin D. Roosevelt, Nixon said: "We have built more schools in this 7Vi years, than in the previous 20 years." "We have developed more hydroelectric power in this 7'4 years than was developed In any previous administration in history." "We find more hospitals have been built in this admin istration than In the previous administration. The same Is true of highways." The gross national prod uct under Truman increased 11 per cent In 7 years, under Eisenhower 19 per cent in 7 years. Affiliated With a Well Established Mortuary Conger Morris ILLCRESTAPARK Dili n.:...n Uo.... Bill Driscoll, Manager North Phoenix Road Phon.SP 3-6162 fir SP 2-7111 Wages went up five times as much under Eisenhower as they did undtr Truman, while prices climbed five times as much in the Truman adminis tration as they did in the Eis enhower administration. Following the general open ing statements by the Republi can and Democratic nominees, a panel of four TV newsmen questioned the candidates, Says Farm Policy Failad On the farm issue, Kennedy said present farm policy has failed and the only plan that will work is to bring supply and demand into balance. He maintained that farmers are unable to control their mar kets and that if the govern ment withdrew its support "we would have complete eco nomic chaos." Nixon replied that Ken nedy's suggestion would in volve more government con trols, "a suggestion that would also mean raising prices that consumers pay for products and imposing upon the farmers controls on acre age even far more than they have today. It hasn't worked in the past and I don't think it will work in the future." The debate warmed up when the candidates exchang ed views on social welfare programs such as medical care, school aid and resource development. Kennedy, said his programs were "fiscially sound" but Nixon retorted that the sena tor's plans probably would result in raised taxes. The Democratic nominee said his medical care for the aged plan would be placed under Social Security, while Nixon's program if adopted fully would cost $600 million yearly by the federal govern ment and a like amount by the states. Kennedy assailed "tight money policies" which he said have slowed down the nation's economy and contributed to two recessions." Difl.r on Aid Kennedy said he favored federal aid to education and federal aid for teachers' sal ariv because "there is no gretuer return to an economy or to a society than an educa tion system second to none." Nixon also favored federal aid for school construction but said the federal government shouldn t tamper with teach ers' salaries because of the risk of the government "tell ing our teachers what to leach." Nixon chlded Kennedy for not getting Democratic legis lation through the post-convention session of Congress, despite heavy Democratic ma jorities in both houses. Kennedy said the thrtat of a presidential veto plus Re publican opposition stalled some legislation. He said a vigorous Democratic president backed up by Democratic ma jorities In both houses "can win support for these pro grams. "But it you send a Repub lican president and a Demo cratic majority and the threat of a veto hangs over the Con gress, In my Judgment you will continue what hapencd In tha August session," hi said. Overwhelming Favor Noted For Encounters By United Press International The judges of Monday night s Nixon Kennedy de bate - the American voters- won't make their final de cision known until Nov. 8, but today they appeared overwhelmingly in favor of staging face-to-face encount ers by the two presidential candidates. A survey by United Press I n t e r national, indicated a split as to whether Vice President Richard M. Nixon or Sen. John F. Kennedy came across better in their hour-long meeting. Debates Praised But all of those interview ed appeared inclined to agree with Matthew M. But schek, 34, of Dallas, Tex., who said the debates were "the best thing that has ever happened in a presidential campaign." Thomas Hogan, 31, a Den ver, Colo., insurance sales man, said "I think both can didates made good appear ances, presented their ideas well. Of course, you will be swayed by your political affiliation." Those who picked a win ner often favored the op posite candidates for identi cal reasons. Mora Sincere "Nixon did very well," said John Walton Lawson, 59, of Wilmet, 111. "He did a whole lot better than Ken nedy. He was more sincere and seemed to have more confidence." "Sen. Ken ncdy seemed more sure of himself," said Mrs. Margaret Riley, 52, of Pittsburgh, Pa. "They both appeared sincere and both fine men, but Mr. Kennedy seemed to have a slight edge over Nixon." ' Accountant Earl Vetter, 33, of Los Angeles, said, "A display of two such facile young men as prospective presidents of the United States was frightening to me. While the debate was dra matic in its form, its content displayed a surprising lack of evidence of the bold new leadership which we all con cur the country needs' Very Impressed A resident New Yorker, Jason Bacon, 26, said, "I was very impressed with the way the debate was handled, but I don't think either can didate came out best." Harry Provence, editor of the Waco (Tex.) News Trib une and Times Herald, said, "The country will eagerly await the rest of the debate. It was a good lesson for everybody and amounted to a well - tempered political discussion." Austrian Plane With 37 Aboard Falls in Russia Moscow IUPD An Austrian Airlines plane with 37 per sons aboard crashed in fog and rain near Moscow Mon day night, the Austrian Em bassy announced today. Thirty persons were killed. Of the seven survivors, two were Americans. The British-built Viscount was on a routine flight from Vienna to Moscow with 31 passengers and a crew of six when it crashed into a wood ed area near the village of Krukovo, seven miles from Moscow, broke apart and caught fire. Americans Identified The two Americans who survived were Maj. Edward Woolen, Wilmington, N. C, assistant U.S. air attache here, and Maj. Willis H. Knipe, Kokomo, Ind., the assistant military attache. Both were hospitalized in Moscow's Vi shnezky Clinic. Both were burned. The Soviet Tasj news agency said 25 passengers and five crew members were killed, and five passengers and one crew member slightly bruised and another passenger seriously hurt. Wootcn and Knipe have their families with them in Moscow. Each has two chil dren. Their wives were by their bedsides during the day. Wootcn was described as in good condition, although suffering from burns on the left thigh and arm. Knipe uf-1 fercd serious burns. Politicians Suggest Mertiier Nofflfcs? Cinched Election in First Big Debate Washington (UPil Snap judgements from politicians in both parties suggested to day that neither presidential nominee won the 1960 elec tion in their first national de bate and that neither was hurt very badly, if at all. Campaign managers in both parties had suffered from a case of nerves as they awaited Monday night's r a d 1 o-television debate be tween Vice President Richard M.. Nixon, the Republican presidential candidate, and Sen. John F. Kennedy, the Democratic nominee. Cautious Sparring Both sides breathed more easily after the debate, in which the candidates sparred cautiously and seemed some what nervous lest a slip of Stocks Make Broad Move To Recovery In Early Trading New York - (UPD - Stocks made a broad recovery move in the early trading today In moderately . active trading, The advance was paced by Monday's heavier casual ties - electronics, drugs and vending machines. Steels joined in the move with gains of a half or more in Youngstown, Repub 1 1 c and U.S. Steel. Bethlehem was easier. Auto sales rose sharply in the middle third of Septem ber and Ford, American Mo tors and Studebaker Pack ard responded with gains of around a half. DOW-JONES AVERAGES New York Dow Jones final stock averages: 30 industrials 577.14, off 8.06; 20 railroads 126.79, off 2.46; 15 utilities 92.48, off 1.14, and 65 slocks 193.58, off 2.84. Sales Monday were about 3.93 million shares compar ed with 2.58 million shares Friday. elected Monday's pricei siocki; Allied Chemical 47 Alum. Co. Am 653i American Motors - 20 American Can 34 AT&T 90 Anaconda Copper 44b ' Armco Steel SB'.i Bendix Corp 61 Bethlehem Steel 40 Boetm Air 2fii Caterpillar Corp 24 'i Chrysler Corp 41', 'a Continental Con 35 i Curtisa Wright 17 Dow Chemical 72 Du Pont 185 Va Eastman Kodak 112", Firestone 34 General Electric 74si General Foods 66 't General Motors 42 2 Georgia Pacific 47 3i .Greyhound 20s Gulf Oil 27' j Homestake Mining 46 Idaho Power - 50,j I. B. M 504 Int. Paper 88 'j Johns Manville 51 KaUer Ind Z'2 Lockheed Aircraft 24 Montana Power 28 'i Montgomery Ward 2B s,' Nat l Biscut 63 New York Central 16H Pac Gas St Elec 64 Penney, J. C 40 Penn RR ll'j Radio Corporation 52 '2 Richfield Oil BOH Safeway 36 Sears 51 Tt Shell Oil T" Socony Mobil Oil 3fTlt Southern Co 4:i3,i Southern PaciTic lR'i Standard California 41T Standard Indiana 387s Standard N. J 40 Sun Mines e'i Texas Co 723i Texas tSulf Sulfur 15li Texas Pac Land Trust 153a Transam erica 25 Union Carbide 110 Union Pacific 25 United Aircraft 40 li United Air Lines 2f U. S. Rubber 44 'i U. S. Steel 70 'i 1 Youngstown S Sc T 863b Campaign Quotes By United Press International Sen. John F. Kennedy: In the "Great Debate": "I should make it very clear that I do not think we are doing enough, that I am not satis fied as an American with the progress that we are making. This is a great country but I think it could be a greater country and this is a powerful country but I think it could be a more powerful country. "If you feel that everything that is being done now is satisfactory, that the relative power and prestige and strength of the United States is increasing in relation to that of the Communists . . . that we are achieving a better life for our citizens and great er strength ... I think you should vote for Mr. Nixon. But if you feel that we have to move again in the 60s, that the function of the president is to set before the people . . . what we must do as a society to meet our needs in this country and protect our se curity and help the cause of freedom then vote for me . . ." Vice President Richard M. Nixon: (In the "Great Debate"): "Is the United States standing still? Is it true that this ad ministration, as Sen. Kennedy has charged, has been an ad ministration of retreat, of de feat, of stagnation? When we compare the records of the Truman and Eisenhower ad ministrations I think we find America has been moving ahead . . . "The Democratic platform . . . runs a minimum of $13.2 billion a year more than we are presently spending to a maximum of $4.9 billion a than we are presently spend ing .. , The Republican plat form . . . will cost a minimum of $4 billion more a year, a maximum of $49 billion a year more than we are pres ently spending . . . "It is essential that a man who is president . . . certain ly stand for every program that will mean for growth and I stand for programs that will mean growth and progress. But it is also essential that he not allow a dollar spent that could be better spent by the people themselves . . ." Buenos Aires-flJPD-Ezequiel Gainza Castro, 33. son of La PrpiiM nnhHchpr Tir Alhprtn Gainza Paz, was found dead at his home Monday, appar ently the victim of a heart attack. the tongue- bring disaster. "If the fight had been judged on points, Nixon might have had the edge," was one Democratic com ment. "If you listened to hol lers from the record of the Democratic and Republican parties on welfare legislation without drawing a direct re ply from Nixon." A Republican wanted to give Nixon points for assert ing that the Democratic plat form would inflate the fed eral budget by 13 to 18 bil lion dollars a year compared with increased costs of 4 to 5 billion dollars for the GOP program. No Direct Reply These Nixon estimates drew no direct reply from Kennedy, wh'o d I d argue, however, that a faster rate of national economic growth would yield more tax reve nue to finance the programs he favors. Nothing was said or asked about the religious issue growing out of Kennedy's Catholic fait h an issue which may have great impact on the outcome of t h election. Perhaps the biggest sur prise came in Nixon's esti mate of the cost of the rival party platforms. Kennedy never asked how the GOP proposed to finance the addi tional four to five billion dollars the vice president said his own program could cost. Injuries in Crash Fatal To Salem Man : Albany - IUPD - Charles Maurice Pollard, 20, Salem, died Monday in a hospital from injuries suffered in an accident on the new freeway Sunday night about n i n a miles south of here. State Policeman Bernar4 Patrick said Pollard's pick up truck struck the rear pi a car driven by Ruth Pow ers, Seattle. 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