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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1960 MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFOBD. OREGON O T O I Candidates Voice Little Agreement on How America Stands in World Hopefuls Found In Conflict on Domestic Issues Washington - IUP1I - Foreign policy has dominated the 1960 presidential campaign, wilh both candidates eager to talk about the U.S. position as leader of the tree world. But, while they were will ing to discuss it, there was little agreement evident in their conflicting views about how America stands. They also found themselves in con flict on many domestic issues. Here is the way the rival candidates - Vice President Richard M. Nixon and Sen. John F. Kennedy - have de veloped the major issues: Foreign Policy Nixon: Attacked Kennedy as "inexperienced" and "naive" in world affairs. By contrast, cited his own travels abroad; his eight years of ex perience in policy-making; his debates with Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev. Criticized Kennedy for "down grading America" on the prestige is sue; charged him with a "re treat and defeat" policy over the Nationalist Chinese held islands of Quemoy and Matsu; said originally that the islands should be defended on prin ciple, then adopted adminis tration's more flexible posi tion; said Kennedy displayed lack of leadership in suggest ing that President Eisenhower might have "apologized" to Khrushchev for the U2 flights to prevent collapse of the Paris Summit Conference. Kennedy: Hammered at what he called the "relative decline in our vitality and prestige" in the eyes of other nations. Claimed the adminis tration permitted dissipation of goodwill in Latin America; descried the surge of com munism to within 90 miles of U.S. shores in Cuba. Charged that the administration had no policy in Africa at a time when new nations were emerging. After first saying Quemoy and Matsu were stra tegically indefensible, sup ported the administration's policy toward those islands; said Nixon's original stand was "reckless" and "trigger happy." Defense Issues Nixon: Indicated he would increase Pentagon spending above the present budget of about $41 billion a year;-said there is "no dollar sign on defending America"; favors defense concept of a nuclear "deterrent force"-one known to be capable of annihilating a potential aggressor; believes present manpower and mix ture of air-ground-sea forces is "roughly adequate," but that this country must not "rest on our laurels." Opposes merger of the services. Would continue development of man ned bombers and anti-missile missiles, and place high pri ority on Polaris and Minute man missiles. Kennedy: U.S. military is strongest in the world today but calls for strengthening armed services in almost all areas; makes clear he favors a higher rale of defense spend ing than under Eisenhower. Favors top-to-botlom reorgan ization of Pentagon command structure, but has not said he would merge the services. Would speed missile develop ment overall, add increase troop airflit capacity; insists on a "militarily strong Amer ica." Farm Problems Nixon: Offers two-part pack age: (1) Surpluses would be cut by combination of dona tions to needy, shipments to underdeveloped nations, an an expanded soil bank, and cuts in planting allotments for wheal. During this period, farm income would be pro tected by giving farmers who reduce production payments from government surplus stocks. (2) Nixon believes market prices would rise be cause surpluses arc gone; would then relax or eliminate federal controls on farmers and adopt system of lower price supports. Kennedy: His program would include many surplus disposal features favored by Nixon, with heavy emphasis on using surpluses to build up economies of underdeveloped countries. Proposes more am bitious goal for farm income income at a level equal to what farmers could earn if CLOGSTON'S Metal Weather Stripping and Screens Elfimatos Gladly Phone SP 1-1014 Eveninqi they used the same labor and resources in other parts of economy; says his main tool for boosting income would be "supply management" con trols which could take any form from outright quotas to land-retirement programs and could be used in combination with price support measures of various kinds. Individual control programs would be adopted only where they are specifically endorsed by farm ers in referenda. Economics Situation Nixon: Says nation's eco nomic growth rate can and should be accelerated. Did not set specific goal such as 5 per cent rate advocated by Gov. Nelson Rockefeller. Stressed federal encouragement of private enterprise, as opposed to new federal spending pro grams. Supported retention of 27.5 per cent oil-gas depletion allowance. Would maintain in dependence of Federal Re serve Board, which controls credit. Kennedy: Says that U.S. relative growth lags behind Russia's and that U.S. steel industry is operating at half capacity. Calls for elimination of "Republican high interest rate policies." Says his pro grams for stepped-up federal spending on housing, school construction, public works and other programs would stimulate economic growth. Would want Federal Reserve to be more responsive to ex ecutive policy. Balanced Budget Nixon: Would raise taxes If conditions, unforeseen now, should make it necessary. Claims Democratic platform would cost extra S15 billion a year and bring deficit spend ing that would lead to infla tion. ' t Kennedy: Also advocates balanced budget. Would in crease taxes, if necessary, but says expanding economy would provide extra revenue to finance his programs; calls for review of tax structure to eliminate present tax . loop holes. Aid To Education Nixon: Stresses federal aid for school construction only, through grants and payment of interest on local school bonds; believes local funds would thus be freed for high er teacher salaries. Kennedy: Pledges "gener ous federal financial support" to states -for -classroom con' struction and for higher teach ers salaries; denies payments for salaries would result government control over local curriculums. Civil Rights Nixon: Supports Republi can platform plank calling for vigorous protection of the right to vote, Justice Depart ment efforts to enforce school desegregation orders, federal aid to school districts trying to desegregate, development of federal state program to end discrimination in jobs and ending discrimination in federally-subsidized housing. Kennedy: Backs Democratic platform plank calling for more vigorous government ac tion to protect voting rights and new laws if necessary, a 1963 target for developing school desegregation plans, federal aid for schools ending segregation, a federal com mission to end discrimination in hiring, and action to end discrimination in federal hous ing programs. Minimum Wage Nixon: Has indicated sup port of a boost in minimum wage from present $1 to $1.15 an hour; backs Eisenhower administration proposal for extending coverage of wage hour act to 3.1 million new workers. Kennedy: Favors raising minimum wage to $1.2? an hour; has sponsored bills to extend coverage to more than seven million new workers. Medical Care for Aged Nixon: Supports voluntary programs to pay, through fed eral grants to stales, a wide range of medical benefits tn aged, including some hospital expenses and doctors' fees. Coverage potentially would extend to all of nation's 16 million citizens 65 and over. States and individuals electing to rjarticipate would be re quired to share in financing. Brands Democratic plans as "compulsory insurance." Kennedy: Favors financing medical care through Social Security system by increased payroll taxes. Coverage would include the estimated 12 mil lion persons now receiving retirement payments. Other aged persons not eligible under Social Security would be covered by outright federal grants. Says GOP plan would force senior citizens to take a "pauper's oath"; calls his plan fiscally sound. Labor and Unemployment Nixon: Believes presidential fact-finding boards should be empowered to reco m m e n d strike settlements but wants government generally to stay out of labor-management dis putes and encourage agree ment through collective bar- Democrats Favored To Keep Congress Washington - (IIMI - Too- heavy Democratic control of the present Congress gives the RpDtiblicans an almost im possible task in trying for a House-Senate upset in Tues day's election. As a result, there is greater interest in personalities and close races in perhaps a dozen states than in the prospect of a legislative shift resulting from the presidential contest. Democrats control the pres ent Senate bv a 66 to 34 mar gin. And they arc assured of control in the next benale because 43 of their seats are not up this year and 10 of the 34 seals at stake in Tuesday's hallntine are in the South, where the Democrats are sure of reelection. , The House lineup now is 280 Democrats to 151 Repub lican with three vacancies for each party. All 437 House gaining. Opposes government onWnrp of hasic industries shut down by strike. On federal fi nancial assistance to areas oi high unemployment, backs ad ministration's proposal, re jected by Congress, for $75 million in federal industrial loans to eligible areas. Kennedy: Would go further than Nixon in arming the president wilh additional pow ers to force strike settlements. Contends such weapons, in cluding seizure, would com nni hnrpninine erouDS to speed settlement of diff e r e n c c s, pledges policy of full employ ment; says GOP is indifferent to plight of unemployed work ers. Supports Democratic leg islation, which was vetoed, for up to $389 million in federal loans and grants to jobless areas. Religion Question Nixon: Deplored emergence in campaign of a candidate's personal faith as an election Tn rpmovc it. suggested early in the race a moratorium on further discussion ot re ligion, avoided speaking on it himself and forbade his staff to discuss it. Kennedy: A Catholic, he cniri narlv in camDaien that his constitutional duties would come first. Emphasized that, if elected, at no time would he permit church considera tions fn intnrfprp unfh ner. formance of his presidential lesijuiisi unities. seats will be filled in Tues day's election. House elections generally follow the trend of the presidential decision, but some Democrats think their party's margin could be trim med even if there is a Ken nedy victory. Humphrey Faces Fight bpecial attention was being paid to Senate races in Minne sota, Colorado, Kentucky, New Jersey and South Dako ta, among others. Signs that Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey was having trouble in Minnesota spurred last-minute Democratic efforts in his behalf. Minneapolis Mayor P. Kenneth Peterson, 45, was reported gaining against Hum phrey, who also held the may oralty post before going to Washington. South Dakota's GOP S e n. Karl E. Mundt was reported in even a closer scrap against Rep. George S. McGovern, 38, a World War II bomber pilot and former college professor. In Colorado, another Re publican incumbent, Sen. Gor don Allott, was fighting off Democratic opponent who was using the same spring board Allott himself employ ed six years ago - the lieu tenant governorship. Lt. Gov. Robert J. Knous, 43, is the son of William Lee Knous, former governor and slate su preme court justice of Colo rado. Kentucky's Cooper Favored Kentucky's Sen. John Sher man Cooper, a liberal Repub lican and former ambassador to India, was favored in a contest with 64-year-old Keen Johnson, former Kentucky governor and businessman. But Johnson had Democratic organization support and backing from the United Mine Workers. New Jersey Democrats saw a chance to pick up the seat of Republican Sen. Clifford P. Case if Kennedy won the presidency and carried New Jersey by a handsome margin. Case, like Cooper, is a GOP liberal sometimes critical of the Eisenhower administra tion. The Democratic candi date Is Thorn Lord, 54, a qui et campaigner and a labor backed liberal. In Tuesday's voting the Re- Ipuuucaiib iiiu&l allow a 1111 gain of 65 scats in the U. S. w in s.ui nnwnmNiwiiMiimniiii i.umihu !"' I i L k t V iJ. w 1 ' k,. WHAT TIME IS IT? John W. Hocking ot Robinson, III., a senior at the University of Illinois, allows 1961 American Dairy Princess Bonnie Sue lloughlaling, 18, to wear Ihrcc of tle four watches he was awarded at Chicago after he placed first in four divisions of the Collegiate Students International Contest in Judging Dairy Products. Four awards to one per son is an all-time record for the event. Bonnie Sue, who hails from Swan, Iowa, holds up one finger for the fourth watch. Moose Lodge Provides Voter Transportation Transportation to and from the polls election day will be provided again this year by House of Representatives to reach the 219 minimum need ed for control. the Medford Moose lodge for those who need it. Lodge officials have re quested that persons needing rides know in advance their respective polling places Those needing transportation Nov. 8 may call lodge secre tary Francis Cronin, SPring 3-3171. Farming Survey To Be Conducted In Jackson County The 1960 Sample Survey of Agriculture will be conducted in this county during the next several weeks, it was an nounced today by the bureau of the census, U.S. depart ment of commerce. The 1960 Sample Survey of Agriculture will collect infor mation on ownership and size of farms, acreage and harvest of crops, and livestock pro duction and inventories. In formation will be collected also on farm equipment, farm income, construction of new farm buildings, farm con tracts, and farm operator debts. This survey will sup plement information collected in the 1959 Census of Agricul ture. Farms in the county which will be covered in the 1960 Sample Survey of Agriculture were selected at random un der tlie census bureau's scien tific sampling program to pro vide a representative cross section of all farms in the country. Information collect ed locally will be combined with that collected in other areas of the country to pro vide national estimates. Local interviews for the 1960 Sample Survey of Agri culture will be conducted by Vcrn G. Berry. The average motorist drives 10,000 miles a year and spends 250 hours behind the wheel of his car. Wayne & Mary Westberg EVIVAL Hear These Internationally Known Evangelists Wayne & Mary Westberg UIPUTI V 7iin D M EXCEPT MONDAY nlUniLI, I.OU IMllo and SATURDAY THRU NOVEMBER 20TH Evangoliitlc Singing Dynamic Prtaching Prayer (or the Sick FOURSQUARE CHURCH 2200 ROBERTS ROAD ONE BLOCK EAST OF GRANDVIEW MARKET . Rev. R. H. Mathowion, Pastor GOOD GOVERNMENT DEMANDS QUALIFIED OFFICIALS v ' !?! )J f i . rtay J. Schumacher has ths qualifications and has dem onstrated his ability to ad ministrate this important office. BE SURE RE-ELECT Ray J. SCHUMACHER Democrat COUNTY ASSESSOR Paid by Jackson County Democrat! Central Committal, Sec. Haial Me Mahan, P.O. 1223, Medford, On. Republican Your Candidate Vv J, I . for United States Senator j "' V A 'AC: J THE VOTERS OF OREGON HAVE A RIGHT TO KNOW: WHY, up to this time, have major officials and office holders in the Oregon democrat party avoided endors ing their party's candidate for United States Senator? WHY, when the U. S. Government is spending large ' sums ot taxpayers money m its fight against false and misleading advertising, does the democrat candidate advertise that Editors all over Oregon have endorsed her? The truth is that their endorsements of Elmo bmith lead by at least 3 to WHY have out-of-state interests given thousands upon thousands of dollars to her campaign fund? WHY does she publicly state that a United States r Senator should not represent, in her words, "just one little state"? Is it because she is expected to represent the out-of-state people who have contributed these many thousands of dollars to her campaign? WHAT DO THEY EXPECT IN RETURN? A PLEDGE TO YOU FROM ELMO SMITH I hove tried sincerely and honestly through this long and difficult campaign to present in detail the specific program I would follow in the United States Senate, in behalf of Oregon and the nation. My opponent has presented no such program. My program is aggressive, dynamic, forward looking. It has been developed with the aid and help of acknowledged experts in every field, includ ing labor. I have advanced specific plans to create more and better jobs; safeguard take-home 'pay; bring about full, balanced development of Oregon's vast natural resources; protect world peace by working with the United Nations and maintaining our firm hold-the-line policy wilh Communist Russia; and to devote my time, energy and ability to giving Ore gon's people the vigorous representation in the ' Senate to which they are entitled. f pledge to you tfiaf if elected I will do my utmost to fulfill to the letter every commitment I hove made during my campaign. VOTE FOR THE MAN WHO WILL GIVE OREGON THE VIGOROUS VOICE WE NEED IN THE UNITED STATES SENATE ElArtO SAtJTHJ SponioiMt t 8m Si For W. S. Somtor ComMu, I0JI S. W. Aldor Jt rorflofld, Orocjoa 4 4 1
