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Kennedy
Br LYLE C. WILSON
UPI Corraipondant
President Kennedy Is
caught in a political squeeze
play on civil rights. The Ken
nedy administration trapped
itself. '
The President invited his
current political troubles by
making a mistaken political
decision at the outset of his
administration. This was to
ignore for two or three years
the civil rights campaign
promises that contributed so
Administration Said Caught in Civil Rights Squeeze
luil imc through 1963 also with-
much to his election.
Whatever may be the mor
ality of making and ignoring
promises to any group of vot
ers, this decision by the Pres
ident in 1961 was bad poli
tics. It led directly to the
Kennedy administration's
present predicament. The de
cision looked pretty good at
first.
After deciding against im
mediate action to enact into
law all of the 1960 Demo
cratic campaign promises on
BOOKS FOR ALBA Sixlcen Caldccott
Medal Award books for Mcdford's silcr
city. Alba, Italy, have been donated by
12 elementary schools. In this photo, Omar
Bacon,' librarian of the Public Library of ;
Mcdford and Jackson County, and Mrs. '
Margery Goodman of the library staff are
shown preparing the books for the Journey.
The donors are Griffin Creek, Hoover,
Howard, Jackson, Jacksonville, Jefferson
Lone Pine, . Roosevelt, Washington, West
Side, Wilson and St. Mary's schools. Eacn
book will carry the name of the school
making the gift to the children of Alba,
Italy. . , . : . .
Business Manager To Attend Session
"Ways to Improve news
papers" Is the central theme
of the 76th annual meeting of
the Oregon Newspaper Pub
lishers association. The con
vention will be at Coos Bay,
June 20 to 22.
Business Manager Gerald
T. Latham will represent the
Mail Tribune at the conven
tion. ,
Speakers from California,
Washington and Oregon will'
address the meeting. Bert
Stolpe, publisher of San Ga
brial Valley newspapers and
formerly with the Dcs Moines
Register and Tribune; George
E. ' Hooper, San Francisco
manager of the Bureau of Ad
vertising; Mrs. Q. P. Carlber j,
advertising manager of Zellcr
bach Paper company in San
Francisco; and the Rev. Ed
ward W. Greenfield, minister
of Church of Reflections,
Knott's Berry Farm, are com
ing from California.
Robert L. Twiss, aviation
editor of the Seattle Times, Is
the only speaker from Wash
ington. Clarence Barton,
speaker of the House, will dis
cuss the Oregon legislative
session. Other speakers, in
clude William L. Malnwaring,
Salem Capital journal; Rob
ert Van Leer, Curry County
Reporter at Gold Beach; Mr.
and Mrs. Richard Kcusink,
Brookings - Harbor Pilot; and
Hans Running of Forest
Grove.
The Family Council
MlUr'a lio'a: Tht Family Connt-ll Camilla mt a luS.
phychJatritl, thrta clergymen, three adltou and a women'! editor.
Earn article la a tummarv of f family disagreement praftpnted to the
ounclL Taa Council dealt with problemi. major and minor,
mcunteratf br guidance coumelori and koelal worker.. Edited by
Mr Alma Danny. (Copyright Geaa.al features Corp.)
Mr. T. Y .-She'd be happici
in an institution. Home is too
dreary.
Mrs. T. Y.-We can Invite
young folks over and help
her socialize.
a a a
Mr. T. Y.-Our 18-year-old
daughter Is handicapped with
cerebral palsy and uses a
wheelchair. All through the
years we've done our best to
arrange for her schooling,
most of it at home, and her
medical care. , But the one
lack which breaks our heart
is young friends to 'keep her
company-most of the time
she just has us to talk to.
That's why she'd be better
off as a resident in a treat
ment center.
a a a
Mrs. T. Y.-It'S tempting to
accept the opening in the in
stitute for Marcia, but I think
if we put our minds to it we
could arrange to bring more
young folks into the house
and for Marcia to get out to
club meetings. Our church
has a friendly young-adults'
circle she could join. She'll
cheer up next month when
she starts her new Job of sell
ing by telephone, and we'll
work harder on her social
life needs
a' a a
Tha Council! With a big
push from what we learned
after World War II, the handi
capped may now be helped
mightily with medical, school,
and job problems. But how
about fun? What of the emo
tional sustenance that comes
from rubbing shoulders (or at
least arm-rests!) with other
people? Since it is so hard for
the homebound to get out so
cially,' the answer must come
from organizations-the same
ones who licked the life-and-death
stumpers mentioned
above. We know of one agen
cy, the Federation of the
Handicapped, which sponsors
seven clubs. Since Marcia
lives on Long Island she
might be able to join one.
(At least one club .we learn,
goes bowling, runs theater
parties, takes vacation tours
by bus, brings gifts and en
tertainment to hospitals, and
-to date-has played Cupid to
34 couples!) Other rehabilita
tion ce nters may have recrea
tion departments to meet the
needs of other Marcias.
civil rights, Kennedy concen
trated, instead, on voting
rights with authority already
at hand. This high policy de
cision was accompanied by
some of the most effective
race relations politicking ever
observed in the United Stales.
The President made Negroes
socially welcome at the White
House, . i i
He named Negroes to fed
eral office such as they had
not before enjoyed. By word
and deed, the President em
phasized to the Negro com
munity his active and friend
ly interest. By surprise visits
and surprise telephone calls,
Kennedy kept before U. S.
Negroes an image of a Presi
dent who also was a warm
ally.
Worktd Lika Charm
That was a lot more than
any previous President ever
had done to make the Negro
feel that the head man loved
him. And ior about 18 months
the Kennedy strategy worked
like a charm. In fact, this was
about what it was made of
charm. Protests against the
scuttling of .1960 campaign
promises were muted if aired
at all. ,
All was well, politically,
for the President on the Ne
gro front. And that was im
portant. . too. because 1 the
President needed the Negroes
to be elected in 1960 and
probably will need them to
be reelected next year. But
all was not well. The Negroes
took to the streets. President
Kennedy began talking anx
iously to White House visitors
about a crisis in race rela
tions. Rights Cain Forafroni
Long time Negro friends
and allies of the Kennedy's
began to holler foul against
Dr. Bebber Invited
To Aquatic School
:. Ashland - Dr. Ruth Bebber.
associate professor of physical
education and health at South
ern Oregon college, has been
invited to serve on the staff
of the American National Red
Cross Aquatic school at Lake
Tulequoia in central Califor
nia June 18-28. The school is
one of 20 in the United States.
She will serve as a water
safety instructor trainer. Last
year Dr. Bebber taught at the
Ashland Junior Aquatic
school sponsored by the Red
Cross and has instructed
numerous water safety in
structor courses for the Jack
son County Red Cross and
Southern Oregon college. -
. Robertson School of Business
: 40 No. Riverside 773-4264
classes begin July 8 or Sept. 30
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AWAITS
aaaw nV
IJ2i YOU!
So you. graduate in June!
What then? Did you know
that over 1,000,000 young
men and women cannot get
employment? The Secretary
of Labor calls it an "emerg
ency crisis", for the young.
The "educationally handicapped"-are
hardesl hit- If
you have an ability which em
ployers want, you will avoid
the problem.
A iob awaits you if you
become a Secretary, Account
ant, Stenographer, or Junior
Executive. Training takes 2
years or less.
Write now for full informa
tion. Don't join the jobless in
June and don't settle for a
job with, no future.
the administrations eivii.un. uuuu.u ...r-
beyond endurance.
.i-ht. nniii-ii anrl Denorm-
ance. Came the Birmingham
riots, and the tax bill sudden
ly ceased to be the adminis
tration's top legislative objec
tive. Top spot went to civil
rights.' ". ,'
That is how he got caught
in a squeeze play. His Repub
lican opponents and his for
mer Negro allies put on the
pressure for Kennedy to pro
pose civil rights legislation so
drastic in nature as to arouse
southern Democrats to a fren
zy of opposition.
Kennedy postponed civil
rights legislation in 1961-62
to avoid trouble with south
ern congressmen that would
have delayed or defeated
much of his other legislative
program. He had hopes of get-
The President's strategy
worked in 1961-62. It has
flnnned in 1963. The bis nrw
litical question is what it all
means tor jmo.
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