Evening star., 1960-08-26
KENNEDY
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called "a series of rosy reas-
surances that all was WELL"
If the day ever comes when
the American people are not
able to face the facts or are
not allowed to face the facts"
Senator Kennedy said, then
we will be all through as a
nation"
And in a final jibe at his
opponent, he declared: "The
first test of leadership in this
country is not an ability to
argue with the Russians-any-
one can do that. It is the abil-
lty to tell the people the truth
ABOUT our danger-and to sum-
mon the people to meet it,"
Both Filled Hall
The size of the audience that
greeted Senator Kennedy at
Cobo Auditorium and the
warmth of his reception seemed
equal to that for Mr.. Nixon two
days ago.
The 10,00O-seat hall was
hlled to capacity for both men.
Retiring Gov. G. Mennen
Williams and 1t. Gov. John B.
Swanson, the Democrats gub-
.ernatorial candidate, were on
the platform with Senator Ken
nedy, just as they had been on
hand to meet him at Detroit's
city airport when he arrived
shortly after midnight this
morning.
. Senator Kennedy was ap-
,,plauded warmly when he said
the "only possible defense pol i
icy for the United States can
be summed up in the word
first"
Senator Phones Amvets
= Senator Kennedy paused be-
fore leaving Detroit for the re-
turn flight to Washington long
enough to telephone a message
to the AmvetS convention in
Miami Beach. /
He told them the outcome of
the world struggle against COM
fnunism depended on the will
lngness of the American people
to bear any burden" to as
sure the primacy of this coun-
try in all areas of national
strength. /
> A crowd Of 300 to 1000 peo-
pie, most of them Kennedy
partisans, was on hand to greet
the Senator when he landed
here at 1890 am. Detroit time.
The turnout was markedly
larger and noisier than Vice
President Nixon received at his
8:30 am. arrival Wednesday
for his appearance before the
VFW.
City Heavily Democratic
= The difference was not too
surprising in view of Detroit's
heavily Democratic voting pop
.ulation and the fact that Sena-
tor Kennedy came in at an air.
port much closer to the center
of town than the one at which
Mr.. Nixon landed.
Republicans did not make
any effort to snare a place in
the reception committee greet
ing the Vice President Wednes-
day, but Democratic bigwigs
were out in force to meet their
candidate in the wee hours this
morning.
, In an impromptu news con-
ference before his VFW ad-
dress, Senator Kennedy said he
regards Michigan as "one of
the four or five key States" in
the presidential race and said
he would be back for at least
three days of campaigning in
October, after his campaign
opener here on Labor Day.
The Senator's speech marked
the end of a week of serio-comic
argument between v w
Comdr. Louis G. Feldmann
and Kennedy aides over his
appearance here. The Senator
Cancelled a Tuesday date with
the VFW to stay in the Senate
for votes on medical care for
the aged. Comdr. Field
mann then refused his request
either to address the group by
telephone or to speak IN per-
son three hours after Mr..
Nixon did. Today's appearance
was arranged as a last-minute
compromise.
If there were any hard feel
ingS on Senator Kennedy's part
they did not show in his greet
ing at the airport to Comdr.
Feldmann, Pennsylvania Re-
publican, who repeatedly will
be named to head the veterans
committee for Nixon within the
next few days.