Evening star., 1960-09-29
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curity rather than the Com
muniSt dream"
Indoor rallies attended by al
most 1900 in Buffalo and
more than 10000 in Rochester,
yesterday along with many
thousands who lined streets
there or heard him in other
communities such as Niagara
Falls and Lockport, N. Y, and
Erie, Pa, hailed his insistance
on a worldwide and interlock-
ing concept of a new frontier.
Mayor Robert Wagner Of
New York City and Democratic
State Chairman Michael Prem
dergast were with Senator
Kennedy all day yesterday.
They said they were frankly
delighted" and perhaps a bit
surprised by the size and en-
thusiasm of the crowds. They
commended the candidate for
the "eloquence, spontaneity
and fire" of his speeches.
Hard-Hitting Speeches
In any event, the turnout of
curbStone spectators and in
door and outdoor rally audi
ences seemed to exhilarate
Senator Kennedy.
Aides were inclined to believe
his showing in the first TV
debate with Vice President Nix
on was an important factor in
swelling public interest if not
curiosity, in his personal ap-
pearanceS.
Senator Kennedy lost no op-
portunity to dwell on such is
sues as legislation for Federal
aid to economically depressed
areas, help to States for school
construction and teachers sal
aries, a higher minimum wage
and for a broad plan of old
age medical care to be financed
mainly through the social Sc
curity system. Among speakers
at a senior citizens meeting
was Representative Forand,
Rhode Island Democrat, who
sponsored an ill-fated bill that
Senator Kennedy indorsed in
principle.
In practically all of his
speeches, however, Senator
Kennedy emphasized that
adoption of such Democratic
programs would be essentially
a part of the larger need for
making the United States
strong and secure.
Denies DOwngrading U. S.
/ THE best way to give Khru-
shchev the impression that
everything is right in this
country is to make everything
right" he maintained at Buff
falo. II am not downgrading
this country. I am downgrad-
ing the Republican leadership.
I do not say that this country
is not good. I say it can and
must be made better.
II think we can do better.
AS long as there are Is million
American families who live in
Substandad housing, as long
as the average wage for laun-
dry women in the five largest
cities is 65 cents for a 48-hour
week, as long as there are near
lily II million Americans who
are not even covered by the
81 minimum wage, as long as
there are II million Americans
who are over 65 living on an
average social security check
of less than $78 a month, as
long as there is unfinished bus
iness before our country,
think there is need for our
party.
1--WE decide on November 8
which way our country is going
to go, whether it is going to
give the green light or the red
light to the 196os, whether it
is going to say yes, no or
maybe"
Sees Indifference
He criticized the administra-
ton for what he called it's
shortcomings and lack of fore
sight in foreign policy as vel,
as in domestic matters. He
charged that the administra
tion for years was totally in
different to the needs of Latin
America until we came forth
with a program at the point Of
Mr.. Castro's pistol"
He warned that the admin
istration has been similarly
slow about recognizing the
problems of Asia and Africa.