Evening star., 1960-09-20

OF Russia.
Calling attention to Mr..
Khrushchev's arrival at the
United Nations, the Vice Presi-
dent said:
He's going to say a lot Of
things while he is here. He
may do some things while he
is here that people who are
rash and impulsive will react
to by saying: oh my, some
thing is wrong with the United
States because Mr.. Khrushchev
is saying these things
"And I'm going to suggest
this: Whatever Mr.. Khrush-
chev says, whatever he does
while he's attending the United
Nations, remember we are
strong. We are stronger mill
tarily, stronger economically,
Stronger morally and spiritu-
ally, and we are not to be
shaken and we are not to
lose our nerves or be knocked
of balance by anything he says
or does.
II say that is important be-
cause there has been a ten
dency recently in America for
US to blame ourselves for what
the Communists do. When they
staged riots in Japan and kept
President Eisenhower from 60
there, some Americans threw
up their hands and said, we
must be at fault But we kept
our heads. Didn't change our
policy toward Japan. And to-
day the people of Japan are
stronger on our side than
they've ever been, and the
government as we'll. That is
what I mean by maturity"
Mr.. Nixon. arriving late be-
cause Of propeller trouble in an
accompanying press plane, was
welcomed at the Wilkes
Barre Scranton Airport and
along the roads approaching it
by a crowd Of about a thousand.
One man carried a sign, I'VE
Want Checkers in the White
House" Another said, 1.-THE
G. o. P. Will Click with Pat and
Dick"
10000 Line Streets
A crowd estimated by Police
Capt. John Ruddock at 10000
stood along the streets and in
the city square as the Vice
President spoke in Wilkes
Barre in a drizzling rain.
A little later, after another
good street reception, Mr..
Nixon spoke in the Scranton
armory before a crowd esti-
mated by police at 5000. Aft
erward a screaming band OF
young people pushed their way
to the platform and delayed
Mr.. Nixon'S departure several
minutes.
Luzerne County, with Wilkes
Barre as the seat, has an un-
employment rate of 1875 per
cent, one of the highest in the
Nation, and that of Lacka-
wanna County. where Scranton
is located, is only a little less
In round numbers. $4,000 are
jobless in Luzerne, $4,000 ir
Lackawanna.
Luzerne, Republican for al.
most 40 years, went Democratic
in the county elections last
year, while Lackawanna has
been Democratic for the last
Is years.
The area has the third larg-
est block of votes in the State
behind Philadelphia and Pitts
burgh, and Mr.. Nixon took note
of the Importance of the an.
thracite belt in his opening bic
for the States 80 electora.
votes.
Hits Pork Barrel"
He charged that the Demo.
cratic depressed areas bill
passed by the last Congress anc
vetoed by President Eisenhower
was straight pork barrel" anc
added:
1T spread more dollars sc
widely-into place after place
that did not need this sort ol
help-that places like Scranton
where help is critically needed
; were left begging.
They used the shotgun oi
, politics instead of the rifle o.
national interest. No respon.
sible President could have ap.
proved it,"
The administration bill, Mr.
Nixon argued, would have pro
. vided more help where it wa
, needed. He promised that ri
I have the opportunity to leac
this country we are goinl
, to do something about it a
5 the next session of Congress.
. He said he favored a $20t
S million program along the line
suggested by Senator Scott anC
= other Republican members O
n the Pennsylvania Congress del
d egation. This measure woult
e exceed the administration
d proposal by $40 million ant
o raise Federal participation il
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