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Senator Steps Up Drive
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two or three times by his own
enthusiasm. But whatever the
numbers, the crowds were big
and boisterously roofing for
Senator Kennedy.
From st. Louis, the candi-
date few on to Joplin. Mo-, and
Wichita, Kans., before making
a Statewide television appear
ance from a Kansas City audi
torium rally tonight-where he
flung his challenge on Ameri-
can prestige at Mr.. Nixon.
Hits Rivals on Report
In his speech prepared for
delivery at Kansas City, Sens
ator Kennedy expounded on his
campaign theme - contested
vigorously by Mr., Nixon and
President Eisenhower - that
American prestige abroad is
declining.
He said an official survey Of
world public opinion. conducted
by USIA, shows American pres
tige at IAN all time low" He
wondered aloud If the report
has not been made public. in
the face of Democratic pres
sure for its release, because
the administration feels we are
unable to face the facts"
Then he flung his double
barreled challenge at Mr..
Nixon in these words:
"In our debate last night.
Mr.. Nixon-while claiming that
the report was unusually old
stated that he would have no
objection to having it made
public
II challenge him to demon
strste his influence in this ad-
ministration-and his willing
ness to have real facts known
by having it made public"
Calls for Action
He asserted Mr.. Nixon could
not be more wrong" in his con-
tention that the Democratic
candidates questioning Of the
country's prestige tends to le-
duce that prestige.
"Our prestige abroad" Sena-
tor Kennedy insisted, "is not
what we say it is. 1t is not the
esteem Of good men for good
words. it is the esteem Of good
men for good action. And where
there Is no real action there
can be no real prestige.
What we do speaks far
louder than what we say. What
we practice at home means far
more than what we preach
abroad.
"And that is why our de-
cline in prestige is a critical
issue in this campaign"
For action to build up Amer
lean prestige. the Senator
called for stepping up informa-
ton and cultural programs
abroad, and demonstrating by
works our desire for peace"
He also said action must be
taken to demonstrate that the
American economic system "is
the road to progress" to re
build our image Of q vital
Democratic society,"" to make it
clear that I'VE understand the
needs of other nations as well
as our own"
The Senator got perhaps his
biggest cheers at Northland
Shopping Center in st. Louis
County where from 10000 to
10000 people heard him. He
flung some 1853 words of Presi-
dent Eisenhower at Mr.. Nixon
to back up his challenge for an
other TV debate.
Hits Lodge Stand
AS an alternative to such q |
face-to-face encounter between
the two presidential candidates
In the closing days Of the cam
paign. Senator Kennedy sug-
gested sarcastically q Nixon
Lodge debate over the question
Of a Negro in the Cabinet, and
debates between Mr.. Nixon
and other leading Republicans
over differences he ascribed to
them.
Henry Cabot Lodge, the Re-
publican vice presidential can
didate, has said there should
be a Negro in the cabinet and
he thought there would be if
Mr.. Nixon were elected. Mr..
Nixon says only that he will
select the best men regardless
Of race, creed or color.
Eisenhower Quoted