Evening star., 1960-11-07

paign stOp.-AP Wire
lare deadly foes to sound de-
fense planning. I have an
Inounced that, If elected, I will
convene our civilian and de-
fense leaders for q thorough
reassessment Of all aspects Of
our defenses for the critical
period of the 1960s."
Mr.. Nixon said his defense
proposals. would rot in any
way be governed by strictly
budgetary considerations. Such
sums as are needed for the
safety of our Nation must be
provided, no matter how large
they may be-"
Charges "Insult"
On the fight north to Alaska
from Los Angeles, he wrote in
to the text Of a prepared ad-
dress at a Republican rally the
accusation that Senator Ken
nedy had "insulted" the peo-
pie when he campaigned in
Alaska in early September.
Senator Kennedy said both
in Anchorage and nearby
Palmer that the proposed giant
Rampant Canyon power dam
on the Yukon River would
already be under way If Alaska
still belonged to the Russians.
Mr.. Nixon remarked caus-
tically that implicit in that
was the idea you might have
been better of if your region
had stayed in Russian hands. ="
He said Senator Kennedy's
statement was part of his
campaign to downgrade the
United States"
A crowd of 5000 turned out to
greet Mr.. Nixon at the Anchor
age airport in 81 dregree snow
less weather. And he said after
addressing the overflow turn
out at the 1900 seat high
school auditorium that no State
had given him a more enthusi-
astics warmer welcome.
He said that even though
Alaska has only three electoral
votes he believes it is important
that presidential candidates
visit all States. Alaska nor
mally goes Democratic.
The surprise proposal to send
MIR. Eisenhower, Mr.. Truman
and Mr.. Hoover on goodwill
missions to Eastern Europe
came in a Nationwide televi-
sion speech before Mr.. Nixon
left Los Angeles yesterday.
Mr.. Nixon said he had con-
suited the President about the
proposal and Mr.. Eisenhower
had indicated "He would be
willing :"
He said the President sug-
gested that Mr.. Hoover and Mr..
Truman should be included to
make it a bipartisan effort-a
suggestion, Mr.. Nixon added,
(which I have heartily in
dorsed."
This was the surprising part
of the proposal. Earlier in the
campaign Mr.. Nixon revealed
that he would ask Mr.. Eisen-
hover to undertake such mis-
sions.
"Can't Go Anyhow"
In Harrisburg, Pa, Mr.. Tru-
man last night rejected Mr..
Nixon's proposal. Mr.. Truman
told reporters that he had not
heard Of Mr.. NiXon's sugges-
ton, but II can't go anyhow. I"
He said that he is booked
through next year for a lecture
series, the Associated Press re-
ported.
Asked what he thought of
the idea of teaming with two
Republicans, after Mr.. Eisen-
hover leaves Office, on a tour
to carry the message of peace
and friendship" Mr.. Truman
replied:
"It's a little late now for
such a thing. If it were going
to be done, it should have been
done seven years ago before
things started going to pot. I"
In the closing weeks of the
campaign Mr.. Nixon has made
Mr.. Truman his favorite "whip-
ping boy" pretty much as he did
in the 1852 election. Since then
Mr.. Truman has made no effort
to conceal his detestation of
the Republican nominee, saying
often that Mr.. Nixon accused
him of being a traitor.
Blasts Truman Policies
At hardly a stop in the last
two weeks has Mr.. Nixon failed
to pay his respects to Mr.. Tru-
man for both domestic and
foreign policies pursued during
his administration, as against
those Of Mr.. Eisenhower in
the last 71a years.
j One Of his sharpest attacks