Evening star., 1960-10-20

civil rights bills ordering In
tegration In various areas and
agencies under Federal control,
enforcement through the JUS
tice Department and organiza-
ton of conferences TO ease the
issue of lunch counter segrega-
ton and the accompanying
demonstrations.
But Senator Kennedy said
the 1857 civil rights bill was
passed by the democratic Con-
gress and Republicans passed
none when they controlled the
legislature. He said the admin
|istration failed to follow the
Recommendations Of its own
Civil Rights Commission for
legislation in 1860, and that
former President Truman was
responsible for integration in
the armed forces.
He said the Republican ad-
ministration repeatedly refused
to indorse the Supreme Court
school desegregation in the Dis
k;rict Of Columbia.
Courageous young students"
lhe said. ACCOMPLISHED lunch
counter desegration and the
Civil Rights Division Of the
Department Of Justice insti-
tuted only five discrimination
suits annually.
Differ on Growth
On other points. the Ken
nedy rejoinder said:
Senator Kennedy had con-
tended the United States last
year had the lowest rate Of
economic growth Of any major
industrial society. Mr.. Nixon
said the rate was SO per cent,
higher than that of major Eu-
ropean powers. Senator Ken
nedy replied the joint Eco
nomic Committee Of Congress
placed the 1889 average at
2.3 per cent, half the Western
European average.
Senator Kennedy said So
Wet power construction was
likely to outstrip that Of the
United States by 1875. Mr..
Nixon said the Soviets' own
announced goals were below
this. Senator Kennedy retorted
official Soviet publications
listed the 1915 goal at 1850
billion kilowatts of electricity,
approximately the figure
projected for the United States.
Senator Kennedy said it was
not true his farm program
would raise food prices IS per
cent, as Mr.. Nixon contended.
Mr.. Nixon had cited figures he
said were prepared by non-
partisan specialists. Senator
Kennedy said that his program
would cost So billion year less
than Mr.. Nixon's and the effect
on food prices would be minor,
since farmers get only % small
share Of the retail food dollar.
Dispute School Aid
Senator Kennedy accused
Republicans Of opposing Fed
eral aid to education. Mr..
Nixon cited administration
proposals for legislation. Sem
ator Kennedy listed q series OF
votes, committee actions and a
veto threat which he said
proved his point.
Mr.. Nixon had cited statistics
against Senator Kennedy's con-
tention that American forests
and wildlife are vanishing.
Senator Kennedy cited counter
figures, including one attributed
to "the Republican admins
tration's own Forest Service"
that reforestation is going on
! at only elz per cent Of need.
| Mr.. Nixon had denied that
Congress provided more funds
for national defense than Pres
ident Eisenhower recommended.
He said Congress made net cuts
of $l.7 billion over the past six
years in defense budgets. Sena-
tor Kennedy said that from
1858 to the present, Congress
appropriated $500 million more
than the President requested.
Senator Kennedy had ac-
cused Mr.. Nixon of election
year hypocrisy" on health and
medical legislation and said
health problems had been ne
elected for eight years. Mr..
Nixon replied with a list Of
executive actions and legisla-
tive recommendations. Senator
Kennedy fired back his own
list of administration actions
he said were negative. He said
the Democratic Congress ap-
propriated $21O million more