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Too Much of Religious Question

William Howard Taft, was q
faithful Unitarian, as were
Presidents John Adams, John
Quincy Adams and Millard
Fillmore.
Mr.. Nixon is the first
Quaker to offer since Her
bert Hoover, though Of late
the Vice President has been
attending Methodist services.
Throughout all the years
OF the Republic, Roman
Catholics have been voting
for free thinkers. Unitarians,
Quakers, Presbyterians. Epis-
copalians, Baptists, Congre-
gationalistS, and Reformed
Dutch churchmen to become
Presidents without seeming
to fear they would harm
the Republic.
We should never allow
ourselves to forget the lesson
Of Jefferson. Lincoln, Frank
lin, Paine and others. They
m a ma aged to contribute
greatly and enduringly, with
out any formal belief in
Christianity, or association
with any church. We could
use the abilities Of such men
in our time. But If the
voice Of prejudice is as loud
as it sometimes seems, we
likely would disown them all.
It may be well to remind
ourselves that belonging to
a majority church does not
guarantee ability, Christian
ity, good Americanism, or
character. The test is the
individual.
And that a Christian of
the Roman communion, who
has lived IA years in WASH
ington's public life, and who
is pledged to total support
of the Constitution, should
not be granted by other
Christians equal eligibility
for the Presidency is a sad
commentary on Christianity
and our civilization.
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Some Presidents, Condemned on Issue
Cited as Benefoctors of Nation

bring together the forces Of
revolution.
Abraham Lincoln never
found a church he could join.
He had great spiritual depth,
but he was closer to Jefferson
in regarding the Bible and
the teachings of Christ as
great moral guideposts.
Stephen Vincent Benet, in his
magnificent, moving passage
of Lincoln in John Browns
Body, has him say:
Il never found a church that
I could join
Although I've prayed in
churches in my time
And listened to all sorts Of
ministers.
Well. they were good men,
most of them, and yet
The thing behind the words
its hard to find.
I used to think it wasn't
there at all,
Couldn't be there. I cannot
say that, now
Teach me to know Your will.
Teach me to read
Your difficult purpose here,
which must be plain
Ift I had eyes to see it. Make
me just"
Today. when there is a
studied campaign to make it
appear Senator Kennedy's
church, and not he, is the
candidate, neither Jefferson
nor Lincoln would have a
chance. Senator Kennedy's
pledges and his statements to
the Baptist Ministers Asso-
citation are eloquent testa-
ments of loyalty to the Con-
stitution. But still they will
not let him be.
The present furor from some
Protestants becomes the more
immature when one considers
that that good, quiet man,
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DAVID LAWRENCE

The biggest news In the
presidential campaign really
is the so-called religious
issue. Many people have felt
1t should not enter into the
campaign-but the politicians
decided otherwise. They have
made use Of it to their own
advantage on both sides.
The preponderant evidence
thus far is that the trend in
voting on the part Of Cath
olics toward Senator Ken
nedy has resulted in the
largest single percentage shift
Of any group Of voters in the
campaign.
After having published an
analysis to that effect earlier
in the week. based on the
latest Gallup Poll, this writer
today finds confirming re-
ports from various quarters.
Thus. in the New York Times,
John Wicklein, news analyst,
concludes q special election
report as follows:
with the violent outcry
against Senator Kennedy
from conservative preachers
at the outset Of the cam
paign. polite al observers
thought his religion was go
ing to finish him. The con-
sensus now is that Senator
Kennedy will gain more than
he loses because Of the reli-
gion ISSUE"
Samuel Lubell. political an
alyst for the Scripps-Howard
newspapers. has written sew
eral articles emphasizing the
shift to Senator Kennedy by
Catholic voters. He wrote on
October 26 with respect to
California:
LOS Angeles County has
roughly / million Catholics
among its population. The
Catholics interviewed voted
SO per cent for Mr.. Eisen-
hover. They were giving Mr..
Nixon only 20 per cent Of
their vote-a heavy enough
shift to balance of Kennedy
losses among Protestant vot-
ers. This Catholic shift in the
Los Angeles area is about the
same proportion as one finds
in the whole country"
Mr.. Lubell also wrote
earlier:
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Nixon Viewed as Needing Farm Area,
South and q Few Bio Ones to Win

would assume command Of
partisan politics to a degree
the country has not seen in
many years. The comparable
period is the early New Deal
days when Franklin Roosevelt
was taking the long view
although even he did not
then intend to run four times
for President.
Former President Truman
is considered the complete
politician. but the truth Is he
was far too easy-going in his
handling of his own party
and too tolerant Of some
Republicans whose political
narrowness was apparent. It
should be added that other
Republicans - former Presi-
dent Hoover, John McCloy
and Robert A. Lovett are
examples - treated him with
great consideration and even
affection.
Fortunately for Republi-
cans. their principal SEN
atorial incumbents are out
side the big States which are
proving so responsive to
Senator Kennedy's appeal,
while others are in States
believed susceptible to the
religious issue.
An exception is New Jersey
where the able, attractive
Senator Clifford Case has the
bad luck to be running
against a Kennedy-typ
Democrat, Thorn Lord, who
would also make an excellent
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Eisenhower May
Visit nigeria

President Eisenhower has left
open the door to a possible visit
to Nigeria either before or after
he leaves the White House in
response to an invitation from
the prime minister of that
newly independent African
country.
The White House said late
yesterday the President has
sent the prime minister his
sincere thanks" for the invi-
tation, and assured him that it
will be uppermost" in his mind
IN considering plans for the
future.
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POTOMAC FEVER
BY Pete Wyms
BY FLETCHER KNEBEL

Female fans of Kennedy have organized under the te
Jumping Jils for Jack"
Nixon tours New York with Ike. hoping 1kes brand
Of popularity will rub of him. Ike is somewhat less
anxious to have Nxons brand Of popularity rub OF him
Kennedy proposes peace corps Of young
abroad In place Of the old c. c. c. well have the D. D. D.
draft dodgers delight.
Ike Lodge and Rockefeller travel New York for Nixon
three seeking another miracle.
Cooks glossary Meat loaf-Togetheness with ketchup
Bob Kennedy the attack for his brother jack
Republicans say he's real Bobby-socker
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DORIS FLEESON

A Kennedy landslide built
on the big States is the ap-
parent presidential prospect.
1t is believed that Vice Presi-
dent Richard Nixon can
squeak through with only a
few of the giants, near-solid
farm State support and a
substantial part Of the South.
Politicians have almost quit
discussing the religious issue,
believing it helps as much as
1t hurts Senator John Ken
nedy. but it is still important
in calculations that Mr.. Nixon
might make it. Feared by
Democrats also is a major
international crisis which
President Eisenhower might
be able to turn into a major
argument for Mr.. Nixon on
the ground that continuity in
administration is all-impor-
tant.
It necessarily follows that
statistical prospects for heavy
Democratic control of Con-
gress are being reinforced by
such estimates Of the public
temper. What is not settled,
however, is the direction the
congressional majority and
minority will take. In this
area, much depends on the
ability Of the voter to split
his ticket according to his
desire to influence that direc-
ton.
He can do a great deal,
though, of course, either Mr..
Nixon or Senator Kennedy
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RALPH McGILL

A nation increasingly
shamed by a religious con-
troversy injected so violently
and irrelevantly into the
presidential election by an
undetermined minority Of its
citizens might well consider
that two Of its greatest hero
Presidents never Joined a
church, had serious doubts
about the divinity Of Christ,
and while believing in a Gre
ator, nonetheless insisted on
religious freedom for all.
Thomas Jefferson was de-
nounced as atheist and in
fidel. When he ran for Presi-
dent in 1900 he was the tar
get of groups which predicted
an. end to the Republic If
he were elected. AS late as
1880 the Philadelphia public
library refused his writings a
place on their shelves because
Of atheism.
Jefferson's interest In re-
ligion was profound. Like
Ghandi, in a later time, he
regarded the brief, simple
teachings of Christ as mag
nif1cent and an adequate
code for the direction of a
mans life. He did not care
for the New Testament in its
written form and made no
pains to conceal the fact. He
suggested it be rewritten and
when he could not obtain
this from the scholars he
trusted, he did it himself.
Perhaps the greatest single
architect of the Republics
foundations was Benjamin
Franklin. He believed there
was a God. but he did not
accept Christian dogma and
all his life was under attack
as an unbeliever, an agnostic
and worse. So was Tom
Paine. whose writings helped
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DORIS FLEEsON
The Big States for Kennedy

Senator. Should New Jersey
choose Senator Kennedy, as
seems possible. its voters must
decide whether Senator Case
is more important as q liberal
Republican force than Mr..
Lord is to them as q Ken
nedy backer.
Senators Margaret Chase
Smith in Maine and John
Sherman Cooper in Kentucky
are believed safe, no matter
how the tide runs. Paradox
ically, Senator Leverett
Saltonstall is doing well in
Massachusetts, because Of past
close cooperation with SEN
ator Kennedy. which he Is
using to the hilt.
While Republicans may
hold onto the conservative
Senators in the Midwest,
none are Of leadership stat
ure. Nor is the South, where
the party's leading right
winger. Senator Barry Gold
water. has been busy, at all
likely to add to a Senate
Goldwater bloc.
The three possibilities Re-
publicans have for picking up
Democratic seats would yield
two conservatives - Keith
Thomson Of Wyoming and
Alvin Bentley of Michigan
and one liberal, Gov. j.
Caleb Boggs of Delaware. Mr..
Thomson and Mr.. Bentley
would cut the Democratic
liberal quota, but Gov. Boggs
would be disposing of a con-
servative who is in Senator
Harry Byrd's vest pocket,
Allen Frear.
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Heavy Shift of Catholics to Kennedy
Called Biggest News of the Drive

"Of these pro- Eisenhower
Catholics in IA States. nearly
one-half is switching to Ken
nedy."
In O recently published
book, "The Catholic Vote"
by John H. Fenton, general
manager Of the Gallup Poll.
this issue is discussed in
detail. The book was written
before the presidential pri-
maries. but q postscript was
added after the West Virginia
primary. which was regarded
by many writers as having
squelched the religious issue
as a factor. But Mr.. Fenton
says otherwise. He writes:
However. even though
there was little evidence Of
q Protestant vote against
Kennedy. there was evidence
of a Catholic vote in his
support. In the Northern
steel-manufacturing section
Of the State where most Of
West Virginia's Catholic pop
ulation is concentrated, the
vote for Kennedy was partic-
ularly decisive. For example,
Kennedy carried Ohio county
by q four-to-one margin, q
county which is dominated by
Wheeling, which is about
one-half Catholic"
But who started it all? The
answer is that the politicians
saw in the issue vote-getting
possibilities both ways. The
first public evidence Of the
use Of statistics on religion
at a national convention was
noticeable in a document Of
several thousand words pre-
pared on behalf Of Senator
Kennedy. This study was
published In the August 10,
1856. issue Of U. s. News q
World Report. The maga-
zines Introductory note says:
With the Democratic con-
vention at hand, hackers Of
Senator John F. Kennedy Of
Massachusetts, are in q
Nationwide drive to nom
mate him for Vice President.
=. John M. Bailey. Demo-
cratic State chairman Of
Connecticut. is using a pri-
vate study Of voting trends.
made by Kennedy hackers. to
try to win party officials at
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Twilight Pause Before Elections Noted
As Break With the Past Neors

generation, on the whole.
For campaign purposes he
may be at this moment Mr..
Eisenhower's junior. But as
President he would be Just
that-the President. without
rival in the government or in
the structure Of his party.
If Senator Kennedy should
win, a like broom would sweep
and even wider. @
So the inner scene here is
remindful most Of all Of twi-
light. One long day is ending
another day is just over the
rim of the clock. Twilight"
describes the mood Of many
herein the White House, in
the high, politically appoint-
i've posts Of the bureaucracy,
and in the Capitol. There, too,
certain members Of the House
and Senate are drawing,
whether they sense 1t or not,
toward the close Of their ca
reerS.
A whole era is ending. A
cavalcade Of history is now
fast failing of into the past,
like a parade Of troops which,
seemingly endless, all the
same comes at last to an end
on the last. lingering note
Of the last band in the line
Of march.
In the old lands In old days
the expression was "The King
is dead; long live the King"
In Washington now the spirit
is the same, though for
tunately the harsh word
dead" is not applicable. In
Washington now the spirit is
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STATISTICS
9 yards to wind up with II

20 yards to wind up with II
points for the day.
It was a glorious day for
Coach Dan Devine and his
strong band of Tigers as they
handed the Sooners their first
conference defeat at Owen
Field in 18 years. The verdict
also broke a 14-game winning
streak the Sooners had forged
against Missouri.
Two fast touchdowns in the
second quarter gave Missouri q
PAS lead. Smith m a S h q
through center on a trap play
and went 80 yards. Minutes
later Stevenson surged around
left end on power sweep on
his first long-distance gallon
that covered II yards.
But the Sooners still showed
fire and countered with theil
second touchdown late in the
period on a 36-yard run by
Halfback Melvin Sandersfeld.
This gave Oklahoma new
hope and 1T came out for the
second half with a vengeance
The Sooners used up most Of
the third quarter with a H.
yard sweep in 16 plays, scoring
a touchdown with less than five
minutes left in the period.
Quarterback Jimmy Carpen.
ter plunged over from the one.
yard line, but Fullback Ror
See MISSOURI, Page D.;
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STATISTICS

western representative to the
bowl.
The Huskies hammered 70
yards in a dozen plays from
the opening kickoff to score.
They ran up all of their points
before California made a last
quarter touchdown.
Ray Jackson plunged the last
two yards on the Huskie's first
drive. Washington had its Sec
ond score less than four min
utes later, going 49 yards in
just three plays. Rarely spec
tacular, the Huskies pulled off
a tricky reverse, ending in a
34-yard pass from Quarterback
Bob Hivner to End Pat Clar-
idge for the touchdown.
A pass interception by Center
Roy McKasson. Washington's
All-America candidate, set up
a second-quarter touchdown,
and the HuskieS marched 95
yards for their final score IN
the third quarter.
CALIFORNIA o o o = r
WASHINGTON -13 z z 0-27
Wash-Jackson .. run (run failed).
WaSh.-Claridse "a, pass from Hivner
tFleming kick.
Wash; /. run (Fleming
wash Fleming z. pass from Hiyner
tFlemiug kick)
Calls. Bates 3, pass from salliett
tFeTgHsoa kick).
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Auburn Wins
On 3 Goals
ByEd Dyos

AUBURN, Ala, Nov. IL (AP).
Ed Dyas kicked three field
goals for a new national record
today to give Auburn a 9-6
football victory over Georgia.
Both teams scored all their
points on kicking.
The unerring accuracy of
DyaS' right foot gave him IL
field goals this year-at least
one in each of the Tigers eight
games-and a total of 16 in
his college career. the most
ever kicked by a college player.
Georgia's scoring came on
two field goals by Durward
Pennington, but it was the
dreaded passing of Quarter
back Francis Tarkenton which
put the ball in position to try
for the 3-pointers.
The game was one OF the
most dramatic of the season
in the Southeastern Confer
ence. The teams were locked ~
6-6 with only As seconds to
go when Dyas, 205-pound
fullback from Mobile, put one
through for % yards.
With his third goal of the
game. the pre-med student
tied the SEC record for that
achievement. He had set a new
national mark for the most
in one season when he kicked
two field goals against Mis-
siSsippi State.
Pennington put Georgia out
in front, 80, early in the sec
ond period with a 32-yard field
goal. Dyas evened the count
with one from "a yards out
See AUBURN. Page D-3
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Picture on Pose D-5
back in which Alabama scored
all of its points.
The scoreboard clock showed
zero as O'Dell's high kick. al
most blocked by Tech Guard
Rufus Guthrie, cleared the goal
post. It touched off a delirious
demonstration by Alabama fans
who Joined the players on the
field.
Alabama scored one touch
down in the third quarter and
added a second. plus O'Dell'S
vital hree-pointer, over a fran
tic Tech defense in the final
period.
The Southeastern Conference
victory left Alabama with a
6-1-1 season record and put
the rallying Crimson Tide a
step closer to a post-seaSon
bowl. The defeat saddled Tech
with a 5-4 mark and may have
shattered its bowl hopes.
The first half belonged TO
Tech. The Yellow Jackets took
Evening star., 1960-11-13
Iowa Spills Buckeyes,
Regoins Big Ten Lead

IOWA CITY, Iowa. Nov. Il
(AP). - Gouging chunks oi
yardage in a furious running
attack, Iowa shot back into
the Big Ten lead and conten-
ton for the National football
title today with a 35-12 con-
quest Of Ohio State.
Junior Halfback Larry Fer
guson's flashy 9l-yard scoring
dash down the Sidelines and
Sophomore Fullback Joe Will
liams' 49-yard touchdown burst
highlighted the Hawkeyes' ma
tionally-televised victory.
The triumph assured the
Hawkeyes at least a tie for the
Big Ten title with a 5-1 rec
cord as previously unbeaten
Minnesota was upset, 23-14, by
Purdue. The Gophers must
beat Wisconsin next week to
share the championship.
Best Showing Of Year
The Hawkeyes-fifth ranked
in the latest Associated Press
poll-displayed their crispest
attack Of the season IN turning
back powerful Ohio State.
which had lost only one game
and was ranked third this
week.
Iowa was performing in its
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STATISTICS

a $50 lead on an 8-yard
touchdown run by Halfback
Jimmy Nail, a 47-yard field
goal by Tommy Wells and a g.
yard burst by Quarterback
Stan Gam.
Pat Trammell and Bobby
Skelton--cool, clutch-conSciouS
Alabama quarterbacks-led the
Tide to its greatest surge IN
many years. Trammell directed
them on a 49-yard touchdown
march before leaving the bruis-
ing battle with a leg injury
Shelton then hauled them 81
yards for the second touch
down and passed them into
range for O'Dell's field goal.
1t was the first three-pointer
of the season for Alabama.
aEoRofA aEasRAMfA TECH --'s 9 9 9 lS-is SIS
Georgia Tech-Nail S. run (kick failed
Georgia Tech-FG, Wells Az
Georgia Tech-Gann B. run kick
AlaSama-Fuller /. run pass failed)
Acknowledgement q, pass from
Skelton to'Dell kick).
Alabama-FG,- O'Den "a.
Attendance, 44,006.
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STATISTICS

the single wing power forma-
ton, were no match for Sin
gleton and his special brand
Of T. BY halftime it was, 1875.
Yale and at the end of three
quarters it had mounted to
36-6.
Princeton tailb acks John
(Silky) Sullivan and Hugh Scott
proved heroic in defeat as they
led the Tigers to 1922 yards
rushing to 251 for Yale. But
even that mathematical edge is
misleading, for the Tigers never
were in contention.
What chances Princeton did
have to make it closer were
ruined by four fumbles.
Passes for 3 Scores
Singleton, a 6-foot-1 200
pound senior, passed for three
touchdowns, scored once and
set up a fifth.
Even when his starring role
See YALE, Page D-2
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Razorbacks
Near Bowl in
Win n0ver SkU

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark, Nov.
IL (AP) Arkansas Razor
backs rooted to within a nose
of the Cotton Bowl today when
QuarterbackS George Mckinney
and Billy Moore keyed a 26-3
Southwest Conference victory
over stubborn Southern Metho-
dist.
If the Razorbacks beat Texas
Tech in Lubbock, Tex, next
Saturday, they'll clinch the
Evening star., 1960-11-13
Undefeoted Missouri
Licks Sooners, 4l-19

NORMAN, Okla, Nov. II
(AP) Two scoring runs of II
and so yards by Halfback Nor
ris Stevenson helped the Mis-
souri, Tigers to a 41-19 football
victory over Oklahoma today
and kept them on the road
toward a Big Eight Conference
championship.
1t was Missouri'S ninth
straight victory and sixth tri-
umph in the conference. 1t was
Oklahoma's third loss. leaving
the Sooners far back in the
race for the first time in IA
years.
The decision also paced the
Tigers, now No. 2 in the ma
tional rankings, in good posi-
ton to become the top team
in the Associated Press Poll
thanks to Purdue's win over No
l Minnesota.
Although Missouri had a
wide margin at the end. the
score by no means portrayed
the toughness of the game.
Oklahoma got a homecom-
ing crowd of $500 to its feet
on the fourth play from scrim-
mage. Halfback Mike McClel.
Ian sped 10 yards down the
sidelineS after a cutback
through tackle to get the Soon
ers a 60 lead. But that was the
last time they enjoyed the ad-
vantage.
Missouri Immediately showed
it's muscle, storming 81 yards
in IA plays for the tying touch
down. Donnie Smith plunged
two yards for the score. and Bill,
Tobin kicked the first of fiv5
extra points, giving him q
straight for the season. He
added two field goals of 80 anc
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STATISTICS

last home game under Head
Coach Forest Evashevski. The
players shot the works, build
ing a 1856 halftime lead and
using a stubborn defense to
turn back the Buckeyes second
half bids.
Williams also scored on q
yard plunge in the rout, Quar-
terback Wilburn Hollis added a
12-yard touchdown and his
understudy. Matt Szykowny,
scored on a sneak to thrill the
Dads Day crowd.
Matte Stands Out
Ohio State Quarterback Tom
Matte-who had a brilliant day
but couldn't turn the tide alone
and Fullback Bob Ferguson
scorde Ohio States touch
downs.
Larry Ferguson's spectacular
sprint was the longest touch
See IOWA, Page D-3
Evening star., 1960-11-13
SINGLETON STANDS OUT
Yale Overpowers
Princeton, 1872
BY BILL FUCHS
Star stan Writer

NEW HAVEN. Conn. Nov
IL. -, Unbeaten. united Yale
stayed that way today by shat
terings Princeton, 1922, on q
bright, brisk afternoon in Yale
Bowl.
Tom Singleton mixed the
magic of Houdini with the
power of a Sherman tank, in
leading the Blue to its biggest
victory over the Tigers since
1881, when Yale scored 81
points.
Today's victory put the wraps
on the Ivy League champion
ship for Yale, which has only
Harvard next Saturday at
Cambridge standing in the way
of its first all-winning season
since 1923.
62,528 Watch Action
A crowd of 62,528 fans came
looking for a close. dramatic
scrap, because the Tigers also
had Ivy League title ambitions
Princeton lost only its opener
to non-league Rutgers, and
had scored 203 points while
compiling a 6-1 record. The
Tiger opponents had gotten
Just 80 points.
But the Tigers, exponents OF
Evening star., 1960-11-13
BeIIinu Gets
Four Scores
In 41-6 Rout
BY GEORGE HUBER
Star Stan Writer

ANNAPOLIS, Nov. H.
Navy's football team used Vir-
ginia for target practice this
afternoon, sending big gun Joe
Bellino in for the first four
touchdowns and then turning
loose a couple of others while
adding up a AIS score.
This was Navy's biggest scor-
ing margin of the year, beating