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Evening star., 1961-03-15
Hopeful Lotins
Will Accept Plan

@. Mr.. President, your Latin
American statement the other
day was quite sweeping in call
ing for political and social re-
forms in those countries. Have
you had any indication before
or since of how much accept
ance there is in Latin Ameri-
can countries to this kind Of re-
form?
A. I think it would be pre-
mature to make a Judgment as
to what the response will be in
Latin America. I am hopeful
it will be favorable. and I am
hopeful that we can begin dis
cussions throughout the hemi-
sphere which will lead to the
kind of internal and external
planning which will provide
for a steady rate of economic
growth throughout the hemi-
sphere, which would be a CO.
operative effort. So that as Of
today I can't tell you what the
response will be. I am hopeful
it will be favorable, and I am
hopeful that 1t will result 1t q
Joint effort of the kind that
we saw in Western Europe In
the late 40s.
@. Mr.. President, recent pub
lie opinion polls and other re-
ports indicate a high degree OF
public acceptance of your acts
since you have become PreSi-
dent. and Of your program. AT
the same time certain basics OF
the New Frontier legislative
program are in considerable
trouble in Congress.
How do you go about trans
lating public approval into
congressional support?
A. Well, that is a matter, OF
course on which every member
Of Congress must reach his
judgment. I think that the
people are interested in high
minimum wage. they are in
terested in improving our
schools, they are interested in
medical care for the aged. they
are interested. I believe, in fiS-
cal responsibility and develop
ment Of the highway program,
Now, the problem. Of course,
is that there are-and they are
interested in an agricultural
program which provides some
more adequate return for the
farmer.
Now, I recognize that there
are important and powerful
and well organized interest
groups in this country which
oppose all Of these programs,
and that they are extremely
active, and that they have been
successful in developing mail
campaigns of one kind or an
other which tend to give an
impression that there is wide
spread opposition to increasing,
for example, the minimum
wage.
Mr.. Gallup's poll the other
day showed that over rs per
cent Of the people were in ia
vor of increasing minimum
wage. I think that increase in
the minimum wage Is highly de-
sirable. I do not think that
anyone should be expected to
work for 80 and IS cents an
hour in some Of these jobs. We
have seen them particularly in
retail stores, a business which
makes over 81 million a year.
Evening star., 1961-03-15
Disovows Plan
For Sales Tax

@. Mr.. President. there has
been some speculation that in
order to finance some Of your
aggressive programs you may
possibly seek a national sales
tax or even possibly q penny
Q bottle tax on soft drinks.
Could you comment on that,
sir?
A. No. I have no such plan.
Q.Mr. President, there has
been q controversy in recent
days between the chairman of
the Federal Reserve Board and
the chairman Of your Council
Of Economic Advisers as to
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President said I'VE have to re-
duce that percentage" and
added:
Il hope that we can reduce
1t down to 4 per cent"
In a news conference discus
sion Of these and other eco
nomic matters the President
also:
l. Set a goal Of increasing
the participation by small bus
iness in defense contracts by
10 per cent over the 1860 fiscal
year. He pointed out that con-
tracts for small business in
1860 amounted to $3.4 billion
or 16 per cent.
Boost in Research
2. Said his administration
also will provide for an increase
in small business participation
in research and development
contracts that during 1860
amounted to only $3.50 million.
8. Announced that be was
sending to Congress a request
for funds to resume detailed
planning on the Libby Dam in
Montana in the Upper Colum-
bia Basin.
4. Declared that he has no
plans to seek q national sales
tax of even a penny a bottle
on soft drinks to finance his
administrations programs.
5. Expressed the hope that
the labor-management con-
ference scheduled for March
81 will develop a sense of
urgency and consider the prob
lem Of American industry
maintaining its competitive
position abroad. IF we are not
able to be competitive with a
very strong and thriving in
dustrial economy in Western
Europe" the President added,
I'VE are going to find ourselves
in serious trouble"
The President commented on
proposals for a shorter work
week when he was told that
labor unions desire this as a
means of coping with automa-
ton and unemployment.
Backs 4O-HOur Week
II am hopeful that we can
have employment high five
days a week and 40 hours,
which Is traditional in this
country. and which is necessary
II we are going to continue
economic growth and maintain
our commitments at home and
abroad" the President said.
II would be opposed to any
arbitrary reduction of the work
week, and I am unhappy when
I see the work week reduced
artificially, in the sense that
the pressures Of a declining
economy reduce it. In any
case, I would be opposed to a
reduction in the work week."
The President expressed his
views on reducing the rate of
unemployment in commenting
on differences between Chair
man Martin Of the Federal Re-
serve Board and Chairman
Walter Heller Of the Presidents
Council Of Economic Advisers
to what is q reasonable level
Of unemployment.
The President said he did
not consider the controversy
as significant as has been re-
ported in the press. He agreed
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artificially, in the sense that
the pressures of a declining
economy reduce it. So that we
get averages Of 3S.5 hours q
week instead Of the 40 hours a
week. In any case, to answer
your question, I would be op-
posed to a reduction in the
work Ueek
Evening star., 1961-03-15
Catholics Stand
On Schools Aired

@. Mr.. President, your elec-
tion in November was widely
hailed as among other things q
victory over religious prejudice,
Do you think, as some Specula-
ton has already indicated in
print. that the seemingly in
flexible stand on the part of
some spokesmen for the Catho-
lie hierarchy on the school
legislation may provoke more
religious prejudice?
A. I am hopeful that 1t win
not. I stated that 1t is a fact
in recent years when education
bills have been sent to the Con-
gress, we have not had this
public major encounter. I don't
know why that was, but now
we do have it. But everyone is
entitled to express their views.
The Catholic. Protestant and
Jewish clergy are entitled TO
state their views. I think 1t is
quite appropriate that they
should not change their views
merely because Of the religion
of the occupant Of the White
House. I think that would be
unfortunate. I think they ought
to state what they think. They
ought to express their views,
they are entitled to do that,
and I will express mine, and
Congress will express its.
I am very hopeful that
though there may be a diff
ference Of opinion on this mat
ter of Federal aid to educa-
ton, I am hopeful that when
the smoke is cleared there will
continue to be harmony among
the various religious groups of
the country. I am going to do
everything that I can to make
sure that that harmony exists
because 1t reaches far beyond
the question Of education and
goes In a very difficult time Of
our country to an important
ingredient of our national
strength. So I am confident
that the people who are in
volved outside the Government,
and members Of Congress and
the administration will at
tempt to conduct the discussion
on this sensitive issue in such
a way as to maintain the
strength of the country and
not divide 1t.
Evening star., 1961-03-15
Declines Opinion
On School Proposal

@. Mr.. President, Cardinal
Spellman in a statement this
week indicated that tax ex-
emptions for the parents who
pay tuition for their children
to go to private schools might
be one possible approach. Do
you think, sir, that this would
be a constitutional way Of per-
haps compromising the issue?
A. I think all Of this matter
should be examined carefully
by the Congress. The Senator
from Oregon, Mr.. Morse, has
asked the Secretary of HEW
to send him up a brief on all
Of the various kinds of assist
ance which are given to nom
public schools and colleges,
which the Secretary is prepar-
ing to do. The committees tnen
Of the House and Senate, and
the House of Representatives,
can consider what kind Of pro-
gram they wish to put forward
and at that time we can con-
slider what the constitutional
problems might be. But it is
very difficult as new proposals
are made for me or for anyone
else to be giving constitutional
opinions on each Of them as
they come up, without seeing
the definite language. That
obviously Is not my. function.
! would be glad to have the
departments Of Government
participate in considering these
matters with the Congress, but
my view on procedures. which
I hope the Congress will fol-
low. are well known. I am
hopeful we can get the pro-
gram which we sent to the Hill
out Of the way. Then the Con-
gress will have to consider
what it wants to do in this
other area. And the admins
ration will be delighted to CO.
operate. But I could not pos
sibly, unless I saw exactly what
kind Of language. give even a
private opinion as to its con-
stitutionality.
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they are. They live with them
I am hopeful that we can en-.
courage q public interest phi.
Ilosophy among all the groups
which will provide progress. We
have not been successful in the
past, but I don't-these are the
only things we can do. We
lack any other powers.
@. Sir, may I ask whether
you plan to have the first meet
ing Of the labor-management
conference at the White House,
A. Yes. Yes.
@. Mr.. President
A. Mr.. Vanocur and then Mr.
Robinson
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our request for additional funds
in order to keep the program
going.
So that all this is now being
considered and an answer will
be given to Gov. Rockefeller
after we have made q judg-
ment as to what funds will be
available. which depends in
part upon what our response
will be from the Congress.
@. Mr.. President, you have
stressed the constitutional is
sues in the school-aid fight. Re-
gardlesS Of the constitutional
question, do you think it Is
wise public policy to make Fed
eral loans to parochial and
private schools below the COL
lege level?
A. Well, I have stated my
views in the previous White
House conferences, and what I
hope will be the procedure fol-
lowed by the Congress, which
continues to be my view. We
will - when we see proposals,
and what form they take. be-
cause as the previous press
conference developed d, loans
take many different forms, and
I indicated some fall within
one category and some within
another. and this administra-
tion will be glad to cooperate
with the Congress in consider
ing the matter.
But I am hopeful that, as I
have said before, that the view
taken by the administration of
the desirability of passing the
public school matter first. I
am hopeful that that will be
the decision which the Con-
gress will adopt. But this is a
matter that they are consider
;pa- - 4AA Yara~A,ak &;,,aA
Evening star., 1961-03-15
Kennedy Opposes Cut
In Work Week
BY CECIL HOLLAND
Star stan Writer

President Kennedy today placed himself squarely on
record as opposed to any arbitrary reduction of the work
week. and said he does not believe the present unemployment
rate should be accepted percentage that we should
live with"
With more than million unemployed-s8 per cent
Evening star., 1961-03-15
Urges Adoption
OF Farm Program

LlOEl WIFI IIlc IdILH Ulll IlOW III
conference in Congress, the
principal fight seems to be
over the section which would
allow the Secretary of Agri-
culture to sell grain into the
market to hold the market
price. Do you feel that this en-
forcement feature is an alb
solute necessary requirement
in connection with the bill?
A. I am hopeful that the
conference will reach q decision
which will give the Secretary
powers in this area, If not the
specific language Of Title III
at least the language which will
protect, provide protection for
the bill. If we don't-if the Sec
retary lacks power-this bill
isn't going to be successful
and a good many people from
the urban areas who voted for
the program with Title III in
it in the House Of Representa-
tives have a right, it seems to
me, to expect that the Secre-
tary will be given sufficient
powers to protect the program
from non-compliers who, If they
are-who may use the pro-
gram, If Title III is out, fol-
speculative and exploitive pur-
poses. So that I consider it
most important that Title III
remain in or otherwise some al
ternate language which will
give the Secretary substantial
powers provided in Title III
should be provided by the Con-
gress. Otherwise, we are not
going to have any relief. And
am sorry to see the important
agricultural leaders opposing
giving us the protection which
is required. You cannot have
the Federal Government sup
porting agriculture in impor.
tant ways unless there is some
control over production and II
there is some limitation, some
provision for cross compliance
Otherwise, the program will
continue to cost a lot of money
the farmers income will con-
tinue to drop, and we will have
q gradual deterioration Of agri-
culture in this country. The
program that we suggested enc
sent to the Hill in my opinion
was one that was we'll balanced
and I am hopeful that a well
balanced program will come
out of the consideration of the
House.
@. Mr.. President, this has tc
do with the labor management
conference which is scheduled
for March 81. The past history
of such conferences has showr
a high percentage of failures
except at times of nationa
crisis. Do you feel the presenr
state Of urgency is great enough
to anticipate some success, anc
how do you plan to go about
communicating that sense o.
urgency?
A. I think 1t Is. One reason
alone, I think, makes it ex.
tremely important, and that Ii
the problem Of our being COM
petitive abroad. There are some
indications that last year,
favorable balance of trade
which protected to some degree
our gold supply. that we may
not have as successful a year
abroad. I would think that
both manufacturers and labor
unions. and certainly the pub
lie, would want to see Amer
ican industry remain competi-
tive. II we are not able to be
competitive with a very strong
and thriving industrial economy
in Western Europe, we are 60
ing to find ourselves in serious
trouble. There are also serious
domestic matters. aut0mation,
chronological change, u11em-
'ployment, the wage-price spiral.
I am extremely concerned about
all these matters and I am sure
Evening star., 1961-03-15

- FOLLOWING is the tert OF President Kennedys nevs
ceHterence today: ~
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stitutionality
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1961-08-18
ACTION AGAINST
DIET OF TERROR

WASHINGTON - A priest
expert on youth problems sug-
gested to a Senate Subcommit-
tee that action be taken to
cut down on the "diet of ter
ror'' offered to youngsters by
television.
Msgr. Joseph E. Schneider
said he believed there is a
basic relationship between TV
violence and the increase in
crime. He testified July 81 be-
fore the subcommittee on jul
venile delinquency of the
Senate Judiciary Committee.
The director of the Youth
Department, National Catholic
Welfare Conference, noted
that the Federal Bureau of
Investigation recently releas-
ed statistics showing that
crime in the us. increased
SO per cent between 1850 and
1860.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1961-08-18
%Encyclical
Blueprint For
Liberal Society

Pope John XXIII's new So
cial encyclicaI has been de-
scribed as a blueprint for
a society which is liberal
in the finest sense Of that
term"
The comment on the en-
cyclical mater ct Magistra"
was made by Father l.. j.
Twomey, ST., director of the
institute of Industrial Rela.
tons at Loyola University,
New Orleans.
Noting that the encyclical
contains only one mention of
communism as such, land
this in passing" Father Two
mey said:
ut is as though Pope John
would have us quit the line of
panic over communism and
get on with the urgent bust
ness of removing the causes
which give communism decep-
tive plauSibiiity, especially in
the eyes of the spiritually and
and materially underprivil.
eyed"
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1961-08-18
St. Mark
Parish Sets
Festival

LANCASTER - The annual
Festival OF st. Mark Parish
will be held Thursday, Aug.
"a through Saturday, Aug. Is
on the school grounds, off TT.
1873, west Of Lancaster.
General chairman of the
event is Robert Lowery, assist.
ed by James Paxton, Eugene
Groves, Lawrence Konkler
and Bud Huntington.
The Atari Rosary Society of
the Parish will serve dinner
each evening. The menu in
cludes: turkey on Thursday;
fish on Friday and assorted
sandwiches and cold plates on
Saturday. The Catholic Ladies
Of Columbia and the Knights
of Columbus Auxiliary will
operate a country store.
A ferris wheel and other
rides will be available for the
children, as we'll as games and
prizes for the adults.
All proceeds will be used
to help defray building ex-
penses for the new eight
classroom st. Mark School
which will open in Septem.
Der.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1961-08-18
Springs
AluInnae
Pick Officers

Miss Martha Sullivan is
the newly elected presi-
dent of the St. Mary of
the Spri ngs College
Alumnae. Serving in the
post Of president elect is
Mrs. John J. Almtna.
Other officers include Mrs.
Richard D. Kramer vice presi-
dent; Mrs. Richard R. Nc Gin
ty recording secretary; Miss
Mary B. Lynch, correspond
ing secretary; and Miss Rose
Weiland, treasurer.
Serving on the College
alumnae board are Mrs. Rob
ert ]. Butler, Mrs. J. William
Stein, Miss Sally Donavan,
Mrs. Charles A. Gooding, Mrs.
Bernard Luthman, Mrs. Frank
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1961-08-18
NOtre Dame
Club Plans
Annual Picnic

The annual pre.school pic,
mic of the Notre Dame Club
will be held at 100 pm. Sat.
urday, Sept. 9 at the Hall.
ridge Swim Club.
Students, alumni, students
fathers, and incoming fresh
men are invited to attend as
well as friends of the Univer.
Sity.
Reservations must be made
no later than Thursday, Aug.
ID. Students will be the guests
of the Alumni Club. Richard
J. Kasberg, BE. 1886, is in
charge Of reservations.
Facilities for swimming,
badminton, tennis, shuttle
board, horseshoes ana golfing
will be available. Dinner will
be served at 7:30 pm.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1961-08-18
College Ethics
To Cut Down
Shady Business

CLEVELAND Teaching
future business executives
ethics in college would be a
major step forward in elimin-
alton Of improper business
practices, a priest-psychologist
said here.
Father Theodore V. Purcell,
81, associate professor of
industrial relations and psy-
chology at Loyola University,
Chicago, declared that recent
disclosures of price-fixing and
other unethical practices have
shocked people into wonder
ing how corrupt the once re-
spected business world may
be.
The Jesuit priest told the
Cleveland First Friday Club
that because Of the competi-
tive nature of modern bust
ness unethical practices often
seem necessary for its opera
ton.
He pointed out that a re-
cent survey of 100 Harvard
Business Review Readers
most of them top management
executives - disclosed that
the majority knew about such
unethical practices in their
plants as the use of gifts,
brides, call girls and price fix
ing. But few Of the executives
knew what to do about such
things, he added.
MANY executives would
like to do the right thing"
Father Purcell stated, but Oft
en- they do mot know what
the right thing really is. They
need help"
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1961-08-18
Announce Plans
For Parish
Picnic, Dance

The st. Mary Magdalene
Athletic Association an
nounces its monthly dance and
plans for the parish picnic.
The dance will be held from
9 pm. until midnight Satur-
day, Aug. 10 in the church
hall. The lola Band will play
for round and square dancing,
The second annual st. Mary
Magdalene Parish picnic will
be held Sunday, Sept. 10 at
the Hallridge Swim Club. The
picnic is sponsored by the
athletic association. William
Garrett is chairman Of the
event.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1961-08-18
LYNCH NAMES
COUNCIL CHAIRMEN

Francis G. Burkhardt and
Clarence ehring have
been named Catholic Activi-
ty and Fraternal Activities
chairmen, respectively of the
Knights of Columbus Council
400 for the coming year.
The appointments were an
nounced this week by Paul
j. Lych, Grnad knight.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1961-08-18
Plan Mission
Festival, Aug. I9

MOxAHALA-The an
nuaI Summer Festival Of
ST. Plus Parish will be
held Saturday, Aug. le on
the church grounds.
a dinner will be served
from 4 until 8 p.m., and
dancing is scheduled from
8 pm. until midnight.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1961-08-18
New Leaf Formed

Mrs. Sam Gallione, st. An
thony Hospital Cloverleaf or
g~anizer, announces the addi-
ton Of two new groups to the
Cloverleaf Club.
Mrs. Helen Rodgers is chair
man of Leaf "a and Mrs. Dan
lei Oestreicher is chairman Of
the new leaf 80.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1961-08-18
WHERE DO

CLOVERLEAF CLUB
Leaf 2-Tuesday, Aug. 30, 8
pm, at the home Of Mrs.
Frank Gursky, 274 S. Algon-
quin-av.
Leaf 6 - Wednesday, Aug.
Is, $50 pm, at the home of
Mrs, R. H. BRAKEMAN, $40 S.
Roys-av.
Leaf 9-Thursday, Aug II,
8 pm, at the home of Mrs.
Elmer Stehele, 247 Sycamore
St.
Leaf 12-Saturday, Aug. II,
II noon, picnic at the home of
Mrs. Beckham, 1878 Wilson-av.
Leaf 29-Wednesday, Aug:
80, at $50 pm, at the home
of Mrs. William Matthias, 1894
McGuffey-rd.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1961-08-18
Will Attend
Meow Institute

Four local women will rep
resent the Columbus Diocesan
Council of Catholic Women
at the National Leadership
Training Institute, Aug. %
at Marygrove College, Detroit,
Mich.
Attending the hire ed a y
meet will be Mrs. William F.
Langley, Mrs. Pires Nadalin,
st. Andrew Parish; and Mrs.
Walter Harris, Mrs. Emil Will
helm, st. Agatha Parish.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1961-08-18
ST. Augustine Women
Elect Mrs. Dietlin

Mrs. Edward Dietlin has
been elected president of the
st. Augustine's women club
for the coming year.
Other officers include Mrs.
Harold Lyons, vice president;
Mrs. John Diedalis, secretary;
and Mrs. James Doom, treas
urer.
The next regular meeting
will be held 8 pm, Wednes-
day, Sept. Is.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1961-08-18

the first Catholic Church in
Tuscarawas County, erected in
1910.
Regular services were con-
Quoted in the church from
l849 until 1871.
Father Bernard P. Jones,
pastor, st. Aloysius Church,
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1961-08-18
ST. Leo Court Will
Nominate Officers

st. Leo 1875, Catholic Or
der of ForesterS will nomi-
nate officers at their next
meeting 8 pm, Monday, Aug.
81 in st. Leo school hall.