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Partial Press Paey Text President Explains School sac

lion dollars was provided which
Interestingly enough, only
about $1.3 million has beer
used for loans. That was the
first.
The second type Of program
you discussed - I supported
that program. In my opinion
there is not evidence as yet
that that suggests q Seriou,
constitutional problem because
it Is tied very closely to ma.
tional defense.
The second program we are
talking about are loans to al
colleges. In my opinion-anc
also, Of course, scholarship as.
SiStance to the StudentS-that
is in q different position. Al
least to the best Of my judgment
from secondary education
Secondary education is com
pulsory. It Is provided for every
student, every citizen, anc
every citizen must attenc
school.
We are providing a program
which we have sent to the Con.
gresS of grants for public
schools. Therefore, in my opin'
ion. that is the program which
I hope will be passed.
Now. the problem Of IoanS Il
secondary education does in
Stitute serious constitutions
problems. do not think tina
anyone can read the EverSor
case without recognizing thai
the position which the court
took, minority and majority, II
regard to the use Of tax funds
for non-public schools. raises 9
serious constitutional question
I have expressed my view OF
them. I think the Congress
should consider carefully what
its view Is on them and what
kind Of programs it wants tt
recommend in this area. The
Congress, as say, has recon-.
mended grants to private col
legeS in the past.
I uSed-a week or two ago.
think, I gave that as an ex-
ample. In the National Defense
Education Act 1t used loan;
for specific purposes. Whether
acrosS-the- board loans woulc
be constitutional is the ques'
ton which, in my opinion
raises q serious constitutions
question.
I am hopeful that the Con.
gresS will enact grants. II Con-
gress and CongreSSmen wish tx
address themselves to the prob
lem Of loans, which is a sepa.
rate matter, we are not talking
about in this bill loans to sec.
ondary education, then I an
hopeful that it will be consid.
cred as a separate matter, thai
Congress will consider the con.
Stitutional problems and con.
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Is so urgent that we must make
q start now. I therefore recon-
mend legislation providing: "a
For 500 million to initiate o
program Of 20 per cent grants
to help public bodies finance
the reservation Of landry
acquisition or other meanS-as
permanent urban open space
in the form Of parks and other
facilities, and (2) for urban re-
newal loans to help local agen-
cieS finance the acquisition Of
open space for future public or
private development. In both
programs o prerequisite for
Federal aid will be an effective
and comprehensive plan for
metropolitan or regional de-
velopment.
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without passage Of this bill thiI
year. I am therefore hopefu
that however strong the feel
ings may run, and I am yer,
conscious Of them, on all o.
these other matters, that tn.
program Of scholarships for col.
lege students, Of loans to col.
leges, because we are going tx
have to double the number ot
children in 1870 that we d.
today applying for admission
to our colleges, and grants Il
public schools, I am hopeful
that that will be passed this
year.
Urges Against BOycOtts
O.. Mr.. President, in connec-
ton with trade, some domestic
groups, including labor unions,
are turning to economic boy
colts as their answer to import
competition. I wonder If you
could state your position on
this approach to, international
trade difficulties, 80 :"
A. Well, I am hopeful that
those boycotts will not spread.
It is not-the Congress has set
up certain procedures by which
those industries tina are hard
hit can protect themselves, the
peril point, escape clause, the
procedures before the Tariff
Commission. Congress is going
to have an opportunity to ron
slider the whole matter Of re-
ciprocal trade, I believe, next
year. I recognize that these
workers are hard hit, but they
are not always able to make Q
judgment Of what the total ma
tional need is and also the need
internationally. I have seen
some cases where boycotts have
been suggested where the per-
centage Of imports is fractional
compared to the domestic mar
ket, / or 2 per cent. Well, now,
II they are not going to follow
the procedures set down by the
American people acting through
their Congress, but instead
every group is going to take it
into their own hands, then, Of
course, we are going to have
action taken against us in those
countries. We send abroad q
good deal of important goods
and employ hundreds Of thou
sands and millions of people.
As I suggested before, the bal
ance Of trade has been in our
favor by 4 or 5 billion dollars
Two can play this game.
Therefore, unions in other
countries can refuse to unload
our goods. Pretty soon we will
find ourselves with o serious
situation among friendly ma
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Following Is q partial tert
OF President Kennedg's RetDS
conference yesterday after
noon:
President Kennedy: I have
several announcements to
make.
First, I want to say q word
on behalf Of Radio Free Eu-
rope, which Is now making its
annual appeal for support from
all Of our citizens. This is
o peaceful concern but a firm
one. Radio Free Europe needs
and deserves our generous help.
Secondly, Mrs. Kennedy and I
are giving an afternoon recep-
ton ct the White House next
Monday, with the Latin Ameri-
can Ambassadors to the United
States, the Council Of the OAS,
as well as members Of Con-
gress concerned with Latin
American affairs. I will take
the opportunity at the close Of
the reception to make Q major
statement of some of my views
about the problems of the
Americas.
Third, pursuant TO my In
StructionS, each Federal de-
partment and agency has re-
viewed its procurement and
construction plans for the re-
mAinder of the current fiscal
leaE. to June 80, 1861, for the
purpose Of speeding up its con-
tracts and purchases, with
available funds. Total Of OBJ
legations for the remainder of
the fiscal year is now planned
to be $3.50 million higher than
before the directive.
II this acceleration proceeds
As planned by the agencies, di-
rect Federal purchases Of goods
and services will be increased
in the January-March quarter
by an annual rate of about
on e-quarter- r-of-a-billion dol
lars, and in the April-June
quarter by an annual rate Of
about three-Quarters-of-a-bil-
lion dollars.
Next, I wish to announce
that the Prime Minister of
Sweden, Mr.. Erlander, will
make an informal visit to the
United States for a period
Of 10 days, beginning March
%.
Help for Indians
1t has been brought to my
attention, next, that 5000 In
dian and Eskimo children un-
der the jurisdiction Of the Bu-
reau Of Indian Affairs Of the
Department Of the Interior
are not in school, could not
attend school until facilities
are built for them.
These children live on the
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Navajo Reservation in Arizona
and New Mexico, in Alaska,
and the Choctaw Reservation
in Mississippi. In addition,
other thousands are housed in
overcrowded and obsolete
boarding facilities, some haz-
ardous to their health and
safety.
I have instructed the Sec
retary Of the Interior, Mr..
Udall, to submit to the Con-
greSs without delay plans tc
correct the situation.
I am announcing the ap-
pointment and scheduled de-
parture this evening Of a Spe-
cial mission to review the sta
tuS and effectiveness of the
United States economic poll
cieS in Bolivia.
The chairman of the three
person mission is DR.. Willard
Thorpe, and the other two
members are Mr.. Jack Corbett
and Mr.. Seymour j. Rubin.
Finally, I want to say that ir
response to the first executive
order. the number OF people re-
ceiving surplus food has dou-
bled, from 3.5 million In De-
cember, to 81 million at the
present time. The value Of the
food being distributed month.
ly has doubled-$12.O0 before
the expanded program went
into effect, $24.40 in retail
value at the present time.
In addition, this has doubled
the protein value Of the direct
distribution Of food.
School Aid Issue
@. Mr.. President. sir. would
you help to clarity the aid ia
private schools issue? The Ma
tional Defense Education Act
passed in 1858 provides loans
for private and elementary,
secondary, schools for equip
ment, and existing provisions
as well as your recommends
tions allow for construction
loans for private colleges.
I wonder If you would give
us your view on proposals to
add to your school bill pro-
visions for loans as differen-
tiated from grants for private
and parochial elementary and
secondary schools.
A. You mentioned three
rather different programs
which involve different pur-
poses and different conStitu-
t1onal problems.
The first program was the
National Defense Education
Act, where loans were provided
for non-public schools for
specific purposes, languages, ]
believe, and also for science
and engineering. Twenty mil
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SpCct0L message 70 congress
Development:
Our communities are what
we make them. We as Q Nation
have before us the opportunity
and the responsibility-to re-
mold our cities, to improve our
patterns Of community develop
ment, and to provide for the
housing needs Of al segments
Of our population.
The housing industry is one
Of the largest employers Of
labor. Residential construction
alone accounts for 80 per cent
Of total private investment IN
this country.
Non-farm private housing
starts dropped sharply in 1860
to q volume 10 per cent below
1859 and to the lowest level in
the past decade. One out
Of every six construction work
ers was unemployed by the end
Of 1860 the highest rate
Of Unemployment in any major
American industry. ...
Formerly. this kind Of de-
preston in the BODYBUILDING
and related industries could be
more easily met. But the hous-
ing market today Is baSically
different from that Of only q
few years ago. Credit de-
vices must now be used selec-
lively to encourage private in
duStry to build and finance
more housing in the lower price
ranges.
There are 8 million families
today with incomes of less
than $2,5O0, 7 million more
with incomes between $4,000
and $4,000. Among the 10
million individuals who live
alone, nearly so per cent have
incomes Of less than $500.
One third of the 6 million nom
white households live in sub
standard housing and in
addition to all Of this, before
this decade is out. a rate of
construction Of at least Q mil
lion new homes a year will be
required merely to meet the
needs of new family units.
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credit for farm and other
housing in rural communities.
c. Finally, because the exist
ing requirement that every
farm home improvement loan
be supported by q property
mortgage has too often resulted
in unnecessary hardship, ! rec
ommend legislation permitting
farm home Improvement loans
to be secured either by mort
cages or by other acceptable
forms Of security.
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Iert OF President Kennedy's
on housing and community
rent construction costs and ct
market interest rates even
under the more liberal FILA
program. For these families ]
recommend enactment Of q
new program of long-term. low
interest rate loans for rental
and cooperative housing, fl
nanced from the special as
sistance fund Of the Federal
National Mortgage Association,
and processed and supervised
by the FHA. These loans would
be made to co-operatives, nom
profit associations, limited div
idend corporations, and local
housing authorities. Occupancy
Of these projects would bE
strictly limited to those indi-
viduals and families whose in
comes exclude them from
standard housing in the private
market.
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the direct loan authority above
the present $3.50 million to the
extent experience should dem
onstrate that guaranteed loans
are still difficult for veterans
to obtain.
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additional subsidy Of up to $40
per month for each housing unit
occupied by them should be
authorized.
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give promise Of producing sub
stantial savings In cost.
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CONCLUSION

A nation that Is partly ILL
housed is not as strong as a
nation with adequate homes
for every family. A nation
with ugly, crime-infested cities
and haphazard suburbs does
not present the same image to
the world as o nation char
acterized by bright and orderly
urban development. To achieve
our Nations housing goals, to
meet our appropriate Federal
responsibilities to aid private
and local efforts-and at the
same time helping to combat
the present recession while fur
thering long-term growth Il
commend this program to the
Congress and urge It's prompt
consideration and enactment.
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X. Proposal for
New Department

Urban and suburban areas
now contain the overwhelming
majority Of our population,
and q preponderance Of our
Industrial, commercial and edu-
cational resources. The pro-
grams outlined above, as well
as existing housing and COM
munity development programs,
deserve the best possible ad-
ministrative efficiency. stature
and role in the councils Of the
Federal Government.
I therefore recommendation
industrial, commercial and edu-
shall shortly offer q suggested
proposal for-the establishment
in the executive branch of a
new, cabinet-rank Department
Of Housing and Urban Affairs.
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Partial Kennedy Message Housing Community Development

FOLLOWING is partial teri OF President Kennedy's
special to Congress housing and community
deuelopment:
Evening star., 1961-05-05
PEOPLE
IN
BUSINESS

John w. Costello, founder
and president of MESSING, has
been elected president of the
Washington Executives Asso-
citation.
Thomas M. Anderson, jr.,
has been elected counsel of the
Montgomery County National
Bank in Rockville, Md. He is a
graduate of Haverford College
and George Washington Uni
versity Law School, and Sue
ceeds the late Thomas C.
Kelley.
Winston Riley III has been
named project manager for
C-E-I-R CU.KO Ltd. in Lon
don. He has been a member Of
the research branch at the
company's Arlington Center.
Bernard S. Green of the
Maurice Electrical Supply Co.,
has been elected to the board
Of governors of the National
Association of Electrical Dis
tributors.
George d. Roberts, jr., has
become associated with the Van
Brunt Agency Of the Equitable
Life Assurance Society of the
United States in Arlington, Va
Challen E. CaSkie has been
promoted to assistant to vice
president, traffic department
of the Southern Railway with
offices here.
Arnold S. Hoffman has be-
come sales manager for the
mobile systems division of the
Fred S. Gichner Iron Works
Inc.
Evening star., 1961-05-05
Realtors to Hear
National Leaders

Robert Tharpe, president of
the Mortgage Bankers Associa-
ton of America, and o. G.
Powell, president of the Ma
tional Association of Real Es-
tate Boards, will be among the
major speakers at the seventh
annual convention of the
Washington Real Estate Board
at Bedford Springs, Pa, May
28-June /.
President Frank ]. Luchs of
WREB announced the top
speakers and pointed out the
session is being held in CO.
operation with the Mortgage
Bankers Association of Metro
politan Washington.
Mr.. Tharpe is from Atlanta,
Ga, and will speak on the
outlook for mortgage banking.
Mr.. Powell, who comes from
Des Moines, Iowa, will discuss
"The Realtors Role for Free
dom"
Other speakers will include:
Mr.. Luchs, Carey Winston,
president of the local MBA
unit; Brig. Gen. F. j. Clarke,
District engineer commissioner
and William E. Finley, director
of the National Capital Plan
ming Commission.
Evening star., 1961-05-05
Fair Lanes Net
Almost Doubled
In Nine Months

Fair Lanes, Inc, major oper-
ator of bowling centers, had a
net profit of $355,679 or SO
cents a share in nine months
ended March 81, compared with
$178,538 or At cents a share in
the same period a year ago.
The company crossed $4,613,-
2l8 in the nine months, COM
pared with $3,228,642 a year
earlier.
Fair Lanes operates % bowl
eramaS in Maryland, Virginia,
North Carolina and the Wash
ington Metropolitan Area.
Through formation of Fair
Lanes, Ltd, the Baltimore COM
pany plans to extend operations
into Great Britain with l8 GEN.
ters in various cities.
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Auto Sales
EdgeUpword
In April

E, DETROIT, May 5 CAP) -
The average daily selling rate
of new cars edged up slightly in
April although total sales failed
to equal the March volume,
Wards Automotive Reports
said today.
The apparent discrepancy
was caused by the calendar.
There were 27 selling days in
March; only 25 in April.
The daily rate for March was
1886. This increased to 49,
AIS. in April. Total volume was
482,376 in March, 460,377 in
April.
Because of the improved
daily rate, industry officials
talked enthusiastically of a
continuing spring upturn in the
car business.
Both the daily rate and total
volume continue to trail year.
ago figures by a considerable
amount. The volume in April
was l7.3 per cent below last
April and the volume in March
was 1862 per cent below last
March.
The daily selling rate for
April was the best for any
month since December. Janu-
ary was the low point with
some improvement each month
since.
Wards said the inventory of
unSold new cars dropped to
10000, lowest since December
and 100000 less than at this
time last year.
In the April market General
Motors took 46.9 per cent of all
sales compared with 51.8 per
cent last month; Ford 29.9
against 28.6; Chrysler ISL
against 11.2; American Motors
81 against TO and Studebaker-
Packard IA against IL.
Compact cars edged up to a
record 35 per cent of all sales
compared with the previous
high OF 34.3 per cent in March.
Evening star., 1961-05-05
Grace Holders Plan
CIorksviHe Meetino

Stockholders of w. R. Grace
& Co. will hold their annual
meeting at the company's
Washington Research Center at
nearby Clarksville. Md, at
pm. on Wednesday, May 10.
The meeting will be preceded
by a luncheon and holders will
be given an opportunity to tour
the center. Holders will be
asked to approve an additional
LIS million shares of common
stock and re-elect all directors.
Sutro Bros. & Co., New York
investment house, yesterday
distributed a special study on
w. r. Grace & Co. and re-
ported the company seems to
be on the threshold of a major
breakthrough in earnings.
Grace has been transformed
from a steamship and Latin
American trading and indus
trial concern into a major
United States Chemical pro-
dncer, the review said. Its
chemical divisions accounted
for 76 per cent of its pre-tax
operating earnings in 1860, it
emphasized.
The review also pointed out
that Grace has a 24.5 per cent
interest in a Lybian oil ven-
ture with Standard Oil Co. of
New Jersey, which owns so per
cent. Texas Gulf Producing
has 25.5 per cent. Oil will
start flowing from this new
major oil field late in 1862 or
early 1868, the review predicted.
Evening star., 1961-05-05
Gas Light Honored
For Best ADVERTISING

The Public Utilities Advertis-
ing Association in convention
at Detroit yesterday presented
the Washington Gas Light Co
with first prize for the best
complete advertising" pro-
gram, and third prize for
"promotional m aterial to
dealers"
The award was accepted by
the gas company's advertising
manager, Robert H. Lewis. Kal.
Ehrlich & Merrick is the ad-
vertising agency for the COM
pany; Frederick M. Harris, vice
president of the agency, is ac-
count executive.
1t was the second consecutive
year that the company won the
coveted first prize among more
than $500 entries.
Evening star., 1961-05-05
C-E-I-R Buys Stock
In French COMPANY

C-E-I-R, Inc, has pur-
chased 42.5 per cent of the
capital stock of a Paris data
processing firm, Centre Fran
caise de Recherche Operation
ellie and will operate it as a
French affiliate.
The deal was accomplished
by an exchange of stock and
some cash. The French firm
was established six years ago
and has been growing steadily.
Evening star., 1961-05-05
Amex0rdered
To Expe| Pair
BY the Associated Press

The Securities and Exchange
Commission has exiled from
Wall Street two members of the
American Stock Exchange &C
cused of wholesale market
rigging.
Less than 2 hours after hear
ing final arguments in the case,
the SEC late yesterday ordered
Jerry Re and his son, Gerard,
expelled Immediately from
membership in the exchange
the Nations second largest. 1t
was the first expulsion order
since depression days.
In addition, the SEC revoked
the brokerage license of the
accused market riggers. Off
cials said this means they can
never again work in the secur-
tiles business unless the SEC
gives special permission
This was the maximum pen
atty which the commission
could impose. 1t would not say
whether the case has been re-
ferred to the Justice Depart
ment for possible criminal
prosecution.
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SEC Accuses Broker
Now Operating Here

The Securities and Exchange
Commission yesterday called a
hearing to determine whether
to revoke the broker-dealer
registration of a former Hobo
ken, N. j.. broker, who has
moved his operations to Wash
ington.
The hearing will be held in
the SECS New York regional
office to determine whether the
registration of Michael l..
Spano should be revoked for
alleged violations of the Securi-
ties Act anti-fraud provisions
in the sale of Steuben Elec-
tronics Corp.
The SEC News Digest said
Mr.. Spano had done business as
Garden States Securities, for
merly of Hoboken. but now of
1852 K street NV.
Evening star., 1961-05-05
Area Store Sales
Lag Behind Year Aqo

With asonally cool
weather continuing, department
store sales in the Washington
Metropolitan Area Jagged 6 per
cent behind a year ago in the
week ended April 29, the Fed
eral Reserve Bank of Rich
mond reported.
Area volume was up per
cent from the preceding week
however. Sales in four weeks
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CHICAGO
LIVESTOCK

CHICAGO, May 5 CAP) (UsDA -
HOGS $500; active, butchers steady to
% higher, most decline on weights
over $50 lbs; Sows steady: good ship
ping demand; mixed 1-2 19O-290 ID
butchers l7.75-ls.0O fairly liberal
showing at 1900 mixed q and
mixed 2-3 19O-23O lbs I7.0O-17.T5;
mixed % and IS 23O-26O lbs 1895
1900: mixed 2-3 and 3s 260-3OO lbs
l3.S5-16.50: mixed l-3 30O-4OO ID
sows 14.75-15.75; 400-600 lbs 1875
1900.
Cattle 200 calves none: a few sales
cows about steaGy; not enough other
classes on sale for q price test: utility
and commercial COWS 15.75-l7 so:
Gamers and cutters 13.5O-16.5O.
Evening star., 1961-05-05
Sea|test Foods
PIansBranch

SealteSt Foods Division of
National Dairy Products Corp.
has acquired around two acres
in the Ravensworth Industrial
Park near Annandale, Va, and
will build a new sales branch,
it was announced yesterday.
General sales manager, Will
liam Stevens, said the company
will erect modern, one-Story
structure housing an office,
refrigerated storage room and
loading platform. No date
has been set for start of
construction.
Evening star., 1961-05-05
British Aircraft
Forms Area Unit

British Aircraft Corp, Ltd,
has formed an American sub
sidiary, British Aircraft CUSA
Inc, with offices at 800 Jeffer-
son highway in Arlington, Va
The company will promote
sale Of British civil and mill
tary aircraft and allied prod
uctS.
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ended April 20 were off IL per
cent and for the year to date
were down l per cent.
The downtown portion of the
area sales total Jagged IL per
cent behind a year ago in the
week ended April 20 and also
were 2 per cent behind the
preceding week. Downtown
sales in four weeks ended April
20 were Is per cent behind a
year ago and for the year to
date were off 5 per cent.