Milford chronicle., 1961-10-13
KENNEDY'S HONEYMOON

KENNEDY'S HONEYMOON
There are indications President John F.
Kennedy'S honeymoon with Congress is
about to end Of course, all Presidents en-
Joy that first flush of cooperation Cor hesi-
fancy to offend) in the first days
President Kennedy has enjoyed almost
a complete session of relatively harmonious
relations with Congress, however, and this
has been true of his relationship with Re-
publicans on Capitol Hill as we'll as members
of his own party-tO a degree.
But he failed to win over his own church
on the ederal-aid-to-education program,
which he termed the most important domes-
tic legislation facing the country, nor did he
win many Dixie votes on this key question.
And he suffered a clear defeat in this eff
fort.
His proposals concerning some of the
federal agencies were handled roughly, but
his major proposals on such issues as for
eign aid and defense were warmly receiv-
ed
He got higher minimum wage, and eX-
panded federal aid to the needy. He saw sew
eral bills passed which he had sought as an
aid to the tagging economy. Any many Of
his other proposals were enacted into law
by Congress.
Now the session is close to an end. There
will apparently be fight over the Senate
rules, and Kennedy has said he favors weak
ening the cloture rule again.
So, while the end of the Kennedy hon
eymoon is not as abrupt and clear-cut as the
end of the romance between new Presi-
dent and Congress has so often been in the
past, it seems that the flush of the victory
in November, 1860, has about worn off and
Congress has shown just about what it will
do, and what it won't do, and that prog
ress from here on in (and in the second ses-
sion of this Congress) will come much slow
er than that which the Kennedy Admins
tration has already made, legislatively.
WATCH FOR SCHOOL BUSES
We have some advice for our readers
that we have given from time to time at
this time Of year, but we offer no apologies
on this score, since we feel it bears re-
peating.
Now that schools have started all over
the country and the fall weather will soon
be here, it would be we'll for drivers to re-
member that darker days and poor visibil-
ity often add up to tragedy involving school
buses.
Under the law in practically every part
of this country drivers are required to stop
when school buses are discharging or TAX
ing on passengers. This means that drivers
approaching or following a school bus are
required to stop.
In hilly areas, in poor visibility, or on
curves, cars travelling at today's high speeds
are often hard-pressed to stop if they do
not see a standing bus a good distance
ahead Although school buses are supposed
to show blinking lights, or stop signals, in
the form of raised sign, or in some other
fashion, these signals are sometimes flash
ed dangerously late by the driver, and on
coming cars are given very little time to
stop.
Therefore, we take this occasion to call
the attention of all drivers to the fact that,
as days get shorter and fall weather in
creases its intensity, eyes should be kept
peeled for school buses, especially in the
early morning and early afternoon, in an
effort to avoid what could be the worst pos
sible tragedy on the highways.
And, we might add just a word of eau
ton to drivers in the towns and cities to be
ever watchful for the school children who
walk only a few city blocks to school. In
their youth and eagerness to get to school
they Will not be as cautious as they should
be at crossings and street corners.
BOMB TESTS IN USSR
The resumption of nuclear bomb tests
in tho Soviet Union &c FIN