Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-28

IN the lives OF children.
Mr.. Kennedy had this to say
of other subjects:
Congress-Don't adjourn, he
suggested, without adopting "a
good deal more" of the admin
istration's legislative program
He enumerated trade, tax,
medical care, education and
farm proposals among those
difficult to get through Con-
greSs, where he acknowledged
some Democrats have been
voting with Republicans for
years and have to do better. Z"
He called the November con-
gressional elections important,
with a workable majority"
hanging in the balance.
Farm Bill-The unexpected
defeat of his wheat and feed
grains control measure last
week was "a great mistake, {"
Mr.. Kennedy said. what Is
interesting" he added, is that
the Republicans now indicate
they will support an emergency
feed grain bill but voted
against 1t with four or five
exceptions last year.
Quip at G. o. p.
Eisenhower-Asked about for
mer President Eisenhower's as
sertion that his administration
is spending too much on de-
tense and "floundering" in
fiscal and economic currents,
Mr.. Kennedy said he didn't
enjoy the spending but felt
strength helps maintain peace.
With some Republicans protest
ing not enough is done to stand
up to the Communists and
others saying expenses are toe
high, he quipped: There should
be some coordination of policy
|. Otherwise it may appear
that the Grand Old Party may
be laundering"
His NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
voters, he said, will have Il
judge the qualifications OF Ed.
ward M. (Ted) Kennedy, {
Democratic candidate for tn,
Senate, against complaints Their
would be too many Ken,
nedys" in Washington. But 70,
the first time since his young
est brother entered the race
; the President commended hin
publicly-for work in past com
paigns-and expressed "con
: fidence in his ability"
!. Business-He welcomed
|. poll which recorded business
: men favoring his tax credit ant
!, trade bills but finding his ad
ministration anti-business. I
. suggests, he said, that mos
businessmen, No. /. are Repub
licans and, No. 2, that the,
realize what is in the best in
terests of business and tn
country, that is. the trade bill
and the tax credit"
p Tax-Cutting Authority
Taxes-Mr. Kennedy agail
. urged Congress to grant hin
: standby tax-cutting authorit.
to cope with economic slumps
AS to whether income take
: should be reduced earlier thai
next January l, the date h
has advocated, Mr.. Kennel,
said the Government is keepinI
watch on signs in the economy
Some are good. he said, ant
some not so good.
Rostow-Walt w. RoStow
: chief of the State Department
4 Policy Planning Council. ha
: acted very responsibly" in pre-
: pairing a document on nationa
security policies, Mr.. Kennel
said. He contends the report
which some Republicans hav
criticized, will help the Nationa
!, Security Council determine
what changes are needed Il
! policies laid down in the sos
FallOut-Nuclear testing il
. the atmosphere serves the ma
\ tional interest, he maintained
i and there is no health hazar'
here in this country nor vii
there be from our tests"
: Cubans-Mr. Kennedy sal,
r he was unfamiliar with a com
=, mittee organized to ransom
y prisoners held by Fidel Castr
# in Cuba but sympathized witt
a the objective. When a re
. porter said Mr.. Kennedy's sis
g ter-in-law, Princess Lee Rad
d twill, was a member, he sal
t she is free to make her owl
judgments.