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Health and Welfare

Finally, a strong America
cannot neglect the aspirations
of its citizens the welfare of
the needy, the health care of
the elderly, the education of the
young. For we are not develop
ing the Nations wealth for its
own sake. Wealth is the means
people are the ends. All our
material riches will avail us
little if we do not use them
to expand the opportunities of
our people.
Last year, we improved the
diet of needy persons pro-
vided more hot lunches and
fresh milk to school children
built more college dormitories
and, for the elderly, expanded
private housing, nursing homes,
health services and social Sc
curity. But we have just be-
gun.
To help those least fortunate
of all, 1 am recommending a
new public welfare program,
StresSing services instead of
support, rehabilitation instead
of relief, and training for use
| full work instead of prolonged
dependency.
To relieve the critical short
age of doctors and dentists,
and expand research, I urge ac-
ton to aid medical and dental
colleges and scholarships and
establish new national insti-
tuteS of health.
To take advantage of modern
vaccination achievements, l am
proposing a mass immuniZa-
ton program, aimed at the
virtual elimination of such an
cient enemies of our children
as polio, diphtheria, whooping
cough and tetanus.
To protect our consumers
from the careless and the un-
Scrdpulous, I shall recommend
Improvements in the food and
drug laws strengthening in
spection and standards, halting
unsafe and worthless products,
preventing misleading labels,
and cracking down on the il
licit sale of habit-forming
drugs.
But in matters of health, no
piece of unfinished business is
more important or more urgent
than the enactment under the
Social Security system of health
insurance for the aged.
For our older citizens have
longer and more frequent ill
neSSeS, higher hospital and
medical bills and too little in
come to pay them. Private
health insurance helps very few
for its cost is high and its
coverage limited. Public welfare
cannot help those too proud
to seek relief but hard-preSSed
to pay their bills. Nor can their
children or grandchildren al
ways sacrifice their own health
budgets to meet this constant
drain.
| Social security has long
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Civil Riqhts

But America stands for prog
reSS in human rights as well
as economic affairs, and a
strong America requires the as
Surance of full and equal rights
to all its citizens, of any race
or color. This administration
has shown as never before how
much could be done through
the full exercise of executive
powers through the enforce
ment of laws already passed by
the Congress-through perSua-
sion, negotiation and litigation
to secure the constitutional
right of all: The right to vote
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TX. The Atlantic
Community

Finally, the united strength
Of the Atlantic Community has
flourished in the last year un-
der severe tests. NATO has in
creased both the number and
the readiness of its air, ground
and naval unitS-both its nu-
clear and non-nuclear capabili-
ties. Even greater efforts by
alb its members are still re-
quired. Nevertheless our unity
of purpose and will has been
immeaSurably strengthened.
The threat to the brave city
of Berlin remains. In these last
six months the allies have
made it Enthusiastically clear
that our presence in Berlin,
our free access thereto, and
the freedom of two million
West Berliners would not be
surrendered either to force or
through representative to
maintain those rights and obli-
cations, we are prepared to
talk, when appropriate, and to
fight, if necessary. Every men,
ber of NATO stands with us
in common commitment to
preserve this symbol of free
mans will to remain free.
I cannot now predict the
course of future negotiations
over Berlin. I can only say
that we are sparing no honor
able effort to find a peaceful
and mutually acceptable reso-
luton of this problem. 1 be-
lieve such a resolution can be
found, and with it an improve
ment in our relations with the
Soviet Union, if only the lead
ers in the Kremlin will recog-
nize the basic rights and in
terestS involved, and the inter-
est of all mankind in peace.
But the Atlantic Community
is no longer concerned with
purely military aims. AS its
common undertakings grow at
an ever-rapid pace, we are, and
will increasingly be, partners
in aid, trade, defense, diplos
macy and monetary affairs.
The emergcnce of the new
Europe is being matched by
the emergence of new ties
across the Atlantic. 1t is a mat
ter of undramatic daily CO.
operation in hundreds of work
aday tasks; of currencies kept
in effective relation, of devel-
opment loans meShed together,
of standardized weapons, and
concerted diplomatic positions.
The Atlantic Community grows,
not like volcanic mountain,
by one mighty explosion, but
like coral reef, from the ac-
cumulating activity of all.
Thus, we in the free world
are moving steadily toward
unity and cooperation, in the ,
teeth of the old Bolshevik I.
prophecy. and at the very time
when extraordinary rumbles OF,
discord can be heard across the f,
Iron Curtain. 1t is not free So !
cietieS which bear within them
the seeds of inevitable diSunity 3
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X. Our Balance of
Payments

On one special problem, Of
great concern to our friends as
to us, I am proud to give the
Congress an encouraging re-
port. Our efforts to safeguard
the dollar are progressing. In
the II months preceding last
February /, we suffered a net
loss of nearly 81 billion in gold.
In the IL months that followed,
the loss was just over half a
billion dollars. And our deficit
in our basic transactions with
the rest of the world-trade, d.
defense, foreign aid, and capi-
tai, excluding volatile short
term flows-has been reduced
from So billion for 1860 to
about one-third that amount
for 1861. Speculative fever is
ending-and confidence in the
dollar has been restored.
We did not-and could not
achieve these gains through i'm
port restrictions, troop with
drawals, exchange controls, dol :.
lar devaluation or choking off .
domestic recovery. We acted not
in panic but perspective. But the .,
problem is not yet solved. Per- ,
SiStently large deficits would
endanger our economic growth
and our commitments abroad.
Our goal must be a reasonable
equilibrium in our balance of
With the co-opera-
ton of the Congress, business,
labor and our major allies, that
goal can be reached.
We shall continue to attract
foreign tourists and foreign in
vestments to our shores, to seek.
increased military purchases
here by our allies, to minimize
the outflow of dollars involved
in our own military efforts, to
maximize foreign aid procure,
ment from American firms, to
urge increased aid from other
fortunate nations to the less
fortunate, to seek tax laws
which do not favor investment
in other industrialized nations.
or tax havens, and to urge CO.
of allied fiscal and
policies so as to dis.
courage large and disturbing
capital movements.
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of the last shows clearly enough
that freedom, not coercion, is
the wave of the future. At
times our goal has been OBJ
scured by crisis or endangered
by conflict-buv it draws rus-
tenance from five basic sources
of strength:
The moral and physical
strength of the United States;
The united strength of the
Atlantic Community;
The regional strength of
our hemisphere relations;
The creative strength of
our efforts in the new and
developing nations; and
The peace ke epin G
strength of the United Nations.
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Y. Our Military
Strength

Our moral and physical
strength begins at home as
already discussed. But it in
cludes our military strength as
well. So long as fanaticiSm and
fear brood over the affairs of
men, we must arm to deter
others from aggression.
In the past IL months our
military posture has steadily
improved. We increased the
previous defense budget by Is
per cent-not in the expecta-
ton of war but for the preser-
walton of peace. We more than
doubled our acquisition rate of
PolariS submarines - doubled
the production capacity for
Mlnuteman miSSileS-and in
creased by SO per cent the
number of manned bombers
standing ready on Is minute
alert. This year the combined
force levels planned under our
new defense budget-includ-
ing nearly 800 additional Polaris
and Minutemap missiles-have
been precisely calculated to in
sure the continuing strength of
our nuclear deterrent.
But our strength may be
tested at many levels. We in
tend to have at all times the
capacity to resist non-nuclear
or limited attackS-aS a COM
plement to our nuclear ca
pacity, not a substitute. We
have rejected any all-or-n moth
ing posture which would leave
no choice but inglorious re-
treat or unlimited retaliation.
Thus we have doubled the
number of ready combat divi-
sionS in the Army's strategic
reServe-increased our troops
in Europe-built up the Ma
rines-added new airlift and
sealift capacity-modernized
our weapons and ammunition
expanded our anti-guerrilla
forces-and increased the ac-
tive fleet by more than 70
vessels and our tactical air
forces by nearly a dozen wings.
Because we needed to reach
this higher long-term level of
readiness more quickly, $4,000
members of the Reserve and
National Guard were activated
under the act of this Congress.
Some disruptions and distress
were inevitable. But the over
whelming majority bore their
burdens-and their Nations
burdens-with admirable and
traditional devotion.
In the coming year, our Re-
serve programs will be revised
new Army divisions will
replace those Guard divisions
on duty-and substantial other
increases will boost our Air
Force fighter units, the pro-
curement of equipment, and our
continental defense and warn
ing efforts. The Nations first
serious civil defense shelter
program is underway, identi-
flying, marking and stocking so
million spaces; and I urge your
approval of Federal incentives
for the construction of public
fall-out shelters in schools,
hospitals and similar centers.
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Agriculture and
Resources

A strong America also de-
pends on its farms and nat
ural resources. American farm
erS took heart in 1861 from a
billion dollar rise in farm in
come from a hopeful start
on reducing the farm surplus.
But we are still operating un-
der a patchwork accumulation
of old laws, which cost us ST
billion a year in CCC carrying
charges alone, yet fail to halt
rural ! poverty or boost farm
earnings.
Our task is to master and
turn to fully fruitful ends the
magnificent productivity of our
farms. The revolution on our
own countryside stands in the
sharpest contrast to the re-
peated farm failures of the
Communist nations. Since 1850
our agricultural output per
man hour has actually dou-
bled! Without new, realistic
measures, it will some day
swamp both our farmers and
our taxpayers in a national
scandal or a farm depression.
I will, therefore, submit to
the Congress a new compre-
hensive farm program tai
lored to fit the use of our
land and the supplies of each
crop to the long-range needs
of the Cos and designed to
prevent chaos with a program
of common sense.
We also need for the '60S-if
we are to bequeath our full
national estate to our heirs-a
new long range conservation
and recreation program-ex-
panSion of our superb national
parks and forests preservation
of our authentic wilderness
areaS-new starts on water and
power projects - and expanded
.REA generation and transmits
sion loans
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II. Fighting Initiation

But recession is only one
scourge of a free economy
initiation is another. Last year.
despite rising production and
demand, consumer prices held
almost steady-and wholesale
prices declined. This is the best
record of overall price stability
of any comparable period of
recovery since World War II.
Initiation too often follows in
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VII. The New and
Developing Nations

Our efforts to help other new
or developing nations, and to
strengthen their stand for
freedom, have also made steady
ogress. A newly unified
agency for international de-
velopment is reorienting our
foreign assistance to emphasize
long-term development loans
instead Of grants, more eco
nomic aid instead of military,
individual plans to meet the
individual needs of nations, and
new standards on what they
must do themselves to marshal
their own resources.
A newly conceived Peace
Corps is winning friends and
helping people in IA countries
supplying trained and died.
icated young men and women,
to give them a hand in build
ing a society, and a glimpTe of
American idealism. If there
be a problem here, it is that we
cannot supply the spontaneous
and mounting demand.
A newly expanded Food for
Peace program is feeding the
hungry of many lands with the
abundance of our productive
transporting lunches for
children in school, wages for
economic development, relief
for victims of flood and
famine, and a better diet for
millions whose daily bread is
their chief concern.
These programs help people;
and. by helping people, they
help freedom. The views of
their governments may some
times be very different from
ours-but events in Africa, the
Middle East and Eastern
Europe teach us never to write
off any nation as lost to the
Communist camp. We support
the independence of those
newer or weaker States whose
history, geography, economy or
lack of power impels them to
remain outside "entangling
allianceS"-aS we did ourselves
for so many years. For the in
dependence of nations is a bar
to the Communists grand
design"-it is the basis of our
own.
In the past year, for example,
we have urged neutral and
independent LaoS-regained
there a common policy with
our major allieS-and insisted
that a cease-fire precede ne
gotiations. While a workable
formula for supervising its in
dependence is still to be-
achieved, both the spread of
war and a Communist occupa-
ton have thus far been pre-
A satisfactory settlement in
Laos would also help to achieve
and safeguard the peace in
Wet Nam-where the foe is
increasing his tactics of terror
where our own efforts have
been stepped up-and where
the local government has ini-
tiated new programs and re-
forms to broaden the base of
resistance. The systematic ag-
gression now bleeding that |
is not a war of liberia
tion"-for Wet Nam is already
free. 1t is a war of attempted |
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vi. The United
Nations

But arms alone are not
enough to keep the peace-it
must be kept by men. Our in
strument and our hope is the
United Nations-and I see little
merit in the impatience of
those who would abandon this
imperfect world instrument be-
cause they dislike our imper-
feet world. For the troubles of
Evening star., 1962-01-11

FolloDing is the tert OF
President Kennedy'S State-ot-
he-Unton message to Con-
greSS today:
Mr.. Vice President-my old
colleague from Massachusetts
and your new Speaker, John
Mccormack - members of the
87th Congress ladies and gen.
tlemen:
This week we begin anew our
Joint and separate efforts to
build the American future. But,
sadly, we build without a man
who linked a long past with
the present and looked strongly
to the future. Mister Sam"
Rayburn is gone. Neither this
House nor this Nation is the
same today without him.
The Constitution makes us
not rivals for power but part
nerS for progress. We are all
trustees for the American peo-
pie, custodians of the Ameri-
can heritage. 1t is my task to
report the state of the Union
Ito improve it is the task of
us all.
In the past year, I have
Travelled not only across our
own land but to other lands
to the north, to the south, and
across the seas. And I have
found that people everywhere,
IN spite of occasional diSap-
pointments, look to us-not to
our wealth or our power, but
to "the splendor of our ideals.
For our Nation is commissioned
by history to be an observer
Of freedoms failure or the
cause of its success. Our over
riding obligation in the months
ahead is to fulfill the worlds
hope by fulfilling our own
faith.
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III. Getting America
Moving

But a stronger Nation and
economy require more than a
balanced budget. They require
progress in those programs that
spur our growth and fortify
our strength.
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VII. Latin America

I turn now to a prospect of
great promise: Our hemisphere
relations. The alliance for
progress is being rapidly trans
formed from proposal to pro-
gram. Last month in Latin
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|. Strengthening
the Economy

That task must begin at
home. For if we cannot fulfill
our own ideals, we cannot ex-
pect others to accept them. And
when the youngest child alive
today has grown to the cares
OF manhood. ourposition in the
world will be determined first
Of all by what provisions we
make today-for his education,
his health, and his opportuni-
ties for a good home and
good job and a good life.
At home, we began the year
In the valley of recession-we
completed it on the high road
OF recovery and growth. With
the help of new congressionally
approved or administratively
increased stimulantS to our
economy, the number of major
surplus labor areas has de-
clined from 10l to 60; nom
agricultural employment has
increased by more than a NIL
lion jobs; and the average fac
tory work-week has risen to
we'll over 40 hours. At years
end the economy which Mr..
KhruShchev once called a
stumbling horse" was racing
to new records in consumer
spending, labor income and in
dustrial production.
We are gratified-but we are
not satisfied. Too many unem-
ployed are still looking for the
blessings of prosperity. AS those
who leave our schools and
farms demand new jobs, auto
nation takes old jobs away. To
expand our growth and job op-
portunities, I urge on the Con-
gress three measures:
Cd First, the manpower
training and development act,
to stop the waste of able
bodied men and women who
want to work, but whose only |
skill has been replaced by a
machine, or moved with a mill,
or shut down with a mine;
(2) Second, the youth en-
ployment opportunities act, to
help train and place not only
the one million young Ameri-
cans who are now both out of
school and out of work, but |
the 26 million young Americans
entering the labor market in
this decade; and
80 Third. the 8 per cent tax
credit for investment in ma
chinery and equipment, which,
combined with planned re-
visions Of depreciation allow
ances, will spur our moderniza-
tton, our growth and our ability
to compete abroad.
Moreover pleasant as it may
be to baSk in the warmth of
recovery let us not forget that
we have suffered three receS-
sions in the last seven years.
The time to repair the roof is
when the sun is shining-by
filling three basic gaps in our
anti-recession protection. We
need:
Cd First. presidential stand
by authority, subject to con-
gressional veto, to adjust per-
sonal income tax rates down.
ward within a specified range
and time, to slow down an
economic decline before it has
dragged us down;
90 Second, presidential
standby authority, upon
given rise in unemployment, to
accelerate Federal and feder-
ally-aided capital improvement
programs; and
90 Third, a permanent |
strengthening of our unem-
ployment insurance system to
maintain purchasing power and
living standards without con-
slant resort to temporary sup
plements.
If we enact this six-part |
program, we will show the
whole world that a free
economy need not be an un-
stable economy that a free
system need not leave men un-
employed and that free So
ciety is not only the most pro-
ductive but the most stable
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helped to meet the hardships
OF retirement, death and dis
ability. I now urge that its
coverage be extended without
further delay to provide health
insurance for the elderly.
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subjugation-and it will be re-
sisted.
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A. B. Holder
Speaks To IYF

The Intermediate class OF
the Methodist Youth Fellow
ship met on Sunday night at
$50 for a regular meeting in
the Educational Building.
The lesson topic was a study
of the Beatitudes, and Mr..
A. B. Holder was guest speak
er and gave a talk on the mean
ing of the Cross.
The IYF class under tn
leadership of Mrs. c. 0. Sud-
beck has recently acquired
for their room. an altar set
ia bronze Cross and candle
stick altar set) which Mr..
Holder used in illustrating hi.
talk.
IYF members participating
on the program were Elaine
Fite, pianist; Chuck Carson,
song leader and Watt Erwin,
led in prayer.
Ladies of the church through
WSCS serves refreshments to
the intermediate Glass every
second Sunday night, for
which the members express
appreciation.
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Wesleyan Guild Holds
Regular Meeting

The Wesleyan Service Guild
of the First Methodist Church
held a regular meeting o n
Monday night at 7:30 in the
Educational Building with II
members present and a visitor,
Mr. Allan Ramsey.
The program on foreign mis-
sions was presented by Mrs.
Geneva Lindholm, Mrs. Mar
garet Rush and Mrs. Elaine
Ellington.
Mrs. Ellington, the newly
elected president, presided
over the meeting, Mrs. Necie
Povall served as pianist, and
Mrs. Barbara Miles read the
minutes of the last meeting.
Other officers who are serv-
ing with Mrs. Ellington are
Mrs. Margaret Rush, vice
president, Mrs. Barbara Miles,
recording secretary, Mrs. Je-
we'll Jarrett, treasurer, Mrs.
Mary Emily Read, secretary
of promotion, and nominating
committee, Mrs. Necie Povall,
Mrs. Vernice Williams and
Mrs. Lindholm.
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Mrs. Young Hostess
To Acono Home
Demonstration GLIB

The Acona Home Demon
'HepseupoM 1om qnIO uo!leIls
September 9Th in the home of
TENDER 5th in the home of
the Rev. and Mrs. J. E. Young
with Mrs. Young as hostess.
The meeting was called to
order by the president, Mrs.
H. E. Buck and opened with
the song, america The Beau
tiful."
An inspiring devotion taken
from Psalms was given by the
hostess. No demonstration was
held, due to the absence OF
Miss Harpole who was at the
bedside of her father who is
a patient at John CASTOR Hos
pital in Memphis.
During the business session
ideas were exchanged about
financing and program plan
ming for the ensuing year. A
decision was made that each
member would make a small
cash donation to replace fund
raising projects.
Mrs. Joe Braddock cave the
study topic, "How to recog-
nize sound information on
nutrition"
Mrs. Kate Hughes led an in
teresting game during the re-
creation period which was fol-
lowed by delicious refresh
ments served by the hostess
to the eight members present.
Refreshments were hors d.
euvres of sour cream a n d
minced onion, open faced
cream cheese sandwiches
pineapple sandwiches, pecan
pie and iced tea.
The next meeting will be
held at the Community House
with Mrs. Kate Hughes and
Mrs. w. A. (Tige) Harvey as
hoStesses.
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American Legion
Auxiliary Holds
Regular Meeting

The American Legion Aux
Hillary Unit No. 18 held its
regular meeting on Septem-
Der 9Th at 7:30 p. m. at the
Legion Hut with a good at
tendance.
Mrs. ]. H. Warner, president,
presided over the meeting.
Mrs. j. G.. Robertson, Sergeant
-at-Arms, presented the colorS,
Mrs. Goldie Rogers led in
prayer.
Mrs. Warner named the
chairman of the different
committees for the coming
year and reported a good be-
ginning for the membership
drive. Mrs. Ben Murphy was
welcomed as a new member
Plans were discussed to at
tend the Fall Conference to be
held in Kosciusko on Septem-
Der 18th.
After adjournment a social
hour was held with the Lee
gionnaires and refreshments
were served by Mrs. Warner
and Mrs. Robertson.
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Miss Betty Scott
Celebrates Birthday

Mr.. and Mrs. Bob Scott com
plimented their daughter, Bet
ty on her tenth birthday with
a party in their home on Wed
.lesday, September 9Th.
A dozen young people came
a. 7 p. m. to celebrate the oc-
casion with games indoors and
and on the lawn. Bingo was
played with several guests re-
ceiving prizes. Betty opened
many lovely gifts from her
friends.
The happy group was served
birthday cake and fruit punch
by the hostess, who was assist
ed by Mrs. Jimmy Edwards,
Mrs. Dudley Rinicker, and
Mrs. Leonard Grantham.