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Kennedy's civil rights message
and contrasted his own record
on civil rights with that of Mr..
Kennedy.
Citing his own state of New
York as the pioneer and lead
er" in assuring civil rights and
first class citizenship, Governor
Rockefeller declared his state is
determined to retain its leader
ship in the field of civil rights
mot only for the people of this
state, but for Americans every
where"
Charging Kennedy's admins
tration with no fulfilling it's
campaign promises of making
civil rights a first order of
business" Gov. Rockefeller, hav-
ing the present in mind, de-
clared "they are two years too
late"
Rockefeller admitted that
President Kennedy's special
message on civil rights indicated
"a step in the right direction"
but the recommendations come
rather tardy and ignore three
of his president Kennedy's)
most important campaign prom
ises," he noted.
Actually, the Presidents re.
concentrations cover only five out
of the % legislative recommends
lions of the Federal Civil Rights
Commission, created by the Civil
Rights Act of 1857, two of whose
members are President Kennedy's
own appointees," Governor Rookie
lfeller said.
He listed the ignored recommen-
dations as being in the fields of
employment, housing, education.
administration of justice and vot-
ing rights.
In order to fill some of these
gaps in President Kennedy's mes
sage, Gov. Rockefeller stated thar
Republican Sen. Kenneth Keath-
ing of New York is introducing
legislation to implement the pass
ed-over Civil Rights Commission
recommendations as to votini
rights"
Other Republican Senator'S from
New York, Pennsylvania anC
Michigan will introduce Legislation
affecting civil rights in housing
employment and the administra
ton of justice.
Governor Rockefeller mention
ed points from the Democratic
platform Of 1860 and used these
TO underscore the shortcomings OF
Kennedy's message.
Legislation to implement the
entire civil rights section of the
Republican platform has been in
troduced in the House of Repre-
sensatives by Republicans on the
Judiciary Committee" he stated,
land has the support of the entire
Republican leadership in the
House"
Governor Rockefeller noted the
constant Republican pressure for
action and no dearth of opportuni-
ty~for the heavy majorities in the
House and Senate to keep the pro
misses of 1860 or meet the recon-
mendations of the Civil Rights
Commission if the necessary lead
ership were forthcoming"
Regarding recent efforts to end
filfbustering in the Senate, Gov.
Rockefeller charged that President
Kennedy remained completely a.
loof from the latest efforts to end
filibustering in the Senate-which
of course, are a principal means
of frustrating civil rights legisla-
ton"
Gov. Rockefeller pointed Gu
that President Kennedy has re
Gently appointed four Federal
Judges in the Deep South who are
well known for their segregation
isl views. :.
This strikes me as an odd way
to expedite civil rights cases." he
said.
Rockefeller pointed out that I'll,
Department of Health, Education
and Welfare is planning TO set uI
a new system of integrated schools
on military installations bIls AZ IN,