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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-23
ForeS0W
Setbocks

Mr.. Kennedy warned that life
in the immediate future was
not going to be easy, declaring:
There win be further set
backs before the tide is turned.
But turn it we must"
He ordered a fast stepup in
the drive to strengthen the Ma
tons defenses. At the same
time he babe Soviet Russia
join in a side-by-side march
toward peaceful conquest of
space and betterment of man
kind through science.
While his speech dealt ex-
tensively with the world at
large, Mr.. Kennedy's message
also surveyed the domestic
economy. He called the outlook
disturbing and troublesome.
Mr.. Kennedy appointed his
brother and campaign man
ager, Robert F. Kennedy, as
Attorney General. The latter
was just 35 years old at the
time. Asked by newsmen
whether he knew of any his
toric parallel of a Presidents
appointing a brother to tins
cabinet. he replied: mo. we
are going to start one" The
brothers were extraordinarily
close.
He named his personal ply
sician, DR.. Janet G., Travel, as
White House physician. Presi-
dent Kennedy credited her
with curing a muscular all
ment that had troubled him
for many years. She also
treated other members ri tbs
family.
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Scratched Note
On Cocodnut

On Thursday afternoon two
friendly natives found the
group. Mr.. Kennedy scratched
a note on a coconut shell and
asked them to take it to his
PIT boat base at Rendova.
One of the natives dropped
off at the island of Gomu
where an Australian, Arthur
Reginald Evans. was stationed
as a member of the Australia
Coast Watching Service that
kept tabs on japanese ship
and plane movements. He de-
livered the note to Evans, who
sent other natives to Mr..
Kennedy's little island. They
arrived on Saturday night.
The future President rode in
a native canoe hidden beneath
coconut leaves to meet Mr..
Evans and arrange for the
rescue of his crew.
Mr.. Kennedy was in the
White House when he found
out for sure the identity of the
Australian officer and invited
him to Washington for a visit.
When the two met there,
Mr.. Evans took a look at Mr..
Kennedy and said, He looks
very different-he'S certainly
better dressed"
The last time the two men
had seen each other Mr.. Ken
nedy wore only fatigue pants
chopped off to shorts and had
just climbed from beneath the
pile Of coconut leaves in the
canoe. That was 18 years
earlier.
1t. Kennedy was awarded
the Navy and Marine Corps
medals and the Purple Heart.
One Of his brothers, Joseph
p. jr., a Navy pilot, was killed
in action in Europe in 1914.
A month later, the husband
of one Of his sisters, Kathleen,
died in action in France. He
was the Marques of Harting-
ton, a captain in the Cold
stream Guards. Lady Harting-
ton herself met tragic death
in the spring of 1948, along
with three others, in the crash
of a plane in France.
For most of his adult years
Mr.. Kennedy was plagued by
back troubles.
These started with an injury
he suffered while playing foot
ball during his sophomore year
at Harvard. Then came a spinal
injury in the South Pacific ac-
ton. Mr.. Kennedy underwent
three operations, one so serious
that he was administered the
last rites of the Catholic
Church.
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tempting to gain political ad-
vantage by trying to keep the
religious issue alive in places
where Catholics were concen-
trated.
Before Mr.. Kennedy's cleo
ton, membership in the Cath
ole Church had been generally
considered a political handicap
for anyone seeking the Presi-
dency. But Mr.. Kennedy car
ried most Of the additionally
Protestant South as well as the
big Northern States with large
Catholic populations.
Senator johnson, his run
ming mate, was a member Of
the Christian Church.
Mr.. Kennedy stressed several
themes-that American prestige
abroad had slipped danger
ously. that the Nations margin
Of military superiority was
narrowing, that its economic
growth at home and its image
abroad needed revitalizing.
And he emphasized what he
termed the need for a dynamic
America. IAN America on the
move again." He talked of new
frontiers.
His cause was helped consid-
erably by appearances on tele-
vision in a series of four great
debates" with his Republican
rival, who until that time had
been much more clearly estab-
lished in the public conscious
ness.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-23
Appeared Before
Clerical Group

While Mr.. Nixon took jabs
at Mr.. Kennedy's wealth dur
ing the campaign, Mr.. Ken
nedy didn't mention it himself.
But he did discuss his relig-
ious faith freely.
He appeared before a meet
ing of the Greater Houston
Ministerial Association and
told several hundred Protestant
ministers he firmly believed in
a complete separation of
church and state. and said
he thought most Catholics in
this country did, too.
A number of Protestant
ministers, notably in the
South, spoke out in their pull
pits against the election of a
Catholic President. They ex-
pressed fear that one of that
faith would be under domina-
ton of the Catholic hierarchy.
Mr.. Kennedy told the min
listers in Houston he would re-
sign the presidency before let
ting his faith influence his de-
cisions, He put it this way:
IF the time should ever
come-and 1 do not concede
any conflicts will be even re-
motely poSsible-when my Of
flee would require me to either
violate my conscience or vio-
late the national interest, then
I would resign the office: and
1 hope any conscientious public
servant would do the same"
He said no Catholic prelate
should tell a Catholic Presi-
dent how to act. At the same
time, he continued, he believed
no Protestant minister should
tell his congregation how to
vote.
Il believe in an America that
is officially neither Catholic,
Protestant nor jewish" he
summarized.
Some Protestant ministers
deplored anti-Catholicism dur
ing a campaign in which anti
Catholic literature definitely
was circulated.
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Continued from Page As

crops and standby authority
to initiate public works projects
and reduce income taxes 10
combat economic receSSi0ns.
The Congress approved sn in
crease in the minimum wage
from 81 an hour to SIPS. 1t in
creased Social Security benefits
and liberalized requirements for
qualifying under the program.
1t passed a Trade Expansion
Act which gave the President
an unprecedented grant Of new
tariff-cutting powers to use as
a bargaining lever for mutual
tariff concessions by the Eu-
ropean Common Market and
other non-Communist coun-
tries. 1t approved establish
ment Of a private corporation
to develop. own and operate a
communications satellite.
New Federal powers to pro-
tect the public against hazard
Gus drugs were granted. New
postal rates, including a rise
from 4 to 5 cents for first class
letters were adopted.
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Trade Act and Latin Alliance We're Major Goals

269 needed-but his popular
vote margin was the narrowest
in rs years. This margin was
ll3.057 out Of a total of IS.
832.778 votes cast, about one
tenth Of per cent.
The winners plurality in
popular votes was the smallest
since Democrat Grover Cleve-
land won by only 62.6S3 over
Republican James @. Blaine
in 1884. The total vote cast
for the major parties that year
was less than 10 million.
Senator Harry F. Byrd of
Virginia. though not a candi-
date. received the votes Of IA
unpledged electors in Alabama
and Mississippi, and one Okla
homa Republican elector also
cast his ballot for Senator
Byrd. Normally that vote
would have gone to Mr.. Nixon
as he carried Oklahoma.
The total vote divided this
way: Kennedy. 34,221, 53l;
Nixon, 34,1O8.474; others Cin-
Guiding minority parties)
502.773.
Actually the total voter turn
out was about 225,000 higher
than the vote for President.
That number did not mark
their ballots in the presidential
column though voting for other
offices.
Nixon carried rs States: Mr..
Kennedy %. All of Mississippis
electoral votes were unpledged
and went to Senator Byrd: Mr..
Kennedy's electors ran second
and Mr.. Nixon's third there.
Six of the IL Democratic cleo
tors chosen in Alabama were
unpledged and voted for Sem
ator Byrd also. The other five
voted for Mr. Kennedy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-23
Alliance
Launched

A $500 million aid program
was adopted for Latin America
and out Of it grew the Alliance
for Progress. program to aid
the Wndeveloped. poverty
stricken countries to the south.
By executive order Mr.. Ken
nedy established a Peace Corps
to aid underdeveloped nations
and Congress appropriated
money for its existence.
Democrats continued in con-
troll Of the 88th Congress which
opened in January. 1862. The
1862 off-year election increased
Democrat representation in the
Senate from "a to 6S. reducing
the Republican minority from
IS seats to 80. There were $50
Democrats in the House against
176 Republicans in contrast to
261 Democrats and ITS Repub-
licans in the 87th Congress.
Among the new Senators
was the Presidents youngest
brother. Edward NJ. Teddy
Kennedy. who was elected in
Massachusetts, to the seat once
occupied by the President. His
appearance in the Senate
meant that the three Kennedy
brothers we're in the Federal
Government.
Before the 8Sth Congress
were two pieces of legislation
which Mr.. Kennedy considered
"musts." They were the sweep
ing Civil Rights bill and a
broad tax reduction program
which the President said was
needed as a spur to the econ
omy.
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Church
Not q MonoIith'

Mr.. Kennedy began with the
assertion that II do not speak
for the Catholic Church on
issues of public policy - and
no one in that church speaks
for me-" He said iAe had voted
often in the Senate against
the wishes of many Catholics.
THE fact is" he went on.
that the Catholic Church is
not a monolith-it is COM
mitted in this country to the
principles Of individual liberty
and it has no claim over my
conduct as public officer
sworn to do the public in
terest."
What is it about the Presi-
dency. he demanded, that
makes some believe it ought
not to be filled by a Catholic?
He said members of his faith
abounded in other national
offices. including the United
States Supreme Court.
He won the presidential
nomination on the first ballot
at the convention in Los An
geles. Senator johnson, who
controlled the United States
Senate as majority leader, was
his main opponent. But the
convention rejected Mr.. john
son, and also two other party
stalwarts-Senator Stuart SYM
ington and Adlai E. Stevenson,
twice the standard bearer.
Mr.. Kennedy chose Mr..
johnson as his running mate.
Former President Harry S.
Truman, intimating that he
considered the Democratic Ma
tional Convention was rugged
for Mr.. Kennedy. refused to
attend. He said he refused
because I have no desire
whatever to be a party to pro-
ceedings that are taking on
the aspects of a prearranged
affair" He favored Senator
Symington for the nomination.
However, after Mr.. Kennedy's
selection. Mr.. Truman cam
paigned for him.
In nominating the urbane
Boston Irishman, scion of
wealth and Harvard graduate
with a broad "a" accent, Gov.
Orville Freeman of Minnesota
described him as a man of
courage and drive. a man who
would be "a great power for
peace. for assurance and Sc
curity."
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than offset by the divisive
effect at home"
Turning to education, he
said:
There can be no question
of Federal funds being used
for support of parochial or
private schools. It's uncon-
stitutional under the First
Amendment as interpreted by
the Supreme Court. I'm OPP
posed to the Federal Govern
ment's extending support to
sustain any church or its
schools"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-23
Irish Kin
Celebrated

On the other side of the
world from Japan. County Wex-
ford. Ireland, celebrated the
inauguration of Cousin John.
On the same stone quayside
at New Ross, from which Mr..
Kennedy's great grandfather
had sailed for America in the
days of Ireland's famine, the
people danced and sang. Bon
fires blazed and Gaelic pipes
rang out across the waters
which in 1850 we're the scene of
tears Of departure. A message
Of congratulations was sent the
new President of the United
States.
And there was a reply by ra-
dio. In it. Mr.. Kennedy said:
Fourteen years ago this
summer I visited New Ross and
saw the home from which over
ITO years ago my great-grand-
father had journeyed on his
long voyage from Ireland to
America.
Three generations have
passed since then, but across
this long time and across the
seas I send to all of you my
very best wishes. New Ross and
Washington, D. c., are tied
together today. ! pray the
Lords blessing on ireland and
America and upon all those
who believe in freedom"
In his first State of the
Union message 10 days after
becoming President. Mr.. Ken
nedy said he had been stag
gered" by what he had learned
concerning "the harsh enor-
nifty of the trials" ahead.
Il speak today in an hour of
national peril and national OPP
portunity," he told a joint ses-
sion of Congress. Before my
term has ended, we shall have
to test anew whether a nation
organized and governed such as
ours can endure. The outcome
is by no means certain. The
answers are by no means clear
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-23
Big Victory
In West Virginia

Mr.. Kennedy said the "only
legitimate question that coulC
be asked was: Would you, a.
President Of the United States
be responsive in any way to &C.
clesiastical preSSures or obliga-
tons Of any kind that might
in any fashion influence or in
terefere with your conduct oil
that office in the national in
terest?'
II have answered that ques-
ton many times. My answer
was and is no."
In the West Virginia primary
he won a smashing victory over
his Protestant opponent, Sena-
tor Hubert Humphrey of Min
nesota.
Il had no doubt" Mr.. Ken
nedy said in thanking the
voters. that you would cast
your vote on the basis of the
issues and not on any religious
prejudice"
The family wealth undoubt-
edly gave Mr.. Kennedy an i'm
portant advantage in the pri-
mary contests. 1t enabled him
to have his own plane, with a
crew of three. and to buy
advertising space in newspapers
and on the radio. Funds fol-
staffs were never lacking. One
estimate was that he spent
$750.000 on primaries and con-
vention machinery.
Prior to the 1860 primary
election balloting in the pre-
dominantly Protestant State
Of West Virginia, Mr.. Ken
nedy discussed the religious
question in an address before
the American Society of News
paper Editors in Washington.
In that speech he said he was
not "a Catholic candidate for
President"
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AbsoIved
Nixon

AS for Mr.. Nixon, Mr.. Ken
nedy abSolved his Republican
rival of any part in attacks on
his religion.
But his brother and cam
palgn manager, Robert F. Ken
nedy, and the Democratic ma
tional chairman. Senator Henry
Jackson. charged that some
local Republican leaders had
abetted in the circulation of
anti7Catholic literature.
Some Republicans, in turn.
accused the Democrats of at
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-23
Opposed Funds
For Birth Control

He declared that the matter
of providing school buses.
lunches and other services rs
primarily social and economic
and not religious. Each case
must be judged on its merits
within the law as interpreted
by the courts"
On another controversial sub
ject Mr.. Kennedy opposed any
move to use United States pub
lie funds to support birth CON-
troll measures in foreign coun-
tries. He said he regarded
any such use of Federal funds
as Objectionable from the
point of view. Of the United
States"
A special study committee
had recommended to President
Eisenhower that this country
supply other nations requesting
it. information to help them
keep mushrooming populations
within bounds.
Subsequently the Catholic
hierarchy of the United States
had said US. Catholics will
not support any public as
sistance. either at home or
abroad. to promote artificial
birth prevention. ="
One Of the star attractions of
the inaugural parade was a PIT
boat mounted on a flatbed
truck. The boat was numbered
l09, the number of the craft
which Kennedy commanded
when it was sunk by a Japa-
nese destroyer in the Pacific
during World War II. The nine
surviving members of the crew
were on the float.
As it drew abreast of the re-
viewing stand, Mr.. Kennedy
waved with both hands, to his
wartime buddies, who were
lined up on the deck and
waved just as excitedly.
The President had invited
the survivors and their wives
to Washington at his expense
for the Inauguration festivities.
He also invited them to attend
every official function.
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Jacqueline Lee Bowler were
married in st. Mary's Catholic
Church at Newport, Rhode
Island. Archbishop Richard j..
Gushing Of Boston officiated
and read a special message Of
blessing from the Pope. A
daughter, Caroline Bowler,
was born in 1857. Three years
later there was a son, John F.,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-23

into the West Virginia and
other key primaries in order to
prove that 9 Catholic could pull
votes. even in Protestant terri
tory. He was convinced he
could not win the presidential
nomination unless he could win
the primaries. and thus had
to run the risk the latter in
volved.
He won the West Virginia
primary easily. as he did all
the others.
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Accident Personals

Miss leila Keller, Alexandria,
Va, spent from Wednesday until
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth
Keller and MIR. and Mrs. Ralph
SiSIcr.
Clarence Wicklow returned home
after spending a week with friends
in Wheeling, w. Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Seggie and
family visited Mrs. Reba Wicklow,
State Line, on Sunday.
Mrs. Laura McCombic spent a
week with Mr. and Mrs Ray Ar
tice and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Friend and
girls, Mrs. Florence Shoemaker
and granddaughter we're Sunday
evening dinner guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Bud Garletts, Meyersdale.
Howard Schlossnagle is spend
ing some time with Mr.. and Mrs.
Gene ScLlossnagle and family, at
Carlisle, Pa.
Mrs Ariel Georg was Monday
caller of Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Article
and family.
Carl Trout is confined to his
home with the measles.
Rev and Mrs. Fred Moore and
daughter spent Wednesday night
with Mr. and Mrs. B. o. Aiken.
Rev. Moore graduated from the
American Capital university, at
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Lutheran Activity

LulnGI al AIliNlly
Sunday School at 10:15 a. m.
and worship service at II a m.
Miss Mae Schroyer, Oak Hill
was hostess to the Lutheran La
dies Aid at her home on Thurs
day afternoon. Mrs. James Spear
president, had the business and
devotions and discussed the topic
christian Symbols. Guests were
Mrs. Susan Schmale, Mrs. Emma
FOrsythc, Mrs. Tom Custer, Mrs
Ada Schroyer. Mrs. Joe Fazen-
baker. Mrs. Clayton Schroyer, all
of Accident. Mrs Spear will be
hostess to the Aid at her home in
July.
First Christian Church
Bible School at 10 a. M, and
preaching with Communion at II
a. m.
Assembly Of God
Worship service each Wednes-
day and Sunday evening at 1880
Sunday School at 1870 a. m.
Rush Baptist Church
Sunday School, 10 a M, and q
guest speaker for services at II
a. m.
Missionary society will meet on
Friday evening, June 2lst at the
home of Mrs. Charley Rush.
Methodist Activity
Services for Sunday are Selbys-
port, 9:45 a. M; Friendsville. II
a. M: and Hoyes, 1870 p m. Sun
day School at Hoyes, Blooming
Rose and Friendsville at 10 a. M.
and at Selbysport at 10:45 a. m.
Mrs. Amos Friend discussed the
topic. What Would Jesus Think
of Americans at the monthly
WSCS meeting in the church on
June 8. Mrs. Arthur Lewellen
president, presided. Mrs. Jessie
Sines and Mrs. Bessie Sliger
served refreshments.
Bible school will start Monday
morning, June II, at 8 a. m. con
tinuing until IL noon each day for
two weeks until June %, in the
Methodist church. Children to 16
years of any denomination are in
vited. Teachers serving are from
Friendsville churches and sur
rounding are with Mrs. Lawrence
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Columbus, o., and was ordained at
Silver Spring. He has been as
signed to a mission in Augusta,
Me. Mrs. Moore is a niece of b.
O. Aiken and granddaughter of
Mrs. Barbara Miller.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Glotfelty,
Emmons Younkin and Mrs. Barbara
Younkin, of Grantsville, were Sun
day visitors of Mr.. and Mrs. Carl
Miller.
Richard Miller, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Carl Miller, graduated from
the Maryland Institute of Art and
has accepted a position as teacher
in the Baltimore city schools
Mrs. Anna Baird and son Will
liam, Mr.. and Mrs Harvey Article,
Markleysburg; Mrs. Emma Deal,
Mr.. and Mrs Archie Tichnel, Mr..
and Mrs. Harold jenkins, Mrs Ada
Uphold and son we're last week
callers of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Article
and family.
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The ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Problem

The Labor-Management Problem
In the closing months of last
year the nation was feeling the
effects of the paralysis strike which
had begun among the longshore-
men in the City of New York. The
economic effects reached into
Maryland and Maryland industry
and labor suffered as a result Of
the tie-up in the ports in this Coun-
try which made it impossible to
ship American goods to our over
seas market. In January | made a
suggestion in the form of a letter
to the President urging him to
establish a committee which would
investigate the necessity for
further labor legislation. / sug-
gested that he establish such a
committee with an urgency of pur-
pose and in expectation of defini-
tive action to resolve the growing
impasse of labor and management
at the bargaining table.
A lasting solution to the national
danger of paralysis strike must be
found. We cannot be confronted
again and again with the drastic
economic loss involved in paralysis
strikes.
1t was interesting, therefore, to
note about a week ago that Presi-
dent Kennedy has revived the Taft
Hartley panel of union and man.
agement representatives to help
step-up Federal efforts to ward off
industry and labor clashes. 1t is
indeed gratifying to see that the
Executive is taking steps which
should meet with broad national
approval in the area of labor-man-
agement relationship. We can all
be glad that the President has
seen fit to call upon knoW!edgeable
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The Bear Creek Church of the
Brethren will start its Bible school
on June Is through 81, beginning
at 7:45 p. m. There will be classes
for all ages
The Grace Brethren church will
begin its Bible school on June
II through %, from 7 to 8 p. m.
There will be classes for all ages.
DR.. Lowell Martin, of the TV
program Heaven Speaks, will be
at the Guiding Light mission for
, two weeks of evangelistic meet
ings beginning on June 18th
through the 3Oth, at 7:3O p. m.
Garry Glotfelty, son of Mrs.
Lena Glotfelty and the late Ed
ward Glotfelty, has enlisted in
the armed forces for three years.
He left for training on Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wayne Glotfelty,
of East Gary, Ind, spent the past
week with the formers mother,
Mrs. Lena Glotfelty and other
relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Quincy Kolb and
family visited Mr.. and Mrs. Hobert
Bowser and daughter, Sunday af-
| ternoon.