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i ‘DISCREDIT TO THE NATION’ Truman's Speech Hit By Baptists By The Associated Press LUBBOCK, Tex.-A top South ern Baptist leader Wednesday called John F. Kennedy a bigot, predicted Richard Nixon’s election, and said Harry Truman ought to be turned out of his church unless be repents his use of profanity. These statements by Dr. Ram sey Pollard, president of the Southern Baptist Convention, pre ceded his address Wednesday night closing the annual session of the Baptist General Convention of Texas. ‘Peace Corps’ Instead of Draft JFK Suggestion By The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO —Sen. John F. Kennedy Wednesday night pro posed the establishment of a peace corps in which young men could serve in underdeveloped nations for three years instead of being drafted for military duty. Warning that “the enemy ad vances now by nonmilitary meth ods,” the Democratic presidential candidate said this country must have representatives abroad of greater talent and *training, espe cially in the newly emerging na tions that need specialized help. “We can push a button to start the next war, hut there is no push button magic to bring a just and lasting peace,” Kennedy said in a speech prepared for delivery at the Cow Palace. The talk marked the windup of Kennedy’s final twa-day bid for the 32 electoral votes of California, home state of his Republican op ponent, Vice President Richard M. Nixon. Earlier, Kennedy accused the Eisenhower administration of us ing national defense funds for po litical ends and pledged, if elect ed, to push for speedy action on measures to raise educational standards. In his speech here Kennedy pro posed that present efforts to aid underdeveloped areas of the world be supplemented by a corps of “talented young men willing and able to serve in countries in this fashion for three years as an al ternative to peacetime Selective Service.” He said the corps would be open to women as well as men and that all its members would be well qual ified through rigorous standards and well trained in the language, skills and customs they would need to know. “We cannot discontinue training our young men as soldiers of war,” he said. “But we also need them as “ambassadors of peace.’” Kennedy said this would be a voluntary corps drawn from every race and walk of life, from among young people “eager to serve the cause of peace in the most useful way.” Consolidated Mothers, Dads Meets Postponed The regular monthly meeting of the A&M Consolidated Mothers’ and Dads’ Club will not be held Tuesday, according to President A. F. “Tex” Isbell. “This is election day in Texas,” Isbell explained, “and we are changing our meeting date accordingly.” The meeting will be held Tues day, Nov. 15, at 7:30 p.m. in the Consolidated High School Audi torium with the School Board serv ing as a guest panel. Student Safety Society Officers Named For Year The Student Safety Society has elected officers for the 1960 school year. The new officers are: jerry Brown, president; George Bond, vice president; Gene Dye, secretary; Ralph Mathis, treasurer, and Gordon Balke, program chair man. The society meets on the thiid T„ P <dav of each month in Room Pollard’s remarks about Truman, a Baptist, answered a request for comment on a recent campaign speech by the former president in Texas. Truman said Texans ought to go to, hell if they vote Republi can. The Southern Baptist president, from Memphis, Tenn., said such language brought “discredit to the nation, the high office of president and the cause of Christ.” Pollard added that Truman’s local church should turn him out unless he “re pents of his sins and ill manners.” In Fishkill, N. Y., Truman re torted: “I’ve already told the Bap tists where they ought to get off and I can’t add anything to it.” Concerning the church ouster sug gestion, Truman said: “I dare ’em to do it.” Pollard repeatedly asserted he spoke only as an individual with no authority to tell Baptists how to vote. He said he would vote for Republican Nixon for presi dent, that he thought the religious issue is not the only factor in the race but that it will be highly in fluential. Pollard said he is going to vote for Nixon despite recent declara tions attributed to the GOP nom inee and Henry Cabot Lodge on state aid for church schools. He said it is his opinion that “Nixon and Lodge are hoping to save a very few Catholic votes for the Republican party as a mat ter of expediency” but that this would not change his decision to vote for the GOP ticket. He said Lodge has declared he was mis quoted. In the press conference and a television interview Pollard said he thought Kennedy is “a bigot in some ways”. Pollard would not answer a question as to whether he thought Kennedy was sincere in his expressed views favoring separation of church and state. THE BATTALION Thursday, November 3, 1960 College Station, Texas Page Awakened From The Dead? Buddy Luther, junior architect major has that “What Am I doing here?” look on his face as he peers from within the coffin the architects have been carrying about the campus for the past week. The coffin, made by Jim Gleason and Lee Dodson, was used as a promotion item for the fourth year ar chitect students’ “Tomb Boom” party held after the Arkansas game last weekend. They went all-out for effect, hiring a group of local morticians as a dance combo, to play for the occasion. From all reports, the party was a great success. The coffin is now rest ing in peace in the fourth year architecture lab on the top floor of the Academic Build ing. Public Utility Short Course Ends Tomorrow More than 160 persons attending the Public Utility Short Course for Electrical Metermen, will wind up their sessions here tomorrow. Fred Benson, Dean of Engineer ing, gave the welcome address at the opening session Monday and last night a film of the Thule, Greenland, Air Base, was shown by Fred C. Sandlin, Bryan city manager. Taking an active part in the ses sions were top flight authorities in the public utility field. A&M staffers on the program included H. C. Dillingham, John Denison, Norman F. Rode and A1 Druce. OUR STANDARDS ARE \HIGH, TOO fTTand our opportunities and rewards are great. 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