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Tuesday, November 8,1960
THE BATTALION
THE CLOSING HOURS: WHO WILL IT BE?
Here’s What Nixon, Kennedy Say—In
Their Own Words—On Major Issues
By The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — Seldom has
the United States had two such
articulate opponents for presi
dent as Republican Richard M.
Nixon and Democrat John F.
Kennedy.
It may well be that they said
so much—in so many places, in
so many ways—that voters have
forgotten some of the distinc
tions in their respective posi
tions.
With the election at hand, here
is an Associated Press compila
tion of salient statements on
some of the major issues, foreign
and domestic, in the candidates’
own words:
PRESTIGE
KENNEDY —No amount of
oratory, no amount of claims,
no unjustified charges can hide
the harsh fact—behind the sooth
ing words that our prestige has
never been higher and Commun
ist prestige never lower—that
American strength relative to
that of the Sino-Soviet bloc has
been slipping and that of Com
munism has been advancing
steadily.
NIXON—We have responsibili
ty in avoiding resort to state
ments which tend to divide Amer
ica and which tend to disparage
America, and which in any way
would encourage Chairman
Khrushchev and his fellow dic
tators to believe that this nation,
the leader of the free world, is
weak of will, is indecisive, and
is unsure of and hesitant to use
her vast power.
★ ★ ★
STRENGTH
KENNEDY —I think the
United States is now as strong,
certainly, as the Soviet Union,
and stronger economically.
What’s wrong is that they are
getting stronger and we are
standing still.
NIXON—We’re not perfect,
but this is just the best country
in the world, that’s all. It is the
strongest military. . .economic
ally, they aren’t going to catch
up with us in 70 years.
★ ★ ★
QUEMOY, MATSU AND WAR
NIXON—To suggest that we
will surrender these islands or
force our Chinese Nationalist
Allies to surrender them in ad
vance is not something that
would lead to peace; it is some
thing that would lead, in my
opinion, to war.
KENNEDY—To commit our
selves rigidly to defending these
indefensible islands only ties
our hands, plays into Communist
hands, and brings the whole
world closer to war. A peace-
loving people do not want a trig
ger-happy president in the White
House.
NIXON—I have opposed draw
ing a line because I know that
the moment you draw a line,
that is an encouragement for the
Communists to attack—to step
up their blackmail and to force
you into a war that none of us
want.
KENNEDY —The President’s
judgment has been that we
should defend the islands if. . .
the attack on these islands
should be part of an over-all at
tack on Formosa. I support that.
The first position you (Nixon)
took, when this matter first
came up, was that we should
draw a line and commit our
selves, as a matter on principle,
to defend these islands.
★ ★ ★
U2 FLIGHTS
KENNEDY—The U2 flights
were proper from the point of
view of protecting our security.
But they were not in accordance
with international law. And I
said that I felt that, rather than
tell the lie that we told, rather
than indicate that the flights
would continue. . .that it would
have been far better if we had
expressed regrets—if that would
have saved the summit.
NIXON—When the president
of the United States is doing
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something that’s right, some
thing that is for the purpose of
defending the security of this
country against surprise attack,
he can never express regrets or
apologize to anybody, including
Mr. Khrushchev.
★ ★ ★
CUBA
KENNEDY—First, work. . .to
promote collective action against
communism in the Caribbean. . .
Second, we must consider more
stringent economic sanctions. . .
Third, we must attempt to
strengthen the non-Batista demo
cratic anti-Castro forces in exile,
and in Cuba itself, who offer
eventual hope of overturning
Castro.
NIXON—Sen. Kennedy’s poli
cies and recommendations for
the handling of the Castro re
gime are probably the most dan
gerously irresponsible statements
that he has made. . .We would
lose all of our friends in Latin
America, and to engage us in
what would be a civil war, and
possibly worse.
★ ★ ★
EXPERIENCE
NIXON—I have sat in the Na
tional Security Council. I have
been in the Cabinet. I have met
with the legislative leaders. I
have met with the President
when he made the great deci
sions with regard to Lebanon,
Quemoy and Matsu, other mat-
teTs. . .My experience has been
in the executive branch. His
has been in the legislative
branch.
KENNEDY—There is no guar
antees that if you take one road
or another that you will be a
successful president. I have
been in the Congress for 14
years. I have voted as a senator
in the last eight years. . .1 have
met decisions over 800 times on
matters which affect not only
the domestic security of the
United States but as a member
of the Senate Foreign Relations
Committee.
★ ★ ★
KENNEDY’S CATHOLICISM
KENNEDY—I believe in an
America where the separation of
church and state is absolute—
where no Catholic prelate would
tell a president, should he be a
Catholic, how to act, and no
Protestant minister would tell
his parishioners for whom to
vote.
NIXON—I accept his state
ment on it, and I think it should
be accepted without any further
question by people since he has
stated it categorically. . .If the
two candidates refrain from rais
ing the issue, refrain from dis
cussing it, that means that at
least to that extent it won’t be
in the news.
★ ★ ★
RECESSION
NIXON—If we do get into a
recessionary period we should
move on the part of the economy
which is represented by the pri
vate sector—and I mean stimu
late that part of the economy
that can create jobs—the private
sector of the economy. This
means tax reform and if neces
sary, tax cuts that will stimulate
more jobs. I favor that rather
than massive federal spending
programs.
KENNEDY—If we move into
a recession in ’61 then I would
agree that we have to put more
money into the economy, and it
can be done by either one of the
two methods discussed. One is
by a program such as aid to edu
cation, the other would be to
make a judgment of what’s the
most effective tax program to
stimulate our economy.
Job Interviews
The following firms will inter
view seniors Wednesday in the
Placement Office:
The Pacific Missile Range at
Point Mugu, Calif., will interview
majors in aeronautical engineer
ing, electrical engineering, me
chanical engineering, mathemat
ics and physics. Jobs concern
the research and development
and test and evaluation- of mis
siles and their components.
★ ★ ★
The Petro-Tex. Chemical Corp.
will innterview majors in chem
ical engineering and chemistry.
Jobs concern orthodox chemical
engineering calculations, eedhom-
ic studies and process equipment
design.
★ ★ ★
The Square D Co. will inter
view majors in electrical engi
neering and physics for re
search and development jobs and
design work.
★ ★ ★
The Proctor and Gamble Co.
will interview senior majors in
chemical engineering, civil en
gineering, electrical engineering,
industrial engineering, mechani
cal engineering, petroleum engi
neering and chemistry. Jobs ir
plant management, research and
development and engineering are
available.
★ ★ ★
The U. S. Civil Service Com
mission will interview majors in
aeronautical engineering, archi
tectural engineering, chemical
engineering, civil engineering,
electrical engineering and geol
ogy. Also majors in geological
engineering, industrial education,
industrial engineering, mechani
cal engineering, petroleum engi-
nneering, accounting and .chem
istry. Also majors in mathemat
ics, physics, economics, English,
history and journalism. Career
opportunities will be discussed.
★ ★ ★
The Soil Conservation Service
of the Ui S. Department of Agri
culture will interview majors in
agricultural education, agricul
tural engineering, agronomy, ani
mal husbandry, civil engineering
and range management.
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Assistant
Ag Dean
To Speak
Dr. R. C. Potts, assistant dean
of agriculture, will speak tonight
at 7:30 to the Floriculture and
Landscape Architecture Society
on “Recent Development in Turf
Research.”
Dr. Potts will outline the use
of grass as a ground cover in
the past and at the present time.
He will discuss new research car
ried on in the south for the uses
of grasses on golf courses, ath
letic fields, school grounds,
parks, cemeteries and roadsides.
; Slides will also be shown of
new varieties of grasses and
their uses.
1 CORPS SENIORS
and
MILITARY STAFFS
Aggieland
Portrait Schedule
CORPS SENIORS AND
OUTFIT FIRST
SERGEANTS will have their
portrait made for the “Aggie
land ’61” according to the fol
lowing schedule. Portraits will
be made in Class A winter uni
form at the AGGIELAND STU
DIO between the hours of 8
A. M. and 5 P. M.
Executive officers and 1st ser
geants will have portrait made
in Gil cap.
Commanding officers will have
boots. PLEASE MAKE AP
POINTMENT FOR THESE
FULL LENGTH PORTRAITS,
AT THE STUDIO.
Nov. 7 -8 Squadrons 13, 14, 15,
16, 17
Nov. 8 - 9 Maroon & White Band
All men in the corps on any
staff, BOTH JUNIORS AND
SENIORS, will have their por
trait made for the “Aggieland
’61” according to the following
schedule.
Nov. 9-10 Corps Staff, Cons.
Band Staff
Nov. 10 - 11 1st Brigade, 1st and
2nd Battle Group Staffs
Nov. 14 - 15 2nd Brigade, 3rd,
4th, and 5th Battle Group
Staffs
Nov. 16 - 17 1st Wing, 1st, 2nd
Group Staffs
Nov. 16-17 2nd Wing, 3rd and
4th Group Staffs
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Social Calendar
The following organizations
will meet on campus this week:
Tonight
The Mechanical Engineering
Wives Club will meet at 7:30
p.m. in the Brooks Room of the
YMCA.
The Pre-Medical — Pre-Dental
Society will meet at 7:30 p.m. in
Room 113 of the Biological Sci
ences Building.
The University Dames Club
will meet at 7:30 p.m. in the
Assembly Room of the MSC.
The Geology Club will meet at
7:30 p.m. in the Geology Build
ing.
Tuesday
The Aggie Wives Bridge Club
will meet at 7:30 p.m. in the As
sembly Room of the MSC.
Wednesday
The Animal Husbandry Wives
Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. at
the Kraft Homestead House.
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A MODEST PROPOSAL
A movement is afoot—a shocking, startling movement—to
solve the problem of overcrowded colleges by the simple expe
dient of refusing admission to women at coeducational schools!
It is argued by proponents of this plan that in today’s world
a college education is absolutely essential for a man, while for
a woman it is merely a pleasant interlude between adolescence
and housewifery. There is simply not room enough for both men
and women in our overburdened colleges; therefore, in all fair
ness, women who have far less need of a degree than men, must
yield their places.
Well sir, when I heard this drastic proposal, I was so shocked
that I sat right down and lit a Marlboro. I always sit right down
and light a Marlboro when I am shocked. I also always sit right
down and light a Marlboro when I am not shocked. There is
no time, no condition, no mood, no estate when it isn’t a source
of soul-deep gratification to settle back and have a full-flavored
smoke—Marlboro, the filtered cigarette with the unfiltered taste
—Marlboro, the jewel of cigarettes—Marlboro, the pinnacle of
the tobacconist’s art—Marlboro, my comfort, haven, and snug
harbor.
Well sir, I sat smoking my Marlboro and thinking over the
shocking proposal to keep women out of coed schools, and hoping
fervently that another solution can be found. If the calamitous
day ever comes when women are banned from coed colleges, I
will gnash my teeth and rend my garments and take to my bed
without supper. Like any other Marlboro man, I love women.
I love the sight and sound of them, the cut of their jibs, their
beauty and grace, their cunning little spitcurls, their sleek
dimples, their middy blouses, their aura and effluvium. More
over, I freely admit that when jt comes to brainpower, they can
give the average man cards and spades and big casino too. It
would be a shame, a disgrace and a catastrophe to keep these
beautiful, intelligent creatures out of college.
However, it is always wise in time of fair weather to prepare
for foul. What if the advocates of keeping women out of college
begin to gather strength? We who abhor this fiendish plan must
be ready with a substitute ... and it just so happens I have
one—and a mighty ingenious little plan it is, if I say so myself.
Granted that classroom seats are in short supply, and granted
that men need degrees more than women, it is still not necessary
to bar women from college. Let them go to college but—here is
the beauty part of my plan—don’t let them go to class!
This solution, it seems to me, answers every requirement. If
releases hundreds of thousands of classroom seats to needy males.
At the same time, it does not deprive women of the rich and
varied benefits of campus life. They can join sororities, shoot pool
at the Union, build bonfires for Homecoming games, pour at the
Dean’s tea, plait daisies in their hair, organize drag races, sculpt
in ice, hook rugs, walk their cheetahs, play Monopoly, find love
—in short, they can do anything except go to class.
Tell the truth, girls: Is that bad? © i960 Maxshuimao
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Classroom space is short, but smoking pleasure is in abun
dant supply. Try Marlboros—or Marlboro’s unfiltered sister
cigarette—mild, flavorful Philip Morris, now available in
regular size or the sensational new king-size Commanded.
Have a Commander—welcome aboard!
By Charles M. Schulz