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University Daily Kansan Wednesday, March 15. 1961
Kennedy's Speech Text
WASHINGTON—(UPI)—The text of President Kennedy's remarks on major points in his press conference;
Schools and Religion
—On the controversy over aid to parochial schools:
"I am very hopeful that though there may be a difference of opinion on this matter of federal aid to education. I am hopeful that when the smoke is cleared there will continue to be harmony among the various religious groups of the country. I am going to do everything that I can to make sure that harmony exists because it reaches far beyond the question of education and goes in a very difficult time of our country to an important ingredient of our national strength. So I am confident that the people who are involved outside the government, and members of congress and the administration, will attempt to conduct the discussion on this sensitive issue in such a way as to maintain the strength of the country and not divide it."
General Disarmament
“. . . We are going to concentrate our attention on disarmament now. We hope progress can be made, and we will—I will consider what usefully could be done to advance progress.”
Soviet Intervention in Laos
"... Recent attacks by rebel forces indicate that a small minority backed by personnel and supplies from outside is seeking to prevent the establishment of a neutral and independent country. We are determined to support the government and people of Laos in resisting this attempt."
Legislative Programs
"I know . . . that we face very vigorous opponents (to minimum wage and other programs) who are well organized, and who bring a good deal of pressure to bear on this administration and on congress. But we are going to continue to work for these programs, and I am very hopeful that before the year is out they will have passed."
Short Work Week
"I prefer it for myself, but I would say that I am opposed to a shorter work week I am hopeful that we can have employment high five days a week, and 40 hours, which is traditional in this country, and which is necessary if we are going to continue economic growth and maintain our commitments at home and abroad. I would be opposed to an arbitrary reduction of the work week and I am unhappy when I see the work week reduced artificially, in the sense that the pressures of a declining economy reduce it."
REDONDO BEACH, Calif. — (UPI)—Mrs. Marguerite Williams called police from work yesterday and breathlessly reported her son just told her he arrived at their home and found the house empty of all furnishings.
Quite a Fright
Police investigated and discovered a moving firm had mistakenly loaded up the furnishings in a van. The movers put everything back in place and then loaded the furnishings from the right house next door.
Solons May Go to Geneva
WASHINGTON — (UPI) Officials indicated today that congressmen might be asked to attend nuclear test ban talks when they resume in Geneva March 21.
The lawmakers' presence could be important because the conference between the United States, Britain and Russia could result in a need to change U.S. atomic secrecy laws.
President Kennedy announced yesterday that the United States plans to present a nuclear test ban proposal he hoped would lead to the first agreement on the subject.
In their past proposals, the United States and Britain have demanded a treaty banning tests which can be monitored to prevent cheating. A joint research program with Russia to find ways of monitoring small underground blasts, which are hard to detect, was also demanded.
U. S. scientists believe part of such a program would have to be a series of underground blasts with obsolete atomic devices. Present secrecy laws would prohibit use of U.S. devices.
The administration could declasify, but that would make them available to smaller countries and spread the arms race further. It could ask congress to modify the laws to allow their use in the tests.
About 40 persons from Kansas and other midwestern states are expected to attend a meeting of the Central Mississippi Valley American Studies Assn. on March 25 at KU.
Sorrows remembered sweeten present joy.—Robert Pollock
'Studies' Meeting Slated March 25
Speakers for the meeting are James C. Malin, professor of history; Wayne Wheeler, visiting professor of sociology and president of the Association; and Kenneth J. La-Budde, of the University of Kansas City.
Medicine, the only profession that labors incessantly to destroy the reason for its own existence.—James Bryce
Other participants in the program are Edward F. Grier, professor of English, and Gerald Bernstein, instructor of art history.
Big 8 IFC to Talk About Rush Week
The action of University of Oklahoma officials in abandoning rush week at that school has resulted in varied repercussions at the other Big Eight schools. As a result, a Big Eight Interfraternity Council meeting has been scheduled for April 15 in Norman.
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