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By KERRY TO WILL

Kernel Slaff Writer
"That Mike!" chuckled the woman in Medical Admissions, "He's a little monkey I"
She was talking about S. Manuchehr (Mike) Alavl,
Teheran, Iran, the only foreign student enrolled In the
UK Medical Center's first class.
"Little monkey" Is a good description of Mike. The
handsome young Iranian standi only 5 feet 6 Inches, and
seems to never tire of laughing and Joking. But there the
similarity between Mike nnd monkey ends. Mike appears
to be wittier, more intelligent, and on the whole more
outspoken than his prehensil cousin.
lie is quirk to admit that some of his liveliest Interests are directed toward the female sex. "I've dated
young
plenty American girls." Ha Id the blark-halre- d
added they include young women from every
man. lie
walk of life rich girls, poor girl, farm girls, and city
girls.
"American girls are friendly,"
aloud, "and very beautiful."

he added, laughing

Mike loses no time Jumping into the political ring.
He dislikes former Oov. A. B. (Happy) Chandler
because of the politician's campaign against the proposed limited constitutional convention. He supported
Vice President Richard Nixon In the presidential campaign, so the election of Senator John Kennedy disappointed him.
,
president should come from the middle
"I think the
class," said Mike "since this country is or pretends to
be a middle class nation."
Although the Iranian professes a great affection for
the United States, he believes that it Is by no means
perfect. He cites the prejudice of many Americans against
Negroes.
"I come from a Moslem country. We have no prejudices against any sect, any religion, or any color. It
is strange for me to see this discrimination In America."
He is no less critical of the American educational
system. "I think the high schools in America are quite
a waste of time." Mike believes that the premedical program in United States colleges ought to be reduced to

two years, delegating the more basic and general studies
to the high school curriculum.
Before coming to the United States in 1956, Mike
traveled through Germany, France, Italy, Scandinavia,
Switzerland, and studied at a high school in England.
young man met with unforeThe Persian-speakin- g
seen language difficulties when he arrived in this
countiy. "I had studied English for three years before
I came to America, he said, "but when I finally got here
I couldn't understand a word."
Upon his arrival in the United States, Mike entered
Berea College in Berea, Ky. At Berea he earned the
distinction of being the only science major who held
membeiship in the closely knit 20 Writers Club, and
in his spare time he played soccer for the varsity Berea
team.
His' only complaint about the eastern Kentucky mountain section Is, "the people there think you must be
a Russian spy if you're not an American citizen."
When Mike graduates from the UK Medical School,
he plans to return to Teheran and become a practicing
physician.
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LEXINGTON, KY., TUESDAY, NOV.

Vol. LI I

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No. 29

1900

Med Center To Go Ahead

Despite Referendum Setback
it can be cleared up quickly, we
probably can still open the DentManaging Editor
istry College next fall."
Dr. William R. Willard. vice
Commenting on the overall probcharge of the Med- lem of possible salary limitations,
president in
ical Outer, expressed conf Dr. Willard said:
"We do
deuce yesterday tliat the cen- the precise not know at this time
effect of the adverse
ter's problem created by the vote because there are too many
defeat of the constitutional re- unanswered questions, such as how
or when the Court of Appeals rulvision referendum can be solv- ing might be Implemented, meaed "in one way or another."
sures which the Board of Trustees
referendum's defeat means might be able to take, and what
The
that a Court of Appeals mandate the next steps will be to solve the
requiring salaries of officials with basic constitutional problem.
"We will know better what our
statewide duties be limited to $12.-03- 0
will become effective Jan. 1 problem is when answers are availunless the court revises its de- able to these questions.
"We have realized for many
cision.
limitation will affect a months that we might have to
This
small number of persons at the operate in the face of a salary
University, but will be especially limitation.
"Our problem will be to mardetrimental to the Medical Center.
Dr. Willard, who Is also dean of shal the funds from all possible
the College of Medicine, said the sources, both public and private,
Impending salary limitation Is a necessary to tide us over' a diffipotential crisis," but that with cult period until a resolution of the
support from the state govern- basic problem Is achieved."
By "all possible sources," Dean
ment, the people, and the Court
of Appeals, the center can handle Willard said he means gifts and
unrestricted grants that can be
it.
problem used to supplement salaries.
He said one immediate
"We believe the people of Kencaused by the referendum's defeat
Is difficulty in obtaining a dean for tucky want a quality medical center at UK and will support us in
the College of Dentistry.
"It is probable that negotiations our efforts," said the dean.
"Therefore, we expect to conwith a prospective dean might have
to be delayed until the situation tinue our educational programs in
Is cleared." said Dean Willard. "If medicine and nursing, to accept
By MIKE WENNINGER

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qualified applicants for next year's
class, to complete our staff, and to
complete our buildings."
Dr. Willard pointed out that the
total annual amount of money paid
to center personnel with salaries
over $12,000 (that is, the total
amount paid in excess of the $12,-00- 0
limit) is only 3 to 4 percent of

the center's total annual operating

expenses.
He said limiting salaries "is a
poor way to save money when it
is considered in relation to the
overall expenditures of the center.
"This kind of restriction makes
it difficult to recruit competent
persons."
The dean said a salary limit
would affect department chairmen,
senior administrators, and senior
Continued on Page 8

This Week's Weather
Due to a circulation of warm
air from the south, the temperature in the Lexington area will
continue to run between 7 to 12
degrees above normal until
Saturday.
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about Thursday and bring rain
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Marcia Allin McDowell, Delta Delta Delta, was selected honorary
captain of the Pershing Rifles Saturday night at its annual Coronation Ball. Neil Vaughn, Chi Omega, was chosen honorary 1st
Lt.; and Barbara Jean Burns, Boyd Hall, 2nd Lt.

Intramural Debate Team

Debating Experience
Improves Persuasion
Should ROTC be compulsory? RESOLVED: That sororities
and fraternities be abolished.
These are two of the subjects which will be considered by
the intramural debate team being organized on campus.
Persuasive' speech contests will they choose in debate training.
be held beginning in January.
A series of public debates will
The intramural debate team, be held by two and four-ma- a
called the University of Kentucky teams.
Issues to be dabted include pubRoundtable, under the direction of
Dr. J. W. Patterson, assistant pro- lic health and RESOLVED: That
fessor of speech, has been formed the President of the United States
because of the growing need for be elected by popular vote.
ability In persuasion--- 1
'Students are invited to present
Students who desire Abating ex- other ideas for debates at the next
perience because of the profession meeting.
they plan to enter or to develop
The Roundtable meets at 4 p.m.
the art of persuasion may spend each Monday In Room 228, Find
as much time or as little time as Arts Building.
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World News Views

Kennedy Visits Nixon

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KEY BISCAYNE, Fla.. Nov. 14 (AP) John F. Kennedy paid a
perhaps unprecedented call today on the man he defeated for the
presidency, Richard M. Nixon, to discuss in an atmosphere of cordiality the great problems of a political transition and world affairs.
Kennedy said later there was no discussion of a position for Vice
President Nixon in the new administration. In separate news conferences afterward, each said the session was cordial and helpful.

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Lumumba Asks Referendum

UNITED NATIONS, N.Y., Nov. 14 (AP) Deposed Premier Patrice
Lumumba today asked the United Nations to supervise a referendum
in the Congo as a prelude to election of a new president. He said such,
a step was necessary to end a reign of terror under his rival, President
Joseph Kasavubu.
Lumumba's request came as Pierre Wlgny, Belgian foreign minister, threatened withdrawal of his country from the United Nations-andescribed the U.N. operation in the Congo as a failure.

Color Harrier Broken

NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 14 (AP) Four little Negro girls broke the
colon bafj ier of the deep South's largest city today, marching into two
white schools escorted by federal marshals.
The" 4 wo races have not been mixed in Louisiana elementary and
secondary schools since reconstruction days after the Civil War.

Congolese To l'urade

Timber!
huge bulldozer topples a tree along the once
sidewalk kouth of President Frank
Dkkey'tt garden beside the former tennis courts
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area! Removing the trees U part of the
aiion of the site of the new science building.

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LEOPOLDVILLE. the Congo, Nov. 14 (AP) Col. Joseph Mobutu,
bent on maintaining his strongman role despite United Nations pressure, announced today a giant parade of his Congolese Army for

Thursday.

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THE KENTUCKY KERNEL, Tuesday, Nor.

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Students, Professors Explain
English Teaching Ohjectives

Med Ccnicr Siuff

Dr. Dickey, Officials
Attending Convention

Attends institute
un iicari uisease

high school

Department of English want

What does

the
from
University President Frank C. Dickey and several other
seniors when they come to the University?
Three staff members of the UK
Testing the validity of
University officials are attending the 74th annual convention Medical Center participated in the Student teachers and their sup- were asked this question tcrials forming the basis of papers,
Colleges and State institute of heart disease held
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of the American Association of
5. Discovering and using Intel- -,
by Dr. Maurice Hatch, director of
Thursday in the Phoenix Hotel.
Universities in Washington, D.C. this week.
freshman English, who gave an Ilgentlj the resources available to
ma-ervis-

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Land-Gran-

About 1,300 university presidents

end other administrators are
pected for the meeting.

ex-

will Include Ambasasdor Mohamed
All Chagla of India; Prof. John

Oalbraith,

Harvard

University

Discussions will consider meeting economist and author; President
the nation's educational needs in C. Clement French. Washington
the face of booming enrollments State University; President Eric
end national crisis, along with Walker, Pennsylvania State Uniother worthwhile topics.
versity; and Clifford M. Hardin,
Divisional meetings will be held president of the association.
In agriculture, engineering, home
economics, arts and sciences, general extension, and graduate work.
SUB Meetings
The association has member insPrice Waterhouse, interviews,
titutions in all 50 states and Puerp.m.
Room 206,
to Rico.
R.E.A. workshop, Rooms 128
Sneakers at the general session
p.m.
and 203, 8:30 a.m.-3:3- 0
Pi Tau Sigma initiations.
Music Room, S p.m.
Patterson Literary Society,
Room 204, 9 p.m.
Student Union Board meeting;,
Seven phones were damaged in
Room 204r 4 p.m.
.Breckinridge Hall over the Home-comiMedical Center luncheon,
weekend according to
Room 20C, noon.
iHead Resident Jack Hall.
Phalanx luncheon. Ballroom,
Hall said of the seven damnoon.
aged, several were ripped from
SUKY tryouts, Social Room, 5
the wall and one has never been p.m.
found.
Robert Blakeman, director of
men's .housing, said the phones
Of 29 graduates of the 1959 UK
have been repaired and a bill Army ROTC program, 15 were
e
from the phone company Is ex- rated in the top third of
pected shortly.
training school classes.
Mr. Blakeman said that a plan
for payment of the bill has. not
been decided yet, and he is uncertain whether the students In
Breckinridge will be made to
share the cost of repair or not.
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Phones Damaged
In Brech Hall

Miss Afnrs Hinman, director of
Inscrvice education for the 'University Hospital Department of
Nursing Service, Dr. Rosenbaum,
chairman of the Department of
Radiology, and Dr. Pellegrino,
chairman of the Department of
Medicine were present at the meeting.
The Institute was sponsored by
the Kentucky State Association of
Registered Nurses and the Kentucky Heart Association.

informal talk last Wednesday on
the objectives In teaching English.
By analyzing corrected themes
of college freshmen enrolled In
composition classes, the group ar- rived at seven principal objectives
which the teacher of high school
should have for students,
The objectives chosen were:
1. Learning usage of standard
English and relating that usage to
an audience.
2 Increasing precision of vocabRegistrar Charles F. Elton re- ulary and distinguishing between
ports that 1,277 Arts and Sciences emotional and nonemotlonal lanstudents have added or dropped guage.
3. Improving reading ability for
courses from their schedules since
the semester began. The number understanding authors' purposes
and meaning.
for all colleges together is 3,363.

any writer.
6. Analyzing selections as examples of the way others view and
interpret the universe.
7. Writing well organized, co- -

herent, and grammatically correct
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the Southern Historical Association Friday at a meeting in Tulsa,
Okla.
He began his duties as head of

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holJ office for one year.
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more) when he joined Pacific Telephone. One of
Stu's early assignments was to find out how
existing Long Distance networks could be used
to pipeline high speed "conversations" between
computers in distant cities.

The fact that he did a fine job did not go
unnoticed.
:
Today, four years after starting his tele-

phone career, Senior Engineer Stuart Smith
heads a stair of people responsible for telegraph
and data transmission engineering in the huge

Los Angeles area. As a pioneer in this new data
transmission field Stu predicts data processing
machines will some day do more Long Distance
"talking" than people.

Stu contacted 12 other companies before joining Pacific Telephone. "I don't think there's any
limit to where a man can go in the telephone
business today. Of course, this isn't the place for
a guy looking for a soft touch. A man gets all the
opportunity he can handle right from the start.
He's limited only by how well and how fast he
can cut it."
Stu's talking about the kind of opportunity
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Furnishings Reduced

WOMEN'S DORMS OTEN 7 a.m.
The House Presidents' Council is
emphasizing the rule that the official opening of the women's residence halls is 7 a.m. daily.
Joyce Malcomb, president of the
council, raid that girls are asked
not to leave the dorms Dcfore 7
a.m. unless special permission Is
given.
Sororities should not plan any
activities before the dorms are
open so girls will not have to
leave early, Miss Malcomb added.
MEETING

president of PI Kappa Alpha
fraternity.
Other officers are Ben Pember,
Mayflcld, vice president; Joel
Utley, Madlsonville, secretary and
Pere Helster, Bellcvue, treasurer.
The new officers will be installed

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Folk Dance, 6:30 p.m. Thursday,
Nov. 17, in the SUB Ballroom.

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"functions must tc turned in to the
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Educational Strangulation
. Viewing last Tuesday's vote on the
constitutional convention from the
vantage point of one week after, we
still see the defeat of the referendum
as a disastrous blow to the state's
educational system and a reflection
on the wisdom of a democratic form
of government.
The question of how to continue
a system of higher education under
the present salary limitations looms
before state educators and no immediate answer presents itself. Obviously,
something must be done. To ask a
qualified man to serve as University
president or dean of the Medical
College for a salary of $12,000 would
be a gross insult.

Republican Gun pun?

tion might convince the public of the

To The Editor:
Upon reading a report in the
Kernel of November 10, one might
easily conclude that the UK student
body is an agency of the Republican
National Committee. We wish to publicly express our intense elation and
deep satisfaction over the election
of John F. Kennedy. During the last
week, members of the UK Young
Democrats have listened with lxth
amused and concilatory attitudes as
Republicans gave furious, perplexed,
and embarrassed interpretations of
the election and its consequences.
The reactions of the students quoted
in the Kernel were fairly typical.
One student, who was slightly
morose over the outcome, thought
that Kennedy would lc a good
president because he will be "under
the scrutiny of the people." Fortunately President-elec- t
Kennedy will le
successful in leading the United
States only because his personal
qualifications and principles are eminent. The "scrutiny of the people" is
a chimerical factor. Walter Lipp-man- n
has enumerated the important
factors in his list of the qualities he
admires in President-elec- t
Kennedy:
"the precision of Mr. Kennedy's mind,
his immense command of the facts,
his instinct for the crucial point, his
singular lack of demagoguery and
sloganeering, his intense concern and
interest in the subject itself, the
stability and steadfastness of his
nerves and his coolness and his courage."
Another student was quoted as
saying that Kennedy's election was
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a "gigantic sick joke with a
punch line." We wonder if this student sees the very tragic humor involved when President Eisenhower
must decline to release reports by the
USIA concerning our nation's influence abroad.
We sincerely wish to thank the
many persons of the Fayette County
Democratic Organization and of
Democratic National Headquarters

necessity of change.
The conservative trend in government, particularly when it is applied to basic governmental charters,
will always lc valuable as a check
upon a foolhardy generation. But no
public can long afford to train its
young people and then lose them to
other states. And the reactionary
political philosophy demonstrated last
week will accelerate the mass emigration of
young people
Kentucky's most valuable export-- to
other states. The commonwealth
cannot hope to make progress by
sending its colleges' best products to
our rivals.
So where do we go from here?
will be the answer for
most of us. But problems are never
solved by ignoring or avoiding them.
college-educate-

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"Out-of-stat- e"

We looked upon revision of the
Constitution as another step in Kentucky's emergence from the, dark
ages to face the blinding light of
h
century facts. In the past
few years we saw academic standards tightened in state colleges and
high schools, we saw teachers salaries in high schools increase to the
point they were nearly competitive
with salaries in bordering states, and
we looked ahead to the day 1ien
Kentucky students would have educational opportunities comparable to
the rest of the nation.
Today we cannot look to the
future with such optimism because
we cannot foresee a new course.
When an obviously necessary change
is backqd by the prestige of the
governor's office, supported by a
massive educational and public relations campaign, and is rejected by
the people, we see no course of ac- mid-20t-

We have been getting around our
Constitution by subterfuge. The Court
of Appeals, however, cannot be expected to continue to ignore it, no
matter how out of date it may be.
Although the justices may feel that
changes are needed, they are sworn
to uphold the Constitution as written.
Funds sufficient to supplement
professors' salaries for a few years
are available. Money might be obtained from other sources to carry
on until a new effort can be made
to change the salary limitation. But
if a new effort fails
Then the students who leave the
state will probably be joined by the
professors who taught them. And
Kentucky will retain its place near the
bottom of the list of state educational
systems.

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Better Language Instruction
An everpresent bugaboo of many

Arts and Sciences students is the foreign language requirement they must
fulfill before they can graduate. We
agree that is is proper for liberally
educated persons, to have at least
an elementary knowledge of a foreign language, but the taking of language courses is a waste of time for
most students. They allow the rudiments of a language to be crammed
into their heads for as many semesters as is necessary, and when the
ordeal is over they forget everything
but "hablo espanol" or "parlez-vou- s
francais?"
Nevertheless, the University intends to maintain its foreign language requirement and perhaps make
it more inclusive in accordance with
nationwide trends. We should, therefore, like to suggest some ways to
make the teaching of languages more
effective.
. Smaller classes would help even
though they are a physical and
financial impossibility now. The situation could be improved, however,
by better planning of the composition of foreign language classes. It
would certainly benefit students ma

joring in a language to be in a class
comprised of fellow language majors.
Such segregation of majors and
would also be more just to
students who are merely meeting a
requirement.
Students should be further segregated according to their aptitude
for the study of a language. Language aptitude tests could be given
along with the student's entrance examinations and he could then be
placed in a language class with students of equal linguistic ability. This
could improve a condition now existing in many language classes a
mediocre level of learning tht bores
superior students and frustrates poor
ones who cannot maintain even the
medium pace.
We realize that this plan could
be put to good use in the teaching
of almost all subjects, but we have
specified foreign languages because
of their peculiar status in Arts and
Sciences curriculums. We feel that
if our suggestions were followed, the
student might
average
francais?" with
answer "Parlez-vou- s
"Oui, je parle francais" instead of
non-majo- rs

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Bob Anderson, Editor
Newton Spencer,' Spcrts Editor
Mike Wenninceh, Managing Editor
Managing Editor
Bobbie Mason, Assistant
StuartXoiJkahb, AdietlLlng Manager
Alice Akin, Society Editor
Skip Taylor, Cartoonist
. Nicky Ton, Circulation
Terry Ashley, Business Manager

TUESDAY NEWS ST A IT

Wakhfn Wheat, Seas Editor

Scottie Uelt, Sports

Whit Howard,

Associate

for their leadership throughout this
most spirited campaign. The visit of
President-elec- t
Kennedy to our cam-

pus on Oct. 8 was an especially
memorable event. Although there
was some divisiVeness among faculty
members concerning the importance
of the visit, we believe that any such
question has now been definitely
resolved.
Lf.ssley Decker, President
Bert King, Vice President
Young Democrats Club

Suggests Motto
To The Editor:
Seems to me that the Kernel has
the innate ability to be the object of
some controversy or other in almost

every edition. I suggest that if things
get too hot, that you adopt a little
personal motto of mine. It has stood
me in good favor through many
sea from
flights in Navy aircraft-- at
aircraft carriers while flying during
periods of adverse weather conditions, launches, landings, etc. Helps
my morale tremendously. . . . "When
things are getting too rough for
everybody else, they're just right for
me!"

Lt. (jg) Charlie T. Wells
United States Navy
Norfolk, Va.

Tree Cutting
To The Editor:
The attached clipping from your
paper was sent to me, which states
that "Utility companies hive begun
cutting trees in preparation for the
widening of Euclid Avenue. . . ."
We wish to. advise that the utility
companies in Lexington are not in
any way connected with the cutting
of these trees and this work is being
performed by contractors working for
the Kentucky Department of Highways. The only way we are involved
in this street project is that we will
be required to move our pole lines
to make way for the widening project.
F. M. Van Ml
Assistant Division Manager
Kentucky Utilities

Keeping Campaign Promises
By JAMES MARLOW

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Associated Press News Analyst
President-elec- t
John F. Kennedy
made enough campaign promises and
pledges for better living in America
to keep him busy for his four White
House Years.
"The theme of this campaign," he
said, "is going to be action."
His actions and his frustrations-beg- in
as soon as he takes office and
has to deal with a Congress where,
although his Democrats retained constumbtrol of it, there is a built-iling block to some of his liberal ideas.
This is the old coalition of conservatives: most Republicans and
the Southern Democrats. They can
block, blast, and baffle the man in
the White House.
A president can operate in one
of three ways in dealing with Congress: forcefully, like Wilson and
Franklin D. Hoosevelt; belligerently,
like Truman; or cautiously like Harding and Eisenhower.
Those who know Kennedy expect
him to be forceful. Hut his squeaky
victory over Vice President llichard
M. Nixon has deprived him before he
starts of that awe professional politicians have for a heavy winner.
Confronting Kennedy immediately
will be two domestic problems involving money:
1. The country has had an eco
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nomic downturn. He must try to
avoid a recession.
2. Kennedy has never come up
with a cost estimate for the programs
he proposes. Nixon said it would be
15 billion dollars. Kennedy hooted at
that. But soon after he takes office he
will have to send his list of expenses
his budget-- to
Congress.
He has said he would not ask a
tax increase. But he also promised
to keep the budget balanced-spendi- ng
no more than is taken in through
taxes-exc- ept
in times of national
emergency or severe recession.
How then, in view of his broad
and
promises, would he
do the balancing? He suggested
various fields in which he thinks expenses might be cut. And he is going
to look for tax loopholes that can
be plugged up.
Still, most voters probably never
heard of
or even
of the pledges and promises he made
because they were contained so many
times in prepared speeches which,
although he stood behind them, he
threw away in order to talk to crowds
about something which occurred to
him at the moment.
But they cut across great fields
of American life at home. He said,
"I believe the times demand invention, innovation, imagination, and
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