^-4^ Belles OF ST. MARY’S VOL. XXVIII, No. 2. EALEIGH, north CAROLINA October 23, 1964 ST. MARY'S FOCUSES ON POLITICS President Johnson Speaks In Raleigh About two bundled St. Mary s girls Were among the crowd of 13,000 Lli»_ \_ivyvvv4 ^-7 — People who cheered President John son on his recent visit to Raleigh. On Tuesday, October 6, Johnson spoke Reynolds Coliseum accompanied iMrs. Johnson and their daughter Lynda. This visit Johiis was a part of IMr- son's campaign tour in the and it coincided with Mrs. °hnson's whistle-stop train tour trough many southern towns on Licit she campaigned in behalf of cr husband. Many important North ^^rolina Democrats were on hand to *''c the president and his wife a r i .fU Pimlina Dem- welcome. Among them were the chairman o t t “ Static Party, Melville Broughton; the governor, erry Moore, the president; and the Democratic candidate Amid the cheers of the crowd and the strains speech on farm °hnson entered the coliseum and delivered an impor points »iy, a topic „( special interest to North Carol,n. 'Id It's speeeh dealt with the farm subsidy program " * j j ^ I Bar,, Goldwater in recent campaign speeches. for c farm subsidy program would only bring a ou ''«>h Carolina dm end ot this program won d fp. With "■"a (or eaeh fann and 1/3 ot a billion dollars for ‘B' B;s much loss of income one out of every five '”“„ticularly the “Bason also touched on the tobacco and cotton programs part.cular y >n-wheat bill passed by the 88th Congress. _ , ‘om —T/-kKncnn went on t( — V^il UiX*.- «-wheat bill passed by the 88th Congress. recently pass- ;rom the farm program Johnson Goldwater opposed this bill, -aeral tax cut bill. Johnson pointed out th ^ has had a nreat effect on the American economy. mnre than tax cut bill.%hnson pointed out that Goldw.te^ c^pp— has had a great effect on the Amerkan economyJh.s =ans $11.5 billion to buy , {.^nily of tour .s ^e\\ trillion in total income and more than $3 inhnson said that the '000 new jobs. In further reference to the econo y J f r of people on the public payroll has been reduced by 23,U has been reduced more than $1 billion. education, politics, 'ther areas included in the President s spec North Carolina and ’eace. Mr. Johnson praised the education system cd to work for an even better education .j "pofitics is the a the entire country. Concerning ^ itics ^ ^ responsibility. This business. That means it has to be the ^ responsible ay has a responsible government. An ^ xh-, Statement was an addition atgn from Hubert Humphrey and me. onnosed to Goldwater s anson s image of responsibility and acst^m created some of recklessness and nuclear irresponsi i i ^ jgr’s statements on 'niong the American people. In reference to Johnson said position of the United States in the nuclea stronger than LI.S. is the strongest country in the v\or have not lost a «ther countries oimbined. He also stated that we ay to communism since we lost Cuba ta> ' i gjjhed as the most ' closing Mr. Johnson talked of peace vvhich n objective aant word in the English language and the jo, rican people. Johnson said, But mos o month. It is fth, and the whole world moves toward i p,,ve slow process. It takes courage to dim age.” New Orleans It^aving Raleigh Johnson ^sited the M. • again joined Lady Bird's tram. In iNev\ confirmed -rs to end their opposition to the march o th the future of the south. Goldwater’s Campaign Highlighted In recent campaign tours Barry Goldwater has told the American people some of his ideas for carrying out foreign and domestic policy. Goldwater has emphasized the neces sity of honestly recognizing the Southeast Asian war and the menaces of communism, of strengthening na tional defense, of building up local governments, and of peacefully settl ing internal difficulties. Barry Gold- water said, “I believe that we must look beyond the defense of freedom today to its extension tomorrow.” To protect and continue this freedom, Goldwater has announced certain re forms. Gokhvater feels that NATO is not now achieving full results because of inadequate participation and support. His plans for its improvement include more consultation and sharing of nuclear secrets, training of all NATO forces in Europe, and giving the Supreme Commander direct control of some nuclear weapons. Regarding foreign nations, Goldwater looks to the United Nations as a place to discuss matters with these nations. The original pur^xtse of the Llnited Nations was to preserve peace. This purpose could be carried out better if it were used correctly. Eirst, however, all nations must morally and financially support it. A fairer distribution of votes is also a possibility for improvement. National defense is another area of concern to Goldwater, who thinks the defense program must be stepped up and a greater emphasis be placed upon a more flexible variety of defense mechanisms. Because the recent test ban treaty prohibits even the peaceful use of nuclear tests and because Goldwater does not trust the Russians to keep the treaty, Goldwater voted “no” against it in the Senate. Goldwater thinks that foreign aid can be profitable only if it is used to slacken and halt the spread of communism. He feels that much of the foreign aid money given to other governments is not always reaching the needs of the people. Because in his eyes giving aid to Soviet countries is only aiding com munism, Goldwater is not in favor of giving any aid to these countries at all. He advocates the support of the Gommon Market since this will help our own trade and industry which will in turn raise the American standard of living. Eoreign policy is a vital issue in the campaign, especially the U.S. policy in regard to Viet Nam. Goldwater says that victory must be secured in Viet Nam but this is not possible until Americans face up to the fact that a war is being fought and American servicemen are being killed in battle. His ideas for winning this war include supplying up-to-date equipment, cutting the communist supply lines to Vietcong guerrillas, and getting the support of our European and Asian allies. He feels that standing up to the communists is the only way the U.S. will achieve prestige and victory in the cold war. Domestic problems are no less important to Goldwater. He supports states rights and a defined, limited national government. Because local and state governments have a more complete insight into local problems than the na tional government has, Goldwater feels that the states should have more power. He believes in individual freedom of property, lives, and prayer and says these can not be run by a national machine. Goncerning financial affairs Goldwater wants to revise the American econ omy to preserve the value of the dollar by managing with the available money. His plans for this revision include budgeting and the encouragement of in dividual enterprise, a tax reform with a cut in spending, and a revision of the Social Security system. These are only a few of the issues touched on by Goldwater in his cam paign speeches all over the country. His slogan is “Peace through prepared ness, progress through freedom, purpose through Gonstitutional order.”

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