Eisenhower, in Tacoma, Pledges to Work for School
Building Program Geared to This Atomic Age’
By Marvin L. Arrow smith
TACOMA, Wash. —President
Eisenhower pledged yesterday to
work for a school building pro
gram geared to “this atomic age.”
He did so after accusing Adlai
Stevenson of telling the American
people “political fables” in hte
campaign.
In a speech prepared for deliv
ery at a Citizens for Eisenhower
rally at the College of Puget
Sound, the President said that he
would not go into reasons why
there was no action on his five
year school program at the last
session of the Democratic-con
trolled 84th Congress. But he
promised:
“I shall again call upon the
Congress to act at the beginning
of the next session. I shall sup
port this request with all the
force at my command.”
The House last July 5 killed a
bill that would have authorized
$1,600,000,000 in federal aid to the
states for school construction. It
did so after adopting an amend
ment that would have denied
money to areas which did not
comply with the Supreme Court’s
decision outlawing segregation of
Negro and white pupils.
Grasp the Great Levers
Eisenhower called it essential
that America’s youth be prepared
“to be skilled and accomplished
citizens—able to grasp the great
levers, turn the giant wheels, of
this new atomic age as nature fi
nally surrenders to men so many
of its colossal secrets."
The President, in the third day
of a West Coast vote-feeking tour,
spoke here after spending the
night in suburban Tacoma.
It was in an address Wednesday
night in Seattle that Eisenhower
charged that Stevenson has been
telling the voters “political fa
bles” instead of dealing with “the
world of reality.”
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Wildly cheered by his audience
there, Eisenhower blasted harder
than ever at his opponent. He
stood by his policy of avoiding
mention of Stevenson by name.
But there was no doubt about the
target.
The President referred to his
‘rival at one point as “the opposi
tion candidate," one of his most
direct allusions since the start of
the campaign.
Eisenhower was introduced by
Republican Gov. Arthur B. Lang
lie, who has a hard fight on his
hands in running for the U.S.
Senate against Democratic Sen.
Warren Magnuson. The President
put in a strong plug for Langlie,
calling him “my good friend . . .
of great personal integrity.”
Overflow Crowd
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B. C„ UP>—Shrieking hurricane
force winds of up to 90 miles an
hour battered the Queen Charlotte
Islands Wednesday, leaving a t
wake of broken windows, uproot
ed trees and downed communica
tion lines.
The Queen Charlotte Islands
stretch 200 miles along the north
ern British Columbia coast.
No injuries or serious damage
has been reported.
Outside the Seattle Hall an ad
ditional crowd of about 3,500 in
adjacent Memorial Stadium heard
Eisenhower over a public address
system.
The beaming President, speak
ing over a statewide TV and radio
network, had difficulty quieting
his Seattle audience so he could
start his speech. He received a
tremendous ovation and smiled
broadly as the crowd chanted
"We want Ike.”
“I want you, too," he said.
“Your welcome reminds me how
well I’ve been feeling for quite
some time now.”
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Defending the record of his own
administration on many fronts
after saying American workers
are "more prosperous and secure
than ever in history,” Eisenhower
went on to accuse the Democrats
of resorting to what he'termed de
vices of “the half truth . . . the hit
and run statement ... the big
straddle . . . the rubber yard
stick.”
After the Seattle speech to an
overflow audience in the 6,500
seat Civic Auditorium in Seattle,
the President and Mrs. Eisenhow
er motored to Tacoma and spent
the night at the home of his broth
er Edgar.
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