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The 3-11-59 issue of "Human Events" made reference to the "wr rist-slapping labo rerafarm HUY which Sonatoar Kannedv had olared was 2 ale £4 pis SGA 2UV AW 2 44) WE EO PE £66 Ws er hl 1 eS eS Ne BAA we seus ree before the Senate. ”Buman Events" stated that Kennedy claimed the bill would “virtually put (James) Hoffa and his a&sociates out of business"; whereas Utah Senator Wallace Bennett exposed the falseness of this sere Bente Walia nn atndn dd shad fae fen ee rttn ss TWHfhan n.t nf assertion. Oust, VALLALCE BLGLeU Lids ids ivi Pung guoua Git o: business, the Kennedy bill “would fall far short of correcting the evils brought out by the McClellan committee." in connection with civil rights matters, Senator Kennedy has been particularly interested in Federal legislation to curb bombings of religious and educational institutions. In 86th Congress he was cosponsor of Kennedy-Ervin Bill designed to deal with hate bombings whose provisions were substantially the same as bombing provisions of Civil Rights Act of 1960 which has increased FBI jurisdiction in this field. With regard to subversive matters, it is tateresting to note that in March, 1960, Governor Wesley Powell of New Hampshire (a staunch Nixon supporter) accused Senator Kennedy of "softness toward communism." Kennedy called upon the Vice President to repudiate Powell's accusation, and Nixon's press representative issued a statement in Washington saying “the Vice President has known and worked with Senator Kennedy since they served together on the House Labor Committee in 1947. While they have differences on some issues, they have always been in complete agreement in their unalterabie opposition to communism at home and abroad.” In his column of 4-8-69, Drew Pearson dwelled upon Kernedy's growth in politics and said the Senator had been “pushed forward both as a boy and as a public servant by an aggressive, wealthy father who had become SS ie ee ee sew Te arse oe fame bee ee an economic royalist. " Pearson stated that "when the frequently criticized Americans for Democratic Action gave Kennedy a high Mbera) rating, he squirmed over being put inthe same category as Senators Dougias, Morse nda Wiemnhead tf Who a Onutha renanor anditnnrinltiend an hi Liha wal ana esumpar oye wT nen -* wOutier hi newspape! eaqiror 4ealli2tts on his 1ipe ral record--Pearson states--Kennedy wrote the paper to state he had "secured a copy of this voting record...{and) found that my high score was not particularly radical, In fact...I achieved the same rating as Senate Majority Leader a ne eer nr a Ps De een den, f--4 -ib-—-) 88 Lyndon Johnson, President pro tem Carl Hayd (anda Ol1oeTs}), Long Sap cts orange at PR