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Robert F Kennedy — Part 13
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tothe sroliceman aed let
him be free to use it wilt
out Interference from poli
ticians and citizers’ groups,”
Lecei eaid. “That will re
duce crime.”
* ses «4
LOONEY, in his address
:t .b* symparium, made it
clear he is dissatisficd with
the role of the prosecution
and courms in the process
of deating with criminals
att er the symposium!
“‘Nennedy and Nassau Coun
“y Executive Eucene H.
‘Nickerscn, who shared the
ais with’ the senator, met
with militant Negro lead-
ers at @ private reception
in Garden City from which
newsmen were barrel “*
Earlier in the day, Ken ,
nedy breakfasted with 39.
Long Island labor lecders
at the Garden Ciry Hotel,
where he said Long Is
land's economy should now
begin to shift from defense
industry to reconstruction
of New York City of face
eventual decline with the
end of the war in Vietnam.
DUEING the morning
' Rennedy ran into a nest of
*hawss” when he asked a
Beected group of students
af Brentwood High School
what they thought about
the Vietnam war.
On a show of hands, more
than half said they favored
“escalating the bombing of
the North and possibly send: -
ing more men to the
South”
’ Only a handful favored
“unlateral withdrawal,”
emf wel ennttee bendfit
anu a aepotier sangii
favored “our present pol
ay” -
a ss 8.
' WHEN A majority leajer
4 che same audience fav-
sed datarrinea colleze Ethie
GEQ Grating
dents, Kennedy asked them
to consider the moral ques
tloea of favoring escalation
war “at
else expense”
Desai:2 hie apparent dis
agreement with the stu
éonts on the war, it was
evident the senator had.
a Seueral suport. The
someone
——-—
lovdect. applause came
when a boy asked Kennedy
if he planned te run for the
presidency in 1972 Ken-
nedy’s answer was that 1972
was a along way olf.
Immediately afler a ques-
tion about his 10 children,
Kennedy was asked what
plans he had for Sutfolx
and he replied: “to move to.
Sultolk with my family and
increase the population.”
That was met with another
° se 6
AT A LUNCHEON in
“Smithtown with business
and labor leaders, Kennedy
said he had not realized the
chairman. of the Suffolk
Human Relations Commis
sion, Ralph Watkins, had
asked him to look into alle-
gations tat Grumman Alr
craft Engineering Corp. of
Bethpacse has discrimina-
tory employment practices. .
Crumman’s vice presi-
gent, John B. Rettaliata,
also at the luncheon, said
Grumman employs persons
from minority froups in a
proportion twice their pro-
portion in the Long Island
population and that “until
thls moment” he had
thought Grumman‘s poiicies
neds ws rs ro
ys first stop
Sulfolic “Wee Seen at
County Center inRiverhead
where Watkins was among —
a number of county officia
who urged various
grams upon him as he,
County Executive HL Led
Dennison and Rep. Otis G.
investigation, and said “the
spending of federal money
that does not allow al! peo-
ple to benefit should stop.”
fevumman he noted, ie =
and MAAS LULE ey Crd =
major defense “and space
eontracter.
Kennedy ang Dennison—
ogue, at a newspaper
and at the new St. John's
" hospital for
be discharged
hal see rar ~3.",
Fos TADS hnaieeead i
aw yt moe . - . .
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