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...years the chief Okinawan thorn in the U.S. side has been an emaciated little man with a jet-black mustache and eyes that glare from behind thick spectacles. He is Kamejiro Senaga, the 49-year-old chief of the Okinawa People's Party. The party's principal plank was opposition to U.S. requisitioning of land for military purposes, which over the years has resulted in the seizure of one-fifth of Okinawa's arable land and the dispossession of 50,000 Okinawans. In a low, mild voice, Senaga called the U.S. occupation authorities "criminals, murderers, rapists, arsonists...
...other important plank in Mooney's platform concerns "obtaining state and federal funds for harbor development." Mooney said that at present, Nantucket harbor, although picturesque, offers "very few attractions for yachtsmen," a potentially important source of summer income. He said that Governor-elect Furcolo's program includes aid for Mass-achusetts's large tourist trade...
Javits' most effective campaign plank, aside from the weak timber of peace and prosperity, has been the charge that Wagner lacks the experience required of a national officer. But being mayor of the City of New York is by no means a limited experience. That Wagner cut crime by 21 percent in New York City is not a recommendation for the Armed Services Committee, but Wagner proved himself equally adept in modernizing the city government, improving education and hospital facilities, and directing slum clearance. He has shown a Roosevelt-like ability to pick excellent advisers and to use advice effectively...
More Than Stopgap. This year we have the best farm plank in our Democratic platform that any party ever had . . . We propose to support basic commodities at 90% of parity. We propose to extend protection to perishables through a combination of direct production payments, marketing agreements and production adjustments. In this connection I would like to try production payments to encourage earlier marketing of hogs in the years when the runs are heavy. This may be a good way to help end the anxiety and the anguish of violent price movement...
...satisfied with the G.O.P. plank on segregation? "Here is a problem . . . charged with emotionalism, where everybody has got to work hard with all of the strength he has, and I think that the more that work is done privately and behind the scenes rather than charging up on the platform and hammering desks, the better and more effective it will...