While the headlines were crowded with the religious issue, Presidential Candidate Jack Kennedy was busy nailing down some issues of perhaps more importance to his political future. In his first full week of campaigning, he revealed himself as the farthest-out liberal Democrat around. In a sweeping section of his Labor Day speech in Detroit, for example, he embraced civil rights, collective bargaining, increased minimum wages, a lifting of immigration restrictions, more pay for teachers, and more aid for the aged, farmers and small businessmen. Excerpts from Kennedy's week of speeches:
Economic Growth. "Last year, the United States had the lowest rate...
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