Speech #890036545

On the question of repealing section 142 of the TaftHartley Act. nullifying State righttowork laws. only 24.9 percent favored it. while 60.2 percent were opposed. It was interesting to observe that even hourly employees failed to favor such action. turning it down 46 percent to 41.3 percent. Altering immigration laws to base admission on skills rather than country of birth gained good backing. 62.1 percent to 29.3 percent. Voters also approved Federal funds for public school construction and teachers salaries by a 53.3 percent to 37.4 percent margin. Though it was fairly close. textbooks. special teachers. and library aid for private and parochial schools were turned down. 54.4 percent to 33.8 percent.