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Johnson May Play
Bigger V.P. Role
Than Nixon Did
MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, ORE.
Washington-IUPlI- In Church
lllian terms, Lyndon B. John
son didn't seek the vice presi
dency to preside over the liq
uidation of his political fu
ture. And President-elect John F.
Kennedy already has made it
clear he intends to use his
running -mate extensively -probably
more fully than
' President Eisenhower utilized
the talents of Vice President
i Richard M. Nixon,
j Actually, the outgoing Sen
; ate Democratic leader may as
, sume duties beyond those con
" stitutionally assigned him only
,' as the new President invites
or approves. '
Kennedy met that situation
.( in a pre-Christmas announce
; ment that Johnson will take
' over ' chairmanship of the
', President's Advisory Council
j on Space, oversee work of the
Government Contract commit
' tee which checks on job dis-
crimination, and help out n
-i security, defense and inter
' national relations problems.
The vice president's basic
; responsibility is the routine
.; one of presiding over the Sen
; ate, where he may vote only
1 in the case of a tie. Otherwise,
. the tasks of the office are
j largely ceremonial.
1 New Duties
Nixon was given new and
,; broadened duties by Eisen
' hower. He traveled overseas
. as the President's good will
j ambassador, participated in
high-level cabinet and Nation
al Security Council meetings,
! and chaired the Government
.. Contracts- committee. He also
' worked on legislative strate-
gy.
j Johnson as vice president
will not let himself be tied to
the presiding officer's chair.
i An active and restless man
despite his 1955 heart attack.
he'll more likely be found in
areas where trouble-shooting
is required.
That will include liaison
with the White House, Speak
er Sam Rayburn, his fellow I
Texan, and GOP congression
al leaders as the need arises.
There have been signs that
Kennedy may ask Johnson to
represent him in some face-to-face
negotiations abroad.
But Johnson's real value to
Kennedy on Capitol hill will
be his personal influence with
members of Congress. The
Texan's ability to "wheel and
j deal" in close vole situations
i and to work out compromise
3 agreements will stand the new
' President in good stead.
As Democratic leader John
5 son has been responsible for
1 committee assignments and
, other favors which have gone
to Democratic senators in re
, cent years. As vice president,
, he may be able to strengthen
such influence because of his
link with the White House
J and the new vista of patron-
age and political opportunity
. this unveils. '
' There is every prospect for
- greater rapport between the
' new President and his vice
. president than existed be
j tween Eisenhower and Nixon.
; Closer in Age
, The two new teammates are
closer in age for one thing -Johnson's
52 and Kennedy's
, 43, as against Eisenhower's 70
" and Nixon's 47.
' Then both have the political
' insight of legislative veterans
- something which helped
- Nixon, but which Eisenhower
: as President lacked.
; Like Nixon, Johnson and
. Kennedy served in both House
and Senate. Eisenhower's
: adult life was spent in uni
form, except for his stint as
president of Columbia Univer-
sity prior to his nomination
' and election in 1952.
Congressional e x p e r ience
gave Kennedy, Johnson and
' Nixon access to a greater un
. derstanding of just how the
U.S. political system works.
Their political antennae thus
are more sensitive.
The Kennedy-Johnson rap
; port was enhanced by the Sen
' ate leader's all-out campaign
effort. The narrowness of Ken
nedy's victory over Nixon un
derscored Johnson's contribu
tion to the ticket.
Without Johnson's nomina- j
tion and subsequent drive to ;
hold southern Democratic
leaders in line, Kennedy
might have lost more south-1
em and border states than he
did. Virginia, Florida, Ten-1
' nessee, Kentucky and Okla-
. homa went for Nixon.
j
Red Cross Volunteer
. Aids Blushing Girl
Memphis, Tenn.-UW-Mrs. L.
M. Armstrong said she saw
an American Red Cross vol
,' unteer aid a majorette during,
parade here In most unusual ,
way.
She said the majorette's
fur trimming had been torn
off her skirt. When the band
. paused briefly in front of the
reviewing stand, Mrs. Arm
strong said the woman in a
'. Red Cross uniform quickly
stepped forward and mended
the pretty girl's skrt with
pins.
Johnson and Nixon are po
litical "alikes" in two re
spects not directly related to
their comparable experience.
The senator from Texas and
the former senator from Cali
fornia both enjoy politics
and both are men of great am
bition and drive.
In Johnson's case, this clear
ly spells action in the years
immediately ahead.
Disobeyed Orders
Help Save Family
Pinole, Calif.-(UPD-Mark Fer
reira, 5, is to told to stay in
bed even though he awakes
an hour before his parents.
He disobeyed these orders re
cently when he awoke to find
the home was burning.
He called his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. George A. Ferreira,
who managed to get Mark
and two other children,
Nancy, 3, and David, 11, to
safety. Twenty-three firemen
put out the blaze, caused by
a smoldering carton near a
garage wall.
Discount houses did a brisk
business during the recession
in the first half of last year.
THURSDAY. JANUARY 19, 1961
Life Won't Change Much for Most of Federal Workers
A 7
Washington-(UPD-F o r most
of the nearly 5 million per
sons who work for the United
states government, life will
go on pretty much as before
even though a new President
is taking office.
In the whole federal estab
lishment there are only about
5,000 patronage and policy
jobs to which President-elect
John F. Kennedy can appoint
the faithful and able.
Half the other 99.9 per
cent of government employ
ees are in the military forces.
The rest are civilians under
civil service or some other
"merit" employment system.
Ranging from porters to cafe
teria cooks, forest rangers.
diplomatic code clerks, air
traffic controllers and count
less lawyers and scientists,
few will change jobs or leave
government service because
of the change of man and
political party in control of
the White House.
Makes Headway
Kennedy already has made
considerable headway in ap
pointing the high officials
who will help shape policy
and guide activities. He com
pleted selection of his cabinet
by Dec. 17 and by Christmas
was well along in choosing
the sub-cabinct-the heads of
second-rank, but important,
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agencies and under secretaries
and assistant secretaries of
the major departments.
It will be a long time
more than a year-before Ken
nedy and his aides fill the
estimated 5,000 jobs avail
able to the President. One
reason it will take so long is
the sheer enormity of screen
ing applicants and matching
them to the jobs.
A second reason is that not
all the jobs are immediately
available. For example, the
President appoints members
of the regulatory agencies,
such as the Civil Aeronautics
Board and the Interstate Com
merce Commission. It is nor
mal for commissioners to
serve until their terms ex
pire. Usually only one seat
on an agency comes up each
years.
There are 35,000 postmas
ters in the country, all ap
pointed by the President. But
each is appointed permanent
ly. So the President can name
postmasters only as incum
bents die, retire or resign.
In certain cases, Kennedy
has said he will retain men
in high government office
who might otherwise resign,
such as FBI Director J. Ed
gar Hoover and Narcotics
Commissioner Harry j. An-
slinger. Others have been
around Washington" fewer
years but still have substan
tial reputations for compe
tence. For example, Kennedy
is retaining Allen W. Dulles,
director of the Central In
telligence Agency, and Elmer
B. 'Slants, deputy director of
the budget.
Of the 2.4 million civilian
employees of the three
branches of government, about
86 per cent fall under the Civ
il Service System and can be
removed from their jobs only
for cause. Other "merit" sys
tems govern the; hiring, pro
motion and firing of most
other employees. Separate
merit systems are Central In.
telligence Agency, Tennes
see Valley Authority, foreign
service, Atomic Energy Com
mission, Public Health Service
and other agencies.
TOUGHER THAN HORSE
Ventura, Calif.-d'PD-Superl-or
Judge E. Perry Churchill
listened Wednesday to a
would-be horse buyer's story
and then ruled the man does
not have to pay the $125 price
for a horse that dropped dead
before he could catch it. "I
ran as much as the horse,
judge," explained Cecil Cha
ney of nearby Fillmore. "I
didn't drop dead-and I'm over
50 years old."
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