Evening star., 1960-12-04
KENNEDY
Latest Cabinet Appointee Offers
Encouragement to Businessmen

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NV. He told the world on
Thursday he had chosen Gov.
Abraham Ribicoff Of Connecti-
cut to be Secretary of Health.
Education and Welfare, and
yesterday. that David E. Bell
Of Harvard would be budget di-
rector. Another retiring Gov
ernor, G. Mennen Williams
OF Michigan, was named As
sistapt Secretary Of State for
African Affairs Wednesday.
Sister Watches from Balcony
Today's announcement of
Gov. Hodges selection was
made In what appears to be
the social center Of the Ken
nedy vacation headquarters.
The patio was crowded with
wrought iron tables. chairs and
lounges. On one side, drawn up
under q shelter, were two movie
projection machines. Across
from them q screen was sus-
pended In the lush foliage. The
Senator's sister. Jean (Mrs.
Stephen Smith. leaned over
q flrst-1ioor balcony.
Gov. Hodges reflected an Of
ten-reiterated Kennedy cam
paign contention about the
need for an expanding economy
when he said that I'VE are
going to have an economic
growth Of around 4 or 5 per
cent Q year as compared to
az"
The Eisenhower Commission
on National Goals called for
expansion between 81 and 5
per cent.
Bid to Business
Gov. Hodges held out the
hand Of friendship and encour-
agement to business.
"The genius Of this country
Is not In the Department Of
Commerce or any other fine
bureaucracy we have in It or
in the departments we have"
he said. "The genius Of this
country is in the imagination
and energy and daring Of the
individual businessman, and I
think II we can show him that
there Is q department. willing
and anxious to be Of service to
hin and encourage him along
the lines he wants to be en-
cCuraged. ! think they will
carry it on themselves" i,
The emphasis both from the
new appointee and his APP
pointer was on world trade.
Senator Kennedy said that
perhaps the most vital re-
sponsibility Of the Commerce
Department would be In ''main-
tanning our position In inter-
national trade, developing and
encouraging new markets, pro-
viding some degree Of assur-
ance and protection for those
who trade with us, dealing
with the problems which are
raised In Western Europe by |
new trade structures as weil |
as trade with the under
developed areas Of the world"
Gov. Hodges said he was for
expansion Of trade.
II think that Is the way the
world gets along" he said. 81
think that Is the best remedy
for anything. I am very much
in favor Of expanding trade
both ways"
The President-elect said he
hoped to have his cabinet COM
plete by the end Of next week |,
or early the following one.
When asked how he would /
characterize the men he has
chosen 50 far. Senator Ken
uedy said. II would describe
them as men who are sympa-
thetic to my view Of what the
function and responsibilities
are in each case I am
trying to get the men who can
deal best with that RESPONSE
bility and who share my view
or our times and the needs Of
the country"
Gov. Hodges. generally re-
garded as q moderate, has pre-
sided over q progressive admin
istration In North Carolina. He
is no hothead. At the height Of
the school integration crisis In
Little Rock, Ark, he came to
Washington to act as a 60
between between Southern
Governors and the White
House.
He said he thinks the eco
nomic situation is worse than
the administration has led US
to believe"
Nothing serious" he added, i
because this country is too
strong to allow anything too
serious to happen" |
Kennedy Plays Golf
After the press conference.
the President-elect went of to
play golf with his brother-in-
law, Stephen Smith, Senator
Smathers, Democrat Of Florida,