Evening star., 1961-01-17
Dr.. Seoborg Appointed Acc Leader;
Billy Graham Praises Kennedy

PALM BEACH, Fla, Jan. l.
AP. President elect Ken
nedy leaves Florida's sunshin,
for Washington today with hi!
new administration essentially
manned and an Unforeseen
accolade for abating religion.
tensions.
This compliment came last
night from the Rev. Billy Ora.
ham. the Baptist evangelist
who Is q close friend of Vice
President Nixon, and who de.
livered the invocation at one
Of MIR. Nixon's big campaign
rallies.
Appointment of a Nobel
Prize winner in chemistry
Chancellor Glenn T. Seaborg
Of the University of California
as chairman of the Atomic
Energy Commission yesterday,
filled one Of the few remaining
vacancies in the upper levels OF
the Kennedy administration.
Horne Selected
Today. John E. Horne, ad-
ministrative assistant to Sen
ator Sparkman. Democrat OF
Alabama. was named admin
istrator Of the Small Business
Administration.
Mr.. Horne, q graduate of the
University Of Alabama and q
Navy veteran Of World War II
has previous experience as ad-
ministrator Of the Small De-
fense Plants Administration. He
was active in the 1856 and 1860
Democratic presidential cam
paigns.
Named to subcabinet posi-
tions in the Post Office De-
ment yesterday were:
Frederick c. Belen, Al, q ma
tive Of Lansing, Mich, now
chief counsel Of the House Post
Office Committe, to be Assist
ant Postmaster General for
Postal Operations.
Ralph w. Nicholson, a, man
ager of Fuller. Smith & Ross,
New York advertising agency,
70 be Assistant Postmaster Gen.
eral for Finance.
Michael Monroney. SO. Of Be-
thesda. Md. now administra-
tive assistant to Representative
Brademas. Democrat Of In.
diana, to be executive assistant
to the Postmaster General for
White House and congressional
liaison on legislation and pa
tronage. Mr.. Monroney is the
son Of Senator Monroney, Dem
ocrat Of Oklahoma.
Shared Nobel Prize
DR.. Seaborg, a registered
Democrat. shared the 1851
Nobel Chemistry Prize for re-
search which included dis
covery, with his associates, of
new elements involved in nu-
clear fission. DR.. Seaborg also
won the $4,000 Enrico Fermi
Award in 1859.
Newsmen covering Mr.. Ken
nedy. the first Roman Catholic
to be elected President, knew
he and Mr.. Graham had a
lunch and golf date yesterday.
but they were surprised when
the Pres;dent-elect and the
evangelist, both sunburned
and in high spirits. strolled
into the press room.
Yes. Mr.. Graham said in re-
ply to questions. they had
talked about religion and, II
told the President-elect I
thought his election had helped
relations between the churches.
Certainly q better understand
ing between the Protestant and
the Catholic churches in the
United States has emerged
from the election"
Moreover, Mr.. Graham said
that while Mr.. Nixon and his
Republican running mate.
Henry Cabot Lodge, were to be
commended "for not using the.
religious ISSUE" Mr.. Kennedy
equally rated commentator
"for facing it forthrightly - I
think he eased many fears by
his fortnight statements"
The President elect Is sched-
uled for 6 stopover in Wash
ington to attend q pre-inau-
guration dinner party being
given by Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen
E. Smith, his brother-in-law
and sister. Then he goes on to
New York, to remain until to-
morrow evening. His only an
nounced appointment there is
with Gov. Luis Munoz Marin
Of Puerto Rico.
will Meet Eisenhower
Thursday morning Mr.. Ken
nedy and President Eisenhower
meet for the second time since
the election. The conference
was announced IS intended to
smooth the changeover Of I'D.
ministrations.
Mrs. Kennedy Is scheduled
to fly to Washington tomorrow,
but the two Kennedy children
will remain in Palm Beach
about q month.
Mr.. Kennedy said he had
just finished the main job he
set for himself during this Flor
ida visit-drafting the address
he will make Friday after tax
ing the presidential oath.
Chairman Magnuson, Demo-
crat Of Washington, Of the Sem
ate Commerce Committee had
an appointment with Mr.. Ken
nedy today. Senator Magnu-
son said in advance he wants
to discuss a study Of foreign
trade in relation to the gold
outflow, as well as merchant
marine and oceanography mat
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