Evening star., 1961-01-23
KENNEDY
Foy Named Navy Undersecretory;
!. Burnston, Price to Commerce Posts
Continued From First Page

OVue4kA0SO EIVM E81S 4ek0
With Soviet Premier Khru-
,sheiev.
Mr.. Thompson's cable was
understood to report that Mr..
iKhrushchev - while talking
4lnpefully Of IN agreement with
tie Kennedy administration
In private had adopted the
same tough. unyielding position
oneissues that wrecked previous
Western hopes.
No Change In Proposals
Mr.. Khrushchev served up
he same old hash to Mr.. Ken-
nedy that he had placed before
former President Eisenhower
without success, said diplomatic,
officials. @t ~
with this background. it
seemed likely the White House
conference would concentrate
On: ''
I. A searching look at the
state Of the Nations military de-
fenses. In leaving office. Presi-
dent Eisenhower called them
second to none." but In his
campaign Mr.. Kennedy ques-
tioned this and pledged quick
ln0ves to build more military
muscle. '~
2. A blocking out Of the new
administration's initial diplo-
matte moves 10 thwart Russia's
plotting in Laos. the Congo.
Cubs and Red-encircled Berlin.
akr. Kennedy got 0 preview
during o White House luncheon
yesterday Of Mr.. Rusk's think
ing about Mr.. Khrushchev's
ua&neuvers. Mr.. Bowles also
attended.
Mere Aides Sought
The 3M-hour session concen.
trated. however. mainly on ad-
ministration efforts to find and
name about II more top assist
ants for Mr.. Rusk In running
the State Department. j
Mr.. Salinger confirmed that
Minneapolis Tribune Writer
Carl r. Rowan had been Of
fered the job Of Deputy As
sistant Secretary Of State for
Public Affairs. He said Mr..
Rowan has neither accepted nor
rejected the offer yet.
After going to church yes
terday. Mr.. Kennedy kept up o
rapid-fire work pace. BY late
afternoon. he named an Under.
secretary Of the Navy, two AS
sistant Secretaries Of Com
merce. and o three.man panel
to advise him on conflict Of
interest problems and ethics In
Government.
Fay u Republican
He picked Paul Fay. jr., an
independent Republican busi-
nessman from San Francisco,
to be Navy UndersecretaIy. The
42-year-old Fay. who helped
campaign for him, was in Mr..
Kennedy's wartime torpedo
boat squadron. Mr.. Fay. o.
Stanford University graduate.
Is now executive vice president
of . heavy construction firm.
the Fay improvement Co.
As Assistant Commerce Sec.
retaries. he chose Hickman
Price. jr. Of Detroit, director Of
the Mercedes Benz automobile
branch In Brazil, and Rowland
Burnstan. 50, q Chicagoan,
president Of Borg.Warner In
ternational Corp. Mr.. Price,
90, Is married to Margaret Price,
vice chairman Of the Demo-
cratic National Committee and
national committeewoman from
Michigan.
Magruder Heads Panel
Members Of the study panel
win be Prof. Bayless A. Nam
ming Of Yale Law School, JET
ferson Fordham, Dean Of the
University Of Pennsylvania
Law School. and Judge Calvert
Magruder. formerly chief Judge
Of the First Circuit Court Of
Appeals. as panel chairman.
Mr.. Kennedy told the group
to report its recommendations
to him by March Is.
In ordering the study, MIR.
Kennedy asked that 1t include
"a thorough examination Of
present ethical standards and
regulations in all the agencies
Of the Federal Government,
giving special attention to ade-
quacy of present laws govern
ing conflict Of interests -"
The President asked the
group to recommend ap-
proaches to strengthening the
conflict Of interest laws so as
to maintain the highest stand.
ards while, at the same time.
not unduly imparing the. ef-
fectiveness Of agency and de-
partment operations or the re-
cruitment Of qualified person.
mel" ~"
The group also was assigned
to advise Mr.. Kennedy on what
measures should be taken to
ensure all Federal activities
are conducted consistent with
the highest possible standards
Of ethics"
Mr.. Kennedy also announced
through his press secretary
that he will allow live televi-
sion coverage Of all his news
conferences. All three major
TV networks plan coverage Of
his first presidential meeting
with newsmen at 6 pm.
Wednesday.