Evening star., 1962-01-01
POLICY
Kennedy Sees Good Rights Progress,
Rules Out 'HormfuF Housing Order
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dIledu III u way CIldC is nelpIul
to Negroes.
He thinks the South has done
a tremendous job the past year
in desegregation of schools
without violence. He wants to
build rather than tear down
Southern cooperation in such
activity and thinks that pro-
gress now is going along at the
best achievable rate,
New Cabinet Post
So, he will approve the much
discussed housing order only
when he thinks it will be most
helpful.
His cautious approach is IL
luStrated, too. by a decision to
continue to seek creation of a
new cabinet Department Of
Urban Affairs and Housing
through legislation. He has
ruled out any effort to set up
the proposed department under
his reorganization powers.
The President does not get
excited about differences be-
tween him and some groups in
American life.
He recognizes, for example, a
difference of opinion with Or
ganized labor about a shorter
work week. Labor leaders want
to cut the work week to spread
available jobs in the wake of
automation. The President
dosen't agree, His concern is
that the cost Of American goods
remains competitive in the
world market.
Going beyond specific PROC
lens with labor, Mr.. Kennedy
philosophers to friends that
every particular group in the
country is bound to have a
slightly different view than his
because their problems are diff
ferent.
Plans Numerous
The Presidents own New
Years Day thoughts on a va
riety of domestic matters may
be summarized as follows:
ECONOMY-He is his hly {
pleased with the nations eco
nomic comeback from the re-
cession a year ago, and par
ticularly happy that the re-
covery was made with no in j
crease in the cost of living.
He feels pride at being able
to submit to Congress later this
month a balanced budget, even
though it provides for increased {
spending on such things as i
defense and the space program.
He is confident that the '
budget will stay balanced unless {
it becomes necessary to increase
defense spending still more. s
But the President comedies
to friends that increases i'll
postal rates are necessary to
keep the budget in balance and
he feels sure some increase will
be approved this year. S
While he plans to submit to
Congress in the Spring pro-
poSals for a general revision +
of the tax laws, making reduc- {
tions in some cases and closing
loopholes in others, he thinks :
it would be hard to talk about
a broad tax cut now because
of mounting defense and space
expenditures.
Budget Problem
Paradoxically, increased de- ,
fense spending producing a :
deficit for the fiscal year end ;
ing next June 80 helped bring !
economic recovery and in ,
creased estimated tax revenue
to make a balanced budget Z
possible for the next fiscal year,
in the Presidents opinion.
He sees the job now as to
maintain the momentum of the
economy. He will push efforts ,,
for retraining workers, pro- ,
noting jobs for teen-agers and
improving unemployment COM
pensation laws.
He wants to get the Nations {
rate of economic growth as s
close as possible to As per cent !
a year. He considers the ap- ]
proximately 10 per cent growth !
rate for 1861 abnormal because
it was a period of recovery from
recession.
LEGISLATIVE TARGETS
The President plans a major
effort to get through Congress
his program for medical care :
for the aged, tied to social Sc
curity, and a new aid-to-educa-
ton program.
He will also submit to Con-
gresS a new farm program.
One of his main concerns is to {
maintain the rate of export of
American farm products to
countries in the European Com {
mon Market-a trade that has I
been running some 81 billion
a year in this country's favor.
This is an important reason,
as he sees it, for new foreign
trade legislation to give him
proper tools for negotiating on
tariffs with the Common Mar
ket.
He thinks he will win this
year on the medical care pro-
gram, which never left the
House Ways and Means Com
mittee last session.
His biggest legislative diSap-
pointment in 1861, however,
was failure of his school aid
program. Aid to higher educa-
tion will be an important part
of the proposals to be made
later this year.
The President feels that the
death of House Speaker Ray
burn will make the 1862 ses-
sion of Congress more chal-
lenging, but he is confident of
progress.
POLITICS-Mr. Kennedy has
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