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Show I TOff SAO" LAKE PULSE By BOB HICKS If no one else in town is satisfied satis-fied with the results of the recent Democratic victory in the presidential presi-dential election, at least President-elect Kennedy has found a local supporter in Mayor J. Bracken Lee. The mayor, after informing this reporter of the proposed appointment of new City Judge Horace Beck, went on to say that he believed the new chief executive exe-cutive would prove extremely capable in fulfilling the duties of his new office. It would seem the Salt Lake official agrees with Mr. Kennedy's Kenne-dy's slow moving methods in selecting a cabinet. That the Senator is going ahead very cautiously cau-tiously should surprise no one. He fully intends to surround himself him-self with the best minds that can be found. No one can deny that in times such as these it is necessary neces-sary to move slowly in matters of this regard, since the cold war and domestic problems will need careful consideration in the perilous peril-ous years ahead. Pleasing, of 'course, to Mr. Lee was the announcement that Kennedy Ken-nedy would get along with fewer assistants than have usually been employed around the White House. Whether this is entirely commendable in a tough job like the presidency is debatable; there still exists the need of someone to help shoulder the load in the world's number one job which is becoming more burdensome bur-densome with each passing year. Mr. Eisenhower after eight years is showing physically the strain under which he has labored. lab-ored. Roosevelt finally fell victim vic-tim to all the pressures under which he could no longer bear. Economy is the one thing people peo-ple seem to want. That Kennedy will cut down when practical, we have no doubt. But if he should apply the veto to areas wherein the public interest would be adversely affected would prove most unfortunate for the future generations. That the country is in good hands for the next four years, however, we feel there can be no doubt. |