| Show 7 I I4A The Salt-La- ke Tribune Thursday December 26 1963 !i t? 1 ? f Full Text of Order To Trim Payrolls Abe Martin JOHNSON CITY TEXAS "Dec 25 is the text of President Johnson’s personnel memorandum to the heads of all federal departments and agencies: To the heads of departments and agencies: (UPI)-FolIo- THE BUDGET DIRECTOR WILL shortly notify you of maximum employment levels whioh result from the year-en- d final budget decisions for both fiscal years 1964 and 1965 my Let me make it clear that these figures are ceilend-of-ye- ings not goals As soon as these figures reach you I want you personally to reexamine your employment situation and to establish new targets below these maximums I want you to report these targets to me promptly I will review them person- Reduce All US Payrolls Jdlinsoii T ells" Agencies Continued From Page 1 wing SUBJECT: CONTROL OF FEDERAL employment: The budget whioh I will send to the Congress next month will not only halt the growth in federal employment but will actually make a small reduction from this year’s level Goals ‘Ceilings’-N- ot newsmen on a brief tour of the white frame and stone ranch house despite Mrs Johnson’s smiling protests that dinner was waiting and so were 27 relatives invited to the turkey feast MR JOHNSON was in a relaxed mood as he switched between informal chitchat and weightier matters such A good listener is usually as his personnel cut announcethinkin’ about somethin’ else genial after reviewing background paconpers relating to the two-da- y ference he will begin at the ranch Saturday with West German Chancellor Ludwig Erhard MR JOHNSON wearing a green checked sport coat tan cuffless cotton slacks a tan sport shirt and brown and green striped tie displayed a jovial holiday spirit He even turned Santa Claus He also revealed that he had and gave souvenir ash trays to the visiting Washington and spoken several times by tele- ment Greetings From LBJ Texas newsmen Dec phone Wednesday with SecreHE SAID HE awoke at 6 am Johnson got tary of State Dean Rusk about in touch by telephone Wednes- the renewal of fighting between and got in touch promptly with Greek and Turkish factions on ally day with all three living his old friend and attorney for— to wish them a Cyprus WHEN I APPROVE NEW TARGETS for your agency you mer Judge A W Moursund merry Christmas Mr: Johnson MR JOHNSON said he and will put them into effect and make strenuous efforts to achieve who came over from his rahch from his ranch the calls placed them through tighter management redeployment of personnel Rusk were “watching carefully” 25 miles away home to Dwight D Eisenhower the about essentials to work of and stripping simplification procedures Cyprus situation remaining I will expect you to make quarterly reports to me beginning who is spending the holiday at in close touch with the US amThey looked at Mr Johnson’s Palm Desert Calif to the apartme- bassador to that Mediterranean cattle herd the family went April 1 1964 on what you have accomplished under this effort nt-home of Herbert C Hoover island nation riding and Mr Johnson spotted FINALLY ONCE I HAVE GIVEN my approval to your new in New York City and to Harry some deer but didn’t kill any Amid the pleasantries Mr then targets they are not to be exceeded without my explicit S Truman who is visiting his they gathered some flowand grand- Johnson was asked by a news- ers and took them to Hie little daughter approval man abont how be had been Lutheran church on Hie road children in New York Lyndon B Johnson spending his day leading from the maiq highway to Hieir ranch The the end-of-ye- JOHNSON CITY TEX 25 (AP)— President - Mr Johnson’s happy reunion family Tuesday and plans to return to Washington Jan 4 or 5 with his family was brightened THE PRESIDENT said this by Sunshine and balminess that was in sharp contrast with the message would provide early icy white Christmas in Washstrinto some of the previews from which the first famy ington he would gent budget steps ' had come — ily In the spending' message A TURKEY dinner later highlighted em-plif- the day An exchange of gifts planned for noontime was delayed by the many other family activities At mid afternoon gifts were still in their wrappings at the base of the eight-f-oot native cedar Christmas tree in Mr Johnson’s den now Special Sale! GIFT SHOP TRAVEL GOODS AMERICAN TOURISTER R LUGGAGE TRI-TAPE- 8000 Series i Limited Time i Limited Quantity son-in-la- pmoDue CENTER President replied that last thing he did before going to MR JOHNSON said he also bed at midnight was to “final- “made a trade” and leased ize” an order to cabinet offi- some land across the road— just cers and agency heads clamp- a small tract paralleling his own spread on the Peder-nale- s ing new ceilings on their perRiver sonnel totals “Someone said we have 5000 HE READ from the docu- acres” Mr Johnson said with ment which was just being sent reference to a report published to Washington and which told Tuesday “but we don’t even the US officials his new budget have 500’’ would “actually make a small Mr Johnson said he had reduction in the number of fedstarted work on the State of eral employes” next year “We will have fewer federal the Union message he will deliver to a joint session of Conemployes next year than this gress Jan 8 year” Mr Johnson reiterated to He arrived In Texas with his newsmen and to point up how 415-ac- re drastic a step this was in his drive he said the number of federal workers had Increased a total of 131000 in the last three years budget-cuttin- g AND HE SAID these cuts were being made in the face of a 21 per cent increase in the over 10 nation’s population years which had increased the public’s needs But he insisted the govern- ment operate with “maximum efficiency” under his new personnel guidelines SEE 744 E US AT TWO LOCATIONS 4th So ONLY PRODUCI AT THI 1 PM OPEN 9 AM CLOSED SUNDAYS TO 8 1406 So 11th last "The last thing I did last night was to finalize this order” Mr Johnson said Texas Newsman Gains LBJ Date Utah Woolen Mills 4495 SALE 149S Weekender Reg 2625 SALE 309S Ladies' Wardrobe Reg 4195 SALE 18" 16" Vanity Reg 2295 SALE 2493 Jumbo Two-Suit- Reg er JOHNSON CITY TEX Dec 25 (UPI) — President Johnson’s appointments for Thursday: THE PRESIDENT has no formal calling list but has announced he would meet Thursday morning with Ed Ray editor of the Houston Press a Scripps-Howar- d newspaper and Thursday evening with Director John A McCone of the Central Intelligence Agency Men’s or Ladies’ SALE Pricaa 1 FOR MEN THROUGH PRICES Plus FmI Tax P SKAGGS Buy now family at these low low COOKED CLEANED VA prices of Jack Frost Quality Merchandise Prices slashed throughout the store LB Boneless T-BO- STEAK SIRLOIN 09 CHOICE CHOICE GRADE LB t SPORTSWEAR Between Main and Wetf Temple BLOUSES 28 Richards St pant” Utah Woolen Mills A 25 Selected group regular stock frem I eur FREE PARKING Temple Square parking rear store ramp—direct entrance Block South of Temple Gate I JlVAfUUI rr $ th entire 10 AM WOMEN COLORS EACH —outfit 3 SALE STARTS THURS 5 C C AFTER CHRISTMAS Va AND 50 South Main— Next to Uta h Theatre— Parking Validated JO Newsmen were told earlier that he had retired at midnight IOCATION SAVINGS EXAMPLES: E GRADE LB LI |
