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Backstairs
Credibility Gap
Worries Johnson
By MERRIMAN SMITH
UPI White House Reporter
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Wednesday, Sept. 20, 1967
President Johnson more than
having his administration con
stantly accused of a credibility
gap.
There are times when he
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Chevrolet’s new look for 1968 begins up front with a smart new grille and hood that conceals
the windshield wipers. Recessed taillights in the rear bumpers and new body side lines are smart
styling features as shown above on the Caprice Coupe. An impressive list of comfort and con
venience options make it possible to custom-tailor a new Chevrolet to almost any personal taste. The
new Chevrolets wiU be on display September 21.
derives some comfort from
looking back to see how other
presidents have borne the same
sort of charges, but under
somewhat different labels. One
example was “news manage
ment” which critics hung on the
Kennedy administration.
At other times, however,
Johnson finds little comfort in
history taking a short-term
view of those who challenge
credibility of statements made
and actions taken by his
administration.
Perhaps the Chief Executive
—and his critics—might heed a
consultant to a large theoreti
cally non-partisan organization
The consultant, a sociologist by
profession, sent out a confiden
tial memorandum warning
against blaming the credibility
gap entirely on Johnson.
“There is a public tendency to
disbelieve or distrust govern
ment,” the memo said. “This
has been going on for a long
time and it seems to increase
as government grows larger.
One aspect of this is that most
people associate larger govern
ment with political greed
Cub Scout Program
Is Being Updated
instead of a rapidly growing
population.”
The president himself causes
speculation about his own
credibility by the manner in
which he goes about selection of
a person for appointment or
nomination to federal office.
Chairman John Macy of the
Civil Service Commission, acts
as one of the President’s chief
talent scouts. In consultation
with members of the White
House staff, Macy submits
names of four or five possible
appointees for a specific job.
The names are sent to the
Federal Bureau of Investigation
which then investigates each
person on the list.
Those under consideration
hear about the FBI checks, the
word gets into local papers,
then into Washington papers
and if the job is large enough to
warrant it, speculation begins to
snowball.
Then Johnson or an adviser
may come up with an entirely
new name. After more appro
priate checks the job goes to
this man who may not have
figured in public speculation at
all.
Those who were considered
but passed over naturally feel a
bit miffed and their explanation
to friends and reporters often is
that the President changed his
mind. Or they say in some
cases that they turned down the
job.
In any case, this system can
make for unfounded speculation
which irritates the President.
And particularly when he
realizes there is little he can do
about it if he continues to check
out several possibilities for
almost every federal appoint
ment.
Major improvements in the
Cub Scout program of the Boy
Scouts of America go into ef
fect this month after a five
year study. The revisions are
expected to increase Cub
Scouting’s appeal and provide
more help for volunteer lead
ers.
“The study findings brought
out very clearly the vitality
and soundness of the Cub Scout
program,” Hoke Copeland,
Scout Executive told the execu
tive board of the Flint River
Council, Boy Scouts of Ameri
ca. “There is evidence of gen
uine enthusiasm for the pro
gram on the part of boys,
leaders, and parents.”
The Cub Scout program
started in 1930, and the last
major changes were made in
1952. There are more than two
million Cub Scouts in the Unit
ed States today.
Training in the improved Cub
Scout program will be given to
all Cub Scout pack leaders dur
ing the coming month. These
orientation meetings will be
held as announced in each com
munity.
One of the early steps before
starting the series of studies
and surveys was to prepare a
“statement of purpose” relat
ed to Cub Scouting for the pre
sent day.
“The Cub Scout Study Com
mittee wanted a yardstick to
measure Cub Scouting’s out
comes and to provide leaders
of Cub Scout packs with cri
teria for judging their work,”
Mr. Copeland said.
The basic statement that re
sulted Is that “Cub Scouting is
a program of the Boy Scouts
of America for parents, lead
ers, and instututions to use
with boys eight, nine and ten
years of age.”
Then the purposes of Cub
Scouting were listed: to in
fluence the development of
character and encourage spiri
tual growth; develop habits
and attitudes of good citizen
ship; encourage good sports
manship and pride in growing
strong in mind and body: im
prove understanding within the
family: strengthen the ability
to get along with other boys
and respect other people; show
how to be helpful and do one’s
best; provide fun and exciting
new things to do; and prepare
boys to become Boy Scouts.
One of the key research proj
ects was carried out in 1964
when an in-depth study was
conducted by the Survey Re
search Center of the University
of Michigan Institute for So
cial Research. Researchers
fanned out across the country
to interview a scientifically se
lected cross section of fami
lies with boys of Cub Scout age
—mothers, fathers and the boys
themselves—on the interests,
problems and activities of
boys from eight to ten years
old.
Highlights of the improve
ments include a new and dif
ferent experience for Cub
Scouts in their 10th year (the
Webelos Scout program), a
new leadership position of Den
Leader coach in Cub Scout
packs, revision of achieve
ments and electives in the ad
vancement program so that
the eight-year-old Wolf and
nine-year-old Bear advance
ment patterns are no longer so
similar recognition through
registration of assistant Den
Mothers, and provision for a
boy to enter Cub Scouting any
time after he is eight years of
age or in the third grade.
The Webelos Scout program
was described as a “most dra
matic and significant improve
ment.” The 10-year-old’s ad
vancement program is based
on 15 hobby and vocational
subjects called “activitiy badge
ments for the Webelos Award
remain basically the same.
The Webelos den leader will be
a man and meetings will be
held weekly in the early eve
ning or on Saturday morning.
There will be a broader out
door program than for the
younger Cub Scouts but not in
cluding the rugged activities
reserved for Boy Scouts.
FIRST WRITTEN PLEDGE
America’s first written pledge
of free government was the cele
brated Mayflower Compact, sig
ned in the cabin of the Mayflo
wer in November 1620, by the
Pilgrim fathers before landing
at Plymouth.
COLOSSAL CHEESE
The most famous food gift ever
sent to the White House was the
mammoth 1,600-poumd cheese
which was sent to President Tho
mas Jefferson by a group of
Massahuseets admirers.
‘ROCK OIL’
Petroleum is the correct name
for oil, the word coming from
the Latin meaning “rock oil.”
This name was given to it when.
In ancient times, men saw pe
troleum oozing from the surface
of the earth.