Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-17
President Invites l39
To Youth Fitness PorIey
BY GARRETT D. HORNER
star staff Correspondent

By GARRETT ID. HOhNEh
star stan Correspondent
DENVER, Sept. 17.-President
has invited 139 men
and women, representing q
cross-section of American life
from sports champions to news
paper editors. to meet with him
here in 10 days to advise him
on how to make the country's
young people more physically At.
The list of persons invited to
the Presidents conference on
physical fitness at Lowry Air
Force Base here September 1T
20 was made public at the Den
yer White House today.
They include FBI Director j.
Edgar Hoover, Robert T. Bob
by) Jones, jr.. former grand slam
golf champion. and Gene Tun-
ney. former heavyweight boxing
champion, and from the press
Kenneth Mcdonald. president Of
the American Society Of News
paper Editors.
Seeks to Spur Program
Preaching what he practices
he has been golfing or fishing
every week day now for flve
weeks to tone up his own mus
cles--Mr. Eisenhower wants to
encourage development Of pro-
grams to improve the physical
fitness of American youth
through such things as more ade-
quate Fairgrounds and more
education In schools.
The conference he has called
here is an outgrowth Of his
concern over a problem pointed
up by failure Of q high percent
age Of young draftees to pass
physical tests for military serv-
ice.
The President received an "op-
timistic" report yesterday on dis
negotiations with the
Soviet Union from Harold Z.
Stassen, his Special Assistant for
Disarmament Policy and deputy
American representative in the
U. N. disarmament subcommittee
talks at New York.
After comforting with the Pres
ident for more than half an
hour. Mr.. Stassen told newsmen
he believes the odds are that
Russia will accept Mr.. Eisen-
hower's proposal for exchanging
military establishment blueprints
and arranging mutual aerial in
spection of the two countries.
Gateway TO Disarmament"
He described the proposal. with
which the President startled the
Russians at the July Big Four
summit conference in Geneva.
as the gateway" to disarma-
ment and sound peace.
His measured optimism" that
1t will be accepted by the Soviet,
Mr.. Stassen said, is tempered
with patience because 1t natur-
ally will take some time for the
Russian leaders to make up their
minds about such a far-reaching
proposal.
Predictions that Mr.. Eisen-
hover will be drafted" for .
term came from both
Mr.. Stassen and Senator Carl
son. Republican of Kansas. who
also visited the Denver White
House yesterday.
Dodging a question about
whether he will be available"
for the Republican presidential
nomination next year II Mr..
Eisenhower does not run again,
Mr.. Stassen told reporters.
II feel confident that the
people of the Nation will draft
the President for another term,
that he will be elected, and that
this will advance the prospects
for peace.
Senator Carlson said: 81 think
the people, regardless Of party.
are going to insist that the Presi-
dent run again"
President Looks Fit
The Senator also said he never
saw Mr.. Eisenhower looking
better" than he does now as he
winds up the fifth week Of his
Colorado vacation. The Presi-
dent planned nearly q full day
Of golf at Cherry Hills Country
Club today with q group Of IA
friends here for q stag"
week end Of golf and bridge
party. Newsmen were barred
from watching the play.
Former National Open Cham
pion Francis Ouimet and one
time British Amateur Champion
Charles r. Yates are among
these visitors. Most Of them are