Evening star., 1955-07-15
President Flies to Geneva
Tonight After Broadcast
Will Address
Nation at Bis
On Big a Talks
BY JAMES Y. NEWTON

President Eisenhower leaves
for Geneva tonight after he tells
the Nation of his hopes that
ways may be found at the Big
-Four conference leading event.
ually to lasting peace.
The President will make q
15-minute address at 8:l5
O'Clock tonight. The talk. to be
made from notes, will deal with
world problems he expects to be
discussed at the summit" meet
ing starting Monday, and will
give his views of some steps that
must be taken toward solving
these problems.
All four television networks
will carry the Informal talk from
the White House. as will ABC
and CHS radio. The MBS and
NBC radio networks will carry
recorded versions later.
Takes OF Hour Later
An hour after the President
finishes his talk, his plane-the
Columbine III-will take of
from Washington Airport.
The White House said Presi-
dent Eisenhower's departure
from Washington National Air
port would be without fanfare
and with just the regular secur-
Iity Gordon of soldiers from Fort
McNair on hand.
Murray Snyder, assistant
White House press secretary, said
he didn't know specifically who
would be on hand to see the
Presidential party off, but sit is
indicated there will be a consid-
cradle group of ambassadors"
Travelling with the President
and Mrs. Eisenhower on the Col
umbine, in addition to their son.
Maj. John Eisenhower, who will
serve as aide to the President.
will be the Presidents personal
physician, Brig. Gen. Howard
McC. Snyder: Dillon Anderson.
special assistant for national Sc
curity affairs; Col. Andrew j.
Goodpaster, White House staff
secretary; Mr.. Snyder; Mrs. Ann
Whitman, the Presidents per-
lsonal secretary; Mrs. Mary Jane
IMcCaffree. secretary to Mrs. Els
Ienhower; Rose Wood, Mrs. Eisen-
i. hower's maid. and Sergt. John
!, Moaney, the Presidents valet.
! Plans call for the Columbine
!, to make refueling stop tomor-
. row morning at Keflavik Air
:. Force Base in Iceland. The
president is expected to arrive
at Geneva at pm. tomorrow.
Washington time.
George Comments
AS the Presidents departure
time drew near, Senator George.
Democrat of Georgia. said that
the direction taken by the Ge-
neva conference may determine
whether there is new threat
of hostilities in the Far East.
Senator George, chairman Of
the Senate Foreign Relations
Committee. said progress made
by the President in conferences
with tn. premiers of Russia.
Britain and France toward les
sening world tensions is bound
to have a heavy impact" on the
Asian situation.
During two-hour stopover in
Iceland, Mr.. and Mrs. Eisen-
hover will be luncheon guests
of President and Mrs. Aesgeir
Aesgeirsson of Iceland. Other top
officials of that country and the
United States minister to Ice
land, John Muccio, also will at
tend the luncheon at the Amer-
can air base.
Along the Great Circle route
over the North Atlantic, the
presidential plane will be es-
corted by Air Force B-29s and
SA-16 amphibious planes. Nine
Navy weather ships will patrol
the waters along the course.
Upon arrival at Geneva, the
President will drive to the 25-
acre grounds of the Chateau de
Creux de Genthod, the rented
villa where he and Mrs. Eisen-
hover will stay during the con-
ference.
Mr.. Eisenhower, making last
minute preparations for the big
conference, made only one Off
cial appointment today. That
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