Evening star., 1957-03-14
President Starts
Trip Tonight on
Missile Cruiser
BY GARNETT ID. HORNER


forward today to a leisurelv six
day sea voyage to Bermuda for
conferences there next week with
British Prime Minister Mac
milan.
The President planned to fly
to Norfolk, Va, this afternoon
and Loard there tonight the
guided missile cruiser USS Can
berra for the cruise to the British
island.
This will be in effect Mr.. Eli
senhower's first vacation voyage
on Navy warship. 1t is a busi-
ness trip in the sense that he
will be heading for an important
international conference. But he
expects to spend most 'of his
time on shipboard in relaxation
and soaking up the warm sun
shine he hopes to find out in
the Atlantic's Gulf Stream.
Drops Florida Plan
The leisurely cruise to Ber-
muda was decided on by the
President instead of a visit to
Florida which he had been
thinking about as means of
getting rid of a slight head cold
and a stubborn cough that mas
been plaguing him.
To suit his purposes. the Can
berra will take more than twice
as long as normal for the voyage
to Bermuda. probably cruising
southwark from the island in the
hunt for warm sunshine. The
President told a news conference
yesterday the cruiser will be 60
ing mo place except to take a
very slow trip to Bermuda"
Mr.. Eisenhower Is due to land
at Hamilton at 4 pm, next
Wednesday. He will be welcomed
there by Prime Minister Mac
milan. who plans TO arrive in
Burmuda Wednesday morning by
airplane from London.
To Discuss Problems
+ In a four-day conference start
ing next Thursday, the President
an dthe British Prime Minister
are expected 10 try to harmonic
relations between the two coun-
tries on such issues as the Mid
die East and NATO defense
strength.
Apart from the official agenda
Mr.. Eisenhower said he and Mr..
Macmillan hope to have many
long talks" together. They
worked together during the early
part of World War II when Mr..
Eisenhower commanded Allied
Force Headquarters in Aleiers
and Mr.. Macmillan was British
resident minister there.
The President was scheduled
to take off from National Air
port here at $40 pm. today and
land at the Norfolk Naval All
Station at 4:30 pm.
Before boarding the Canberra
about pm, he planned a visit
with Admiral Jerauld Wright,
a personal friend who is COM
mander Of NATO naval fore D
in the Atlantic.
h Mr.. Eisenhower arranged to
tjoin Admiral Wright and other
NATO officers at the NATO
headquarters in Norfolk for a
buffet supper.
Newsmen on DestrOyers
Canberra. commanded by Capt
Charles T. Mauro, Will be escorted
on the Presidential cruise by two
deStropers-the USS Wood and
the USS Barton. The destroyers
will carry a contingent Of "a
newspaper, radio and teleyiSior
reporters and camera men re-
gularly assigned TO the White
House
Mr.. Eisenhower Will have only
a skeleton staff with him aboard
the Canberra. His party will
include his personal physician
Mai. Gen. Howard NJ Snyder
White House Press Secretary
James C, Hagerty; Capt. E. p
Aurand. the Presidents naval
aide. Jack Romagna, White
House stenographer, and John
Moaney, valet.
The cruisers regular secret
communications will keep the
President in constant touch with
Washington while he is at sea
He said the fact that he would
not have to set up any new COM
munications was one reason he
decided on the leisurely sea trir
10 Bermuda. rather than a pre-
, Bermuda vacation in Florida.
Mr.. Hagerty said Capt. Aur-