Evening star., 1960-08-29
KennedySkips
Boston Lunch
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nedy is a member of the ron-
ference committee which was
meeting this afternoon on the
minimum wage bills.
The Democratic presidential
nominee, who left Hyannis this
morning after a weekend rest
at his HyanniS Port summer
home, stopped off in Boston
long enough to tell his luncheon
hosts he couldn't stay.
Senator Kennedy was travel
ing in his private plane.
He was met at Logan Inter-
national Airport by Middlesex
County Sheriff Howard w
Fitzpatrick. one of the luncheon
organizers.
Going Back Friday
Mr.. Fitzpatrick said Senator
Kennedy will return to Boston
Friday for a breakfast instead.
Senator Kennedy is coming
back to New England Thursday
for a campaign swing through
New Hampshire and Maine.
On leaving the Hyannis Air
port Senator Kennedy told his
wife Jacqueline, who saw him
off, "I'll see you Friday"
He is scheduled to leave Sat-
urday from Washington for a
trip to the West Coast and
Alaska.
With the guests already pres
ent-and the food prepared
the luncheon sponsors went
ahead with it anyway.
Now 1.-TWO for One"
Thomas ]. White, Newton
contractor who was one of the
organizers, announced Sena-
tor Kennedy's decision to 60 to
Washington for the Senate vote
and invited the guests to re-
turn again for the Friday
breakfast.
They'll get two meals-for
the price of one," he said.
While Senator Kennedy's
plane was refueling here, he
went to an airport fence near
the terminal building and
shook hands with many in the
crowd.
Senator Kennedy and Vice
President Nixon will be getting
together this week for the sign
ing of a fair practices code"
in their battle for the presi-
dency. This will be done
Wednesday in WASHINGTON in
their first appearance together
since Senator Kennedy won
the Democratic nomination
and Republicans chose Mr..
Nixon as their leader.
Senator Kennedy flies to San
Francisco and on to Anchorage.
Alaska, Saturday for the formal
opening in the 49th State of
a campaign that already is in
full swing. The topic of his
Anchorage speech has been an
nounced as the development of
Alaskan and Western resources.
The Massachusetts, Senator
may touch on another issue,
civil rights, at a news confer
ence he has scheduled for
Washington on Tuesday.
The fair campaign practices
code is sponsored by a national
committee headed by Charles
P. Taft. brother Of the late
Senator Robert A. Taft of Ohio.
Johnson Expected to Sign
Senator johnson of Texas,
Democratic vice presidential
nominee, is expected to sign,
too. But his Republican oppo-
nent. Henry Cabot Lodge may
be unable to be present.
Most of the big Kennedy
family was here for a clear.
pleasantly cool week end at
their homes in what has come
to be called the Kennedy COM
pound" on the shore of Nam
tucket Sound.
The Senator was able to get
in some golf. boating, swim
ming, and plenty of rest in
preparation for two months of
hard campaigning just ahead.
He drove in his wife, Jac-
queline, to 10 o'clock mass yes
terday. then played nine holes
of golf. Afterwards they board
ed the 53-foot family motor
cruiser. ran out into the sound,
had lunch and spent the after.
noon,
Some 300 to 400 persons
gathered at St. Francis Xavier
Roman Catholic Church to
watch the Kennedys leave and
collect a few handshakes and
autographs.
Senator Kennedy was wear
ing a gray striped suit. His
wife, who is expecting a second
child, was dressed in a sum-
merry pink cotton, with a
matching kerchief on her black
hair.