Evening star., 1961-12-20
KENNEDY
Presidents Father Slightly Better;
Macmillan Por|ey Plans Weighed
Continued From Page Al


The Paul home could be the
site of the Kennedy-Macmillan
talks if they are shifted here
from Government House, Ber-
muda, where Mr. Macmillan
was today.
Flying here today from
Washington for this afternoons
pre-conference discussion with
the President were Secretary OF
State Rusk, Charles E. Chip
Bolen, special assistant to Mr..
Rusk and noted expert on So
Wet affairs; David K. E. Bruce,
American Ambassador to Brit
ain, and Atomic Energy Com
mission Chairman Glenn T.
Seaborg.
McGeorge Bundy, special as
siStant to the President for
national security affairs, and
Theodore SorenSen, the Pres
ident's special counsel and one
of his chief advisers, flew here
with him last evening and were
joining in the discussion.
Communications Problem
Officials explained that the
British government would face
a big problem if the conference
is shifted to Palm Beach be-
cause it has put in extensive
communications facilities at
Bermuda to keep the Prime
Minister in close touch with
London, and these facilities
could not be duplicated in Palm
Beach on "a hours notice.
The President. who had been
up past midnight conferring
with his fathers doctors at St.
Mary's Hospital after his father
recognized him but was unable
to speak to him, went back to
the hospital shortly after 10
am.
He spent about so minutes
at the hospital, 10 Of them in
his fathers room. But the
elder Mr.. Kennedy was asleep
and did not wake up while his
three sonS-the President, Rob-
ert Kennedy and Edward M.
Kennedy-Were in the room.
Plans Afternoon Visit
The Presidents wife Jacque-
line went with him to the hos
pital and saw the Ambassador
briefly by herself
Mr.. Salinger said the PreSi-
dent planned to return to the
hospital after lunch.
Another visitor to the for
mer Ambassador was a long
time friend. Father John
Cavanagh. former president of
Natre Dame University.
The elder Mr.. Kennedy's
wife Rose. who was at the hos
pital much of yesterday after
noon and last night. did not
return there this morning.
Mr.. Salinger said Ambas-
sador Kennedy'S condition
shortly before noon was un-
changed from 9 am. when he
reported; The Ambassador
spent a good night. He is
somewhat improved"
The elder Mr.. Kennedy was
taken to the hospital early yes
terday afternoon. He was
stricken at his ocean front
home after playing six holes of
golf, reporting that he wasn't
feeling we'll and going home to
rest.
When the President left his
fathers hospital bedside early
today. the doctor told him his
condition was serious, but that
full prognosis probably
would not be known for an
other "a to 48 hours.
Returns by Jet
The President, who had
stopped off in Palm Beach for
a day and night to recuperate
from a head cold after his
week end trip to Latin America,
flew to Washington yesterday
morning and back by jet plane
last night.
His father saw him off at
the airport here yesterday
morning. He drove from the
airport to the Palm Beach
Country Club. He played six
holes and then complained of
not feeling we'll. He went back
to the clubhouse and asked
that car be sent to take him
home.
Mr.. Salinger reported that
when the elder Mr.. Kennedy
got home he told his wife
that he was not feeling well.
He talked a moment with Caro-
line, the Presidents 4-year-old
daughter. Then he told his wife
that he was going upstairs and
take a rest, but don't call any
doctors"
Soon after he lay down, Mr..
Salinger reported, he collapsed.
He was taken to St. Mary's
Hospital in West Palm Beach.
This was shortly after noon.
The President was notified at
12:45 pm. in the White House
by his brother. Attorney Cen
eral Robert Kennedy. who had
received a telephone call from
Palm Beach.
Within few hours, the Presi-
ident decided to lily to his
fathers bedside. With his
brother Robert and sister, Mrs.
Jean Smith, he took off from
Andrews Air Force Base in an
Air Force jet plane at SAP
pm. and landed here two hours
later.
Driving directly from the air
port to St. Mary's Hospital. the
President talked with his wife.
Jacqueline, and his mother and
the doctors attending his
father. He did not see his
father at that time. He was
asleep and the doctors didn't
want to waken him.
Mr.. Salinger said the Presi-
dent was informed that a test
had determined his fathers