The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-10-25

a good understanding OF Wnat
the plain-talhng, front-running
Arizonan had in mind when he
said in effect. lone Eisenhower
in a decade is enough
They reached this frank clari-
fication in a talk at Eisen-
hower's home near Gettysburg.
Goldwater asked for the meeting
when he learned the General
was disturbed by the seem
ingly critical observation. The
two Republican leaders chatted
alone, and throughout were cor
dial and friendly.
Showing Eisenhower a copy Of
the full speech containing the
prickly com m mt, Goldwater
stressed it had been publcized
out Of context. He pointed out
that in its original form. it did
not imply what had been widely
attributed to it.
In the full address. the real
import Of the statement was a
blast at the Kennedys. T h e
President, his powerful and am
bilious younger brother. the At
torney General, and the nuner-
GUS other members of his family
were the actual targets Of Gold
waters Enthusiastically pun
gent discussion.
discussion.
I'm retrospect. it is very obvi-
Gus that my reference was un-
fortunate, said Goldwater. 81
regret that deeply and extend
my sincere apologies. can as
sure you had no thought of be-
ing discourteous or critical in
any way. We may not see eye
to eye on everything, which is
perfectly normal. But the last
thing l would do would be rude
or unmannerly."
II am certain Of that" said
Eisenhower.
my sole intent" explained
Goldwater. was to hammer
home the thought that our coun
try cannot stand a Kennedy dy
nasty. / consider that a very
real danger, and I was trying
hard to make that point. In this
effort. I unhappily expressed
myself very ineptly in this par
ticular comment"
Eisenhower affably accepted
Goldwater's explanation an {
thanked him for calling. He ex
pressed the hope the AriZonar
would drop in whenever yol
can. I'm always glad to SEE
you"
PRUNING THE GUN - Be
tween now and Christmas. Sena
tor Goldwater is very carefully
setting the stage for the an
nouncement he will make il
January formally throwing hi!
hat into the ring for the Repubi
can presidential nomination.
, He will deliver IL speeches il
carefully selected centers, ant
wind up the year with Is days
active duty with the Air Force
His schedule Of addresses in
cludes October "a, Hartford
Conn; October 26, Charleston
w. Va; October 80. New Eng
land College, Henniker, N. H.
October 30, New York City: DC
tober 81, Women's Nations
Press Club, Washington.
November l. Lowry Air Force
Base, Colorado; November II
Chicago; November Is. Pitts
burgh; November 81. New Yorl
City; November %. Grand Rap
ids. Mich; November 80, Phoe
nix. Ariz; December 7. Siam
ford, Conn: December 9-24, &C
tive Air Force duty.
In these talks, Goldwater vii
spell out his views and position
on a wide range Of domestic ant
foreign issues ~ civil rights
farm legislation. labor, taxes
health care, social security, fed
erald aid to education and hous
ing. foreign aid, East-West re
lahons and other key interna
tional problems.
Slated for early discussion i
Goldwater's stand on the ex
plosive right-to-work question.
On this thorny controversy, HI
will vigorously oppose a nationa
; right to work law. Goldwate
will assert that he is strongl,
against such legislation. H,
holds this problem should be lef
strictly to the individual state
to be dealt with by their legis
latures. He will declare he vii
do everything in his power t
block enactment of such a mea
sure BY Congress.
The Taft Hartly Labor Ac
! will be strongly endorsed b,
; GoldWater. He will suggest it b
broadened to include the trans
portation and communication In
! dustries. With these exceptions
he fully approves of this law.
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COP FLASHEISeveral well
: known Republicans who held i'm
portant offices in the EisenhoW
, err Administration are bein
sounded out for appointments b
, President Kennedy. The over
, fllroc arc hoiro ~, do ~, pop,,t