NYTimes RFI 30-Oct 68

Continued From Page 1, Col. 1 NEW FUNHONORS year-old Ethel Kennedy who is awaiting the birth of her elev- enth child at the end of Mo- ROBERT KENNEDY vember, remained secluded by doctor's orders in her second- Family Plane Foundation to floor bedroom overlooking the lawn at Hickory Hill. Advance His Ideals But she issued a statement saying that it was the hope of By NAN ROBERTSON her hustrarld's family :and Special to The New York runts friends that the Robert F. Ken- WASHINGTON, Oct. 29—The nedy Memorial would "carry Kennedy family announced to- forward the ideals" so impor- day plans for a $10-million 1 tant in his Iife. foundation, in memory of Sen- "He wanted to encourage the ator Robert F. Kennedy, to act young people and to help the as a "catalyst" in trying to I disadvantaged and discrimi- solve some of the nation's nated against both here and severe problems. abroad, and he wanted to pro- The announcement was made mote peace in the world," her statement said. "These will be by Senator Edward M. Kennedy, the goals of the memorial:" of - Massachusetts, on the slop- Small Task Forces corporated in the District of ing, leaf-littered back lawn of Columbia, Mr. Kennedy hinted Hickory Hill, the suburban Vir- Senator Kennedy was hardly thq his brother's memorial more specific. He talked of es- foundation might be perma- ginia estate of his brother. tablishing small action task He announced that the chair- nently located in New York forces that would apply them- City. man of the foundation's execu- selves to helping and involving The reason, he said, was that tive committee would be Robert the poor, the Negroes, the ali- most of the nation's important S. McNamara, president. of the enated young at home and the foundations had headquarters hungry abroad to better their in New York. The Robert F. World' Bank and former Secre- lot. tary of Defense. Thomas J. Kennedy Memorial will seek He was flanked by two of his money from sources such as Watson —Jr., chairman of' the sisters, Jean Kennedy Smith these; it will not itself finance board of the International Busi- and Pat Kennedy Lawford. Th shivered in the nippy autumn any programs. ness Machines Corporation, will The Senator said the memo- be- finance chairman. The wind, staring unsmilingly at the ground and into the distance rial would be in no way active memorial ,hopes to • raise $1,0- as he spoke. politically, nor would it lobby million quickly under his direc- in Washington. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph P. Ken- Following is a list of the tion. Frederick G. Dutton, As- nedy, the parents of the slain trustees and executive commit- sistant Secretary of State under Senator, are the honorary co- tee members of the memorial: President John F. Kennedy, was chairmen of the foundation. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE: Rob- named organizing director. The 56-member board of trus- ert S. McNamara, chairman; Thom- Individuals and groups will tees ranges across the Kennedy as J. Watson Jr., chairman, finance family, names in universities, committee; Frederick G. Dutton, be asked to finance the initial executive director; Samuel Brown, $10-pillion. After that, the me- government, business, labor and John Lewis, John Seigenthaler, inoritilt- hopes foundations will civil rights. Stephen E, Smith. finance its programs. The initial Included are Cesar Chavez, BOARD OF TRUSTEES: K. Le- $10-million will be used mainly the organizer of the California Moyne Billings, Julian Bond, David grape workers; Julian Bond, Burden, Samuel Brown, Nodding for staffing task forces. Carter 2d, Cesar Chavez; Robert Robefit Kennedy's widow, 40- the Georgia Negro legislator; Coles, Richard Cardinal Cushing, -, Charles Evers, the Mississippi C. Douglas Dillon, John Doar, Fred- Continted otl Page 21, Column Negro leader; Douglas Dillon, erick G. Dutton, Charles Evers, former Secretary of the Treas- John W. Gardner, John G. Glenn, Richard N. Goodwin, David L. ury; Ambassador-at-Large W. Hackett, W. Averell Harriman, Mi- Averell Harriman, Carl Kaysen, chael Harrington. head of the Institute of Ad- Also. Carl Kaysen, Doris Kearns, vanced Studies at Princeton Edward M. Kennedy, Joseph P. University, and, John W. Gard- Kennedy Jr„ Mrs. Robert F. Ken- nedy, Mrs. Martin Luther King Jr., ner, director of the Urban Coa- Mrs. Patricia Lawford, John Lewis, lition and former Secretary of George C. Lodge, Robert S. Mc- Health, Education and Welfare. Namara, Burke Marshall, Andre Meyer, Kenneth P. O'Donnell, Mrs. Widows on Board Aristotle Onassis, William S. Paley, Ethel Kennedy is on the John D. Rockefeller 4th, Laurance J. Rockefeller, Pierre E. Salinger. board, and so are the widows Also, Arthur Schlesinger Jr., of two other assassination vic- Benno C. Schmidt. Paul Schrade, tims—Mrs. Aristotle Onassis, John L. Seigenthaler, Bishop Ful- the recently remarried widow ton J. Sheen, Mrs. R. Sargent of Shriver, R. Sargent Shriver, Mrs. John F. Kennedy, and Mrs. Stephen E. Smith, Stephen E. Martin Luther King Jr. Smith, Theodore C. Sorensen, Max- Senator Kennedy said that well D. Taylor, Stewart L. Udall, the foundation would announce William J. Vanden Heuvel, Adam its first "significant and siza- Walinsky, Thomas J. Watson Jr., James Whittaker, Robert J. War- ble" program within several ren. Adam Yarmolinsky, the Rev.' weeks. Although it has been in- Andrew Young.