Evening star., 1953-03-05


Doctors Amozed Thot Reds Use Liv'
Leeches on StoIin. Po9e A.
Text Of Second Medical Bulletin OF
Stolin's Condition. Page A.
March the state of health of j
V. Stain deteriorated.
ITO the former disorder OF
the important functions of the
brain an acute (word missing
here) on the part of the cardiac
vascular system was added. In
the morning of the fifth, phen-
omena of heavy respiratory de-
f1ciency were observed.
Blood Pressure Drops.
This submitted to correspond
ing therapeutical treatment with
difficulty. BY 8 am. a phenome-
non of acute cardiac vascular de-
flciency developed-that is, the
blood pressure decreased. The
pulse became more frequent
Pallor increased. Under the in
f1uence of extraordipary meas
ures applied, these phenomena
were removed.
IAN electro-cardiogram taken
at II am. showed an acute dis
order of blood circulation.
"At 4 pm. the blood pressure
was-maximum 100, minimum
100. Pulse 100 per minute.
Breathing, 36 per minute. Tenn
perature 37.6 Goo Fahrenheit)
Leucocytes 2100.
"The treatment is at present
directed mainly toward combat
ting the irregularities in breath
ing and blood circulation :"
The previous bulletin, issued
at 2 am. today (6 pm. Wednes-
day EST had said Stalin's con-
dition continued serious.
That bulletin disclosed the
brain hemorrhage that struck
down Stain Sunday night af-
fected the trunk section of the
brain. in addition to the left
sector where the bleeding oc-
Cured.
0n New York, competent
medical sources said on the
basis of the bulletin-flrst re-
port on Stalin's condition since
the initial announcement
Wednesday Of the illness
gave the Russian chief little
or no chance Of recovery" A
leading Canadian neuro-Sur-
geon said in Montreal that if
the medical report was cor
rect, the Soviet leader may
already be dead.
Toward the end of March f."
Bulletin No. 2 declared, "The
state of health of Joseph v
Stain continues grave. The pa
tient is in a state of deep un-
consciousness; nervous regula-
tions of breathing as well as
cardiac activity continues to re-
main greatly impaired"
Pravda Calls for Unity.
AS this latest report on the
condition of their leader was an
nounced to the saddened Russian
people, the Communist party
newspaper Pravda, in a 'front.'
page editorial, called for unity
of the party and the people" in
these difficult days.
The governments Council OF
Minister (cabinet) and the Com
munst Party's Central Commit
tee already had announced they
were guiding" the party and the
country, but there has been nc
indication here as to how gov
ernment or party Leadership
would be effected by Stalin's in
capacity.
Although unqueStionably tense
and nervous, Moscow's citizens
went about their normal tasks as
the morning broke with snow
falling from gray, heavy-lader
skies and a biting wind whipping
out of the northeast.
Factories, stores and offices
were open as usual. There were
no crowds in Red Square, tht
vast open area under the Krem'
lin battlements.
Breathing Had Improved.
The medical bulletin from tht
Kremlin doctors said that Sta
Inns breathing had improved
somewhat yesterday after the us'
of drugs but later in the da!
grave breathing disturbance
recommended"
(New York medical sources
said the mention Of this
breathing difnculty means that
Stain "has suffered serious
brain damage" and sis getting
much worse"
(These sources said the bull
letin shows clearly that Stain
els dying" and that he now
is developing heart failure and
possibly pneumonia.")
The bulletin also disclosed tina
the Premier's doctors have re,
sorted to one Of the oldest med
zeal practices-the use of blood
sucking leecheS-as well as sucl
advanced scientific remedies\ a.
pencillin In the effort to say