Evening star., 1955-10-29
Eisenhower Set to TockIe
Form Problem Todoy

0cut WHtlte mt
His conference with the rresi-
dent today assumed added sig
niflcance In view Of White House
denial Thursday Of reports that
some cabinet members were try
ing to get Mr.. Benson out Of the
agricultural post in view Of the
political discomfort over skid
ding farm prices.
The Agriculture Department
announced yesterday another 2
per cent drop In the index Of
prices received by farmers for
the month ended In mid
October. bringing them down
5 per cent from q year ago.
Deal With Agriculture
Mr.. Hagerty said he did NOT
know whether recommendations
being brought to the President
by Mr.. Benson for new legislation
were specifically aimed at i'm
proving the farm price situation.
but said they certainly viii deal
with agriculture" "
It was clear that no proposals
for abandoning the administra-
tons flexible farm price support
program In favor Of q return To
the rigid support system were
involved.
Gabriel Hauge. the Presidents
personal economic adviser. told
ID news conference after talking
with Mr.. Eisenhower last Mon
day that he was interested II
intensive Agriculture Depart
ment work to find ''the very best
ideas that can be added to the
present farm program, and moi
pick up again any discreditet
ideas -. In an effort to achieve
the very important. objective Of
getting agriculture sharing prop
Ierly in the record prosperity thai
the country Is enjoying ct thu
present time"
The Columbine was picking III
Mr.. Benson In Fargo, N. D., to.
day. It also was bringing Il
Denver from Washington Post.
master General Summerfieid, dui
to confer with the Presideni
Monday on postofiice problems
Sherman Adams, assistant to tL.
President. and Mr.. Milton Essen,
hover. the Presidents youngel
brother coming here for his thirt
Visit since Mr.. Eisenhower suffer
led his heart attack.
I The press secretary told news,
Imen that x-ray pictures Of ths
Presidents heart shadow taker
yesterday were compared will
those taken when he had his las
physical examination. before hi
heart attack. at Walter Reet
Army Hospital in Washington
August /. No difference in sizs
'Iof the heart shadow was dis.
Icernibie. MIR. Hagerty said.
Most Important"
/ He said the Presidents doctor.
told him that the sentence II
1.-THE medical bulletin about ''ns
Iahnormalities" was tsthe mos
important medically we havl
had this week"
/ DR.. Paul Dudley White. notes
llBoston heart specialist and chic
lconsultant on the President
lease. explained to a news con
slference here last Saturday VIII.
lit Is important. He said the par
'lof the heart muscle not damages
.ldirectiy when q coronary thron1
,Ibosis cut on part Of the Presi
'ldent's heart blood supply has Il
'Iadjust itself to the damage tina
WAS done.
I'VE need to know. therefore.
Ihe said. whether the heart en-
Iiarges. whether there are an,
symptoms when he begins to b,
Iinore active -. that information
lwill have to come slowly, In tht
next two or three months"
1 Thus. while not conclusive
Eevidence Of q complete recovery
the x-rays taken yesterday were
encouraging evidence that tht
Presidents walking and othel
Increased activity Of the past
week have produced no signs ol
enlargement Of his heart as vet
i For the X-ray and fiuroscopis
examinations. the President left
1.-THE eighth floor Of Fitzsimon!
Army Hospital for the first timt
Isince he entered there five week.
|ago today. he stepped from hi.
;lbed to q wheel chair, and in Il
was taken down an elevator tx
1.-THE third floor x-ray room. HI
Istood up for the examinations.
His doctors reported the Pres
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