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changes in those figures would
be within a small percentage
and "they might be up a little
bit"
In other business yesterday
the President:
l. Approved a recess appoint
ment Of 1t. Gen. Randolph Pate
TO be Cornmandant of the Marine
Corps with the rank Of full gen.
eral for a two-year period start
ing next January /. succeeding
Gen. Lemuel G. Shepherd, jr.
due to retire December 81.
2. Approved Mr.. Wilson's Sc
lection Of a man to succeed Dom
aid Quarles. recently made Sec
rotary of the Air Force. as AS
sistant Secretary Of Defense for
research and Developments
selection which Mr.. Wilson said
he hopes can be announced by
the end Of this week.
Covers Flood Areas
s. Amended August declara-
tions of fiood-stricken North
eastern States as major disaster
areas to include those parts OF
Connecticut, New York and New
Jersey now being ravaged by
Gods for the first time this year
making them eligible for emer-
gency Federal aid.
4. Authorized q message to =.
Roland Hartman. chairman OF
the American Red Cross, stating
that he Is treasured In the
knowledge that the Red Cross is
making all its resources avail
able for relief Of the victims Of
this new (fiood) disaster"
5. Signed recess appointment
commissions promoting seven
Army brigadier generals to the
temporary rank Of major general,
and four colonies TO temporary
brigadier generals.
6. Took the final step to ter
inmate q 1896 bilateral trade
agreement with Guatemala. as
proposed by Guatemala In Au-
gust, by signing q proclamation
of termination as Of October Is.
I. Proclaimed October 23-29
as Farm City Week, and signed
a statement urging full partici-
patton In the weeks activities as
"a national tribute" to the i'm
portant and effective partner
ship" between agriculture and
industry In this country
Adams Carries Papers
White House Press Secretary
James C. Hagerty said the
papers signed by Mr.. Eisenhower
were taken into his hospital
room by Sherman Adams, as
sistant to the President who Is
running the temporary White
House Offices here.
With the President well into
the fourth week Of his fight back
to health from the coronary
thrombosis that struck him on
September "a, all reports from
his doctors yesterday were en-
couraging. I
The doctors issued q special
supplemental bulletin to report
another FIRST" on his recovery
road--his sitting up in an easy
chair for 40 minutes on a hospi-
tai sun deck near his eighth
floor room.
He has been spending gradu-
ally frightening periods on the
sun deck since the first Of last
week-but In his bed until yes
terday. The doctors let him
start sitting UP in an easy chair
Saturday, but kept 1t in his room
until yesterday.
The outside sitting-up period
came a few minutes before the
Presidents conference with MIR.
Wilson and Admiral Radford. He
was back in bed in his room
when they saw him.
Late in the afternoon, MIR.
Eisenhower had another halt
hour OF sitting up in the easy
chair, this time in his room. This
was the first time he had been
allowed out Of bed more than
once day. The doctors plan TO
increase his sitting-up time
throughout this week.
Play It Safe
On both occasions yesterday,
medical corpsmen carefully lifted
the President from his bed into
the chair and back. Under the
play it safe" recovery program
laid down by his doctors, he will
not be taking any steps on his
own until Saturday or Sunday.
The last bulletin from the doc
tors yesterday, issued at Sis
pm. (MST) reported:
1.-THE Presidents c o n d ition
continues to progress satisfac-
torily without complications.
For luncheon the President
had roast lamb. parsley potatoes,
asparagus, tossed green salad,
lime ice. whole wheat toast, and
O glass Of buttermilk.
Mrs. Eisenhower and DR.. Mil
ton Eisenhower joined the Presi-
dent during the lunch period.
I'm the afternoon, the Presi-
dent rested quietly. He mapped
and listened to music"
DR.. Milton Eisenhower. who
n President of Pennsylvania