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business or business visitors.
He said this was a "combina-
Ition" idea of the White House
staff and the Presidents doctors.
Mr.. Hagerty told questioners
that the Presidents illness has
mot slowed up operations of the
Executive branch at all.
Mr.. Eisenhower began the
sixth day of recovery from his
major abdominal operation in
Excellent spirits" after "a very
good night" his doctors reported
The President slept almost
continuously for eight hours anc
at 6 am. began a new schedule
lof hourly feelings of small
amounts of liquids by mouth.
In relaynig an 8 am. medi-
zeal bulletin to newsmen, Mr.
House Press Secretary James c
Hagerty described it as "by all
means" the most optimistic re-
Iport on the Presidents condi-
ton since he was carried into
Walter Reed Army Hospital or
a stretcher last Friday afternoon
Mr.. Hagerty said the Presi-
dents doctors believe pessimiStic
reports from some medical au-
liberties about chances of re-
laurence of the ileitis that made
Ian emergency operation on Mr..
Eisenhower necessary early last
Saturday do not take into ac-
count differences in experience
with the disease in persons of his
age group and in younger people,
| The press secretary was asked
late yesterday about column by
Doris Fleeson, appearing in The
Star, which quoted two author
tiles to the effect that recurrence
OF the disease is likely and
surgery offers little hope of cure.
At that time, Mr.. Hagerty did
not comment in any detail
But when asked today if the
apparently wide differences of
Opinion could be because author
.llties being quoted as more pes
'Isimistic about chances of recur-
;Irence OF the disease do not make
the distinction betwene what is
ito be expected in younger age
groups and those of the Presi-
dents age, Mr.. Hagerty said
I"You are exactly right"
! He said Mai. Gen. Leonard D
Heaton. Walter Reed comman-
Idant who operated on Mr.. Eisen-
; hover, and DR.. Ravdin made
that point in talking with him.
When neWSman asked if the
Presidents doctors meant that
reports were pessimiStic about
chances for the Presidents full
recovery were based on expert
ence of the disease in younger
people, he replied "Yes."
DR.. Heaton noted in a news
conference last Saturday that
tiletis is most common in persons
lin the 26 to 40 age group, and
comparatively rare in people as
lold as Mr.. Eisenhower, who will
be 66 next October IA.
Meanwhile Mr.. Hagerty con-
ltinued brushing aside questions
lconcerning the Presidents polit-
lical future.
1 Mr.. Hagerty reiterated that nc
one has talked any politics with
the President since he has been
in the hospital. He emphasized
this in brushing aside questions
about a columnist report that
the President would make some
statement about his second-term
plans before leaving the hos
Ipital.
Today's 8 am. medical bulle-
tin, signed by Drs. Heaton,
Ravdin and Maj. Gen. Howard
I'M. Snyder, the Presidents per-
sonal physician, said:
/ "The President had a very
good night. He slept almost con-
tinuously for eight hours.
"Feedings in small amounts by
mouth were resumed this morn
ing.
His temperature is 984: his