Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-03
Dulles Studies
|Bu|ganin Note
With President
BY GARRETT d. HORNER
star stan Correspondent

GETTYSBURG, Pa. Feb. s.
President Eisenhower's plans for
a quiet week end in the country
were interrupted today by tele-
phone consultation with Secre-
tary of State Dulles about a new
message from Soviet Premier
lBulganin.
The President drove to his
nearby farm from Washington
yesterday, with only one thing
on his schedule besides taking
lit easy-registering at the Adams
County Courthouse here this
afternoon, to qualify as voter
in Pennsylvania April "a pri-
mary and next November's cleo
ltions.
But as soon as he got to his
country home he received Q tele-
phone call from Mr.. Dulles re-
porting that Soviet Ambassador
Georgi Zaroubin had delivered
at the State Department a new
message for him from Mr.. Bull
| ganin.
| In Touch With Dulles
/ He planned further telephone
consultation with Mr.. Dulles
today on the basis of the full
message.
The President, described by
his personal physician as need
ing more time to determine
whether he is physically able to
tackle a second term. arranged
Ito drive in from his farm at 2
pm. this afternoon to register
flor the first time as a Pennsyl-
Ivania voter.
/ Senators Duff and Martin,
Republicans Of Pennsylvania,
said local G. O. P. leaders ar
ranged to meet the Eisenhower
lat the courthouse entrance and
escort them into the county
clerks office for the registra-
Ition.
Mai. Gen. Howard NJ. Snyder
1.-THE Presidents personal physi-
clan. said yesterday he now is
satisfied" about Mr.. Eisen-
mowers progress toward recov-
cry from the heart attack he
suffered in Denver September "a
/ But DR.. Snyder said he could
mot put himself in the position
Iof telling the President that
he is At to take on another term
I"He must make his own deci-
lsion," the doctor declared.
i And he added:
i mo man who Is just four and
a half months past heart at
tack is in a position yet to de-
Itermine his own physical fitness
1T takes longer.
] Needs More Time"
I HE should have more time
lall the time he needs. He Is not
lat a point yet to know whether
he can 60 ahead and hit the
ball."
/ DR.. Snyder refused to say how
long he thought Mr.. Eisenhower
should take to make up his
mind. But his remark indicated
1.-THE possibility that the Pres
.ident might delay any an
announcement about his second
term intentions far beyond his
next medical checkup. which
IDr. Snyder said he now hopes to
complete February IA.
The doctor said that If the
Presidents recovery is as COM
ipiete as now indicated hard
work won't impair his health. I"
But he insisted he was talking
about work in general-and not
specifically about a second term
in the White House.
This week end visit to his farm
lis Mr.. Eisenhower'S first over
might trip out of Washington
since he resumed the full burden
of the Presidency after return
ing January 8 from a Key West
vacation planned TO round out
his convalescence. DR.. Snyder
said his health has made a big
gain since Key West"
! The President and Mrs. Essen
hover had planned this as a
long, quiet and restful week end.
Now, Press Secretary James C..
Hagerty says. Mr.. Eisenhower
and Mr.. Dulles will be studying
the Bulganin note in detail over
the week end and consulting by
telephone. This development
idramatizes how a Presidents job
always travels with him.
/ Still, Mr.. Eisenhower hoped to
find time before returning to
washington Sunday night or
Monday morning to check up on
his cattle at the farm. do some