Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-27

AAAVAC dCtHtACu AEWo aNOUb Ills
condition and activities.
News Flow Quickens
Calling reporters into his Of
fice at e:le am. today, Mr..
Hagerty apologized for being
late with his promised 8 am.
report. explaining that it was
because the President had slept
late.
He read reporters a brief
statement on behalf Of Dr..
Snyder.
The statement follows:
THE President slept almost
continuously throughout the
night. He awoke refreshed
this morning. He took his
usual shower and shaved and
has just had a normal break
fast"
Mr.. Hagerty added that Mr..
Eisenhower went to bed about
10 pm. after watching tele-
vision with Mrs. Eisenhower
for about two hours, and slept
until about TAO am.
For breakfast. Mr.. Hagerty
reported the President had
half a grapefruit. creamed
Clipped beef. toast. honey and
Sanka.
The press secretary said he
and DR.. Snyder talked with
the President for about 10
minutes this morning, with
Mrs. Eisenhower joining them.
Memory Appears Sound
Asked if there was any Inn
pairment Of the Presidents
memory. Mr.. Hagerty smiled
and said there certainly did
not seem to be-" He added
that in talking to him this
morning Mr.. Eisenhower asked
him many things about old
friends in Paris.
Mr.. Hagerty said Col. Walter
r. Tkach. assistant White
House physician, and Capt.
Lorene Miller. an Army nurse
attached to Walter Reed Hos
pital, we're on duty through
the night.
Attended Both Eisenhowers
Capt. Miller was one Of the
Presidents nurses at Walter
Reed during his recuperation
from his ileitis operation in
June. 1856, and also attended
Mrs. Eisenhower after her
hysterectomy operation last
summer.
The fact that the President
is suffering no disability except
the slight speech difficulty
makes his current illness much
less of crisis in government
than was his ileitis attack or
his September, 1855 heart at
tack. On both those occasions
he was completely out of action
for varying periods.
His doctors agreed that his
heart is not involved in his
present illness. and that it has
no connection with the previous
heart attack or ileitis.
The White House first an
nounced at 8 pm. yesterday
nearly 81 hours after the ini-
tial disclosure that the Presi-
dent had a "chill"-that- Mr..
Eisenhower had suffered a cere-
bral "occlusion." Symptoms
were like those of a mild stroke.
but his doctors would not call 1t
that. ~
.The outlook for completel
recovery within a reasonable
period Of time is excellent.
according to the medical re-
port issued through Mrs.
Wheaton. The report was made
by Gen Snyder. the Presidents
personal physician, and Gen.
Heaton. commandant of Wal
ter Reed Army Hospital.
Although the present con-
dition is mild and is expected
to be transitory in nature, it
will require a period of rest
and substantially decreased &C.
tivity estimated at several
weeks" they said.
No Hemorrhage Indicated
Physical and neurological
examination yesterday morn
ing confirms our original
diagnosis that the President |
suffered an occlusion Of
small branch Of the middle
cerebral artery on the left
side" the doctors said. at !
cannot be determined at this |
time whether the condition !
present is one of a small clot
or a vascular spasm. All find !
ings indicate no brain hemor-
rhage."
The optimistic prognosis ap- |
parently was based largely on
rapid improvement in the /
Presidents speech.
The medical report said the
President complained of chill
at ] pm. Monday when he re-
turned to the White House
after eScorting King Mohamed |
" of Morocco from the airport.
He lay down to rest in his
dressing room, asking for an
extra blanket and a hot water
bottle.
Mr.. Eisenhower returned to
his Office at $40 pm. Monday |
after a rest and lunch, the
report continued. He did not
feel well and returned to his !
dressing room where DR.. Snyder |
and other physicians examined |
him. He undressed, went to
bed and again asked for an
extra blanket and a hot water
bottle.
Eats Light Supper
With mild ISOLATION, the
President slept until 8 pm.
Monday-except during exami-
nations, the physicians re-