At 67

On the eve of his 67th birthday the President of the U.S., two years out of a heart attack, 16 months out of major surgery for ileitis, is acting with the vigor of a man considerably younger. He is at about 172 Ibs., his football weight at West Point. His blood pressure is within normal limits. He continues to receive anticoagulants designed to prevent bloodclotting.

As he had during the war, Ike grabbed every chance last week amid conferences and decisions to relax momentarily but wholly, to clear his mind, to catch up on routine. He followed the World Series--"one of the finest series in modern times." He took in his first football game since entering the White House, cheered loudly for the losers as the new U.S. Air Force Academy went down 20-0 to George Washington University. He played a round of golf with old Army friends, including retired Lieut. General Floyd Parks, who shot a 155-yd. hole in one with a No. 6 iron. The President's health, said the White House's Dr. Howard McC. Snyder, is "as good as it could possibly be."

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