Word: undergo
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...wanted you to know that my doctors have recommended that I undergo surgery to repair a defect at the site of the incision made during the gall bladder operation a year ago," said Johnson. His physicians suggested that the operation, along with another to remove a 3-mm. polyp from his throat (see MEDICINE), should take place in 15 to 18 days. In the meantime, he was ordered to begin "a reduced schedule of activity" at once, and to take off some weight (currently about 215 Ibs.). For that reason, he said, he was leaving the following day for Texas...
...President announced that he is leaving Washington today, under doctor's orders, for a period of rest at the LBJ ranch in Texas. He will undergo surgery within the next 15 to 18 days...
...slightest hint of Allied troop withdrawals unhinges the West Germans, who do not share their Allies' conviction that the Soviets have grown less aggressive. But the Germans argue that they cannot finance heavy purchases of British and U.S. equipment. Unless they are willing to undergo some belt tightening to raise additional funds, they may be forced to acquiesce to a thinning out of Allied troops...
...Omaha in hopes of becoming an AID aide. "I've wanted to do something for my country since I was a kid," said Werp, who has a physical disability that kept him out of military service. Volunteers must meet demanding professional requirements, pass stringent medical tests and undergo a security check. The toughest hurdle is a linguistic-aptitude test, aimed at gauging their ability to learn the six-tone Vietnamese tongue, that includes memorizing a string of Kurdish words. "Musicians do well on it," says Simpson. (So do Kurds...
...addition to use in operations the new anesthetic technique will have important effects on other illnesses. Anesthetics could more easily be used on patients suffering from lung diseases. The new technique would enable these people whose diseased lungs are injured by inhaling ether to undergo pro-longed previously forbidden anesthesia...