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The Nome Nugget
Nome, Nome County, Alaska
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At Fort Bragg, NC, 78-year-old General George C. Marshall, WWII Chief of Staff, weakened from his second stroke, with serious condition complicated by pituitary gland involvement and controlled mild pneumonia.
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FT. BRAGG, N. C. (A.P.) General George C. Marshall weakened today. His condition remains serious.
In a medical report on the 78-year-old general, Col. George M. Powell, Army physician, said:
"He shows an indication of an involvement of the pituitary gland as evidenced by a definite increase in water output by way of the kidneys. This involvement has complicated his treatment."
Dr. Powell explained that the complication of treatment concerned feeding, which heretofore has been by intravenous solution and through a tube into his stomach.
The general's second stroke was accompanied by mild pneumonia.
Col. Powell reported the pneumonia under control.
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Ft. Bragg, N. C.
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condition remains serious; second stroke accompanied by mild pneumonia under control; complication in treatment due to pituitary gland involvement affecting feeding.
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General George C. Marshall, 78-year-old WWII Chief of Staff, weakened today at FT. BRAGG, N. C. Medical report by Col. George M. Powell indicates pituitary gland involvement causing increased water output via kidneys, complicating intravenous and tube feeding treatment.