European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 14, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Inside stripes q army slashes payments to copter 5 n looking Back at birth off Magazine q Andujar snubbing Allstar 21 the Storsand stripes i authorized unofficial publication for the armed forces 87 july 1985 and sunday 0 8693 a Reagan undergoes surgery president and Reagan wave As they leave the White House a photo a president Reagan underwent surgery saturday for removal of a Large intestinal and doctors said Reagan who had transferred authority to vice president George Bush As a precaution came through the operation beautifully and with no sign of cancer the operation lasted two hours and 53 beginning shortly before noon at Bethesda naval his Navy Dale chief of general surgery at said the operation went without and All the findings at the time of the surgery were at 4 he said Reagan was awake and talking in the recovery where he was to remain for the rest of the Day and the surgical team headed by Oiler re moved half of reagans right which contained the polyp discovered during an examination shortly before Reagan signed a letter directing Bush to temporarily As sume the Powers and duties of the pre Bush spent the Day at his spokes Man there was no question among senior administration officials that Bush for All practical the acting president and in command of americas armed Stephen Rosenberg of the National cancer a member of the Surgi Cal said it would not be known until monday if the which had been potentially actually was but Oiler said while we do not know whether there was cancer in the the examination of the shows no evidence of cancer else where in the liver or Lymph for a preliminary Biopsy report taken Friday of the polyp had indicated the growth was not Rosenberg said Reagan should experience no lasting physical effects from the removal of the Section of his Colon and that total recovery should take six to eight the president said turning the presiden tial Powers Over to Bush temporarily was not intended to set a precedent for future chief executives but was consistent with his Long standing arrangement with he told congressional leaders he would advise them and Bush when i determine that i am Able to resume presidential Speakes had said before the operation that it would be Only a matter of hours before Reagan recovered from the Ane the Sia and would sign a second letter to resume presidential after he said it would be a matter of hours if not then tomorrow Reagan went into surgery holding hands with his they told each other i love you before the president entered the operating Speakes Speakes said preliminary indications were that there was no spread of any he said Reagan was Given a cat a test that gives doctors a look inside a patients body to examine and that the scrutiny of reagans liver and other abdominal organs revealed no the Days drama began even before the see Reagan on Page 28 live Aid concert rocks around fhe world London a before thousands of delighted fans in stadiums in London and the worlds top Rock including americans and saturday spun out hits to cajole a Fortune from around the Globe for african famine before the 16hour global Rock concerts Halfway donations pouring in topped including a gift of million from Oil Rich organizers announced in London Wembley Irish Singer Bob organizer of the live announced the huge contribution by part of the United Arab a leading member of Dubai ruling Hamdan is a top Racehorse owner in the beamed around the world to a potential audience organizers put at billion kicked off at noon with status quo singing rocking All Over the five hours performers alternated by satellite with the flip Side of the show a packed concert in Philadelphia John Kennedy Welcome to the have a Good yelled Geldof As the stadiums Miles apart linked Geldof had said he hoped to raise a minimum of the Money kept rolling and a later Phila Delphia announcement put pledges at at 10 Philadelphia was taking Over the whole show for six More ending with Bob Dylan and a massed Britain Prince Charles and Princess Diana stood and waved to the crowd of at Wembley As the National god save the was the temperature was a Balmy 75 Between the Wembley the show broke for live see concert on Page 28 transatlantic entertainment a photos in photo at Tina Turner and Mick Jagger appear at saturdays concert at Britain Princess Diana meets Philadelphia Juk stadium Friday for a sound Check before Elton John on her arrival at London Wembley