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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 10, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                D Hungary seeks pact with Yugo austrians Page 2 d Marshall says court putting civil rights in peril Page 5 d teacher cheating boosts kids scores report says Page 6 d Graf beats Navratilova in . Open final Page 26 Autho Hajeo a official publication forthe  med forces Good most Reg vol.48.no. 146 sunday. September 10, 1989 of d 8693 a Reagan recovering rapidly fluid removed from surface of brain Rochester Minn. A recovering rapidly from surgery to remove fluid from the surface of his brain former president Reagan on saturday joked with visitors and read several newspapers his spokes Man said. He is in excellent spirits telling baseball stories and joking with his staff Reagan s spokesman Mark Weinberg said. In reference to the removal of at least some of his hair for the surgery Reagan quipped i guess my bar Ber can have the week off Weinberg said. Shortly after he woke up at 6 30 . Saturday Reagan underwent a follow up cat scan to View the upper right portion of his head where surgeons on Friday drilled a Hole in his Skull to remove a buildup of blood. Weinberg said the problem stemmed from a july 4 incident in which Reagan fell from a wildly bucking horse. It was detected on a routine physical examination. The evacuation of the puddle of blood had progressed exactly As had been anticipated As of sat urday morning and doctors removed the Drain that had been placed on his Skull at the Lime of surgery. Weinberg said. Friday s hour Long operation was led by or. Thoralfe. Sundt chairman of the Mayo clinic s department of neurologic surgery. Sundt. Editor of a leading medi Cal journal on neurology was assisted by two neurologic surgeons three nurses and an Anaesthesiologist at the clinic about 70 Miles Southeast of Minneapolis. Reagan s postoperative recovery room is in an otherwise unoccupied Section of St. Marys Hospital that is under Security guard. Nancy Reagan spent the night in a room across the Hall from her husband and will remain at the Hospital at least for the time being Weinberg said. He would not say when Reagan is expected to be released and Sundt would not comment about any aspect of Reagan s care. Weinberg said Reagan spent part of Friday night watching the Minnesota twins play the Kansas City rivals on television. He ate a breakfast saturday of bran Cereal whole wheat Toast Orange juice and decaffeinated Coffee and will continue to be Able to choose his own diet Weinberg said. President Reagan read several newspapers and visited with mrs. Reagan and members of their staff Weinberg said. President Reagan will spend the res of the Day Reading and  among those sending messages to Reagan were president and mrs. Bush prime minister Margaret Thatcher of Britain the Rev. Billy Graham Henry Kissinger and two former presidents Gerald Ford and Richard Nixon Weinberg said. A Hospital employee who asked not to be identified said Only a mild painkiller was prescribed for Reagan. Winborg said he did not know if Reagan was taking any painkillers. 7,000 e. Germans hoping to leave Hungary soon Budapest Hungary a the number of East germans waiting in Shel ters swelled to about 7,000 saturday As More refugees poured into Hungary in Hopes of being included soon in a mass migration to West Germany. Seventy refugees fled from the Camps to Austria overnight but Hungary was forced to open two new makeshift Shel ters to accommodate the estimated 200 East germans who continue to arrive in Hungary each Day. There Are now almost 7.000 East Ger mans waiting for word that Hungary will become the first East bloc government to help the citizens of another communist nation travel to the West hungarian red Cross Leader Csilla von bids Clager said saturday. They were being housed in tent communities and Boardinghouse in Buda pest and in a summer Camp taken Over by nearly 2,000 refugees on the shores of Lake Balaton. Refugees who talked to reporters sat urday appeared hopeful they could leave Early next week. They were reacting to reports from Hungary s communist party president resp Nyers and West German foreign minister Hans Dietrich Genscher that the refugees will be taken to West Germany soon. We can pack our few things together any moment and leave said an East German who refused to give his name. Let s Hope it s  red Cross officials who requested anonymity said it was still not Clear whether the refugees would be taken in buses trains or their own cars. Austrian Railroad officials said More than a week ago that they had 50 rail cars ready to go if they got word that a free Dom train would take the East German from Hungary across Austria to tent Cit ies in  East germans have Ridden a Rol Ler coaster of emotions in the past 10 Days. Initial optimism gave Way to disillusionment when top hungarian officials said the situation might take weeks to  has been caught Between the two Ger Many in the crisis. It is anxious to prove to Bonn that Budapest has a new commitment to Western concepts of human rights but fearful of deepening an ideological rift with the hard line communists in East Berlin. Under a Long standing bilateral agreement Hun Gary is obliged to return Home East Ger mans fleeing to the  Camps meanwhile have celebrated at least two baptisms and one wedding. Andras Kovacs. An official at the largest Budapest facility said in an interview that the unidentified Bride at one wedding was so grateful for the Shel Ter she received that she gave her Bou Quet to Camp  thousand East germans have fled Over the Border with Austria since Hun Gary began dismantling fortifications along the Divide in May. Seventy More arrived in Austria Early saturday after trudging through territory that still contains barbed wire flares and other Rem Nants of the Iron  Cross officials noted that the number was Down from the 100 or so who arrived the night before and they attributed the decrease to growing optimism in the Camps that the refugees will be taken to West Germany. Ups and Downs in Frankfurt 5&s Jun Dulf him the Deutsche Bank building in Frank Furt West Germany looms behind the remains of a building being pounded by a wrecking Ball last week  
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