European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 10, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday january 10, 1992 the stars and stripes b Page 3 the president s health could slowing Down cure Bush ills by Marcy Gordon the associated press Washington Why does t George Bush slow Down a bit his collapse in Tokyo wednesday night was the second time in nine months he s been hit by a sudden illness. Bush had complained of feeling ill earlier in the Day but had insisted on attending a state dinner Given by japanese prime minister Kiichi Miyazawa. He even played Tennis earlier in the Day despite a rigorous schedule. A the president s human. He gets sick a White House press Secretary Marlin Fitz water said. But is he overdoing it is he ignoring what his body is telling him no one is suggesting that Bush Retreat to a rocking chair but should he Cut Back on his heavy schedule and strenuous exercising a no. Everybody gets the flu a Bush said in Tokyo thursday when asked if he would ease his Pace. But he also said a i done to think i la go running this afternoon. In a close to Back to Normal not As Strong As id like to  a a that a his Normal routine a Fitzwater said insisting the president would not ease up. A the s a vigorous Man. Very healthy. There a no reason for him to change his schedule at  at a news conference wrapping up his state visit to Japan Bush said thursday he wanted to offer reassurances about his health and added that a fall signals Are still go for his re election Campaign. A i think democrats get the flu from time to time a Bush said. A so i  worry about  some medical experts believe the president should slow Down. At age 67, Bush is known for his seemingly boundless Energy and distaste for inactivity. Pie s an avid golfer and Jogger who has on occasion chewed out the White House press corps for its general flab Biness. A George Bush did t get where he is now by slowing Down a said or. Douglas Mckeag a physician and medical proves s is s a x a a. Is s president Bush and japanese emperor Akihito play Tennis prior to the state dinner where the president collapsed a from stomach tin. Sor at Michigan state University in East Lansing. A the tends to Tough things  but Mckeag said Bush a needs to decrease the intensity of his exercise somewhat. He a got to pick and choose when to do  minutes after vomiting and collapsing from what was described As stomach flu. Bush walked to his limousine eschewing a waiting ambulance. �?o1 feel  he said despite appearances to the contrary. A George Bush is a fit person. Its just that there Are limits to ones  said or. William Adler a geriatrics specialist at the National Institute on aging in Baltimore. Rather than playing Tennis in Tokyo. Adler suggested a perhaps he Bush should have slowed Down before that dinner. Perhaps i would have taken a  Adler was Quick to Point out however that a aging in general is no reason in and of itself to slow  he noted that Bush is a role Model representing a growing trend toward fitness and regular exercise among older people. Or. Eli Charles Dow a Boston internist suggested that once Bush left ill he should t have kept up the trip s grueling Pace. In general though he said he  advise the president to curtail his activities or exercise regimen. Quot the whole key is  said. A obviously at 67, you re not going to ask him to run 26  East May Bush was rushed to a Hospital after suffering an irregular heartbeat while jogging. It was diagnosed As Graves disease a thyroid ailment that also afflicts Barbara Bush. He quickly resumed his hard charging Pace and he continues to Bike a synthetic thyroid hormone Pill. Bush has said that Only a health pro Lent would prevent him from seeking re election and that he could not foresee such a problem. Fit water said the bout with stomach flu a will have absolutely no effect on his re election  nearly said president had died Atlanta a can headline news came within seconds of reporting that president Bush had died before an editor realized it was a hoax. A caller identifying himself As Bush a doctor telephoned can on wednesday and said the president was dead. Anchorman Don Harrison started to read the report on the air at 9 45 . Est during coverage of Bush s collapse at a dinner in Tokyo when he was alerted by another staffer said can spokesman Steve Haworth. Headline news is a sister station of can and features condensed versions of can reports. A this just in to can headline news a Harrison said. A and we say right off the Bat we have not confirmed this through any other  at that Point a voice off camera said a no.  a we Ai e now getting a correction a Harrison said. A we will nol give you that Story. It was regarding some rather tragic news involving president Bush. But updating that Story. President Bush is reported resting  Bush fell ill at the state dinner on wednesday and was diagnosed As having stomach flu. Can staffers decided a through the editorial process that the tip was a hoax within moments of receiving it Haworth said. He said the secret service has been notified. Collapse May Handicap Campaign by Karen Hosler the Baltimore Sun Washington a television shots of president Bush being raised from the floor in a deathly pallor were not exactly the Campaign footage the White House had hoped for from his Asia trip. But that is what the world saw repeated All Day Long and that is the image that top officials of the Bush Quayle re election Campaign confronted wednesday analysis when they discussed the presidents collapse at a meeting in their Washington Headquarters. One of those officials Charles Black said they did not spend even five minutes on it a because next week it will be something  the White House was also Quick to dismiss the presidents fainting at his seat at the state dinner wednesday night As a Case of a stomach flu so common it had already infected much of his staff and the travelling press corps. In fact Bush had visited an int cited reporter in the sick Bay of air Force one on the flight last Friday from Australia to Singapore. But the episode raised for the second time in less than a year two questions the White House would rather not have americans asking is Bush As healthy at 67 As he thinks he is has he reached an age where it is Likely that \ ice president Dan Quayle would have to finish his second term a if he had George Washington As his vice president it would t matter so much if he had heart fibrillation a said Kevin Phillips a Republican political analyst referring to Bush s earlier illness. Quot but the polls show that a minority of americans still done to believe Dan Quayle is qualified to be  some horrified Bush partisans recalled pictures of then president Carter collapsing during a foot race near the presidential Retreat at Camp David Mil. I he exhaustion and agony on Carters face became a Symbol for his later political troubles As the shot reappeared in newspapers during his unsuccessful bid Lor re election in 19x0. Something similar could happen to Bush in his political fortunes continue to Flag said i rank r. Donatelli a Republican political consultant and Lormor White i Louse political director a your looks become a metaphor Lor How Well you in doing politically lie said. Bush was pronounced Lully recovered last Tail irom the overactive thyroid that caused his irregular heart beat earlier that Spring. He now takes medication to control the hormone production of his thyroid but ins activity is Back to its Normal hectic level. That May be the problem according to one senior Bush aide. A fall of us who care Lor the Man Are concerned about his schedule and the awful Pace he  the aide said. A i think this will serve As a reminder of How hard his Job is and How important it is to try it slow him Down. He looked so terrible. But it in t Likely that much can be done about getting Bush to moderate ins Pace. A a i he president has always Ove exerted Misell. Said Vic Gold a Washington writer and close Tirend of Bush. A the does t have a second gear. He s up at b . And he goes constantly. He s got to Cali a he in l 25 anymore