Prime Minister David Ben Gurion, 73 years old, is in good shape and is a good insurance risk, ” his doctor said today after the Premier had undergone day-long physical tests at the Tel Hashomer Government Hospital.
Mr. Ben Gurion arrived at the hospital early in the morning after having taken his customary six-kilometer walk and was immediately put through an exhaustive series of examinations.
“The results were amazingly more than satisfying, ” Dr. Chaim Shela, director of the hospital, said later. “For his age, his blood pressure is normal, his eyes clear, his digestive system functions in order–in short, he is healthy and in terms of insurance company rates, he can lower his premium. “
Dr. Shela attributed much of the Premier’s excellent condition to his practice of taking long walks daily
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