Former Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion was confined to bed this weekend after suffering an attack of dizziness. He had been feeling weak since Thursday. Mr. Ben-Gurion’s doctors said that the former Premier had become “overtired” during the recent election campaign. He is 79.
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