The condition of former President Zalman Shazar was described today as serious by the Hadassah Hospital authorities. They said that he had suffered a general setback, including a deterioration of his heart condition. Shazar, 84, was taken to Hadassah Hospital last Thursday. He was suffering from internal bleeding. Premier Golda Meir visited him Monday afternoon.
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