Casey Recovery ‘Progressing’

CIA Director William J. Casey continued in stable condition today following surgery for brain cancer, and the White House said President Reagan has no plans to replace the 73-year-old intelligence chief.

“His physicians report that Mr. Casey’s post-operative recovery is progressing satisfactorily,” a brief medical statement said. Deputy White House Press Secretary Larry Speakes, in response to questions about reports that Casey’s wife does not want him to return to the CIA, said, “The President has made no plans to replace the director of central intelligence.”