No Life Support for Hirohito
United Press International
TOKYO —
Life-support systems will not be used on 87-year-old Emperor Hirohito because it would not be appropriate for the highest symbol of the nation, Imperial Palace officials said today. Hirohito, in the sixth week of an illness believed to be abdominal cancer, recovered to a stable condition shortly after a sudden and small blood loss today, doctors said.
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