Surgery Successful for Mormons’ President
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<i> Associated Press</i>
SALT LAKE CITY — Mormon Church President Ezra Taft Benson underwent surgery Wednesday to remove two blood clots on his brain.
His surgeon termed the operation a success, but said it was too early to tell if Benson had suffered brain damage.
“The ultimate outcome in a 91-year-old person we never know, but he’s doing very well,” Dr. Bruce F. Sorensen, a neurosurgeon, said after the 2 1/2-hour procedure at LDS Hospital.
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