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r E Ee { * \ ax 0. & > pamans o esmummanaaae s : .T > > . ngercome aue mmalt .. m esc *n ; ; esn _ . E. , __ OTTAWA (CP) â€" Former prime minister â€" 2e sz & _ apiars . o o 1 hn o ona s i t o en . 4 io o o sarllln, ' f | Lester: @*@}g J"’%s#," iA _ _ _ . l p s . _‘ f t | Wednesday,. his weake ned body gradually | e e . c _ > se in aot : oaye. : :. C uie smy i oopun in _ * /\ Oe h ie aner & i e e n i e n o n o TA t oo : > es f‘fie ‘-L”‘ff’”fifili 1€Ofp «.. . xmb ® . _ _ o on s c s s s : / e O‘of e d e s wilt.~| f e : < es ce se â€" $ § __ _ His physician, Dr. P. M. Burton, said carâ€" BP _ _ _ e s whether death would be a matter of hours or PE _ _ se ;, ,d?‘yg,_."},’vlv‘he condition of the 75â€"yearâ€"old former . ‘ ff”“xf?fg»%»/”‘/%%f io l 1| & 3 _ _ diplomat, Nobel Peace Prize winner and |â€" ¢ _ _ css . €u d _prime minister.was grave and deteriorating. | fl%%;flg,v*fi;ma it arip s . 4 _ At that time Mr. Pearson had lapsed :inw f /%?fi > unconsciousness, and later an oxygen unit . [ _ o oo C o stt sls s Wa"i $ hjs Rockelisie domeauets | ‘ t sc c s > S eus Reing troafed y3 ~ e _ _ wl )érM‘,gv’ 4 / e s 3 |,. UnHl Wednesday, the iTness had not been | § _ / _ _ 0 2 ies publicly specified, but Dr. Burton said that 2. _ 00 cssc "the cancer has now spread to the liver." â€" [ oo o t i t . \ hnd 5 whay + : ‘.‘-5?‘-";):%J'.?f':.%.-.:r’&;&{;;gzgg::::ri;::;:;:g:,::-;;;;;::-:; mA i on oy mace f S 9 â€" Mr. Pearson had his right eye removed in | i Vmé’;éé’vfg e o es _ E 1970, as part of an operation to eliminate a i _ _ o is ' ? 3 ; . >Â¥ a€ & & _ 0 sc . About a month ago he reâ€"entered hospital | ”‘%;?«f«;,)w e e es y .. .. $ for further unspecified treatment,‘ and then | > *f%}fw% iss . 3 a scheduled threeâ€"week holiday. But they reâ€" | f L o o t o > f turned Christmas Eve, and since then Mr. . 200 0 s css s P . ) <l \Pearson‘s condition has deteriorated rapidly. se e . esc e 5 The two Pearson children, Patriciaâ€"Mrs. en c «»’*/**«/32 oys mealviine e t f Walter Hannah of Torontoâ€"and Geoffrey, an se KÂ¥ . it es 2e o l s e | ~ external affairs officer now lecturing at the | . t . i i0 yc s oo | University of British Columbia, were both. _a% f $A en es :. .. o0 yc s LoA s mtcnel A h°me-__f, s : 5 ode, . sn io e Auma t roiiiric l { in ol oo on Mr. Pearson, who resigned as pr_mle-mugé [ x s stt s ; ut t ing i moa l sc io / ter in 1968 after five years in office and. fl; M eoninme e es [ y ns :_3{-.;;__:,;}g.gi_f.’;‘.'-.‘rh_,g.»f,-_;»__'s;;;fgf;ii e e o [( ’ % p e e e agal ' e a ts ie io c ic y ce | { on his memoirsâ€"one volume has already ols a¢"~ . . y s oys s y . c & y been publishedâ€"until this recent fllnes_l; : s . "~~~~~ m c‘ i e ; A forced him to stop. 4 a I iess .. .. sfi terioe yirrarnly, ie en ; . Fras 14 $ 4 8 ;',‘ : ‘ 4 & 4,“:.. Aol x t fa ._‘; ,‘;‘:.":. ‘;'_'_-j.:,', ,),’, 5> ,: _‘ A s o f : ‘ After his eye operation, he gave up all 0u|;§ a $ . .. p o i c o s 34 side activities, including lecturing at Carleâ€" | knnprrmmmrrmn ons manmentaenmmmccne tA e 2 f ooo : ton University and any followâ€"up work conâ€". ualatei h)i amns ~a ~ Mey 2t a ? "a > that the f nected with his World Bank study on aid to. @The personal physician of Lester B. Pearson said \’Vefin.eSdab_’n'_ n soinig : paderdereloned countties" Â¥i] ( former prime minister is hovering near death and that it was 1mp : | The gravity of Mr. Pearson‘s condition was | Frse to say whether it would be a matter of hours or days. yxes } not officially made pu_blicAunul 'I‘-uesday:. }/ _ pommnacstase m d ces e ts . x pending the arrival of his son and daughter. â€" oo mmnarimincintte,. 4e in imemrnmnain m uty j Since Christmas Eve, said a family friend, C t am=<=< * Llattr#ror; it : > | the deterioration has been "very rapid." . _« j t i ies £ ies ea Apérf from doctors, only a few Aclds'e. 1_'ela'- + o o .l s e : d tives and. friends enfered. the attractive~ _ : Rockcliffe homé Wednesday. iml 3 P + s Another former prime minister, John Diefâ€" miPs + . C ! enbaker, ;mfio was Mr. Pearson‘s political adâ€" _ * Eout»® ‘s4 oo wserss e e oabrag #rcog ' versory for 10 years, Wednesday asked Caâ€" y F > | | R nadians to pray for Mr. Pearson. | s * n dhe £3 C x : | __"I think I speak for Canadians as a whole, ' o. mapn is n 2t 4 1 _ that, their prayers should go up to Almighty ; . : peaalosti t 3i gnt e l en on ; e > ~God that He in His grace will allow Mr. _ 1P , : : l 3 Fe.: Pearson to continue his work internationally, _ ' * R fs3 34 ' # | § .. n pmande : - ;_, ‘_vi‘:’ij ;,._,7 ',.;‘::‘A «<3 r 4 f e# Bat C § f I \ i j to which he now is. giving his entire devoâ€" 2 NMerk onl beaddl ind t o Mianis + mackaiys |0 0 f HomÂ¥rq â€"!â€"‘ it atim Bs roni. s & 7 Prime Minister Trudeau continued his , Tefi recas B c f skiing holiday with his family at Whistler Eumt : l en o Mountain, B.C., Wednesday, but. the iliness | â€"~~, Te â€" P 4 .. _ : § of Mr. Pearson could cut short his vacation. | . W ] f ___ We understand that if Mr. Pearson‘s con> . | o Acsedi) â€" \ dition continues to worsen, the prime minâ€" . * es tR e e .\ â€" ister might fly back to Ottawa later today," ‘ wÂ¥ mst e s : o (an RCMP spokesman said Wednesday. _ _ T; â€" t rerorope 5 : â€" & o l s eaoee Shaile oo e cedX a : E & % 6/ .â€"~ e y E § 3 E: uh ;z * >\ Tae ~~ gol i