THE PRESIDENT-ELECT: Packed & Ready

Preparing for his Korean trip in a manner painfully familiar to all ex-servicemen, General Dwight D. Eisenhower last week rolled up his sleeves for six "booster" shots—yellow fever, cholera, smallpox, typhus, typhoid and tetanus. Though this is a process which virtually guarantees the victim two sore arms and a fever, Ike showed no visible signs of discomfort as he bustled through a busy week of conferences, callers and ceremonies.

He started most of his working days with an 8 a.m. conference with officials of Columbia University (his resignation is effective Jan. 19)....

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