Article: YELTSIN'S AILMENT HURTS HIS AUTHORITY.(Main)

Byline: Combined wire services

A Russian parliamentary session got off to a rocky start Thursday when President Boris N. Yeltsin's heart ailment forced him to miss the opening. Rival deputies took advantage of his absence - what they called a "diplomatic sickness" - to vent accusations that he is amassing too much power and has failed to stem deepening economic turmoil.

Yeltsin's aides said he might miss today's

session because he needs another day or two to recover from the as-yet unspecified illness. The 60-year-old leader, who has a history of heart trouble, canceled all other appointments and rested for a second straight day. His scheduled ...

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