Siamese Twin Separation Could Last Twenty Hours
In Salt Lake City AP report doctors hoped to separate 19 month old Lisa and Elisa Hansen joined at the top of their heads. The University of Utah team led by Dr. Stephen Minton warned of the high risk given shared cranial tissue and blood vessels. The operation began at 10 am and could span six to twenty hours with prior steps tying off shared vessels and constricting the skull region.
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Salt Lake City
Lisa
Elisa Hansen
Stephen Minton
University of Utah
Elisa
University of Utah Medical Center
John Dwan
Memorial Day Gas Crunch Eases Amid Mixed Reports
Americans faced a holiday weekend with varied gas availability and few major shortages. Traffic deaths among projections fell as weather influenced travel. some motorists found gas plentiful, others faced lines and higher prices, while volunteers aided stranded drivers.
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Peter Mackler
Associated Press
Amtrak
National Safety Council
Oscar Miranda
Phoenix
Show Low
Arizona
White Mountains
Miranda
Dick Clancy
Richmond
Calif
Kansas
Bill Brockman
Highway Patrol
Topeka
Lawrence
New York City
Connecticut
Highway 240
Richland
Wash
Florida
Coast Guard Auxiliary
Wyoming
Ghetto of Venice to be renewed with aid from abroad
Venice moves to restore the historic Jewish quarter once home to the Shylock legend as American benefactors help revive the three block ghetto built around an abandoned foundry. Fewer than 20 families remain while rubble and cramped rooms mark the long neglected area.
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Venice
Italy
Colombo Vitaliano
Mark Harris
University of Manchester
Shakespeare
Shylock
Fusetti Leda
Mrs. Leda
Dear Abby Clarifies Brother-in-Law Confusion
In a reader question, a wife and husband dispute if her sister's husband is his brother-in-law. Abby cites Webster definitions: a brother of one's spouse, the husband of one's sister, or the husband of the sister of one's spouse. The husband is correct.
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Abby
San Clemente
San
Webster
Parachutist Greg Dionne Dies After Memorial Day Jump
Parachutist Greg Dionne 25 died after a 2,500 foot fall at Brown Field during the National Air Festival memorial weekend. A veteran of 500 jumps, he belonged to the Clear Skies exhibition team and was the third to exit the plane as spectators watched. Witnesses said his rectangular main parachute failed to deploy fully and the reserve parachute tangled in the main canopy.
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Chula Vista
Calif
Greg Dionne
Dionne
Chula Vista Community Hospital
Brown Field
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Hungary
Illinois
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Tina
Fellows
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Hurt
Los Angeles
Cal
Aiken Standard
Aiken, S.C
Gregory Dionne
Earth
Buddy Johnson
Tire & Auto
Richland Ave
SanteenCooper
South Carolina
South Carolina Public Service Authority
Electric Revenue
U.S
U.S. Treasury
Dillon, Read & Co. Inc
Moncks Corner
William Street
New York
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