Heart Transplant Milestone Reported In Houston
Surgeons in Houston kept a heart alive on a respirator for 24 hours after a transplant begun at 2:35 p.m. on Monday. The donor heart was implanted in a 40-year-old man, with the operation marking the sixth such transplant in Houston and one of the longest attempts worldwide. Several recipients were reported stable and participating in routine activities, including a baseball game, while other patients in Chile and Paris showed promising progress.
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Grenade Blast Hero May Get Honor Medal
A 20 year old paratrooper from Ohio dived onto a Communist made grenade on a Saigon battlefield to save four comrades. He survived the blast though wounded and may receive the Medal of Honor for valor. Nineteen other Americans earned medals on the spot during the fight 29 miles northwest of Saigon. Five earned Silver Stars for gallantry. twelve received Bronze Stars. two earned Army Commendations for Valor.
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