Woman Donates Kidney To Save Life Of Sister
In Boston a 21 year old Oklahoma woman Wanda Foster donated one kidney to her identical twin Edith Helm to save her life. The 4 1 2 hour operation at Peter Bent Brigham Hospital followed two earlier twin transplants performed by the Harvard Medical School team. Both husbands accompanied the sisters during the procedure and recovery, with doctors noting the twins are identical and the transplanted kidney can live only in an identical twin.
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Boston
Wanda Foster
Chandler
Okla
Edith Helm
Sand Springs
Peter Bent Brigham Hospital-Harvard Medical School
Helm
John P. Merrill
Warren Guild
J. Hartwell Harrison
Joseph E Murray
David Hume
Leroy Vandam
Karamu Opera’s Talent Draws Singers For Fresh Productions
Cleveland's Karamu theater nurtures new operas and musical shows with a mainly local cast. Helmuth Wolfes, musical director, praises the diverse voices drawn to the interracial settlement house. The two-theater space hosts 225 and 140 seats, enabling up to 30 or 40 performances of new works.
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Cleveland
Helmuth Wolfes
Karamu
Wolfes
New Orleans
New York
Munich
United States
New York City Center
Benno Frank
Lukas Foss
Mark Twain
Calaveras County
Wolf Ferrari
Moliere
Metropolitan
King and I
Politicos Invited By Reuther To Attend Sessions
Walter P. Reuther of the United Auto Workers invited mayors and township supervisors from 60 communities to a Detroit unemployment conference on June 8. Indiana officials from Anderson Evansville Indianapolis and South Bend were named among invitees as the union seeks a practical program to ease current distress and prevent future mass layoffs in the auto industry.
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Detroit
Walter P. Reuther
United Auto Workers
Anderson
Evansville
Indianapolis
South Bend
Indiana
Reuther
Cancer Society Indiana names Richmond doctor president
The American Cancer Society Indiana division announced Dr. Russell Malcolm of Richmond has been elected president.
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Cancer Post
Indianapolis
American Cancer Society
Indiana
Russell Malcolm
Richmond
Indiana polio cases stay low with no deaths this year
The State Board of Health reported 8 polio cases in Indiana this year and no deaths, compared with 22 cases and 2 deaths at this time last year. The report highlights improved polio control and ongoing vigilance by health officials.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
State Board of Health
Abandoned Babe Found. Parents Located in Indiana
A one year old boy found on a porch in Terre Haute was identified as the son of the Sam Sheldon family of Gates New York. Police say the parents abandoned the infant while passing through the city late Saturday night. The child has a plaster cast on an arm and skull surgery scars and is treated in fair condition at St Anthony Hospital. The Sheldon family has another child and expects a third.
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Terre Haute
New York
Wally Bruner
Sam Sheldon
Gates
N.Y
St. Anthony Hospital
Tornado Confirmed After Newland Store Wreck
The weather bureau and Indiana climatologist confirm a tornado caused damage to a country store in Newland Monday night. The weekly weather summary for Indiana covering May 22 notes the event and attributes the destruction to a tornado.
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Lafayette
Ind
Weather Bureau
Newland
L. A. Schaal
Indiana
Leaders Say Business Will Hold Its Own
Government and industry leaders say the economy will face bumps but not tailspin in coming months. Weeks calls the economy very spotty while Humphrey predicts brief, minor adjustments and a favorable 1956 outlook despite stock losses and rising unemployment in Michigan as Ford and GM lower production estimates. The steel sector expects a good year with a late fourth quarter pickup, and the consumer price index nudges up slightly for a small wage gain amid steady inflation signals.
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Washington
Humphrey
New York Stock Exchange
Harlow Curtice
General Motors Corp
Weeks
National Press Club
Eugene G. Grace
Bethlehem Steel Corp
American Iron and Steel Institute
New York
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Ewan Clague
Kibbee Dies at 74 After Nerve Disease Struggles
Guy Kibbee longtime Broadway and motion picture character actor died at 74 in East Islip New York after a long battle with Parkinsons disease and poverty. He had performed with Shirley Temple and appeared in more than 100 Hollywood films. He leaves widow Ethel and two sons.
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Ted
Percy Williams
Kibbee
Hollywood
Shirley Temple
Ethel
West Los Angeles
Calif
John and
Guy Jr
Guy Kibbee
East Islip
N. Y
Mississippi
Rye
Littlest Stowaway Sparks Shipboard Debate
A child stowed away aboard a ship caused uproar when pursers counted passengers. Immigration officials debated the rule about a baby born after a mother’s visa traveling with her. They ruled such a child could travel with the mother, and the ship charged the usual fare. The father paid the $10 required, ending the dispute.
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Little Joe
Michigan Leads Iron Ore Output 1890 to 1900
The report shows Michigan ranked first in iron ore production during the decade from 1890 through 1900, reflecting its dominant role in the industry with substantial output and activity across major mining regions.
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Michigan
Blind naval commander takes life over blindness on golf course
Alan Edward Stack 78 a retired naval paymaster was found dead on Liphook Links with a revolver beside him. An inquest heard he killed himself due to failing eyesight and the prospect of giving up golf.
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Petersfield
England
R. N. Sherwell
Alan Edward Stack
Liphook Links
Cmdr
Sack
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