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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 12, 1969

Page

13

Dead Hero's Family Fund Raised After Ray Sansoucie Death

In St Louis, a vigil to honor Ray Sansoucie led the Grand Jury Association to launch a fund for his widow and four children after he chased a purse snatcher and was killed. Within a week the fund neared fifty thousand dollars amid letters praising his courage and urging stronger law enforcement.

St, Louis Raymond Sancourie Sansoucie Raymond Sansoucie Sansoucle St Louis Grand Jury Association Fanos Isamy Times Madge Robinson Ruth Sansoucie Ruth Grand Jury Association Ames Iowa Sans Bouc St. Louis Portland Ore

Year Two of Heart Transplants Expands Hope and Dilemmas

As doctors push into a second year of human heart transplants, surgeons anticipate more procedures but acknowledge rejection remains the central hurdle. The article traces early triumphs, patient struggles at Maimonides Hospital, donor scarcity, registry efforts, and ongoing research toward artificial hearts and better immune control, all amid a world watching the heart’s fragile, life‑or‑death stakes.

Nature Maimonides Hospital Brooklyn Adrian Kantrowitz Christiaan Barnard Louis Washkansky Cape Town de. Denton Cooley Houston Tex National Heart Institute Shumway Blaiberg Los Angeles Boston Richmond Michael Deftakey Clive Haupt Philip Blatberg Blatberg Haupt

Head Rests Required on U S Cars Made After New Year

The rule mandates head rests on cars manufactured after New Year’s Eve to combat four million annual rear end crashes and neck injuries. Old car owners are advised to adopt this preventive feature to protect passengers.

U. S

Yard's Best Fore for Scotland Yard Style Detective Tales

Thomas Butler, 57, epitomizes the best in detective fiction. He doggedly tracked the mastermind of the Great Train Robbery, pursuing him five years across Tangiers, Toronto, Rio, and Hong Kong, finally capturing him at Torquay. Butler stayed on the job two years after retirement to finish the case.

Scotland Yard Thomas Butler Feader Tangiers Toronto Rio Hong Kong Torquay

Paris Talks Stall as Saigon Rebels Plan Red Lines

Paris dispatch notes the Vietnam peace talks are effectively frozen with no thaw in sight before the U S presidential inauguration. South Vietnam rejects any conference formula granting the Viet Cong Front equal status, insisting on a two-side table and four-sided clarity. North Vietnam and the Front oppose seating that implies only two sides, keeping talks deadlocked.

Paris Vietnam Saigon South Vietnam Viet Cong National Liberation Front NLF North Vietnam Front

Cry Of Lame Duck Resounds Through Washington's Halls

Washington AP report on lame duck Congress as outgoing officials push for new federal agencies to fight malnutrition and hunger. Wilbur Cohen urges food stamps for all based on family income while Udall Wood and Belly Furness press environment, housing, and auto warranty reforms. HUD aims to raise housing starts for the poor to 120,000 in 1967-68 with goals for 600,000 units yearly. FTC probes auto warranty service.

Washington Capitol Wilbur J. Cohen Congress Interior Stewart L. Udall Housing and Urban Development Robert C Wood Belly Furness Johnson Cohen Senate Wood HUD Flo Nixon Tie Miss Furness Federal Tale Commission FTC

Mennonite Charity Sends Meat To Poor Abroad

For 28 years feeding poor Mennonites in 10 Midwest states have bought beef and pork on farms, processed it, and canned it for distribution abroad. A Mobile cannery makes two day stops and then moves on its charitable course for weeks.

Midwest States

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