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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1968
Page
3
Reports from Stanford indicate the eighth human heart transplant patient died Sunday due to oxygen supply failure to the new heart. Doctors had restored the heart minutes earlier after it quit suddenly, ending the patient’s struggle.
In Columbus Ohio the Democratic primary pits U S Senator Frank J Lausche seeking a fifth term against John J Gilligan a Cleveland backed challenger. Gilligan accuses Lausche of weak voting record while Lausche defends his long record and fights labor influence. The winner faces Republican Saxbe with Rhodes Young McCarthy banner delegates at stake.
North Vietnamese forces attacked Saigon with heavy explosions and fighting reported near Tan Son Nhut and in cemeteries and urban areas. US and South Vietnamese units held positions, with 714 enemy troops killed in and around Saigon and asserts of scattered, sustained actions across the southern front as peace talks continue.
UN Ambassador-designate George Ball warned that North Vietnam misreads U.S. resolve as it mounts widespread attacks in South Vietnam. Administration sources called the assaults discouraging ahead of direct talks in Paris. Ball cited March bombing limits and said such actions will not alter U.S. determination for an honorable settlement. He noted infiltration rising to as many as 80,000 North Vietnamese troops in March and April.
Gov. Hulett Smith announced bids will be opened June 3 for construction of the new four lane bridge across the Ohio River at Henderson replacing the Silver Bridge at Point Pleasant. The $11 million project will be funded by federal, Ohio, and West Virginia authorities. Two New York firms design the cantilever suspension span with a 90 foot center and two 451 foot side spans. Core drilling for the West Virginia approach is complete and Kanauga approaches near.
The Athens County Board of Education panel led by Clyde Pratt and Superintendent Robert J. Weinturtner debated a sex education course at Shade School held one day weekly as part of general science. Parents had signed permission forms but some reconsidered. The class uses the pamphlet Finding Yourself by Serrigo and Southard, endorsed by NEA and AMA, with various volunteers aiding the lesson at no pay. The district may fund about 50 pamphlets costing 15 to 30 cents each. a board vote is expected May 13.
Laurie Lee Schaeler, a sophomore at Ohio University, won Miss Southern Ohio 1988 at Pomeroy High School auditorium. The pageant featured 600 spectators, talents, and a Big Bend Minstrel show, with Schaeler crowned by 1987 queen Glenn Jean Buck and set to compete at Cedar Point and then Miss America prelims in Atlanta.
In Houston at St Luke's Episcopal Hospital another heart transplant and a separate kidney transplant were completed on Sunday night. James B. Cobb, 48, of Alexandria Louisiana, received the heart of William Joseph Brannon of Conroe Texas who died Saturday evening from motorcycle crash injuries. Brannon's kidney was transplanted into William O C Kaiser 47 ofodes Texas. The 42 minute Cobb operation used the same team as Friday's heart transplant into Everett Claire Thomas 47.
Frost damaged thousands of tomato plants among Meigs County truck farmers. Charles Harris of Portland noted early estimates uncertain but sun warmth will reveal total losses. Hoy Pearson of East Letart reported 25 000 plants lost and Dallas Hill of Apple Grove repaired 21 000. Frost favored high ground, with spotty impact across areas.
Page notes indicate Bechs delivers a winning run for the Reds against the Dodgers in a 160 IMIDE matchup. Voters in Trimble will decide tomorrow on a second school levy officials deem vital, with figures projecting a population around 20.
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