Artificial Heart Milestone Highlights Transplant Milestone
A South African hospital patient received a heart from a 25 year old donor after a five hour operation. Doctors in Brooklyn attempted a similar transplant from a dead infant to a two week old, who survived 62 hours. The piece discusses immune responses and the challenge of fooling the body's defense systems.
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Louis Washkansky
Denise Ann Darvall
Washkansky
Maimonides Hospital
Brooklyn
Westkansky
Vashkansky
First Human Heart Transplant Raises Ethical Questions
The article reviews the world's first human heart transplant on Louis Washkansky, detailing surgical steps, immunosuppression, infection risk, and the donor's fate. It discusses lessons from animal transplants, the ethics of donor rights, and the debate over artificial hearts as a future alternative.
Minnesota Opposes Boxcar Return Fee Harmful to State
Minnesota Public Service Commission chair Paul Rasmussen told the ICC that Southern Railway held 32 cent per mile penalties on returning empty boxcars would harm Minnesota and distort regional economics. He noted no charge has existed for 50 years when cars were needed in emergencies and urged maintaining a sufficient boxcar supply for grain and lumber shipments originating in northwestern states.
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Great Northern
Northern Pacific
Western
Minnesota
Paul Rasmussen
Minnesota Public Service Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
Washington
DS. Rasmussen
Southern Railway
Rasmussen
PSC
Caring for Leather and Suede Shoes in Daily Wear
The guide outlines preserving leather with paste wax applied by cloth, drying and buffing with lambs wool. Suede requires light brushing to remove dust, gentle brushing for bruising, and minimal cleaning fluid. It also notes new spray cleaners, routine cleaning after wear, saddle soap on smooth leather, and finishing with a cream polish.
Doctor Leaves Sterilized Room Four Days After Transplant
Cape Town AP report on Louis Washkansky moving from his sterilized room for the first time since a heart transplant, being wheeled to radiotherapy for cobalt treatment to prevent rejection, then returning to his room. Doctors report no immunological rejection yet but monitor him closely while he may be discharged in about three weeks if steady.
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Adrian Kantrowitz
Washkansky
Cape Town
Stanford Medical Center
Norman Shumway
South Africa
Louis Washkansky
Groote Schuur Hospital
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
GOP Governors Push Vietnam Ends, Endorse Fresh Campaign Team
Republican governors at a Palm Beach gathering urged support for the Vietnam commitment in 1968 while backing a new White House team to negotiate peace. They want a winner to defeat Johnson and favor Rockefeller as a potential lead adviser though not a candidate.
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Palm Beach, Fla
GOP
White House
Associated Press
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New York
Vietnam
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Colorado
Republican Governors Association
Michigan
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Romney
John H. Chafee
Rhode Island
Rockefeller
Tom McCall
Oregon
Spiro T. Agnew
Maryland
Winthrop Rockefeller
Arkansas
Charles H. Percy
Illinois
Richard
Brooklyn Heart Transplant Attempt Ends in Failure
In a basement auditorium at Maimonides Hospital, Dr. Adrian Kantrowitz disclosed that a planned heart transplant from a two day old donor to a 24 week old recipient failed after 42 hours. The team planned further transplants, noting no link to a prior successful South African case.
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New York
Maimonides Hospital
Brooklyn
Adrian Kantorwitz
Dr. Kantrowitz
Kantrowitz
Maimonides
Union Officials Study New Twin City Lines Bus Contract
Union officials review a Wednesday contract offer from Twin City Lines Inc. to settle a 34 day strike by bus drivers and mechanics in the Twin Cities. Terms remain confidential as officials consider binding arbitration urged by Governor LeVander.
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Associated Press
Twin City Lines, Inc
Twin Cities
Transit
Division 1005
Harold LeVander
Concentrated drive to curb excess liquor at state line
Minnesota authorities will intensively enforce limits on untaxed liquor brought across the state line during the holidays. The program, led by State Liquor Control Commissioner Gale F. Lindsey, targets Duluth and major metro areas plus North and South Dakota borders through New Year’s Eve. Persons over 21 may bring only one quart untaxed. violations carry up to a $100 fine, 90 days in jail, and confiscation of liquor.
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ST. Paul
Minnesota
Gale F. Lindsey
Duluth
Twin Cities
Hastings
Red Wing
North Dakota
South Dakota
Marine Lance Cpl. Robert Wennes Dies in Vietnam
A Minnesota Marine, Lance Cpl. Robert A. Wennes, son of Mr and Mrs Alden L Wennes of rural Spring Grove, died in Vietnam not from hostile action, per Defense Department confirmation on Wednesday.
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Washington (Ap
Minnesota
Vietnam
Defense Department
Lance Cpl
Robert A. Wennes
Alden L. Wennes
Rural
Spring Grove
Body of bachelor found in Paynesville farmhouse blaze
Authorities identified 80 year old Andrew Bennett as the deceased in a farmhouse fire four miles east of Paynesville. Firemen found his body near the door around 6 p.m. Wednesday, indicating death by smoke inhalation.
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Paynesville, Minn
Andrew Bennett
Paynesville
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