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Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

May 14, 1968

Page

2

Prosecution in Hearts Transplant Case Sparks Legal Fight

In Houston two youths face murder charges over the death of Clarence Nicks whose heart briefly beat in a transplant recipient. The case raises legal questions of death with a beating heart and ongoing medical fault lines amid multiple international transplant reports.

Houston Broussard Paris France Sao Paulo Brazil Das Clinicas Hospital Geraldo Silva Freire Latin America Christiaan Barnard Caracas Venezuela Cape Town John M. Stuckwish Alpine Tex Clarence Nicks Stuckwish Jean-Marie Boulougne Father Boulogne Frederick West London Everett C. Thomas Phoenix Ariz Nicks Monty Bray

Kennedy Favored in Nebraska Presidential Primary Race

Nebraskans vote in today’s primary with Kennedy favored over McCarthy in the Democratic contest while Nixon is expected to win the Republican ballot. Weather forecasts predict showers as polls run 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Major attention centers on Kennedy McCarthy and the Nixon storyline with Reagan influence and minor write-ins noted.

Kennedy McCarthy Nebraska Omaha Neb UPI Nixon California Ronald Reagan Reagan New York Nelson Rockefeller Minnesota Harold Stassen Americus Liberator

Poll Gives RFK 47 Percent of Nebraska Vote

A Nebraska Democratic primary poll by NBC News based on 350 respondents shows Robert F. Kennedy leading with 47 percent, Eugene McCarthy 22 percent, Hubert H. Humphrey 9 percent, and Lyndon B. Johnson 7 percent. undecided 8 percent and others 7 percent. The survey notes Kennedy’s lead compared to the Indiana results three weeks earlier.

RFK Nebraska NBC News New York Sen Eugene McCarthy Minnesota Hubert H. Humphrey Johnson Humphrey Kennedy Indiana McCarthy

AFL-CIO Sets Dues Deadline For UAW Suspension

The AFL-CIO orders Walter Reuther's UAW to pay three months of back dues by Wednesday or face immediate suspension, signaling a potential split after years of feud over federation reform. UAW leadership had pressed for a convention to debate reforms while Meany cites no meeting.

Afl-Cio UAW Washington UPI Walter Reuther United Auto Workers Union Federation Reuther George Meany Detroit Alliance of American Trade and Industrial Unions Walter

Tent City Grows On Washington Mall

The poor people’s march in Washington builds a tent city near the Lincoln Memorial as Rev. Ralph David Abernathy vows to stay until federal leaders address poverty unemployment and underemployment. About 3,000 marchers converge from New England and Detroit contingents join. police clash in Detroit with no injuries reported.

Washington UPI Lincoln Memorial Ralph David Abernathy Congress United States Mississippi Resurrection City U.S.A New England Philadelphia Detroit South Carolina Abernathy Martin Luther King Jr Southern Christian Leadership Conference

Probe Demanded Of Army's Small Arms Policies

In a Senate speech McGovern urged a detailed look at Maj. Gen. Nelson M. Lynde's role in shaping Army weapons policy before he left in 1964 for Colt. He questioned the Pentagon's de-emphasis of the SPIW, a pin-sized dart automatic gun once planned to replace the M16, and noted Lynde's inquiry into conflicts of interest.

Gen. Lynde Colt McGovern Senate Pentagon Weapons System Ordance Development Center TRW Co Lynde

Heath Overboard In Squall Rescued At Sea

Edward Heath opposition Conservative leader was swept into the English Channel when his sailboat capsized in a squall. He was pulled from the water by men in a nearby vessel, uninjured though soaked and smiling.

Broadstairs, England UPI Edward Heath Conservative English Channel

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