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Newspaper
Berkshire Eagle
Location
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1964
Page
8
Jefferson Davis died of pneumonia two months after receiving chimpanzee kidneys in New Orleans. Doctors say immunosuppressive drugs kept his body from rejecting the transplant, illustrating early animal-to-human organ experiments and the risks of infection.
Boston reports the Dunfey Safety Foundation forms to cut highway deaths among tourists. Supported by the Dunfey family owner of New England hotels, the group aims to educate travelers on highway rules and safety info for travel through the New England states.
Denison Kitchel, 55, of Phoenix Arizona, will head Sen Barry Goldwaters national campaign for the Republican presidential nomination.
Richard Turner, 37, of 11 Fairway St., sustained a back injury in a two vehicle collision at the corner of First and Eagle streets. He was treated at Pittsfield General Hospital and not hospitalized.
Raymond Pierson announces the first tryouts for the Irish American Club minstrel show to be staged at the Berkshire Museum on March 2 and 3. Open to singers dancers instrumentalists and acts, Sunday afternoon at 2 30 at the Elks Club on Union Street. The cast will be directed by Ray Shepard and Leo Rivers with Dick Mullins in charge of music.
An unsigned Rutland Vermont letter to the editor challenges a Ruth and Herald report claiming a burglar looted a laundry and stole a Salvation Army collection box. The writer says the claim is untrue and requests a retraction, praising Salvation Army work despite limited funds. The letter remains unsigned.
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