Color of skin irrelevant to heart transplant findings
In Our Opinion editors argue that skin color did not affect the heart transplant of Philip Blaiberg with Clive Haupt's heart and Dr. Christian Barnard leading the operation in Capetown. They question racial discrimination in organ donation, noting blood type as the key factor and calling on clergy and government to examine such prejudices.
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Clive Haupt
Philip Blaiberg
Haupt
Christian Barnard
Capetown
South Africa
WPA
United States
Labor Department
Longer but not warmer sun climbs. cold lingers after solstice
The piece notes days lengthen but grow colder for weeks after the winter solstice due to extended darkness in the north. Weathermen cite Arctic darkness delaying warming and occasional frigid air currents delivering extreme temperatures. They predict eventual sun returns and spring, and advise waxing shovels to keep wet snow from sticking.
Impressions Of Inez Feather fan and old distrust
Inez Robb recalls a New Year’s TV report showing aid pouring into Window Rock for snowbound Navaho families yet contrasts it with a memory of a Christmas tale about a missionary family in the Yukon. A feather fan and bikini symbolized misfired charity and sparked lingering skepticism about good intentions and the reach of aid.
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Arizona
New Mexico
Window Rock
Ariz
Ladies’ Home Journal
Delineator
Woman's Home Companion
Yukon
Green Bay
Niobe
Papa
Biddeford Saco Journal Publisher Details
Publisher and editor contact information from the Biddeford Saco Journal lists W Paul Casavant as publisher and E P Ingalls as editor. It notes the paper’s Biddeford Maine address and telephone line, along with subscription rates payable in advance of 1 month 2.60 6 months 15.50 and 1 year 31.00. The paper is a member of the Associated Press and is entered as second class mail.
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Adams Street
Biddeford
Maine
W. Paul Casavant
E. P. Ingalls
Telephone Businc Epts
D Dept
Associated Press
AP News
Three Minutes A Day Truck Driver Lands Plane in Brazil
A Brazilian truck driver, suddenly piloting a plane after the pilot’s heart attack, parked and landed the aircraft in a clearing. He recalls initial fear, then grasping control and guiding the craft to a rough, but safe, touchdown. His faith and resolve offered hope amid danger.
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Brazil
Rivers Junket Habits Highlight Travel for Politicians
Washington Merry-Go-Round reports Rep. Mendel Rivers uses Air Force jets and a nursemaid, Diago Randazio, to travel Europe and plan a Far East swing before 1968. Other lawmakers also junket abroad at taxpayer expense while South Pacific trips and Space Committee tours stretch resources. Critics warn of a de facto government jobs program echoing WPA ideas, aiming to employ the jobless as a short-term fix with potential private-sector absorption later.
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Drew Pearson
Jack Anderson
Washington
Mendel Rivers
D S.C
House Armed Services
Pentagon
Air Force
Rivers
Italy
Diago Randazio
Army
House Armed Services Committee
Randazio
River
Europe
Germany
Holland
Belgium
Far East
Hong Kong
Thailand
Philippines
South Vietnam
Congress
House Space Committee
John Davis
D-Ga
Lester Wolff
D-N.y
Robert Tiernan
D-R.j
Guy Vander Jagt
R-Mich
Spain
Portugal
France
Britain
Madrid
South Pacific
House
Pacific Trust Territory
Hugh Carey
Ed Edmondson
D-Okla
Roy Taylor
D-N.c
Richard White
D-Tex
Tom Foley
D-Wash
Lloyd Meeds
D Wash
Ted Kupferman
R-N.y
James McClure Ridaho
Patsy Mink
D-Hawaii
Honolulu
Quentin Burdick
D-N.d
Frank Moss
Utah
Lee Metcalf
Dmont
South Pacific Isles
Quiz for Congressmen and a toss to Bobby Kennedy
Don MacLean vents in Washington about Rep. Craig Hosmer and a mock quiz on LBJ McNamara and Vietnam era policy. The piece mocks politicians and notes Rockefeller should run against Kennedy in 1970, predicting shifting borders and fast-changing maps.
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Don Maclean
Washington
Craig Hosmer
Calif
White House
McNamara
World Bank
South
UBJ
Supreme Court
Vietnam
Lyndon
Brezhnev
Nelson Rockefeller
Bobby Kennedy
Senate
From Despair to Service A Marine Corps Chaplain’s Assistant
A troubled youth named Jerry, who faced expulsion, imprisonment, and a suicide attempt, found purpose by joining the Marines. He earned a high school equivalency through the Marine Corps, serves as a chaplain’s assistant, and plans to study ministry after his service.
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Washington
Jerry
Colege
Marines
Marine Corps
Corps
Nixon Winning Is The Name Of The Game
Russell Kirk notes the 1960s presidential race rhetoric with Nixon poised to win primaries in New Hampshire Wisconsin Nebraska Indiana Oregon and South Dakota. He features Nixon meeting voters on Fifth Avenue and contrasts Nixon with Romney Rockefeller and McCarthy, predicting early wins may begin in two months.
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Russell Kirk
Dwight Eisenhower
Gen. Eisenhower
George Romney
Len Hall
Gov. Romney
Hall
New Hampshire
Richard Nixon
Big George
Wisconsin
Nebraska
Indiana
Oregon
South Dakota
Romney
Nelson Rockefeller
Upper Fifth Ave
Manhattan
Annette
Nixon
United States
Michigan
Higband
Fifth Ave
Charles Percy
Project
Sen
Eugene McCarthy
Vietnam
Russia
France
Barry Goldwater
Rockefeller
Inflation Whiplash and Postage Racket Jests
A satirical column mocks rising postage costs and inflation as Britain devalues the pound while the U S ups stamp prices. The writer jokes about writing to Congress, weeding out fake friends by mail and considers an alternative to the mail system.
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Britain
Congress
U.S
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James Keller
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Savior
Salons
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New Deal
Mac's
Kosygin
Ho Chi Namara
Minh
Texas
Swin
Bassar
Rusk
North Vietnam
Vanai
Aiv Ueller
Rep. Hosmer
LBJ
Amerians
Great Society
America
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NEA
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