Haydon Doing Excellently After Artificial Heart Implant
In Louisville doctors report Murray Haydon, 58, adjusting well to an artificial heart. His speed increased, he’s off a respirator, and expected to sip clear fluids. He is alerting his family, with a positive prognosis and rapid recovery compared to predecessor William Schroeder.
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Murray Haydon
Haydon
Allan M. Lansing
Humana Heart Institute International
Hayden
William Schroeder
Robert Jarvik
Jarvik
Lansing
Juanita
William Strode
Humana
Schroeder
Campus Walk Sees Student Trek Through Snowbound Campus
James Wright, a religion major at College, traverses a tree lined sidewalk as the campus remains largely snow covered, illustrating a quiet winter day on campus.
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James Wright
Hostage incident probes after Gilmore home invasion
Police investigate a hostage incident at Tazewell County Supervisor Fadel Gilmore’s Water Street residence. Jean Gilmore was held by two masked men from about 8 a.m. until around lunchtime, as her house was ransacked and she was found shaken but uninjured. witnesses saw two black men fleeing. no arrests reported late Monday.
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Daily Telegraph
Pocahontas
Tazewell
Fadel Gilmore
Jean Gilmore
Water Street
Gilmore
Area Holiday Sales Strong In Bluefield Area
George Washington's birthday shopping drew shoppers as Sears Mercer Mall and Montgomery Ward reported strong Monday business. Joe Baron said sales were on target and noted Saturday Feb 16 was the top day since Sears opened in 1980. Ron Vaught called traffic excellent and said staff worked overtime as customers poured in.
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Daily Telegraph
George Washington
Bluefield
Joe Baron
Sears
Mercer Mall
George
Target
Baron
Ron Vaught
Montgomery Ward & Co
MCEA Objects to Mercer County School Board Legal Fees
Mercer County Education Association plans to challenge high attorney costs paid by the county school board to private lawyers. President Tom Farmer says the group backs Attorney General Charlie Brown in seeking a cap on legal expenditures without state Board of Education approval. The MCEA has long questioned rising fees and will provide Brown with past expense data to support the effort to redirect funds to education.
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Daily Telegraph
Princeton
West Virginia
Mercer County Education Association
Board of Education
Tom Farmer
MCEA
County Educators’ Association
Charlie
Brown
State Board of Education
Farmer
Mercer County
Schroeder Faces Bleak Outlook After Artificial Heart Implant
Doctors warned William Schroeder may not leave the hospital as he remains withdrawn and discouraged. A fever complicates recovery after his Nov. 25 artificial heart implant, with tests finding no infection and his memory impaired from strokes. Schroeder shows brief improvements, but experts stress his will to live is crucial to his survival.
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Louisville
William Schroeder
Schroeder
Allan M. Lansing
Humana Heart Institute International
Lansing
Jasper
Ind
Humana
Murray Haydon
Barney Clark
Salt Lake City
Lawrence Mudd
Mudd
Westmoreland drops $120 million libel suit against CBS
Key defense witnesses battered the case including Col Gains Hawkins who testified Westmoreland rejected higher enemy strength estimates in 1967 as politically unacceptable. Hawkins said Westmoreland fixed a command position of under 300,000 troops despite evidence suggesting over 500,000.
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New York
William C. Westmoreland
CBS
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Gains Hawkins
Westmoreland
South Vietnam
Network
U.S
Hawkins
Buchanan Schools Open on Snow Schedule in Buchanan County
Buchanan County schools will operate on a snow schedule as 22 days were missed this year due to winter road conditions. The school board added days at term end, requiring students to stay until the second week of June, with a potential Saturday return if weather improves.
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Buchanan County
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