Heart transplant teen to face brief rejection episode
Donna Ashlock, 15, who received a heart from classmate Felipe Garza who died, will be hospitalized eight to 12 days after tests showed increased inflammatory cells in heart tissue. Doctor says mild rejection and good condition overall. previous rejections occurred in March. Hospital officials note she is being treated for a mild rejection and remains stable.
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San Francisco
Donna Ashlock
Andrew Fryer
Donna
Felipe Garza
Patterson
Pacific Presbyterian Hospital
Fryer
Gail Ferrari
Infant receives new heart beats normally at 100 to 120
In Loma Linda California the transplanted heart for Baby Jesse was beating at 100 to 120 times a minute and his recovery appeared on track. Chief surgeon Leonard Bailey reported satisfactory neurological progress and noted the infant remains on a ventilator though likely to be removed in a few days. He urged federal action to improve donor matching.
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Loma Linda
Calif
Jesse
Leonard Bailey
Loma Linda University Medical Center
Bailey
Reagan Administration
Parents await donor for ill Louisville baby heart
In Louisville, the parents of 3 week old Baby Calvin seek a heart donor after his condition worsened from hypoplastic left heart syndrome. Surgeon Constantine Mavroudis said the infant remains critical and could die within weeks without a transplant. Jesse, a second infant with the same disease, recently received a brain dead Michigan donor heart in California, after pleas aired on TV.
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Louisville, Ky
Calvin
Jesse
Constantine Mavroudis
Kosair Children’s Hospital
Michigan
Loma Linda
Calif
House Passes $16.3 Billion 1987 Housing Bill
The House approved a 340 to 36 vote to fund the 1987 housing program, sharply limiting new public housing while creating 100 enterprise zones. The measure aims to shift money to refurbish existing units and empower tenant management while offering potential future zone incentives. Kirkpatrick
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Washington
House
Robert Garcia
D-N.y
Jack Kemp
R-N.y
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
Senate Banking Committee
Garcia
America
Kemp
Ways and Means Committee
GE Target of Boycott Over Nuclear Arms
Washington AP The Infact campaign moves to pressure General Electric to halt nuclear weapons component production. Ads will urge boycotts of GE lightbulbs and refrigerators in markets including Washington Boston Los Angeles Chicago San Francisco and Minneapolis St Paul. Rep Patricia Schroeder and organizer Nancy Cole led the briefing noting GE as a major weapons producer
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Infact
Patricia Schroeder
D-Cole
Nancy Cole
General Electric
Slater
Fairfield
Conn
Washington
Boston
Los Angeles
Chicago
San Francisco
Minneapolis-St. Paul
Debris from Challenger Stored at Kennedy Space Center
Reporters surveyed remnants of the Challenger after the disaster. About 35 percent of the shuttle has been recovered and stored at Kennedy Space Center. The cargo bay is visible in the accompanying photo.
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Kennedy Space Center
Reagan to Order NASA to Implement Challenger Recommendations
President Reagan is expected to direct NASA to apply the Rogers commission findings after the Challenger disaster and report within 30 days on implementation plans. The move could delay shuttle resumption beyond 1987 targets, with costly design changes to boosters tires brakes nose gear and potential escape systems plus a full spare-parts inventory.
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Washington
Reagan
NASA
Rogers Commission
White House
Commission
House Science and Technology Committee
Tom Holloway
Jack Lee
Holloway
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