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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 09, 1987

Page

3

Loma Linda to Keep Anencephalic Baby Alive for Organ Donation

Loma Linda University Medical Center plans to sustain a fetus with anencephaly after birth to harvest organs for other infants. Dr Joyce Peabody notes no U S hospital does this. the program aims to expand despite ethical objections. The anticipated birth of Brenda and Michael Winners baby in Arcadia could be the first case.

Loma Linda Calif Loma Linda University Medical Center Joyce Peabody Neonatology Peabody Brenda Michael Winner Arcadia U.S

Iran and Iraq exchange air strikes around Basra

Iraqi warplanes attacked an Iranian tank area while Iran reported two air raids near Basra the Iraqi port. Iran claimed soldiers shot down two Iraqi jet fighters, one with a Stinger missile, though Iraq denied losses. It was the first use of Stingers by Iran.

Nicosia Cyprus Iran Basra Iraq

Blind baby defies odds and sees Christmas lights

A seven month old boy born blind, given little chance to live, survives life support after a heart anemia crisis. Surgeons remove cataracts, fit thick glasses, and Zachary Walker awakens to the family Christmas tree lights, bringing joy to mother Anita Sciortino.

Massillon, Ohio Anita Sciortino Zachary Walker Sciortino Zach Children’s Hospital Zachary

Missing Nazi files prompt UN probe at high level

United Nations says more than 400 Nazi war crimes files have been missing from its archives for over a year. Secretary-General Javier Perez de Cuellar ordered an urgent investigation amid concerns of a cover-up. The issue follows Waldheim related disclosures in 1986 and draws calls to reconstruct records from national archives worldwide.

United Nations Javier Perez de Cuellar U.N Kurt Waldheim Austria Perez de Cuellar Archives Secretariat Benjamin Netanyahu Elan Steinberg World Jewish Congress Waldheim The New York Post

U S plane crashes in Antarctica near McMurdo

A U S military C 130 transport with 11 aboard crashed on an icy airstrip about 600 miles north of McMurdo Station. Reports said three people were missing and at least three injured. Emergency crews from McMurdo Sound were en route. the incident involved attempting to recover a prior Hercules crash from 15 years ago.

James Denby Humberto Ortega Denby Nicaragua Eugene Hasenfus Marinette Wis Christchurch New Zealand Antarctica Cmdr Bob Harler U.S. Navy America McMurdo Station Russell Park McMurdo U.S National Science Foundation McMurdo Sound

Senate panel OKs bill funding domestic and military programs

The Senate Appropriations Committee approved a 605.9 billion fiscal year package for domestic and military programs aiming to reduce the deficit. An amendment for 22.8 million in non-lethal aid to Nicaraguan rebels was rejected.

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