DeBakey credits MDA research with saving Jerry Lewis life
The renowned surgeon Dr Michael DeBakey said Jerry Lewis’s life was saved by basic scientific research funded largely by the Muscular Dystrophy Association. Lewis underwent a double bypass in Las Vegas after chest pains from blocked heart arteries and is recovering. Also in brief Anita Bryant was slightly injured in a wreck in Montevallo Alabama, and Yale announces the 1983 Bollingen Prize in poetry to Anthony E Hecht and John Hollander who share the award and prize money.
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Houston
Jerry Lewis
Lewis
Las Vegas
Jerry
Michael DeBakey
Muscular Dystrophy Association
MDA
DeBakey
Baylor College of Medicine
Nevada
New Haven, Conn
Anthony E. Hecht
John Hollander
Yale University
Yale
Hecht
Hollander
Birthday for artificial heart recipient Barney Clark
Doctors and relatives celebrated Barney Clark's 62nd birthday at the University of Utah Medical Center with a low key party. A nurse confirmed Clark recognized the date and identified it as his 62nd birthday while noting he remains gravely ill. A large rectangular chocolate fudge cake with a heart shaped top was made by the hospital pastry chef.
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Salt Lake City
Barney Clark
Clark
John Dwan
Dwan
University of Utah Medical Center
Brown resigns from MX missile commission
Harold Brown former defense secretary withdraws from President Reagan's commission to study basing the MX missile. He cites potential appearance of a conflict due to contractual ties as a consultant to TRW Inc. Brown says he cannot find a way to remove the problem and declines the appointment. The White House had announced the unpaid 111 member panel on January 3.
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Washington
Harold Brown
Reagan
Brown
TRW Inc
Commission
White House
Shell embedded in log explodes in family fireplace
A 20 millimeter high explosive shell embedded in a tree for 40 years blew up in a Middleboro fireplace after the log was used for firewood. The blast caused holes in the ceiling and fireplace mesh. no one was hurt. A state fire marshal demolitions expert identified the device.
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Middleboro
Mass
John Stanley
Stanley
Leo Vought
State Fire Marshall’s Office
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