02 Nov 1979
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1979
Page
1
A 39 year old fireman has been refused a heart transplant despite suffering two heart attacks because doctors say his heart condition is not stage enough to justify a transplant. The note comes as debates rise over medical criteria and access to scarce organs.
A Cedar Rapids man shares in Saturday morning's Gazette that running model boats is more relaxing than flying planes. He notes boat engines stall and drift ashore, while plane stalls imply a crash and repairs back at the bench. The piece comments on businessmen meeting over $15 steaks to discuss hard times.
The Labor Department reports October unemployment at 6.2 million people, 6 percent rate, with two thirds of job losses among women and blacks. Adult women and minority teens show sharp rate increases, while a separate business survey adds 300,000 jobs, creating a puzzling disparity.
Studio 54 owners Steve Rubell and Ian Schrager pleaded guilty in Manhattan to one personal and one corporate income tax evasion count each, facing up to five years or fines per count. Ex manager Richard DeCourcey also pled guilty to personal tax evasion with potential penalties.
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission reported that all nuclear fuel suppliers except Westinghouse supplied a convincing case that swelling of fuel rods does not pose new cooling problems. A government study questioned whether emergency cooling pumps can be relied upon, prompting a 48 hour NRC meeting with over 60 industry representatives to discuss potential safety impacts.
Elizabeth Boston, 17, diagnosed with acute leukemia, undergoes exhaustive chemotherapy and radiation to prepare for a bone marrow transplant. Doctors seek a matching donor among her eight siblings and parents, a process described as a one in sixteen chance, with a donor finally identified as her sister Maureen Brown.
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