Human heart transplant replaces Jarvik-7 in Arizona
In Tucson a 25 year old man received a new human heart after seven hours of organ retrieval and a 4 hour 45 minute transplant at University Medical Center. The operation marked the first time a Jarvik-7 patient survived to transplant. A Texas donor Tarro Griffin, 19, was brain dead after a motorcycle crash and his heart was deemed viable for transplant.
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Tucson
Ariz
Arizona
Michael Drummond
University Medical Center
University of Arizona
Mother Frances Hospital
Tyler
Texas
Tarro Griffin
Griffin
Lindale
Custody battles rise as summer ends and children return
The piece follows Rebecca Robinson’s struggle to regain five year old Anthony Barker after a summer visit with his father Douglas Barker. Warrant issued. case highlights non criminal civil disputes, heavy legal costs, and court limits. Local lawyers describe many cases as two parents acting from love not malice, with outcomes uncertain.
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Anthony D. Barker
Anthony
Rebecca Robinson
Center Point
Linn District Court
Robinson
Cedar Rapids
David Good
Linn County
Denver Dillard
The
Gazette
Lowell Forte
Forte
Iowa
Sandra Burau
Winfield, Ill
Bruce Gravatt
Rural Center Point
Plane's recorder found after Midwest Express crash
Investigators recovered parts from a Pratt & Whitney JT8D engine on the runway and located the cockpit voice recorder, though damaged, from Midwest Express Airlines Flight 105 which crashed after takeoff from Gen Billy Mitchell Field killing 31. Witnesses described the fiery wreck and unfolding rescue scenes as investigators prepare to review the tape for cockpit moments before impact.
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Milwaukee
Midwest Express Airlines
Pratt & Whitney
James Burnett
National Transportation Safety Board
Burnett
Jack Schroeder
Madison
Atlanta
Gen
Billy Mitchell Field
Schroeder
Sheboygan
Lottery novelty fades in Iowa second week sales
In Des Moines the Iowa lottery saw a drop to about 2.2 million $1 tickets sold in week two from 6.4 million the first week. Assistant director Nicky Schissel says the decline is typical after holidays and expects interest to rise with Friday's wheel-of-fortune jackpot spin and a 553000 prize.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Nicky Schissel
Schissel
Weather gag drives chuckle through high pressure rain idea
A light humor item notes that rain is produced by high pressure areas cold fronts warm moist air and a freshly washed car. The spoof blends meteorology with a tidy punchline for a playful daily moment.
Bezanson Faces Tough Decision At MorAmerica Board Meeting
MorAmerica Financial Corp. chairman Peter F. Bezanson and a roomful of executives debated options to avoid bankruptcy as cash flow troubles threatened the 1916-founded firm. With assets at 73.5 million and liabilities of 2.7 million, choices included selling a subsidiary or filing Chapter 11, a path Bezanson opposed until no alternative remained.
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Dale Kueter
American
Cedar Rapids
Peter F. Bezanson
MorAmerican Financial Corp
Bezanson
Minneapolis
Iowa National Mutual Insurance Co
Larrayne
Morris Plan Co
MorAmerica
Midwest
Morris Plan Co. of
Iowa
MorAmerica Capital Corp
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Clear Creek Bonds
East Iowa
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Vanessa Shelton
Joseph B. Frederick
St. Veronica Catholic Church
Frederick
Midwest Express
Timothy Hoek
Peter Bezanson
Federal Bankruptcy Court
Pete
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