Heart Transplant Seem a Breakthrough in South Africa
In Cape Town Louis Washkansky, 55, receives the heart of 25-year-old Denise Ann Darvall after a five-hour operation at Groote Schuur Hospital. Doctors say he spoke 33 hours later and remains in a critical period, with experts worldwide watching the outcome of this first human heart transplant.
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Cape Town
South Africa
Louis Washkansky
Groote Schuur Hospital
Washkansky
Denise Ann Darvall
Jacobus G. Burger
Burger
Jan. H. Louw
Chris Barnard
Miss Darvall
Kansas Traffic Kills 8
Eight traffic deaths were reported in Kansas over the weekend. Three victims were cousins Jack W. Schladfli 16 Downs Kenneth Schladfli 16 Cawker City and Sandra Sladen 15 Cawker City in a single county road crash west of Cawker City.
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Associated Press
Kansas
Cawker City
Highway Patrol
Jack W. Schladfli
Downs
Kenneth Schladfli
Sandra Sladen
Jack Schladfli
Richard Wise
Proctor Named Chairman-Elect of Graduate Schools Council
Dr. Alvin H. Proctor executive vice president and dean of graduate studies at Pittsburg State College has been elected chairman-elect of the Council of Graduate Schools in the United States. He was chosen at a Washington D C meeting and will assume the chairmanship at the council's December 1968 San Francisco session.
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Pittsburg
Kan
Alvin H. Proctor
Pittsburg State College
Council of Graduate Schools
United States
Proctor
Washington, D.C
San Francisco
Driver Fined in City Court for DWI and No License
Robert Moody of St. Paul, 45, fined 135 dollars and 6.50 costs in city court for driving while intoxicated and for not having a driver's license. Arrested Saturday by the highway patrol south of Erie.
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Robert Moody
St. Paul
Highway Patrol
Erie
Intercepted Letter to Cha Reveals Weekend Duty Change
A fragmentary note indicates a weekend duty shift for a man down the street from raking leaves to shoveling snow. The message ends with a cordial sign-off and lacks full context.
Traffic Fatalities In Topeka Log For December 1967
Kansas traffic death log shows 48 hours figures to 9 a.m. Monday. December 8 1967 compares to 1966 period with 608 deaths and 685 in 1966.
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Topeka
Kansas
Head of Kansas Lions Dies at Garden City
C. D. Calhoon 57, district governor of Lions International for southwest Kansas, died Sunday night in a Garden City hospital after a short illness. He also served as manager of the University of Kansas extension center in Garden City.
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Kansas Lions
Garden City
Kan
C. D. Calhoon
Kansas
Lions International
Calhoon
University of Kansas Extension Center
Wild San Francisco cable car runs out of control injuring many
A six ton Hyde Street cable car failed to stop on a rain slick track near Fisherman’s Wharf in San Francisco. It rammed a car, exploded into flames, and crashed into nine others, sending 43 people to four hospitals with burns and bruises including critically injured James Van Baalen.
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San Francisco
Hyde Street
Powell and
Market Streets
Hyde
Bay Street
Jim Kosek
Clarendon Hills
Ill
Kosek
Vietnam
Lorena Matson
San
Arthur Coats
Lou Abels
Plan Too Costly Docking Says
Gov. Robert Docking said Kansas cannot afford to double state aid to public schools over four years. The stance follows a recommendation by the Kansas State Teachers Association steering committee. Docking planned to announce the new state superintendent of public instruction appointment to fill the vacancy from W. C. Kampschroeder's death.
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Topeka
Robert Docking
Kansas State Teachers Association
Docking
W. C.kampschroeder
Heavy VC Losses In Marine Trap
American infantrymen and South Vietnamese Marines battled a Viet Cong battalion in the Mekong Delta, claiming 200 enemy dead. U.S. losses stood at four dead and 38 wounded, with 15 Vietnamese killed and 50 wounded. The daylong fight involved artillery, rockets, and helicopter gunships as forces closed in on Long Binh and Phu Bai areas.
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Saigon
Mekong
U.S
Cyprus President Accepts UN Peace Proposals
Cyprus President Makarios accepts Thant's peace plan in general terms after Greek and Turkish leaders sign on. The Cyprus reply follows a day after Greece and Turkey accepted the proposals and notes two dropped provisions. Vance concludes talks in Nicosia, saying area tension has receded but full agreement is not reached. Premiers Kollias and Dmirel pledge expeditious action to end threats and remove soldiers from the island.
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United Nations
Makarios
Cyprus
U Thant
Thant
Greece
Turkey
U.N
U.S
Cyrus Vance
Nicosia
Vance
Athens
Washington
Johnson
Zenon Rassides
Constantine Kollias
Suleyman Dmirel
Weekend Traffic Violations Lead to Arrests and Crashes
Police arrested two people during the weekend on drunken driving charges, including juvenile Larry Chaney. A 1957 Chevrolet hit a utility pole and a cafe, while a 1957 Ford connected to William Williams caused property damage and fled the scene. Four additional accidents were investigated, with minor injuries and varying vehicle damages reported.
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William M. Williams
N. Steuben
Larry D. Chaney
R. 4
Chaney
Williams
Foodtown
W. Main
Highway Patrol
Main
Frank Breeze
South Santa Fe
S. Santa Fe
Brooks Tractor Sales
John White
Weather warms to near sixty as brisk winds lift Kansas
Topeka reporting stronger southwest winds forecast warmer temperatures across Kansas with highs near 60 and lows ranging from 20 to 40. The Weather Bureau noted continued strong winds in the east and a chance of light showers in scattered areas.
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Topeka
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Leavenworth
Hill City
Garden City
Goodland
Salina
Two Appointments To Research Posts
Gov. Docking named Dr. W.R. Easterling of McPherson and John E. Kirchner of Wichita to the Research Foundation of Kansas. Easterling, ex-Wichita State University operations chief, leads Associated Colleges of Central Kansas. Kirchner, SBA regional director, succeeds Lyle Yost and Ewing Kauffman as terms expire. foundation fosters Kansas research development since 1963.
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Topeka
Robert Docking
W.R. Easterling
McPherson
John E. Kirchner
Wichita
Research Foundation of Kansas
Easterling
Wichita State University
Associated Colleges of
Central Kansas
Kirchner
Federal Small Business Administration
Lyle Yost
Hesston
Ewing Kauffman
Shawnee Mission
Kansas
Santa Claus Schedule Visits Chanute For Christmas Season
The Chanute Area Chamber of Commerce announces Santa Claus will visit Santa's House at Lincoln and Main through December with extended store hours. Dates include Thursdays 6 to 8 30 p.m. Saturdays 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 30 p.m. and December 20 to 23 with afternoon and evening slots. Stores plan Christmas Eve closings at regular weekday times.
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Santa Claus
Chanute
North Pole
Chanute Area
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Norman E. Shumway
Stanford Medical Center
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Houston
Kenneth Sell
U.S. Naval Medical Research Institute
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Lloyd Brockman
Edward Spears
Shirley L. Grey
Brockman
Spears
Miss Grey
Earl Ables
U.S. 24
Shawnee County
Johnson County
Debra Kay Green
Parsons
Dr. Proctor
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Yours
Eddie Finley
Hal Jones
Tribune
Ol Sol
Eddie
Derrill Finley
S. Grant
Hal
J. S. Jones
S. Highland
Cisco
North Point Street
Frank Coombs
Delta
Long Binh
Phu Bai
3Rd Marine Division
North Vietnam
Red China
Hanoi
Ozbourn
Tonkin Gulf
Dong Hoi
James P. Gilner
Greeley
Kenneth Wamsett
Edith Col
Lincoln
Walnut
Gilner
Wimsett
Pontiac
Jenevieve Edwards
N. Evergreen
Chevrolet
N. Allen
Alfred Ludlum
Main and
Rutter
Stanley Umbarger
Thayer R. 2
Joe W. Vandiver
Iola
Lee Murren
Humboldt
Vandiver
Umbarger
Carl E. Mitchner Sr
Dr. R. J. Burkman
14Th
Santa Fe
Mitchner
Burkman
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