First man with two hearts speaks after transplant
CAPE TOWN AP reports Ivan Taylor, the first man to have two hearts, phoned his wife to say he feels wonderful while recovering in a Groote Schuur Hospital ward after Dr Christiaan Barnard implanted the heart of a 10 year old girl. Saudi Arabia signs 860 million arms deal with France to upgrade tank corps and seeks US arms. plans to buy AMX tanks and antiaircraft missiles as U.S. withholds latest M60.
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Cape Town
South Africa
Ivan Taylor
Taylor
Groote Schuur Hospital
Christiaan Barnard
Beirut
Lebanon
Saudi Arabia
France
United States
Secret Annex Lets Israel Pass Through Suez Canal
Foreign Minister Yigal Allon told parliament that Egypt agreed in a secret annex to the disengagement accord last January to allow Israeli cargo and foreign ships bound to and from Israel to pass the Suez Canal once it reopens. Israel would use the canal only after a permanent peace settlement is reached. Egypt has barred Israeli access since 1948.
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Jerusalem
Yigal Allon
Egypt
Israel
Suez Canal
Allen
Allen declines to report to Braves after trade
New Orleans AP reports Dick Allen refused to join the Atlanta Braves after their winter meetings acquisition from the Chicago White Sox. The Braves paid 5000 dollars and a player to be named later only if Allen reports. White Sox keep the cash. Sacramento AP notes Gov elect Edmund Brown Jr declines inaugural ball saying it does not fit his style and vows a dignified inaugural.
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New Orleans
Dick Allen
Atlanta
Braves
Allen
Chicago White Sox
White Sox
Sacramento
Calif
Edmund G. Brown Jr
Brown
Ronald Reagan
Bad water warnings spread in Pittsburgh suburbs
Residents in suburban South Hills are advised not to drink tap water if it smells or tastes bad as Allegheny County Health officials report a flood of complaints. A West Penn Water Co. spokesman cites a power failure at the Elrama pumping station, forcing reliance on Beck's Run, draining reserves and stirring sediment from the reservoir bottom.
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Pittsburgh
South Hills
Allegheny County Health Department
West Penn Water Co
Elrama
Beck's Run
Ligonier Valley Teachers Return After Strike Ends
In Ligonier Pa classes resume as 195 teachers, represented by the Ligonier Valley Education Association, return to work after a walkout that began November 13. The district serves about 3900 students across ten schools with a new two year contract ratified the night before the return.
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Ligonier, Pa
Ligonier Valley
Ligonier Valley Education Association
Custodians Remain Out In Pittsburgh
AP reports no progress after city school board and striking custodial and cafeteria workers met with state mediator James Rush. A Thursday meeting was tentatively set, but a court hearing on an injunction may cancel. About 1,100 workers seek to bar unlicensed staff from operating school heating plants as 99 schools stay open for 65,000 students amid wage dispute.
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Pittsburgh
James Rush
Rush
Common Pleas Court
Francis A. Barry
American Federation of State
Smoking Blamed Warning Lung Cancer Crisis in U S
Chicago AP reports a medical scientist warns lung cancer nears national calamity with 1975 projections of 91 000 cases and 81 000 deaths. Cigarette smoking blamed as 98 percent of study patients were smokers. Roswit notes few survive beyond five years and most diagnoses are too advanced for surgery.
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Chicago
American Cancer Society
Spain
Bernard Roswit
New York
Roswit
Radiological Society of North America
Veterans Administration Hospitals
Bronx VA
Dairy Barn Fire at Conneautville Loses Large Stock
Fire at the Paul Walton dairy barn on Maple Road in Conneautville destroyed the large structure early yesterday causing an estimated 75 000 to 80 000 dollars in damage. About 15 to 18 cattle including 10 to 12 calves perished and the bulk milking system was lost. Walton and firemen managed to save three silos and a shed. initial alarm sounded at 1 10 a m with Linesville and Conneautville fire departments responding. State police Trooper Thomas May to investigate with no arson suspected.
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Meadville
Paul Walton
Maple Road
R.D
Conneautville
Dean Carless
Conneauville
Carless
Walton
Linesville Volunteer Fire Department
Conneautville Department
Thomas May
Pennsylvania State Police
Coal Vote Nears Decision as UMW Ballots Counted
United Mine Workers members judge a new contract with unofficial tallies showing a slim lead for ratification as voting concludes amid a three week strike. Washington sources report 47,963 ballots counted with 27,117 in favor, while Utah Arizona and Wyoming districts show mixed results. President Miller planned a Thursday news conference to announce the official result and potential mine reopenings if approved.
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Charleston
W.va
United Mine Workers
UMW
Arnold Miller
Associated Press
Washington
Miller
Appalachia
Utah
Wyoming
Arizona
Alabama
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Kentucky
Ohio
Water Safety Bill Moves Toward White House Veto Risk
Congress approves first national drinking water standards after EPA reports cancer causing substances in some supplies. The bill, authored by Rep. Paul G. Rogers, directs interim standards, NAS study for permanent rules, and $156.5 million in grants over three years. White House weighing signing versus veto as EPA probes about 100 sites nationwide.
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Washington
Congress
White House
Paul G. Rogers
D-Fla
House
Senate
Environmental Protection Agency
New Orleans
Cincinnati
EPA
National Academy of Sciences
Ford
Councilman Attacks Highway Study Cost
Meadville City Council approved by unanimous vote the Meadville Area Recreation ice rink and swimming pool complex. In a separate 4-1 decision, the Crawford County Planning Commission proposal to study the arterial highway costing about $22,000 was approved, with Councilman James DiMaria opposing, calling for limits on the expense.
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Meadville
Meadville Area
Meadville Area Recreation Authority
Navy
Crawford County Planning Commission
James DiMaria
DiMaria
County Planning Commission
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Johannesburg
Councilman
Federal Savings & Loan Insurance Corporation
Carry Savings & Loan Assoc
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