Stanford Patient Dies In Second Heart Transplant
Surgeons in Houston perform the world's second heart transplant in three days replacing James Cobb's failing heart with a youth’s at St Luke's Hospital while Everett Thomas receives the heart of a 5 year old bride. Rizor, Stanford patient, dies after transplant complications due to oxygen shortage for his damaged lungs.
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Associated Press
Houston
Tex
Joseph Rizor
Stanford
Calif
London
National Heart Hospital
Frederick West
St. Luke's Hospital
James B.cobb
Cobb
Everett Claire Thomas
Thomas
Stanford Medical Center
Rizer
Rizor
Salinas
Indiana Primary Battles Test RFK McCarthy in Week of Voting
Indiana voters face a high stakes week with five primaries and seven state conventions as RFK and McCarthy seek momentum against Humphrey while Nixon attracts Republican attention after Rockefeller joins the race. Salinger counters charges of spending up to 2 million in Indiana and calls for investigation of a Star bias.
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Robert F. Kennedy
Eugene J. McCarthy
Hubert H. Humphrey
Kennedy
McCarthy
Richard M. Nixon
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Alabama
Florida
Ohio
District of Columbia
Hawaii
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Delaware
Alaska
Maine
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America
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Indianapolis Star and News
Sunday Star
Eight Die in Nightclub Fire in Fort Worth
A disturbance with a waitress led to a man dousing fuel inside a Fort Worth night club named The Grave. The blaze killed eight people, including six men and two women, all victims per smoke inhalation while fleeing toward a back exit. Detectives had no suspect name.
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West Side
LV. le Fils
Lacy White Jr
Willis Davis
Samuel T. Jenkins
George M. Johnson
Roy Clayton Dillard
Kenneth Simpson
Jewelene Prince
Carroll Jo Penigar
Dillard
Judy Andbrook
Joe Vann
Joe Daniel
Daniel
British Female Prisoners to Buy Own Clothes
London reports female inmates in British jails will receive an allowance of 20 pounds to purchase clothing and may buy outfits as long as they are not too eccentric. Those uninterested in fashion may keep uniforms.
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London
Corry Group Merges With Erie Council for Exceptional Children
The Adult Association for the Handicapped of Corry announces a merger with the Erie Council for Exceptional Children to form the Corry Areas Council for Exceptional Children. A reorganizational meeting will be held at the VFW Post home on May 20 at 7 30 pm, with officers to be elected. The merger gives Corry access to state and national groups on legislation and program development. The Erie center has over a decade of service for retarded children and adults in Erie County.
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Corry
Erie Council For
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Benown
Corry Areas
U N Ambassador Ball says North Vietnam misjudges talks
George Ball argues the latest Vietcong assaults on 100 plus South Vietnamese communities will not sway U.S. resolve. He warns Hanoi would gravely misconceive U.S. determination to secure an honorable settlement as direct Paris talks loom.
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U.N
George Ball
North Vietnam
U.S
South Vietnam
Paris
Ball
Johnson
Ho Chi Minh
Dien Bien Phu
United States
U.N. Post
Arthur J
Rev George C Vetter Named New Pastor at St Pauls Lutheran
The Rev George C Vetter was appointed pastor of St Pauls Lutheran Church succeeding Rev Elmer Ortner. He previously led Hebron Lutheran Church in Leechburg PA for 15 years and served Saltsburg and Pittsburgh congregations. He chaired the Armstrong District overseeing 43 churches and 15 000 members and 28 pastors.
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Leechburg
Hebron Lutheran
Thiel College
Greenville
Lutheran School of Theology
Chicago
Saltsburg
Pittsburg
Armstrong
Western Pennsylvania and
Werail
East Soul Street
Tet siege in Saigon amid gunship escort and journalist ambush
Australian journalist Frank Palmos reports as gunfire erupts in a crowded Saigon street during Tet fighting. The jeep platoon, including Time and Reuters staff, is pinned by Viet Cong fire while refugees cry out VC. Palmos notes the ambush perimeter and a dramatic escape attempt as bullets strip the vehicle.
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Frank Palmos Weltten
Associated
Saigon
Mekong Delta
John Cantwell
Time Magazine
Michael Birch
Associated Press
Ron Laramy
Reuters
Bruce Pigott
Bruce
Cantwell
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Viet Cong attack in Saigon cemetery as U.S. reports easing offensive
South Vietnamese and U.S. forces fought Viet Cong in a cemetery near Saigon's Tan Son Nhut air base. U.S. headquarters said the Tet offensive was subsiding after a day of mortar and rocket barrages across about 120 towns and installations, with significant ground action ongoing in the north.
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Saigon
U.S
Hanoi
North Vietnam
Paris
Tan Son Nhut
Teens linked to beer theft after cap snatching at Hammond
Police tied a group of 12 to 14 year olds to a break in at the Hammond beer distributor on East Main Street. Officers found four cases missing after a 13 year old pulled an aluminum tab, and the youths admitted involvement with an earlier April theft. parents and Chief Carnegie will meet them next Saturday.
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Hammond
East Main Street
Frank Carnegie
Bell Telephone Strike Ends as Union Vote Ratifies Three-Year Contract
The nationwide ratification ends an 18 day strike by Bell workers. Despite a 54 680 to 30 721 vote approving the deal many locals refuse to return and continue picketing in defiance of the CWA. The contract raises wages and benefits by about 20 percent over three years, with costs estimated around 2 billion dollars.
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Washington
Voice
Bell Telephone System
Communications Workers of America
Conttract
Ben Gilmer
American Telephone and Telegraph Co
Bell
CWA
MWA
Michigan Bell System
Driver In Speed Chase Held In Jail
John Clawson of Tunnelton Pa involved in a high speed chase and crash April 30 was jailed after waiving preliminary arraignment on leaving the scene of an accident. Police may file up to eight additional charges after DA review.
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Tunnelton
Erie County
Corry Memorial Hospital
Clawson
Porter Auer
Mead Avenue
South Center Street
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