Heart Transplant Setbacks Highlight Lifespan Struggles
A long-running heart transplant recipient, Louis B. Russell Jr., hosts an anniversary event in Indianapolis marking a three-year milestone. Worldwide, transplant activity has dwindled due to high mortality, cost, and health risks, with Dr. Norman Shumway's Stanford team remaining most active and selective in patient age limits.
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New York Times News Service
NEW York
Louis B. Russell Jr
Indianapolis
Russell
Christian N. Barnard
Iheart
Norman Shumway
Stanford University Medical School
Shumway
Stanford
Richard R. Lower
Medical College of Virginia
Richmond
Barnard
Equine Embargo Lift Expected by September First
An embargo on Gulf States equine imports due to Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis is set to be lifted by September 1. Health authorities report quarantine restrictions easing as vaccination and surveillance continue.
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Gulf States
Alabama
J.B. Taylor
U S. Department of Agriculture
USDA
Draft Callup Set for Sept 1 Exams for 1-50 Draftees
Draft boards will begin physical and mental exams September 1 for men numbered 1 through 50 in the latest lottery. Draft Director Curtis Tarr cited a lull at induction centers and a push to evaluate potential calls well ahead of dates. Inductions hinge on Congress approving a draft extension with a Senate vote set for September 13. if approved by October 1, inductions could start October 15.
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Washington
Curtis W. Tarr
Selective Service
Congress
Senate
House
Tarr
Alabama freezes insurance rates under Nixon wage order
State Insurance Supt. John Bookout imposed a rate freeze in Alabama claiming compliance with President Nixon's wage and price controls. He said all policies must stay at the Aug. 14 rates. The move reflects federal action influencing state insurance regulation.
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Montgomery
Ala
John Bookout
Alabama
Nixon
Bookout
Two Die and Five Injured in Sunday Area Crashes
Two people, Jimmy White a 22 year old Huntsville man and Lamont Scruggs a 16 year old Chattanooga youth, were killed when their car left U S 72 east of Athens Sunday night. In separate crashes, Joseph Riley 41 of Gadsden and James Tillery 78 were hurt on U S 31 near Decatur, Jerry Holt 22 of Tuscumbia and Terry Biermann 19 of Montgomery were injured near Good Hope on I 65, and Robert Randall 35 of Cullman was hurt on I 69 south of Good Hope.
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Jimmy White
Huntsville
Lamont Scruggs
Chattanooga
U. S. 72
Athens
Joseph B. Riley
Gadsden
James Tillery
Decatur
U.S. 31
Jerry Holt
Tuscumbia
Terry Biermann
Montgomery
Good Hope
Robert Randall
Cullman
L’stone
Tragic Cessna Crash Kills Three Enroute to Atlanta
FAA investigators probe a Madison field crash that killed three men from Atlanta Roger Estes 39 Conway Englett 40 and David Barnes Jr 25. The single engine Cessna 210 was 10 miles east of Huntsville when engine trouble halted the flight from Kansas City to Atlanta. The plane struck trees on a field landing and broke apart.
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Federal Aviation Agency
Madison
Huntsville-Decatur
Roger E. Estes
Conway S. Englett
David Barnes Jr
Atlanta
Kansas City
Estes and Barnes
Englett
FAA
Huntsville
Decatur’s Daily Calendar Highlights Local Life
Weather notes predict cloudy warm days with showers likely through Tuesday and a 60 percent chance of rain. Columbus Columbus Columbus. Christopher Columbus faced arrest in Haiti in 1500 on charges of mistreating natives and was ordered sent to Spain in chains.
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Christopher Columbus
Haiti
Spain
New Hope Decision Evades Limestone School Board
In New Hope Alabama the Limestone County Board of Education delays reopening New Hope Junior High as start of 1971-72 looms. Gov Wallace backs reopening with funds, while U S District Judge Pointer maintains closure. Debates over principal for East Limestone High and court orders shape a tense, partisan path to a quick decision before Friday.
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Limestone School Board
Limestone County Board of Education
New Hope Junior High School
Sept
Pettus
U.S
Sam Pointer Jr
George
Wallace
Justice Department
Pointer
Harold Smith
Byrd Latham
East Limestone
NBC
Greenbrier
City Stores Remove Soup From Shelves
Decatur stores pulled Campbell s chicken vegetable soup after a recall tied to possible botulism contamination from a Paris Texas plant. Company says over 50 percent of July 15 output recovered. more than 96000 cans still circulate to 16 western and southern states including Alabama Tennessee and Mississippi.
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Paris
Tex
Texas
Alabama
Tennessee
Mississippi
J.E. Sharp
Decatur Food Store
Campbell's
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