Washkansky Condition Deteriorates in Heart Case
Louis Washkansky, 53, remains seriously ill at Groote Schuur Hospital as breathing requires artificial ventilation. Doctors report no heart rejection but note a drop in white blood cells, prompting possible further white cell transfusions after a December 3 transplant from a 25 year old donor worth noting in the world’s first human heart surgery.
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South Africa
Louis Wash
Groote Schupé Hospital
Radio
Kristian N. Barnard
Washkansky
Barnard
Waghkansky
M.C. Botha
Recreation facility to circle pool with public snack area
A 12 feet wide recreation promenade surrounds the pool with a glass front snack area for spectators. The aquatic director’s office storage sits between gym and pool, and a social hall gym area adjoins the pool. Jimmy Brown heads recreation services as plans include baseball football fields and tennis courts funded by a $1.5 million bond.
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Jimmy Brown
Honorary Role Tanner Students In The Army Now
Tanner High School students are designated honorary members of the U S Army 173rd Airborne Brigade in Vietnam after sending November packages. 1st Sgt Elmer M West of Limestone County notes appreciation and requests Tanner High become an honorary Sky Soldiers Brigade.
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Tanner
Tanner High School
U. S. Army
173Rd Airborne Brigade
Vietnam
Elmer M. West
Limestone Country
Bridgade
Sgt. West
Sky Soldiers Brigade
Johnson outlines five peace conditions for Vietnam
President Johnson in a White House interview presented five U S peace conditions for North Vietnam including ending Hanoi infiltration through Laos and the DMZ and achieving a one man one vote government for reunification. He commented on Kennedy and McCarthy while dodging a definite cut on re election.
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Ice
Harold Holt
Thieu
Hanoi
North Vietnam
National Liberation Front
NLF
Johnson
U.S
Laos
Demilitarized Zone
Geneva
White House
Sen
Robert
F Kennedy
D-N. Y
Eugene J. McCarthy
Minnesota
Constantine's Countercoup Falls as Exile Continues
The king and royal family fled to Rome after a doomed countercoup. The junta orders a revised constitution to be submitted after three days, likely preserving the monarchy but curtailing royal power. A national referendum date and a general election date may be announced soon as Constantine remains in Rome.
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Constantine
Rome
Patakos
Securities Over the Counter Quotations From NASD
NASD quotations inform readers of over the counter securities activity. The note lists current price levels and market movements for multiple issues, reflecting the day’s trading on the OTC market and investor interest across issuers.
Markets memory of Decatur loan and grain prices
Market items show a Decatur loan note with middling inch. Cottonseed at 40 dollars per ton. Grade A milk 6.55 per hundred, manufactured milk 3.20 per hundred. Corns oats and wheat prices listed with No 2 varieties and soybeans at 2.4744 per hundred.
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Decatur
Poultry markets show firm demand amid Christmas week trade
Atlanta and Birmingham reports note good live broiler and fryer demand with steady to firm prices. Farms show heavy hens around 16 and light hens near 4, while delivery for the week of December 25 to 30 sees ongoing price negotiations and ample live supplies, with an estimated slaughter of about 868000 head today versus 1114000 last week.
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Poultry
Atlanta
Birmingham
Ala
Egg Prices Commonly Steady Across Markets
Birmingham AP reports egg supplies are ample for the fair movement and prices largely unchanged with an unsettled undertone. Retail consumer grade eggs delivered to stores cartoned Grade A large 41-43 cents per dozen, mediums 34-37 cents, small 27-31 cents.
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Birmingham
Ala
Stocks in New York Gain Amid Broad Market Move
AP reports a mixed trading session with numerous names advancing and several slipping. Notable gains include Coca Cola 132% and Du Pont 147% led by strong technology and consumer goods stocks, while Calumet and Steel groups show notable declines. Oil, utilities, and industrials exhibit uneven performance across the board.
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Lockh
Allis Chal
Lou & Nash
Am Air’ L
Martin Co
Baker
Masonite
Can
Merr Ch & S
Met
Mead Co
Midl So Util
Mobil Oil
Am Tob
Monson
Fds
Nat Dairy Bell & How
Nat Disil Borden
Olin Math
Burl Ind
Owens Il
Calum & H
Penney
Cater Trae
Pepsi Cola
Texaco
Gen. Mills
Cal
Goodyear
Unit Gas Co
Gt A&p
U S Plywood Grace Co
U .S Steel
Greyhound
West UN Tel
Gulf Oil
Westy Elec
Herc Inc
Winn Dixie
Honeywell
Bus Mech
Wrigley
Woolworth
the Paper
Kaiser
Wall Street rises modestly amid year end trading
The Dow Jones average gained 2.60 to 883.96 as trading was active late in the day. Gains outnumbered losses by about 125 issues with computer stocks recovering after recent selling. Control Data rose about five points while Global Marine, Bunker Hill, Lone Star Gas, Union Carbide, and Cudahy posted smaller gains.
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New York
Control
Global Marine
Bunker Hill
Lone Star Gas
Union Carbide
Cudlahy
Alabama Took In Over 1 Billion Dollars In 1968
Alabama fiscal year ending September 30 shows 1.0 billion dollars in total receipts. Tax revenue was 480.3 million, federal funds 245 million, and non tax sources 281.7 million with education receiving the largest share of expenditures at 382.6 million.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
State Comptrollers Office
Finance Department
Johnson to travel as surcharge issue reappears in January
Johnson outlined that the same condition would apply when the surcharge proposal is revisited in January. He was en route to Canberra for talks with allies on Vietnam and potential discussions with British Prime Minister Harold Wilson. Johnson then planned a Melbourne stop for Holt memorial services after a weekend drowning.
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Mills
Johnson
Canberra
Harold Wilson
Melbourne
Holt
Honolulu
Harold Holt
Asia
Australia
Coal House Headquar ters For Kentucky Chamber
A house in Middlesboro Kentucky constructed from 40 tons of coal serves as the headquarters for the local Chamber of Commerce. The unique building showcases regional coal mining heritage and functions as a center for civic activity.
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Middlesboro, Ky
Chamber of Commerce
Kentucky
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