Airliner pilots emergency life saving effort ends in tragedy
On a Varig Airlines flight from Buenos Aires to New York, cardiologist Dr. Clarence Crafoord and chief stewardess Yvonne Stapfer performed an improvised emergency procedure on copilot Geraldo Segala as the jet flew high over the Atlantic. Despite revived breathing and oxygen, Segala died after the aircraft landed at Idlewild. Autopsy to determine cause of death pending.
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Atlantic
Stockholm
Geraldo Segala
Varig Airlines
Buenos Aires
New York
Idlewild
Yvonne Stapfer
Clarence Crafoord
Crafoord
Karolinska Hospital
Segala
London
World Fair Pavilions Under Construction
A small plane flight over Flushing reveals the World Fair site with steel skeletons and bare girders. Holes in the ground and exposed structure show the pavilions taking shape as masonry skins begin to cover frames.
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Bob Holton
New York
Flushing
Meadow Park
Queens
Manhattan
United States Steel Corp
Fair Corporation
Flushing Bay
Congress Recess Chances Slim
Senate leaders doubt a 1964 summer recess is possible with Mansfield saying it is too late to arrange. A unnamed senator warned a recess could occur this summer, as members push for time off amid longer sessions and family needs. The issue follows a committee study begun at the start of the 1963 session.
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Mansfield
Congress
Doctor Performs In-Flight Emergency Surgery
A surgeon aboard an aircraft used a gallery sterilized knife and first aid kit to complete a life saving operation in ninety seconds. Captain Carboni relayed to New York for an ambu lance as the crew, including 19 members, massaged the patient’s heart externally throughout the landing and for an hour and a half afterward.
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Ferucio Carboni
New York
Segala
Burned at Decatur Boat Harbor Two Injured in Fuel Fire
Two Decatur men suffered burns when gasoline ignited while fueling an 18 foot runabout at Decatur Boat Harbor on Saturday. Milton Peek received probable second and third degree burns to arms legs and face. Travis Earwood had lesser facial and arm burns. Peek was hospitalized. Fire was extinguished and boat damage considered light.
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Decatur
Decatur Boat Harbor
Decatur General Hospital
Milton Peek
Jackson St. SE
Travis Earwood
5Th Ave. NW
Peek
the Daily
Earwood
Cardinal Regrets Birmingham Events
Cardinal Richard Garon of Boston expressed regret over events in Birmingham Alabama. He said violence and racial strife expose the problem rooted in discrimination against Negro citizens. He commended interracial efforts to build a just society and brotherly love.
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Boston (Ap
Richard Garop
Boston
Birmingham
Ala
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