New operation may restore speech to the voiceless
In the United States a new Italian developed procedure helps some laryngectomy patients speak almost normally after surgery. Dr. George Sisson of Northwestern says the method repositions the windpipe to join the tongue base, using remaining muscle folds to vibrate. Not all patients qualify, but many could benefit if adopted more widely.
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United States
Italy
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Northwestern University Medical School
Sisson
Italo Serafini
Padua
Spain
Northwestern
Dayton
Ohio
Michael DeBakey
American Medical Association
Dallas
Tex
DeBakey
Balloonist Karl Thomas Missing as Search Sought
New York AP report says ground crew asked U S Coast Guard to search for balloonist Karl Thomas who has not contacted his team since Sunday night. Thomas aims to cross the Atlantic in a 90 foot balloon, with crew fearing for his safety amid possible becalm conditions or Europe-bound drift.
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New York
Karl Thomas
U.S. Coast Guard
Thomas
Atlantic Ocean
Wallace Clayton
Coast Guard
Americans seek return after staying with Communists in Korea
James Veneris, 53, living in China, asks to return to the United States for a family visit. He is one of 23 former American POWs who stayed with Communist captors. State Department officials said he would be issued a passport. his parents live in Hawthorne, California.
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James Veneris
United States
State Department
Washington
Veneris
China
Hawthorne
Calif
Ford may raise 1977 passenger car prices by 353 dollars
Ford Motor Co says retail prices of its 1977 passenger cars could rise an average of 353 dollars above current levels. Dealers are protected against increases over six percent on preprice-set sales, while presale orders for fleet buyers are allowed without penalty if final prices exceed the fixed level.
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Detroit
Ford Motor Co
Ford
Bennett Bidwell
General Motors Corp
Chrysler Corp
World end wait continues for Ark vigil group
Elizabeth Nance Bard speaks as 24 disciples still await the end, faith steady that God will provide. A federal eviction action seeks to remove vigil members from the home, marshal assistance possible, as judges are away.
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Fort Smith
U.S. Atty
Robert Johnson
U.S. District Court
District
Arkansas
Bard
Weather forecasts for Delaware and New Castle counties
Warm humid conditions persist with thundershowers likely in the afternoon or night through Thursday. Delays in clearing Friday into the weekend with highs in the upper 80s to 90s for Delaware County and mid 80s to 90 for New Castle County, followed by cooler nights. Air quality declared unsatisfactory in Wilmington Norristown and the Delaware Valley with ozone as the major pollutant.
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New Castle County
Norristown
Delaware Valley
Chester
Philadelphia
New Jersey
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