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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1967
Page
1
A historical column notes a transplanted heart and an organ taken from a deceased woman. The text appears garbled with contact instructions for an ACTION LINE service in Long Reach California and appears unrelated to the medical event described.
A customer reports paying eight dollars for two monogrammed tumbler sets from Scotkins Glassware Co but receiving only one set. Action Line promises the missing set or a refund and notes high demand caused a mix-up. glasses are en route. Also included is travel advice for Death Valley with climate data and camp facilities.
A reader asks why large orange fruits split and mold before ripening. Dave Dyer of Los Angeles County cites theories from rapid temperature changes to improper irrigation. He notes even in ideal commercial conditions splitting persists and suggests deep monthly watering and fertilization while research continues.
A Long Beach woman recounts being barred from Douglas routes that keep drivers away from her Della Avenue and Wardlow Road truck stop. Douglas officials deny limits, citing driver breaks and safety, not restaurant access. In Capetown South Africa, doctors perform history’s first human heart transplant, replacing Louis Washkansky’s heart with that of Denise Darvall’s donor. The operation, led by Prof Christopher Barnard, lasts five hours with Washkansky conscious within 12 hours, as discussions note the donor's family consent and the life-saving impact for the patient.
A runaway San Francisco cable car on a rainy Sunday night plowed seven cars into Hyde and Bay streets, sparking a blaze that injured at least 40 people. Passengers were tossed from cars, flames licked clothing, and bystanders used blankets and coal to help extinguish fires. Witnesses described a muffled explosion as the car struck gas and cut through parked vehicles, with children among those hurt. Fire Chief Murray called it a runaway incident and noted multiple casualties as the scene spilled onto the next block.
Elderly resident requests purchase of 30 copies of the hymn Great Thou Art in a size matching hymnals. Carl Fischer of Calif, Inc in Los Angeles supplies hymn sized sheet music. contact Joli Moody at 749-5227 to place the order.
A couple lost on the way to a Long Seach house party were guided by a police officer who accompanied them to the venue after an hour and a half. They express gratitude and hope to see the officer mentioned in ACTION LINE.
The National Conference of Concerned Democrats endorsed Sen. Eugene McCarthy of Minnesota for president in a voice vote by 450 delegates. The group praised his courage and vision while criticizing the Vietnam War as morally wrong. McCarthy was not present, having left for New York hours earlier.
Three of Willian Pate Archerd seven wives and others are said to have fallen to insulin murder. Los Angeles Superior Court starts proceedings with sharp defense and prosecutorial teams. Phil Ericsen argues for acquittal while Deputy D A Raymond Daniels contends expert medical-legal testimony. The defendant, described as mild and grandfatherly, faces potential life sentence.
United Nations Secretary General Thant appealed Sunday for rapid troop withdrawals from Cyprus. Greece and Turkey agreed to begin withdrawing at once, with Cyprus promising a written reply within two hours. Thant offered U.N. peace force help to supervise disarmament and internal security as the force would be enlarged from 4,500 troops.
Deputies say an 18 year old Los Angeles teenager Henry Ayles fled in a stolen car with a 15 year old companion on the Santa Ana Freeway near Bandini Boulevard in East Los Angeles. Ayles died at Los Angeles County General Hospital after deputies stopped the pursuit.
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