Heart of L. B. Youth Revives Dead Texan
Paul Craig Mason, a Long Beach teen, died after a motorcycle collision but his heart was transplanted to James Singleton in Houston. The operation, aided by Dr. DeBakey, revived Singleton’s beating heart and inspired the Mason family to donate his organs in a lasting medical memorial.
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Methodist Hospital
Houston
Paul Mason
Virginia Gruzinski
Community Hospital
Paul
Texas
de Bakey
Singleton
Dane
DeBackey
Paul Craig Mason
Long Beach
Atlanta
Georgia Military College
Milledgeville
Pacific Coast Club
Mason
Appian Way
Steven Broderick
Coronado Ave
Charlene Duden
Dale Mason
Michael DeBakey
James Elbert Singleton
Chuck Sundquist
Compton Man Shot Dead and Woman Held
A Compton man, George E. Williams, 44, was fatally shot during an argument with a woman at 2606 Billings Street in Los Angeles. Frances L. Wilson, 38, of 4302 Olive Street, was held on suspicion of murder by Los Angeles homicide officers. A separate report notes Terry Helfter, 27, of Los Angeles, killed in an explosion at the Skyair Motel apartment.
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Compton
Los Angeles
George E. Wiliams
Billings St
Frances L. Wilson
Olive St
L.A
UPI
Terry Helfter
Skyair
Coworkers Rally for Kidney Donation at Texaco Plant
Fellow employees at the Texaco Wilmington refinery organize a fundraiser to help a coworker, Louis Mansir, with medical expenses after a kidney donation need. The effort gathers donations and local support as colleagues push for awareness.
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Louis Mansir
Texaco
Wilmington
Center plan for Rancho Los Amigos stroke unit advances
A $7.8 million plan for a 240 bed stroke center at Rancho Los Amigos Hospital is submitted to Los Angeles County for approval. The project from M A Nishkian & Co. includes therapy areas neuro physiology lab and wards. Local 1128 AFL CIO funds aid for Mansir who donated a kidney to his sister Debra, with medical bills over $3,000. Texaco supports his recovery.
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Rancho Los Amigos Hospital
Mansir
Elm Ave
Debra
San Diego
San Diego County University Hospital
Downey Officer Tangles Armed Robbery Suspect
Downey Police Sergeant Jerry Gilbert wounded a suspect in the leg during a Thursday chase and capture of Earl Peterson 29 of Redondo Beach. Peterson was booked on armed robbery after $466 seized from a clerk at Broadway Department Store and a pistol found in his car.
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Downey
Jerry Gilbert
Thursday
Earl Peterson
Redondo Beach
Los Angeles County
USC
Broadway
E. Firestone Blvd
Peterson
Rush Hour Ramp Metering To Ease Harbor Freeway Congestion
California officials will test ramp metering on the Harbor Freeway during weekday evening rush hours starting next Wednesday. A meter will limit southbound entry from 37th Street to Century Boulevard, with Santa Barbara Avenue ramp closed 3:45 to 5:30 p.m. to reduce stop and go driving.
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Harbor Freeway
37Th Street
Century Boulevard
Santa Barbara Avenue
Highways Division
Hahn proposes mountain sprinkler system to curb hillside fires
Kenneth Hahn asks county officials to plan a large sprinkler network to cover areas behind Covina Azusa Pasadena Altadena Sierra Madre Malibu and Olive View Sanitarium. He envisions 10 miles of pipe per month over years with above ground reservoirs and automatic activation at set temperatures.
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Kenneth Hahn
Covina
Azusa
Pasadena
Tadena
Sierra Madre
Malibu
Olive View Sanitarium
La Mirada Man Dies from Apartment Fire Injuries
Richard M. Troseth aged 22 of 14515 Leffingwell Road La Mirada died at Orange County Medical Center from burns suffered August 22 when a blaze swept two units of his 75 apartment complex.
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Richard M. Troseth
Leffingwell Rd
la Mirada
Orange County Medical Center
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Heart of L. B
James E. Singleton
Sheffield
Pine
Santa Ana
Main
Pomona
Palos Verdes Hawthorne At
Silver Spur Rd
Lakewood del Amo
Graywood
Marina
Pacific Coast Hwy
Newport Center
Fashion Island
LA Habra
Fashion Square
Rancho
M.A. Nishkian & Co
Lindon
S. Hollinger
Jack Meadows
Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers, Aflcio
Willow St
Meadows
Hahn’s
Hahn
Burns
LA Miradan
Garbo
Harlow
Deitrich
Bronson
Crazy Horse
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