Cape Town Doctors Perform Second White Heart Transplant
Cape Town officials announced the second heart transplant operation in the area, the first between mixed race donors and recipients. Dr Barnard led a five hour surgery using the heart of a 21 year old man, with the recipient Clive, a mixed-race resident from the slums, showing initial improvement though in critical condition.
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South Africa
Christian Buenard
Groute Selour Hospital
Lawas
Karmid
Uniter
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Philip Wlaiberg
Burger
the. Sieves
U Operalion
Pracer
Louis Washkansky
New York
Tan
Clive
Miauel
Fire cripples Dunreith as trains collide in chemical blaze
Two Pennsy freight trains collided triggering a vast blaze in Dunreith Indiana. Ammonia and other chemicals released into dense smoke forced 20 residents to flee. Firefighters withdrew as explosions threatened tanks and a canning factory district, with no deaths but multiple homes damaged and one baseless factory destroyed.
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Tad
UPI
Zeradegren Cat
Oltintals
Pennsvania
Air Force
Cam
Anii
Indianapolis
Wright Patterson Air Force
Dayton
Chie
Quintuplets Born to Mother of Nine in Madras State
Reports say Myli wife of laborer Sangill in Salem city Madras state gave birth to quintuplets on Friday. One infant died. four survived three girls and one boy. The mother already has nine children including a set of triplets. Hospital officials confirmed the birth and prior children.
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New Demme
Yarrett
Yerman
Salem
India
Madras
Myli
Sangill
Salon Hospital
Weather outlook A Chance of Rain and Cold Turnaround
Cloudy and cold with light rain tonight. Wednesday's high around 36 degrees and low about 38. Measurable precipitation possible tonight and Wednesday. Turning colder Wednesday night with light rain. Thursday cooler and cloudy with continued unsettled conditions.
Kingsport Welcomes First Baby of 1968 Kristan Lee Felkner
Kristan Lee Felkner, born at Halston Valley Community Hospital Monday at 12:01 am, is Kingsport’s first baby of 1968. She arrived two weeks overdue to proud parents Mr. and Mrs. Bill Felkner of 608 Kendricks Row. The ceremony sparked a citywide baby derby with gifts from local merchants, including diapers, car seat, stroller, and nursery furniture.
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Times-News
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Kingsport
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Bill Felkner
Kendricks Row
Flolston Valley Commmunity Hospital
Uth
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Felkner
Carer Sro
Vimes- News
Carter
Melissa Ann Luttrell
Garry Luttrell
Will Jet
Halston Valley Community Hospital
Fellwers
Paye & Cal
Johnson Aims $3 Billion 1968 U S Balance of Payments Cut
President Johnson outlines a temporary program to reduce the U S balance of payments deficit by 3 billion dollars in 1968. He orders a two year moratorium on nonessential travel outside the Western Hemisphere and proposes cuts of 500 million dollars in private loans abroad and government spending overseas. He vows to keep the dollar strong and reports the 1967 deficit as the largest since 1960.
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UFI
Johnson
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Asia
Western Hemisphere
Texas Ranch
United States
U.S
Congress
Federal Reserve Board
NATO
Family loses home to New Year fire in Highland Fork
Three year old Connie Jones and her parents lost nearly all belongings when a blaze swept through 168 De Solo Street Monday evening. Fire officials say the stove in the living room may have started the fire. the family salvaged only a couch, chair, and Connie's clothes and toys. They are seeking clothing and furniture donations as relatives arrange aid.
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Highland Fork
de Solo Street
Jie
Connie
Dagger Dart Barrage Blasts Viet Cong at Dau Tieng
UPI reports American forces destroyed hundreds of Viet Cong with steel dart shells during a Cambodian border clash near Saigon. About 1,500 attackers struck American artillery positions, leaving 27 US dead and 153 wounded. Communists suffered heavy losses, with 969 killed reported during a truce pause.
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UPI
Jels
North Vietnam
Robert Kaylor
Battefield
Saigon
Kaylor
Dau Tieng
U.S
Air Force
Navy
Marine
Traffic toll far below feared during New Year weekend
United Press reports show a lower than expected holiday traffic death toll with totals around 63 killed in weekend traffic and overall holiday toll near 479. The record low for New Year weekend was 33 deaths in 1961-62 as fatalities continued to be received.
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Perial
Ighthour
United Press International
Transit strike ends as NYC riders resume service
New York City commuters return to work as hundreds of thousands ride buses and subways after a transit system contract settlement averts a walkout. The agreement spared riders from widespread travel disruption.
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New York
New York City
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