Nuclear pacemaker tested in dogs eyes human trials soon
Beth Israel Medical Center in Newark reports 25 volunteers for the first human implantation of a nuclear powered cardiac pacemaker after successful dog trials. The device, developed with the Atomic Energy Commission, is two thirds the size of a cigarette pack, weighs 3½ ounces and should last at least 10 years with comparable costs to current battery powered devices.
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Newark
N.J
Beth Israel Medical Center
The
Atomic Energy Commission
Washington
Beth Israel Hospital
Beth Israel
Victor Parsonnet
George H. Myers
Parsonnel
Homebuilt plane crash on approach near La Crosse Airport
James R. Wright, 35, of 3110 S 27th St, was piloting a homebuilt craft that stalled and crashed 900 feet from the La Crosse Municipal Airport runway. He was hospitalized in serious yet improving condition with face injuries. The craft had a 17 foot wing span and 55 horsepower VW engine.
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la Crosseman
la Crosse Municipal
James R. Wright
S. 27Th St
Lutheran Hospital
Wright
Anthony Silva
Federal Aviation Administration
FAA
Ted Rohde
la Crosse County
la Crosse Flyers Association
al Poser
WKBT
Minnesota Bluffs
Poser
Lake Onalaska
Po‘ser
Silva
Stephen Hawkins
Viking Aviation Inc
James Cote
Surtax Extension Faces Major Test
A Republican sponsored plan to raise Wisconsin’s 3 percent sales tax to 4 percent was unveiled during Senate budget wrangling. The measure would keep food and drugs untaxed while extending the tax to clothing and hardware, aiming to raise about 150 million for the next two-year period and fueling GOP Republican disagreements over 1969-71 spending and tax policy.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Senate
James Devitt
Greenfield
Devitt
GOP
Ernest Keppler
Sheboygan
Walter Hollander
Rosendale
Hollander
Warren P. Knowles
Joint Finance Committee
Joseph Lourigan
D-Kenosha
Clifford Krueger
R-Merrill
Krueger
Reuben la Fave
Oconto
Driver's Sobriety Key In Trial Of Schulter
In Chippewa Falls Wisconsin the Schulter trial hinges on whether Peter Cavadini was drunk when and after Schulter allegedly allowed him to drive. Prosecutor Randolph says Cavadini tested .134 percent, defense argues drunkenness was not evident and Schulter could not know. The case awaits jury per pretrial publicity issues with Judge Pfiffner.
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Schulter
Donald W. Affolter
la Crosse Tribune
Chippewa Falls
Wis
Peter Cavadini
Roger Schulter
Eastman
Cavadini
Medary
Peter Berg
Chippewa County
Schuster
Burleigh Randolph
la Crosse County
Randolph
Robert F. Pfiffner
Patrick Doyle
la Crosse
Pfiffner
Inflation Fear Drives Nixon Surtax Test in Congress
Washington AP reports officials warn inflation may be runaway as Nixon seeks a six month extension of the 10 percent income surtax. The House Ways and Means Committee debates action amid Democratic splits and Republican backing, with Treasury Secretary Kennedy urging passage to curb inflation. It faces potential amendments if sent to the floor.
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Washington
Nixon
House
Ways and Means Committee
Congress
White House
Treasury
David M. Kennedy
Kennedy
Henry S. Reuss
D-Wis
Sears advertising supplement promotion notice
The LaCrosse Tribune announces an advertising Sears supplement and offers home delivery if the customer does not receive the special edition. Readers are directed to call the circulation department to obtain a complete paper at their home.
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Doyle
Berg
Schuster
LaCrosse Tribune
Sears
Nixon Opens Door to Peace in Vietnam Pullback
Washington officials say Hanoi has yet to respond to Nixon's call for a coordinated pullback from South Vietnam. The midweek talks at Midway Island, the Paris process, and the size of the U.S. withdrawal are under review as North Vietnam weighs its reply.
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U.S
Hanoi
Nixon
South Vietnam
Midway Island
Nguyen van Thieu
South
Midway
White House Lawn
North Vietnam
Paris
State Department
Saigon
Administration
Vietnam
Son
Massachusetts
Harriman
Richardson
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World Council of Churches
Pauline Mary Webb
United Kingdom Methodist Church
M. W. Vance
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