Heart transplant patient shows improving breathing progress
Palo Alto California UPI recounts Mike Kasperak 54 in the first adult heart transplant in America. He breathes spontaneously part of the time after five days, kidney function near normal and liver improving. Donor Mrs Virginia Mae White 43 died of brain hemorrhage and heart donation aided by Dr Norman E Shumway at Stanford.
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Palo Alto
Calif
UPI
Mike Kasperak
Louis Washkansky
Washkansky
Denise Darvall
Laxalt Predicts Hughes Industry For Vegas Area
Nevada Attorney General Laxalt says Hughes entry will become a major philanthropic force and reshape the state image. He notes Hughes holdings account for under 12 percent of gaming receipts and that state gaming agencies treat Hughes no differently than other operators.
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Hughes
Vegas
Nevada
East
Trains Collide Injuring Over A Hundred In Jersey City
Two passenger trains collided near a station in Jersey City injuring between 100 and 150 commuters. Hospital officials said the count was rising as the injured were rushed to Jersey City Medical Center.
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Jersey City
N. J
Jersey City Medical Center
Crucilla Takes Interim Post At Staggs Firm
A committee led by Crucilla will oversee hospital operations while Staggs’ job is in transition. A study by Dave Henry M B McMann Crucilla and William Cobb will assess switching SNMH to the county data system to cut costs. SNMH may trade Rose Street property for an external firm’s extended care project after appraisal.
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Dave Henry
M. B. McMann
Crucilla
William Cobb
SNMH
Robert Petroni
Rose Street
Coroner Fires One Deputy and Deputy Resigns
Dr. Otto Ravenholt the Clark County coroner announces on January 11 1968 a resignation from Kenneth Elder and termination of Harvey Schnitzer’s service The statement cites procedural omissions weaker team function and aims to shift toward a medical examiner model with unattended deaths handled by law enforcement The deputy Schnitzer denies wrongdoing and vows to fight while Elder plans his own investigation to clear his name The county board will discuss replacement and broader reform with districts attorney George Franklin to present comparisons from other cities
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Kenneth Elder
Clark County
Harvey Schnitzer
Coroner Medical Examiner
Board of County Commissioners
Elder
Ohio State Highway Patrol
Dr. Ravenholt
Governor Hopes Committee Will Solve Housing Problem
Governor seeks help from a fact finding committee to define and address open housing issues in Northern and Southern Nevada. He awaits members from the Federal Housing Administration and the Board of Realtors and favors voluntary solutions over new legislation.
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Federal Housing Administration
The
Board of Realtors
Vada
Fluid Around Heart Fails To Alarm Blaiberg Doctors
Cape Town report on Dr. Philip Blaiberg after heart transplant talks of fluid around the new heart, a better mood after tapping, and ongoing infection risk. Surgeons led by Christiaan Barnard say the heart is compatible, though immunosuppressive drugs may be needed long term, with walking not yet resumed. Barnard also notes a possible U.S. job offer.
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Cape Town
South Africa
UPI
Philip Blaiberg
Botha
Barnard
Blaiberg
U S Attache Expelled From Poland for Taking Photos
Poland expelled Lt. Col. Edward H. Metzger of Quincy Massachusetts after PAP reported he and a Canadian officer tried to photograph a Polish military installation. Metzger resisted surrendering his cameras and was detained nearly 12 hours. The case drew protests from Washington and requests to clarify diplomatic status.
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UPI
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U. S
PAP
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Fairmont Way
Quincy
Mass
Kenneth Jefferson
Regina
Sask
Washington
Metzger
Bydgoszcy
State Department
Metger
Dana Andrews Recovers After Skull Fracture in Hotel Incident
The actor Dana Andrews, 56, recuperated in Barnes Hospital from a fractured skull suffered within the past three weeks. Conflicting accounts cited a bathtub fall in Indianapolis or a slip on icy stairs in St Louis as the possible cause. He performed in The Odd Couple in St Louis January 2 and 3 and is expected to be released in two or three days to return home to California.
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UPI
Dana Andrews
Barnes Hospital
American Theater
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Robert @. Lewis
Ralph Gieselman
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Ter
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St. Louis
Lewis
Collins, Miss
Laura
Mary Todd
Santa Monica
Calif
Brown Signals Possible Hanoi Peace Move Amid Skepticism
British Foreign Secretary George Brown said part of Hanoi's latest peace feeler seems sincere while U S officials, including Secretary Dean Rusk, view the Hanoi statement as propaganda. The two leaders met at the State Department to discuss worries Britain may exit Southeast Asia sooner than planned. North Vietnam says talks will occur if the United States halts bombing and acts of war.
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UPI
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Hanoi
Dean Rusk
State Department
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Britain
Southeast Asia
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Rusk
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Nguyen Duy Trinh
United States
North
Surveyor 7 Photos Show Moon's Rocky Terrain From Pasadena
UPI reports Surveyor 7 sent sharp photographs from the moon’s southern highlands near Tycho crater. An eight inch square gold plated box to analyze crust chemistry failed to deploy as commands were sent, while a steel tipped digging claw tested soil softness around rocks.
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Tycho
Death Valley
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Tycho Crater
Powell urges peaceful lead to black power unity
Adam Clayton Powell appeals to black and white youth for an Amer ican renaissance promising peaceful methods before violence. He urges combining green power with voter registration and says self defense may follow provocation. Powell aims to awaken white youth to black initiative and pride.
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San Diego
Calif
UPI
Adam Clayton Powell
Harlem
Newsmen
Lindbergh Airport
San Diego State College
Powell
Bodies of crash victims found after mile-high rescue effort
Searchers recovered the remains of Marine corps personnel and allied crew from a crash near Mt Tobin after an early-morning fog and heavy icing. The 19-day amphibious warfare tour included a diverse group from Lt Col Richard H Burnett to Maj Richard M Foster, with several others listed as casualties.
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Richard H. Burnett
Harrisburg
Raymond R. Hower
Salina
Kan
Johnnie L. Thomas Jr
Los Angeles
Calif
Gary C. Teselle
Santa Rosa
James R. Priddy
McKees Rocks
Frank R. Harper Jr
Quantico
W. Va
Jack E. Waterman
Savanna
Ill
John B. Morris
James Raises
Atchison
Alan G. Federick
Chester
Richard L. Gerdom
Aberdeen
Lance Cpl
Gilbert C. Stanfield
Cynthianna
Future of Africa Rests With U.S. Says Humphrey
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey, returning from a nine nation goodwill tour, said Africa’s future hinges on U.S. world responsibilities. He noted warm welcomes in Africa and urged strong American aid as nations he visited push development across Ivory Coast Liberia Ghana Congo Zambia Ethiopia Somalia Kenya and Tunisia.
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UPI
Hubert H. Humphrey
United States
Andrews Air Force Base
Tunis
Azores
Humphrey
Johnson
Thurgood Marshall
Suprem Court
U.S
Ivory Coast
Liberia
Ghana
The
Congo
Zambia
Ethiopia
Somalia
Kenya
Tunisia
History Making Jurist J Waites Waring Dies at 87
Former US District Judge J Waites Waring, a South Carolina native whose 1951 civil rights dissent helped spur the 1954 Supreme Court desegregation ruling, died in a New York City hospital at 87. He urged South Carolina to join the Union and faced threats before retiring to New York in 1952. He died at Manhattan's St Luke's Hospital. cause of death not disclosed.
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UPI
J. Waites Waring
Supreme Court
New York City
Waring
South Carolina
Charleston
S.C
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Manhattan
St. Luke’s Hospital
LBJ Seeks Bonds Support as Air Force Urged to Buy
President Johnson lauded Air Force members at Bergstrom Field near Austin for purchasing savings bonds to aid Vietnam War financing while hinting at rising defense spending. He noted $52 billion in bonds held by servicemen, suggesting defense outlays could exceed $78 billion in the current or upcoming year.
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UPI
Jonson
Bergstad Afb
Austin
Johnson
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