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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1968
Page
1
Mike Kasperak, the nation's only surviving heart transplant patient, underwent his second operation to remove a swollen gall bladder to relieve bile ducts obstruction. doctors report his heart remains in excellent condition while his liver shows fibrosis and cells undergoing necrosis.
Call the Las Vegas Sun circulation department at 382 3078 for a Lucky License bumper sticker mailed to you. Inside details note Kasperak's body handling gall bladder functions. Prognosis on patient recovery hinges on liver destruction and cell death levels.
CAPE TOWN South Africa Dr Christiaan Barnard postponed further heart transplants until postoperative care shows full patient recovery and the ability to live a normal life He cited progress in the second transplant patient Philip Blaiberg 58 who remains cheerful and eating well but faces lingering issues Barnard emphasized awaiting Blaibergs progress to determine whether transplant problems are solvable or unresolved He has no candidate planned for a third operation and will reassess after Blaibergs condition evolves.
Israel’s cabinet approved a two year civil defense expansion plan scaling the budget to about 23 million dollars. The move aims to build air raid shelters and related projects as unease grows in the Middle East after last June’s war amid fears of renewed fighting. Jordan’s King Hussein returned to Amman after a 24 hour Cairo visit with Egyptian President Nasser on diplomatic stalemate.
U S warships heavy bombers and guns pounded the DMZ in a new blitz amid a North Vietnamese buildup. A Marine convoy was ambushed south of the DMZ with 19 Marines killed and 7 wounded, about 200 attackers involved, and a six hour battle that left 10 North Vietnamese dead by body count. Blood trails were reported entering the jungle as American forces retaliated overnight.
Nevada State Prison convicts stage a food and sitdown strike to oust Warden Carl Hocker. Governor Laxalt backs Hocker, noting no condoning of the action. The protest, third since Hocker’s reforms, continues as inmates stockpile canteen items.
Members of IBEW Local 397 and Central Telephone Co employees accepted a compromise contract after undisclosed negotiations. Ralph Legion said the ratification with a substantial margin ends plans for a Friday walkout. Earlier votes by operators to join cable splicers and installers sparked the strike threat. Details of the new contract to be released by the union and company today. Workers had been on strike threat since mid November over across the board pay hikes and a 24 hour work schedule.
Mostly sunny with variable high clouds and gentle winds. Today's high 8 degrees and low 30, yesterday's high 57 and low 28. Noontime humidity 21 percent. Sunrise at 6751 and sunset at 4 50.
The Harris poll shows Ronald Reagan lagging behind Lyndon Johnson 51 to 37 percent after months of national exposure. Among Republicans, Reagan trails Nixon 85 to 22, Rockefeller 52 to 33, and Romney 41 to 37, with continued but fading positive reactions to his charm and governorship.
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