Houston's borrowed heart transplant patients write notes
United Press International reports Houston's James Bordon Cobb and another potential recipient were called in satisfactory condition after heart transplants. Cobb, second transplant patient, and Everett C. Thomas, who received a heart from a 15 year old, showed signs of improvement while Brianna Kaiser recovered after a kidney transplant from Billy Brannon. West in Britain remains fatigued after receiving Patrick Ryan's heart.
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United Press International
Frederick West
London
James Bordon Cobb
Houston
Cobb
Denton Cooley
Billy Brannon
Conroe
Tex
Brannon
Odessa
Methodist Hospital
William Charles Kaiser
Methodist
Cooley
St. Luke’s Hospital
Everett C. Thomas
Phoenix, Ariz
West
Britain
Patrick Ryan
Song Writer Gene Austin To Be Wed
Gene Austin 63, famed composer and entertainer, is engaged to Dora Arvan, a Greek socialite, announced in a Miami Beach penthouse by Dora’s mother. They met at a Heart Fund benefit three years ago and have since co written about 20 songs, including My Blue Heaven and Lonesome Road.
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Gene Austin
Las Vegas
Dora Arvan
Miami Beach
Fla
Miss Arvan
Vivian Charones
Austin
Miami
Vietnamese police official killed in street fighting
Saigon reports Col. Dam Van Quy deputy director of South Vietnam's national police was killed last night during street fighting on the city's southwest corner.
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Saigon
UPI
Dam van Quy
South Vietnam
National Police
Eisenhower Improves Comfortably at March AFB Hospital
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower, recovering from his fourth heart attack in 13 years, was reported progressing very satisfactorily at the base hospital in March Air Force Base California.
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March Afb
Calif
UPI
Eisenhower
Navy Veteran Shot by Viet Cong Near Saigon
Saigon mission end as Charles Eggleston 23 a decorated U S Navy veteran is killed by a Viet Cong sniper while covering fighting near Tan Son Nhut air base on the outskirts of Saigon.
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Saigon
UPT
Charles Eggleston
Tan Son Nhut
Goldwater libel trial opens as wife testifies
In U.S. District Court the Barry Goldwater libel suit against Fact Magazine began with his wife testifying that he once suffered exhaustion but recovered quickly.
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New York
UPI
Barry Goldwater
Fact Magazine
U.S
Winterlike temperatures hit wide regions as spring storm moves east
Temperatures dropped to winter levels across much of the nation as a spring storm advanced from the Rocky Mountains toward the Middle West. The system brought sharp cold, with residents bracing for unsettled weather as it pushes into the region.
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United Press International
Rocky Mountains
Middle West
Law Recovers $4300 In Stolen Guns Here
Sheriff Ralph Lamb said deputies recovered antique firearms worth at least 4300 stolen last month in California. Detectives followed a tip to 4298 Twain Street where an air vent in a locked garage revealed 67 rifles. No residents were present and the case remains under investigation with no clues.
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Cali
Fornia
Sheriff's
Ralph Lamb
Contra Costa County
Twain Street
Twain
Bill Conger
Conger
Record visit totals at Hoover Dam in April
Statistics show 51 443 people visited Hoover Dam in April the highest April total on record. The figure surpasses last year's April visitor count by 15 312. Cumulative tours for the year reach 154 853.
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Hoover Dam
Collegians Up Eight Percent Nationwide Enrollment Rise
Washington reports the all time peak college enrollments reached nearly seven million students last fall marking an increase of about 500000 or eight percent from the prior year.
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Washington
U. S. Colleges and Universities
House Tax Writers Back $10 Billion Increase and $4 Billion Cut
The House Ways and Means Committee approved a $10 billion income tax hike paired with a $4 billion spending reduction, reversing longtime opposition. The plan, written by Rep. S. S. Herlong, allows either a 10 percent surcharge or higher basic rates, and moves to conference with the Senate bill.
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UPI
House
Johnson
Ways and Means Committee
Senate
Rep. S. S. Herlong
D-Fla
Conference Committee
Hale Boggs
D-La
Ways and Means
House- Senate
Gerald R. Ford
Titanium workers back on the job in Henderson
Two hundred fifty Titanium Metals Corp. employees returned to work in Henderson pending talks to resolve grievances that prompted a walkout last week. Union Local 4856 President Claude Evans will meet at 16 a.m. today at the Showboat Hotel to iron out differences and report to workers Saturday at the El Dorado with the firm’s proposals.
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Titanium Metals Corp
Henderson
Titanium
Steelworkers Union Local 4856
Claude Evans
Evans
Rank and
The
el Dorado
Bomb Scare Clears At AEC as Staff Return to Work
The Atomic Energy Commission offices evacuated Friday after a ghost call claimed a bomb was inside the two story building. Sheriff’s deputies and AEC security conducted searches over the weekend, finding nothing, and staff returned to work Sunday morning.
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AEC
The
Atomic Energy Commission
Sheriff's Department
Tax Trim Means Slash In County's Budget
A Nevada Tax Commission action reduces the Clark County tax rate request, trimming the proposed budget plan and altering anticipated revenue for the county government. The move signals tighter fiscal handling and potential service impacts.
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Clark County
Paris Police Clash With Protesting Sorbonne Students
Police and Sorbonne students clash during a day long protest against a police ban. Several students were injured as blocks and debris were hurled. over 2,000 sought to breach a police cordon at Boulevard St Michael toward the Sorbonne Faculty of Letters. County Administrator Dave Henry cited a proposed $154,000 budget cut amid a $3 million spending plan. Henry urged council discussion with Las Vegas officials on gaming tax distributions as the July 1 decision looms. Hal Laird said no raises are funded in the 1968-69 city budget. The State Tax Commission set the city tax rate at $1.37 per $100 of assessed valuation, down from $1.41.
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Sorbonne Faculty of Letters
Henry
City of
Harry Reid
Ned Solomon
del Webb
Dave Bradley
Las Vegas Sun
Dave
Sahara Hotel
New Plan Aims to Bring FAA Funds for County Airport
Airport manager Erle Taylor told Clark County commissioners that the county can regain FAA funding by submitting an entirely new development plan. He noted FAA delays stem from the original plan including McCarran runways and said a revised plan swapping McCarran for an Hughes airport would require only a short strip for five years of rising general aviation. Taylor spent the day coordinating with FAA regional staff on resubmission and reported officials indicated acceptance of a new program.
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Erle Taylor
Federal Aviation Agency
Commission
Darwin Lamb
FAA
Clark County
McCarran
Taylor
Howard Hughes
FFA
Where U Stone continues with political and local questions
A column mocks public issues at UNLV style institutions. It questions university dignity, driver safety, and budget costs while listing local figures and media figures with humorous asides. The piece ends with light gossip and a quip about divorce.
McCarthy Supporters Plan Tonight Nevada Meeting
Ralph L. Denton, chairman of Nevadans for McCarthy for President, announced an organization meeting of McCarthy supporters at 8 p.m. tonight in Room 105, Social Science Lecture Hall, Nevada Southern University. He urged all interested in Senator McCarthy's campaign to attend.
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Ralph L. Denton
Nevadans For McCarthy
McCarthy
Social Science
Nevada Southern University
Denton
Senator McCarthy
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