Heart patient shows slight improvement after partial artificial pump
Marcel De Rudder 65 remains unconscious after a partial artificial heart implant at Methodist Hospital Houston. An electroencephalogram hints at slight improvement while blood pressure and pulse stay normal and the pump operates at about 75 percent of the left ventricle’s work. DeRudder’s wife Edna arrives from Illinois as doctors say any brain damage may be temporary and the operation was conducted by Dr. Michael DeBakey and team.
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Houston, Tex
Methodist Hospital
Marcel de Rudder
DeRudder
Edna
Westville
Ill
Michael E. DeBakey
Rep Brock Adams's Secret Agent License Plate
Washington freshman Rep. Brock Adams explains the license plate reading REP 007 reflects admiration for James Bond but also nods to his 7th District representation in Congress.
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Washington (Ap
Brock Adams
D-Wash
James Bond
007
Sean Connery
Brock
Washington
Weather Summary For Northeast Kansas Region
A forecast shows a chance of light showers tonight with Sunday expected to be mild. Highs in the 60s and a low around 45 to 50. Recent readings include a yesterday high of 60 and low of 41 with rainfall around .72 inches. Sunrise at 5 34 a m and sunset at 7 06 p m.
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Kansas
Track May Be In Fair Shape At Kansas Relays
Wet conditions forced wind and rain adjustments at the Kansas Relays with events moved to the Haskell Institute track to protect the KU surface. Jim Ryan of Kansas freshman is still slated for the Glenn Cunningham Mile at 2 25 p.m. as weather cooperates. Local results include Lenora’s Jack Georgeson winning the high jump 6 0 and KU’s Ken Gaines placing second 6 0 in junior college events.
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Haskell Institute
Glenn Cunningham
Kansas
Jim Ryan
Jack Georgeson
Lenora
Ken Scroggins
Oklahoma
Ken Gaines
John Turck
Gaines
Brooklyn Fires Kill Seven Children in Two Brooklyn Blazes
AP reports two overnight house fires in Brooklyn killed seven children all five years old or younger. Five other youngsters were injured as crews battled flames. Local authorities investigate the cause while neighbors recall the tragedies.
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NEW York
Brooklyn
Chartered Airliner Crashes in Oklahoma Hills Killing 81
An American Flyers Lockheed Electra turboprop overshot a converted WWII base runway near Ardmore Oklahoma killing 81 of 98 aboard most of them Army recruits bound for airborne training at Ft Benning. Seventeen survivors were hospitalized as rescue efforts continued through the night.
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Ardmore
Okla
Arbuckle Mountains
Oklahoma
Army
American Flyers
Ft. Ord
Calif
Ft. Benning
Reed Pigman
Pigman
James Schuller
Ardmore General Hospital
Open Bowling Sat. and Sun at Hillcrest Bowl
Death details unavailable on this page. Readers directed to Page 2 for event notices and local bowling schedule at Hillcrest Bowl with weekend open hours and adv listings.
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Sun
Hillcrest Bowl
KU Chancellor Wescoe Leads Parade for a Century of KU Athletics
Crowds line Massachusetts Street in Lawrence to honor Kansas University Chancellor W. Clarke Wescoe who saluted from a white convertible in a Relays parade. Despite threatening skies, organizers call it the biggest, best parade yet as six floats highlight KU sports history with student groups and residence halls contributing displays.
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Delta Delta Delta Sorority
Joseph R. Pearson
Kansas University
Massachusetts Street
W. Clarke Wescoe
Wescoe
Alpha Chi Omega Sorority
Templin
Lewis Halls
Joseph R. Pearson Hall
Young Republicans
Kansas Relays
Journal-World
Dismal Weather Sets In With Rain and Cloudy Skies
Lawrence brace for a damp weekend as a weather bureau report notes 0.72 inches of rain in the past 24 hours and 4.92 inches for the year to date. April rainfall trails normal by about 0.5 inches, with temperatures in the 50s today and mid 40s tonight. Sunday should bring diminishing clouds and highs in the 60s.
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Lawrence
Weather Bureau
Kansas University Weather Station
Trophy Presentations Mark 46th KU Engineering Exposition
The 46th Annual Kansas University Engineering Exposition at Mount Oread concludes with trophy awards during a 6:30 p.m. banquet in the Kansas Union. Boeing’s B W Hodges will speak as crowds near 15 000 attend the two day event highlighting autonomous and manual model cars Structures in Space and a moon climate dome excite visitors.
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Kansas University Engineering
KU New Engineering
Mount Oread
Kansas Room
Kansas Union
B. W. Hodges
Boeing Aircraft Corporation
Wichita
Sam Love
Pittsburg
Love
Architectural Engineering Association
Moon
EU Architecture
Earth
American Society of Civil Engineers
Rexall Plenamins Discount at Rexall Malls
Rexall stores advertise reduced prices on Rexall Plenamins at key Rexall malls. AGV notes promotional pricing and availability across locations.
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Rexall
AGV
Five hospitalized in rain slick road crashes across area
A run of crashes during rainy conditions left five people hospitalized Friday and Saturday. The worst injury occurred west of De Soto on K-10 in a three car collision injuring Prince Tyler and Ralph Shepherd, both in poor condition, along with Charles Haag. Tyler suffered extensive burns and injuries, Shepherd multiple fractures. A Baker University student and two classmates were hospitalized after a 23rd and Iowa Street crash with surgeries for internal injuries. The turnpike wreck near Lawrence left Keith Hoile and Andy Goss with minor injuries. Two non injury crashes were recorded on Emery Stratford and Engel Crescent roads.
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DeSoto
Highway Patrol
Prince A. Tyler
Eudora
Ralph C. Shepherd
Pomona
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Tyler
Charles R. Haag
Topeka
Shepherd
Haag
Baker University
Iowa Sts
David C. Edwards
Edward S. Church
Campus Rd
Anne Sebring
Louise Darlington
Edwards
LMH
Sebring
Darlington
Church
Sally S. Lockridge
Gower Place
Kansas Turnpike
East Lawrence
Keith B. Hoile
Leavenworth
Andy N. Goss
Oklahoma City
Goss
Irene
Eleanor
Denis W. Delear
Redbud Sn
Penelope A. Brooks
Route 3
Emery and
Stratford Rds
Dixie D. Shreves
W. 21St St
Larry S. Maxfield
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Journal-World Photo
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Haggart
Salina
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