Transplant Not Called Failure Despite Death
In Cape Town the world’s first heart transplant patient Louis Washkansky died from respiratory failure due to bilateral pneumonia. Doctors said no clear evidence of heart transplant rejection and the new heart had restored liver function. Barnard stressed the operation was a treatment, not an experiment.
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Cape Town
South Africa
Christian N. Barnard
Barnard
Louis Washkansky
Washkansky
Groote Schuur
Marthinus C. Botha
Botha
Velva
Schrive
R.J.G. Thomson
A. Forder
J. G. Thomson
Thomson
Prof. Schrive
J. Ozinsky
Navajos Hope For Aid As Blizzard Lifts
Navajo officials report growing optimism as storms ease but warn weather remains crucial. Hospitals near capacity treat pneumonia and exposure while some patients are flown to larger facilities. Officials note three storm deaths and 60 000 Navajos needing food and fuel as aid moves in.
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Window Rock
Ariz
Graham Holmes
Bureau of Indian Affairs
U.S. Public Health Service
George Bock
PHS
Holmes
Raymond Nakai
West Virginia
Three Die as Missouri Tornadoes Raze Potosi and Surrounding Areas
A severe storm system spawned tornadoes in Potosi and nearby towns in southeastern Missouri killing three people and wounding about 40. The Potosi damage included City Hall power plant a shopping center and multiple homes with ten business buildings destroyed. Two other tornadoes caused minor damage near Rover Willow Springs and six miles south of Gainesville.
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Potosi
Missouri
Missouri Highway Patrol
Bixby
Washington County Memorial Hospital
Julia Hunter
Jess Haggard
Hester
Helen Irvin
Civil Defense
Washington County
St. Louis
Lilac Drive
Civil Defense Headquarters
Rover
Willow Springs
Hunter
Alvin Hunter
Joyce
Kim
Gainesville
Ozark County
Arkansas Line
Vandalism Triggers Move to Storage at KU Art Museum
A new wave of vandalism at the Kansas University Art Museum prompts moving courtyard art objects inside the building. Director Bret Waller says a courtyard statue titled Resurrection was broken from its pedestal during the night and placed on an altar in Danforth Chapel. The incident follows prior vandalism of Fountain Group and a theft of a bronze sculpture in the courtyard. A $100 reward was offered for the stolen Auguste Renoir piece.
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Arthur D. Weaver
Kansas University Art Museum
Bret Waller
The
Journal- World
Danforth Chapel
Pierre le Gros the Elder
Waller
Auguste Renoir
Trailer Fire at KU Student's Home Leaves Losses Total
A trailer on East 93rd Street burned after a Christmas tree lights shorted. Mrs Hall and her son Tim escaped unharmed. The trailer, contents, and four knitted sweaters were destroyed, with only a rear bed spared. Hall graduates January 25 and the family had lived there about 30 years.
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East 93Rd Street
Kansas University
Tom Hall
Hall
School of Engineering and Architecture
Tim
E. 23Rd St
A. V. Hall
Garden City
F. C. Sanders
Sanders
Holiday Oddities Staged From Shark Gifts To Chanukah Twist
A news brief surveys whimsical holiday gags from a Caracas pet dealer selling gift sharks at 22 dollars each to a Santa Claus curbside caper in Cincinnati where robbers escaped unphotographed. Also notes a self-decorating tree created in Placerville California by Forest Genetics.
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New York
Santa Claus
Omaha
Caracas
Venezuela
Cincinnati
Santa
Claus
Placerville
Calif
The
Forest Genetics
Last Minute Gift Suggestion Journal World Subscription
A last minute gift suggestion offers a gift subscription to the Journal-World. Advertisements note phone numbers VI 3 1000 and VI 8 1000 for ordering and promote subscription as a perfect Christmas gift.
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Journal- World
Journal-World
Haskell Navajos Advised to Stay Here on Holiday
About 100 Navajo students at Haskell University are advised to remain on campus over the Christmas holidays due to severe snowstorms blocking travel to the Arizona reservation. The total staying on campus could reach 300 when Hopi students are counted, with additional activities planned on campus and meals arranged for the holiday period.
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Haskell University
Arizona
Window Rock Navajo Area
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Supt
Thomas Tommaney
Tommaney
Haskell
BIA
Everett Bowman
Cold Wave Predicted for Lawrence Tonight
A cold wave is forecast in Lawrence as a storm drops snow and temperatures plunge. The Journal-World reports 1.5 inches of snow by 8 a.m. and more by noon, with a predicted overnight low near five degrees and clear skies increasing the chill. Sheriff Rex Johnson notes slick roads but no county closures, as KU records a high of five degrees and motorists face many ditch incidents. Forecasters anticipate further snow from a southwest storm, with a white Christmas possible this weekend.
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Lawrence
Journal-World
Kansas University
Douglas County
Rex Johnson
Midwest
Johnson
Kansas Highway
Weather Bureau
Topeka
Kansas
Arizona
Two Minor Injuries From Local Wrecks After Snowfall
Two persons suffered minor injuries in separate crashes as treacherous driving conditions from an overnight snowfall persisted. At 12:26 a.m. near 1817 Tenn. St., Robert L. Senical 21 of 1741 W. 19th St. Kansas University senior collided with Deborah J. Walker’s parked truck causing $450 damage. At 9:40 a.m. at 12th and La Sts., Thomas A. Tervo 22 of 905 Avalon Rd. KU graduate student and Joan L. Howard 23 of 1232 La St. KU graduate student from Salina, collided. Tervo had minor injuries with $275 and $75 damages respectively.
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1817 Tenn. St
Robert L. Senical
W. 19Th St
Kansas University
McPherson
Deborah J. Walker
Tenn. St
12Th
la. Sts
Thomas A. Terro
Avalon Rd
Joan L. Howard
la, St
Salina
Tervo
Howard Auto
Cold Northeast Kansas Weather Leads to Cold Weekend
A cold wave moves through northeast Kansas with clear skies tonight and Friday. Expect lows 4 to 8 degrees and Friday highs in the 20s. Morning rainfall and snowfall totals are noted, along with historical records. Banks in Lawrence will close December 26 for Christmas Day observance.
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Kansas
Lawrence
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Gene Doane
Lawrence Hallmark Cards
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