Cape Town Team Key to First Human Heart Transplant Success
Cape Town doctors reached history’s first human heart transplant on December 3 with Louis Washkansky. The team’s yearslong research, cross country study, and dedication are cited as crucial. Groote Schuur Hospital’s open heart program, blood donor system, and university ties underpin the achievement.
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Cape Town
South Africa
United States
Marthinus C. Botha
Louis Washkansky
Philip Blaiberg
Christiaan N. Barnard
Groote Schuur Hospital
Barnard
Marius
Soviet Union
Botha
University of Cape Town Medical School
Washkansky
Cape Argus
Groote Schuur
University of Cape Town
J.A. Hendriks
Cape Province
Two Famed Heart Surgeons "Good Boys," Mentor Says
Minneapolist AP recalls Owen Wangensteen praising Norman Shumway and Christiaan Barnard as gifted surgeons with originality. He describes his role as sideline cheerleader and notes their work at Stanford Cape Town and Minnesota influenced modern heart transplants including animal trials and early human efforts.
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Minneapolis, Minn
Owen Wangensteen
Norman E. Shumway
Christiaan Barnard
Wangensteen
University of Minnesota
Shumway
Stanford University
Mike Kasperak
Barnard
Cape Town
South Africa
Minnesota
Stanford University Medical School
Richard Lower
Chicago Schools Approve 31 Million Pay Boost Plan
The Chicago Teachers Union House of Representatives voted 119 to 81 for a package yielding about 1000 yearly raises and expanded fringe benefits. The plan costs 31 million, 19 million from the current budget and 12 million from a supplemental budget to be voted in July.
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Chicago
Chicago Teachers Union House of Representatives
Teachers’ Action
James F. Redmond
Redmond
Illinois General Assembly
Kansas Sheriff Hired as KU Police Instructor
Glenn R. Booth of Ashland, Clark County sheriff, was appointed an instructor of police at the Governmental Research Center of Kansas University. The two year grant funds the position from the U S Department of Justice. Booth served in World War II and graduated from Kansas Wesleyan University in 1950 with a business administration degree and minors in political science industrial arts and physical education.
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Glenn R. Booth
Ashland
Clark County
Kansas University
Booth
U. S. Department of Justice
Marine Corps
Kansas Weslyan University
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Lawrence Paper CO
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Rots Pgt
Michigan
Dillon
Gerber
Texas
Rosi
Kans
Chuck Wagon
Charlotte Rose
GAC
GAC Finance Corporation
Lawrence
Massachusetts Street
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