Barnard Becomes Global Icon After Historic Heart Transplant
In Cape Town doctor Christiaan Barnard faces constant public attention after the world’s first human heart transplant. Cameras, press conferences, and invites from abroad intrude on his work and home life as he tends to patients including Philip Blaiberg while his wife and daughters cope with fame.
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Cape Town
South Africa
Marthinus C. Botha
Christiaan N. Barnard
Tessa
Michelle
Elizabeth Botha
Barnard
France Soir
Time Magazine
United States
Texas
Botha
Chris Barnard
Marius
Chris
Philip Blaiberg
Louis Washkansky
Deirde
Kasperak Heart Is Excellent After Major Surgery
Stanford AP reports surgeon Dr. Harry Oberhelman Jr. said Mike Kasperak’s transplanted heart functioned normally after a three hour operation to treat intestinal bleeding. Kasperak remained in critical condition with ongoing liver stress and multiple blood transfusions after receiving a dead woman's heart January 6.
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Stanford
Calif
Mike Kasperak
Harry Oberhelman Jr
Oberhelman
Kasperak
Qoberhelman
Cape Town
Philip Blaiberg
Christiaan Barnard
Kansas Senate Advances Tech Schools and Junior Colleges Advisory Reform
The Kansas Senate approved a bill to place vocational and community junior colleges under a new 15 member advisory council replacing the current 11 member panel. The measure includes four vocational-technical reps and faced support from junior colleges and tech schools. Also advanced were a county consolidation bill and other fiscal reforms including city district levy interest and retirement benefit increases for public employees.
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Topeka
Kansas Senate
Senate
Robert F. Bennett
Prairie Village
Senate Education Committee
Bennett
Vocational Area Technical School
George D. Bell
Kansas City
Eugene F. Gastl
Shawnee
Richard Liebert
Coffeyville
Kent Frizzell
Wichita
Secretary of State
Senate Committee On Federal and
Baldwin Power Plant Outage Leaves City Without Power
Baldwin suffered a municipally owned power plant failure that cut electricity to the entire city for 10 minutes and affected surrounding areas for about 20 minutes. Mayor Roger Martin said the cause is not yet known and the overload occurred around 7:05 p.m. Power was fully restored by 7:25 p.m. with no reports of further problems.
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Baldwin
Roger Martin
Martin
Service at Home or Away Rumsey Muneral Home Ady
Fragmentary notice describes Rumsey Muneral Home service options Home or Away with unclear pricing and contact details. Readers should seek full details from the original notice for scope and eligibility.
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Rumsey Muneral Home
Ady
Heavy fighting continues in Vietnam war zones near Saigon
U S commanders report heavy combat below the demilitarized zone and intense air raids north of Hanoi with several American planes lost. Viet Cong attacks include a Mekong Delta claymore mine killed 18 and wounded 38. About 400 Marines and 200 North Vietnamese clashed near Khe Sanh in a six hour engagement.
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Saigon
Demilitarized Zone
North Vietnam
U.S. Command
Mekong Delta
Hanoi
U.S
Air Force
Bac Giang
Panhandle
Khe Sanh
South Vietnam
Minister Apologizes for Stupid Acts After Kitt White House Row
Washington AP report says Rev. Dr. George R. Davis apologized for ill mannered and arrogant actions by any American after Eartha Kitt challenged First Lady at the White House. Davis released a telegram praising Johnson and urging justice for Negroes. The message, sent from Indianapolis, targeted the Kitt incident.
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Washington
Johnson
Eartha Kitt
White House
Miss Kitt
U.S
George R. Davis
National City Christian Church of Washington
Indianapolis
Davis
Kitt
Wescoe Opens Chamber Talks in Lawrence Series
KU chancellor Dr. W. Clarke Wescoe opens a monthly Lawrence Chamber luncheon series on Friday January 26 at the Holiday Inn with a talk on The Future of Kansas University and Our Community Relationship. The program plans to feature national authorities across fields throughout the year.
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W. Clarke Wescoe
Kansas University
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
Holiday Inn
Wescoe
Lawrence Area
Dolph C. Simons Jr
Chamber
Kansas Legislature
Lawrence
Ex Mayor Chris Kraft Hurt in Ladder Fall
Former Lawrence mayor and city commissioner Chris Kraft, 77, was reported in fair condition after a roughly 40 foot fall from a ladder while repairing a service elevator at the McCrory Otasco store. He was unconscious briefly and taken home for X-rays, per family. Kraft built long civic leadership and helped launch the first City Commission elected in 1951.
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Chris Kraft
Lawrence
McCrory-Otasco
Kraft
King Seeks Deeper Motives Behind Civil Rights Support
Martin Luther King told about 7,200 Kansas State University students that many whites backed civil rights for the wrong reasons, noting support faded as the cost of eradicating slums rose and urging anti discrimination laws despite doubts about legislating morality. He warned the struggle remains difficult as means outrun ends.
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Manhattan
Kan
Martin Luther King
Kansas State University
King
Birmingham
Selma
Ala
Johnson
Downtown robbery at 1337 E 16th store ends with shooting
Jim Burghart forced to open the safe and lie on the floor as two robbers emptied cash registers. Three youths among workers were trapped in a rear freezer while the thieves looted money orders and cash. Burghart was shot in the cooler but notified police. Earlier robberies across the city include four incidents since December 19 with totals in hundreds of dollars and two Leavenworth men charged with first degree robbery in the Virginia Inn case.
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Jim Burghart
Burghart
Douglas County
Freeman’s
E. 7Th St
Virginia Inn
W. 6Th St
Leavenworth
Dan Young
James T. Falkner
Henry Miller
Four Lane Road Plan Discussed By Douglas County Officials
Douglas County Commissioners and Lawrence city officials will discuss a proposed one mile four lane road south from 23rd and Haskell. County Engineer L D Rice estimated a $750 cost for the improvement after a traffic growth report. Commission chairman Travis Glass said they seek city reaction before proceeding.
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Douglas County
23Rd
Haskell Ave
L. D. Rice
Haskell Avenue
Lawrence
County Commission
Rice
Travis Glass
Commission
Lawrence seventh graders serve as pages in Topeka
Two Central Junior High School seventh graders, Jim Pendleton and Brad Bradley, are serving as pages this week for State Sen. Reynolds Shultz in Topeka. Pendleton and Bradley are both Route 2 residents. Classes were disrupted with no junior or senior high classes today while elementary students attended a morning session. Final exams were held Wednesday and Thursday morning, and the second semester begins Monday.
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Central Junior High School
Reynolds Shultz
Topeka
Jim Pendleton
al Pendleton
Route 2
Brad Bradley
W. F. Bradley
LHS
KU Graduate Sooter Sings Tenor Roles in German Opera House
Ed Sooter once sang at KU events and now performs tenor roles at the Bremerhaven Opera House in Germany where the season runs 50 weeks. Mrs. Sooter, Sharon Tebbenkamp, also works there. Both hold KU Master of Arts in voice. they have three children. This year Sooter is replaced by Harlan Jennings, a KU graduate student from Topeka and assistant voice instructor.
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Ed Sooter
Kansas University
Bremerhaven
Germany
Opera
Sooter
Sharon Tebbenkamp
Harlan Jennings
Topeka
Mills speaks at Haskell assembly before NAIA indoor title bid
Former Haskell and Kansas track star Billy Mills spoke at an assembly on the Haskell Institute campus. Mills, Olympic 10,000 meter champion in 1964, returns to Kansas City to compete in the two mile run at the NAIA indoor track championships at Municipal Auditorium.
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Haskell
Kansas
Billy Mills
Haskell Institute
Mills
Kansas City
Municipal Auditorium
Solid Growth For Kaw Bank Directors and Officers
Directors re elected are Kelvin Hoover Oscar Loth holz Robert Neis Robert Schellack Oscar Brecheisen Alf T H Oleson James Hoover and Donald Bagby Officers named are Kelvin Hoover president Mrs Amaretta Wright vice president Bagby vice president James Hoover cashier Mrs Ruth Miller assistant cashier Mrs Darlene Musick assistant cashier Total assets Jan 1 3 387 461 91 up over year ago Hoover notes growth across Douglas Johnson and Leavenworth counties deposits loans earnings assets and capital. We thank Church of Christ friends neighbors nurses and Dr Learned for care Jesse received in hospital.
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Kaw Valley State Bank
Eudora
Kelvin Hoover
Oscar Lothholz
Robert Neis
Robert Schellack
Oscar Brecheisen
Alf T. H. Oleson
James Hoover
Donald Bagby
Amaretta Wright
Bagby
Ruth Miller
Darlene Musick
Eudora Bank
Hoover
Douglas
Johnson and
Leavenworth
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W. 22Nd St
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David L. Doud
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Christine A. Collister
Ind
Journal-World Photo
By David J. Paine
Associated Press
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Arpels
Mia Fonssagrives
Vicky Tiel
Paris
Elizabeth Taylor
Maxim’s
Alexandre
James Pickel
Maple Lane
Jim McDaniel
E. 21St St. Terr
Rich Nightingale
Miller
Falkner
Alevarder
Lowa
Kaw Bank
Church of Christ
Dr. Learned
Jesse
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