Heart transplant survival improves since first operation
A Stanford medical team led by Dr. Norman Shumway reports progress in heart transplant survival. Of 90 Stanford patients through Aug, 49 remained alive, with 32 overall still living and the longest survivor reaching over 6 years. Early months show high risk but post 3 years survival reaches 59 percent.
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Anaheim
Calif
API
American Heart Association
Stanford University School of Medicine
Norman Shumway
Stanford
Sharon Hunt
Christiaan Barnard
South Africa
Government halts opening of Diablo Nuclear Plant
The federal government blocked the $900 million Diablo Nuclear Power plant from opening for at least three months. A new safety study is requested by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission before an operating license can be granted. The plant faced prior construction strikes and equipment problems. In Redwood City Patricia Hearst knits shawls in San Mateo County Jail, with Sheriff McDonald noting her time spent reading and watching TV.
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UPI
Diablo
Lyle LeFavor
Pacific Gas & Electric Co
Federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Diablo Plant
Redwood City
Patricia Hearst
San Mateo County
John McDonald
Miss Hearst
Southern California faces gas shortage delay risk
After six years of pursuing approvals for gas supply projects, Southern California faces delays of three to five years before new facilities deliver fuel. If approvals are granted late, small businesses and industries unable to switch fuels may face curtailment of service by 1979, risking closures and higher costs.
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California
Cook Inlet
Alaska
New Mexico
Indonesia
Southern California Gas Company
Los Angeles
Military food stamps criticism sparks Senate fight
UPI reports military personnel qualify for food stamps with commissaries redeeming $12.2 million last year. The USDA program aided about 185 million Americans monthly with a typical family of four receiving up to $162 in stamps, while Pentagon and Navy guidance encourage use at commissaries.
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Washington
UPI
Department of Agriculture
Pentagon
Guam
Puerto Rico
Army
Navy
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