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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 12, 1968

Page

13

Houston Doctors Pioneer Heart Transplants At Ben Taub

Dr Denton Cooley and Baylor College team push rapid heart transplant work at Texas Medical Center. Three transplants in five days bring one patient to life while others face varied outcomes. ALG drug use aids graft survival but caused a fatal drop in one patient’s white blood cells.

Texas Medical Center Ben Taub General Cooley Houston Austin Miss Smay Everett Claire Thomas Phoenix Ariz James Bordon Cobb Alexandria John Stuckwish Alpine Cobb Cart South Africa New York Stanford Calif Paris London India Dr. Cooley Barnard Denver Baylor University College of Medicine Houston Heart Association Stockwish Baylor College of Medicine Michael ‘DeBakey DeBakey Baylor

Nursing Homes Week Observed Across Texas

Texas Nursing Home Week runs from today through next Saturday with sponsorship from the Texas Nursing Home Association and 19 local chapters. The observance theme is For the Better Life and residents are invited to tour local facilities as Mayor W. D. Rogers Jr. signs the proclamation.

The Texas Nursing Home Association W. D. Rogers Jr

Freight Train Derails In Nacogdoches Area

Thirteen cars of a Southern Pacific freight train derailed Saturday in Nacogdoches. There were no injuries. One car plowed into a Lone Star Grain Co. warehouse.

Nacogdoches, Tex Southern Pacific Nacogdoches Lone Star Grain Co

Landmark Sites Named By Board

An advisory board recommended 19 sites in 10 states for inclusion in the national registry of natural landmarks. This brings eligible areas to 130 since the program began in 1964. Owners may seek designation and receive a bronze plaque and certificate to encourage preservation without changing ownership. The Attwater prairie chicken preserve in Texas is among the sites.

Washington National Registry of Natural Landmarks Interior Department Attwater Prairie Chicken Preserve Texas

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