Fifth Heart Transplant Patient Dies After 10 Hours
Louis Block 57, the world’s fifth heart transplant recipient, died at 4 35 a m at Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn ten hours after a donor heart smaller than ideal was implanted in his 70 pound body An exterior balloon pump aided circulation during the operation led by Dr Adrian Kantrowitz The hospital noted the patient had long standing heart disease and struggled with blood pressure earlier in the night and said the loss was a brave patient’s life’s end.
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New York
Touis Block
Maimonides Medical Center
Brooklyn
Block
Adrian Kantrowitz
Kantrowitz
Helen Krouch
East Peterson
N. J
Baptist Memorial Hospital
Oklahoma City
Daily Oklahoman
Maimonides Hospital
N.Y
Stanford Heart Patient Performs First Exercise
Stanford diaries report Mike Kasperak the world's fourth heart transplant patient sat up and dangled his legs over the bed edge to aid circulation. His condition remained critical but improving on day four after surgery with prior internal bleeding resolved after a transfusion. Virginia White, donor mother, was buried in Palo Alto as officials hailed a historic medical milestone.
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Mike Kasperak
Stanford Medical Center
Kasperak
Virginia White
Palo Alto
Watten R. Cheatham
Church of Christ
Viet Regulars Strike Kontum Airfield In Major Raid
North Vietnamese forces launched a large assault on Kontum airfield 260 miles northeast of Saigon, killing seven U.S. soldiers and wounding 25 as they damaged or destroyed helicopters. U.S. troops reported 14 enemy bodies in the compound and said damage to helicopters was moderate. The fighting also hit positions near Saigon and in the Mekong Delta with heavy civilian and military casualties. General Chapman visited Da Nang as allied forces tallied a weekly enemy toll nearing 2,900 in the south.
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Kontum Airfield
Saigon
Ing
U.S
57Th Army
Kontum
Central Highlands
Mekong Delta
U.S. 25Th Infantry Division
North Vietnam
Kep
Hanoi
South
Leonard F. Chapman Jr
Marine Corps
da Nang
Miami Beach resident Ava Faulkner enjoys sunny warmth
Ava Faulkner, 21, of Miami Beach, Florida, relaxes in the lingering sunshine as she contemplates which snow and cold story to read first. The AP report notes she is unbothered by the chilly topics while basking in warm Florida weather.
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Ava Faulkner
Miami Beach
Fla
Florida
Gas Explosion Kills 3. 6 Missing In Reading Pa
Police report three people known dead and six missing after a gas explosion that damaged two brick homes at 11:30 p.m. in Reading. One victim tentatively identified as Robert Stanislaw. others unnamed. Stanislaw’s wife and daughter believed trapped. fire stated investigators probing a possible gas line hit by a water crew.
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Reading
Reading Hospital
Robert Stanislaw
Frank Stanislaw
Stanislaw
Robert Geiser
Geiser
Community General Hospital
Russell Bowers
City Water
Fire, Explosions Hit Pinnacle Products Plant in Newark
A blaze and multiple explosions damaged the Pinnacle Products Construction Materials plant in Newark injuring one firefighter. The fire caused an estimated 75 000 to 100 000 dollars in damage. Five workers inside the plant escaped unharmed and the injured firefighter suffered only minor injuries.
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Newark, Ohio
Pinnacle Products
Umgartner
Surveyor 7 narrowly lands on moon amid divine guidance remark
Pasadena AP report notes Surveyor 7 touched down near Tycho in a rocky crater area with a 43 percent chance of success. NASA officials highlighted the event as scientists sought geological contrasts between highlands and plains for future manned missions.
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Surveyor 7
U.S
Tycho
Copernicus
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Bypass Project Bids Led by Harper Supply and Miller Bros
Harper Supply Inc and Miller Bros Inc of Archbold submitted the apparent low bid of 1,958,059 to the Ohio Department of Highways for a Greenville bypass. The project includes paving and constructing two bridges on 3.34 miles of U S 127 in Darke County.
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Columbus, Ohio
Harper Supply, Inc
Miller Bros., Inc
Archbold
Ohio Department of Highways
Greenville
U.S. 127
Darke
FBI Uses Computer Network to Halt Stolen Securities Racket
The FBI and National Crime Information Center launch a system feeding about 50 000 stolen securities into a national computer. Banks and police will query to verify if bonds are stolen and learn ownership and theft dates within minutes, aiding efforts to curb multimillion dollar thefts.
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National Crime Information Center
FBI
Justice Department
Washington
Cold, snowy weather grips Southwest Ohio and Valley
The forecast warns of more cold, cloudy weather with teens temperatures and light snow in the Valley. Expect lows around 15 to 25 degrees, dipping to single digits tonight, with 8 a.m. reading near 18. One third inch of snow today worsens road conditions amid the cold.
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Ohio
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