First Human Eye Transplant Reported in Houston
Dr. Donald D. Moore at Methodist Hospital performed the first total human eye transplant. Patient John Madden, 54, received the donor eye from C. B. Hickman, 55, who died of a brain tumor. Madden may not yet see, but eyelids remain sewn for weeks as nerves may unite.
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Houston, Tex
Methodist Hospital
John Madden
C. B. Hickman
Houston
Donald D. Moore
Madden
Conroe
Tex
Moore
Baylor College of Medicine
Institute of Ophthalmology
Texas Medical Center
Alden N. Haffer
Optometric Center of
New York
Stocks Hold Higher Ground In Active Trading
The market stayed up in early trading in New York with the Dow gaining 2.86 to 921.45 and the AP average up .9 at 330.3. Most-active issues rose, 17 of 20 climbs, with Imperial Corp. of America up 4.5 to 17.34 and gains by Del E Webb Pacific Petroleums First Charter Financial and Control Data.
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New York
Associated Press
Imperial Corp. of America
New York Stock Exchange
del E. Webb Corp
Pacific Petroleums
First Charter Financial
Control
Supreme Court rule taxes apply to employer funded scholarships
The Supreme Court held that employees using educational leave to pursue employer funded scholarships and fellowships must pay income tax. The Bettis Atomic Power Laboratory case from Pittsburgh led three workers to sue for refunds after government tax collection. Lower courts had split on interpreting the Internal Revenue Code in this area.
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Washington
UPS
Supreme Court
Bettis Atomic Power Laboratory
Pittsburgh
Westinghouse Bettis
Seven Miami Dade juniors charged in flag desecration
FBI says seven current or former Miami Dade Junior College students were arrested for tearing down and trampling an American flag during an April 16 campus protest by United Black Students. They face flag desecration charges with possible penalties up to one year in prison and a $1000 fine.
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Miami
Miami-Dade
FBI
Dade County
United Black Students
Aonnie Bates
Billy Cowins
Ulysses Everett
Laverne Ferguson
James C. Jones
Marvin Smith
Eugene Sweeting
Hollywood
UBS
Harry G. Rolle
Charles Thompson
Miami Herald
Arabs trade gunfire as 21st Israel anniversary noted
Arabs and Israelis exchanged fire near Beit Shean on the Jordanian border and militants struck Gaza City. Three Arabs were wounded in a movie theater blast, while a grenade hit a police jeep. Independence celebrations continued amid roadblocks and heightened security.
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Jerusalem
Beit Shean
Israel
Gaza City
Suez Canal
U Thant
Thant
U.N
Egypt
Cairo
Middle East
United Nations
New York
Jordan
U.N. Security Council
Padma Bahadur
Nepal
Grandparents Celebrate First Grandchild Lori Christine Barker
Twin Cities CHIT CHAT notes Lori Christine Barker arrives as first grandchild for Mr. and Mrs. B A Pounders. Lori is daughter of Tommy and Mrs. Barker of Monroe, weighing seven pounds six ounces. Grandparents A G Barker also welcome Lori as her father serves in the U S Army and plans to depart for Vietnam.
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B. A. Pounders
Lori Christine Barker
Lori
Tommy Barker
Monroe
A. G. Barker
U.S. Army
Vietnam
Wanted Clerk to Work Eight Hours a Day
A shop window notice seeks a clerk to fill an eight hour daily shift replacing a previous worker. The terse advertise reads Wanted Clerk to work eight hours a day to replace one who didn't.
Palo Alto man with new heart leads active life after transplant
Robert O. McKee, 51, the world's 38th heart transplant recipient, trains daily and pursues golf, riding, and swimming. He received Dr William Sample's heart at Stanford in 1969 and now runs every day on life after the operation, praising transplant science and urging public interest.
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Palo Alto
Calif
Robert O. McKee
McKee
Stanford Medical Center
William Sample
Menlo Park
Children’ S Health Council
Palo” Alto
South Africa
San Francisco
Medical Center
Ship Burned After Salvage Rejected By Officials
A week earlier Pawling said salvage would be too costly. The ship was stripped to the hull, then loaded with tires and fuel oil and set ablaze, as shown in an AP wirephoto.
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Pawling
Levee Patrols Watch Surging Mississippi Flood Crest
Residents along the Mississippi River in Iowa and Illinois patrol dikes as one of the century’s high flood crests moves south. The river ran above flood stage from Libby Minnesota to Cape Girardeau Missouri with Dubuque forecast to crest 6.6 feet above flood stage. The Army Corps urged vigilance over seawalls and levees as the crest nears, warning softening soils could threaten earthen defenses. In Minot North Dakota, Souris River overflow flooded 100 more homes after a culvert leak, prompting evacuations and emergency reinforcement.
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Mississippi River
Iowa
Illinois
Mississippi
Libby
Minn
Cape Girardeau
Prairie du Chien
Wis
Dubuque
Weather Bureau
Army Corps of Engineers
Minot
N.D
Souris
Soo Line
Minnesota
Des Moines
South Dakota
Burglary suspects nabbed after overnight chase in Monroe
Two 19-year-olds Charles Henry Freeman Jr and Cletus E Davis Jr were jailed on burglary charges after police and the Ouachita Parish K9 unit tracked a white car with a safe in tow. Davis was caught climbing a fence. a third suspect remained at large. The stolen vehicle later collided with a patrol car near Plum and Railroad.
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United Givers Fund Office
S. Grand St
Charles Henry Freeman Jr
Curry St
Cletus. E. Davis Jr
Matthew St
Monroe
James C. Kelly
Hondo
Ouachita Parish
Davis
Kelly
S. Grand Street
Plum Street
Railroad Avenue
Sheriff's Department
Honda
Willie Brown
Arkansas St
United Givers
South Grand
Floyd van
Cloudiness Moves Into Area With Mild Temps This Week
Northeast Louisiana forecasts show clear to partly cloudy skies through Thursday with little temperature change. Friday brings increasing clouds and mild highs in the 78 to 84 range, lows 56 to 62. Dewpoints in the 50s and about 90 percent sunshine. no precipitation expected through Friday. In Monroe, FAA reports Tuesday high of 81 and overnight low of 56, with variable winds 6 to 16 mph.
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Louisiana
Twin Cities
FAA
Monroe
Flood Present Change on Stage at Camden 526
Readable fragments show a stage change at Camden 526 with a flood reference and Monroe mentioned. The notes are incomplete but indicate a location tied to a performance or exhibit with 1:2 fall timing and a 40 unit marker.
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Camden
Monroe
Nixon asks Congress for 61 million war on organized crime
President Nixon proposed a 61 million anti crime budget to target corruption of police and officials and to curb syndicate owned operations financed by illicit gains. He urged antitrust actions against syndicate controlled enterprises and higher taxes on gamblers, plus a broad witness immunity law and expanded strike forces in 20 cities.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
LAB Loutiagl Yalvalones
Cosa Nostra
New York City
New York
Tax Deduction Increase Given Slight Chance
Treasury officials hinted a higher standard deduction may be possible though costly and would replace itemizing for many filers. The plan to repeal the 7 percent investment tax credit drew both parties’ initial support but Mills and Byrnes urged broader elimination of tax preferences while considering a surtax extension linked to the credit repeal.
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Washington
Treasury
Nixon
Johnson Administration
Ways and Means
Charles E. Walker
Walker
Wilbur D. Mills
Wisconsin
John W. Byrnes
Charls E. Walker
Edwin S. Cohen
Congress
Mills
Embassy Reveals Defectors Return To Military Units
In Stockholm the U S Embassy reports 58 U S military defectors have left Sweden to return to their units or to American camps. The first to depart was Ray Jones a 21 year old from Detroit who left on March 12 1968 returning to his unit in West Germany.
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Stockholm
U.S
Sweden
United States
Ray Jones
Detroit
Mich
West Germany
Larry Moe
Moe
Postal Hike Plan Sparks Senate Critique and Support
Senator Gale McGee calls Nixon’s one cent first class rate increase a scheme to relieve budget pressure and questions service improvements. Dirksen supports the hike as necessary, while McGee criticizes the administration’s budget and notes missing postal employee raises. Blount cites precedent with Johnson.
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Washington
Senate Post Office Committee
Nixon
Gale W. McGee
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Dirksen
McGee
Winton M. Blount
Senate Appropriations
Post Office
Postoffice Department
Blount
Johnson
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U. S
U.S. State Department
Joseph Pawling
Honolulu
Maui
Coast Guard
THE
Bob Carroll
News-Star—World
Northside
Bliss
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