News in Brief items span Johnson, rail crash, labor talks
The AP report covers President Johnson flying to Texas for a long weekend tied to Lynda Bird Robb’s birthday, with talks of avoiding involvement in gold crisis discussions. A Spain crash near Santa Maria de la Alameda leaves 26 dead and 80 injured after a trolley car and a train collide and catch fire. In U.S. labor news, major steel producers reach tentative agreements with most unions, 50,000 workers affected. Mount Pleasant beauty shops agree to serve Negro customers after protests. In Mississippi, Ku Klux Klan member Cecil Sessum is convicted and sentenced for the murder of Vernon Dahmer.
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Heart Transplant Pioneer Blaiberg Goes Home
CAPE TOWN AP Philip Blaiberg the only heart transplant survivor walked from Groote Schuur Hospital saying he is very well and delighted to be going home. Nurses who cared for the 74 day patient commented on his recovery as crowds welcomed him back.
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Transplant survivor Blaiberg thanks Barnard after surgery
Blaiberg thanks Dr Barnard in a restrained, emotional moment after the heart transplant at Groote Schuur. Barnard aims for another transplant soon, with the donor heart from Clive Haupt. Blaiberg to remain in semi isolation in Kenilworth for a month with thrice weekly checkups.
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128 Viet Cong Guerrillas Die in Hide-and-Seek Fight
AP reports a large U S operation along Vietnam's central coast with heavy fighting six miles northeast of Quang Ngai City. The 25th Infantry Division engages Viet Cong units, with 128 guerrillas killed and after an hour of helicopter insertions and artillery support. Casualties for Americans totaled 27 dead and 213 wounded. government troops suffered light losses.
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Busy Muscatine school nurses defy office stereotype
A report highlights the active role of Muscatine nurses Louise Gantenbein and Juanita Wagner across multiple elementary and junior high schools. They conduct health checks, weighings, vision tests, and home visits, while managing extensive records, talks, and community outreach to support thousands of students and families.
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