Portable artificial kidney eyed for home dialysis era
At a medical meeting Dr Friedman argues a portable lightweight artificial kidney could slash government dialysis costs and aid 44 000 Americans with kidney failure. A 18 pound device in an attache case may reach market under 6000, with mass production plans already arranged by American Hoechst Corp. Kolff, originator of the device, now leads the Institute of Artificial Organs at the University of Utah.
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International Society For Artificial Organs
F li A. Freidman
Friedman
Freidman
New York
Downstate Medical Center
Food and Drug Administration Bureau of Medical Devices
S. Stiller
University of Aachen
West Germany
American Hoechst Corp
Willem J. Kolff
Netherlands
Kolff
Institute of Artificial Organs
University of Utah
Salt Lake City
Dayton jury awards 73000 in union negligence case
A Montgomery County Common Pleas Court jury found Dayton Firefighters Union Local 136 negligent for an August 1977 strike, awarding 48000 in compensatory and 25000 in punitive damages to 16 plaintiffs. six of eight jurors favored the verdict while the union was cleared of conspiracy. The other items note Henry Fonda's post surgery status, Eckhardt's cancer claim stance, and 1979 US economic growth data.
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Dayton, Ohio
UPI
Montgomery County Common Pleas Court
Dayton Firefighters Union Local 136
Teamsters back steel strike with Fitzsimmons endorsement
Teamsters endorse the strike against major steel producers with President Frank Fitzsimmons backing the action. Republic Steel begins shutting finishing mills in Canton, Cleveland, and Youngstown. National Steel plans 3,000 layoffs in Steubenville and Weirton. Armco and Wheeling-Pittsburgh announce hundreds of layoffs by weekend.
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Teamster
Frank Fitzsimmons
Republic Steel Corp
Cleveland
Canton
Youngstown
National Steel Corp
Steubenville
Ohio
Weirton
W.va
Armco Steel Corp
Middletown
Middletown Works
Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel
Weather and notices for Milan and Norwalk
Partly cloudy tonight with a low in the upper 30s or low 40s. Considerable cloudiness Friday with high near 70 and near zero precipitation tonight, 10 percent Friday. Winds light and variable tonight. Temperatures Wednesday 55 to 28. Total precipitation Wednesday zero. Births Gregory and Laurie Lonsway Milan a boy Good Samaritan. Death Mr Lawrence R Gassman 66 rural Norwalk.
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Gregory
Laurie Lonsway
Milan
Lawrence R. Gassman
Norwalk
Vaccine using patient’s cancer cells with smallpox vaccine eyed
Dr. Marc Wallack of Barnes Hospital St Louis says a vaccine using a patient’s own cancer cells combined with smallpox vaccine may offer new hope for some cancers though it remains experimental. He cautions that the technique is not yet proven. Nabakowski votes no optional school tax approved in Ohio Senate Education Committee moves to allow up to 1 percent income tax to fund schools and avoid debt. The plan, backed by both parties and Gov Rhodes, aims to spare districts from real estate tax hikes. it replaces a 7 percent inflation provision and ensures districts receive at least current state aid levels. Roberto notes it is a stopgap measure. McCormack Nabakowski oppose taxing without a public vote.
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Marc Wallack
Wallack
Barnes Hospital
St. Louis
Columbus
UPI
Ohio Senate Education Committee
Big City
Senate
Democrats
James A. Rhodes
Marcus A. Roberto
Dravenna
Norwalk Tonight Huron County Taxpayers Meet at 7:30
The Huron County Concerned Taxpayers hold a meeting at 7 30 PM in the county Administration Building located at 180 Milan Avenue Norwalk Ohio.
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Huron County
County
Milan Ave
New London Hospital Reopens Under Out of Town Owners
The Cleveland Press notes New London Hospital, saved by an out of town finance group in 1974, became a major employer by 1978 with 93 workers earning about 750000 annually. It faces scrutiny over patient care and staff competency amid local politics and tensions with Cleveland transplants. Timothy Budd’s family cites political pressure and changes affecting police work in the town.
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Cleveland
UPI
New London Hospital
Huron County
Cleveland Press
Lorain Journal
Finance Group
New London
Timothy Budd
Budd
Sarita Zeller
Moses Krislov
Teamster Union
Jimmy Hoffa
Yonnie Licavoli
Krislov
Hospital
Monroeville board cuts seven teachers and coaches
Monroeville board of education did not renew contracts for seven teachers and several supplementary positions including head basketball coach H. Wallace Kesling. Most nonrenewals occur at the high school with six teachers plus the St Joseph’s School reading teacher not renewed. The district plans to fill many roles with different staff while keeping extracurriculars substantially the same. The varsity basketball team finished the 1978 79 season at 3 16.
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Monroeville
Monroeville Board of Education
Armbrust
Susan Abbonizio
Paul Bridgeman
Thomas Mandara
Richard Murray
Susan Tiffany
Paul van Jurn
Diane DeWalt
St. Joseph's School
Murray
Tiffany
H. Wallace Kesling
Bill Stang
Johu Jump
Robert Leber
Jump
Leber
Stang
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UPI Health
Dayton Firemen
Fonda
Los Angeles
Henry Fonda
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Chicago
Robert Eckhardt
Texas
Nevada
Utah
Eckhardt
Washington
Commerce Department
United States
Akron
United Rubber Workers
Big Four Tire
URW
Goodyear
Goodrich
Uniroyal
Firestone
Cincinnati
New York City
UAW
Carrier
United Press International
Winbiae
Society
Market Place Ae
Nabakowski
Roberto
J. Timothy McCormack
Deuclid
McCormack
Sen
Ronald L. Nabakowski
Dlorain
the Miracle Worker
Towne and Country Theatre
Annie Sullivan
Laura Pearson
Helen Keller
Marie Naples
Paul Stafford
Monroeville Board
Kathy Szeibach
Reflector
Richard Armbrust
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