Heart patient battles the odds in Arizona transplant case
An auto mechanic, Tom Creighton, 33, was kept alive by an unapproved Phoenix Heart after a failed first transplant. He faced a grim prognosis with lung fluid pressing the device and doctors calling his survival a long shot, while FDA officials weighed regulatory concerns over the device’s use.
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Jack Copeland
Creighton
Phoenix Heart
University of Arizona Medical Center
Copeland
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Phoenix
Dave Duarte
Washington
Alethea Caldwell
University Medical Center
FDA
Duarte
Cecil Vaughn
St. Luke’s Hospital
Caldwell
Aslam
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Writers reach tentative contract in marathon talks
Los Angeles negotiators for Writers Guild of America and Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers announce a tentative agreement after a 16 44 hour bargaining session. Details to be presented to WGA members on March 11, with voting to follow. The dispute centered on pay raises, contract length, health care and video proceeds.
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Writers Guild of America
Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers
Leonard Farrell
Federal Mediation Board and Conciliation Service
Chuck Weisenberg
Alliance
WGA
Weisenberg
Naomi Gurian
Writer’s Guild
J. Nicholas Counter
The
Health fears for WWII Nazi suspect Artukovic in extradition case
U.S. Magistrate Volney Brown expressed concern for 85 year old Andrija Artukovic as plans to transfer him from Long Beach Naval Hospital to a Missouri prison hospital proceed. He noted Artukovic is senile, legally blind, has had strokes, and may be extradited to Yugoslavia for war crimes while staying the order 60 days to await further evidence. Brown said he sympathized with the family over the long journey if extradition is allowed.
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Yugoslavia
Volney Brown
Andrija Artukovic
Missouri
Brown
Artukovic
Long Beach Naval Hospital
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