Baby dies during liver transplant in Boston
Nine month old Alex Kevin Girard died during a liver transplant at Children's Hospital Boston after his condition worsened requiring heart lung bypass. Doctors called the surgery a desperate attempt under almost impossible circumstances as a donor liver was found in Texas, with Nancy Reagan offering support to the family.
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Edwards and co defendants acquitted in hospital and nursing home case
In New Orleans the governor Edwin Edwards and four co defendants were found not guilty on all charges in a federal racketeering and fraud case over state approvals for 10 million dollars in hospital and nursing home projects. The Amtrak strike vote was decided in Trenton with a Monday walkout looming, and a consumer group urged banning three livestock drugs amid cancer fears.
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Tax plan gains momentum in Congress for sweeping reform
Washington backers push a broad tax overhaul with lower rates and expanded corporate burdens. The final bill will be shaped behind closed doors by a conference of House and Senate writers from hundreds of provisions. If passed this year, it could reach President Reagan for signature by early August.
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