Heart Transplant Patient Struggles For Life
Palo Alto, California. Mike Kasperak, 54, America's first adult heart transplant patient, fights for life as liver disease worsens while his transplanted heart beats near normal. Medical team reports ongoing GI bleeding, low platelets, and severe liver impairment. progress remains uncertain amid intensive care and dialysis.
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Palo Alto
Calif
UPI
Mike Kasperak
America
Kaperak
Norman E. Shumuvay
Kasperak
Virginia Mae White
Childen
Wasperak
Shumway
U.S
Ferne
Couple Arrested On Narcotics Violation
A former Fort Walton Beach entertainer Robert Dale Cassel 26 and his wife Alice 29 Flamingo Motel Destin are in Okaloosa County jail on narcotics charges. Cassel and wife face charges of purchasing narcotics under an assumed name. Bond set at 3000 for Cassel and 1500 for his wife. They were bound over to JP Court and arraigned Monday in Crestview awaiting Judge Howard Gill decision. State narcotics agent arrival pending. Sgt Chester Whiddon Sgt Steve Wilkerson Sgt Bill Lee Detective Fred Gibson involved.
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Marilyn Hall
Fort Walton Beach
Okaloosa County
Robin Hendrix
Robert Dale Cassel
Alice
Flamingo Motel
Destin
Cassel
Justice of the Peace Court
Chester Whiddon
J. P Court
Crestview
Howard Gill
Hendrix
Gill
Fire damages trailer in Fort Walton Beach blaze
Fort Walton Beach firefighter Charles Wright sustained minor cuts when he forced entry through a trailer window to battle a Trailer City fire started by a heater left on high. The blaze spread from the floor and walls to the ceiling. Estimated damage totaled about 500 dollars for the trailer and its contents.
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Fort Walton Beach
Trailer City
Charles Wright
Jay Ketch
Ketch
Five Crestview Youths Charged With Disorderly Conduct
Five youths in Crestview face disorderly conduct charges after being taken into custody in a north Crestview neighborhood. Those named include Tommy Busbee, Sharon Busbee, Larry E. Holt, Donald Long, and one juvenile. each posted bonds of 250 dollars. Sheriff Ray Wilson said neighbors had complained to the department.
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Crestview
Okaloosa County
North Crestview
Tommy Busbee
Sharon Busbee
Tommy
Larry E. Holt
Donald Long
Sheriffs Department
Ray Wilson
Mrs. Wallace Begins Belatron Radiation at Anderson
Alabama Governor Lurleen Wallace arrived in Houston with her husband and three bodyguards to undergo belatron radiation for a thumb sized pelvic tumor at M. D. Anderson Hospital. The treatment, similar to cobalt therapy but targeted to a smaller area, is expected to last three to four weeks with weekly weekend flights home.
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Houston
Wapd
Lurleen Wallace
Alabama
George
Courtroom fight over Gulf Federal Sav ings leadership in Florida
The board split over control of Gulf Federal Savings and Loan Association as John Campbell seeks to restore secretary treasurer status and void the executive committee's December 29 action replacing him with T. W. Ryan. Judge Charles Wade scheduled a Friday hearing. proxies and voting eligibility are at issue.
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Mary Ann O'Connell
Gulf Federal Savings and Loan Association
Lewis Halt
Tallahassee
John Campbell
Fort Walton
Campbell
T. W. Ryan
C. L. Kelly
Winston Walker
Howard McGee
J. D. Wingard
Crestview
Wingard
F. L. Buckley
W. J. Burrows
Charles Wade
Wade
Kelly
Walker
Ryan
Association
McGee
Kirk Administration Seeks Public Vote on Education Financing
Aide Wade Hopping urged the Legislature to allow a public referendum on education financing proposals tied to taxes. Governor Kirk’s camp favors public votes, while State School Supt Floyd Christian calls for immediate financing to resolve the crisis. FEA threatens a mass teachers’ walkout if deadlines are missed.
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Tallahassee
Claude Kirk
Lame Duck
Wade Hopping
Hopping
Gainesville
Floyd Christian
Kirk
Florida Catition Association
FEA
Phil Constansin
Election Day In Valparaiso
Valparaiso voters head to polls at City Hall from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. for a municipal election. Mayor John B. Arnold seeks a third term unopposed, while five candidates vie for two city commission seats currently held by David Kinlaw and Joe Richardson.
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Daily News Bureau
Valparaiso
Valparaiso City Hall
John B. Arnold
David Kinlaw
Joe Richardson
Thirteen Nominated For Gulf Federal Savings Board
Thirteen Okaloosa County men are nominated for Gulf Federal Savings Board seats. Incumbents Winston B. Walker and Howard F. McGee seek re-election amid a proxy battle. Other nominees include Jerry L. Parker A E B Tlood Jr We Tlervis Ward Joel T Richardson Circuit Judge Charles A Wade Gillis Powell Randall P Roberts TI French Brown Jr V K LaFountain Thomas W Ryan and Rhett Cadenhead. A fight over expanding the board from five to seven seats shapes the contest.
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Okaloosa County
Gulf Federal Savings Board of Directors
Winston B. Walker
Howard F. McGee
Walker
McGee
Jerry L. Parker
A. E B. Tlood
We Tlervis Ward
Joel T Richardson
Charles A. Wade
Gillis Powell
Randall P. Roberts
TI. French Brown, Jr
V. K. la
South African Patient Could Go Home Soon
Cape Town AP Dr Christiaan Barnard says heart transplant patient Philip Blaiberg may go home within two weeks if his recovery continues. Blaiberg, 58, the third person to receive a donor heart, is off oxygen and shows no signs of immediate rejection, though doctors note a critical postoperative period remains. Mrs Blaiberg visited behind a glass barrier and said he looked wonderful.
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Kasperak
M Kasperak
Ferne
Palo Alto-Stanford
Shumway
Christian Barnard
Cape Town
South Africa
Christiaan N. Barnard
Philip Blaiberg
Barnard
Groote Schuur Hospital
Blaiberg
Clive Haupt
Louis Washkansky
Washkansky
Fort Walton Beach Water and Sewer Rates Increase in February
City council approved new water and sewer rates after a $1500 study by R. W. Beck and Associates. Residential bills under 7500 gallons stay same, but higher charges hit large users with increases ranging from 15 cents at 10 000 gallons to 18.90 at 150 000 and 2.65 more at 200 000 gallons. Multi unit customers face a $2.00 minimum plus $1.22 per extra unit under 3000 gallons. The average family will pay about 40 cents more.
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Charles Sweetland
Fort Walton Beach
R. W. Beck
Miramar Homes
Miramar
Papagaya
Okaloosa Leads In Retail Sales Gains
Okaloosa County posted November 1967 retail sales of 10.1 million, up 10.2 percent from 1966 and the strongest rise among the five-county area, ranking 22nd in Florida's 69 counties. Bay and Escambia rose modestly, while Santa Rosa and Walton fell. Figures from the Florida Revenue Commission directors J. E. Straughn.
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Okaloosa County
Bay
Escambia
Santa Rosa
Walton
Florida Revenue Commission
J. E. Straughn
Council Votes To Meet As A Committee
FWB officials split meetings with Public Works and Finance committees meeting as a council of the whole at 4 30 p m to consider bids and projects. The Public Works panel urged reappointment to the Adjustment Board and like upgrades while the Finance panel backed higher health insurance costs and a new computer billing machine.
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Charles Sweetland
FWB
Public Works
Public Works Committee
Charles Rigdon
Joseph Guidry
George Alford
John White
Adjustment Board
Public Works Department
Public Safety
Hollywood Blvd
Beal St
Park Circle
City Yards
Finance Committee
Pennies From Heaven Help Meet TB Seal Goal
Christmas Seal Campaign receipts total 9473 dollars with a goal of 10000 set for the month. Lt Col Beamer and Eva LaPierre thank volunteers and note a second reminder mailer is sent. A carolers group from Eg lin AFB sent 7.40 with a card from ten youngsters signed by Rita Bonin.
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Sbureal
Niceville
West Florida
TB and Respiratory Disease Association
H. R.beamer
Okaloosa County
Eva LaPierre
Miss LaPierre
Eglin Afb
Rita Bonin
The Phantom Reports A Tale Of Stolen Garbage Return
A friend faces a streak of bad luck when his garbage is stolen last week. Police recovered the items two days later and returned them to him.
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Steve Wilkerson
Bill Lee
Fred Gibson
Mrs. Wallace
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Arnigg Kom
Vern Hodges
Daily News
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Rachae
Commission
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E. Fred Johnson
David Kinjaw
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