French Graft Heart Gives Hope In World First Transfer
Report from Paris says Roblain, unconscious 36 hours after the nine hour operation, shows signs of recovery with non dilated pupils and responsive reflexes. The heart came from Michel Guppay, 23, after an auto crash, in an operation at La Vitis Hospital led by Dr Christian Calbsrol and two assistants, marking the world seventh heart transplant. The Paris surgeon cited influence from Barnard and Shumway methods, with clinical death definitions shaping the timing of organ removal.
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Roblain
Mercadier
Michel Guppay
la Vitis
Christian Calbsrol
Gerard Gulyoudon
Jean Facquet
United States
South Africa
India
Philip Blaiberg
Cape Town
Christiaan Barnard Blasberg
Barnard
Johannesburg
South America
Portugal
Paris
Tojying
Norman Shumway
Palo ‘Alto
Calif
Charles de Gaulle
Catalina Steamer Heads Toward Scrap Amid Union Demands
The Catalina steamer, operated by MGRS and Channel Concessions, faces possible scrapping after union wage demands for days idle in May 1966 and 1967. Stillwell claims the company paid workers, ships refurbishments, and argues the loss would shock Avalon’s economy while officials weigh state terminal plans and casino leases.
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Channel Concessioy
Avalon
State Lands Commission
Avalon Harbour
Los Angeles Harbor Department
San Pedro
Stillwell
Union
Catalina Island Co
Sumphons
Wegman
Inss
Filipino Troops Kill Huk Commander in Pampanga Fight
In Pam panga Province the top Huk commander known as Yoyono was killed after a daylong gun battle with government troops. The clash left seven Huks dead and two soldiers killed in marshland fire north of Manila.
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Manila
UPI
U.S. Rejects Meeting With Viet Red Alliance
U S embassy in Vientiane reported Hanoi officials sent a formal response to the American proposal listing 19 peace contact sites but giving no details. Sources in Vientiane said American and North Vietnamese diplomats held three talks in recent days, with 15 contacts since March 22. North Vietnamese demand Phnom Penh or War Saw. the U S rejected both and named 15 other sites.
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U.S
Vientiane
Laos
Hanoi
Jmanoi
United States
North Vietnam
Phnom Penh
Warsaw
Johnson
Hawi Radio
Lantan
Neuyeo Con
Trenng Tien
William H. Sullivan
It Was a Busy Day for Rescuing of Boaters
Coast Guard helicopter from San Diego aided a disabled 22 foot cabin cruiser near Balboa Bay after a blaze. The Higgins cutter towed the craft to Newport Beach where all aboard escaped unharmed including a dog. Separate rescues near Long Beach Harbor saved two couples from a capsized boat, with Crew Ralph Blood and Bob Leinghan aiding the Reed and Russom families. Lifesaving units logged 20 boat rescues from dawn to dusk.
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Coast Guard
San Diego
Higgins
Newport Beach
Vivian
Walter C. Wall
Magnolia St
Costa Mesa
Jane
Att
Balboa Bay
Wali
Wall
Long Beach Harbor
Thhey
Frank
Patsy Reed
Winnipeg Place
Long Beach
Two Die in Southland Traffic Tragedy
A La Mirada woman Virginia Senn 33 and a 2 year old West Compton girl Ann Grisby died in separate crashes. Senn rode as a passenger in a car driven by Michael Moran 25 whose vehicle left a South Orange County road. Moran remained in critical condition at Orange County Medical Center. Grisby was struck after dashing into the street from between parked cars on 127th Street near Avalon Boulevard and died at Harbor General Hospital. The other driver George Carr 48 was not held.
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la Mirada
West Compton
Southland
Virginia Senn
Badlona Ave
Michael E. Moran
Whittier
Orange County
Moran
Orange County Medical Center
Laguna Canyon Road
Laguna Road
Ann Grisby
127Th St
Ars
Highway Patrol
Harbor General Hospital
Pam
127Th Street
Avalon Boulevard
George Carr
Stormy storm strikes Dallas mower rampage
An East Dallas family cleaning their yard fled from a runaway electric lawn mower after a hail strike damaged the start switch. Police arrived, subdued the berserk mower, and stopped it.
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Dallas
UPL
Manila Volcano Quieting After Nighttime Eruptions
The Mayon volcano, about 200 miles southeast of Manila, cooled after Sunday night eruptions described as moderately strong to mild by the Commission on Valewtology. No injuries reported as residents monitor new ash emissions and possible lava flow updates.
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Manila
Commission On Valewtology
Mayon
Two U S Jets Lost on No Viet Missions
Saigon dispatch reports two U S jets down in North Vietnam during a day of limited bombing south of the 19th parallel. A Navy F-4 Phantom and an A-4 Skyhawk were hit or downed with two crewmen rescued and a pilot listed missing in action. Ground action in the Shaw Valley saw U S troops advancing against North Vietnamese forces as helicopter losses mount. Poet Winfield Scott dies at 57 in Santa Fe after a late life marked by international fame.
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Saigon
UPS
United States
North Vietnam
Vinh
North Vietnamese Panhandle
Alrikes
U.S. Air Force
Nu Gia
Panhangle
Li. Cols
James I. Butler
Eneino
Calif
Orlando
Jensen
Novato
U.S
Tolay
A Shaw
South Vietnam
UPI
Nat Gibson
Laos
Army 1St Air Cavalry Division
Sad Gls
Santa Fe, N.M
Winfield ‘S. Scott
Santa Fe
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Celal
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National Metals Co
Terminal Island
Catalina Terrinal
Beau Street
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Tam
William Buttrum
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Wrigley
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Los Angeles Harbor
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Robert Sherrill
Marine Firemen
Oilers
Vipers
Ku Over
Big White Steam
Ernest McCook
June Gates
Red Rosenberg
Charles Stillwell
Rosenberg
Diners-Queen Mary, Inc
Herbert Wegman
Joss
Viet Red
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Him Glavas
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Winfield Scott
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A&m Records
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