WEO'S In NEws. Transplant survivor plans anniversary dinner
Dr. Blaiberg, the longest surviving heart transplant patient, prepares a Capetown dinner for the first anniversary of his operation. He says he feels better, enjoys wine, and continues normal life with friends and visiting celebrities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip Bluiberg
Capetown
South Africa
Christiaan Barnard
Groote Schurz Hospital
Bartlard
Blaiberg
Charles Boulogne
Qwonk
Cape Town
Trench
Boulogne
Thay
Blaibere
Ades
Sandy Koufax Marries Ana Widmark in West Los Angeles
Former Dodgers ace Sandy Koufax, 32, wed Ana Widmark, 24, on New Year’s Day at the Widmark home in West Los Angeles. Koufax, retired since 1966 due to an arthritic left elbow, once pitched four no-hit games in his career.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Douger
Sandy Koufax
Richard Widmark
Koufax
Ana Widmark
Widmarks
Kafax
Churchill's circle hits Hochhuth play with fault claims
Six Churchill aides in London denounce Rolf Hochhuth's play Soldiers as misrepresenting wartime events notably alleging Churchill ordered the Polish commander Sikorski's murder in 1943. They accuse the work of distortions and errors of fact in the new drama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolf Hochhuth
Winston Churchill
U.S. Vietnam toll 1968 totals reported by U.S. officials
Saigon reports official 1968 figures show 14,521 U.S. servicemen dead and 92,564 wounded, with large battles in Saigon and major cities. Through Dec 28, total U.S. deaths reach 30,543 and 192,372 wounded in Vietnam, plus 1,243 missing or captured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
ISGI
Vietnam
Pueblo Crew Attends Rose Bowl After North Korea ordeal
Ninety crewmen of the USS Pueblo watched the Rose Bowl in Pasadena as part of their liberty after North Korean imprisonment. Some joined families at the game while others remained at the naval hospital in San Diego. Skipper Col Lloyd M. Bucher stayed recovering in hospital. his wife Rose visited New Year’s Eve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Diego
Pueblo
Pasadena
U.S. Naval Hospital
Colr. Lloyd M. Bucher
Rose
Rescued After Crashed Plane Near Hailey Idaho
A light single-engine Piper Cherokee crashed fourteen miles south of Hailey while flying from Hailey to Salt Lake City. Three people survived six hours in freezing conditions and were rescued by snow tractor and helicopter. Mrs. Paul Bernhardt underwent spinal surgery in Boise hospital. pilot David Sugasa and her husband were treated in Sun Valley Hospital. The cause was not known. FAA said Sugasa had radio contact before search teams located the crash site eight miles from the reported position.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hailey
Idaho
California
Boise
Paul Bernhardt
Manhattan
Beech
David Sugasa
Wheteham
Haley
Salt Lake City
Orville V. Drester
Federal Aviation Administration
Sail
Sugasa
FAA
Wanes
Drexler
Lodi Plane Crash Kills Family of Five
Five people including Dr Cecil Ramsel a local physician his wife and three children were killed when a light plane crashed in a vineyard near Lodi California while attempting to land at Lind’s Airport. The wreckage was engulfed in flames and the bodies appeared to have been thrown clear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lodi
San Joaquin
Cecil Ramsel
Ramsel
Texas
Highway Patrol
Lind’s
Survivor of Chicagos nurse massacre to marry in Philippines
Corazon Amarao, the lone survivor of the 1966 Richard Speck nursing dorm killing, will wed Alberto Atienza in a Manila area church. Atienza plans to take the bar in Manila next year, then may seek U S study or a hospital job, possibly in Washington, D C. Amarao aims to continue nursing and enter politics after marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corazon Amarao
Chicago
Richard Speck
Alberto Atienza
San Luis
Batangas
Philippines
AP Virennstn
Phillipines
United States
Manila
U.S
Washington, D.C
Alienza
Atienza
Miss Amorao
South Chicago Community Hospital
Miss Amurao
Masity
San Luis Nila
Far Eastern Univer
Traffic Toll Sets Record on Holiday Traffic
The New Year's holiday period ended at midnight Wednesday with a toll of 161 deaths on California roads, the highest for a 30 hour postwar period and surpassing the 1957 wartime record. The AP tally, plus forecasts from the National Safe Council, noted severe winter driving conditions across the Pacific Northwest and Northern lakes region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Califonia
National Safe Council
Pacific
Care Lakes
Northeas
End 5 Week Shutdown of Schools End 5 Week Shutdown of Schools
Youngstown Ohio reopens public schools for 28 030 students first time since May 27 after levy defeats. Board plans to borrow funds on anticipated spring real estate tax to meet payroll. 8 percent of teachers to be paid November salaries now, others by year end. Some board members seek February vote to re submit levy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youngstown
Ohio
IFT
Youngs
Loway
Board of Education
Plane with 26 aboard missing over Mexico coast
A Mexican charter plane carrying 22 passengers and four crew members disappeared after taking off from Reynosa near the U S border. Sifting through bad weather and low clouds, authorities launched a search from Tampico to Reynosa, with recovery efforts continuing into Wednesday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tampico
Mex
St Tampico
Also Mentioned on This Page
Weo’s
Death
Barton MacLane
MacLane
Blaine
St John's Hospital
Santa Matta
Wesleyan University
Middletowan
Conn
Richard Dix
Raymond Sansoucie
Pettis
Sansourie
Ruth
Lancoucie
Maude Robinson
Grand Jury Association of
St. Louis
Barton Mac Lane
Churchill Girdle
Assails
Leslie Rowan
Sir John Martin
Churchill
Lord Portal of Hungesford
Royal Air Force
Ian Jacob
War Cabinet
John Peck
Jock Colville
Stanley
Helen Miller
New York City
Beth Ann
Canada
Pierre Elliott Trudeau
Trudeau
U.S. Viet
TIS
Ume
da Nang
Highlands
Mekong
Della
Russ
Aden
Acm
South Yemen
Savie Navy
Gneyniy
Vidolinovenly
Speck
Mexico
Ned Clanine
Var
Bureau Oh
Lakewood Center
Gallet
Del'sol
Ventura
Morgan-Jones
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!