Donor kidney shortage eyed in Southland crisis
Medical leaders reported a severe shortage of donor kidneys in Southern California with 323 patients on last year’s wait list and only 104 transplants. They urged public action to boost donations, highlighting failed organ donor cards and proposing driver’s license indicators. The waiting list has doubled since 1969, and nationally more than 2,000 remain awaiting transplants. Jerome Joerger, a Fullerton father of ten, exemplified patients dependent on dialysis while awaiting a donor kidney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard N. Fine
Children's Hospital of
Los Angeles
California
James C. Hunt
Rochester
Minn
National Kidney Foundation
Mayo Clinic
Hunt
Tie
Nurse Strike Threat Looms Across 40 Hospitals
More than 4,000 California registered nurses prepared to strike for higher pay as 40 hospitals from Sacramento to San Jose planned skeleton crews and limited admissions. Negotiations between the California Nurses Association and hospital groups ended without a deal. Hospitals pledged emergency services while CNA nurses said they would staff emergency and operating rooms during the strike. Hospital groups Kaiser, Affiliated Hospitals of San Francisco, and Associated Hospitals reported reduced admissions and canceled some elective surgeries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Sacramento
San Jose
California Nurses Association
CNA
Kaiser Hospital Group
Affiliated Hospitals of
Associated Hospitals
Dialysis Patient Seeks Kidney Transplant at Local Hospital
A dialysis patient at $1. Joseph Hospital in Orange reports his old engineering job is being held for him but he cannot work due to polycystic kidney disease. He says he needs a transplant to physically fulfill his duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
1. Joseph Hospital
Orange
New breast cancer centers cut spread. 17th opens at Georgetown
Washington officials announce a growing network of breast cancer detection centers funded by NCI and ACS. The latest center at Georgetown University joins 16 others, aiming to examine 5,000 women yearly at no charge and educate on self exams. Five year goal is to lift survival rates and curb spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
National Cancer Institute
William Pomerance
NCI
Pomerance
Georgetown University
American’ Cancer Society
ACS
Eagh
Georgetown
ASC
GM Seeks to Ban Love Seats Under New Car Safety Rules
General Motors warns a proposed federal standard on child safety seats would outlaw its Love Seats for children and infants. GM says the rule could force a market withdrawal in 1975, as 570,000 seats have already sold amid questions about safety gains and high redesign costs for compliance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
General Maters
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Also Mentioned on This Page
Southland
Ben Zinser
Medical Science
Cial
Jerome
Jerry” Joerger
Joearger
Victoria Drive
Fullerton
LA Puente
API
Raul Apodaca
Bixby Plaza Carpets
Cherry’Ave
Long Beach
Aeros
Sunnyside Ene Gardens
Mertuary
Minor
Greater
Chamber of Commerce
Lakewood Rotary, Sales & Marketing Executives
1UMA
Cencury Club
Executives Association of
March of Dimes
California Funeral Directors Association
Mr. Minor
Sunnyside
Cherry Avenue
Calif
Dishmaster
Hammond Lumber
Whirlaway
Garden Grove
Harbor Blvd
Venice
Main Street
New
Santa Monica Fwy
AAORA
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!