Twin girls undergo complex separation surgery in Houston
The Webber twins Karen Marie and Kimberly Marie, born two months ago, were separated in a delicate operation lasting over four hours at a Houston hospital. Doctors reported Karen had breathing difficulties but expected both girls to survive, noting the shared pericardium and minor heart membrane. Weighing a combined 13 pounds 13 ounces, they were otherwise healthy and the operation involved patching the openings with silastic and martex mesh materials.
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Sia- Inese
Karen
DielsMen
John Webber Jr
Bay City
Farm Bureau Fights Repeal of Right-to-Work Law
The Texas Farm Bureau urged members to contact Texas Congressmen to prevent repeal of the right-to-work law. United Press International reports the group emphasized keeping the law intact amid legislative debate in Waco.
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WACO
UPI
Texas’ Farm Bureau
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How Much Lyndon Pays Up-Church
Washington reports President Truman made his annual church contribution as debates on the Taft-Hartley act resume. The Farm Bureau leader urged local chapters to press congressmen to defeat the proposal, citing Section 14b authorizing state right to work laws and the fight over compulsory unionism.
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IAP
C. H. Devaney
Farm Bureau
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George
Taft- Hartley
Weade
Be Anuemy. Ally. Reedy Davis at National City Christian Church
The President is a church member. His wife and daughters are Episcopalians and the family attends both the Christian and St Mark's Protestant Episcopal Church in downtown Washington.
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Reedy Davis
National City Christian Church
Washington
St. Mark's Protestant Episcopal Church
College Tries Birth Control to Cut Illegitimate Births
Sheffield University campus health service began offering birth control pills to 700 women students to curb illegitimate births, with the director noting about 12 such births per year. The initiative marks a proactive effort by Dr. Peter Gifford to address reproductive health on campus.
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Sheffield
England
Sheffield University
Peter Gifford
The
Health Service
Starlet Lana Wood seeks divorce from road manager Karl Brent
Hollywood AP report Lana Wood, Natalie Wood's younger sister, has filed for divorce from Karl Brent, her husband of under a year. She cites extreme cruelty in the filing. A smoky hint of an ad line follows about placing light want ads.
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Lana Wood
Natalie Wood
Karl Brent
Judy Garland
Wood
Brando Faces Custody Fight Over Tahitian Child
Marlon Brando testifies on the witness stand as his custody case with ex wife Anja Kashfi continues. Attorney Albert Pearlson notes a Tahitian boy Telintu connected to Brando, amid evidence Brando fathered another child with Tahitian Tarita. Kashfi and Brando, ages 28 and 40, have battled over their son for more than five years.
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Marlon Brando
Ania Kashfi
Albert Pearlson
Brando
Mike
Movita
Christian Devi
Kashfi
Tarifa
Gloria Vanderbilt's Funeral Sees Few Attendees
Beverly Hills AP Gloria Vanderbilt, mother of Gloria Vanderbilt, died at 60 from cancer last Saturday. Funeral services yesterday drew about 100 mourners, but her daughter Gloria was notably absent from the rites amid a historic custody dispute in the 1930s.
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Gloria Vanderbilt
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