Open Heart Pioneer Barnard Captures Global Spotlight
Cape Town surgeon Chris Barnard, who led the 30 member team that performed the world’s first successful heart transplant on Louis Washkansky, faces relentless media interest while focusing on keeping the patient alive. Barnard, a restless, precise leader, balances fame with surgical duty, supported by a devoted team ethic at Groote Schuur Hospital.
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U S vows firm stand in gold value defense
The United States and six European nations vow to keep gold at 35 dollars an ounce, affirming policy to defend the dollar's value. The London gold market will run unchanged, with devaluation fears cited as a reason for the stance. President Johnson commented as Britain devalued the pound, shaping the foreign exchange crisis. Tracy Doxsie, 81, Benton, dies after brief illness. funeral in Benton with services at First Church of God. Burial in Masonic and Odd Fellows Cemetery. Hobbs Johnson Funeral Home handling arrangements. Doxsie survived by wife Mae Isaacs and numerous relatives across Florida and Illinois.
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Washkansky Suffering Pneumonia After Transplant
Capetown South Africa AP Louis Washkansky the heart transplant patient is reported to have pneumonia a mild form affecting one lung and not the heart doctors say his condition remains satisfactory under the circumstances A 30 member medical team carried out the transplant two weeks ago Sunday and continues to care for him.
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Junta makes offer to Constantine in Greek negotiations
Envoys from Greece met King Constantine V in Rome and offered him a chance to return as figurehead monarch. The king reportedly rejected the terms, insisting the military regime resign. Archbishop Ieronymos and Panagiotis Pipinelis carried the terms and met the king in Rome.
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