Chicago Heart Transplant Team Debriefs After Patient’s Death
The University of Chicago heart transplant team led by Dr. C Frederick Kittle completed Chicago 2 area’s first operation at Billings Hospital. Recipient David Whippie eight days old died five hours after surgery. Donor Joseph Orbochta two days old, both babies born with severe defects.
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University of Chicago
C. Frederick Kittle
University
Medical School
Chicago 2
University’s
Billings Hospital
David Whippie
James Whippie
Harvey
Joseph Orbochta
Three men rob Murphysboro man on Christmas Eve
Ray mond Edward Wolfe 52 of Murphysboro reported three young men demanded his wallet in front of the Laclede Hotel just before midnight Christmas Eve. He surrendered about $25 and other items. Police Tincher and Davitt searched the area but found no suspects.
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Raymond Edward Wolfe
Murphysboro
Laclede
Wolfe
Larry E. Tincher
Charles W. Davitt
Policeman Halts Escape at Rockford City Jail
Patrolman Thomas Forsyth, 36, used heavy jail keys to stop an escape attempt by Charles Ray Smith, 19, who grabbed a 10 inch metal bar. Both men were treated at a hospital. Smith, absent without leave from the Marine Corps, faced aggravated battery and attempted escape charges.
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Rockford
Thomas Forsyth
Charles Ray Smith
Smith
Marine Corps
Chester restores water after 14 hour outage
Water service in Chester’s downtown district was restored Tuesday afternoon after a car crashed into a fire plug at Market and State streets Monday night. Police said 33 year old Robert Poor of Chester was not hurt. Crews repaired the broken pipe through freezing weather.
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Chester
Robert Poor
Market
State
Pool
Parole violator Hero jailed after jewelry store holdup
FBI reports fugitive Fred Adam Opalinski alias Dr. Fred Adams, sought for parole violation in Pennsylvania, was arrested Christmas Day after intervening in a jewelry store robbery. A customer was killed and a saleswoman assaulted as Opalinski was beaten while a robber looted. Opalinski held without bond for Pennsylvania authorities.
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Mobile
Ala
FBI
Fred Adam Opalinski
Pennsylvania
Opalinski
Fred Adams
Mary E. Sherrer
Eddie Hoskins
Adams
Pittsburgh
Widow of rocket pioneer calls Apollo 8 a milestone
Esther Goddard widow of Robert H. Goddard reflects on the Apollo 8 flight as a landmark linking early liquid fueled rocket research at Clark University to modern space travel. She notes his 1926 Auburn test and decades of work, now shaping three forthcoming books on his 35 years of rocket research.
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Worcester
Mass
America
Robert H. Goddard
Esther
Cape Kennedy
Clark University
Goddard
Auburn
Air Mail
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Chicago
Joseph
David
Chester Water Service
Fred A. Opalinski
Hodges
San Diego
Calif
Pueblo
Duane D. Hodges
Creswell
Ore
Navy
Naval Reserve Training Center
Eugene
Jesse D. Hodges
Lloyd M. Bucher
Duane
United States
Glenn
Columbus
Ohio
John Glenn Jr
Stephen M. Young
James A. Rhodes
Eugene P. O’grady
Senate
Volpe
Washington
John A. Volpe
Nixon
Massachusetts
Eisenhower
Company
New York
Lindsay
City Hall
Caribbean
John V. Lindsay
Bahamas
Manila
Corazon Amurao
Alberto Atienza
Miss Amurao
San Luis
South Chicago Community Hospital
Miss Amarau
Richard Speck
Riverside
F.E.T
North 13Th Street
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