Transplants Performed on Romania Border by Soviet Troops
A UPI report from Houston details a brigade of surgeons performing the world’s most ambitious transplant operation. They harvested the heart kidneys and one lung from Nelva Lou Hernandez 20 and transplanted them to four recipients led by Dr. Michael DeBakey. Two recipients greeted their spouses afterward as the team of 70 to 75 medical staff completed the procedure.
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Houston
UPI
Michael Debakey
Nelva Lou Hernandez
William J. Whaley
Hernandez
William C. Carroll
Carroll
Robert C. Mckee
Palo Alto
Calif
Stanford
Norman E. Shumway
Stanford University
California
McKee
William Sample
Menlo Park
Earthquake in Iran Kills Thousands, Tremor Weakens
A major quake in eastern Iran near Khaf measured 7.8 on the Richter scale, burying at least 3,000 people and potentially rising. Officials report 250 bodies recovered with thousands missing as rescue teams sweep more than 100 villages across 60,000 square miles. The epicenter was near Khaf, about 175 miles south of Meshed, and shocks lasted over four minutes as rescuers search rubble.
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Tehran
Iran
UPI
Soviet Union
Khaf
Meshed
Czech Interior Minister Resigns Under Soviet Pressure
Prague reports Josef Pavel resigned as Minister of the Interior after refusing to work with Soviet secret police amid Kremlin influence in occupied Czechoslovakia. The Central Committee met in emergency session to discuss leadership reshuffles under Moscow guidelines and Pavel was replaced by Jan Pelnar.
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Prague
UPI
Josef Pavel
Kremlin
Czechoslovakia
Pavel
Czechoslovak Communist Party
Czechoslovak Socialist Republic
Jan Pelnar
West Bohemian
Alexander Dubcek
Moscow
National Assembly
Josef Smrkovsky
Oldrich Cernik
Prague Radio
Cesimir Cisar
Josef Sacek
Cisar
Frantisek Kriegal
Warning Over Soviet Forces in Central Europe
The United States warned that the Soviet Union has upended the central European military balance by massing troops against Czechoslovakia and possibly Romania. U S officials said allied security actions are under review as Western defenses note over 600000 Soviet troops mobilized in the Czechoslovak occupation.
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Washington
United States
Soviet Union
Europe
Czechoslovakia
Romania
State Department
U. S
Dean Rusk
Anatoly F. Dobrynin
Johnson
Dobrynin
Rusk
Department
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Brussels
Alliance
Montagnards and Green Berets seize hill from North Vietnamese
UPI reports U.S. Army Green Berets leading Montagnard tribesmen charged up a 200 foot hill near Quang Ngai, capturing it from North Vietnamese regulars who had used the height for heavy artillery. Casualties were described as heavy on the North Vietnamese side with no figures for either side. A direct hit on a Green Beret team hut killed five Americans and wounded another. U.S. jet bombers and napalm supported the assault as allies taunted by the defenders earlier in the battle.
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Saigon
UPI
Green Berets
An Thanh
Lamb
U.S
Green Beret
Quang Ngai
North Vietnam
Mekong
Sign On Door At Atomic Energy Lab: Gone Fission
A short note appeared on the entrance of an atomic energy laboratory reading Gone Fission. The message signals a departure or mystery at the facility, with no further details provided about cause or consequences.
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Atomic Energy Laboratory
RIOT TORN OHIO CALIFORNIA MINNESOTA SPREADS VIOLENCE
United Press International reports rising violence in three states as angry crowds smash, stone, and firebomb in Lima and Springfield Ohio Berkeley California and St Paul Minnesota. A white woman driver collisions with three Negro cars triggered unrest. police faced rocks, bottles, tear gas, and a fatal shooting of a officer in St Paul. Six Negroes arrested.
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United Press International
Ohio
California
Minnesota
Lima
Christian Morris
Springfield
St. Paul
Minn
Berkeley
Calif
University of California
U S Envoy Is Buried After Guatemalan Killing
UPI reports Ambassador to Guatemala John Gordon Mein was buried in Washington after a Wednesday murder in Guatemala City by left wing terrorists. The 54 year old, praised for serenity, was mourned by about 400 attendees including his widow Elizabeth Ann Clay and their children. A family friend eulogized him as a gentle person whose death by violence was deeply ironic.
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Washington
UPI
Guatemala
John Gordon Mein
Guatemala City
Elizabeth Ann Clay
David
Eric
Marilyn
Gordon
Labor Sees Uphill Right for Humphrey
Labor leaders warn a Nixon lead could spell a tough year for Humphrey as polls show 45 percent to 29 percent. They fear anti-labor bills in Congress and stress manpower over cash, with unions preparing to mobilize members and families to vote while remaining defensive and divided.
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White House
Richard M. Nixon
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