World’s first self contained artificial heart implanted
A patient in Louisville received the Abiomed AbiCor device in a seven hour operation at Jewish Hospital making the first human implantation of a self contained artificial heart. The two pound pump runs without external wires and uses a battery pack worn outside the body with an internal back up for about 30 minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tou Sutton
University of Louisille
Jewish Hospital
David Faxon
American Heart Association
Roben Higgins
Medical College of Vargumia
Richmond
Abiomed Inc
Danvers
Mass
Laman Gray
Robert Dowling
AbioCor
John Watson
National Heart Lung and Blood Institute
David M. Lederman
Bsomed
Louisville
Kentucky
Philly weighs in on 76 tons of fun weight loss drive
Naomi Williams, a 45 year old lawyer, won the campagn's top prize after shedding 81 pounds from 240 to 159. Louise Bungy also dropped to 154 from 205. The city partnered with the 76ers for a five month effort to curb excess eating and boost exercise with weigh ins and corporate and restaurant support. Mayor John Street spoke of turning from heavy to fit as he also shared a personal weight loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joann Loviglio
Tne
Associated Press
Philadelphia
Naomi Williams
Willams
Williams
Louise A. Bungy
Men's Fitness Magazine
Philadelphia 76Ers
Tamoxifen reduces new breast cancer risk but raises aggression risk
Researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle report that tamoxifen lowers overall recurrence risk but a new cancer is five times more likely to be aggressive. The study highlights the need for drugs effective against tumors resistant to tamoxifen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Seattle
Report Shows Motorcycle Deaths Rise for Second Year
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration released a study Tuesday showing 2,472 people were killed in motorcycle accidents in 1999, the largest number of fatalities since 1991. It was the second year of rising deaths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
National Highway Transportation Safety Administration
Pa mayor and 5 others to stand trial in race riot death
York Pa judge ordered Mayor Charlie Robertson and five white men to stand trial for the slaying of Lillie Belle Allen, a black woman shot during a 1969 race riot. Robertson, a former police officer, was arrested in May and charged as an accessory before the fact for allegedly distributing ammunition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
Charlie Robertson
Lillie Belle Allen
14 year old dies at Arizona boot camp tragedy
Anthony Haynes of Phoenix died at the America's Buffalo Soldiers Re-enactors Association camp near Buckeye Arizona. Reports say troubled youths faced forced matches tight discipline and a diet of an apple carrot and beans daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anthony Haynes
Phoenix
Buckeye
News Seaace
Immigrants Learn Citizenship Rules Ahead Of Fourth of July
Arlington immigrants attend Bill Scouton s class to study for INS naturalization tests. A student misanswers historic presidents, then learns Jefferson is correct. As Independence Day nears, thousands more seek citizenship through July ceremonies, with interviews, English tests, and oath pledges outlined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Scouton
America
Felicia Basoah
Accra
Ghana
Scouton
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Abraham Lincoln
Franklin Roosevelt
Thomas Jefferson
U.S
Ellis Island
New York
USS Constitution
Boston
Jefferson
Monticello
Space Needle
Seattle
United States of America
INS
The
Associated Press
Arlington
Immigrant Citizens Test Prep and Local Stories
A sample U S citizenship test questions and answers cover flags world wars presidents Congress and rights. The piece also follows Zhour Elmouaftak Okedey and Scouton a retiree volunteer guiding learners about roles and the vice presidency amid practice sentences.
Founding documents pulled from public view for two years
The National Archives will close the rotunda at 6 p.m. EDT with the Declaration of Independence, Constitution, and Bill of Rights lowered into a vault for a two year period. The documents will be transferred to a laboratory near College Park, Maryland, for close examination after the holiday, due to deteriorating glass shielding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Archives
Sub
Urban College Park
Deal for spy Plead ity and you'll live
Ex agent Robert Hanssen reached a plea agreement with the government to confess to espionage, sparing him from the death penalty. He will plead guilty to multiple counts and receive a life sentence, with his FBI pension and assets designated for his family. The deal requires full cooperation detailing secrets sold to Russia since 1985, including thousands of pages and identities of double agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
FBI
Robert Hanssen
Hanssen
Prson
Preston Burton
Moscow
United States
KGB
Felix Bloch
Foreign Service
Bloch
Also Mentioned on This Page
Doctors
Mike Chambers
Nenral
Abromec Inc
Philly
City
John F. Street
Gerien. Wetslus
Syracuse Yacht Sales
Dent
Arizona
News
Syracuse
Dragon
Recs
Congress
Martin Luther King Jr
Germany
Italy
Japan
House of Representatives
Washington, D.C
Patrick Henry
George Washington
Zhour Elmouaftak Okedey
Morocco
Dick Cheney
Okeney
Cheney
By Pete Yost
Louis Freeh
Capitol Hill
Bureau
House
Judiciary Committee
Justice Department
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!