21 Dec 1967
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Newspaper
The Gastonia Gazette
Location
Gastonia, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1967
Page
1
A long readers’ Q and A column covers county life topics in Gastonia. Questions include employee life insurance viability, visiting limits at Billawre House, ABC store job salaries and hiring rules, Camp Fire Girls inquiries, local weight loss clubs, recipe corrections, and adoption welfare considerations.
Dist Atty Kim Garrison charges Elgar Eugene Bradley of North Hollywood with conspiring to murder President John F Kennedy. Bradley denies any role in the Dallas assassination. another suspect, Clay Shaw, awaits trial. Garrison has led a long Kennedy probe, criticizing the federal investigation.
Gaston County commissioners authorize expanding the Rural Police to 41 officers, with a full-time force of 58 planned later. Chief W D Brooks says civil service exams guided the hires while Norman Pamyenke’s study supports one-man patrols in six townships and round-the-clock coverage. Training will occur at Gaston College with postings on Jan 2.
The case recounts the first human heart transplant attempt in South Africa. Sundy African grocer Wesley Washkansky received a donor heart on December 3 but died after 18 days due to rejection and infection. The article notes the experiment’s partial failure and the unknowns in heart physiology and transplant science.
David C. Thompson, 29, received the American Red Cross highest honor for saving his wife, a cousin, and another couple and their child from drowning at Topsail Beach last summer. The ceremony featured a certificate of merit signed by President Jolson, presented at a dinner last night.
Childrens carol singing in Butte, Montana, aims to raise pennies for holiday gifts as copper miners strike. Families face hunger with 50,000 copper mines idle across Montana Utah Nevada and Arizona. A pregnant Mrs Gustavsen and other strikers cope amid omitted nego tiations and local aid efforts.
Louis Washkansky, the first human heart transplant recipient, died in Cape Town at 53 after five days of lung complications seven weeks after the historic operation. Doctors sought to determine if infection or rejection caused the decline as the team led by Prof. Christian Barnard considered future transplants next year.
The Lincolnton area outlines a major recreation budget totaling millions as part of a Lie feature. Details are on Page 1B. The report notes mobile home purchases rose beyond new home construction in Gaston County during the year and lists local municipalities preparing for Christmas closures.
Community groups list meetings and events for the week including the United Appeal executive committee, Chamber of Commerce, Sunday School classes, and a Christmas party at the Home Demonstration Center. Local churches and clubs schedule tours and gatherings through Friday and Sunday with ongoing activities.
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