45 Year Old Man Looks Forward to Second Birthday
Stanford resident Sasha Gilien, 45, recalls his heart transplant as he approaches the third anniversary of the operation. He plans a “second birthday” Feb 8 and credits followups and Stanford care for his survival while continuing writing and family life.
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Los Angeles
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Stanford University Medical School
Pope Criticizes Italy Divorce Law After Asia Trip
Pope Paul VI spoke from his apartment window to over 50,000 in Vatican City, criticizing Italy’s new divorce law as unhappy and unacceptable, while he called the knife attack in Manila isolated and without negative results. The measure, opposed by the Catholic Church, was passed by parliament a week earlier during his absence.
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Vatican City
Paul VI
Manila
Italy
Mystery Ticking Predicts Family Tragedy in Hampshire Home
Martin Law of Bournemouth recalls a ticking in a bedroom wall that began two months before his grandmother suddenly died. He says the noise stopped after her death and remains unexplained, leaving questions about a possible warning.
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England
Martin Law
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Clarke Countryside Christmas Weekends Across Town
Weekend events include races in Clarke County, a trip to Front Royal for a Christmas Flower Show, and a Christmas party at Rose Cottage Fairfield hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Richardson with cocktails and buffet. Greenway Garden Club held a Christmas party and auction at Millwood Country Club with hopes of annual status. Numerous social visits and holiday gatherings featuring local families, hunts, and university returnees fill the weekend.
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Rose Cottage
Fairfield
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Kenneth Levi
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Greenway Garden Club
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Mary Clayton Noyes
Susan Meade Lee
Mary Page Glascock
Robert J. Funkhouser
St. James Church
Leesburg
England
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Abram Hewitt
Henry Godfrey
David McDonald, Sr
Springfield
Godfreys
University of New Mexico
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Locus Hill Farm
Nancy B. Young
M. Tyson Gilpin, Jr
Lakeville
Richard Byrd
Rosemont
Linwood Holton
Carl Hurnelsine
Colonial Williamsburg
Carter’s Grove Plantation
James Simpson
Windfield
Robert Harbaugh
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Tire rotation guidance from Owens-Corning Fiberglas
A report from Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corporation advises rotating tires every 5000 miles to ensure even wear and extend tire life.
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New York
Owens-Corning Fiberglas 'Corporation
Soviet Defense Budget Holds Steady for 1971
The Soviet Union set a 1971 defense budget at 17.9 billion rubles, 19.8 billion dollars, unchanged from 1970, while total spending rose to 160.8 billion rubles. Officials noted defense consumes about 11 percent of the budget, with some military costs folded into nondefense items. Industrial output rose 8 percent in 1970, though planners urged faster adoption of new technology. Wages averaged 126 rubles monthly.
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France
Vasily Garbuzov
Supreme Soviet
Soviet Union
Garbuzov
Nikolai K. Baibakov
Economic Planning Commission
Baibakov
Virginians Driven Louisiana Purchase Under Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson, a Virginian president, led the national effort to acquire the Louisiana Territory. Fellow Virginian James Monroe helped finalize the treaty with France, completing the purchase.
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Louisiana Purchase
Thomas Jefferson
James Monroe
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