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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON
American Red Cross Conducts Research
Research which will open
doors to new uses for blood
products and increase the ef
fectiveness of present blood
service is being carried on in
tensively along several lines by
the American Red Cross Blood
Program.
The importance of one phase
of Red Cross blood research was
dramatically demonstrated re
cently, local Red Cross officials
noted.
A 13-year-old Bronx girl, suf
fering from a condition in which
her body was destroying its own
red blood cells, required an op
eration to save her life. Mary
Ann's spleen, the organ that dis
poses of discarded red cells, had
to be removed.
Blood transfusions would be
necessary during and after sur
gery. But the patient had anti
bodies that reacted with the
blood factor "e," which most
persons have in their blood. Only
two person in 100 have Mary
Ann's group and type, O'positive
blood without the "e" factor.
Screening Bloods
For three years, the Red Cross
has been screening bloods for
rare factors and antibodies.
Some 50 of these are known and
have been identified. More than
10,000 bloods have been ex
amined by more than 20 tests
each, to determine the precise
blood types.
Complete information has been
recorded on computer punch
cards and automated filing
methods are now used for ob
taining the information.
So when Mary Ann Simeone's
physician asked the Red Cross
for 3 units of O'positive blood
without the "e" factor, a tele
phone call was flashed to the
Red Cross western division re
search laboratory in Los An
geles, where the rare blood file
is maintained. Cards popped
rapidly out of the machine and
the three donors were located
in Los Angeles and other cities.
Blood Was Collected
The blood was collected in
those places and sped on its way
to New York. A report, a few
days after the operation, was
that Mary Ann's condition was
"very good."
Similarly, a Washington hos
pital sent a hurry call to the Red
Cross for blood with the rare
type cellano-negative. A young
molher had developed antibodies
to this factor, not detectable at
that time, and reacted to a
transfusion given her after a
Cacsarean.
A technologist in the Red
Cross research laboratory in
Washington got the request at 4
o'clock one afternoon. He called
the laboratory in Los Angeles
and technicians got busy at the
On the Air
By ELEANOR WIESE
Among the staggering number
of problems to face President
Lyndon B. Johnson in the next
year will be that of sharpening
his debating technique and pol
ishing his television image be
cause the networks are deter
mined to present presidential
candidate debates on radio and
television in 1064.
There has been general recog
nition of the interest created by
and the value of the broadcast
debates of 1060, but questions
have been raised about their
format, or program style.
In an effort to refine tho for
mat of these televised encoun
ters and make them even more
effective in assisting the Ameri
can voter to make an informed
choice, the American Political
Science Association is at pres
ent conducting a study under a
grant from tho National Broad
casting Company.
This professional organization
devoted to the Btudy of govern
ment and politics requested na
tional and state party chairmen,
Congressmen and governors to
submit Iheir proposals for ways
of Improving the presidential de
bates. The more Ihnn 400 recom-
mcndolfons received are now
being sludied by an APSA com
mittee headed by Dr. Carl J,
Friedrlch, Eaton professor of
science and government at Har
vard. Other members of the special
committee are Peter Odegard,
professor of political science,
University of California at Ber
keley; Harold Laswell, professor
of law and political science,
Yale University; Richard Ncu
stadt, professor of government,
Columbia University; Elmo Ro
per, senior partner, Elmo Roper
and Associates; Gcrhart Wiche,
rlnsn of Ihn Chnnl nf Pnhlln Itn.
lations and Commitment ions,
Boston University; and Charles
A. H. Thompson, Rand Corpora-
tion.
The question of equal time ;
provisions for all candidates has
si ill (n he resolved by Congress.
Two objections are typically
made to outright repeal of the
equal time requirement thai
broadcasters may unfairly favor
one principal candidate over
another and that rising minority
parties may be frozen out of
broadcast access to the public.
Regardless of what action is
taken by Congress concerning
the equal time requirement, it is
fairly certain restrictions will be
suspended for presidential and
.vice presidential candidates as
they were in UHiO. And debates
seem to be the method preferred
by television networks to present
these candidates to the public.
Just what method might be
preferred by t h e candidates
themselves probably will never
be known.
BEST ON RECORD, 10 p.m.
Sunday KMED-TV. Past winners
of the recording industry's
Grammy Awards for outstand
ing performances will appear
Frank Sinatra; Peter, Paul and
Mary; Sammy Davis Jr.; Bing
Crosby; Mahalia Jackson; Tony
Bennett and many others.
THE SOVIET WOMAN, 10
p.m. Tuesday KMED-TV. Ma
dame Khrushchev is interviewed
as part of a study of the results
of 45 years of Russian women's
equality with men. Their chang
ing attitudes and how they live,
dress, work, relax and regard
themselves are pictured.
computer. It revealed donors
with the right blood in Los An
geles and other cities.
Flown To Washington
Phone calls brought the donors
to the Red Cross blood centers
in those cities; their blood was
taken and flown to Washington.
It arrived at National Airport by
3:20 a.m. the next day, less than
12 hours after receipt of the
original request, the Red Cross
noted.
The woman recovered, and
plans to donate blood as soon as
her physician says it is safe.
Her blood will be frozen for long
time preservation, to be avail
able for transfusion to another
patient.
Long - time preservation o f
blood by freezing, a major effort
of the Red Cross blood research
program, is still in its experi
mental stages. Its objective now
is to establish a method of pres
ervation by which the blood will
be entirely safe for human use.
Encouraging Results
One method, using glycerol
sucrose as the additive to pro
tect the red cells during freezing
and liquid nitrogen as the refrig
erant, has given encouraging re
sults in investigations thus far.
In experiments already conduct
ed, as little as 3 per cent of the
red cells have been lost during
freezing and thawing processes,
with 90 per cent of the red cells
circulating normally 24 hours af
ter transfusion. This approaches
the rate of cell survival of 90 to
95 per cent in transfused fresh
blood at 24 hours.
Blood program officials say
that evidence indicates this is
an exceptionally efficient pro
cess. Current experiments are
aimed at adapting the procedure
to an economical method of rap
id processing in large quantities.
Jackson County residents will
have an opportunity to partici
pate in the Red Cross blood pro
gram when the Bloodmobile vis
its Medford from 2 to 6 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 9, and again from
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday,
Dec. 10. The Bloodmobile will
be located at the Elks Club in
Ashland Wednesday afternoon.
'New Beginning' Is
Subject of Program
Programs entitled "The New
Beginning," which will explore
the problems and prospects of
the recent change in adminis
tration of United States govern
ment, will be presented over
KYJC on Monday, Dec. 9, and
Wednesday, Dec. 11, at 8:15
p.m. and 8:59 p.m. respectively.
The two special programs
will be carried through the fa-
pilitinc nf thf PRK npws Hivi- !
sion. The programs will exam
ine the abilities and techniques
of President Lyndon B. John
son, giving the world reaction
to his position and the political
impact of the change.
Participating will be CBS
news correspondents, members
of Congress, prominent citizens
and professional experts, ac
cording to spokesmen.
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MR. MAGOO'S CHRISTMAS
CAROL, 7:30 p.m. Friday
KMED-TV. We first saw this
cartoon version of Dickens'
"Christmas Carol" last vear.
Mr. Magoo, of course, portrays
bcroogc.
HOB HOPE COMEDY SPE
CIAL, 8:30 p.m. Friday KMED
TV. Old pros and pals, Bob
Hope and Bine Crosby, insult
each other and Peter, Paul and
Mary sing their hit recording "If
I Had A Hammer."
TWILIGHT ZONE, 9:30 p.m.
Friday KBES-TV. Patrick
O'Neal plays an aging man who,
made miserable by his selfish
young wife, takes a shot of
youth serum.
A Tribute to ... .
Shriners Throughout
Oregon!
Although primarily a fun and fellowship
organization, the Ancient Arabic Order,
Nobles of the Mystic Shrine is also dedi
cated to widespread humanitarian work.
Shriners Hospitals for Crippled Children
is one of America's finest programs, and
Hillah Temple's participation in this un
dertaking is an important one. One of
the fine children's hospitals is located in
Portland, a source of real pride to Shriners
throughout Oregon. We salute Oregon's
two great Shrine temples Al Kadar of
Portland and southern Oregon's H i 11 ah 1
Medford Pharmacy
101 North Central, Corner 6th
772-6253
We Salute Our Town!
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ALL AMERICA WANTS TO
KNOW. 3 p.m. Sunday KIIOY
AM and FM radio. "Our Karial
Revolution," a documentary
based on the article "Negroes
Are Moving tip the Job Ladder"
In December's Reader's Digest
Is a study of how better jobs
are opening In American indus
try and business for trained and
qualified Negroes.
WILD KINGDOM, 5 p.m. Sun
day KMED-TV. Commonly held
notions about animals arc tested
to see If they arc fact or fancy.
TWENTIETH CENTURY, 6
p.m. Sunday KBES-TV. "Ver
dun: End of the Nightmare"
tells the story of the long and
costly World War I battle. Origi
nal music was composed by
Morton Gould.
ED SULLIVAN, 8 p.m. Sunday
KBES-TV. The 1963 All-America
Football Team, selected by the
American Football Coaches As
sociation, will appear. Vern
Burke of Oregon State is Ail
American end Also appearing
are Ginger Rogers and Sophie
Tucker,
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