PAGE t-A HERALD AND NEWS, Klamath Flls. Ore.
Thursday, March 7, 1W.I
Doctor, Vho Revived Dead. Dies
Of Heart Ails After See-Saw Life
BERKELEY, Calif. (UPH-Dr.
Robert Cornish, 59, a biochemist
whose efforts to resurrect an
executed murderer 16 years ago
made him the center of a medi
cal, legal and moral furor, died
Wednesday.
Cornish attracted national at
tention in the 19306 when he was
able to restore dead dogs to life
in experiments at his University
of California laboratory.
He died at Herrick Hospital fol
lowing a heart attack.
.' His work made him the target
oj an antivivisectionist protect
which caused his removal from
the university where he had set
a brilliant array of academic rec
ords. He was, at the age of 22, the
youngest person to receive a doc
torate from the university. Four
years earlier, in 1922, he was'
graduated at the age of 18, at
that time the youngest graduate
and the youngest member of the
Phi Beta Kappa honorary society.
Dog Lived 18 Months
In his experiments with dogs,
he would kill the animals with
nitrogen gas and then, about five
minutes later, inject a solution
Composed of blood, heparin and
' adrenalin.
One dog named Lazarus IV lost
his sight but seemed otherwise
unaffected by his five - minute
"death." Lazarus lived another 18
months before he died of pneu
monia. Cornish, a Roman Catholic,
made several efforts to get per
mission to try his experiments on
condemned men. but was repeat
edly turned down.
He appealed to the wardens of
state prisons in Colorado and Ne
vada, where convicts were
executed in the gas chamber, but
his proposals were rejected vehemently.
Church leaders debated the mo
rality of his experiments.
In 1947 he appealed to Gov.
Earl Warren for permission to at
tempt to resurrect the remains of
Thomas H. McMonigle, 31, a sex
slayer. McMonigle had consented
to the experiment "in the interest
of science."
Request was Denied
But Cornish's request was de
nied after being shunted through
several state offices, none of
which found available authority
for a ruling on attempted resur
rection of a state ward.
Cornish's theories drew the
scoffs of doctors throughout the
country as well as the objections
of organizations such as the So
ciety for the Prevention of Cruel-
to Animals.
A psychiatrist at Johns Hopkins
University said Lazarus IV, the
dog which was brought back to
life, was simply a corpse mechan
ically reacting to stimuli.
After his unsuccessful attempt,
to try his experiments on con
victs, Cornish, a bachelor, moved
to a dilapidated tin shack in
Berkeley and turned to more
practical projects.
He marketed a dentrifrice of
his own formula, called Dr. Corn
ish's tooth powder, and made a
steam-resistant paint for turkish
baths. Later he dealt in war sur
plus goods.
Chemist Jthr. Fir.r.. a friend
and associate o Cornish, sa'iJ
Wednesday, "He not only antici'
pated the Russians in the resur
rection of animals but probably
was the first to show that death
is not necessarily provable by a
stethoscope."
Probe Asked
SALEM IUPH Sen. Dwight
Hopkins, D-lmbler, said today he
had demanded an investigation of
an incident between one of his
constituents and a La Grande city
policeman.
Hopkins said he understood the
officer took the motorist's diiver's
license away from him. Hopkins
said this was- in violation of the
law.
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Weekend Vandals Wreck
Six Auto Court Cabins
Two cases of vandalism and an
auto accident were reported by
Klamath Kails police Wednesday.
Six cabins at the Klamath Auto
Court, 2514 South Sixth Mreel,
were broken into and wrecked,
owner H. M. Mallory reported lo
police.
The vandalism, just discovered.
probably occurred over the week
end. Mallory said the rcsponsi
blcs might have been four boys
who were visiting at one of the
cabins during the weekend. Win
dows in all the cabins were brok
en and much of the furniture was
thrown around and wrecked.
No estimate of the damage was
available.
A convertible ton on a c a r
owned by Ross Frye. 1840 Gary
Street, was slashed in two spots
while the vehicle was parked in a
lot across the street from the
Esouire Theater between 7 and
10:30 p.m. Saturday.
A runaway car that was parked
in a lot at the Oregon Food Store
on Oregon Avenue rolled a half
block down the street and
slammed into a vehicle in front
of 840 Upham Street.
Robert Gary Himelwright, 323
Commercial Avenue, ran down
the street alter his car, b u t
Hotel Plunge
Kills Porter
PORTLAND UPI - A retired
porter was fatally injured when
he jumped from an upper floor of
the New Deathman Hotel Wedncs
day.
Bill Bradley, 74. Portland, died
in a hospital several hours after
being found on the concrete alley
between the hotel and t ho Para
mount Theater.
A hotel employe who found
Bradley said he told him that he
jumped from "the sixth to ninth
floor" (ire cscac.
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In the bush country of Kenya "The Lion" stands for
the Male of Males. ..taking what he wants. This is the
story of two such men ... fighting for a woman each
had loved and had to possess again ... each trying
"Only a brave man goes
after the lion... only a fool
gOC8 after the Uon mate... " to claim her child - who called them both fatherl
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couldn't catch up to it in time.
He was cited for failing to park
his car securely. It received mi
nor damage.
The parked car, owned by Har
vey R. Wenner, 840 Upham. re
ceived moderate damage in the
iccidcnt.
Motor Firm
Pact Agreed
DETROIT (UPIl - Chrysler
Corp. and a stockholders' group
headed by Detroit attorney Sol
Dann have agreed to end their
long legal battle which includes
charges . of mismanagement and
corruption and a $30 million li
bel suit.
A hearing to end the three-
year litigation will be held May
13 in a Chancery Court in Wilm
ington, Del.
Dann has agreed to drop more
tlian 20 mismanagement charges
against some of Chrysler's pres
ent and past officers, including
former President L. L. Colbert
and William C. New-berg and for
mer Chairman K. T. Keller.
Chrysler will drop a $30 mil
lion libel suit egainst Dann. And
in line with Dann's charges,
Chrysler will change ils incentive
compensation plan to require
higher corporate earnings before
executives can get earnings.
The legal battle was one of the
most publicized in financial his
tory. It started in 1!)W) when New
berg was forced to resign as pres
ident on conflict of interest charg-
Colhert stepped down in 19tSl
when Townsend and Love took
over.
Dann charged general misman
agement and accused certain of
ficials of having interest in sup
plier companies doing business
with Chrysler. He also attacked
the stock option and bonus plan
(or lop executives.
Greek Ship
Floats Free
BOSTON (LTD - A 467-foot
Greek cargo ship floated free in
high tides today nlwul four hours
afler it ran aground in 12 feet
of muddv water in Boston Harbor.
The Nvmphe tore loose from
the Deer Island flats near Logan
International Airport just as a lug
Irom the Boston Tow Btiat Co.
arrived on the scene to help pull
it free.
Earlier the skipper of the boat
had refused assistance from the
lugs.
It was not known how many
persons were aboard the craft.
A spokesman aboard the craft
reported it was in danger of sink
mg shortly alter it ran aground.
But the Coast Guard said the re
port was false and that the spokes
man had "apparently panicked."
A Boston pilot who knows thr
harbor was put aboard the boat
to assist in working it loose.
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SALEM (L'PIi Plans for twoi
technical vocational school build
ings were approved Wednesday by
the State Board of Education.
The board also extended the
uperation of the Oregon City Tech
nical Vocational School, approved
teacher internship programs at
two Oregon colleges, and deferred
action on a curriculum publica
tion, "Understanding the Nature
tf Cummunism."
The board approved the detailed
plans for the construction of a
building for the Salem Technical
Vocational School.
Plans for construction of a shop
building and laboratory building
at Southwestern Oregon College
r al'.l appro' !aa
The State Emergency Board
has obligated $223,000 for each
project.
The board approved a request
by Oregon City Supl. Edwin C.
Ditto that the Oregon City Voca
tional School continue operation
under the community college law
through June 30, 1964.
The internship programs ap
proved by the board will -involve!
students in teacher education pro-;
grams at Oregon State University
and at Eastern Oregon College.
The internship program is part
of an organized five year program
of teacher education.
Action on the teachers resource
unit on communism was delayed
lo the June meeting to give board
members more time to study the
document.
In other action today, the board
approved:
Appointment of John Maurice
Adams as consultant for veterans'
education and training and voca
tional school licensing in the State
Department of Education.
Appointment of Robert Wil
liam Demers as vocational re
habilitation counselor in Eugene.
A contract with McMinnville
No. 40 in Yamhill County to con
duct a migrant education program
during the l2-63 school year.
Consolidation of school district
61-R, Stanfield, and school district
8-R, Hermiston.
Candidate petitions for direc
tors in central Douglas County
oiniiiemled tnai iney be placed on
the 'ballot.
Weather Roundup
Temperatures
hours ending at
Astoria
Baker
Brookings
Mcdford
Newport
North Bend
Pendleton
Portland
Redmond
Salem
The Dalles
Chicago
Los Angeles
New York
San Francisco
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Washington 54 Jj
The Dalles and Hood River-
Fair and mild through Friday,
Gorge winds light and variable,
becoming easterly tt-15 in after
noon; high Friday 60-63, low 23-31.
Bend. Baker and La Grande-
Fair, some cloudiness in after
noon : high Friday 50-55; low 18-n.
Northern California: Variahtu
clouds through Friday.
Grenfell Put
On Probation
Dog Discovers
Gold Nugget
SIERRA CITY, Calif. IUPI-
Alex Ostram, 37, of Sierra City,
was in hearty agreement today
with the old adage that a man's
best friend is his dog.
Oslram told Undersheriff Jim
Hill he followed his dog to the
edge of the Yuba River and no
ticed a shiny object sticking out
of the water. It was an 8'i-ounce
gold nugget, worth about $288,
Hill said the nugget probably
was washed down from the Sierra
by the early February Hoods.
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State Senator William Grenlell of
Portland, who was convicted of
failing to remain at the scene of
a tralfic accident, was placed on
two veai'S probation Wednesday.
Circuit Judge Virgil Langtry
also levied a $250 fine against the
37-year-old ex-legislator and rec
ommended that his driver's li
cense be suspended for one year.
Grenfell, a former city lireman
and defeated candidate for Mult
nomah County commissioner, was
convicted last Friday by a Circuit
Court jury in Portland.
He was charged in connection
with a two-car accident in North
Portland last Oct. 8. Harold Jones.
61, Battle Ground, Wash., was
killed in the crash. Grenfell was
seriously injured.
Death Penalty
Hearings Set
SALEM iLPH-A public hear
ing on bills dealing with capital
punishment and abolition of the
death penally will be held at 1
p.m. March 22.
The hearings will be conducted
by the Senate Judiciary Commit-
Fnrme.'ffi-iv-ar-r-aryif-'; 'Jm Capitol fluild-
mg.
Sen. Thomas Mahoney, D-Pnrt-land,
committee chairman, said
three bills and two senate joint
resolutions will be taken up at
the hearing.
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