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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 29, 1963)
Giant Team Of Specialists Made Every By BRYCE MILLER DALLAS L'Pll-H is now possible to reconstruct in detail die events that took place in Parkland Memorial Hospital one week ago today shortly aft er President Kennedy was mor. tally wounded by an assassin's bullets. The first call came to Park land from Uie Dallas Police De partment. "The President has been six. He is on the way to Parkland." Surgical teams sprang into action. d-p in. imii avii NKU'K. Klamath Falls. Orecon Friday. November 29 i . vi i-. on ............ - .. ' V4 ':v A' ,V '-A. 1 VW .'V . S'p.!; ft M J 3iSP UP, UP AND AWAY This is one of three large evergreen trees donated lest week to the city by Carter's Market. The trees, it was decided, had become too large for decorative purposes and therefore were given to the city. One of the trees was taken by the Fire Department and was planted in front of the new fire substation on Shasta Way. Plans call for that tree to be used as a permanent Christmas tree. The other two were taken by the Parks and Recreation Department and were planted in Ki wanis Park on Kit Carson Way. Yiikkily Yak Needs Interruption By ANN LANDERS Dear Ann Landers: You are usually right but not always. I would like to challenge you v on ono issue. 3 ' You said in a k i recent column it is rude to interrupt peo spcaking, and that only a clod would cut in right in Uie middle of a sen tence. Obviously you have never lived in Louisville. All the na tive women in Uiuisvillo have been vaccinated with a phono graph needle. Tlicy have a hab it of ending every sentence with "and" which is a neat way of holding Uie floor indel initely both in person or on the teleplione and it Is just ono end less lino of yakkity yak yak yak and a person can't get a word in edgewiso and if you think ' you can change Uie subject for get it because Uiey go on and on until you could just tear your hair riglil (Hit of your head by the roots and all Uie while you are becoming more and more furious because a yes or no would have been sufficient and Uicn I pick up Uie paper and seo where Ann Landers avs it is rude to interrupt. KRIJSTRATKI) Dear Frus: I know plenty of women and men, too who have never lived In Louisville and ynu could explode hrfcire they give up the door so please don't blame one Of the loveliest rltlri In Ihe world for whut is really a human weakness and I loved your letter! Dear Ann Landers: Are we old-fashioned, as our lil-ycar-old daugliter says? Please art us straight. Or if she is Uie one who needs it, toll us and we'll set her straight. Our dauglKer's steady boy friend usually arrives anywhere from .K minutes to an hour he fore sho in ready to leave. He marches directly tipslairs and goea into her bedroom "to keep her company" while she finish es di-essing, combs her hair or puts on her make-up. Sometimes other members of the family are upstairs. We ORTTTJTRT" Now Is Ths Time to Ordr fWlllTlffii PERSONALIZED WiWwr Christmas Cards i. , JONIS' OFFICI SUPPLY f Hms.qto- - V Main Ph. TU S-4401 Dr. Charles James Cameo, a resident in surgery, was in the emergency room when a Secret Serviceman burst through the swinging doors. A second one, with a sub-machine gun cradled in his arms, was right on his heels. The first agent asked for two portable hospital carts. He called them "stretchers." One for Gov. John Connally, the oth er for the President. Carts Wheeled In In moments Uie portable carts have two younger (laughters and Uiey resent this invasion of privacy. Often, however, Uiere is no one upstairs except this 16-yenr-old and her boy friend and we don't like it. She says we are (square. Arc we ?AP PLETON, WIS. Dear Wis: A gentleman dries not go upstairs and wander around looking for his date. If this boy doesn't know bet tor and your daughter hasn't sense enough to tell htm, then as parents you should not hesi tate to tench this sipinre a few simple manners. Dear Ann Landers: Although wo have been married for a numlier of years my husband's two sisters continue to write to him at the office. Wilfred Li a busy man and reads Uie letters hurriedly, then tosses Uicm away. When his sisters come to visit at Christ mas they complain bitterly that they never hear from us. I tell them wx never hear from lliem eitlier. Then Uiey say Uiey write to tho office and that they as sume Wilfred brings the let ters home. Wilfred confesses he meant to bring the letters home but somehow he didn't get around to it. Later, when we are alone, ho tells me tlio let ters are pure drivel and he wouldn't waste my time. 1 have two broUiers but I would never Insult Uieir wives by writing to Uiem at Ihe of fice. SImhiW I come right out and tell my sisters-in-law how I feel wlien they luing up the subject in a few weeks as tliry are hound In? VIIUilMA BEACH Dear Virginia: If sonir of you readers were as frank with the people who give you trouble an you are with me, your prob lems would be solved right now. II v all means (ell your hus band's sisters If Ihrr Want re plies their letters iliev should write to the house. Tell them that you have nothing whatev er to do with oftlee mall nor do you wish to. Ann Landers will be glad to help you with your problems. Send Utcm to her in care of this newspaper enclosing a stamed. clf-addrcsscd rnvelope. were wheeled into emergency operating room No. 1. Connally was first. Tlien the President, With .Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy walking beside the cart, holding bis head, her pink suit bloody. Connally was wheeled into room No. 2, an identical 15 by 10 foot room directly across the hall. Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson walked in, hand on chest. Sen. Italph Yarborough, win had been riding in the mo torcade uilh him. was in tears. I3 Demos Halt Political Meets PORTLAND (UPP - The Oregon State Democratic party has called a moratorium on all major meetings and political a pcaranccs for the remainder of tln year, E. D. Spencer, state Democratic chairman, said to day. The action follows the nation al party policy. Ho requested that all Demo cratic organizations abide by the national policy. Silencer also announced Uie resignation of Mrs. (lone Wiley as executive secretary of t lie state organization. Mis. Wiley has accepted a position as ad ministrative assistant to the di rector of the Tarry Center for Children here. In America's darkest . . a young chaplain sounaea a battle cry that inspired his shipmates and the nation: I PRAISED THE LORD THEY PASSED THE AMMUNITION Howell M. Forgy, the Navy chap lain who shouted the words that were turned into an inspir ing battle song for the nation, recalls the dark and fateful day of December 7th, 1941 in the DECEMBER 1ST ekend JF&Jmily Wee hi ue of J j with your SUNDAY At first, some feared Johnson might have suffered a heart at, tack. The operating table in room No. 1 had been shoved out of Uie way. The doctors were mov ing so swiftly Uiey did not want to lake lime to lift the Presi dent off the cart. Inserted Tube Dr. Carrico, the first man in the room, forced an endotrach eal (breathing tube) down the President's windpipe as Dr. Malcolm Perry, an assistant professor of surgery, dashed in. Perry decided further help in breathing was needed. The first bullet had opened the windpipe. Dr. Perry inserted a tube Uirough Uie bullet hole. Dr. Charles Baxter, assistant professor of surgery and direc tor of student health science, arrived at this time. Mrs. Ken nedy still was in Uie room. Bax ter glanced at her and said "I believe you had better step out side." There were five staff mem bers hovering around 'Kennedy at Ihe time. Whenever one made an observation, the oth ers immediately agreed. Asked for Priest Mrs. Kennedy turned to a White House aide in Uie corri dor and said: "Call a priest." The aide relayed the message to Sieve Landregan, assistant to hospital administrator C. J. Price. Landregan immediately called the nearby Holy Trinity Catholic Church. More doctors rushed to Ken nedy's side. There were 15 in all. Besides Perry. Carrico, and Baxter, there were Drs. Wil liam Kemp Clark, chairman of neurosurgery; Robert McClel land, assistant professor of sur gery; M. T. Jenkins, chairman of anesthesiology; Found A. Ba shour, associate professor of internal medicine; Adolph Gie sccke, clinical associate in an esthesiology; Paul C. Peters, as sistant professor of urology; Dr. Ronald C. Jones, senior res ident in surgery; Charles Cren shaw, surgery resident; Gene Akin, anesthesiology resident; Jackie II. Hunt, anesthesiology follow; Don Curtis, oral surgery resident, and Kenneth Salyer, surgery resident. Remembered Deficiency Carrico remcmlwred reading Uiat Kennedy suffered adrenal deficiency and immediately ad ministered hydro-cortisone. Jones began a "cut-down" on Kennedy's left arm to insert a calheler a device to force more blood into a vein and keep the passage open. Curtis com pleted the same procedure on the left leg. Laclalcd Jtingcr's solution la cryslaloid solution sometimes called while blood and used un til whole blood can be obtained I was pumped in. In seconds, a technician from the blood bank arrived with "0" negative blood (universal donor) and it was started. To feed the blood faster, hand pumps were used. By now, the cart had been elevated at Uie fK)t to help the blood Ret back to the heart. Then one of Uie doctors no ticed a fnithing of the blood in the neck wxiund. "He's bubbling air," the doctor said. This means a hole in tho lung. Re-Expand Lungs Peters mid Baxter immediate ly inserted a tube into the right upper part of the chest, just lie low the shoulder, to re-expand Uie lungs ami keep them from collaiwing. Perry and Jones at the same Ume inserted a simi lar tube on the left. hour, P5""" i i r Ca . i IVeelcly copy of the r?cral5anbJlcltt;$ Effort To Doctors and nurses raced in and out. Each tune the operat ing room door opened, Mrs. Kennedy tried to look in. "What is happening." she would ask. "How is he'?' Clark, the neurosurgeon, had run all the way from the medi cal school. He was one of the last of the team to arrive. He raced through the emergency room door not more than five minutes after the President was brought in. Clark looked down at the President. The eyes were open, staring back, sightless. "His eyes are fixed and di lated," Clark said. No Hope Any first year medical stu dent knows this means that there is no hope for the pa tient. Clark had a "torpedo" honked up immediately to Ken nedy. This is a small machine with a scope that shows a heart beat in waves as a little green light travels from one side to an other. The green light moved straight across with a hopeless ly steady line. Clark looked up at Perry. "It's too late, Mac," he said. But Perry grabbed a stool, placed his knee on it to give him leverage and began giving Kennedy closed chest message using his fist in a rocking, pressing motion over Uie breast bone to provide, if possible, a B0-70 per minute beat. He and Clark took turns. A more sensitive cardiotachy scope was brought in by Bash our. This was his machine. He specializes in cardiology. Before coming to the United States, he was head of cardiology at Bei rut, Lebanon. 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