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Independent from Long Beach, California • 13

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Independenti
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Long Beach, California
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13
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a r-6 XX: Stpr u.ifjj -MINNESOTA WAS NEVER LIKE THIS i 's a-- tfk iu .1. -Story andPhotoi By. jecibout 45miflutes "when the surf vio-. lence increased. "xXDlCKEMERY Glenn started to scream.

He started throwing off his weights and his mask. eould see he was in "Re. has had-SU-lOt of-Swimming in It took the efforts of a buddy, swimmer, a fisherman, three lifeguards, two ambulance men and a team of doctors and nurseir to save the life of a SCUBA diver trapped instorm-iurfLIhursday- aftemaounear Pedroerecky-Whites-Point, -'Minnesota lakes, but -this was his first try at rough water-in the oceans -f-didnt-waht to loseliim. I grabbed one of his belts and started swimming for "When "I had pulled him close to one of the reefs, I couldn't make any more headway. The current'Was like a river against S'fislte'r- Some man in full clothes man, I.

think into thjs.bad cur- rent and grabbed Him, and we got Trim out-of the Th now unconscious Troness was giv. Glenn Arthur Troness, 23, a gym instructor, of Pasadena, told officers later at Harbor General Hospital, "The surf was so and the currents were So strong, I. panicked! The hospital treated him for swallow: ing and inhaling a lot of ocean and held him for observation and further treatment for water in his lungs, Troness got in trouble, in what lifeguards termed a storin' surf- surging -breakers and sweeping, currents resulting from a storm off Mexico. which gave a spectacular seascape to Thursdays thousands of holiday visitors at Palos Verdes Peninsula viewpoints. He -and his wife, -Judith, and -their daughter, Kadis, 27 recentCalifomla af- rivals from Minnesota, went to Whites Point with friends, Dave Charles 19, a six-foot-three, 180-pound Pasadena City College student, and Sandy.

Beckr 21 of Newhall, Jacksons girl friend. While Mrs. Troness and Miss Beck watched from shore about 1 p.m., the two men, wearing rubber suits, face masks and air tanks, swam from the reefs to deep wa- ter beyond the Jackson said they had been in die wa- en mouth-to-mouth resuscitation by a man named by lifeguards as Gerald -Smith' of 7 Los Angeles. lifeguards John Lorentzen and George Whitehead splashed through tide channels to bring oxygen equipment, and with Life-guard 'Joe Reinisch they" aided the swim-mer until he showed signs of reviving They released him to a Schaffers ambulance crew. Robert Saldana drove, yrhile William Douglas gave artificial resuscitation en route to Harbor General Hospital -There a medical team took over the chores of bringing Troness back from near death.

An hour later, groggy but conscious in a hospital bed, Troness warmly thanked his buddy swimmer, Jackson, for pulling him in through the stonpy surf; 7 GLENN TRONESS (LEFT) THANKS RESCUER Dave Jackson Helped Pull Him Ashore in San Pedro LIFEGUARDS, RESCUERS, ONLOOKERS CROWD WHITES POINT Twmty-three-year-old Gym Instructor Was-Trapped in Storm Surf 7- AFTER3URYDRDQCKJNCIDENTS Unions Go to Court SECTION Bfag B-1 FRIDAY, FEB. 23. 1968 Representatives -of nine maritime unions named in a -restraining order to halt in-. terference with the. Queen Mary drydocking operation are scheduled to appear at 9 a.m.

today before Judge Max Z. Wisot. asked They will be asked to be issued to prevent a re- peat of their activity Wednesday which prevented the Queen Mary from moving, to a Navy drydock. At that time tugboats called to move the giant liner refused to cross a float line established mions. former Cunard liner was rescheduled to be moved Thursday, but this action was delayed again possibly for a week.

when the Navy announced a destroyer coming in for emergency repairs. court action today is-. expected To add fuel to the overworked question, Is the Queen Mary a ship the maritime unions ds: show- cause why a preliminary injunction should not claim or a building, foe-eity-eontends? By BEN ZINSER Medical-Science Editor PoliceNab ted in A relatively new surgical procedure to aid a blood-de-prived heart muscle is becoming commonplace ill two Long Beach X' The operation involves rerouting of various blood vessels to convey extra blood to a blood-starved heart. It ordinarily- is employed to help the victim of angina pectoris, severe chest pain because of- inadequate blood flow to the heart muscle. book with a price of $20 shownT" AnybodyWhd'has such a Goin, and is willing -VHE-COURSE OF true love may seem' to be starting up a'dry creek, bed A Torrance man was ar- rested Thursday by Long Beach Police who staked Heart surgeons at Memorial Hospital of Long Beach have performed about 135 of the operations.

surgeons schedule one to two a week. Sometimes there may be as many as diree a weekT double amputee visits long beach veterans hospital Ewing W. Mays Chats with Vietnam Veteran Donald Jackson I ftaff nwto fey SOB IMUMWAY- in this But who knows -to part with it, aught get in -oura-, 9piciou iauto bigjor the insolent-xani- his com shop at 4004 E. nessoLa guy like Steve Anaheim, so that it may be 1 aforemen Steve, a Lone- BwcIT turned collection. armed robbery and 5ault State-senior, is betrothed to.

No doubt scattered yth intent to commit mur-' Chaley, an attractive -ny der was Joseph graduate student a the col- medallions struck off 25, of 20701 New Hamp- lege;" with hiarriage -in the Diamond Jubilee ghire -Ave-He was takea near offing. celebration in 1963. These jnt0- cygtody as he at- Ponderinga wedding to help inance tempted to drive away in The operation! which takes four to five hours, is called Vineberg" after its originator, Dr. Arthur Vineberg of Montrealr-The current technique, however, is actually a of DTvVThebergotlginalrproce-" dure. Technically, the.pperation is called myocardial revas-colarization.

It simply means performance of in operation that corrects coconary-insufficjency inadequate vblood flow to the heart muscle, because of narrowed coronary ar-, abouf St and 3:20 amu utees for Feb. 29 on die grounds x. that, the date occurs cents but the price may be I once every four yeafs and 8j)8 UP- Officers T.D. Hughes and ihatwbuldCutdowrrsub di3play jnclUdingUo.rw.C MacLyman said a atantially on -anniversary jHoouii is-on-exhibit-at market at 3356 Santa Fe The coronary arteries are those tha't poiirish the Itself. Blockage of a coronary to severely restrict blood flow, causes heart attack, -V 7- $215 gifts, see that It's ability, not dis- to keep in robbed at IsexeraUunid earlieL Cises7just hapc." The corrective operation involves an attempt to cir- 7 1 rumvent iHehIdbg-shortage ef fee ts of hef attythickenir WITen "THE question: as to By EARL GRISWOLD what- tO'r the 7 As gunmah fled he Striding down a corridor lhaf date fell IF 'through, he suggested April-- Mavs talked with Jack- Mays is on a tour of -26 of iconmary arteries.

It attempts to overcome the effects or April Fools as Magnolia Ave. Brjdgei-tn Lg at "8 BeajVstefltas -sont drawing him out about military rhWpfoTs-acrosQn appfopriate7for be built out to Pier isstiir-e7-qaP HospiUi towam. a ToomriU-, his- country, hr die yeais or substitUtt-fgrrilgfective toionaiv arteries. "Yftfl eio tunhuL1' JuJv ifueii; Somerville ptant tnr the futpre, Ifa qn: -sipce World War II, has ,7, 1 wouldnt go for that woidd like to contribute her jnd successful Fort Lauder- couraged the young man to visited hundreds of ampu- NbraTTVTiTttbergiqiei atiuirS-aie preeisely -alike, Jut- all nennnirs umvfti lIKy (OUuQkft Wm CflllD6T Mays is a tour of -26 military hospitals' across couraged the young man to. r- back to college when he bringing Jhemjyords-.

-attempt- to reprtimi vessels sc blood will go -Friday March Steve ac-- She plugs for a name ar lrl da bUSin. r--y js released from the. Iiospi-. ofencouragmentTand the heart muscle y' -cepted that, calling it BIack-. cash in- car sfter Green a reporter 'hnthnn and iiic-riytehank, anested.

messaee about amnu-7 -teesi. mile, Mays MBhaarti i titude and Hots of. A surgical instrument is used to create tiny tunnels In. veneer. Mays pragmafic'lqverpomted outrtteMhe-building-the he likes Friday if things dont work out, 'he wont new bridge.

will eventually have blown the whole leadDr. Dumbarton, like- 7 weekend! Scotch. HeTltS Home Oil This daughter -of Scot- wnTH abigcoinshow on th the the Auditorium, it 1 City has overlooked oul. Scotlands place in the appropriate to "We ran just a small ad foe Heart muscle, lntflrthese tunnels are implanted the ends of the new arteries. the Sometimes extra aid is provided by removing "TTlf I i "thlt counts, not the physical disability.

7 Ewing Mays. 50. who A Mays, gged at the cuff had jus? arnvedat the hos- of hw trousers, pulling it dip pital from an early morning hs round of golf, said that Then he pulled bp foe putees "dont want sympa other pants leg to shpw foe thy, but an opportunity for other artificial, limb, a job. owns; a company that deals in-foe sale of ballpoint- pas. From foe profits of his.

business, he finances his pwq tours and his work-to help foe handicapped. spleen and adding an iqgplant of foe splenicartery. The outer portion of the heart muscle sometimes abraded with a rasp a procedure that permits (nos-blood to seep into foe heart muscle. Sometimes the surgeon takes blood-rich tissue from the abdomen -r foe omentum and grafts it-around foe that LB. has some coins of its own and sMre that Mary story.

She also reports that the Daughters of Scotia, a big-organization, would like to hold its .1971 convention on the things can be worked out: Mays, who goes over big' on. and" danced' about 'rihis personal appearances heart muscle. The technique acts to redistribute blood K6m a ahi ddi V1 boys 18 and 19 years old khee from foe. blast of a x0 one Vietnam veteran. (This new blood vessels-tothe heart.) --7 Or foe surgeori may enhance blood distribution by to rent: our unjimished home in Lakewood and we rented it the very first day.

We had just jots and lots of' calls, says. Mrs. Gdbriel Sobelman, 104 Princeton Seal Beach. 1 Lots aftd lots of calls and-lots and jots of success 1 is the, usukl story with Independent, Press-Telegram Classified Ads. To place yours, caU HE 2-5959; from Bellflower.TO 6-1721: from ak wo 3-0764; from Garda Grove, JE arp pretty valuable.

In the Pacific Southwest Exposition was held here, dozen or so large, solicL silver medallions were struck off for presentation to VIPs. These are so rare, theyre "valued at around $150. I knopr ot the. location of only one. Iti in a collection wmch a local citizen is gathering for eventual presentation to the city, Now we move to 1949, which some may remember mOre 'cleariy.

niaf year something called Centen- -nial. Days was held here. 1 Tor this, event, there was off copper Rjece about the size of dollar. On one side iLbeareythe. -210mm shell in Sicily where had lost, a leg all foe who have come, back lie.

was serving as a staff. way Up to the hip, Mays rom Vietnam missing one sergeant with the Rangers brought words of hope. He in-World War IL fold of a friend with foe 'These boys don't want same sympathy, he said. But. He arid his only complaint is that he' has io run to keep up with that: leg.

Maya said. Its got a spring action io that when he sets the other foot dojyn, -the artificial limb moves in a forward motia, and aPprached Donald what he means when JadtSOB; of Los Angdes, 23- he say. to ruh to there are, less placing pericardial fat from foe heart wrapping, oh top of foe -Some surgeons reroute an artery called foe gastroepiploic instead of using an "internal mammary artery. Some have also tried a shunt technique grafting a piece of saphenous vein, from a leg, between foe aorta (foe great artery) and foe heart muscle, 7 Doctors still are debating whither this type of sur- -gery prolongs life. 7" It hant been proved, says one Long; Beach sur geon.

Somesayyes. Butits just an impression. Theres no question that foe operaton can provide re-lief from the pain.of angina; -r-C. The relief may be immediate. In some instances, how- 1 1 1 fM a HRIFTWOOD- Rev.

7 Pqjil McBride of the Eastside Christian Church, found a note in the collection- box: Once In the morning- doesTt' the Green Phantom. Fellow-giving a speech about France at a nearby Rotary Club titled his talk, De-Gaulles tones. San Pe- ttro Elks have slated an 8-day calendar of special, events celebrating the of -thq lodges-. $100,000 new clubhouse 9,265 Enrollment at Cal State Fullertott' accident-, ever, several maths are required for maximum improve- The spring semester' enrollment of California. State College at Fullerton totals located at748 Cumbre Dr.

words, Shbortn Lyhchin startlMarch 18 -777- Hanging This Hear Mac Epley a Radio, year-old Marine who became a double" funputee 9,265, nrpamihg riie 9200 -when he stepped on a mine I dont kid myself, and I estimate made by Ralph near Dan Nag Vietnanu dont kid Mays told for production, I cap give -heart mhscle. Bigdow, director of admit- Jackson put down, foe bar the reporter. I lay it on the' as good a days work, as, Research dealing with; this hew heart operaton has lions and bells he was using in exer-7 line, and try to get theoLfo anytxidy dse. been funded locally ly the Long Beach Heart Associatfon van ug listed; and pictured in foe at JJO wen jv.V i inost authoritative coin sa I'- -t? a 1 vt 'r. 4 i.

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