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...leagues. Lombardi, a gregarious but incomprehensible figure, slit his throat. And Campanella, who might well have become the first black manager in major-league baseball, was paralyzed from the waist down in a 1958 automobile accident (last week he was rushed to the hospital with a serious lung congestion stemming from his paralysis...
...magic mountain may have taken offense at these pettifoggeries, because more ill fortune fell on the expedition. When Dr. Herrligkoffer returned, he suffered either a mild heart attack or pulmonary edema. Then the Italian, Leo Breitenberger, suffered a lung seizure, which was followed by a mental breakdown. Austrian Werner Haim sustained a severe leg injury, and several others fell ill. That left only two Austrians and the three British, who spent more time arguing over who was to lead than in actual climbing. The British quit in disgust, and soon the remaining Austrians were forced down by inclement weather...
Died. Dan Blocker, 43, Hoss Cartwright on TV's Bonanza series for 14 years; of a blood clot in the lung following surgery; in Inglewood, Calif. A former high school teacher, Blocker spent two knockabout years in Hollywood before getting a regular job as the Cartwright family's oversized middle son. The show became one of TV's most successful horse operas (400 million viewers in 84 countries) and made Blocker a millionaire...
...circulatory system. Colonel Gerald Klebanoff of Wilford Hall Air Force Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas, attempted the pioneering procedure af-ter Olson had been in a coma for three days and showed no indications of reviving. Klebanoff and his team hooked the unconscious airman to a conventional heart-lung machine that pumped the toxic blood from his body. In place of the blood they introduced a clear salt solution that cooled Olson's body to 85°. This reduced the brain's need for oxygen and hence guarded against damage while the treatment progressed. The solution also...
Died. Bruce Cabot, 68, who saved Fay Wray from her simian captor in the 193 3 film classic King Kong; of lung cancer; in Woodland Hills, Calif. Though he alternated between playing heroes and heavies during the early part of his 40-year film career, Cabot eventually settled down to a routine of bad-guy supporting roles in shoot...