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...Willem Oltmans...
...Lockheed. Although the commission found no proof that Bernhard actually received the $1.1 million that Lockheed allegedly paid him, the Dutch parliament last week somberly debated whether the 65-year-old royal consort should be prosecuted. A tiny left-wing faction favored prosecution. But Protestant Anti-Revolutionary Party Leader Willem Aantjes summed up the views of many: "History shows the faithfulness of the House of Orange toward The Netherlands. Let us now show the loyalty of Holland toward Orange." The chamber voted overwhelmingly against prosecution...
...Lockheed scandal may prove to be the worst thing to happen to the Dutch monarchy since Parliament took over effective governing power from King Willem II in 1848. More and more Dutchmen are wondering whether their much beloved Queen Juliana will abdicate in the wake of accusations that her husband, Prince Bernhard, took $1.1 million from Lockheed to influence government decisions regarding the Starfighter jets used by the Dutch air force. Should that happen, the monarchy would fall to Juliana's daughter Beatrix, 38, and her husband. Prince Claus...
...Sergeant. A key anti-Bernhard propagandist is Willem Oltmans, a freelance journalist. Oltmans' chumminess with Soviet diplomats in The Hague has aroused the curiosity of The Netherlands' FBI, the BVD (Binnenlandse Veiligheidsdienst). Many believe that his anti-Bernhard allegations are part of a well-orchestrated program to swing public opinion in favor of abdication. Said one Dutch official: "If the KGB is not behind the campaign, then at least they must be delighted in Moscow...
Still, the suitcase kidney is only an interim solution. Doctors hope ultimately for a machine so small and efficient that it would be inconspicuous when worn. The University of Utah's Dr. Willem Kolff, inventor of the original dialysis machine, reports progress toward that goal. He and his collaborators have developed an 8-lb. machine dubbed WAK (for wearable artificial kidney) that lets a patient walk around periodically during dialysis while it is hung from a shoulder band or strapped to the chest...