European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 29, 1962, Darmstadt, Hesse Thl stars and stripes Friday june 29, 1962 /5f Iva try researchers " j checkout it Point cares who arrived from the United states to a four week training session in Europe seek oat pc Btl Brg gent Shine Maln airibase.nearryrankfnrt�68 1 assigned to 7th army Berlin brigade. 1f"r if to 1 f a l a h i Chicago a the . Nav tissue Bank at Bethesda md.," is investigating methods by which whole body organs can be or served i n d e Fin it Al y in a deep freeze state it Comdr r. B. Gresham Cloirec Lor of the tissue Bank department said the Prim Ary task an d greatest research Effort of the Bank is the Long term preservation of 1 i i n tissue possibly whole organs. Achievement of this goal would make ready a vast s u p p 1 y of 5or.kttble material if medical Wienke is Bres its expected break through Jyh transplanting Organ from one person to another. Gresham told the annual meet ing of the Atner Icah medical association Here the Bank has sue ices fully preserved up to eight weeks live skin Bone marrow another living tissue the research so far has indicate that slow freezing g and rapid thawing rates Jare the most Satis factory for. Preserving complicated living cells. M e die a i scientists have made slow but steady Progress in years of efforts to transplant organs and the technique has been successful on identical twins. The chief obstacle is the refusal of a living body to accept tissue different from its own. The trans planted tissue stimulates an anti body response that eventually Over Powers and kills it. However researchers have demonstrated that antibody response can be dulled by various approaches i n c i u d i n g radiation and Navy tissue Bank Gresham said uses freeze drying to preserve one skin connective tissue membrane and cartilage obtained from cadavers. He said this mate rial which no longer has growth potential but still has clinical uses May he stored successfully for More than 10 years. Various living tissue can be kept alive for a Short time when maintained in a nutrient medium afew degrees above freezing he added. Gresham gave this account of the Bank s research ice Crystal formation if the chief obstacle. Re blood Celis survive very rapid freezing but the process kills More complicated cells. A Quarter of a Century of trial and error has shown that the most s a Tiff a the . Air Force s thunderbird a will open their 10th season As the official Usan demonstration team next year flying a now and More powerful tactical fighter the re Public f105 thin kerchief. Include Don their 1963 itinerary is a visit to Europe and Safe f105 is powered by a Pratt and Whitney j75 Turbojet with afterburner developing some 26,000 pounds thrust at full throttle. The thunderbird will be the first Aerial demonstration team to per form with a Mach two Jet. Although the kids is capable of speeds in excess of 1,400 m.p.h., the thunderbird will modify thei Aerial performance to demonstrate the Jet s special capabilities Forlaw Altitude close formation slow Speed Maneule ability associate with t a and Safe s close air support Mission in support of. Battlefield thunderchief was designed for the tactical air come s role i support of surface forces. Two Solo aircraft will be used to demonstrate High Speed performance and Maneule ability use Din Surprise attack of enemy ground forces and engaging enemy thunderbird will begin their transition to the new jets after c o m p 1 e t i n g their 196? 1963 season also Wilt see the thunderbird taking a More Active International role with the Long Range f105. The team will visit Europe next year and conduct demonstrations similar to those Given last Winter in Central and South America. Hazard duty medal struck Washington up tens of thousands of american servicemen will be eligible for a new Campaign medal designed to recognize Haz ardous duty in the cold War the defense department has disclosed. The medal will be awarded for service during certain periods in Berlin Lebanon Quemoy and Matsu islands the Formosa Straits the Congo Laos and South Vietnam. The medal shows an american Eagle against a background including a Compass sword and two Laurel branches with the words United states of America spelled out. Designated the armed forces medal by a White House order of last dec. 4, the medal can be won Only once but Bronze service stars May be added for each additional qualification. The department said the medal will be awarded Only for operations where no other Campaign medal is provided. / the service can include direct support of the United nations roof Friendly foreign nations. Adall Riscili Kem vhf a i at or Misti re f tit to in a or 93
