NAMES IN THE NEWS : Ex-Sen. Byrd Has Heart Bypass
From Times Wire Services
WINCHESTER, Va. —
Former U.S. Sen. Harry F. Byrd Jr. is expected to make a full recovery from heart bypass surgery, doctors say.
Byrd, 75, suffered a mild heart attack March 17 and entered the Winchester Medical Center on March 29. The surgery was performed Monday.
Byrd was in the Senate from 1965 until his retirement in 1982. He is chairman of Byrd Newspapers, which publishes the Winchester Star and other papers in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley.
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