World Events of 1975: A Review in Photographs
Date: 01 January 1976
Photographic rev of world events of '75
Martin Pistorius (born 31 December 1975) is a South African man who had locked-in syndrome and was unable to move or communicate for 12 years.
When he was 12, he began losing voluntary motor control and eventually fell into a vegetative state for three years. He began regaining consciousness around age 16 and achieved full consciousness by age 19, although he was still completely paralysed with the exception of his eyes. He was unable to communicate with other people until his caregiver, Virna van der Walt, noticed that he could use his eyes to respond to her words. She sent him to the centre for Augmentative and Alternative Communication at the University of Pretoria for testing, where they confirmed that he was conscious and aware of his surroundings.
His parents then gave him a speech computer, and he began slowly regaining some upper body functions. In 2008, he met his wife Joanna through his sister Kim, and in 2009 they married. He co-wrote his autobiography Ghost Boy with Megan Lloyd Davies, which was published in 2011. By that time, Pistorius had regained limited control over his head and arms, but still needed his speech computer to communicate with others. In 2018, it was announced that the couple were expecting a child, and Pistorius was wheelchair racing.
As of 2018, Pistorius works as a freelance web designer and developer.
Læs mere...31. december 1975 var en onsdag under stjernetegnet for ♑. Det var 364 dag på året. Præsident for USA var Gerald R. Ford.
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Date: 01 January 1976
Photographic rev of world events of '75
Date: 01 January 1976
USSR on Dec 31 offers to ease internal travel formalities for Western journalists, giving them same privileges as diplomats; new provisions noted (S)
Date: 01 January 1976
By BEN A. FRANKLIN Special to The New York Times
Ben FRANKLIN
Com for a Fair Settlement, made up of 100 labor union, pol and professional leaders, seeks unsuccessfully on Dec 31 to persuade Washington Post to reopen negotiations with its striking pressmen; makes public appeal through full-page ad, news conf and supporting statement from AFL-CIO pres George Meany; Post rejects overtures; names in ad noted; Post exec vp and gen mgr Mark J Meagher comments (M)
Date: 01 January 1976
By MICHAEL STRAUSS Special to The New York Times
Michael Special
Date: 01 January 1976
By PHILIP SHABECOFF Special to The New York Times
Philip Special
Pres Ford pledges to do everything possible in '76 for econ well-being of people throughout world, comments to reporters; illus (S)
Date: 01 January 1976
Date: 01 January 1976
By WALTER R. FLETCHER
Walter FLETCHER
Date: 01 January 1976