Ceaseless War on Polio Pushes 1947 March of Dimes Campaign
The National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis reports 1946 saw the worst polio year yet with over 24 000 cases and high fatalities. The 1947 drive began January 15 and runs to January 30, funding local chapters and nationwide research while warning of future emergencies. The Mississippi valley region bore the heaviest burden with Minnesota leading cases. Florida and California also hit hard. The foundation distributed millions to chapters, funded research, education, and medical training, and emphasizes early diagnosis and hospitalization to reduce deaths and crippling.
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National Foundation
Mississippi Valley
Minnesota
Florida
California
March of Dimes
Nune
Sensational
College Students Get Time To Think On Campus
Cedar Rapids report says Doe College will grant a day for students to study discuss with faculty or simply think through problems. Faculty will offer informal conferences, library hours stay open, and the student council helps set the date. Coe students may also receive a break before final exams.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Doe College
Byron Hollingshead
Hollingshead
New Device Tests Drunk Drivers
EAST LANSING MICH. A new device from the Michigan state police aims to curb highway accidents. The intoximeter is an on the spot chemical test to prove intoxication and reduce miscarriages of justice. All patrol cars will carry the device by mid March under Capt Caesar Scavadara.
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East Lansing
Mich
Michigan
Caesar J. Scavadara
Longer Life Pays Cash Dividends
Chicago report notes rising life expectancy from 49 in 1900 to 65 in 1948 and attributes the gain to modern medicine, better food, and housing. Economist Frank G. Dickinson cites increased prospective lifetime earnings for men aged 20 and the shift in value of future earnings from 1900 to 1940.
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Chicago
Frank G. Dickinson
American Medical Association
United States
Dickinson
Monumental Buffalo Memorial Proposed on Cedar Mountain
Cody Wyoming reports sculptor Lawrence Tenny Stevens plans a towering memorial to Buffalo Bill with two mammoth plastic buffalo standing 150 to 200 feet high on Cedar Mountain. Inside the body would be an elevator lunch room curio shop and possibly a cocktail lounge.
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Wyo
Buffalo Bill
Cedar Mountain
Lawrence Tenny Stevens
Adda
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