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Upstate Polio Victim Becomes Karate Pioneer
Bill Nevins, a 29 year old polio survivor from Manchester, operates a karate school and teaches others to fight. Despite crippling from the waist down and using crutches, he earned three black belts, breaks boards and bricks, and advocates discipline of the mind. He aims to inspire others with similar hardship and would give his right arm to serve in the armed forces.
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Margaret McGovern
Manchester
UPI
Bill
Newington Hospital
Nevins
Linda Prentice
United States
Armed Services