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Cedar Rapids Gazette in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 26, 1948

Page

5

Polio Transmission Concerns Highlight Dr Smith Guide

Dr J Earl Smith of the St Louis Polio Organization outlines precautions to prevent infantile paralysis. The expert details best suspects and urges residents to follow safety measures.

J. Earl Smith St. Louis, Mo Dr. Smith St. Louis

Cemetery Visit by Aged Couple Ends In death by own action

In Accord South Carolina an elderly couple visited a cemetery and ate a picnic before deciding to die together. L. H. Wiggins 70 and his wife 67 planned suicide using a .38 caliber pistol. Mrs. Wiggins died instantly. he survived with uncertain prognosis.

ST. George S. C L. H. Wiggins Wiggins H. H. Jessen Charleston

Doctors say half of atomic bomb dead could be saved

Buffalo physician Col Elbert DeCoursey told the International Society of Hematology that American medical treatment could have saved 50 percent of the 160000 killed in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. He cited his work examining 15000 patients and performing 260 autopsies in Japan. He urged rapid city access and blood transfusions to save lives.

Buffalo Hiroshima Nagasaki Japan Elbert DeCoursey International Society of Hematology

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