A Day at the Portes Cancer Prevention Center
A personal diary style feature on a visit to the George and Anna Portes Cancer Prevention Center at 33 W. Huron. The author outlines the screening process, the long wait, the 3 1/2 hour battery of tests, and a humorous exchange with a computer questionnaire. It notes center leadership and the appeal for health screening publicity.
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W. Huron
Scarlett O’ Hara
the Herald
The
Portes
Carl Andrews
Cancer Prevention Center
Mary E. Edler
S. Drexel
Patricia Ann Sims
Safety funds aid Illinois Central Gulf rail cars
The South Suburban Mass Transit district received 206 400 dollars from the federal government to install safety devices on Illinois Central Gulf commuter cars. Funds cover stripping ends of 145 bilevel cars and upgrading single level cars with radios and speedometers, aiming to prevent a fatal 1969 crash at 27th Street.
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South Suburban
Illinois Central Gulf Railroad
Addi
27Th Street
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