Hundreds Begin New Life as Iron Lungs Fade Away
Polio patients freed from iron lungs at 10 respirator centers gain independence. Centers in Boston at Mary MacArthur Memorial Respirator Center in Wellesley Hills and others in Ann Arbor Omaha Los Angeles Houston Louisville New York Buffalo Chicago Seattle report patients going home with lightweight chest lungs or without breathing aids.
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Boston
Mary MacArthur
Wellesley Hills
Children’s Medical Center
Ann Arbor
Mich
Omaha
Neb
Los Angeles
Houston
Louisville
New York
Buffalo
Chicago
Seattle
Youths Learn Not To Look Behind
In Peoria two 16 year olds Thomas Snyder and Phil de Arcos began a camping trip to Brainerd Minnesota when their car struck a utility pole after turning to inspect backseat cluttered cooking gear. Snyder was injured and de Arcos faced a police charge of inattentive driving.
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Peoria
Thomas Snyder
Phil de Arcos
Brainerd
Minn
Snyder
de Arcos
Los Angeles Center Cares for 120 Patients
The Los Angeles health center now houses 120 patients marking an increase from prior totals. Staff report steady admissions as the facility expands capacity and care services.
Gallant Mother Dives Into Well To Save Child
In Greenville South Carolina a mother Thelma Eshleman leaped into a 53 foot well to rescue her 19 month old son Teddy after he fell in yesterday. Firemen and policemen pulled them out with a hose roller as she described preparing to wash the porch.
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Greenville
Thelma Eshleman
Teddy
Young Man Killed by Lightning Near Elizabethtown
Donald De Bruler aged 20 from near Elizabethtown was killed when lightning struck a tree and a farm tractor he sat on in an outdoor accident near Cincinnati yesterday.
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Cincinnati
Donald de Bruler
Elizabethtown
Child Falls Into Well as Mother Recalls Near Miss
A woman reported her child fell into a well but did not recall jumping in. The boy was scratched and bruised but not seriously hurt, and the mother was uninjured. Local responders assisted at the scene.
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Teddy
Crown Prince Akihito Attends Bonn Dinner
Japan's touring Crown Prince Akihito was guest of honor at a state dinner in Bonn hosted by West German President Theodore Heuss. Attendees included Chancellor Konrad Adenauer, his Cabinet, and members of the diplomatic corps.
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Germany
Japan
Akihito
Theodore Heuss
Konrad Adenauer
New Jersey Railmark Diesel Switch Engine Enters Service
The Central Railroad of New Jersey introduces its first diesel switch engine in 1925, marking a major shift from steam to diesel propulsion on its yard operations.
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Central Railroad of
New Jersey
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