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Polio victim to receive honorary degree at Holy Cross College
William Jenks, paralyzed since 1951 and confined to a wheelchair, will travel from Mundelein Illinois to Worcester Massachusetts to receive an honorary degree from Holy Cross College. He has served as class of 1954 secretary via mouthheld electric typewriter and newsletters while working as a sales representative.
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