Vietnamese Napalm Victim Kim Phuc Returns Home Soon
Two months after the Saigon napalm strike, 9-year-old Phan Thi Kim Phuc is recovering at Barsky Center in Saigon. Surgeons graft tiny patches to her back neck and arms. she is expected home for school in the fall. The center cares for over 50 patients injured by war and disease, with staff largely American and Vietnamese doctors.
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Carl D. Robinson
Associated Press
Saigon
Phan Thi Kim Phuc
Barsky Center
United States
Vietnam
Kim Phuc
Trang Bang
Strethhes
Lam Luc
An Loc
Nhan
Son Si Men
Laos
Barsky
Joyce Horn
Riverdale
Children’s Medical Relief International
Arthur J. Barsky
U.S. Agency For International Development
Children's clinic Thursday at Marion Elks Lodge
A free diagnostic clinic for physically handicapped children runs 12 30 p m to 3 p m Thursday at the Marion Elks Lodge in cooperation with the Illinois Elks Association Physically Handicap Ped Children Commission. Chairman John Norris says an orthopedic surgeon from the University of Illinois Hospital will lead. Children up to 21 may attend with a parent or guardian. referrals from family physicians and school nurses are welcomed.
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Marion Elks Lodge
Illinois Elks Association
Physically Handicapped Children Commission
John Norris
University of Illinois Hospital
Norris
Bainbridge Road
Marion
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