Coma Girl Sees Slight Improvement After Amputating Leg
Seven year old Donna Marie Saunders remained in a coma since February 9 after a coal truck accident that fractured her skull and left leg. Doctors removed her left leg above the knee to halt an infection. The girl shows only rare signs of awareness while undergoing care at City Hospital. Contributions from Salem and Lisbon communities total about 5,700 to cover medical expenses. The truck driver was fined 15 dollars plus costs for not stopping for a school bus.
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You and Your Government Hoover Commission summary
A 1949 Herald Tribune piece argues the Hoover Commission would streamline the federal government to reduce costs and debt. It claims the government spends about 40 billion dollars annually, equating to roughly 285 per person, and potential tax cuts of about 21 dollars per taxpayer if reforms are adopted. The report notes bipartisan effort and 18 months of study.
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Soldier Goes Car Shopping Then Bank Robbery Suspect
Springfield dispatch reports 21 year old paratrooper John C Hamilton Jr of Newington Connecticut arrested while shopping for a $3500 car. He is accused of robbing Fidel ity Industrial Bank in New Britain Connecticut of $6000 last Friday after a polite exchange with a clerk. He allegedly confessed he chose the crime for easy money a car and a good time.
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Akron man railroader killed after attempting to board moving freight
John H. Hilliard 51 a Baltimore and Ohio conductor living in New Castle Pennsylvania died at City Hospital from injuries after grabbing a hand rung on a moving freight train caboose and being thrown to the ground. Police reported he sustained internal injuries in the accident.
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