LIFE OR DEATH JOURNEY
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Young Man Encloied In "Iron Lung" PEKIN TO CHICAGO
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\Received 3, 12.30 p.m.) PEKIN, June 2. Enclosed in an ' ' ixon lung,,) Ffederick Snite, son of a ChicagO millionairo, Who is suffering from infantile paralysis and who must live in an iron te4 spirator, has begun a life or death joutney to Chicago, which Will eost £125,000. During the journey Snite 'S life depenas on the efficiency of a port* abie petrol engine now operating the giant resplrator. The Ghinese Government is co-oper-ating by clearing the lines for the speciai train ifi which Snite will travel td Shahghai, then Cross to San FraucisCb in a specially-equipped room in the linef President Rooseveit. At San FranciscO. a speciai train Will carry him to GhicagO. Sttite will be accompanied by his father, doetors, engineers to operate the respifatOr, nUrses and diet experts. "-'"■nr-~iiTT --witf
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Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 117, 3 June 1937, Page 5
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