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1948 Press Photo Sister Elizabeth Kenny urges action on House bill - sba28996

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Sister Elizabeth Kenny today urged Congress to enact a House bill which would set up a National Foundation for Research on Cancer and other degenerative diseases. The Australian nurse, famous for her treatment of infantile paralysis, testified at a House Interstate Commerce Committee hearing on the legislation which would authorize $5,000,000 to establish the Foundation for Research in Major Diseases.

Photo is dated 1948.

Photo measures 6.5 x 8.75 inches.
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