Evening star., 1944-09-07
LANCER 70 Urge
DC. PoIioCIinic
For East Coast
Boy, 3. Dies as Four
More Victims Are
HospituIized Here

Senator LANCER, Republican. of
North Dakota, who is urging appro-
priatton Of $4,000, 900 for national
study Of the causes and cure Of DO.
homyelitis, said today he would pre-.
sent a revised version Of his resolu-
tion to the Senate, tomorrow, asking
that a portion of the fund be used
to establish q clinic In Washington
the direct supervision Of
Sister Kenny-to serve polio victims
in the Eastern United States.
Meanwhile the total number of
cases here since July / rose to 1sl
today as the Health Department an
nounced four new cases. The death
OF the 10th patient since July ! also
was announced by Children's Hos
pital.
Original Bill Modified.
The new bill. Senator LANCER said,
would place the proposed national
study under the direction of the
United States Public Health Service
instead Of under a new national In
fantile paralysis control board as he
originally suggested.
The clinic also would be under the
overall control of the Public Health
Service, he said. with facilities SIM
liar to the Kenny Institute now
directed by the noted Australian
nurse In Minneapolis, MINI. Sister
Kenny said on her recent visit here
that she would be glad to assist"
with an institute in Washington.
He will ask early action on the
bill from the Senate's Labor and
Education Committee, headed by
Senator Thomas, Democrat. of Utah,
he said.
House Group to Discuss Polio.
Meanwhile q labor subcommittee
OF the House, with Representative
Kelley, Democrat, of Pennsylvania
as chairman, will also discuss polio
control at 10 an. tomorrow.
Speakers will include Don w.
Gudakunst, medical director of the
National Foundation for Infantils
Paralysis; Dr. Frank r. Ober, repre-
senting the American Medical As.
ISOLATION; DR.. A. L. Van Horn,
United States Children's Bureau,
and DR.. Charles Armstrong of the
United States Public Health Service.
Richard Walker, 8, son of Roland
Walker, 130 Thirty sixth street NE,
died yesterday at Children's Hos
pital, where he had been admitted
August 20. Two of the new cases
are at Children's, an l1-year -old boy
and a 9-year-old girl, both from
Northwest Washington.
Two Women Stricken.
A 25-ysar-old woman from South
east Washington. in Q ''nonconta-
gious" gtAge of the disease. Is being
treated ct Emergency Hospital. A
26-year-old woman from Arlington
is being treated at Gallinger Hos
pital. OF the 181 cases, 1l0 havs
been In the District and II from
surrounding counties.
DR.. George c. Rualand, District
health oficer. reiterated his mes
sage to the public not to be alarmed
about danger of infection when
parochial schools open next week
and private and public schools the
week after. The peak of the cur.
rent outbreak, he said, is past.
Discussion to Be Broadcast.
DR.. Ruhland was scheduled TO
discuss the polio situation at l
O'Clock this afternoon in q broad
cast from the Red Cross Canteen
Garden over Station WRC. Dr..
Richard Todd, resident physician
at Childrens Hospital and Miss
Lillian Adams of the Red Cross
Nurses Recruitment Service, will
join in the discussion
More than $50 special nurses for
polio cases have been recruited in
the District and seven States, Basil
O'Connor, chairman of the Red
Cross, announced yesterday. He
planned to disclose the number of
nurses recruited here when he re-
turns from Cleveland later today.
DR.. Albert Lucas, headmaster Of
ST. Adams School for Boys, said
yesterday that seven private schools
had agreed to open as planned
September 20 after q conference
on the polio situation in his cfiice
yesterday. Other schools were tho
National Cathedral School for Girls,
Sidwen Friends School, Landon,
Holton- Arms, Potomac and Beau
voir. Public and parochial schools
had already indicated they would
not change opening dates unless
DR.. Rutland recommended it.
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