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mm mm 1 TWELVE MEDFORD (OREGON) ... I , Bacteria-Infested Blood Kills Student In Laboratory Test Seattle U.K Bewildered scientists at the Universiy of Washington were attempting to discover Monday how bacteria contaminated blood used in an experimental injection and killed an 18-year-old Seattle Uni versity honor student. The victim was James S. Lee dom of Seattle, who died Sunday following an injection made Thursday by doctors seeking bet ter ways to preserve blood. Naw Methods Sought The experiment was intended to find new methods of giving different fractions of blood to wounded soldiers on the battle field. Dr. Robert H. Williams, head of the Washington'i depart ment of medicine, said. Blood containing a possible preservative was injected into Leedom, Finch said. First, how ever, the blood used in the injection-was tested to make sure it was free of bacteria and then was refrigerated, he added. "By some phenomenon, some bacteria, probably saprophyte, was able to grow while the blood was at a freezing temperature but didn't grow at body temper ature," Finch said. "That's the only way we can explain it." Noncompalible Type Feared He added that after Leedom received the fatal injection, it was believed the youth probably had received a noncompatible type of blood, but tests proved this was not so. Thp camp tpctc arA bpinff rnn- ducted at about 10 other labora-' MEDFORD FURNITURE'S I ' ff: y P Because We Ordered a Large Quantity ; 1 " y l In Standard Packages for Delivery as 1 J ut Free Delivery Service Everywhere DM uVU MAIL TRIBUNE tories throughout the country, the doctor's said. "Either Doctor Finch or I would gladly take part in the same tests right now," Dr. Williams said. ' . The bacteria was not conta gious, they said. Demonstrators Battle In Downtown Rome Rome (U.PJ Police riot squads and students demonstrat ing against the United States, Britain and Russia battled with clubs and stones in downtown Rome Monday. Police detained at least 20 students, and 10 police were hurt by flying stones in a clash in one sector where between 3,000 and 4,000 demonstrators gathered. The students, most of them neofascists, demanded the re turn of Trieste to Italy. They chanted Fascist hymns and gave the Fascist salute in front of the parliament building. The police riot squads were ordered out when a big crowd in front of the Basilica of St. Mary Major peppered traffic police with stones. The police sprayed the students with red dye in or der to identify the participants. The Easter Seal campaign is conducted simultaneously in all 48 states, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and Washington, D. C. to raise funds for crippled children: P"3 f IIRE3 Meadar. March J4. XI33 Medford Business People Hold Card Firm Franchises Portland Franchises for operation of the National Credit Card system have been signed which will put the system into action from coast to coast by this summer, E. L. Mays, president. said today. A group of Medford business men, headed by Larry Neely, realtor, who has been named di rector of public relations for the travelers' credit . system, has handled most of the franchises. Neely himself will direct oper ations in Utah, Nevada and Ari zona, as well as serving as pub lic relations director. Mrs. Marjorie Barnes, Med ford apartment house owner, will hold the franchise in Louis iana, Arkansas and Mississippi. Others from Medford are Leland Wilson, who will take over South Dakota, Iowa and Nebras ka; Larry Schade, Minnesota; Andrew Lund, Montana, North Dakota and Idaho, and J. W. Wickman, Texas. Arrangements for franchises in Wisconsin, Michigan and Florida have been made but names of principles have been withheld until the agreements are completed. The firm is extending the use of credit cards similar to those used by gasoline companies to the field of service establish ments, hotels, motels, restau rants and others. Mays said that there are already more than 1,500 member firms in the 11 western states, and some 65,000 card holders. CSeraiat'ltaEiile sMiMjtmvA We couldn't begin to match this value on a "picn'-choose" basis . . the econ omies of a straight production-run just wouldn't be there! But, placing a big order for a standardized package, we have been able to bring a remarkable amount of Quality and Style down to a price that puts these envied beauties within reach of every pocket book. Picture the luxury of comfortable "Decorator" beds in your home; how handsomely they display the full loveliness of your favorite spreads; how cleverly they appear to add a look of spaciousness to your bedroom. Then come in promptly and TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS SPECIAL PURCHASE WHILE OUR QUANTITY LASTS! TUBE ITS EMBARRASSING R was fun when Caryn Dale Karmazin, 22 months - old, wore her toidy seat as a necklace in Chicago. Fun, that is, until it got stuck. A fire rescue squad came to dis mantle the seat CHURCH HONEYED UP Durand, Mich. (U.PJ There's something sweet about the First Methodist church here. Bees through the years have deposit ed an estimated ton of honey in side its walls. Because plaster and sheathing would have to be torn out to remove the honey, it hasn't been disturbed. The first real coke oven in this country is believed to have been built in Connellsville, Pa., by a foundry owner. Article Mentions Brandau, Kooser Jackson county's weather-control pilots. Harvey Brandau and Eugene Kooser, are mentioned in an article about cloud seeding and other phases of weather con trol which appears in the April edition of Astounding Science Fiction magazine, now on news stands. The article, which is a factural account distinct from the maga zines fiction department, was written by Roscoe Fleming, and deals with experiments of vari ous types in scattered parts of the country. The article points out that Brandau and Kooser's work was in 1949 and 1950, and that "For these two years in succession, the fruit escaped hail-damage, something that hadn't happened in more than 40 previous years of commercial production. ControTersy Told The article also discussed the controversy which has arisen here around the cloud-seeding experiments. "Seeding under whatever auspices will "never please everyone. 'it said. Farm ers near the Rogue orchards stormed that the overseeding de prived them of rain for their crops." Fleming's artcle also said ". . . one at least of the big air line companies is financing con tinued experiments into dissi pating low-lying clouds and fogs over airports,"presumably a reference to the work don last year by Brandau and Kooser for United Air lines. Easter Seal contributions, large and small, join with others to make possible hundreds of services for crippled children. $10.50 Down DtMC Ttras Sixth and Dartlett Phone 2-4040 Exchange Student Hurl While Skiing Denver (U.PJ Pretty Leyna Ericckson. 20, an exchange stu dent at Colorado University in Boulder, Colo., from Stockholm, Sweden, was recuperating at her sorority house Monday from a skiing accident in which it was feared she had broken her neck. Miss Ericckson went to Win ter Park. Colo., Sunday to try the popular ski area, but her skis tangled and she plunged head first into the not-so-soft snow. After hours of x-rays, examin ation and observation at Denver General hospital, it was reported Miss Ericckson suffered only a mild concussion. Two Men Arrested On Theft Suspicion Ashland Ashland's Police Chief Vern Smith was en route to Roseburg this morning to pick up two men suspected of stealing , a golf bag and seven clubs Sat- j urday night from .a car owned j by Robert Pritchard, 733 Siski- you boulevard, Ashland. State police said the men were ! arrested in Roseburg last night when investigating officers felt they "didn't look like men who would play golf." The men who were arrested are Vic Clarence Ebbert, 46, : Klamath Falls, and Albert Daw son Smith, 35, Central Valley, Cal. Topsham, Me. U.P.) This town has just bought a new fire : truck, the first new piece of fire apparatus since it purchased a! handtub 101 years ago. Si uu mm msm ...... (irmnMS ..and fiBW , source ofter tar PHILIP MORRIS gives you MORE SMOKING PLEASURE than any other leading brand. Vw-YOUU. 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