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MZDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TMlUirS SEVEN SaOlk Vacciiinie Made -By Clutter Laboratory rdered Wiiftlhidrawini; Mdo -ISepo.rted Laboratory Sends Urgent Telegram To Halt Use of Polio Vaccine Berkeley, Calif. (U.R) Cut ter Laboratories today sent ur gent telegrams to all health de partments and drug stores tell ing them to "immediately" dis continue use of its Salk polio vaccine. Simultaneously, the lab oratories asked "all news serv ices to maka this information widely known as soon as possi ble." The firm, one of the major producers of Salk vaccine, made the announcement after it re ceived a telegram form the Na all issued unused packages of mediately sent the following telegram to all health depart ments and drug stores which have received supplies of the vaccine from Cutter: "Urgent. No further injections of Cutter polio vaccine are to be made: Immediately advise your physicians. Please return un used supplies of polio vaccine." The Cutter statement said the laboratories have requested "the assistance of all news services to make this information widely known as soon as possible." tional Institutes of Health at Bethesda, Md., saying "you are requested to discontinue distri bution of polio vaccine until further notice and to withdraw the product from the market." "Kindly notify all consignees of shipments of polio vaccine ac cordingly," the institute said. Cutter officials said it im- APPROVAL Indianapolis (U.R) Dr. Stewart W. Hartfelter made his usual reminders from the pulpit to his Prentice Presbyterian Church congregation of meetings which failed to get into the church bulletin. When the serv ice was over, a departing small boy greeted Dr. Hartfelter at the door and remarked: "You did very well with the commercials today." Adjustable Wall Lights by Lightolier WRONG ATTITUDE Minneapolis (U.R) Munici pal Judge Tom Bergin ordered Albert A. Bergeron, Onoka, to spend 90 minutes in the Jail "bullpen" after Bergeron became angry over being fined $30 for speeding. RIGHT AT HAND Lowell, Mass. U.R5 Cash ier Ann Higgason, 20, didn't have far to go to report that she had been held up and robbed by a gunman. Police were in a store directly across the street investigating a holdup. Daily's U-Drivo Mcdferd Airport Wednesday. April 27, 19SS 4k BUSH'S Government To Investigate Seven Paralytic Cases Washington (U.R) The gov ernment ordered all Salk polio vaccine manufactured by the Cutter Laboratories of Berkeley, Calif., withheld from the public pending investigation of seven paralytic cases among children inoculated with it. Dr. Leonard A. Scheele, U.S. surgeon general, notified the Dr. Erin Merkel. counly health officer, said today that government withdrawal of Salk polio vaccine manu factured by Cutter Labora tories does not necessarialy mean that the vaccine was re sponsible for the seven cases of polio among children inocu lated with it. Dr. Merkel said that reports received at his office showed heavy polio incidence in the areas where the cases occured. He said that children receiv ing inoculations since the vac cina was released on April 12 heve not had time to develop immunity and that the disease was most likely incurred through natural exposures. laboratories of the action today, It was the first such move taken by the government since the Salk shots were licensed for public use. Cutter Laboratories, one of six firms producing the serum, were ordered "to withdraw all lots of vaccine manufactured in its laboratories from distribution." The Public Health Service said Cutter Laboratories "immediate ly agreed to comply." It said "all state and territorial health de partments are being advised of this action." The service said the seven eases of paralytic polio had oc curred among children who had received shots produced by Cut ter Laboratories. The cases were reported, it said, from four cities In California, two in San Diego, Ventura, Napa and Oakland, one In Contra Costa county, and one in Chicago. The Health service said it or dered the Cutter vaccine with drawn "until completion of an investigation which is now un derway." There was no immediate in dication how long the inquiry would take.'"" No Explanation Given There was no explanation im mediately of what might be the source of trouble in the seven cases reported in California and Illinois. Thousands of children were inocuiatea wun salk vaccine last year in mass tests conducted by the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. 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