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1949 Medical Aid for ocean liner Pathia
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April 24, 2026
April 24, 2026
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0:37Now PlayingDate: 8th September 1949
Location: AT SEA
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
SLATE INFORMATION: Our Roving Camera Reports
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PARACHUTE Dropping drugs to liner Parthia to man stricken with infantile paralysis, in mid-ocean
SHIPPING Doctor flown from New York and taken aboard the liner Pathia to attend passenger stricken with infantile Paralysis. Plane drops drugs by parachute
Medicine and Health; Ships and Boats
illness, poliomyelitis
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