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...infantryman going through rifle training may have good cause to complain that his left arm is so numb that he cannot move it, three medics at the U.S. Army Hospital at Camp Chaffee, Ark. reported. They saw scores of cases of "rifle-sling palsy," lasting as long as three weeks. The answer: loosen the sling every few minutes...
...committee's first open session, a scowling, puffy-eyed McCarthy, his lame right arm still in a sling, lumbered into the hearing room, followed by his wife Jean. South Dakota's Karl Mundt had just sworn in the day's first witness, a onetime FBI undercover source named Herman Thomas. For twelve minutes, Chairman McCarthy sat mute. Then he ambled...
Senator Joseph R. McCarthy, his coat draped over a greying sling, arose on the floor of the U.S. Senate last week to hasten the moment of decision. On the previous day in the living room of his home, Joe had disclosed his intention to his lawyer. He saw censure as inevitable, and was eager to get it over with. Therefore, he said, he would move to limit debate on his censure...
Injured tailback Matt Botsford watched the end of practice in street cloths with his arm in a sling. He is on the game list, however, which means he may dress for tomorrow's contest against Princeton. Dexter Lewis will also make the trip to Princeton but will watch the game as a spotter...
...fifth in total offense in the Ivy League before getting hurt in the Ohio game, has a bad elbow. Coach Lloyd Jordan reported, "I don't know exactly how he is, but I do know there isn't any break in the elbow. His arm is in a sling, and I imagine he'll be out for quite a while...