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September 20, 1954
Trainman News
Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
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At the 30th Convention in Miami Beach, delegates urged Congress to approve Sen. Matthew Neely's (D-W Va) legislation for at least $100 million to fund cancer research by mobilizing global experts for prevention and cure efforts.
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Congress Urged To OK Cancer Funds
MIAMI BEACH --The 30th Convention urged Congress to give "immediate and serious consideration to legislation advanced by Sen. Matthew Neely (D-W Va) to provide an adequate sum, "at least $100 million to fight cancer."
Funds would be used to "mobilize in a convenient place in the United States . . . the world's outstanding experts, to coordinate and utilize their services, and those of other individuals and institutions in an all-out supreme effort to discover means of preventing and curing cancer."
MIAMI BEACH --The 30th Convention urged Congress to give "immediate and serious consideration to legislation advanced by Sen. Matthew Neely (D-W Va) to provide an adequate sum, "at least $100 million to fight cancer."
Funds would be used to "mobilize in a convenient place in the United States . . . the world's outstanding experts, to coordinate and utilize their services, and those of other individuals and institutions in an all-out supreme effort to discover means of preventing and curing cancer."
What sub-type of article is it?
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Recovery
What keywords are associated?
Cancer Funding
Congress Legislation
Medical Convention
Senator Neely
Cancer Research
What entities or persons were involved?
Sen. Matthew Neely (D W Va)
Where did it happen?
Miami Beach
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Key Persons
Sen. Matthew Neely (D W Va)
Location
Miami Beach
Story Details
The 30th Convention urged Congress to consider legislation by Sen. Matthew Neely (D-W Va) for at least $100 million to fight cancer by mobilizing experts in the US for prevention and cure.