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Jackson Advocate
Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi
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The March of Dimes incurred a $5,000,000 debt in 1951 while aiding 67,800 polio patients, including 45,000 carry-over cases from prior years, due to rising polio incidence, increased costs, and more long-term aid needs.
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THE MARCH OF DIMES
March of Dimes incurred $5,000,000 debt aiding 67,800 Polio patients in 1951. This included 45,000 cases carried over from previous years.
Despite yearly increases in March of Dimes receipts, the rising tide of polio has forced the National Foundation into debt each of the last four years. The debt in 1951 was approximately $5,000,000. The financial crisis faced by the March of Dimes has been brought about not only by increased incidence but also by increased costs and Increased numbers of carry-over cases requiring aid long after, they have been stricken. The March of Dimes aided 45,000 such cases last year, In addition to the four out of five new patients needing aid in 1951.
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1951
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debt of approximately $5,000,000; aided 67,800 polio patients including 45,000 carry-over cases; financial crisis due to increased incidence, costs, and long-term aid needs.
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March of Dimes incurred $5,000,000 debt aiding 67,800 polio patients in 1951, including 45,000 carry-over cases from previous years. Despite increasing receipts, rising polio cases forced debt each of the last four years, caused by increased incidence, costs, and carry-over cases requiring long-term aid. Aided 45,000 such cases last year plus four out of five new patients needing aid in 1951.