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Show Provo Man Struck By Car, Injured Louie Nielson, 44, of 175 West Fourth North was still in a serious ser-ious condition at the county infirmary in-firmary today, following a Christmas Christ-mas eve accident when he stepped in front of an automobile driven bv J. E. Peters, Salina, at First North and First West. Nielson's skull was badly fractured frac-tured in the accident, in addition to bruises and cuts about his face' and body. One arm was fractured and a hip bruised. Attendants at the infirmary reported re-ported today that Nielson is "about the same" as he has been since the accident. He is conscious con-scious but said to be somewhat dpetera told Officers L. C. Davis and O E Pederson that Nielson stepped out from behind the trees and some cars about 30 feet west of the First North-First West intersection. in-tersection. Nielson came from behind the cars running slowly, it was reported. Peters who had stopped at the intersection was proceeding in second gear when he struck the man and stopped within with-in a few feet of the point of col- ! liSNtalson was taken to the fire 1 station whence he was rushed to ; the infirmary in an ambulance. |