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Show BLOOD TYPING FOR EMERGENCY BEING PUSHED BY WORKERS Announcement is made by Dr. r. h. Straup, chairman of the medical division of the Bingham Canyon district civilian defense organization, that approximately 150 people m this d:stiict have had samples of their blood taken and have been typed. Dr. Straup states that the purpose pur-pose of typing bloods is to have on file a list of blood donors that can be relied upon in an emergency. emer-gency. In the near future the state will install equipment for the purpose of having a plasma blood bank located in Salt Lake City. According to Dr. Straup, local residents have been very cooperative coop-erative in making a blood plasma bank possible. All resident! of lower Bing-ham Bing-ham willing lo have their blood typed are asked to report at the Utah Copper hospital at 7 a.m. Friday, May 22. Blood donations do-nations will not be required at this time, merely a small a-mount a-mount of blood, not even a third of an ounce, will be taken to determine the type of blood. The information will be filed for reference in case of emergency. emer-gency. This farsighied program may make possible the saving of life at some future date. |