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Show Practice Parachute Jump Breaks Medical Man s Back Mrs. Iris Spencer Anderson received re-ceived word Wednesday that her husband, Lt. Rex M. Anderson, who is serving with the 187th Air-borne Air-borne division in Japan, had been seriously injured in a paraV chute jump while in training. Lt. Anderson, who.is a medical officer with the division, suffered suffer-ed a broken back in a routine parachute jump, according to word received from him. His back was broken in two places, he told his wife in a telephone call Wednesday morning. He was injured on March 13, and reports that he is recovering satisfactorily. satisfac-torily. However, he states that he will be forced to remain in the hospital In Japan, for at least four months. |