Show Hope Revealed for Polio Cure ure Research Spurs Belief That Control Possible NEW YORK N. N Y The National National National Na Na- Foundation for Cor Infantile Paralysis Paralysis Paralysis Pa Pa- says that research for a apolio apolio apolio polio cure was on solid ground The foundation emphasized that it still was impossible to promise a practical means of at control within a given number of years But it added The foundations foundation's program of research research research re re- re- re search has developed scientific reasons for the belief that such control is attainable and it ha has promising leads that Indicate that drugs serums and vaccines against polio are all within the realm of possibility I It appears likely that 1943 1942 will prove to have been a turning point in the history of infantile paralysis sis said the foundations foundation's president president I dent Basil OConnor WOe We Ve may be beable able to halt the rising tide of polio in hi the not too distant future The predictions were contained in the foundations foundation's annual report which also told the story of 1949 the country's worst polio epidemic year in history j I IThe The report showed that the foundation foun dation aided 80 per cent of the 42 new patients last year sent out outa a record number of respirators respirators- to to hospitals and spent more moreth th than 1 27 million dollars o on patients |