Show OUR HEARTS AND OUR ECONOMIC WELFARE Business ss mid aril industry has a II vital stake in the conquest of and nd blood vessel diseases which exacts a II terrific waste of human mari talent upon us each year Wo Vo lose more than 69 million manda man days 8 of production each year because because of the cardiovascular diseases Expressed Expressed in in indol dol dollars ars thit ismore than thana a billion dollars a year I Equally sig significant t to nil all U of us is this fact The heart and blood vessel diseases cause 50 per cent of all aU deaths among Americans 45 to 64 destroying executives and amI craftsmen at the peak of their skills and in the most productive years of life Th The Heart Association which counts among its members virtually all aU of the nations nation's leading heart specialists offers the most comprehensive program for fighting the many pany types of heart ands and bl blood oa vessel diseases These iri include lude hc heart rt attack stroke high blood pr pressure rheumatic rheu fever and nd many other ailments afflicting rt and blood vessels With more moro fu funds d the thc Heart Association can expand its attack OI on on these diseases particularly diseases particularly t through its program program of r research earch Medical l research e earch h h has s already s saved ved many thousands of hearts and lives Jives and eventually will be th the means of finding ways to prevent the cardiovascular ar i diseases With more funds Ln ls the Heart Association can also expand its i important educational onal and community service activities activities' which bring the benefit of research to all aU of us l It is the Uie responsibility of every citizen whose welfare depends upon the economic security of the community to provide provide provide pro pro- vide these funds The time lime to do it is now during the Heart Fund drive How Irow we give is not important That we give aI and d give generously is is for our gifts will provide the research an and programs we need to solve the tIle heart problem There is' is no is-no no doubt more doubt more will live the tile more we give to the Heart Fund I n 1 |