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Show Comic Strip Folk Ask Sister Kenny Fund Contributions Minneapolis, Minn. Several of the country's favorite comic-strip characters are making pleas for generous public support of the 1956 fund appeal of the Elizabeth Kenny foundation in daily and weekly newspapers throughout the nation. They include Donald Duck, by Walt Disney; Bugs Bunny, Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc.; Li'l Abner, by Al Capp; Terry, by George Wun-der, Wun-der, and Rip Kirby, by Alex Raymond. Ray-mond. tEach cartoon character emphasizes empha-sizes that the Kenny Ken-ny foundation is expanding its treatment treat-ment and rehabilitation rehabili-tation program to include not only polio victims, but those of all ages , Donald duck with other neuromuscular neuro-muscular disabilities. 'The Kenny foundation rehabilitation rehabili-tation program for polio patients and those with other disabilities which our medical staff feels may be helped is a complete one," Marvin L. Kline, national executive director, declared. "It strives not only to help patients make physical adjustments, but attempts also the solution of problems concerning family, mental outlook, education and ability for gainful occupation. "Because of its tremendous demands de-mands in terms of trained personnel, person-nel, a program of this nature is extremely expensive and one that will require subsidization -from the 1 Kenny foundation which has no source of income other than public ' contributions." I |