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D29771-3
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- 1947-09-25 (Creation)
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Senator Robert A. Taft of Ohio holds out his bandaged left hand as he explains how it was injured. A tumultuous reception in Seattle the day before resulted in an accidental door slamming on his hand. It took six stitches to close the wound. Looking on are longtime friends Frank E. Gannett and S.A. "Sam" Perkins. Both Gannett and Perkins were newspaper publishers; Frank Gannett had just flown in from his Rochester, N.Y., home via his twin-engine Lockheed to visit Perkins. Gannett was the publisher of a 27-newspaper chain back East, and was once a candidate for the Presidency. Senator Taft was in town to address the World Affairs Council on his views regarding foreign policy. (TNT 9-25-47, p. 1, T. Times 9-24-47, p. 1) ALBUM 2.
Taft, Robert A., 1889-1953; Perkins, S.A.; Gannett, Frank E.; Wounds & injuries;