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America's No. Killor—
“Terrible Pain, Nausea—It Was o£ ==: A Heart Attack’:==m =
Coronary Thrombosis Victim Tells |,, cm a el pootmaskod ~ Of His Suffering and Emotions
The girl selected will ride in the Armed Forces parade May 18 “Because Heart disease 1a” America’s No. 1 killor/'The Indian |\" 0%atown Indianapolis as the Navy queen. She also will repreapolis Times presents the most complete information on this sub- |..." 'he Naval Reserve at the Ject ever to appear in an American newspaper. Science Writer Armed Forces Ball May 20 .in Robert Goldman devoted three months to preparation of this compelling series. He interviewed the nation's foremost heart experts in New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington and
the Indiana Roof and be a candi date for Armed Forces Queen. C lev eland in obtaining material for these articles.
Conlest Deadline > Drawing Near By ART WRIGHT Only a short time remains to
Doesn’t Cost Anything It doesn't cost anything to enter your favorite girl. Just Ry ROBERT GOLDMAN |sena her picture to The Times, IT WAS AN autumn day almost three yedrs ago. if she's between 18 and 28 years .In his apartment a# 235 E. 22d St., New York City, ola inclusive and has these re-
Charles Yale Harrison was working on the final draft|auvirements: el. 8he must be a resident of ot a nove Indiana, a high school graduate He was far behind schedule and had been typing for or currently a senior in high
cight hours continuously. |school; be single, never married,
: divorced or never had a marThat wasn’t new for the novelist. He had banged away | riage annulled; be of good char-
for eight, 10 or 12 hours a day frequently in his career. acter, and possess poise, person. : Bria : ality ntelligence, charm an To ease the tension, Mr. Harrison left the typewriter, |yoquty of face and figure and
took a glass of sherry and fascism.” he recalls. “The. hero D® In 800d health.
pat an album of records on gjeq of a heart attack. It was, of, Girls whose pictures appear in the player. course, an important turn in ‘the| The Times were picked at ran-
{dom from the mail. They are: “Suddenly I felt a peculiar kind plot. Lols Ellen Smith, 1328 ey Gale of nausea,” he relates. “It churned
“To learn just how the hero gq, puiricia Ann Wood, 3120 N. in the pit of my stomach. Jwould die, I did some research at| | Gladstone Ave.: Leah D. Palmer ~+“A-pain in my-chest shot-down ‘the library on-heart disease. - ‘a8 “Luett Ave. Norma RobeFtmy left arm. “When it hit me, 1 knew im- |son; R. R. 10, Box 221: Carol “It's difficult to describe. It was mediately what it was.’ |Gambill, 4926 E. New York St.;
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excruciating and overwhelming.” The sweat, pain and dizziness Jean Fox, ow Palestine. die Jean Fox Norma Robertson Leah Palmer “I left like 1 was dying.” made Mr. Harrison remember how ———— : oT T Made RI. 3695 135 E. Ohio St. 5P.M. It was no wonder. his hero had died. |Edzar G. Coleman. 1625 Columbia; ine vs. Andrew Johnson: Curtis vs. Suste | Indianapolis 4 Charles Harrison, at the age of “If I stumble and seem unclear | |g nis io ¥ oe. Doros 1 J0Ea0a}: Viola P. vs. Hershel P. Cole: 49 was having a heart attack. about this, it's because I dread, | thy: DI Dinkins, 25, 2438 Sheidon Minit gi Bs Fain H, Redey; Av) ; — - K: : at He was experiencing the miser- reliving my near-death experi- EVENTS TODAY Jodenls T. Dant. 27. 335 N. State: Kath Robert ©. Swe eney, 0 ow tl Par : abie sensations that have preceded ence,” Mr. Harrison says apolo- Indiananelis Home Show—Pinal day, Pair-| Jeen P. Schoeite. 77. 633 Creer George E. Buchanan. 21, 141 33d; Dorthe death of almost two million getically. rounds Paul B. Edwards, 22, 1626 W, Wilcox: De-| othy L. Boos. 19, 3151 Brordway. ln orth American Christian Cenvention—| lores M, Wolfe. 17. 3949 N. Butler. Tillman R._ Payne, 35, 3030 Sarson: EsAmericans in the past three years. “The room seemed to be revolv- ¥ Final ‘a Mg ns naci Clay McIntosh, 24. 1658 Madison; Manda ther R. George, 31 0i¢ Ho i Mr. Harrison was. becoming ‘a ing and the lights became un- Central Sta Betis DE ual Assocl- Pugate, 18, 241 E. Sou Charles E. Blunk, 25. oe: Rose M. e =Hual day. Lincoln og B. Samuiowitz, ot 1220 Kenwood: , Simpson, 18. 1325 College statistic in the story of America’s usually bright. | Daughters Isabella (State) —PFinal day. “Nacie § he Th rood: James | A, Jawthorne 38, 1636 Reston ohn R. Gilligan, 23
worst killer—heart disease. “I was alone, my wife, Eva, was hs Exhibitlon—Throush June Marcus 1. Ogden
“In 1938, 1 wrote a novel-—a not at home at the moment, } 4. Herron Museum Harry Hendricks BLN Mildred Richard D Dreier. 20 a Gent: Bue A. satire against communism and knew I needed a doctor. | EVENTS TOMORROW (Raber? “pond. "Jo; 13 Pars Betty L. 5 18, 615 N. Sherman ‘I Wanted Very Much to Live’ A dente or Loe ou Caines a PPitmine; 4 $s “Wik DIVORCE SUITS FILED fentech Club Ine. aloo. An ington | Anona M. vs, an: Maudie MR. HARRISON staggered to the bathroom to throw cold water] eT mn. DEl-2 2 m. Tiinston Oe de YU oi iam: % 1 Br ar auy; Edward . Pg 2 Ns spear Lucille TF on 1 face. “iat did not help, Fontes Non iincheat Waskingiono | © Martin, 1h Plasafieig Me™ JT athia vi. Gust Locas: Cather-
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“Somehow, I got an ice-cube and put it in my mouth. Terrible NR 8 Side Optimist Club—Noon luncheon, waves of nausea were going through me.’ Mr. Harrison groped to a neighbor's apartment.
Fison morphine He Suve Mx. Har- At the moment, Mr. Harrison", ; | wouldn't have given a plugged | Williaa B. Rice, 8 Naomi: Ruth x Sy Hinois: Cather-
“It's a terrible experience when |nickel for his chances. the doctor tells you that you’ ve, Not onl e E. Short, 27, 144 y did ‘he pull through,| actually had an attack, and that put, ironically, later wrote a top ni’ Bihari. i We Pra
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R. A —“When--the-doetor- said-that,—H—But-let's-wait-a-moment on" ther Rie TERR i edi wanted very much to live.” | book. 8 Bisald. 23 Beech Grove; Edna Webb, 20, 8. Rural. “All that staggering around I Carried downstairs to the am. | Prank A. Forth, “ok 3118 N Ritter; Mar-
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‘Mr: Harrison works four or five hours and rests three-quarters 3 of an hour in the middle of the day. He rests a few minutes any 2 Congress to bring full public disclosure of the potime he gets tired. Y litical shenanigans, cover-ups and whitewashes of “You ought to do that anyhow if you're over 50, if you've had ) X- this fabulous case. That effort will succeed only if
a heart attack or not.” He lost 35 pounds after the the public demands all the facts, no matter who is affected.
attack because excess - weight is bad for the heart sufferer. Mr. Harrison even takes an ocecasional drink now and a cigaret. He's robust and active. “The name ‘Thank God for My Heart Attack’ is not a fachuous one,” he explained. "I feel fine and I'm getting more out of life. (The book is approved by the American Heart. Association.) “I've discovered how many friends 1 have, I got emotional, and that's good. “After you've had a heart at-| tack, you drop the petty jealousies| and animosities that were former-| ly so compelling. “That's what I've I'm living more fully.”
TOMMOROW — How many Charles Harrisons are there? What is onr national heart problems Cmrrtl ase
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First Day in Hospital Worst Ti Eons 33 yng. 31. 1808 Barth; Claru ME. HARRISON'S fear had taken on a kind of hostility. Later, ,,ihs, Thompson: 30 3886 gan, pore Open Sunday th comes what doctors call “cardiac neurosis,” very common! bara A. Nel: 18, a Tait Bar 8:30 a.m. to | p.m. i 1868, | Prank, re 10 adr I ph dams: | first. day in the hospital is the worst. You're depressed, | John _ Helstern. 38. Fairgrounds: Betty b, lity that you are sick.” Hit am be ROR, 15. 801 3 Richland: Harrison's doctor told his wife to bring him the unfinished hel L Beta: 16 808 Fi. Wayne. manuscript he had been po ng a masmannusnst GG GGG GOI GG IG GRGG GOOG BOOIRRHGIROREOOT over when the attack, a ‘“coro- explained that it need not.worry 3 . 3 nary thrombosis,” hit. me. R . * * | 2 *The manuscript perked Mr. “He caught me trying to take 3 A midnight roid by the OSS began a Harrison up. my own pulse. 3 3 “Ten days went by and I felt “He said my pulse rate woul! 3 A . x better. The doctor told me I was quicken just by thinking about 3 r N 2 getting better. I believed hima it. 9 DA thing few patients do.” “The thought of taking a bath. X u The repair continued for two going for a walk, taking a cab- 3. 8 more weeks. everything seemed new and 1% x “1 wanted to get out of bed. I was reluctant to try it. 3 hy asked over and over again, ‘why, “What if IT were walking alone 3 x can't I leave? and had another attack? 3 £ E Jd “As soon as you feel better’ “I read books that said ‘make 8 bed rest becomes very irksome.” an invalid of yourself’ if you o A couple of more weeks sped have heart disease.” 3 2 by and the big day came. Mr.! Mr. Harrison decided he 2 Lo Harrison was allowed to 80 home, “could be an invalid, or a normai 3 R with strict orders to “take it human being. X pd easy... “The .secret of living -with--a X : . 3 A nurse went home to help heart condition is to do every- 3 whet was 11? @ Mrs. Harrison care for her sick thing in moderation, not with stiff ¥ .. * . Q husband. restriction. 3 h . 2 * “J-was-afraid-at-first-to-do-any~-‘But..8o-.little--is known about | d & thing. I think all heart cases heart disease - the picture is 3 v7? wv 0 was involveq: 2% feel the same way. Shminally Maclear. Every home 3 wh W og o ? d “I was afraid to sleep on my in the United States is affected, mie y : + Tt t oN Teft side. The doctor athed and'but the picture is terribly vague.” 3 Bagh : as ! impor ‘an . X Po hat happened fo it? Each Advance Brings New Confidence - « «+» WNQ appene ; fo it? 3 WHEN THE doctor said he could, Mr. Harrison walked a block. x Th . . . “A few days later, I went around the block by myself. 2 e Amerasia case, many people believe, is the key ei BaCH. Victory. of recovery. brings. new. confidence....l climbed. a. 3... $0. AMErica-s- postwar. diplomatic ~-debaclein-the
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