March of Dimes
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Date
April 1979
Description
The honorable Frank Church welcomes Melanie Brockington, March of Dimes National Poster Child, to Washington, D.C. Melanie, 8, of Lancaster, Texas, represents more than a quarter-million infants born every year with birth defects. Although paralyzed from the waist down because of open spine, Melanie walks with the aid of braces and crutches. She is an active child who enjoys art classes at school and plans to be a pianist.
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Digital Format
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MSS056_11_3_DIS_006
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Citation
March of Dimes, [date], MSS056_11_3_DIS_006, Frank Church Papers, MSS 056, Special Collections and Archives, Albertsons Library, Boise State University
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Special Collections and Archives, Albertsons Library, Boise State University
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