The fifth air shipment in three months of blood plasma for Israel was flown today to Tel Aviv, it was announced here by the American Red Mogen Dovid.
Besides the blood plasma, the plane carried a cargo of 1,000 pounds of DDT powder, 280 pounds of tetanus anti-toxin serum, 15,000 units of gas gangrene anti-toxin, 1,000 pairs of surgeons’ gloves and other medical supplies.
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