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Oct. 10, 1974 - Lord Shinwell - 90 today - presents Self-Propelling Chair To Thalidomide Boy: A 15-Year-old Thalidomide boy today celebrated with lord Shinwell, the Lobour peer's 90th. birthday.Eddie Freeman, of Stevanage, Herts, born without arms or legs, received a self propelling chair from Lord Shinwell at a luncheon at the Savoy Hotel. It is the first of 24 luncheon or Thalidomide victims from the Otis Elevator Company. Photo Shows Lord Shinwell seen with Talidomide boy, Eddie Freeman after presenting him with the self-propelling Chair today

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15-year-old 90th Celebrated Elevator Herts Luncheon Otis Peers Presenting Propelling Self-propelling Shinwell Thalidomide


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