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A modern, 150-bed hospital, together with all auxiliary installations, declared surplus by the Army at Ford
Raymond near Seward, Alaska, is being transferred by the Territorial Government of Alaska, it was announced today by the War Assets Administration.... The hospital, which originally cost the
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Government $ 570,000, will be operated by the
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