JUDICIARY: Passing of Sanford

One morning last week as he was on his way to the Supreme Court at the Capitol, Associate Justice Edward Terry Sanford stopped in to see his dentist. He seated his big strong body in the dental chair, complained of a toothache. The dentist found an ulcerated molar, extracted it. As Justice Sanford started to get up an attack of vertigo sent him sprawling to the floor. Alarmed, the dentist called a physician who administered a hypodermic stimulant which failed to relieve the judge's mortal distress. Unconscious, Justice Sanford was carried to...

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