$500,000 in Medical Supplies Sent to Mexico
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A cargo plane loaded with $500,000 worth of supplies for victims in earthquake-devastated Mexico left Los Angeles International Airport, organizers said Sunday.
The DC-10 was filled with 140,000 pounds of medical and other supplies intended for the American-British Hospital, the General Hospital of Mexico City, the University of Anahuac and the Mexican Red Cross, a spokesman for Operation California said.
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