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Walcott Lions purchase 'Jaws of Life'

Compiled by Linda Tubbs

Posted 12/12/18

Dec. 14, 1978: The Walcott Lions Club completed a two-year project by purchasing a “Jaws of Life” for the Walcott Fire Department. The hydraulic rescue tool cost $5,400.

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