HER OWN MONORAIL.—Miss Marianne Schenck, a victim of multiple sclerosis, uses a beam-and-pulley system to lower herself down the steps in front of her home in St Louis, Missouri. Miss Schenck, aged 26, who recently gained a bachelor’s degree in nursing at St Louis University, said: “Just because you’ve got it, doesn’t mean you have to lie down and croak.” Her father, a mechanical engineer, designed the system.
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Press, Volume CX, Issue 32349, 15 July 1970, Page 12
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68HER OWN MONORAIL.—Miss Marianne Schenck, a victim of multiple sclerosis, uses a beam-and-pulley system to lower herself down the steps in front of her home in St Louis, Missouri. Miss Schenck, aged 26, who recently gained a bachelor’s degree in nursing at St Louis University, said: “Just because you’ve got it, doesn’t mean you have to lie down and croak.” Her father, a mechanical engineer, designed the system. Press, Volume CX, Issue 32349, 15 July 1970, Page 12
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