FROM OUR ARCHIVES: 50 YEARS AGO

Delivery of a new fire truck was made last week to the City of Houston. The unit cost about $18,500. Firemen Everett Mayberry, left, and Elmer Goodman inspect the truck while Bill Nichols, foreground, models one of two new air masks. These units provide a team of firefighters with a 45-minute oxygen supply for use in fire location and victim


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