1948 events

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1. what was the name of the first person to be taken in by Leonard Cheshire (6,5)
2 An animal startled residents of a town east of Kendal, Cumbria:-
What was the animal (3) and in which town did it happen (8)

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1. Arthur Dykes

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Possibly:

At the beginning of 1948, he heard about the case of Arthur Dykes, who had been one of Leonard's original 'VIP' community at Le Court, Hampshire and was suffering from cancer. Dykes asked Cheshire to give him some land to park a caravan until he recovered, but Cheshire discovered that Dykes was terminally ill and that this fact had been concealed from him. He told Dykes the real position and invited him to stay at Le Court.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonard_Cheshire