March of Dimes Research SeeksAnswers In Birth Defects Prevention

feet one in every 200 new-boms.

Successful TransplantThe critical problem of high

risk babies bom to diabeticmothers is under joint studyby two eminent specialists.Dr. Wynetka Ann Reynoldsof the University of IllinoisCollege of Medicine and Dr.Ronald A. Chez of Magee-Women's Hospital in Pitts-burgh, are scrutinizing thehazards of diabetic pregnan-

cy, using monkeys as models.Infants bom to diabetic moth-ers are prone to an extremelyhigh mortality rate and an in-cidence of birth defects thatis three times higher than ininfants bom to mothers innormal health. Also they tendto be excessively large andoften die from hyaline mem-brane disease soon after birth.

Right in America's heart-land, the first successful bonemarrow transplant was con-ducted by March of Dimesgrantee, Dr. Robert A. Good,of the University of Minne-sota. He and his colleaguesmade medical history bytransplanting bone marrowfrom a girl to her brother,who suffered from a congen-ital immunological deficiencythat had proved fatal to IImembers of his family. Withthis impressive feat behindthem, Dr. Good and his groupnow have undertaken otherresearch projects related tobirth defects of the immunitysystem and bodily defenses.

International ExpertThe possible effect of a

mother's malnutrition leadingto retarded development ofthe child is a current questionin scientific circles. Dr. MyronWinick, an internationallyrecognized authority in suchstudies, is concentrating onintensive research into thistimely issue. A specialist atCornell Medical College-NewYork Hospital in Manhattan,he also is exploring birth de-fects that involve the kidneyand gen ito-urinary tract. Hisproject includes analysis oftheir causes, their effect upongrowth, and measures to im-prove diagnosis, treatmentand total care for patientswith these defects.

March of Dimes granteestoday are probing~causes,cures and control of birth de-fects at major medical centersand teachingthe nation. Answers will notcome rapidly enough for atime to spare some quarter ofa million American infantsborn annually with congen-ital diseases. But, after cen-turies of neglect and indiffer-ence, the crucial news is thatlife-giving studies are takingplace which abound withmeaning for future genera-tions.

Let me take you on a brief,cross-country sampling ofthese important probings:

At the University of Cali-fornia, San Diego, Dr. Wil-liam L. Nyhan and his col-leagues are exploring thediagnosis before birth of he-reditary diseases. New tech-niques in amniocentesis andcell culture enable doctors todiscover an increasing num-ber of cytogenetic and inbornmetabolic errors. Consequent-ly, parents can learn fairlyearly in pregnancy whetherthe fetus has been affected bycertain inherited conditions.

Finding LinksDr. Nyhan and his co-

workers have established agenetic counseling center andgenetic disease clinic which

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DR. ROBIRT A. GOOD. Mor<h of Dimti grant** at th* University ofMinnesota, with Mr. and Mrs. Francis L. Camp of Connecticut. Dr. OoWand hii colleague* made medical history by performing the first «uc-cestful bone marrow transplant on thair ton, David.

serves the San Diego area aswell as cases referred to themfrom all over the country.Our grant will help these spe-cialists combine their skillsand resources to form a lead-ing center for research.

Further up the West Coast,at the San Francisco MedicalCenter of the University ofCalifornia, Dr. Charles J. Ep-stein is examining the link be-tween chromosome .damageand mental retardation andphysical defects. Down's syn-

drome and many other con-genital conditions are associ-ated with various chromo-some abnormalities, but it isnot known just how they in-teract. Dr. Epstein's search forthe basic chemical differencesbetween normal and chromo-somally abnormal cells is ex-tremely important. If he canpinpoint the nature of abnor-mal metabolism in the defec-tive cells, his findings may re-veal how chromosome errorslead to birth defects that af-

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WITH FURNITURE, TOO, LET THE BUYER BEWARE!A few weeks ago I was invited to the home of some

close friends to see their new furniture.My friends are young newlyweds with big aspirations

but without a budget to match, and this factor necessitatedthat purchases they made for their home be careful ones.Surprisingly enough, their new studio apartment was notonly comfortable but colorful and at first glance, full offurniture that would seem to last a lifetime.

These friends had attempted not only to buy value, butalso to make their selections for style. They wanted theirfurniture to last longer than their stay in their present

construction, but more im-portant, also for wood con-tent. And believe me, I wasterribly disheartened whenI had to break the news tomy friend that her "walnut"wall unit wasn't walnut atall! It was made of hard-board which had been print-ed to look like genuine

walnut veneer.This true story illustrates

a very important point to allprospective furniture buyersand that is simply thateverything is not always

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that there are many less-than-expensive pieces offurniture on the marketwhich are passed-off asgenuine hardwood furniturewhen in truth they may bemade of plastic or hardboardon whose surface is printed

a film which imitates thegrain of genuine hardwood.That's why it is a good ideato look for labels on eachpiece of furniture whichspecify that the piece ismade of genuine hardwoodand not some inferior imi-tation. Today more so thanever it still holds true thatthe buyer has to beware!

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Enemy's AmbushesShatter Cease-Fire

' SAIGON . Both side* in the Vietnam war beganceasefires Saturday tor Buddha's birthday. Within hours, enemyforces ambushed U.S. and South Vietnamese troops in three

The truce violations left il aHied soldiers killed or wounded.Enemy losses, if any, were unknown.

The attacka were the only violations reported by the allies inthe early hours of temporary truces to mark the 2,315 th anni-

U.S. 173rd Airborne Brigade.Although U.S. forces suspend-

ed offensive operations at noon,reconnaissance patrols nearbases and other installationscontinued after the allied truceperiod began.

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Viet Cong began at 7 a.m., Sai-gon time, and will run until 7a.m., Monday, (panning theBuddha anniversary on Sundayand overlapping a shorter trucecalled by the allies.

The South Vietnamese cease-fire began at noon Saturday andwill continue until noon Sunday.The United States, along withthe four other allies with troopsin Vietnam, joined in the truce.

With the cease-fires coveringonly South Vietnam, U.S. BS2bombers kept up their raids inneighboring Laos and Cambo-dia.

The bombers pounded sgainat the Ho Chi Minh Trail inLaos, North Vietnam's supplynetwork to its .troops in Cam-bodia and South Vietnam. InCamfcodia, the 852s struck atsupply and communicationslines.

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By allied account, Commu-niat-ied troops broke their owncease-fire a little more than twohours after it went into effect.

South Vietnamese headquar-ters said an enemy force of un-'known size ambuahed a SouthVietnamese infantry companynear the Cambodian borderabout SO miles northwest of Sai-gon.

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Vitnamese 25th Infantry Divi-sion, was engaged in clearingHighway 1, a major artery con-necting Saigon with PhnomPenh, the capital of Cambodia.

Saigon headquarters said twoSouth Vietnamse troops werekilled and five were woundedand that casualties to the at-tackers were unknown.

The second enemy attackcame about 90 minutes after thenoontime allied cease-fire wentinto effect and was directedagainst a U.S. patrol operatingon the Bong Son Plain in thecountry's central coastal region275 miles northeast of Saigon.

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