STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE

STANFORD MEDICAL CENTER
PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA 94304

DEPARTMENT OF GENETICS

Area Code 415

321-1200

Sept. 22, 1968

Dear Hovard--

By sheer coincidence, the day after I talked to you I met
a woman you cought to contact in connection with "minimal cerebral

i. .whl,, damage” in children. She talked very good sense, and quite spon-

ey taneously gave out a picture of parental exasperations with the
prevalent pattern of professional advice and care that was almost

a telepathic copy of what you mentioned to me.

I would urge you to call her for a discussion at two levels --
some possible resources for your own personal situation, and for
better public information (i.c. news) about help and about quackery

in this field.

Yours,

Joshua Lederberg

P.S. The Daily implied they'd be contacting you directly; but the

enclosed is a possibly unnecessary reminder .

The Chronicée did choose to run the "“@zechoslovakia" piece (and
their remarks in the past were in a similar direction to ask for utmost
"Pelevance";) but I will heed the greater wisdom (which Marguerite
strongly reinforces) to concentrate on the science/policy areas I know

most about.

Mrs. Robert S. (Sally) Smith
Director and Founder;
Laboratory School of the Kingsbury Center
1809 Phelps Place, NW ph: 232-5877
(Mr. Smith works in AID)

LT, J. P. KENNEDY, JR. LABORATORIES FOR MOLECULAR MEDICINE, DEDICATED TO RESEARCH IN

MOLECULAR BIOLOGY HEREDITY NEUROBIOLOGY

 

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