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Hi ghl and Tower s Apar t ment 1504 1071 Cel est i al St r eet Ci nci nnat i , Ohi o 45202 December 27, 1977 Dear St an: I had your l et t er of November 14t h some t i me ago, but I di d not r espond at once, f or t he si mpl e r eason, t hat I di d not know qui t e how t o do i t , sui t abl y. And I am not al t oget her sur e t hat I now know how t o say what I shal l at t empt t o say, wi t hout cr eat i ng i nj ur y t o you. However , I cannot l onger r emai n si l ent , l est I , by so doi ng, convey t o you an i mpr essi on of mysel f whi ch i s not at al l . cor r ect . The f act of t he mat t er i s t hat your ver si on of a r epor t of t hi s i nvest i gat i on f al l s f ar shor t of what I woul d l i ke i t t o be. That i s not st r ange r eal l y, and my bet t er j udgment was r epr esent ed i n my ear l i er suggest i on t hat you under t ake onl y t o put t oget her t he dat a wi t hout any di scussi on i f t hat coul d be done. Mi nd you, I am not cl ai mi ng t hat t hi s coul d have been done. What I am sayi ng i s t hat t he dat a al one do not convey t he essent i al pat t er n and out come of t he ent i r e i nvest i gat i on, and t hat a di scussi on--and a ver y det ai l ed and per t i nent di scussi on- - i s absout el y essent i l t o put f l esh on t he bar e bones of t he dat a of t he i nvest i gat i on. Nei t her you, nor any one el se coul d be expect ed t o do t hat unl ess you coul d si t down wi t h t he i nvest i gat or s and under st and t hei r pur poses i n conduct i ng t he det ai l s of t he i nvest i gat i on. Unf or t unat el y, I coul d not pr ovi de t he i nf or mat i on and hel p necessar y t o achi eve t hat end, and i t has t aken t i me, f or me t o appr eci at e f ul l y my own shor t commi ngs. That has been my own t r agedy, whi ch I may not , even yet , r ecogni ze f ul l y. However , I have, t o my own sur pr i se, and t o t he f ul l skept i ci sm of al l of my1 col l eagues who have any r i ght t o an opi ni on, cont i nued t o obt ai n f ur t her enl i ght enment , and awar eness, i n some mat t er s t oget her wi t h i nkl i ngs i n ot her r espect s. I need not say mor e at t hi s t i me, except t o t el l you t hat I am gr at ef ul f or your ef f or t s, and shal l cont i nue t o be ver y sor r y t hat I have caused you angui sh, and wi l l do al l I can t o acknowl edge publ i cl y, your har d wor k on my behal f . I t hi nk t hat I shal l be abl e t o suppor t and r ound t he dat a of t he r epor t of t he Depar t ment of Envi r onment al Heal t h i n t he Medi cal Cent er of t he Uni ver si t y of Ci nci nnat i i n a cr edi t abl e manner . To t hi s end, I shal l devot e my at t ent i on f or such t i me as may be necessar y, i f I can sur vi ve and cont i nue t o wor k ef f ect i vel y. Wi t h t he ki ndest r egar ds and t he f ul l est possi bl e gr at i t ude f or what you have done. Si ncer el y, Rober t A. Kehoe, M. D. KE 0000461