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March I S , 1957
Mr. T. L, Eonan,
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As yo u re q u e s te d , I ch e ck e d i n t o t h e s i t u a t i o n a t Hu go , Ok la h o m a
a s r e p o r t e d b y Mr . De a n Walke r o f t h e De a n W a lk e r Mo t o r Com pany i n h i s
l e t t e r t o Th e T e xa s Com p an y.
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The fo llo w in g p a r t ie s were co n t a ct e d e it h e r on Th u r sd ay a ft e r n o o n o r F r id a y m o r n in gs M r .. Be a n W a lk e r , D r . E. A. Jo h n s o n , D r . H. W. Ke n a g a , Mr . H a s k e ll Ca ld w e ll and Mr. Br u ce M a t h is .
I do n o t fe e l t h a t t h e r e i s any ca u se fo r a la n s a s none o f th e ca s e s o f su p p osed ly p o is o n in g have o ccu r r e d r e ce n t ly b u t a l l o f th o se w it h w h ich Mr . Walker was fa m ilia r h ave b een sp r e a d o v e r a p e r io d o f a y e a r o r tw o. Mr . w alker i s n o t p a r t ic u la r ly alar m ed b u t r a t h e r cu r io u s a s t o th e e xa ct typ e o f p o is o n in g w hich h as b een o c c u r r in g , s in ce i t a p p e a r s t h a t w h ile somewhat ign o r a n t on t h e s u b je ct , h e , n e v e r t h e le s s , makes a hobby o f m e d icin e .
In d iv id u a l ca se s in v e s t ig a t e d were as fo llo w s :
| m e c h a n ic , l o s t a fin g e r a p p r o xim a t e ly a y e a r ago a n d Mr . W a lk e r in d i c a t e d t h a t h e b e lie v e d t h i s was clue t o le a d p o is o n in g .
Dr . Ke n a g a , who t r e a t e d C a s t le b e r r y , i n d i c a t e d t h *-t h e p e r s o n a lly d ia g n o s e d t h e c a s e a s a lo w g r a d e o f i n f e c t i o n . Ho s t a t e d t h e t M H B H H k j S r a n k a l o t a n d h i s r e s i s t a n c e was lo w . He d e f i n i t e l y d id n o t r e e ! ^ H ? ^ L t w as le a d p o is o n in g b u t seemed t o b e o f t h e o p in io n t h a t le a d Bligh t h ave been p a r t i a lly r e s p o n s ib le f o r t h e i n f e c t i o n . I w as u n a b le t o l o c a t e Mi
had s e v e r a l in fe c t io n s on h is h an d s a b o u t fe ix
m o n t h s a g o . u r . d o n n e o n , who t r e a t e d h im , s t a t e d th- t h e f e l t t h e le a d i n
th e g a s o lin e was ca u sin g co n ge s tio n o f th e p a r t , le a v in g i t open to in fe c t io n .
He d i d n o t d ia g n o s e t h e t r o u b le a s le a d p o is o n in g . He t r e a t e d b y c a u t e r i s i n g ,
u sin g; s ilv e r n it r a t e .
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h a d a n i n f e c t i o n o n h i s h a n d a b o u t two y e a r s a g o . He w as t r e a t e d by1 h a d d t o r who i s no lo n g e r i n Hu go . M a t h is f e l t t h a t ETHIL Ga s o lin e m igh t have been r e s p o n s ib le b u t in d ica t e d t h a t h is d o cto r had made no such a s s e r tio n .
Mr. h i m s e lf, h a s h a d s e v e r ;! i n f e c t i o n s o n h i s h a n d s t h e
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l a s t a b o u t s i x m o n t h s a g o . He h a s b e e n t r e a t e d by Dr . Jo h n s o n , w h ose o p in io n has ;d r e a d y been g iv e n .
Ron e o f t h e men e ffe c t e d a r e d e v o t in g e i t h e r t h e i r e n t ir e o r e ve n th e g r e a t e r p a r t o f t h e ir tim e r e p a ir in g o r h a n d lin g ca r b u r e t o r s . A ll o f them do g e n e r a l m e ch a n ica l work and t h e ir work w it h ca r b u r e t o r s seld om e xce e d s m ore t h a n on e e ve r y o t h e r d a y . I t d oes n o t seem t o me t h a t s u ch p o s s i b le e xp o s u r e s t o le a d com p ou n d s i s s u f f i c i e n t t o g iv e an y t r o u b le fr om th a t source. :
Aft e r n y co n t a ct s w ith t h e s e p a r t ie s , w ith th e e xce p t io n o f t h e two d o ct o r s , I do n o t fe e l t h a t an y o f them a t t r ib u t e t h e ir d i ffi c u lt y t o le a d p o is o n in g . I d id n ot atte m p t to d is cu s s th e ca s e s w ith th e d o cto r s o th e r than to o b ta in t h e ir o p in io n s and t h e ir d ia gn o s is . Both d octor s e xp r e s s e d a w illi n g n e s s t o h a v e D r . Ke h o e co r r e s p o n d w it h them o n t h e la t t e r .
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