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The mosguitoe were killed steroi~ ~ormone ready for in- • their paws. This eliminated the disease. Blood samples of recov- An in. l'tnce in which a pro- but, unfortunately, so were the stant_lOJechon. _She found th_atl cats and permitted the rat popu- ered patients are now under re ive public health program cats which were the native • ~ter?1ds and. mtravenous m- lation to explode. stu_dy _at the only two. labora- misfired and caused a lethal epi- only defense again t the rat pop- Ject1ons of s~e ton to pre- "It then seemed obvious that ones m the world which can dem1c In the rain forests of ulation. The rats, it turned out, vent dehy hon were th e only the DDT spraying had upset the identify the virus. outhe 1exico was described were the carriers of the Vli"U lr~atme 5 th at helped. . ecology which had kept the rats Dr. Shields, who holds docto- ye terday by Dr. Karena that brought the allen fever to If w could ~ep them ~hve under control," she said. rates in both medicine and an- a professor at the Col• th e Mayans. fo: ~rce days, . · Shields How the rats had picked up ro lo • aid that her great lege for Women for the Univer- "I do not want anyone to think sa,d,Lik eywou.ld qmckly _recov- tlle virus probably will remem a ~h po_ gy, . k" . Ch" • · 0 - that I am criticizing the l\Iex 1• er._ . c ~e other -~lfll~~• mystery. A rat off a hip on the mterest m wor mg m 1a~as Dr. Shields 1s a medical enth- can health authorities," Dr. the1r mvasion :is self-lim,tmg. seacoast could have brought the has been to study the Indian ropologist who wa reared in the Shields said. "They were using NIGHTS IN n IDfOCI\ disease to the native population groups, many of which have re- state of Chiapas, Mexico, next to the . best scientif!c knowled~e "In order to be available to but that is speculation. mained isolated for centuries. (be Guatemalan border. For avadable to get rid of malaria treat the disease " Dr. Shields many years she has divided her and they met with success in said" I spent ma~y nights in a, ___ ____ .:._______ _________ t me between teaching in the that attempt. No one could have h~ock among the patients." nJted States and operating a predicted the fever epidemic." She had found that the disease medical station m the mountains REACTIO. DIFFERE.'.."T was not transmittable from per- of Chiapas. Dr. Shields said that when the son to person. It was at th! st~tion that she first patients came to her sta- Dr. Shields said she found out observed the ep1dem1c of a tion she thought it was diph- what the "something else:• was

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!range hemorrhagic fever, nev- theria but the reaction to medi- from Dr. Robert Goldsmith, of er bcfor . reported in the A~er- cation proved to be much differ- the Department ?f In~ernation~l leas., which ravaged the Mayan ent from that of diphtheria. The Hea!th at th_e Uruvers1ty ?f Calt- Ind1an population m 1967. next guess of Dr. Shields and fonna Medical Center m San CAMPAIG:-.1 ClfED other doctors in the region was Francisco. After reviewing the epidemic, cholera. He said a somewhat similar res ru·ching the disease and the "Then," Dr. Shields said, "I disease had been found in Uru- medical tory of the area, Dr. noticed the hemorrhagic spots guay but that it differed from ShieJds believes that the epi- over the patients' faces, ey the Chiapas ailment. However, demic d not have occurred and ears. I knew it was some- fevers of the Chiapas kind had r it ha not be n for the e . thing eli e." been reported in Asia. can g ent's campaign These pin-point hemorrhages, But the valuable clue was the against malaria. she found, induced such information that the disease was The government. she ex- profound shocks in the patients carried by a virus found in the p ined, dtd a mo t thorough Job that unless treated Immediately,, urine of cats. 1n spraymg all of the habitations they could be fataL Dr. Shields This is what caused Dr. m the area , even the mo t re- said she Io t no patients at her Shields to connect the epidemic mot , with the mse<:tlc1de DDT. station because she was able to with the DDT campaign against The purpose was to kill the Ano- j give constant care. malaria. The cats, she said, had 4.« <..Z, •..._,) Group Hears Fr. Portman J,'ather John R. Portman, chairman of the Diocesan Ecumenical Commission, was a major speaker at an in - formational meeting last Sunday on the objectives and structure of the San Diego conference next year. Others include Msgr I. Brent Eagen, diocesan chancellor. The tonference's preamble and constitution will make possible for the first time membership by Catholic ministries. Members also pledge financial support of the conference. Ecumenical Conference

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held its first Annual Conference last Saturday at Southcn,st Park. The theme of the Conference was "The Need for Black , Educatiori.'' presento.lives f1om an Diego State College, Mesa

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" A11 i an c es Coalitions," "Students' Rol e in the Com- munity,' "Htgh chools'' and "The .Black Woman's Role 1n Education.''

USO Corporation President amed The Rev. Msgr. Jo E. Baer is the new president of the cor- poration which govern the USD College for M and th hool of Law He succeeds the :\lo t Rev. Leo T l\Jahcr, bishop of San Diego, v.ho remarns chairm n of the board of trustees and chan- cellor of the university. l\1sgr. Baer, 39, was named thej fourth president of the college for men in 1967. He formerly was principal of Mar. ,m High School in Imperial Beach. - I/, ;i. f.t'.c , Group Plans Excerpts ~'1;!,2,e~~~s An evening of opera seen~ will be presented by the University of San Diego Opera Workshop. The workshop performances this Friday and Saturday, November 21 and 22, are open to the public wiU1out charge. Botl1 performances begin at 8 p.m. in U1e Theater. The operatic excerpts will be presented in English under the direction of Ilana Mysior. The performances will be ac- companied by Miss Mysior and B. Jeffery Brown on two pianos. Scenes will be presented from "Die Fledermaus" by Johann Strauss; ··Boris Goudenov," Moussorgsky, and "Hansel and Gretel,·· Humperdinck. Also to be performed are the Papageno, Papagena Scene from "The Music Flute" and U1e finale of Act II of "Cosi van Tutte, .. both by Mozart. Sopranos Katl1y J,'Jeming and Marian Kelly will sing in "Die fo'ledermaus. ·· Linda Ursino, soprano; Marie Vattuone, alto, and Jean Karlan, soprano, sing the scene from "Boris Goudenov.·· Madelaine Kaiser , Miss Karlan, and Mary Jane Oliver, all sopranos, sing the "Hansel and Gretel" roles. Haymond East, baritone; and Misses Oliver, Kelly, Ursino and Vattuone will perform in ··The Magic J,'lute" scene. Cast in "Cosi van Tuite" are Robert Grant, baritone; Nicholas Reveles, tenor; Raymond East, baritone, and Misses Kaiser, Vattuone and Ursino.

County Ecumenical Conference to be launched at a General Assembly January 25 in First Presbytertan Church here. Other Catholic speakers at the meeting, held in Pioneer United Church, included Father William Gold of St. Michael's Church. Protestant clergy also ad- dressed the meeting presided over by Rev . Jack Lindquist, Luthern pastor and chairman of the f'aith and Order Committee of the Council of Churches to be replaced by the new conference. I-' ather Portman has been a leader in the formation of the ecumenical organization which has been strongly endorsed by Most Rev. Leo T. Maher. He is a member of a special interfaith committee formed to nommate officers for the

churches and some Protestant churches which were not members of the for-mer council. Catholic membership will be by individual congregations or panshes. Each member will agree to particpate in at least one of the conference·s four project areas - ecumenical relations, social

DAVID YANTIS David Yantis Due at USD ibrary Davi Y inti., compos r and singer of sacred and folk music, will 1ve cone rt at 8 p.m. Saturday, Decemb r 6, at the Univer- 1ty of San Dieiio Memorial Library, Alcala Park. He will have as special guests the Covina Folk Band and mgers, the New Wind Folk Band and Singers from St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church and Walt Richards, folk guitar and banjo player. oncert

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'\"le\\ pcint Sta.CC P h ot o George Stevens (1.1. Stat e Service Center, leads group discussion during one of work hops held at Black Students Alliance Conference. Just over I 00 persons regis ered for the c:orfab.

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The donation will be $1 for adults and 50 cents for stu- dents. The audience is urged to bring a cushion for floor seating. Yantis has written about 40 songs. He has cut two albums, "There's a New Wind Blowing," and "Free Me," which will be released in December.

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.. AUXILIARY LUNCHEON _ Committee chairmen admire table decoration for recent luncheon givt,n at Le Dome by the University of San Diego Women's Auxiliary. Left to nghl are Mmes. _Robert B. Samons, John R. McEncroe and John w. Murphy. Luncheon speaker was Michael C. Newman, director of development and public relations at USO. -.u-<, l-r., ~. ,J 1 ,, 2- - -'--' ' /'.'.:'.:. · .,::2:.._:t-~.....!f.:.. 0 'L··~-- ------

RITES HELD _ Moss Patnc,a Harman Kelly of San Diego became the bride of ChMles William Mitchell in rites recently in St John the Evangelist Church. Father James Gilfillan, pastor of Mal), Star of the Sea Church, La Jolla, officiated. The bride I a graduate of_ Our Lady of Peace Academy and attended the University of San O,eao College for Women . She is a receptionist at the Naval Hospital. Mr . Raymond Behlman was matron of honor and Mr. Behlman was best man. ( t /.,,. ,. {? ,u • // I t ,r,

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