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6 -1 * * UMCf nUMtn-MMU; ‘V,n i;EX’A THLETE DIESNew Operation FailsTo StopmCancer^ ^ V ! sN T X \1 } ’rPHILADELPHIA (AP)Harry T. Griffith, who sufferedfrom a deadly form of bone can* and underwent an experimental canccr-swap operationrecently in an effort to prolong his life, has lost his battle with the dread disease.Griffith, 63, of Flourtown, Pa., a former professional baseball player, died Monday in Chestnut Hill Hospital.Although he had been told he had only a short time to live if the operation did not succeed.he never gave up his hope or hiscourage.VSQNTItKON I K NX OKI H\ eiisiboiilArenNAV IM. STAMPIn ServictOtOHIItKIMarine Lance Corp. Travfa R,Rives, sen of Mr. and Mrs. B. A. Avirett of 5429 W. 13th St..Net Quitter ,’Tm not a quitterhe said w*5 graduated from a four-week after the operation March 4*r‘lt;'ral military and MarineSAX INCstamp ______________ Corps subjects course conducted*mism. * ~ I by the regimental school at the!“‘I know one thing. I’m going!headquarters regiment at the?to give this a good try tike a hail!M«rine Corps base at Camp Pen*player when the big one comes.dleton, Calif.^ ^ ithe plate. I'm going to! * • •take a good cut at it ” I Signalman 2. C. A Britto Jr..Griffith's operation, which USN* $on of and Mrs. A.j was developed only mo years!Br5tto of Lubbock. has returned * ago. was performed at the Ros-h° Diego aboard the am-)Park Memorial Institutesphibious dock transport USSjin Buffalo—New York State’sl°Sden- Tb« ship has been de-sfRONTIIRSAX i N t.STAMPresearch and treatment I Ptoy*dwontieecenter. j unu or the Seventh Fleet ope ratthe operation. Griffith. who’;inS off the coast^Viet Nam.brm of cancer known aslt; * • •Chief Sonar Teehulelan Yeniccarcomamalignant,rwith Robert F. Allen. 29, of TuoIJoyd E Byrd and Storekeeperson. Arir., who had the disease,)5* c- Clarence A. Anderson,and then exchanged blood with?rs-v* of Lubbock, recently him. |participated in exercise Gray! Ghost” off the coast of southernA. Ryan Jr., CSX FiremanSAVINGSTAMPPlan Detailed \Doctors had hoped that bvjCaWanua. transplanting cancer cells be-j Ry*n, son of Mr. and Mrs. V. bveen two patients with identi- :A. Ryan of 4902 Ave. D, and An-ra] cancers, each patient's body.derson. son of Mr. and Mrs.! a-ould produce antibodies !A 71 ^ Anderson. Route 1. are;against the other's cancer. jboth stationed aboard the escort-Then, by exchanging blood,) ship CSS Bradley, the antibodies hopefully would) Byrd. son of Mrs. Narman L. attack the patients’ * original j William son of Lubbock, is sta-cancer. jtioned aboard the attack aircraftDr. Sigmond Nadler, asso-j carrier USS Oriskany. date chief cancer research sur* Exercise “Gray Ghost” was. geon at the hospital, who helpedjthe first major First Fleet exer* perform me operation, had re- cise conducted this year. It in-ported that a similar experi- volved 47 ships, air units and ment two years ago with a skin I support forces practicing aspects cancer victim was successful. ]of naval warfare.In Buffalo, a hospital spokes-i • • •man, informed of Griffith’s! Pvtii. Melvin W. Whitehead; death, said the experiment was sand Ronnie J. Cantrell complet-; as ’’unproven method of treat- ed advanced artillery training;ment at best. It apparently was I at the Army Artillery and Miss-! of little or no value in Mr. Grif-jile School at Ft. Siil, Okla. on fUh’s case.” I April 22. jHe said he did not know Whitehead is the son of Mr, whether Allen, who is still a pa- and Mrs. James B. Whitehead, tient at the hospital, had been Route 2, Locknev. Cantrell is told of Griffith s death. jthe son of Mr. and Mrs. V. E.jAllen and rwo other men who Cantrell. Star Route 1. Earth. ) took part in a similar experi-j Both rr.cn were trained as? ment are progressing, he sa.id.ance and firing of artillery* and it would be some time yet j The training included mainten-before their conditions will be{anvce and firing of artillery ev5^?Je^* jSfuns, howitzers and heavy ma-Griffith was graduated from:chine guns.Yillanova University in 1926 and! • • •signed with the Philadelphia I Ralph B. McClure Jr., whoseAthletics baseball team thatlwife, Barbara, lives at 21S-Byear. He was later optioned to; 37th St., received an early pro-Baltimore in the International i motion to Army pay grade pri-League. ivate E-2 on completion of basiccombat training at Ft. Polk, La.mum*SAVINGSTAMPVRONTltRSAVINGSTAMPFRONTIERSAVINGSTAMPFEWER SWEDES FARMIRONTIIRSTOCKHOLMon April 16.The annual! WcClure wa* awarded the pro-5.. , # . _s motion two months earlier thandecline to Sweden s farming and jusua] because of his score in fir-forestry labor force is about 5.5ting the M-14 rifle, his high score per cent. In the last 25 yearsjon physical combat proficiency the number of people active inltests and his military* bearing agriculture has decreased by;and leadership qualities, more than 50 per cent and today I McClure, 25, is a 1965 gradu-represents only 8 per cent of the ate of Texas Tech, where he re-tS A V I N G STAMPgainfully employed populationymiif#ceived his M.B.A. degree.TRQNTIEECOMMERCIALELECTRIC RATESIN LUMOCK-vArmy INC Ishmael 8. Reyna,; ison of Mr. and Mrs, Ishmael D.|Reyna, Route 2, Lubbock, com-[pieted a combat engineer course at Ft. Leonard Wood, Mo., AprilARB THE99LOWESTOR ANY TEXASCITY WITH AA*-1POPULATION ORi4* Reyna, 20. a 1965 graduate of Lubbock High School, was trained in the construction and re-jpair of roads, railroads and :bridges. He also received in-) struction in demolition and mine warfarei
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