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The original documents are located in Box 28, folder "10/1-2/76 - Pennsylvania,
Indiana, Texas (1)" of the Sheila Weidenfeld Files at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential
Library.
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Digitized from Box 28 of the Sheila Weidenfeld Files at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
Sheila
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
September 17, 1976
MEMORANDUM TO:
PETER SORUM
FROM:
SUSAN PORTER
SUBJECT:
Action Memo
Mrs. Ford has accepted the following out-of-invitation:
EVENT: Dedication of the new facilities at the University of
Texas System Cancer Center
DATE: Saturday, October 2, 1976
TIME: 11:30 a.m.: Brunch
Shamrock Hotel)
2:00 p.m.:
Dedication Ceremony
(Hospital Site)
PLACE: M. D. Anderson Hospital
Texas Medical Center
Houston, Texas
CONTACTS: Miss Frances Goff (working contact)
Head of Special Projects
O: 713-792-2222
H: 713-668-3800
is
Mr. Steve Stycks (press contact)
FORD
Information Coordinator
713-792-3030
Dr. R. Lee Clark
President
University of Texas System Cancer Center
713-792-3000
Dr. Robert Moreton
Chairman of the Dedication
713-792-3211
- 2 -
COMMENTS: Mrs. Ford will participate in the dedication of the
expanded facilities of the University of Texas M. D.
Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute, which is the key
unit of the University of Texas System Cancer Center.
The expanded facilities will consist of a 330-bed
hospital pavilion, new outpatient clinics capable of
handling 1,200 outpatients a day, an expanded radiotherapy
center, two additional floors of research space
(100,000 square feet), and a chapel--the first chapel
the institution has ever had. The construction will
have doubled M. D. Anderson's size, making it the
largest building in the world devoted solely to
cancer research and treatment. An excellent background
sheet from HEW is included in the attached file. The
PFC is delighted Mrs. Ford will have an opportunity to
participate in the dedication of this excellent project.
The file is attached.
Thank you.
C: BF Staff
Red Cavaney
William Nicholson
Jerry Jones
Terry O'Donnell
Max Friedersdorf
Steve McConahey
James Connor
James Cavanaugh
Sarah Massengale
Jim Field
Jim Baker
Stu Spencer
Elly Peterson
William Greener III
GURAID
Jud Summer
Rex Scouten
Staircase
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CONSIDER
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
September 11, 1976
MEMORANDUM FOR:
SUSAN PORTER
FROM:
WILLIAM NICHOLSON
SUBJECT:
Invitation to participate in the dedication
of a new cancer center at the University
of Texas Medical Center, October 2 in
Houston.
I met with Dr. Lee Clark and regretted this invitation for the President.
He will be in touch with you next week about Mrs. Ford's participation.
9/15/76
Spoke w/
Borbara Wise
great Texas yes
spoke to Pete Rousell
(Lakers deputy,
from Houston)
gives it the
highest marks-
should do- 10
time better than
Lefa Stae Fair
cc: Jim Baker - fyi
FORD & LIBRARY GLARTO
event.
good non-partisan
appeal, dealing
w/ high caliber
appeal, friendly
pewspaper
didn't really do
Houston before
11
CANCER CENTER
MOR
Texas Medical Center
Houston, Texas 77030
ANDERSON
INSTITUT
ACTION
EST
3911
R. Lee Clark, M.D.
T/D
President
April 30, 1976
SCHEDULE BD.
DATE RECEIVED
MAY 3 1976
Mr. William W. Nicholson
Director, Scheduling Office
MESSAGE
SPEAKERS BUREAU
The White House
OTHER m FCU
Washington, D.C. 20500
APPOINTMENT OFFICE
Dear Mr. Nicholson:
Thank you for relaying President and Mrs. Ford's message regarding their
consideration of our invitation to participate in the dedication of our
$72 million new facilities on October 2, 1976.
Last week, a member of the President's staff phoned us to ask how much of
our institution the President might see in 15 minutes during his tour of
Texas this week. We later learned that the President would be unable to
visit us during his trip to Texas this month.
Nevertheless, we are all hopeful that since the President has indicated
an interest in visiting us that he will be able to be the honored speaker
at our forthcoming dedication. We are planning a special "Sunday Supple-
ment" for October 3, after our dedication on Saturday, October 2, to be
placed in 11 major city papers in Texas with a combined circulation of
2,101,000. It would be our privilege to have a picture of President Ford
(with Dr. Rauscher, Director of the NCI, Mr. Robert Mosbacher, Chairman
of our Board of Visitors, and me, if desired) run in this Sunday Magazine.
The purpose of this Sunday dedication publication is to report to the
citizens of Texas and the Southwest, the great addition to their medical
armamentarium for the cancer research program.
Again, please deliver our message to the President and Mrs. Ford.
Sincerely,
Rhee Hark
DIATO R. FORD LIBRARY
R. Lee Clark, M.D.
President
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TEXAS:
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Anderson
M D. ANDERSON HOSPITAL AND TUMOR INSTITUTE Rehabilitation Center
Hospital
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EXTRAMURAL PROGRAMS DIVISION Oncology Council-Biomedical Institutions Collaborative Studies
Substations Environmental Science Park
and
UNIVERSITY CANCER FOUNDATION The Anderson Mayfair
Turnor
Institute
Honorary Chairman
Max M. Fisher
Robert Mosbacher
Chairman
Chairman
President Ford Committee
Barney Barnett
Max M. Fisher
Co-Chairmah
Loren M. Berry
Winton M. Blount
STATE FINANCE
OFFICE OF THE FINANCE CHAIRMAN
CHAIRMEN
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ACTION
William P. Acker, III
1828 L STREET, N.W., SUITE 250, WASHINGTON, D.C. 20036 (202) 457 6400 T/D
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Albert L. Cole
SCHEDULE BD.
Jack Black
Edwin D. Dodd
March 2, 1976
"ATE RECEIVED
William T. Blackburn
Eugene Kerik Garli
Tom Bolack
Miss Louise Gore
C. Douglas Caims
MAR 17 1976
Harry J. Haskeli, Jr.
Edward W. Carter
Donald M. Kendall
MESSAGE
Hung Wai Ching
MEMORANDUM FOR:
BILL NICHOLSON
SPEAKERS BUREAU
Raymond Kravis
Trammell Crow
OTHER
Bernard J. Lasker
Mrs. Lloyd Cutler
Gustave L. Levy
FROM:
BOB MOSBACHER
Donald C. Dayton
APPOINTMENT OFFICE
William C. Messing
Guilford Dudley, Jr.
Mrs. Harvey M. May
SUBJECT:
M.D. Anderson Hospital
John W. Fisher
Robert Mosbacher
William H. G. FitzGerald
David Packard
Gaylord Freeman
Thomas A. Pappas
Charles O. Glover
Taft Schreiber
Alan Green, Jr.
M.D. Anderson Hospital is one of the preeminent
William W. Scrantor
cancer centers of the world. Lee Clark, it's
Robert B Hansberger
Richard B. Sellars
Harry J. Haskell, Jr.
president, is one of three men appointed by the
W. Clement Stone
President to head the cancer crusade.
Stanley K. Hathaway
John Swearingen
Harold H. Helm
Alfred Taubman.
Mrs. Elsie Hillman
I have the honor of serving as Chairman of the
David K Wilson
Crawford C. Hubbell
Board for this hospital.
Gordon Zacks
Ira C. Kelier
Elwood E. Leonard, Jr.
I would appreciate your giving this invitation
most serious consideration.
Julian LeCraw
Wayne E. Legg
Gustave L. Levy
Thank you for your consideration.
Archie R. McCardell
Harold M. McClure, Jr.
Hugh McColl
William K McWilliams, Jr.
William C. Messinger
Attachment
Dean Phillips
Jaime Pieras, Jr.
Chestey R. Pruet
Edward B. Rasmuson
Richard B. Seliars
Gilbert L. Shelton
William J. Staten
Vi Stoia
CC:
Dick Cheney
David Tews
Hall Thompson
Lloyd Waring
Louis A. Well. Jr.
C. Howard Wilkins
FORD is LIBRARY
Mrs. Anne Witherby
John S. Wold
Don L. Walfsberger
Kimon S. Zachos
Robert
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Treasurer
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April 12, 1976
Dear Dr. Clark:
On behalf of the President, I wish to acknowledge
and thank you for your kind letter inviting him and
Mrs. Ford to participate in the dedication of the
new facilities at The University of Texas System
Cancer Center in Houston on October 2.
The President wants you to know that he and Mrs. Ford
are most appreciative of your thoughtfulness in asking
them to take part in this important ceremony and that,
while their calendar for next Fall cannot be projected
this far in advance, careful consideration will be
given to your invitation as their schedule for next
October is being worked out. Certainly, I will be
back in touch with you again just as soon as it is
possible.
With our best wishes.
Sincerely,
William W. Nicholson
Director
Scheduling Office
R. Lee Clark, M.D.
President
The University of Texas System
BEINAD R. FORD LIBRARY
Cancer Center
Texas Medical Center
Houston, Texas 77025
ec and incmg to Mary Widner for Oct. 2 cal. cons.
cc: 2 cys Nancy Gemmell
WWN:MHR:rg
MR-ple acknowledge &
say we will carry
forward for Conse deration
in the President's October
THE WHITE HOUSE schedule
WASHINGTON cc.
April 7, 1976
fracksber file
MEMORANDUM FOR:
BILL NICHOLSON
FROM:
SARAH MASSENGALE SM
I recommend that the President and/or Mrs. Ford attend
this dedication if they wish. The invitation is from a
member of the President's Cancer Panel and President of the
University of Texas System Cancer Center.
See the attached memorandum from HEW for additional information.
Attachment
FORD = BERALD LIBRARY
HEALTH
03
DEPARTMENT
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
USA
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20201
MAR 25 1976
MEMORANDUM FOR THE HONORABLE SARAH MASSENGALE
This is in response to your request of March 8 requesting an
assessment of the University of Texas System Cancer Center. The
President and Mrs. Ford have been invited to participate in the
dedication of the new cancer facilities on October 2. The invitation
was issued by R. Lee Clark, M. D., President of The University of
Texas System Cancer Center, and an original (and continuing) member
of the President's Cancer Panel.
The University of Texas System Cancer Center is one of the 17
Comprehensive Cancer Centers in the United States and one of the
leading cancer centers in the world. When the National Cancer Act of
1971 was passed, authorizing the establishment of 15 new centers for
clinical research, training, and demonstration of advanced diagnostic
and treatment methods relating to cancer, the University of Texas
System Cancer Center was recognized as already meeting the standards
of excellence for such centers.
The President and Mrs. Ford have been invited to participate in the
dedication of the expanded facilities of the University of Texas M. D.
Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute, which is the key unit of the
University of Texas System Cancer Center. The expanded facilities
will consist of a 330-bed hospital pavilion, new outpatient clinics
capable of handling 1,200 outpatients a day, an expanded radiotherapy
center, 2 additional floors of research space (100,000 square feet),
and a chapel--the first chapel the institution has ever had. When
construction of these five projects is complete, M. D. Anderson's
size will have doubled, and it may then be the largest building in
the world devoted solely to cancer research and treatment.
The work of M. D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute is almost
equally divided between basic research and patient care. Outstanding
accomplishments have been achieved in both fields of activity. For
example, physicians and scientists at M. D. Anderson Hospital and
Tumor Institute designed and perfected the cobalt-60 radiotherapy
unit, which is in use today in more than 1,000 hospitals. They
FORD
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perfected mammography, a technique for early detection of breast
cancer. They were among the first to develop immunotherapy programs
and have the largest program in the United States today using the
immunotherapeutic agent BCG in the treatment of melanoma, adult
leukemia, breast and colon cancers. M. D. Anderson's medical staff
is now pioneering in the use of other extracts for immunotherapy.
M. D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute established the first
rehabilitation center in the country devoted to the cancer patient.
This is a separate 110-bed facility which opened in 1972. Always
conscious of the psychological impact of cancer on patient and family,
M. D. Anderson was one of the first hospitals in the country to
encourage a parent to stay overnight with a child. Now virtually
every youngster treated at M. D. Anderson has a parent with him at
all times. M. D. Anderson scientists were among the first in the
United States to verify the effectiveness of adriamycin, one of the
most effective anticancer drugs yet developed. They also developed
new combination chemotherapy for osteogenic sarcoma which has now
produced and sustained remissions in 67 percent of patients who have
now been followed for two years.
M. D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute employs a total of more
than 3,100 people. There are more than 280 physicians and scientists
on its staff as well as approximately 225 residents and fellows. Since
patient care began at M. D. Anderson in 1944, the hospital has treated
nearly 120,000 patients--from all 254 Texas counties, from all 50
American States, and from numerous foreign nations. Approximately
one-third of the patients have been medically indigent Texans receiving
free care. At any one time, M. D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute
has research grants and contracts from all sources totalling approxi-
mately $20 million. Current National Cancer Institute support for the
University of Texas Cancer Center, in research grants, training awards,
and contracts, totals $15,712,067.
Michael J Liceta
Executive Secretary
to the Department
BERAID R. FORD LIBRARY
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM
CANCER CENTER
Texas Medical Center Houston. Texas 77025
INISPITAL , INTEREST TEAM ARE
EST.
1941
R. Lee Clark, M.D.
President
February 13, 1976
action
T/D
SCHEDULE on
DATE RECEIVED
FEB 10 1976
MESSAGE
The President
SPEAKERS BUREAU
The White House
OTHER
Washington, D.C. 20500
APPOINTMENT OFFICE
Dear Mr. President:
This letter is an invitation to you and Mrs. Ford to participate in the
dedication of our new cancer facilities at this institution on October 2,
1976. We are more than doubling all of our present facilities at a cost
of $72 million, all but $10 million of which came from non-federal
sources. At that moment of dedication, we will be a comprehensive
cancer center equal to any in the world in cancer research, education,
and health service (see Appendix for details). We do hope that you will
find this to be an appropriate time for you to manifest your personal
and presidential interest and dedication to the solution of health
problems through research. With your participation as our honored
speaker, the event would be a fitting and lasting tribute to the Texas
Medical Center, our institution, and the people of the Southwest during
this Bicentennial year.
As a member of your President's Cancer Panel, I am dedicated to the
solution of the cancer problem at the earliest possible date. Your
interest and support are of inestimable help and are essential to the
attainment of this goal.
Thank you for your consideration of this invitation.
Sincerely,
R. teack
R. Lee Clark, M.D.
President
RLC:ag
cc: The Honorable John Tower
The Honorable Allan Shivers
FORD & DERALD LIBRARY
Chairman, Board of Regents
The University of Texas System
M.D. ANDERSON HOSPITAL AND TUMOR INSTITUTE
Annex and Rehabilitation Center
APPENDIX
M.D. Anderson and Tumor Institute of The University of Texas System
Cancer Center is nearing completion of a $72 million expansion program
begun in 1973 which more than doubles our space and permits a marked
increase in all aspects of our operation.
- A new 340 bed hospital, enlarging our bed capacity to 600
- A new clinic which will accommodate 1200 patients a day, twice
as many as are presently seen daily
- An additional 100,000 square feet of research space
- A Radiation Therapy addition, doubling current space
The new facilities also will better equip us to participate in teaching
medical students who rotate through our institution for a portion of
their clinical experience, predoctoral and postdoctoral fellows, and
residents in clinical medical specialties.
This institution, established in 1941 by the Texas Legislature, has been
a leader in providing the best in cancer treatment, research, and education
that our present knowledge can provide. Recognized by the National
Cancer Institute as one of the three largest of the nation's 17 compre-
hensive cancer centers, it has also been a major force in implementing
the National Cancer Act of 1971 for the Conquest of Cancer. As many
cancer patients are seen yearly at our institution as at any other
hospital in the United States. Since the beginning of our therapeutic
program, private physicians from every Texas county, 49 states, and 27
foreign countries have referred to us more than 112,000 of their patients
for consultation, diagnosis and treatment. Much needed rehabilitative
treatment is extended to many cancer patients through services of our separate
cancer rehabilitation hospital, opened in 1972. This hospital is the
nation's first center devoted exclusively to rehabilitation of the
cancer patient.
Education and research are two of our major thrusts. Approximately 2600
predoctoral and postdoctoral fellows, clinical residents and fellows in
specialty programs have received training here. Our staff and trainees
worked with 466 research programs and projects during the last fiscal
year. Research animals are bred at our Environmental Science Park and
distributed to the various medical units of The University of Texas
System. It is planned to conduct numerous research projects on environ-
mental carcinogens at this facility which was initiated in 1967.
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facts
GENERAL BACKGROUND
The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Hos-
figures
pital and Tumor Institute is devoted to the diag-
nosis, treatment, study and pre-
vention of cancer. Basic research,
as well as clinical investigation, is
conducted primarily for use in im-
proved patient care.
In late 1972, M. D. Anderson be-
functions
came the flagship for the newly
created University of Texas System Cancer Center. An Extramural Programs Division was estab-
lished as part of the Center to coordinate cancer research at all UT biomedical components
across the State. The Division also maintains the UT Environmental Science Park near Smith-
ville.
Over 110,000 patients have been admitted since the hospital opened. Patients have come from
all 254 Texas counties, 49 American states and numerous nations. Approximately one-third of
them have been medically indigent Texans receiving free care. M. D. Anderson ranks as one of
the three major comprehensive cancer research and treatment centers in the Western Hemi-
sphere.
HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS
A state cancer hospital was authorized in 1941 by the act of the 47th Texas legislature and placed
under the jurisdiction of The University of Texas System Board of Regents.
Houston's M. D. Anderson Foundation donated temporary housing and matching funds to the
new cancer hospital and research center in memory of Monroe D. Anderson, a prominent cotton
broker whose will established the foundation. The Anderson Foundation has generously partici-
pated in the funding of expanded facilities through the years. However, the cancer center is one
of many institutions to which the foundation has contributed and its resources are now heavily
committed in many other areas.
Patient care began in 1944 with utilization of converted Army barracks located on an old estate
near downtown Houston and 28 leased beds in a local hospital.
In 1946, Dr. R. Lee Clark was named the hospital's first full-time director and surgeon-in-chief.
He was designated Anderson's first president in 1968, a post he held until he assumed the presi-
dency of the UT System Cancer Center in 1972. Dr. Clark also serves on the three-member Presi-
dent's Cancer Panel, which is responsible for overseeing implementation of the National Cancer
Act of 1971.
The initial Anderson facility in the Texas Medical Center was begun in 1950 and opened in
March 1954. The seventh floor on the hospital wing of the main building was expanded in
1958.
Another major expansion, the Gimbel Building and Research Institute, was dedicated 1969,
giving the Anderson complex a total of 580,000 square feet.
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM CANCER CENTER
M.D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute
SIGNIFICANT MEDICAL EVENTS
A few outstanding events in the medical history of M. D. Anderson Hospital include:
Anderson physicians and scientists designed and perfected the use of the cobalt-60 radio-
therapy unit in the United States. Today cobalt-60 teletherapy units, based on this original
design, are in use at approximately 1,000 U.S. hospitals.
A 25-million electron volt linear accelerator began operation at Anderson in 1971. Because
of the high energy of the accelerator's photon beam, radiation penetrates more deeply, but
produces fewer superficial side effects, for the same end result in treating deep-seated
tumors.
Anderson began a joint cancer treatment program with Texas A & M University's Cyclotron
Center in late 1972. Research indicates that "fast neutron" therapy with the cyclotron should
be more effective than other types of radiation treatments in treating malignant tumors de-
ficient in oxygen. Preliminary results are promising in more than 300 patients treated with
"fast neutron" therapy.
Virus-like particles were first seen by an Anderson scientist in tissues of patients with leukemia.
Subsequently, a team of Anderson virologists succeeded in isolating what is believed to be
a cancer virus from human tissue for the first time in 1971. The Type C virus particles were
originally obtained from a patient with Burkitt's lymphoma, then grown in a tissue culture.
An Anderson physician was among the first clinicians in the United States to use tissue
adhesives in surgery for non-suture repair of body tissues.
Anderson scientists perfected mammography, a technique for soft tissue roentgenography of
the breast, which is now used routinely at Anderson. Thermography, a technique that measures
heat emanating from hidden tumors, is now being used in conjunction with physical examina-
tions and xeromammography, a recent development in breast image recording. These three
techniques are used to survey patients for breast cancer at the Breast Cancer Detection Center
at St. Joseph's Hospital.
In mid-1971, molecular biologists and geneticists on the staffs of M. D. Anderson and the UT
Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences developed staining procedures that allow precise
identification of human chromosomes according to specific banding patterns. These techniques,
which enable scientists to recognize and differentiate chromosomes, have allowed investiga-
tors to identify chromosomal abnormalities in cancer cells and prove that each type of cancer
has its own chromosomal abnormality. The techniques, which are now used worldwide, also
are used by scientists to pinpoint the causes of many birth defects.
In 1969, a group of Anderson scientists was one of the first in the United States to test
the effectiveness of adriamycin in treating certain cancers. Since that time, the researchers
have found that when this anti-cancer drug is used in combination with other drugs, it achieves
even better results in containing breast, bone, lung and stomach cancer, soft tissue sarcoma
and leukemia.
Significant progress recently has been made by Anderson physicians in the treatment of osteo-
genic sarcoma or bone cancer. In recent studies using intensive combination chemotherapy
regimens, as many as 67 percent of patients with osteogenic sarcoma are free of disease after
two years. Most physicians feel that patients with osteogenic sarcoma who are free of recurrent
disease for this length of time have excellent prospects for being considered cured.
Treatment with potent anti-cancer drugs frequently reduces a patient's ability to ward off
even common infections. Studies conducted by Anderson physicians have shown that patients
with certain types of cancer who are placed in sterile environments have a reduced risk of
life-threatening infections while they are receiving chemotherapy. It also has been shown that
leukemia patients who stay in sterile environments have improved remission rates and longer
durations of survival.
Anderson physicians were among the first to develop immunotherapy programs for treating
cancer. They are studying materials such as BCG, a vaccine developed for prevention of tuber-
culosis, which retards the spread of cancer by increasing the body's immune response. AI-
though BCG has proved to be highly successful against melanoma, adult leukemia, breast
cancer and colon cancer, now Anderson physicians also are exploring additional immuno-
therapy modalities with extracts such as thymus hormones and bacterial vaccines to in-
crease immunity.
FACILITIES
M. D. Anderson is a 300-bed hospital with outpatient clinics where more than 600 persons are
treated daily.
Radiation therapy facilities administer over 200 treatments daily. Radiotherapy equipment in-
cludes a 25 MEV linear accelerator, two betatron units (18-million and 25-million electron volts),
five cobalt-60 units and a 250-kilovolt unit.
Ten operating rooms are equipped with monitors that transmit data on vital life signs during
critical periods of anesthesia and surgery.
Anderson utilizes six laminar airflow rooms and two clear plastic bubbles in which beds are en-
closed. Both are types of sterile environments used to protect patients whose treatment for can-
cer weakens their immunity to common infections, which could result in serious complications.
The Warren S. Bellows Memorial Laboratory, dedicated in 1969, houses the Xenon-133 System,
which is used for measuring the human lung's ability to function.
The Robertson Memorial Clinical Laboratories, dedicated in 1972, contain automated equip-
ment for performing a wide variety of biochemical and hematological tests. At the heart of
the million-dollar system is a series of computers, which analyze test results, then sort them for
use in research studies.
M. D. Anderson's Rehabilitation Center the first of its kind in the United States - offers
complete physical, psychological, social and vocational services to recovering cancer patients. The
110-bed facility is housed in the former Southern Pacific Railway hospital, donated to the
University in 1968. Following a $2,000,000 renovation, the center opened in 1972.
The Anderson Mayfair, located across Holcombe Boulevard from the hospital, is a patient-care
apartment hotel operated by Anderson Hospital. Guests may register there for admission to the
Anderson clinic and many of their initial diagnostic tests can be given at the hotel.
A $60,000,000 expansion project is currently under way which will more than double the size
of existing Anderson facilities. When it is completed in late 1976, the complex will include:
The 14-floor Lutheran Hospital Pavilion providing 330 additional beds. Nine floors each con-
tain 32 private rooms which surround triangular nursing stations to allow constant monitoring
of every patient by the nursing staff. A newly engineered Enviro-Care unit surrounds the
forward section of every patient's bed. The unit, specially designed for Anderson Hospital and
since used by other institutions, makes special light adjustments possible and includes a swing-
away bedside cabinet that lets the patient communicate with the nursing staff and operate
the radio and television from his bed. The two top floors will house the Clinical Research Cen-
ter. This area serves as the institution's main facility for observation and testing of new findings
important to better patient care. The center includes 20 individual laminar airflow rooms,
where patients who may be especially susceptible to infections during treatment can be
housed in a protected sterile environment.
A 12-floor Clinic Building which will house outpatient areas capable of accommodating 1,200
persons daily. Facilities are being provided for diagnostic procedures, outpatient surgery,
nuclear medicine, pediatrics and clinical chemistry. Also included are specialty areas organized
according to the site of disease, such as maxillofacial therapy, orthopedics, neurology and
gynecology. For the first time conference and class rooms will provide adequate space for
medical and dental education.
Expanded radiation therapy facilities that will add 23,500 square feet to Anderson's Radio-
therapy Center. New equipment will include two simulators, used to reproduce the treatment
field, as well as two additional 6 MEV linear accelerators.
The 6th and 7th floors which will be added to the existing Research Institute, Gimbel wing
and center core area of the hospital. Research and laboratory space will be provided for
areas such as pediatric research, biochemistry, developmental therapeutics, virology and
immunology. The two floors will add 100,000 square feet to the present Anderson facilities.
A non-denominational chapel where counseling will be available to patients and their families.
The chapel will house Anderson's Department of Chaplaincy and Pastoral Education. Within
the chapel building are a small sanctuary designed around a center altar, a meditation area, six
chaplain's offices, conference areas for family counseling, and workroom and offices for vol-
unteers.
EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES
Some 220 residents and pre- and postdoctoral fellows are currently in training at M. D. Anderson.
The hospital offers a variety of medical, dental and college student traineeships and a summer
program in biomedical sciences for high school students.
Allied health professional training! is conducted in blood bank technology, medical technology,
exfoliative cytology, histology, inhalation therapy, x-ray technology, pharmacy, nursing, medical
social service, dietetic services and cancer record registry.
The Research Medical Library subscribes to more than 1,021 periodicals and contains some 55,661
volumes, including departmental collections, in basic sciences and on diagnosis and treatment
of neoplastic disease. The library also houses the Leland Clayton Barbee History of Cancer
Collection.
The Department of Medical Communication aids educational programs and surgical and clinical
documentation with still photography, television, motion pictures and art. Approximately
600,000 items are catalogued in the audio-visual library.
Two annual education programs sponsored by Anderson Hospital have gained international
prominence: the Symposium on Fundamental Cancer Research, established in 1946 to help
scientists exchange information and discuss common problems in cancer research, and the Clini-
cal Conference, begun in 1956 to provide physicians with current information on cancer of a
specific type or site.
With the National Academy of Sciences, M. D. Anderson hosted the 10th International Cancer
Congress of the International Union Against Cancer. More than 6,000 physicians and scientists
from 72 nations gathered in Houston for the week-long session in May, 1970.
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For immediate release
Monday, Sept. 20, 1976
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary to Mrs. Ford
Mrs. Ford will dedicate new facilities of the University of Texas
M.D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute in Houston Saturday, Oct. 2
at 2 p.m. The new facilities will make the Hospital one of the world's
largest cancer centers.
The Hospital and Tumor Center is a part of the University of Texas
system. The construction, completed at a cost of $70 million, will
double M.D. Anderson's size. Expanded facilities include a 330-bed
hospital pavilion, two additional floors of research space, an expanded
radioterapy center, new outpatient clinics capable of handling 1, 200
patients a day and the Institution's first chapel.
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THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM CANCER CENTER
M. D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute
Extramural Programs Division
Environmental Science Park
NEWS
Rehabilitation Center
The Anderson Mayfair
Texas Medical Center
Houston, Texas 77030 (713) 792 - 3030
Stephen C. Stuyck Information Officer
NEWS
PRESS ADVISORY
ITINERARY FOR MRS. FORD'S VISIT TO
M. D. ANDERSON HOSPITAL AND TUMOR INSTITUTE
Saturday, October 2, 1976
9:00 a.m.
Press credentials must be picked up personally by media
representatives outside the grand ballroom at the
Shamrock Hilton before 11:30 a.m.
Please wear tags so that they are easily visible at
all times.
11:55 a.m.
Mrs. Ford will be escorted to the grand ballroom by
former Gov. Allan Shivers. She will visit informally
with other brunch guests.
Photographers and crews may cover from designated
press area in foyer of grand ballroom.
Reporters and correspondents may mingle with guests,
but all electronic equipment must be left in press
area.
12:15 a.m.
Brunch begins. Mrs. Ford will sit at a table with:
(approx.)
*Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson
*Gov. and Mrs. Allan Shivers
*Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mosbacher
*Dr. and Mrs. R. Lee Clark
*Mrs. John B. Connally
Photographers and crews will be rotated through the
grand ballroom for brief photo sessions.
Mrs. Ford's Itinerary/add 1
Reporters, correspondents and crews (without equipment)
may feel free to eat. Pick up brunch tickets at press
credentials desk.
1:00 p.m.
Mrs. Ford and Mrs. Johnson will return to Mrs. Ford's
(approx.)
suite for private visit.
1-1:45 p.m.
Travel to dedication site. Reporters may take their
own cars or ride chartered busses used by brunch
guests (pick up outside grand ballroom).
Reporters using their own cars may enter Medical Center
from Holcombe Blvd. Turn left on Freeman Ave. (Gate #p).
1:35 p.m.
Mrs. Ford and Mrs. Johnson will depart hotel by car for
dedication.
1:45 p.m.
Mrs. Ford will arrive at the new Clinic Building entrance
to M. D. Anderson Hospital.
Open to press coverage from designated area.
Mrs. Ford will be greeted by:
*Gov. and Mrs. Shivers
*Dr. and Mrs. R. Lee Clark (he is M. D. Anderson's
president)
*Dr. Frank J. Rauscher, director of the National
Cancer Institute
Mrs. Ford will enter the Clinic Building lobby and visit
briefly with other platform guests. Closed to press.
2:00 p.m.
Dedication ceremony begins. To be held in tent just
east of Clinic Building in parking lot.
2:10 p.m.
Mrs. Ford and Mrs. Johnson will be escorted to the
platform by Dr. R. Lee Clark.
Coverage by photographers and crews from designated
area in the tent.
Reporters and correspondents may cover from press area
or find a seat in the audience.
3:00 p.m.
End of ceremony. Mrs. Ford will depart from center aisle
(approx.)
to her car.
These are the introductions Gov. Shivers will use at the
dedication ceremory.
PLATFORM GUESTS/Saturday Dedication Ceremony
(In order of introduction)
1. Dr. Joseph T. Painter. Dr. Painter is Vice President for
Administration at The University of Texas System Cancer Center.
2. Dr. Frank Harrison. Dr. Harrison is President of The Univer-
sity of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.
3. Dr. Robert D. Moreton. Dr. Moreton is Vice President for Pro-
fessional and Public Affairs of the University Cancer Center.
He also is Chairman of the Texas State Board of Health Resources.
4. Dr. Charles A. Berry. Dr. Berry is President of the Univer-
sity's Health Science Center at Houston.
5. Dr. William C. Levin. Dr. Levin is President of the University's
Medical Branch at Galveston.
6. Mr. Joe E. Boyd, Jr. Mr. Boyd is Vice President for Business
and Hospital Affairs at the Cancer Center.
7. Dr. Charles C. Sprague. Dr. Sprague is President of the
University's Health Science Center at Dallas.
8. Dr. Robert C. Hickey. Dr. Hickey is Vice President of the
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Cancer Center and Director of M. D. Anderson Hospital and
Tumor Institute.
9. Dr. C. C. Shullenberger. Dr. Shullenberger is President of
the Harris County Medical Society. I might add that Dr.
Shullenberger also is Head of the Department of Medicine at
M. D. Anderson.
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10. Dr. N. L. Barker of Paris, Texas. Dr. Barker is past
president of the Texas Medical Association.
11. Mr. John S. Dunn of Houston. Mr. Dunn is Vice Chairman of
M. D. Anderson's Board of Visitors.
12. Mr. Robert Mosbacher of Houston. Mr. Mosbacher is Chairman
of M. D. Anderson's Board of Visitors.
13. Dr. Frank J. Rauscher. Dr. Rauscher is Director of the
National Cancer Institute in Bethesda, Maryland.
14. Dr. Frederick C. Elliott. Dr. Elliott is a former President
of the Texas Medical Center, former Dean of the UT Dental
Branch at Houston, and now serves as a consultant to M. D.
Anderson.
15. Mrs. Lillie A. Johnson of Wharton. It was through the gener-
osity of Mrs. Johnson and her late husband Marshall G.
Johnson that completion of the new Lutheran Hospital Pavilion
was made possible.
16. Mr. E. D. Walker of Austin. Mr. Walker is Deputy Chancellor
of The University of Texas System.
17. Mr. Walter G. Sterling of Houston. Mr. Sterling is a member
of The University of Texas System Board of Regents.
18. Dr. Joe T. Nelson of Weatherford. Dr. Nelson also is a
member of the University's Board of Regents.
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19. Mr. A. G. McNeese, Jr. Mr. McNeese is a member of the
University's Board of Regents.
20. Mr. Thomas H. Law of Fort Worth. Mr. Law is a member of the
University!s Board of Regents.
21. Mr. Edward Clark of Austin. Mr. Clark is a former U. S.
Ambassador to Australia and is now a member of the Board
of Regents.
22. Dr. James E. Bauerle of San Antonio. Dr. Bauerle is a
member of the Board of Regents.
23. Mr. Dan C. Williams of Dallas. Mr. Williams also is a
member of the Board of Regents.
24. Dr. Benjamin F. Byrd, Jr. of Nashville, Tennessee. Dr.
Byrd is President of the American Cancer Society.
25. Dr. Sandor Eckhardt of Budapest, Hungary. Dr. Eckhardt
represents the International Union Against Cancer.
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26. Dr. Albert H. Owens of Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Owens is
President of the Association of American Cancer Institutes.
27. Mr. Benno C. Schmidt of New York City. Mr. Schmidt is the
Chairman of President Ford's Cancer Panel.
28. Father Eugene F. McKenna. Father McKenna is the Catholic
Chaplain for M. D. Anderson Hospital.
29. Reverend Edward J. Mahnke. Reverend Mahnke is Director of
Chaplains at M. D. Anderson Hospital.
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30. Senator A. M. Aikin of Paris, Texas. Senator Aikin is the
Dean of the Texas Senate, serving there longer than any other
person in the history of the State. He serves as Chairman
of the Senate Finance Committee and is a Member of the Com-
mittees on State Affairs and Education.
31. Dr. Charles A. LeMaistre of Austin. Dr. LeMaistre is Chan-
cellor of The University of Texas System.
32. Finally, let me introduce Dr. R. Lee Clark, who is President
of The University of Texas System Cancer Center. Dr. Clark
has the privilege of escorting to the platform two of America's
most distinguished citizens.
Ladies and gentlemen, will you please welcome Mrs. Lyndon B.
Johnson
and our honored guest, the First Lady of the
United States, Mrs. Gerald R. Ford.
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Dedication of Facilities
M.D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute
The University of Texas System Cancer Center
October 2, 1976
Texas Medical Center
Houston
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
August 30, 1976
My warmest greetings to those who are associated
with the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Hospital
and Tumor Institute on the occasion of the dedication
of your splendid new facilities.
The achievements of the M.D. Anderson Institute in
the field of cancer research are widely respected and
hailed throughout the world.
The National Cancer Institute has in recent years rec-
ognized eighteen comprehensive cancer centers which
were charged with making the findings of cancer re-
search more readily accessible to the practicing phy-
sician, the patient and those at risk of cancer. More
of these centers are planned throughout the country.
It is interesting to note that, of these eighteen or-
ganizations, only three were shown to have already
met the rigid criteria demanded for this designation.
M.D. Anderson was one of the three.
It was no accident that Dr. R. Lee Clark, the head
of the Anderson Institute and a man of demonstrated
accomplishment, was appointed to the three-man
President's Cancer Panel to keep me informed of the
progress and problems attending the operation of the
National Cancer Program.
All Texans can be justly proud of the role they play in
the national and international fight toward the elimina-
tion of cancer forever. I salute and commend you on
this happy milestone.
Herald R. Ford
PROGRAM
Presiding
The Honorable Allan Shivers, Chairman
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM BOARD OF REGENTS
Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
National Anthem
OFFICERS
Allan Shivers, Chairman
Longhorn Band
Dan C. Williams, Vice Chairman
The University of Texas at Austin
Betty Anne Thedford, Secretary
Invocation
MEMBERS
The Reverend Edward J. Mahnke, Director of Chaplains
Terms Expire January, 1977
Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson
Austin
M. D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute
A. G. McNeese, Jr.
Houston
Joe T. Nelson, M.D.
Weatherford
Welcome
Terms Expire January, 1979
Governor Shivers
James E. Bauerle, D.D.S.
San Antonio
Edward Clark
Austin
Honored Guest
Allan Shivers
Austin
Mrs. Gerald R. Ford
Terms Expire January, 1981
Thos. H. Law
Fort Worth
The First Lady
Walter G. Sterling
Houston
Dan C. Williams
Dallas
Special Representatives
Dr. Benjamin F. Byrd, Jr., President
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM
American Cancer Society
Charles A. LeMaistre, M.D., Chancellor
E. D. Walker, M.B.A., C.P.A., Deputy Chancellor
Dr. Pierre Denoix, President
International Union Against Cancer
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM
CANCER CENTER
Dr. Albert H. Owens, President
Association of American Cancer Institutes
R. Lee Clark, M.D., President
Joe E. Boyd, Jr., M.B.A., C.P.A., Vice President
Dr. Frank J. Rauscher, Director
for Business and Hospital Affairs
National Cancer Institute
Robert C. Hickey, M.D., Vice President and
Director, M. D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute
The Honorable Benno C. Schmidt, Chairman
Robert D. Moreton, M.D., Vice President for
President's Cancer Panel
Professional and Public Affairs
Joseph T. Painter, M.D., Vice President
Response
for Administration
President R. Lee Clark
The University of Texas System Cancer Center
Benediction
Reverend Father Eugene F. McKenna, Catholic Chaplain
M. D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute
The
Bates-Freeman
Building
Colonel W.B. Bates
John H. Freeman
For many years of their lives John H. Freeman and the late William
It was as trustees of the M. D. Anderson Foundation that Col. Bates
B. Bates shared common interests and concerns-their devotion to
and Mr. Freeman began their association with M. D. Anderson Hospi-
the principles of law, their interest in providing medical care to all
tal and the Texas Medical Center. In 1941, the Texas Legislature passed
Texans and their far-reaching vision and dedication to the City of
the bill approving a state cancer hospital and appropriating $500,000
Houston.
for its establishment. The M. D. Anderson Foundation trustees-Col.
These two great men now share a new tribute. The research portion
Bates, Mr. Freeman and Horace M. Wilkins-offered to help by
of the M. D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute complex has
matching the legislature's appropriation, providing temporary head-
been named the Bates-Freeman Building in their honor. The name is a
quarters and a permanent building site. A short year later the UT
token of appreciation to two men whose contributions will never be
Board of Regents approved the agreement establishing the M. D.
forgotten.
Anderson Hospital for Cancer Research as the first unit of the Texas
Colonel W. B. Bates, one of 13 children, was raised on a farm near
Medical Center.
Nacogdoches. After being educated in country schools he was
Col. Bates and Mr. Freeman were among those most instrumental
graduated first in his class from The University of Texas Law School in
in founding the Texas Medical Center when they persuaded the City
1915. Following service in World War I, the start of a law practice in
of Houston to sell 134 acres of Hermann Park to the M. D. Anderson
Nacogdoches and his subsequent election as district attorney, he
Foundation for the medical center's development. In addition to M.
joined the law firm of Fulbright and Crooker in Houston in 1923. It
D. Anderson Hospital, they worked to bring a variety of institutions to
was there that he met Mr. Freeman, who joined the firm a few years
the center so that all components of health care, research and educa-
later.
tion could be offered in a cooperative setting.
Born in San Antonio, John Freeman grew up in north Houston.
The Bates-Freeman Building stands as a fitting tribute to these two
After working for five years to save enough money, he attended the
men whose foresight and dedication were crucial to the development
University of Chicago to study law and was graduated in 1912. First
of both M. D. Anderson Hospital and the Texas Medical Center. It is
associated with the firm of Campbell, Meyer and Freeman, he be-
through the determination of men such as these that both the hospital
came a partner in the firm of Fulbright, Crooker and Freeman in 1924.
and the medical center occupy a position of prominence and world-
Three years later the firm became Fulbright, Crooker, Freeman and
renown today.
Bates.
The Lutheran
Hospital Pavilion -
Marshall G. and
Lillie A. Johnson
Building
Marshall G. Johnson
Lillie A. Johnson
The opportunity to share an experience in giving with generous
In 1961, Marshall Johnson was elected to the Board of Directors of
and altruistic people blessed with great resources is indeed rare and
the Caney Valley Memorial Hospital in Wharton. While serving on
privileged. We have had such an experience with Mrs. Lillie Johnson
the board he donated the site for a 75-bed general hospital in Whar-
and her late husband Marshall.
ton which opened in 1967. He also donated the land for a new
Their gift to M. D. Anderson Hospital-by far the largest single gift
hospital in Edna and additional gifts for equipment and furnishings.
in M. D. Anderson's history-not only brought into reality their own
However, the type of teaching institution that Mr. Johnson en-
dream but that of countless others at M. D. Anderson and in Texas.
visioned could be fully utilized only in a large medical center. He
The Marshall G. and Lillie A. Johnson Building, which houses the
sought out Dr. Frederick C. Elliott, then director of the Texas Medical
Lutheran Hospital Pavilion, ensured that M. D. Anderson could ex-
Center, who directed him to the Lutheran Church, Missouri Synod.
pand its role as one of the world's largest centers devoted to cancer
The Marshall G. and Lillie Johnson Foundation was created to formu-
control.
late plans for building such a hospital and in 1969, an agreement was
The Johnsons inherited strong and generous natures from their
reached between M. D. Anderson Hospital, the Johnson Foundation
Texas ancestors. Marshall Johnson was born in 1899, the son of a
and the Lutheran Hospital Association. The Johnsons donated
farming family in Heidenheimer, a small town in central Texas. In
53,300 acres of Florida land, with the proceeds from its sale-
1926, he married the former Lillie Appelt of Hallettsville, who was
some $16,000,000-to be used exclusively toward building the
educated in the best schools. They lived in Wharton for most of
hospital.
their lives.
As president of the Johnson Foundation, Marshall Johnson worked
Mr. Johnson, following in his parents' footsteps, was a farmer and
tirelessly toward the culmination of his dream. Although he did not
rancher. But his keen sense of business management led him into rice
live to see the reality of the Lutheran Hospital Pavilion, Mrs. Johnson
farming, oil and land holdings.
has carried on his work since his death in 1971.
The Johnsons' interest in medicine and medical education was
The Marshall G. and Lillie A. Johnson Building stands as a monu-
emphasized in 1955 when Mr. Johnson checked into a Texas Medical
ment of tribute to these two Texans who tried to enrich the lives of
Center hospital for a routine physical examination and suffered a
others. The building also stands as a monument of hope to those
slight heart attack. While recuperating he decided to construct a
thousands of people whose lives are affected by cancer.
hospital for those less fortunate than himself.
We wish to express gratitude to these individuals, foundations and corporations
Brown Oil Tools, Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. Ellis Conley
whose generosity ensured the construction of the new facilities. The list reflects
Mrs. Robert M. Bruce
Mr. & Mrs. Gary Conley
Mr. & Mrs. R. J. Burden, Jr.
contributions received as of September 1, 1976.
Rausilyn Conn
Bill & Genny Burger
Ms. Priscilla H. Connally
Ward A. Burke
Mr. & Mrs. Don Conner
Burmah Oil and Gas Company
Mrs. Barbara Conrad
Charles C. Butt
Cathy Conrad
J. S. Abercrombie Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. A. C. Bassett
H. E. Butt Grocery
Continental Oil Company
C. Q. Abernathy
Bassett Company, Inc.
Marjorie E. Byrd
A. Garcia Cortina
Mr. & Mrs. Hal E. Adams
Mrs. Marion C. Bassham
Thomas S. Byrne, Inc.
Cosden Oil & Chemical Co.
Agent Mud of Texas, Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. Kyle K. Bates
C & C Supply-Skrookeynut
Mr. & Mrs. Jack L. Crabtree
Mr. & Mrs. C. W. Alexander
Mr. & Mrs. Harry I. Battelstein
Dixon H. Cain
Rorick Cravens
Mrs. Marshall E. Allen
Baxter Laboratories
Dolly H. Calloway
Mrs. Charles C. Crenshaw
Allied Bank of Texas
Beacon Supply Company (Employees)
Mr. & Mrs. John Calloway
L. N. Crim
Mrs. James N. Allison, Sr.
Beaumont Rice Mills, Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. T. E. Calloway
Crooker Charitable Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Clayton Allton
Henry C. Beck Company
Cameron Iron Works, Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. Theodore Crowell
Altrusa Club of Lufkin
Margaret W. Behrens
Dr. & Mrs. S. L. Canterbury, Jr.
CRS Design Associates, Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. A.E. Amerman, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Paul B. Belding
Mr. & Mrs. William D. P. Carey
Mrs. Robert P. Cruse
Anchor Bolt & Screw Co.
Mr. & Mrs. Nathan J. Bell
Mr. & Mrs. Delmer Carpenter
Dr. Nemesio Cuevo
Mr. & Mrs. Fred Anders
Dr. & Mrs. Earl D. Bellamy
Mr. & Mrs. Henry E. Carrigee, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Roy H. Cullen
Arthur Andersen & Co., Houston
Joe P. Bellelo
John B. Carter, Jr.
The Cullen Foundation
Arthur Andersen & Co. Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Warren S. Bellows, Jr.
Mrs. Nenetta Burton Carter
Thelma Cunningham
Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Anderson
Otto Bendorf
Mr. & Mrs. Herbert Cashen
Gary Cupps
James Anderson Fund
Kenneth E. Bentsen
Paris & Helen Castleberry Foundation
Mrs. Waire Currin
Mrs. James E. Anderson Memorial Fund
Conrad Bering
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Ceccarelli
Max Daiches Jewelers
Mr. & Mrs. J. G. Anderson
Lowell Berry Foundation
William O. Ceccarelli
C.J. Davidson
M. D. Anderson Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Benjamin Bird
Mrs. Lamar Cecil
Mr. & Mrs. Flavy E. Davis
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas D. Anderson
Mrs. Floyd Blackburn
Mr. & Mrs. Philip R. Cecil
Frank W. Davis
Andrews, Kurth, Campbell & Jones
The Blaffer Foundation
Mrs. Doyle Channell
Mrs. Hannah Seeger Davis
Mrs. J. H. Armstrong
Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation
Bob Thomas Chevrolet
Ken W. Davis Foundation
Mrs. George Asbeck
Miss Jane Blair
Mrs. C. R. Chick
Larry G. Davis
James W. Aston
Mrs. Virginia R. Bland
Dr. & Mrs. Mike Cholmia
Paul L. Davis
Atlantic Richfield Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Frederick Boatner
The Clampitt Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Sam L. Davis
Mr. & Mrs. Sam L. Attebury
Bodcaw Company
Mr. & Mrs. Lester Clark
Mr. & Mrs. Harold Decker
Mr. & Mrs. Walter Atwell
Boecking Machinery, Inc.
Dr. & Mrs. George L. Clarke
Delta Drilling Company
Mr. & Mrs. P. J. Aucoin
Ruth E. Boles
Calvin Clyde, Jr.
Deschutes Development Co., Inc.
Dr. William E. Bageant
Mr. & Mrs. Mac O. Boring
Coastal States Gas Corp.
Seymon Deutsch
Mrs. Edward Bailey
Mr. & Mrs. G. W. Boyd
Mr. & Mrs. M. T. Cochran, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Charles K. Devall
Baird Tire Company
Roland Boyd
Jack H. Cockerham
Diamond Shamrock Corporation
Mr. & Mrs. David Baker
Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Brandt
Cockrell Corporation
Diboll State Bank
Hines H. Baker
M. W. Branum
The Cockrell Foundation
Fagan Dickson
James A. Baker, III
R.S. Brennand, Jr.
Mrs. Ernest Cockrell, Jr.
Ray J. Diekemper, Jr.
Baker & Taylor Drilling Company
Arno Brill Memorial Fund
Mr. & Mrs. John B. Coffee
Mr. & Mrs. Richard F. Dini
Ms. Dorothy Geiselman Baldwin
Mr. & Mrs. James B. Brooks
H. H. Coffield
Mr. & Mrs. Gayle Dishong
Mr. & Mrs. Franklin L. Banker
Brooks Resources Corporation
Mrs. Robert C. Coffman
Mr. & Mrs. Hershel Dixon
Mr. & Mrs. Max E. Banks
Mr. & Mrs. W. E. Brooks, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Howard Coghlan
Mrs. J. B. Dodson
Mr. & Mrs. Benjamin R. Barbee
Mrs. Lee Brookshire
Colbert's of Amarillo
Mr. & Mrs. R. P. Doherty, Jr.
Mrs. Virginia H. Barker
Mr. & Mrs. Glen Brosier
Mrs. Rodgers Coleman
Donaldson Memorial Fund
Bartmess and Company
Mrs. Camille W. Brown
Mr. & Mrs. Marvin K. Collie
Mrs. Betty Munson Donaldson
Mrs. Virgil L. Barton
The Brown Foundation, Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. Edgar W. Collins
Mr. & Mrs. William Doornbos
Mr. & Mrs. Walter Bassano, Jr.
Katherine Brown
Comiskey Insurance Agency
Mr. & Mrs. L. A. Douglas
Dow Chemical Company U.S.A.
Mrs. Elsie G. Hall
FMC Corporation
Palmer Hutcheson, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. J. B. Downs
Foley Brothers Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Marvin D. Hall, II
Hutchinson National Bank & Trust
Dresser Harbison Foundation, Inc.
The Fondren Foundation
The Ewing Halsell Foundation
Jean Ikard Memorial Fund
Dresser Industries, Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. Claud B. Hamill
Mr. & Mrs. John W. Ford
H. H. Imray
Mrs. Katye N. Duderstadt
Ms. Sheryl Forrest
Mr. & Mrs. R. J. C. Hamilton
Independent Machine, Inc.
The Anne & C. W. Duncan, Jr. Foundation
W. H. Francis Foundation
George & Mary Hamman Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Mike Iniss & Family
C. W. Duncan, Sr.
Bernice L. Hanks
Ms. Grace M. Irvine
Mrs. J. R. Frankel
R. H. Duncan
Franzheim Synergy Trust
Mrs. Harry C. Hanszen
Mr. & Mrs. C. L. Irving
Mr. & Mrs. Don Dunlap
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Fredrick
James W. Hargrove
Mr. & Mrs. J. C. Jackson
Mr. & Mrs. John S. Dunn, Sr.
Irene M. Fredricks Estate
Mr. & Mrs. Bill Harlan
W. C. Jackson, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Dunwoody
Miss Marie Harvin
Friendship Village, Milwaukee
Mr. & Mrs. Leroy Jeffers
Mr. & Mrs. Don Durham, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. William S. Frisbie
Tom R. Harvin
Mr. & Mrs. Belton K. Johnson
Richard E. Dwelle
Mrs. Frank E. Fuller
John I. Hay Foundation Fund
Mr. & Mrs. Karl D. Johnson
East Texas Bank & Trust
F. A. & Blanche Wood Heitmann Trust
Mr. & Mrs. Russel E. Furry
R. C. Johnson, Jr.
Seaborn Eastland, Jr.
The G CS Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Fred W. Heitmann
Mr. & Mrs. Rader Johnson
Dorothy E. Eddins
Mrs. Luella Gabriel
Mr. & Mrs. James R. Heldenfels
The Marshall G.
Mr. & Mrs. A. T. Edzards
Mrs. Maurine C. Henderson
Mr. & Mrs. Ed Gage
& Lillie A. Johnson Foundation
Dr. & Mrs. Jack G. Elam
Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence D. Gale
George Henderson, Jr.
W. H. Johnston
Mr. & Mrs. E. C. Elder
Mrs. Joe H. Gammel
Bernard Henry
Elliott W. Jones
Elkins' Children's Trust
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Knights of Columbus, Dallas Council 799
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Grand Chapter of Texas
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Max Levine
Mid-Continent Supply Company
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Rogers Brothers Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. J. Hugh Liedtke
Marion A. Miletello
P.A. Incorporated
Aletha Rollins
Lincoln Financial, Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. Parrish Palmer
Mr. & Mrs. Rosario Miletello
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Panhandle Eastern Pipeline Company
Roosth Foundation
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Loret Mills, Inc.
Panhandle Pipe & Steel, Inc.
Miss Caroline Ross
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Mr. & Mrs. Keith Lowrey
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Lufkin Industries, Inc.
Robert Parker
Alvin S. Moody
William C. Royle
Lufkin National Bank
William H. Parks
Fr. Edward J. Ruetz
The Moody Foundation
The Lufkin News
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Mr. & Mrs. J. F. Ruetz
Alfred Moore
Lufkin Supply Company
Mr. & Mrs. Adrian Patton
Hardy Moore
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Mr. & Mrs. Benjamin Paul
Willard L. Russell
Lufkin Telephone Exchange
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Lumbermen's Insurance Company
Pennzoil Company
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Moore Brothers Construction Company
Lutheran Hospital Foundation
William T. Moran
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Fr. Abram J. Ryan, General Assembly
Luther News Agency
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Mr. & Mrs. John A. Petty
Clark Sample
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Petty's Motor Hotel
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Maintenance Engineering Corporation
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Mortgage & Trust, Inc.
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Physicians Referral Service,
Schlumberger Foundation
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M. D. Anderson Hospital
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J. H. Marks Trucking Company, Inc.
G.W. Pirtle
Robert A. Mosbacher, Jr.
Scurlock Oil Company
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Mr. & Mrs. Robert Seamster
Martin Gas Sales, Inc.
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Sears, Roebuck and Company
Muckleroy Enterprises
Masterson Memorial Pediatric Unit
Powell, Watson, Jones, Inc.
Security State Bank, Littlefield, Texas
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S.E.C. Corporation
Murray & Holt Motors, Inc.
Maudlin-Selisch Agency
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Property Management Systems, Inc.
The Sexauer Foundation
Mrs. Helen Thompson Mayer
Ellis O. Mayfield
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Prudential Insurance Company of America
Harry L. Sexton
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National Chemsearch Corporation
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A. L. McAlister Trucking Company
Sue & Guy Neas
Rauscher-Pierce Securities Corporation
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E. J. McCartt, Jr.
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Raymond International
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G. L. Reeves
Ruth K. & Thomas Shartle Foundation
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Mr. & Mrs. V. F. Neuhaus
Retired Teachers Association of Bend, Oregon
Russell M. Shell
Tol Ware
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Tenneco, Inc.
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Tesoro Petroleum Corporation
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Weems Foundation Grant
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Texas Commerce Bank
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& Nina Heard Astin Charitable Trusts
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Texas Foundries, Inc.
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Woody's Toys, Inc.
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T & L Well Service Co., Inc.
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HOSPITAL EST.
*HOUSTON*
MEETING ROOMS
LENGTH
AUDI-
SCHOOL-
At The Shamrock Hilton
ROOM
& WIDTH
TORIUM
ROOM
Grand Ballroom
256' X 80'
1900
750
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Emerald Room
101' X 103'
1300
650
Continental Room
76' X 72'
600
300
Bluebonnet Room
71' X 36'
250
175
Azalea Room
71' X 36'
250
175
Camellia Room
66' X 36'
200
150
ELEVATORS STAIRS
Columbia Room
54' x 32'
125
100
Embassy Room
71' X 35'
275
125
BELVEDERE
Belvedere A Room
37' X 20'
A ROOM
60
35
Belvedere B Room
20' X 12'
20
10
Walnut Room
24' X 19:
35
25
BELVEDERE
Venetian Room
26' x 18'
35
25
THIRD FLOOR
B ROOM
Nile Room
38' X 19'
75
50
Castilian A/B/C Room
73' X 19'
175
120
NORMANDY
Normandy A Room
20' X 18'
50
30
ROOM
SERVICE AREA
RESTROOMS
B
Normandy B Room
24' x 19'
50
30
WALNUT
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Pool Side
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VENETIAN
COLUMBIA
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ROOM
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FLOOR
STAIRS
SATURDAY LUNCHEON ROOM
CARD
SPEAK EASY
ROOM
KITCHEN
KITCHEN
BEAUTY
SALON
FOYER AND ELEVATORS
EMERALD ROOM
GRAND
HALL OF
BALLROOM
EXHIBITS
TERRACE
CONTINENTAL
BARBER
EMBASSY
ROOM
ROOM
PAVILION
ROOM
PUB
TELEPHONES
FLORIST
TRADER VIC'S
REGISTRATION
AZALEA ROOM
CHECK
ROOM
CLERK
GARAGE ENTRANCE
FOUNT TAIN FOUNTAIN
COFFEE SHOP
LOBBY
AIRLINES
MENS STORE
LADIES SHOP
CENTER
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MOTORCADE ENTRANCE
PRESS AREA AND CREDENTIALING
Total Length of Room
315' 10 1/2"
Ceiling Height - Front Lobby
10 feet
Width of Room
81' 10 1/2"
Ceiling Height - Banquet Hall
18 feet
Distance from pillar to pillar
24' 1"
(Without Chandeliérs)
Dance Floor
40' X 80' 6"
Main Entrance to Lobby
57' 11"
Back Door
Width West Wall
77' 10 1/2"
10'
a. Height
b. Width
12'
Door Width (Lobby)
17' 6 1/2"
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SHAMROCK HILTON
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X
X
PRESS PLATFORM - 16' X
2 Limes
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16' X 4' X 24"
150 Round Tables of 8 Capacity including foyer
TABLE
1200
PRESS CREDENTIALING
132 Round Tables of 8 Without Foyer
1056
114 Round Tables of 8 Capacity with Dance Floor
912
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96 Round Tables of 8 with Dance Floor, No Foyer
788
150 Round Tables of 10 Capacity including foyer
1500
132 Round Tables of 10 without foyer
1320
114 Round Tables of 10 Capacity with Dance Floor
1140
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96 Round Tables of 10 with Dance Floor, No Foyer
960
HOUSTON - October 1, 1976
October 2, 1976
SCHEDULE AS PREPARED BY FRANCIS GOFF OF M.D. ANDERSON MEDICAL CENTER.
FOR YOUR INFORMATION ONLY - TIMES AND MOVEMENTS TO BE GOVERNED BY
ADVANCE SCHEDULE.
FORDO is LIBRAS
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM
CANCER CENTER
Texas Medical Center
Houston, Texas 77030
September 30, 1976
MEMORANDUM
TO:
Governor Shivers
Dr. R. Lee Clark
Dedication Committee
White House Staff
Secret Service
The following is the final information relative to Mrs. Ford's schedule for
Friday night and Saturday. This information was transmitted to me by her
advance representative, Mr. Bill McLaughlin, and advance press person, Patti
Matson and the secret service. There are just a few changes in some of the
times and a more definite arrival time.
Friday, October 1
8:30 p.m. Arrive at Hobby Airport. The arrival will be a closed one
with the exception of the press.
9:00 - 9:05 p.m. The party will arrive in front of the Shamrock Hilton
Hotel. Mrs. Ford will be met at the curb by Ron Hughes,
General Manager of the Shamrock Hilton, and will be escorted
to the lobby where it is requested that she be met by:
Governor and Mrs. Shivers, Dr. and Mrs. Clark, Mr. and Mrs.
Mosbacher and Mrs. John Connally. It is my understanding
that Governor Connally will be out of the city. After the
initial greeting, she will be escorted to her suite by
Mr. Hughes.
Saturday, October 3
11:45 a.m. Governor Shivers is requested to be at Mrs. Ford's suite
#1732. Shivers and Mrs. Ford are to arrive in the reception
area of the Grand Ballroom (foyer) at 11:55 a.m.
12:10 p.m. Mrs. Ford and the following will proceed to the buffet line.
is
FORD
Governor and Mrs. Shivers, Dr. and Mrs. Clark, Mr. and Mrs
Mosbacher, Mrs. Lyndon Johnson and Mrs. John Connally. A/S
table with a "Reserved" sign will be in the center of the
Grand Ballroom.
1:00 p.m. Mrs. Ford's brunch will end.
1:10 p.m. Mrs. Ford and Mrs. Johnson will retire to Mrs. Ford's suite
and remain there for 25 minutes (I have been informed by the
advance party that they will complete all arrangements
with Mrs. Johnson).
M. D. ANDERSON HOSPITAL AND TUMOR INSTITUTE Rehabilitation Center
EXTRAMURAL PROGRAMS DIVISION Oncology Council Biomedical Institution Collaborative Studies
Substations Environmental Science Pare
UNIVERSITY CANCER FOUNDATION The Anderson Mayfair
Memo: Visit of Mrs. Betty Ford
September 30, 1976
Page 2
1:35 p.m. Mrs. Ford and Mrs. Johnson will depart the suite and arrive
at the new clinic entrance at 1:45 p.m. where she is to be
greeted by Governor and Mrs. Shivers, Dr. and Mrs. Clark
and Dr. Frank Rauscher.
1:55 p.m. Governor Shivers will proceed to the podium and call the
dedication to order and the processional will begin with
each person being announced as they come to the platform.
Prior to beginning the processional, there is a statement
we will request be made relative to all persons remaining
in their places until after Mrs. Ford departs the tent.
This statement will be furnished for Governor's Shivers'
announcement. After the benediction, Dr. Clark will present
Mrs. Ford with a bouquet of yellow roses and the band will
play "The Yellow Rose of Texas" as Mrs. Ford is escorted
from the platform and through the center aisle to the rear
of the tent where the secret service and automobile will be
waiting. As soon as Mrs. Ford departs the tent, the
meeting will be adjourned.
ORDER OF THE PROCESSIONAL
1. VP Dr. Joseph T. Painter
J.
poff
2. Dr. Frank Harrison
3. VP Dr. Robert D. Moreton
4. Dr. Charles A. Berry
5. Dr. William C. Levin
6. VP Mr. Joe E. Boyd, Jr.
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7. Dr. Charles C. Sprague
8. VP Dr. Robert C. Hickey
9. Dr. C. C. Shullenberger
10. Dr. Nims Barker
11. Mr. John S. Dunn
12. Mr. Robert Mosbacher
13. Dr. Frank J. Rauscher
14. Dr. Frederick C. Elliott
15. Mrs. Marshall G. Johnson
Memo: Visit of Mrs. Betty Ford
September 30, 1976
Page 3
16. Deputy Chancellor Walker
17. Walter Sterling
18. Joe T. Nelson
19. A. D. McNeese
20. Tom Law
21. Ed Clark
22. James Bauerle
23. Dan Williams
24. Dr. Benjamin F. Byrd, Jr.
25. E. Hecker
26. Dr. Albert H. Owens
27. Secret Service
28. Mr. Benno Schmidt
29. The Reverend Eugene McKenna
30. The Reverend Edward J. Mahnke
31. Senator Aikin
32. Chancellor LeMaistre
33. President R. Lee Clark ,
Mrs. Gerald R. Ford and Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnsonna
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LIBRARY
Houston, Political Background
Houston is the fastest growing major metropolitan
area in the country. Many of the big oil companies,
petrochemical industries and electronics firms have
moved their headquarters to Houston.
Four Congressional districts represent sections
of the city. The 7th, whose first representative was
George Bush, includes almost all of Houston's rich
west side. The incumbent, Republican Bill Archer, is
unopposed for re-election to a fourth term.
The 8th, which covers Houston's industrial east
and northeast, is primarily white working class. The
incumbent is liberal Democrat, Bob Eckhardt, who is
running for a 6th term. Eckhardt, chairman of the
Democratic Study Group, is opposed by Republican Nick
Gearhart. Gearhart, a former Democrat and communications/
pr consultant, is getting strong support from the oil
interests, but he is given only an outside chance by
the Republican Congressional Committee of unseating
Eckhardt.
The 18th is Barbara Jordan's district. The population
is 44 percent black. Jordan won in 1974 with 86 percent of
the vote. Republican Sam Wright is considered a sacrific FORD
candidate.
The real contest in Houston is in the 22nd District
When Democrat Bob Casey resigned, Republican Ron Paul won
the special election. Paul, an ob-gyn, is ultra-conservative.
He is expected to have a tough fight against Bob Gammage,
who ran against him in thespecial. The 22nd includes the
properous, middle-class suburbs of south Houston. The
Astrodome and the NASA complex are located in the 22nd.
Republican Alan Steelman, 5th District Congressman from
Dallas, is trying to unseat Senator Loyd Bentsen. Bentsen
may have been hurt by his highly unsuccessful presidential
effort, but the RCC says Steelman hasn't raised enough money.
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September 22, 1976
Mrs. Gerald Ford
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington, D. C. 20500
Dear Mrs. Ford,
How delighted we are that you will be the honored guest in
Houston on October 2, 1976 at the dedication of the new
facilities of the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Hospital
and Tumor Institute.
To insure that the information that you have is current, we
are resending the Christmas cards designed by the children
who have cancer at M. D. Anderson along with a description
of the "Christmas Card Project".
For the past two years, youngsters who have cancer
and who are patients at The University of Texas M.
D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute in Houston
have designed Christmas cards to help themselves and
other children at the hospital.
What makes this program unique is that the children
design their own cards and messages inside the card,
while other organizations employ commercial artists.
Proceeds from the sale of the cards go directly back
to all of the children to make their life in the
hospital as "home-like" as possible by providing
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items not made available by other funds.
In the past, cards have been sold by M. D. Anderson
Volunteers to individuals throughout the Houston area.
This year, the project took on another dimension with
the participation of local businesses. We, as volunteers,
have been contacting Houston firms to seek their support
of these children with cancer. The businesses have
been very enthusiastic and have chosen to use the
children's Christmas cards instead of commercial cards
for their clients.
Last year 4,000 cards were sold in a four week period;
this year with the support of the Houston businesses,
our anticipated sales are 450,000 cards.
Mrs. Gerald Ford
September 22, 1976
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Mrs. Ford, how much it would mean to the children if perhaps
you could write a letter of encouragement to them. Your
positive attitude toward the effects of cancer has been an
inspiration to us all - young and old alike. I am especially
grateful for your support as I lost my five year old son, Jeff
on January 31st with cancer of the sinus.
As a final note, Mrs. Ford, we are enclosing a copy of an
article taken from the Houston Chamber of Commerce magazine
(September issue) which we thought would be of interest to you.
Thank you very much for your time and interest; we are looking
forward to this very special event on October 2nd and are in
hopes that we may have the opportunity to meet you.
Sincerely,
Januy Jones
Carol Groener
Janey Jones
Carol Groeneveld
8289 Kingsbrook, #174
9407 Westheimer
Houston, Texas 77024 Houston, Texas 7
(713)783-79
M. D. Anderson Volunteers
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to consumers, frustrate the nation's economic re-
AT HOME IN THE BOARDROOM
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covery, reduce competition in the petroleum in-
dustry and endanger the savings and pensions of
The June 21, 1976 issue of Business Week
millions who have invested directly or indirectly
magazine named a Houston woman among 100
in corporate securities.
Top Corporate Women in the country. HOUSTON
Matthews asks, "Do Americans really want to
talked with Jane Yount, senior attorney for Cities
weaken their country as a world power, cripple
Service International, to find out how she reached
their economy, and diminish their standard of
her position and what her attitudes are toward
living in exchange for the pleasure of breaking
women, and men, in business.
up a system that has made America the envy of
Yount is a "true career woman," and spends
the industrial world? The answer must be no. It's
12-13 hours a day at the office. She works in the
time Americans told Congress to wise up. Dis-
sensitive areas of oil exploration and production
memberment is economic malpractice. It is not
contracts with foreign countries, drilling conces-
the way to solve the nation's energy problems."
sions and joint operation agreements. She finds
that it is not whether you're a man or a woman
that counts, but "how well you know your field."
KNOW BEFORE YOU GIVE
And she must know hers to be one of the few
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women in international oil in the country!
HOUSTON found Jane Yount fascinating. We
This is the time of year, or of four years, when
there's more politics in the air than pollen. And
think you will too. See page 33.
affecting those politics is a new law which
curbs the activities of corporate political action
CARDS FROM SPECIAL PEOPLE Page 48
committees (PACs) on financing federal election
campaigns. The new campaign financing law was
"It's all in a world called hope," says Janey
enacted by Congress in May to replace a statute
Jones, a volunteer at M. D. Anderson Hospital.
ruled unconstitutional in part by the Supreme
Janey and other volunteers are selling Christmas
Court in March. During congressional deliberations
cards, drawn by children who have cancer, to raise
on the substitute legislation, organized labor and
money to make the pediatric ward of Anderson
its allies were prime movers in an attempt to
as homelike as possible. After all, for some of
undercut the effectiveness of corporate PACs.
the children, "Six West" is home. They need
Labor was successful in some but by no means
puzzles, toys and arts and crafts supplies to help
all of its anti-business maneuvers. The basic
pass the long hours they lay in the hospital. They
machinery for forming a PAC remains unchanged.
need educational tools to help them grow and
However, some key changes have been made
learn as healthy children do. Find out in Medicine,
concerning the corporate political action com-
page 48, where to purchase the Christmas cards
mittee. Find out what they are on page 28.
that will warm thousands of hearts this December.
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Eddie
Suzanne
Fernando
"It's all in a world called hope,"
The cards were designed by
velop in their formative years,
says Janey Jones, a volunteer at
Suzanne, Fernando, R. L., Eddie
regardless of their illness. We
M. D. Anderson Hospital. The
and Stuart, whose drawings were
cannot wait to see if the cancer
volunteers are selling Christmas
chosen from some 50 pictures by
is cured in four to five years, and
cards, as they have in the past
about 30 children. The project is
then say to the child 'Go ahead
two years, designed by children
very important to the children, as
now and grow up.' Rather the
with cancer. The proceeds go to-
they express their feelings about
growing process has to occur at
ward making Six West, the pedi-
the Christmas season.
the same time that our treatment
atric ward, as homelike as pos-
According to Dr. Van Eys, head
is given. This makes it very im-
sible for the 32 patients, plus
of pediatrics at Anderson, "can-
portant that we give the child the
outpatients. The volunteers have
cer in children is still the most
self esteem and the ability for self
a party every Wednesday for the
common cause of death from
expression, and the encourage-
children, honoring those children
diseases in that age range. There-
ment to learning that all children
with birthdays that week, and a
fore, while it is rare it is an im-
should have," adds Dr. Van Eys.
clown attends faithfully every
portant problem. It is especially
"It is for this reason that the
week. They buy toys and arts and
in childhood cancer that the fruits
Christmas card project is so im-
crafts supplies for the kids to
of research have been most ap-
portant. It gives the children an
play with, and school supplies,
parent. With surgery, radio-
opportunity to express through
since Six West has a teacher who
therapy, chemotherapy and all the
art their feelings about disease
teaches all grades.
supportive care that a compre-
and the relation it has to the spe-
There are 25 cards per box,
hensive center can muster, it has
cial season at which time all of
which are made of recycled paper
been possible to change the out-
us are more aware of the incon-
and sell for $4. They are avail-
look for children with cancer from
gruity of childhood cancer. Also,
able at M. D. Anderson Hospital,
invariably fatal to one where
the project allows us to raise the
6723 Bertner; KODA radio station,
slightly more than half appear to
money which is primarily dedi-
4808 San Felipe; all Home Sav-
be cured.
cated to the support of those pro-
ings Association locations; eight
"It is however at all times a
grams-that are-dedicated to the
Allied Bank locations; Polly Z's
difficult and prolonged treatment.
mental health and mental develop-
Therefore, childhood cancer has
Hair Fashion, 14520D Memorial
ment of our children. It is only
become for almost all children a
Dr., and The Grasshopper, 6371
when the medical care of our
traumatic disease. It is only after
Westheimer. Businesses wishing
many years of chemotherapy that
children is paralleled by an equal
to buy the cards, whether for this
one can be certain that the
attention to the ordinary growth
year or next, may contact Carol
disease is indeed eradicated.
and development of the children
Groeneveld or Janey Jones at
Children have a special problem.
that we will wind up with truly
792-3292.
They need to learn, grow and de-
cured children. We are a long way
from being able to cure all chil-
over the liability question for drug
Is there a treatment for swine in-
dren. However, unless we are pre-
manufacturers may well have led
fluenza?
pared to expect cure, we will wind
many to believe a serious health
As with other strains of influ-
up with large numbers of mentally
hazard could not be involved as
enza, there is no specific treat-
crippled but physically cured chil-
such a delay would not have been
ment. Antibiotics are important
dren. The Christmas card project
tolerated.
in treating the complications of
will make it possible to help chil-
For those who question whether
influenza, thus reducing fatalities.
dren help themselves to grow into
inoculations are necessary, Dr. AI
How effective will the new influ-
normal individuals in spite of their
Randall, director of the City of
enza vaccine be?
disease."
Houston Health Department, has
It is generally believed that effec-
provided these influenza facts.
tiveness of today's flu vaccines
What is the significance of the
ranges somewhere between 70%-
About Swine Flu
swine flu virus?
90%.
What You Must Know
The newly identified swine virus,
Will the influenza vaccine make
President Ford's proposed pro-
designated A/New Jersey/76
me ill?
gram to vaccinate all U.S. citizens
(Hsw1N1), represents a major
National field trials involving
to prevent the likelihood of a
change from viruses which are
thousands of individuals showed
swine flu epidemic in late fall/
currently circulating in the human
minor reactions, such as general
early winter now has public health
population. Since it has the capa-
malaise, low grade fever with
officials across 'the county devel-
city to spread from person-to-
temperature below 101° occurring
oping plans for mass public in-
person, it could develop into a
in 10%-15% of the individuals.
oculations. It is anticipated that
pandemic strain and cause ex-
Symptoms occur within the first
the vaccine will begin arriving in
tensive illness and death. AI-
24 hours and usually last no
Houston late this month or in
though an influenza virus of swine
longer than 48 hours.
early October. Distribution of the
has been known as the cause of
Can / get flu from the vaccine?
vaccine and mass immunization
illness in swine for many years,
The flu vaccine contains a virus
clinics will begin operations there-
the Fort Dix outbreak is the first
that has been killed. The vaccine
after.
known example in the U. S. since
stimulates the production of anti-
But the public apparently is con-
about 1930 of person-to-person
bodies in the person without caus-
fused about swine flu, its serious
transmission of a human influ-
ing the flu. Thus, no one will get
potential threat and the vaccine
enza virus related to that of
flu from taking the vaccine.
program. The prolonged dispute
swine.
Can some people get other aller-
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rededication edication The University 0x
Texas System Cancer
M. D. Anderson Hospital and
using combinations of surgery, radiotherapy, chemother-
apy and immunotherapy, staff physicians today can cure
Tumor Institute:
35 to 40 percent of the persons with cancer who are treat-
ed at Anderson and improve the quality and span of life
Renewing Its Pledge to Conquer
for many others.
Cancer
A $70 million complex has now been completed which
provides Anderson's staff with the space and sophisticated
Just three decades ago - on February 17, 1944 a
equipment necessary to rededicate their efforts in all of
group of distinguished visitors gathered at "The Oaks," a
these areas. The importance of the 330-bed hospital, clinic
beautiful six-acre estate near downtown Houston, to dedi-
building, radiotherapy center, expanded research space and
cate a temporary home for the "M. D. Anderson Hospital
chapel is illustrated by the fact that soon M. D. Anderson
for Cancer Research."
will be caring for 12 percent of the persons with cancer in
Texas.
The hospital had been established by the Texas Legisla-
The construction of these new facilities was ensured in
ture in 1941 and placed under the direction of The Univer-
large measure by countless individuals, foundations and
sity of Texas. It was pledged to fight cancer through excel-
corporations who joined the University, the State of Texas
lence in patient care, improvement of existing knowledge
and the National Cancer Institute in this partnership by
through research with the ultimate goal of preventing can-
contributing to the building campaigns. This kind of sup-
cer, and in-depth educational programs aimed at produc-
port will allow M. D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Insti-
ing experts in oncology at every level.
tute to expand its international reputation for excellence
Ten years later - on October 23, 1954 - visitors ga-
in cancer treatment, education and research and to contin-
thered again to participate in the dedication of M.D.
ue its search for the means to eliminate or prevent cancer
Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute's first permanent
as a principal cause of illness and death.
home in the Texas Medical Center. Reporting on its inno-
vative design, Architectural Forum said that "American
hospital planning is not likely to be quite the same after
Anderson opens its doors."
Today, as facilities which more than double its size
open, M. D. Anderson is rededicated to fulfilling the origi-
nal goals set forth in 1944. In the intervening years
Anderson's staff has cared for more than 119,000 persons
with cancer, 80 percent of whom have come from all 254
Texas counties.
In addition to serving as the regional center for cancer
research and treatment in the Southwest, Anderson joins
the national cancer program as one of the nation's three
largest comprehensive cancer centers. Through organiza-
tions such as the International Union Against Cancer,
M. D. Anderson also is aiding other nations in establishing
and improving cancer centers throughout the world.
Its reputation stems from the major strides accomplished
by Anderson Hospital in the time since it was established,
when only one person in five survived five years after
treatment for cancer. In the intervening three decades, a
diversified program of clinical and basic research under-
taken by the hospital's staff has contributed new knowl-
edge to the understanding of cancer that has resulted in
significantly improved care for persons with cancer.
Through a variety of educational programs more than
6,000 physicians, scientists and allied health personnel
have gained skills and knowledge at M. D. Anderson that
they now share with institutions around the world. By
two
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tients about their diagnosis and treatment.
The Clinic Building:
Supportive departments which aid in diagnosis and
treatment, including such areas as Medical Records and
Individualizing a Complex
Epidemiology, are housed in the Clinic Building to be
System of Diagnostic
easily accessible. A two-story television studio and pro-
duction facility on the seventh floor provides the De-
Evaluation
partment of Medical Communication with the capabili-
ties to aid educational programs and surgical and clini-
When M. D. Anderson's clinics opened in permanent
cal documentation with photography, television, mo-
quarters in 1954, they were designed to accommodate
tion pictures and art. The Departments of Laboratory
an anticipated 300 persons per day. Those who planned
Medicine and Diagnostic Radiology and Section of Nu-
the facility could never have foreseen that by 1976
clear Medicine provide the necessary expertise and
more than 700 persons would be seen each day in the
equipment to make a diagnosis at an early stage of dis-
same clinic area.
ease. For the first time, the outpatient pharmacy in the
During that time, as the number of persons with
new Clinic Building provides booths where persons can
cancer who needed rapid diagnosis and treatment con-
be counseled in the use of prescription drugs.
EXAMINATION SUITE
tinued to rise, Anderson's staff instituted every pos-
Minor surgical procedures are performed in two
sible measure to stretch the available space. Often, how-
fully-equipped surgery suites with a postoperative care
ever, the overcrowded conditions prevented the staff
unit in the Clinic Building. Surgery, the oldest method
from giving each patient the individual attention they
of cancer control, remains the most effective method for
wished.
halting localized disease. Many minor surgical procedures
The new Clinic Building, rising 11 floors and encom-
can be performed on an outpatient basis, eliminating the
passing 317,500 square feet, provides Anderson's staff
need for hospitalization.
with spacious facilities to eliminate crowded condi-
Persons with cancer frequently require a large vol-
tions and offer more rapid diagnosis and treatment.
ume of blood or blood components as part of their
Last year more than 21,000 persons with cancer
therapy. Last year, for example, approximately 20,000
were seen in Anderson's clinics, over one-third of them
units of blood platelets alone were used in the care of
for the first time. The new facilities and remodeled
Anderson leukemia patients. A new blood donor room,
existing clinics have been planned to accommodate an
including 14 donor chairs, will be housed in the Clinic
anticipated 1,200 persons each day, along with the
Building.
resulting larger amount of diagnostic procedures, nurs-
A new cafeteria on the ground floor, seating 600
ing care, patient teaching, outpatient surgery and ex-
visitors and hospital staff, has seven islands containing
panded ambulatory programs in chemotherapy and
different types of food that eliminate long waiting lines
immunotherapy necessary for their treatment.
and offer a variety of food for special diets.
The new facilities are being utilized so that each per-
A special sign system uses easily understood terms to
son receives individual attention despite the fact that
indicate locations in other buildings. Persons being
so many people are seen each day. The patient regis-
treated are directed to a "Heart and Lung Station" in-
tration procedure has been reorganized using individual
stead of a cardiopulmonary laboratory and a "Blood
interview rooms. Anderson personnel come to the pa-
and Urine Station" instead of a clinical laboratory.
tient's unit to complete forms and questionnaires, elimi-
Anderson's original clinics will undergo extensive re-
nating the need for patients to visit several offices. A
modeling, necessary because of changing methods in
closed-circuit television program in each interview
the treatment of cancer, including an increased emphasis
room introduces patients to key clinic personnel and
on less costly outpatient care. The remodeled space
procedures.
will include such facilities as an innovative center with
Clinic sections - divided into areas such as maxillo-
41 beds to accommodate the extensive ambulatory ser-
facial therapy and rehabilitation, surgery, orthopedics,
vice for chemoimmunotherapy, hemotherapy and vari-
neurology, pediatrics and gynecology - are housed on
ous diagnostic procedures. Other remodeled space will
four floors of the building. Each section, including
be utilized to expand Anderson's medical service, clini-
waiting and examining rooms, is specially designed to
cal pharmacology and Department of Developmental
accommodate persons with the type of cancer being
Therapeutics so that more patients can be treated from
treated there. Special patient education rooms provide
their homes or local lodgings, reducing the need for more
areas for physicians and nurses to talk privately with pa-
costly hospital care.
four
five
The Lutheran Hospital
expanded 42-bed Clinical Research Center. The center is
M. D. Anderson's central facility for clinical investigation
Pavilion:
of the latest research findings which can be utilized in pa-
tient care. A special staff of nurses, pharmacists, labora-
Creating a Productive
tory personnel and dietitians is assigned to serve the pa-
Environment for Patient Care
tients in the area. Among the center's facilities is a floor of
20 individual laminar air flow rooms where patients who
may be especially susceptible to infection during treat-
Treatment for cancer is a sophisticated science that re-
ment can be housed in a protected sterile environment.
quires a specialized hospital facility where patients can be
When the Pavilion opens, an extensive remodeling pro-
in direct communication with the team of oncology spe-
gram will begin on M. D. Anderson's original 22-year-old
cialists supervising their care.
hospital SO that its functions will harmonize with those of
Potent anti-tumor drugs used to treat certain types of
the new addition. With renovations completed, the total
cancer must be administered in critical sequences over a
number of beds will grow to 600, relieving the critical
prescribed period of time to be most effective in killing
shortage of beds which has faced Anderson in recent years.
cancer cells. Increasing numbers of support services, such
Included in the renovation will be the remodeling of
as antibiotic therapy, blood product transfusion and the
Anderson's surgical suites and the addition of four new
care of patients in sterile environments, are necessary to
operating rooms. The postoperative care unit is also to
control infections. Complicated surgical procedures re-
be enlarged during the renovation.
quire longer periods of recovery in the postoperative care
For many years, M. D. Anderson has been deeply in-
unit and more lengthy hospital stays.
NURSES STATION
volved in training thousands of scientific and clinical per-
The 330-bed Lutheran Hospital Pavilion was designed
sonnel who have become specialists in cancer research and
to fulfill these requirements in an environment which pro-
patient care. The Pavilion - as well as the Clinic Building,
vides for the needs of both patients and the Anderson per-
research area and radiation therapy center - also contains
sonnel involved in their care. Named the Marshall G. and
classrooms and conference areas designed especially for
Lillie A. Johnson Building, the Pavilion honors Mrs. Lillie
medical, dental, nursing and allied health education. In
A. Johnson and the late Marshall G. Johnson whose gener-
fact, approximately 23 percent of the new complex has
ous contribution ensured the construction of Anderson's
been added to aid Anderson's staff in fulfilling this crucial
new facilities.
teaching mission.
The 14-floor building includes nine nursing floors of
During its history, M. D. Anderson has provided an emi-
single occupancy rooms. Each floor contains two triangu-
nently practical setting for the specialized training of
lar nursing stations surrounded by 16 patient rooms.
more than 2,000 residents and fellows, 1,500 nursing
Every room is visible from the triangular-shaped nursing
students and countless graduate and allied health students.
station to ensure close monitoring of each patient.
For the first time Anderson will have adequate facilities
An Enviro-Care unit, specially designed for M. D.
to train students who, in turn, will conduct research or
Anderson Hospital and since incorporated into several
or provide superior cancer care throughout Texas and the
other new hospitals, surrounds the head of every
world.
bed. A bedside cabinet swings to or from the patient
to allow easy control of the television, lights and commu-
nications with the nursing station. A track for intravenous
solutions over the bed and in the bathroom eliminates the
need for conventional IV stands which are difficult for pa-
tients to manage. Wheelchairs fit through the door of the
bathroom, into the shower and under the lavatory.
A kitchen on each nursing floor contains refrigerators
for frozen foods, microwave ovens for heating food and
other equipment necessary to serve patients meals de-
PATIENT ROOM
livered from a central kitchen. Nursing floors also contain
rooms for activities such as occupational therapy, exami-
nations and patient teaching, tub facilities and medita-
tion areas.
The two top nursing floors of the hospital house the
six
seven
Research Addition-
a specimen will not contact the staff member working with
The Sixth and Seventh Floors:
it. Only sterilized air enters the area containing the speci-
men and contaminated air is trapped so that it can be
Generating New Knowledge
sterilized before being recirculated.
Expanded routine housing for animals is tied to the ex-
Toward Control of Cancer
isting animal facilities by a common elevator. Laboratories
in the new animal facilities are fully equipped for animal
The disease known as cancer has eluded understanding
autopsies and other examinations under completely ster-
since it was first reported 2,000 years ago. Actually more
ile conditions. Animals for special studies can be housed
than 100 separate disease entities, no organ in the body is
in completely self-contained environments. The facility
immune from cancer's spread.
contains air-locked areas with an incinerating air exhaust
Because cancer is a chronic disease, scientists working
system allowing personnel to work with contaminated ani-
to eliminate it generally agree that no one vaccine or medi-
mals.
cine will be discovered as a cure, as was the case for such
Rooms containing vital equipment have been designed
infectious diseases as smallpox and polio. Instead cancer
to fulfill the strict requirements of delicate instruments.
researchers must gather small bits of information, assem-
Four microtome rooms where thin sections of tissues are
bling them together to form larger blocks of knowledge
cut for diagnostic purposes minimize drafts and vibra-
which may unravel cancer's mysteries.
tions. Each of four rooms where electron microscopes will
M. D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute is known
be housed contains its own darkroom so that film can be
worldwide for its diversified and expanding program in
developed without interruption. Special workbenches
both basic and clinical research. Original research conduct-
have been constructed to aid laboratory technicians in the
ed in M. D. Anderson's laboratories has contributed to
precise work of preparing specimens used in diagnosis and
basic scientific knowledge and has been translated into im-
research.
proved patient care throughout the world.
LAMINAR AIR FLOW HOOD
Two floors, containing more than 100,000 square feet
of laboratory and research space, have been added to
Anderson's central core area to enable the staff to expand
upon and improve their ongoing research efforts. This ad-
dition provides the institute with 323,000 square feet of
laboratory space where more than 350 different research
projects are currently underway.
Both basic and clinical research will be conducted in
the sixth and seventh floor space. The basic science re-
search effort seeks to contribute new knowledge and to
increase understanding of the many processes associated
with normal and tumor cell growth and behavior. Clinical
research departments utilize the knowledge gained from
basic research to improve patient care, believing that al-
though not all patients participate directly in clinical re-
search, all benefit from it.
The Departments of Biochemistry, Molecular Carcino-
genesis, Developmental Therapeutics, Pathology, Pediat-
rics and the Section of Experimental Animals are housed
on the new sixth and seventh floors. The space includes a
number of special laboratories which represent the most
advanced and sophisticated construction and equipment
ever available to the scientific community.
Special precautions, such as separate air supply systems,
have been taken in many of the laboratories where poten-
tially hazardous materials are studied. Other mini-labora-
tories use laminar air flow hoods so that air which touches
eight
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The Radiation Therapy Unit:
given for each irradiation treatment. A screen pictures the
contours of the part of the body to receive radiation and
Expanding Anderson's
measures the percentage of the radiation beam that reaches
Capabilities for Radiation
both the tumor and surrounding tissues. A second compu-
LINEAR ACCELERATOR
ter terminal hookup is linked to the large medical center
Treatment
computer to calculate more complicated dosimetry situa-
tions such as radium needles implanted directly into the
It is estimated that at least half of all persons with can-
body's tissues.
cer require radiation therapy at some stage of their treat-
A portion of the space in the area is devoted to under-
ment. Since its early years M. D. Anderson Hospital has
graduate and graduate medical education. At present there
been instrumental in developing and refining new radio-
are slightly more than 700 radiotherapists in the United
therapeutic weapons that can most effectively destroy can-
States. However, to ensure that every hospital with radio-
cerous tissue.
therapy equipment has a fully trained team to administer
In the early 1950's Anderson scientists developed the
treatments, at least 2,100 radiotherapists are needed. A
prototype of the Cobalt-60 teletherapy unit, the first eco-
combination planning clinic-classroom is equipped with
nomical and safe source of high energy therapy. Today
closed circuit television and a camera that focuses close-up
there are more than 2,000 Cobalt-60 units in the United
on lesions so that physicians need not leave their seats to
States with which thousands of patients have been treated.
examine a patient. Each resident and student has been pro-
In cooperation with the National Cancer Institute, Ander-
vided with an interview room for examining and consult-
son scientists designed the prototype of the 25-32 million
ing with patients, to free rooms needed for other purposes.
electron volt linear accelerator which has been in use at
Anderson since 1970. In 1972, M. D. Anderson's radio-
therapy program was expanded again when a cooperative
program was begun with Texas A&M University to treat
patients with neutrons generated by the Variable Energy
Cyclotron for tumors which are resistant to conventional
radiation therapy.
Now two floors containing 23,500 square feet of space
have been added to the radiotherapy center incorporating
offices, treatment areas, waiting and dressing rooms, and
space for additional radiotherapy equipment. The expand-
ed facilities contain the necessary space and equipment to
SIMULATOR
raise the number of patients treated from 200 to 300 each
day.
New equipment installed in the center includes two sim-
ulators which are used to imitate the actual treatment
field by taking films of the angles at which the radiation
beam is directed. Using simulators instead of radiation ma-
chines to take pretreatment films ensures that the radio-
therapy equipment is used to its maximum treatment po-
tential.
Two six-million electron volt linear accelerators and a
32-million electron volt accelerator of new design housed
in the new area supplement the 25-million electron volt ac-
celerator already in operation at Anderson. The variable
energy electron accelerators produce multiple photon ener-
gies which, because of the high energy of the beam, pene-
trate more deeply and produce fewer superficial side
effects.
The new center's dosimetry section contains a small
computer to ensure that correct doses of radiation are
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The Interdenominational
M. D. Anderson's Department of Volunteer Services.
Some 500 strong, the men and women who are Anderson
M. D. Anderson-Lutheran Chapel:
volunteers devote their time and energy to working in
virtually all departments of the institution. Some volun-
Focusing on the Spiritual Needs
teers work in research, office and visitor areas. Others pro-
of Anderson Patients
vide personal services and attention to patients in the hos-
pital, clinic and Rehabilitation Center, thereby improving
patient care and comfort.
Since its original facilities were opened, M. D. Ander-
Volunteers may be found in the hospital during week-
son Hospital and Tumor Institute has needed a separate
ends, evenings and holidays, bringing cheer and special
area where patients and their families could meet in pri-
services to the patients. For the pediatric unit, they pro-
vate, talk with a clergyman, or simply meditate in peace.
vide parties with entertainment, birthday gifts and assist
For lack of an appropriate space, worship services have
in raising funds for special recreational and educational
been held in conference rooms or the auditorium. Chap-
needs.
lains have held conferences with patients in offices, corri-
New Department of Volunteer Services facilities in
dors or waiting rooms.
the chapel include a library for patients, a workroom for
With the hospital's doubled capacity for patient care,
volunteer projects, offices, a volunteer lounge, and a
Anderson's chaplains also have an increased responsibility
reception and greeting area.
to make their help available to all persons who desire
counseling and ministry in accordance with their faith.
Four meditation rooms in the Lutheran Hospital Pa-
vilion partially fill this void by offering an area close to
the nursing floors where patients and their families can be
alone or hold conferences with their physician or clergy-
man.
But, the Interdenominational M. D. Anderson-Lutheran
Chapel, standing between the Lutheran Hospital Pavilion
and the new Clinic Building, offers a true sanctuary where
patients can remove themselves from the unfamiliar and
unpredictable hospital atmosphere.
The Freeman-Dunn Sanctuary, donated by John S.
Dunn in honor of John H. Freeman and in memory of
Edna Stewart Freeman and Mirtha G. Dunn, seats approxi-
mately 100 persons. A high-peaked ceiling, oak-paneled
walls and stained glass windows reflect a quiet, tranquil
atmosphere. Four triangular sets of pews surround a cen-
ter marble altar, over which hangs an eight-foot stained
glass light fixture. The triangular seating arrangement
helps unify smaller groups of worshipers sitting together.
The chapel is designed to allow easy access for patients
in wheelchairs and walkers. Rows of seating in the sanc-
tuary can be moved to allow room for stretchers.
Wheelchairs can be placed at the ends of pews.
The building houses Anderson's Department of Chap-
laincy and Pastoral Education. Six chaplain's offices, two
secretary areas, a conference room and a library contain-
ing study carrels provide space for chaplaincy personnel
and chaplain-interns in training. Here counseling can be
provided for the patient and his anxious family, and a
teaching program will help prepare young ministers for
the special challenge facing the hospital chaplain.
The chapel building also contains new facilities for
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THE UNIVERSITY CANCER FOUNDATION
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM BOARD OF REGENTS
BOARD OF VISITORS
HONORARY MEMBERS
ASSOCIATE MEMBERS
OFFICERS
Robert Mosbacher, Chairman
Continued
Continued
Allan Shivers, Chairman
John S. Dunn, Vice Chairman
Frank N. Ikard
W. D. Noel
Dan C. Williams, Vice Chairman
Ernest Deal, Secretary
Leroy Jeffers
Bookman Peters
Betty Anne Thedford, Secretary
J. Lee Johnson, III
Robert R. Shelton
MEMBERS
Mrs. Marshall G. Johnson
Lee Trevino
MEMBERS
Warren S. Bellows, Jr.
Mrs. Percy Jones
Mrs. F. P. Zoch, Jr.
Terms Expire January, 1977
Mrs. John H. Blaffer
Theodore N. Law
Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson
Stonewall
Mac O. Boring, Jr.
Maurice Lazarus
FOUNDATION OFFICERS
A. G. McNeese, Jr.
Houston
Anthony J. A. Bryan
Duncan Macfarlan
R. Lee Clark, M.D.
Joe T. Nelson, M.D.
Weatherford
Lester Clark
A. G. McNeese, Jr.
President
Ernest H. Cockrell
Mrs. John A. Matthews
Murray M. Copeland, M.D.
Terms Expire January, 1979
Roy H. Cullen
V.F. "Doc" Neuhaus
Vice President
James E. Bauerle, D.D.S.
San Antonio
Mrs. Charles K. Devall
Mrs. Corbin J. Robertson
Robert C. Hickey, M.D.
Edward Clark
Austin
Paul R. Haas
Dudley C. Sharp, Sr.
Vice President
Allan Shivers
Austin
Hub Hill
Allan Shivers
Robert D. Moreton, M.D.
Terms Expire January, 1981
J. K. Jamieson
Mrs. Edgar G. Tobin
Vice President
Thos. H. Law
Fort Worth
B. K. Johnson
Walter G. Sterling
Joe M. Kilgore
ASSOCIATE MEMBERS
Frederick C. Elliott, D.D.S.
Houston
Dan C. Williams
Dallas
James A. Baker, III
Consultant
Radcliffe Killam
Charles H. Leavell
Max E. Banks
John R. Bush
Ben F. Love
John M. Bennett, Jr.
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM
Development Officer
Michael J. Moncrief
Mrs. Glen H. Brosier
Charles A. LeMaistre, M.D., Chancellor
Jack R. Morrison
Charles C. Butt
E. D. Walker, M.B.A., C.P.A., Deputy Chancellor
P.H. Robinson
Mrs. Rodgers G. Coleman
Nat S. Rogers
H. M. Daugherty, Jr.
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM
Ernest L. "Pete" Wehner
Mrs. Wirt Davis, II
CANCER CENTER
James A. Whittenburg, III
Leroy G. Denman, Jr.
Charles W. Duncan, Jr.
Administration
HONORARY MEMBERS
Mrs. Pitser H. Garrison
R. Lee Clark, M.D., President
Thomas D. Anderson
Raymond M. Holliday
Joe E. Boyd, Jr., M.B.A., C.P.A., Vice President
Benjamin R. Barbee
Thad T. Hutcheson, Jr.
for Business and Hospital Affairs
Perry R. Bass
Richard J. V. Johnson
Robert C. Hickey, M.D., Vice President and
Benjamin L. Bird
Lenoir Josey
Director, M. D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute
Benjamin Clayton
Mrs. Eugene M. Locke
Mrs. Ernest Cockrell, Jr.
Lewis F. Lyne
Robert D. Moreton, M.D., Vice President for
Fred Erisman
Richard Merrill
Professional and Public Affairs
S. Marcus Greer
Mrs. Robert Mosbacher
Joseph T. Painter, M.D., Vice President
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