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...pretty blond hair, innocent blue eyes, and at the age of four is only the size of a two-year-old toddler. But for nearly a year, this child, who is mentally retarded and physically disabled, has been the subject of suspicion and fear in her home town of Emporia, Kans. When the child's mother tried to enroll her in a public school program for handicapped children, permission was denied. Last month, when she was finally admitted, several parents kept their children at home, and a number of teachers insisted on wearing surgical gloves. The reason...
...sores around the mouth and on the genitals. But in infants less than five weeks old, who lack the protection of a fully developed immune system, the infection can be disastrous, causing blindness, mental retardation, a range of neurological disorders and even death. The severe handicaps that afflict the Emporia and Sacramento children are typical results of herpes infection in the newborn. Their classmates, however, are safe from physical or mental damage because they have mature immune systems that are able to ward off infection...
Historian Arthur Schlesinger Jr., who dismissed Calvin Coolidge as a Vermont hayseed - a view based in part on the writing of William Allen White, the Emporia (Kansas, that is) sage- is now being challenged by Thomas B. Silver of the Claremont Institute for the Study of Statesmanship and Political Philosophy. Coolidge, claims Silver, may have understood his times well, and, besides, his famous line, "The business of America is business," happens to be true...
Tommy's Lunch:Tommy Stefanian has been on Mt. Auburn St. between Plympton and DeWolfe Sts. for 25 years. During those years Tommy's has become the top hangout spot of the four after-midnight emporia. People go into Tommy's for different reasons, such as smoking and bullshitting, playing video, and even sampling the treats from the grill. Among the best bets for the palate include the cheese steak ($2.95) and a Western Frappe ($1.80), which to those not from New England is an extra thick milkshake. Tommy's is open 6 a.m.-2 a.m. on weekdays...
Jean Y. Chiotti Emporia...