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...fact, it was not the first case, nor would it be the last, from Amish country. Curious about the nature and cause of Danny's cerebral palsy, Morton decided to visit him at the Lapps' home near Leola, Pa. Danny, who was six at the time, sat strapped to a wheelchair, his legs flailing, while his parents, John and Ida, told Morton about many Amish parents who had endured similar heartbreaks. Five years after Morton's first visit, Danny Lapp died of the disease...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A DARK INHERITANCE | 10/1/1997 | See Source »

...medical centers if their children became ill--particularly since the condition often deteriorates in a matter of hours--Morton and his wife Caroline decided to build a clinic in Lancaster County. Lacking government, university or foundation support, they applied for a second mortgage on their home in St. Davids, Pa., to raise money for lab equipment. Their chief need was for a mass spectrometer that, together with a gas chromatograph and a computer workstation, would provide the technical means to diagnose and record cases. Having read about Morton's work in the Wall Street Journal, Hewlett-Packard co-founder David...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A DARK INHERITANCE | 10/1/1997 | See Source »

This oversight was forgetting to show up for the fourth quarter in Bethlehem, PA, and it turned a comfortable 29 point lead into a close-call 35-30 victory...

Author: By Jacob P. Goldstein, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Football Escapes Lehigh Scare | 9/29/1997 | See Source »

...watch the offense for a quarter or so, the apparent depth and talent at running back is so amazing that you begin to wonder if this isn't really a huge state school tailback farm ala Joe Paterno and State College, PA...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Life Goes On Even After Eion | 9/29/1997 | See Source »

...million is a stiff price to pay in this age of balanced budgets. Most presidential properties are bequeathed, gratis, by their owners at death to the National Parks Service. The government already has more parks than it knows what to do with, thanks to congressional pork--such as Steamtown (Pa.) and Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area. Meanwhile, there's not enough money to keep up national treasures like the Grand Canyon. User fees at parks like Yellowstone have shot up like Old Faithful...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: LAKE LUCKY, HERE WE COME! | 9/29/1997 | See Source »

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