Cleveland fair Dealer 6/2/ry \ 4-bomb fallout victims to get. 4O19O7 surgery here: ce © New York Times Servi ,a NEW YORK — On March 1, 1954 l Atol ni aydrogen bomb exploding at Biki that cast a cloud of radioactive coral dust nds later rained down unexpectedly on isla se ane Jap a on as well as nd nwi car dow fishing boat. This week two more nutives of Rongethe cap Island, 125 miles from the site of : blast, will be operated onfor thyroid abner malities. One was in his mother’s womb at tne time of the test explosion. CleveThe operations will be done at jand Metropolitan General Hospital. The surgery will bring to 25 the numher of islanders who have undergone such sspatment during the pasi 20 vears. Apart from those conceived but not yet born, BEST COPYAVAILABLE 3 H-bermb falout viclias gleergo nmac to un . t ‘en, I re y nc er rg su pb weeks ago disclosed thyreid noduir s tuat ” yi From First Pave ard, reached oy telephone at the Brovknaven National Laboratory neer Upton, N.Y., where he is based, contirmed the repart. Although the isiai.ds where the nuclear tests took place are no longer dangerously normally prove narmless. While ncrs co not appear to be cancerotis. Cunutd aid, they are heing removed as a precantior, Dr. Conurd and the theese patients ara expected to arrive at 1:30 p.m ioduy at Cleveland Iluphins International Airpori Surgery will be tomorrow and Wecn. there were 89 people on the isiad when the radioactive, it is still unsafe to eat coconut| day, Dr. Con urd told The Plain Dea.cr }- + xno were less than t0 years old at Lhe time, tu-t) but two have developed nodules or wet level of such substances as strortium ‘adioactive debris fell. One had died of leukemiu. Ofthe 17 org of the thyroid gland and in two cases he thyroid failed to funciion entirely end ‘he growth of the children was stunted, Now, because of treatment with artificial thyroid hormones, the children’s normal srowth has resumed. In the course of the follow-up medical program, four operations revealed cancernus tumors of the thyroid, ciie in a resident af another island, Rongerik, where the exnosure to radiation was considerably less. According to Dr. Robert Conard, head crabs iromthe rorth end of Rongelap. Con- : night. ard said that apparently the crabs eat ineir ‘ He said ‘ne Sutlents are ox own shells, thus perpelrathig a relatively The woman Was por. of a “control” group of islanccrs not exposed to the original fallout who therefore cou:a serve “e é sts Of examin moving the d:-s said basis for estimating the cliects of exnoseve. Examination of the woman 3 tew REPOSITORY the continuing uced for surgery were re- COLLECTION Continued on Page 6-4 ¢ we eee _ 4 7! Ope aT ricrmed by Di | ve volitan Gencrul sail Dr. Cures. .id he has veun cucely with D. Jobbyns for i. nus breucnt three or four pé visited the island, the Rongerik case may be one of the small numberofthyroid tumors that occur naturally. ported by the Friends oi Micronesia, an organization based in Berkeléy, Calif. Con- tery WH ba ayns oft? _ A third case uncovere: dy the scocening program, 2 woman now45 years oid, who moved to the island alter the blast will also be operated on. of the medical team that has periodically The results of his most recent visit and renmiain Inco: aospatal abut 2 v BOX No. year fOr Sac. sr? aA denvis. .voms the Marohet: 1: wil, accompany tar group as noe/ppse Doe/VV 328, "ExDat 3" € 2 “Blo Hg cower —2/ Pheu lel LGEH De ConniweD