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ABILENE — A 5-year-old boy who only a
few weeks ago lay dying in a Dallas hospital
has returned home after radiation, chemothe
rapy and other treatment seemed to begin
curing his cancer, doctors said.
Brody Kerby’s illness has been short but
painful since cancer was discovered Dec. 3,
two days before his birthday. His spine was
wrapped in life-sapping tumors.
The boy’s 70-pound body shrank to 45
pounds, and he began to cough up blood.
But last week, the doctors sent him home
because the impossible seems to have hap
pened.
Doctors said evidence of Brody’s tumors
disappeared from the screens of the machines
that reliably spot cancer masses.
A pump inside his head kept fluid from
pressuring his brain, from which the first tu
mor was removed three months ago.
His mouth, throat and head were burned
from weeks of radiation and chemotherapy.
James and Cecile Kerby said their son was
suspicious of everybody because even people
who were nice to him at first would stick him
with needles later.
Today, Brody’s appetite is increasing. He
watches television and asks his 18-year-old
brother, Russell, to toss him a baseball.
“The only thing it can be is a miracle,” his
father told the Abilene Reporter-News. “We
questioned his treatment. We didn’t want him
poked with any more needles. And the day
the doctor told us the good news, I asked him,
Tf this mass of tumor has disappeared in 12
weeks, was it actually there?’
“He said yes, positively, and he said the
drug (methotrexate), acting like a vitamin be
cause he gave it in particularly small doses,
might have fooled the tumor into absorbing
all the medicine.”
Dr. Barton A. Kamen, associate professor
of pediatrics and pharmacology at Southwes
tern Medical School in Dallas, said Kerby may
yet face a struggle before complete recovery.
“I like to think it’s a miracle, but it’s too
soon,” Kamen said. “If it stays away and
doesn’t come back in a long time, then I’d
consider it a cure.”
He called the boy’s treatment “a newer,
method - using a very old drug in a new way,
in conjunction with radiotherapy.”
What was used was standard radiation with
repetitive low doses of methotrexate, rather
than the more commonly used high doses of
the drug. Some people have used a thousand
times the dosage, Kamen said.
Brody’s special treatment was adopted, he
said, because the tumors were “so bad we felt
it would be appropriate to discuss newer
methods of therapy with the family.”
Kamen explained, “We felt it would be less
toxic than the old drug, but it might not have
worked at all.
“If anybody comes to me with a brain tu--
mor like Brody’s, and spread like this down
the spine, the likelihood of survival is very,
very poor.”
Kerby said Brody will continue taking the
drug every other week while he’s at home,
and will go back to Dallas May 1 to see the
team of doctors. The boy will have another
test, he said, “and if nothing shows up, they’ll
check again later.”
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tracted in the report for garbage
that needed to be placed in gar
bage sacks before being placed in
the dumpster. The report
showed another two-point viola
tion for uncovered ice cream in a
freezer and food stored in an em
ployee break room. A point in the
report was subtracted for some
boards needing a paint job.
• Flying Tomato at 303 Uni
versity Drive in College Station
was inspected by David Pickens.
Score — 90. A four-point viola
tion in the report was given be
cause a hand sink was inaccessi
ble. The report said another
four-point violation was given be
cause a rear door needed weath
erstripping. A two-point violation
in the report was given because
there was no soap at a hand sink.
• Dairy Queen at 2323 Texas
Ave. S. in College Station was in
spected by Mike Lester. Score —
90. The report said a four-point
violation was given because a rear
door needed to be properly
sealed and self closing. Two
points in the report were sub
tracted for an uncovered waste
basket in a bathroom. Four one-
point violations in the report
were given because some freezers
needed thermometers, some sin
gle service items were stored im
properly, a ceiling in a storage
area needed repairing, floors in a
storage area needed cleaning and
a wall-floor union needed sealing.
• Chanello’s Pizza at 2404
Texas Ave. S. in College Station
was inspected by David Pickens.
Score — 90. A four-point viola
tion in the report was given be
cause a rear door threshold
needed to be repaired. The re
port said a two-point violation
was given because a pizza oven
needed cleaning. Another two-
point violation was given in the
report because hand sink valves
needed repairing, and there was
no soap at a hand sink. T wo one-
point violations in the report
were given because pizza boxes
were stored on a floor and some
floor tiles needed repairing.
SCORED BETWEEN 85 AND
89:
• Chanello’s Pizza at 301 Pat
ricia in College Station was in
spected by David Pickens. Score
— 89. The report showed a four-
point violation because a front
door needed weatherstripping.
Three two-point violations in the
report were given because food
items were stored on a floor, a
worn-out gasket was on an ice
machine, a lid and gasket on a
cooler needed replacing and no
soap or toilet paper was in an em
ployee rest room. One point in
the report was subtracted for
walls around a pizza oven that
needed repairing, wall insulation
that needed covering and dirt on
a ceiling in a store room.
• The Cow Hop at 317 Uni
versity Drive in College Station
was inspected by David Pickens.
Score — 88. Four points in the re
port were subtracted for a rear
screen door that needed replac
ing, weatherstripping and clos
ing. The report said a two-point
violation was given for food and
dirt in an ice bin. Another two-
point violation in the report was
given because a condiment area
needed cleaning and for food
splatter and dust on walls and a
ceiling in a walk-in refrigerator.
Four one-point violations in the
report were given because a han
dle of a scoop in an ice bin was
touching the ice, food splatter
was found on a soft drink dis
penser and an ice machine lid,
some floor tiles needed repairing
and some food splatter was found
on w alls at an ice tea dispenser.
• Duddleys Draw at 311 Uni
versity Drive in College Station
was inspected by David Pickens.
Score — 86. A four-point viola
tion in the report was given for a
door which was propped open
and for the lack of proper ventila
tion. Three two-point violations
in the report were given because
a keg beer box was beyond repair,
a refrigerator box needed clean
ing and repairing, a hole was in a
bathroom door. Four one-point
violations in the report were
given because some non-contact
food surfaces needed cleaning,
some cups were stored on a floor,
some floors needed cleaning and
painting and some holes in ceiling
tiles in the kitchen area needed
repairing.
SCORED BETWEEN 80 AND
84:
• Wehrman’s Cafe at 1009 W.
25th in Bryan was inspected by
David Pickens. Score — 84. The
report said a four-point violation
was given because a hand sink
was inaccessible. The report
showed another four-point viola
tion for some doors that needed
repairing. A two-point violation
in the report was given because
fungus was found in some ice
bins. The report said another
two-point violation was given be
cause utensils were not being
washed properly. Four one-point
violations in the report were
given because some counters
needed painting, utensils were
not being handled properly, vent
hoods in the kitchen needed
cleaning and flooring under a
counter needed repairing.
• Hilton Hotel restaurant and
bar at 801 University Drive E. in
College Station was inspected by
Mike Lester. Score — 83. The re
port said a five-point violation
was given because someone was
smoking in the kitchen area.
Three two-point violations were
given because some soda dispens
ers needed cleaning, uncovered
food items were in walk-in cool
ers, food items were stored on a
floor, bulk containers were un
covered, no towels or soap were
at two handsinks, a handsink
needed repair and employee res
trooms needed cleaning. Six one-
point violations were given be
cause thermometers were needed
in a cooler, the handle of an ice
scoop in a bin was touching ice, a
wall-floor union needed sealing, a
floor under a bar needed clean
ing and repairing, a floor tile
needed repairing, wiping cloths
were used improperly, a ceiling
tile needed repairing, and a milk
dispenser, a coffee dispenser area
and a steam table area needed
cleaning.
SCORED BETWEEN 75 AND
79:
• Emilio’s Sandwich City at the
Post Oak Mall in College Station
was inspected by Mike Lester.
Score — 79. The report showed a
five-point violation for utensils
stored in an area with exposed in
secticides. The report said a four-
point violation was given for the
presence of insects and holes in a
cabinet area that needed sealing.
Three two-point violations in the
report were given because a
counter needed cleaning, a
dough machine needed cleaning
and a restroom needed paper
towels. Six one-point violations in
the report were given because a
reach-in cooler, oven, range and
vent hood needed cleaning, some
floors were “filthy,” some cab
inets needed cleaning, some holes
in walls needed sealing, a light
needed repairing and some
equipment needed to be re
moved. The report said a follow
up inspection will be made in 20
days. The report also noted that
if there is no progress shown in
reducing the number of viola
tions, the food service permit
might be suspended.
SCORED BET WEEN 70 AND
74:
• Casa Chapultepec at 1315 S.
College in Bryan was inspected by
David Plett. Score — 70. The re
port said a five-point violation
was given for beef, chili, beans
and uncovered chicken stored at
70 F. Another five-point violation
in the report was given because
the personnel had poor hygienic
practices. A four-point violation
in the report was given because of
improper food storage. The re
port showed another four-point
violation for windows and a back
door that needed better sealing.
A third four-point violation in the
report was given because a hand
sink was inaccessible. Eight one-
point violations were given be
cause a thermometer was needed
in a reach-in cooler, some work
ers needed hair restraints, some
coolers had standing water in
them, some plumbing at a sink
was leaking, some non-contact
surfaces and utensils needed
cleaning, some walls and ceilings
in kitchen area needed cleaning,
some lighting fixtures needed
shielding and some trash outside
in the back of the restaurant
needed removing.
Sesquicentennia!
ceremony honors
massacre victims
Associated Press
GOLIAD — One hundred fifty
years after Texas soldiers surren
dered and were massacred by Mexi
can troops, historians are still debat
ing actions taken by the Texas
contingent’s commander.
Col. James W. Fannin and about
400 of his men were killed on Palm
Sunday, March 27, 1836, on orders
of Mexican Gen. Lopez de Santa
Anna. The Texans had surrendered
after a bloody battle with the forces
of Gen. Jose Urrea near Coleto
Creek, about 10 miles from Goliad,
on March 19.
Only about 28 Texans escaped
and 16 others were spared.
The remains of the massacre vic
tims were buried in a mass grave
June 3, 1836, by Texans under the
command of Gen. Thomas J. Rusk,
several weeks after the victory at San
Jacinto won Texas independence.
A Sesquicentennia! ceremony in
Goliad Sunday commemorated
those men who died in the single
largest loss of life by Texans in the
1836 war for independence.
But some Texas historians do not
look too kindly on Fannin because
he left the fort on Feb. 29, 1836,
with intentions of taking his men to
fight at the Alamo, but turned
around after a couple of oxcarts car
rying supplies broke down only a
few miles out of Goliad.
Goliad historian Kevin Young,
speaking to about 1,500 people at
Fort La Bahia Sunday in a ceremony
attended by Gov. Mark White, said
Fannin made the right decision in
turning back.
But military history buff Gary
Foreman of San Antonio said, “Fan
nin blew it. He waited too long.
That’s why they were all massacred
here at Goliad.”
Had Fannin and his 400 men
been able to join up with the Texans
already at the Alamo, Foreman said,
“anything could have happened. It’s
impossible to say how it would have
turned out.”
But Young defended Fannin, say
ing, “In his position, he didn’t have
anything else to do.”
Young, who is chief of historical
interpretation at the fort, also told "
the crowd that “a terrible shadow
hangs over this fort and the nearby
grave of Colonel James Fannin and
his men — a shadow of neglect.”
He implored Texans to “always
remember those who fought and
died at the Alamo . . . but let them
remember well that there were two
battle cries at San Jacinto:
“One to remember those 186 men
who gave their lives in glorious de
feat at the Alamo,” he said. “And
one for those 400 men who were ex
ecuted by order of a dictator and
who gave their lives for a free Texas.
... Remember Goliad.”
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AMARILLO — Three people
who pleaded guilty to taking carbon
copies of credit card sales slips in a
counterfeiting ring that stretched
from Amarillo to Arkansas were sen
tenced to prison terms Monday
ranging from one to three years.
U.S. District Judge Mary Lou
Robinson sentenced Joe Douglas
Mercer, 35, Eva Joyce Latham, 31,
and her husband, James Leonard
Latham Sr., 27, to three years, two
years and one year and one day, re
spectively.
According to David Freriks, U.S.
Secret Service special agent from
Lubbock and chief investigator in
the case, the trio of Amarillo resi
dents was charged Jan. 8 in a nine-
count federal indictment with taking
the carbon copies and sending them
to Dallas, where another person
manufactured fake cards based on
the sales slips.
The counterfeit cards were re
turned for use in Amarillo, Freriks
said, and investigation showed other
ring members operated in Houston
and Little Rock, Ark.
Charges exceeding $8,000 were
run up by using the bogus plastic
cards, with purchases at local depart
ment stores and restaurants from
Oct. 12, 1984, to Feb. 9, Freriks said.
All three were ordered to pay res
titution to three Amarillo stores.
They were permitted to remain free
on $5,000 bail each until April 7,
when they must turn themselves in
at a federal correctional institution.
The trio faced maximum penalty
of five years in prison and a fine of
$250,000 each, as well as being or
dered to pay restitution for the
goods they bought by use of phony
credit cards.
According to Police Sgt. Detective
Horace “Buddy” Wolf, the probe be
gan Feb. 9 when Amarillo police of
ficers stopping Latham on a routine
traffic violation found counterfeit
credit cards and at least one coun
terfeit driver’s license with a name
matching that on a credit card.
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