July 23, 1945

Florence darling,

I was so happy to hear from you todayl
was written on the 16th.  Albert seems to be better, but he is still taking peni-
cillin by mouth.  We will see what happens when he stops that.  We don't know yet
about an operation.

Your letter took a week to reach me - it

I am praying it will be avoided&

I am so glad the penicillin did the job on your sinus infectionl  Whatever hap-
pened to the little girl in Idaho whom we tried to get penicillin for two years
ago?

Is she still alive?

It certainly could be given to her now if she is.

It  sounds to me as if you were practically running a sumr resortL
for you that Constance is there, with friendl
we could come, but it would be too dangerous with Albert not knowing about his
health, and the travel situation a5 you describe it.

I am so happy

I think how beautiful it is and wish

Vie are sending you the additional cancer pamphlets under separate cover.
know when Dan arrives what all the dope is on the clinic or hospital set-up,  and who
gave the land and the $100,000.

Do let me

I am sending you the Times article by Pepper.  It was read into the Congressional
Record, and we will try to get some copies. Today, Kilgore, Senator Johnson, and
Pepper introduced a bill for a National Research Foundation which will include all
types of scientifio researah.  Twenty percent of &he money is to be used for medi-
cal research.
Pepper made a fine statement in tho Senate today (or he was supposed to), based on
all our dope.
to go.
Medical Research Commission would do, but there seemed to be support and interest
in its being done this way, and Pepper promised if it doesn't go through this way,
he will introduce an independent medical research bill later.

This is based on the Bush report, which I will send you later.

The hearings will probably be in October, so we will have to plan

I don't think it will do as rnuoh for mdical research as an independent

I think it's a shame about Ballard's leaving the paper.
most oxciting thing being done in the newspaper wrld,  because she had so much
influence in the comunity.

I really think it was the

Apropos of influence, the uproar that Deutsch made in PM oertainly resulted in get-
ting General Hines out of the Veterans Administration.
General Bradley will be omniscient in the need for medical and psychiatric re-
search and training in the Veterans Administration.
tioniee civilian medicine, as they have such big units and so much mney that
they could set a pace for tho rest of the country to follow.

A good jobL

I pray that

If he is, it aould revolQ-

I certainly agree that Royal and Tramell would be quits startled by Mr. Wylie
and his views ala Generation of Vipers&

I just finished a book on Caruso which I found quite touching.
you; also the Gertie Lawrence book and another book that I thought most inter-
esting - Home to India.

I will send it to

%'hen do you think you may be leaving camp?
I will aend you som more things soon.
the bojrs.
constituents beaause we are oounting on a Lfahonoy in the Senate from Idahol

   Do let m know when you may arrivsL
Re& love to you, angel, and to Dan and

Tell the boys to be sure to go around and visit with their future