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iMemoriamLouis Guss, M.D., FAAP, of Nor-tch, Conn.,, died Sept. 29. He was,.Apracti in 'datricianfrom 19401983, Dr. Guss was fonmer chief

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Dr. Guss also was medical directorat thie Well'Child Cini'Mc.

Waterloo, Iowa, has been appointedchairman. of thie DEpartment ofPediatrics and Nursery at thie AllenMemon'al Hospital, Waterloo.Joseph L. Wright, M.D., FAAP,

of Washington, D.C., received theHumanitaranAward from thie NationalCouncil on Alcoholism and Drug De-pendence. Dr. Wright was given thieaward for his work in preventing al-cohol poilsoning among ffie nation'syouth.

H. Henry Perlman, M.D., FAAP,,of Philadelphlia, has had a summer fel-lowship for medical students

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Corrections*Ari article 'm thie October 1992AAP News mistakenlydescribed Califomiia's new lawknown as"ThbeThompsonBill."-The law mandates that everygroup health care servilce planthat covers hospital, medical orsurgical expenses also mustcover the comprehensivepreventive care of children ages16 years and younger.

*Two photos were svwntched intheDecember 1992 AAP News dueto aprinting error. Ourapologiesto Pediatric'ians and the Lawauthior William O. Robertson,M.D., and CardiologyFounder'sAward recipient Nonman Tal-ner, M.D.

*There is anl effor in thie finalparagraph of a letter "Suffogacystatement lacks substantivedata," which appears in SecondOpini'ons, December 1992. Theparagraph should read: "As aconsultanttotheAcade.my's Na-tional XCommuittee on 6doption,Foster Care and the PreschoolChild, Ifeel thatthispolicy state-ment does not at all protect thiebest interests of children."

AAP News regrets thie effors.

While AAP News makes every at-tempt to report the news accurately,occasional errors are possible. Ifyouspot an error inAAP News, please con-tact: Elizabeth Oplatka, Editor, at(800) 433-9016, ext. 7875.

ErratumThe 1993 AAP Spring Session Of-

ficial Program lists incoffectly the costofcoursematerials fortePediatric Ad-vanced Life Support (PALS) course.Materials cost $100. If you have anyquestions about thie course, contact:AAP Departent of Education, (800)433-9016,, ext 7889.

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Elders slated forsurgeon general

As we went to press,, Dec.23, President-elect Bill Clintonhad named Joycelyn Elders,,M.D.,, FAAP as his U.S. SurgeonGeneral designee. Dr. Elders isthe Director of te AitansasDepartinent of Health.

She is quoted, thiis month inAAP News, in an article on teNebraska access to healthi careTown Forum.

Dr. Elders would replaceBushappointee Antonia Novello,M.D., FAAP.We will report on 4h o'fficial

appointment in thie PebruaryAAP News.