Letter from Linus Pauling to Edwin Flatto. June 26, 1963. Page 1  Larger Images / More Information. 1 p.  View Transcript

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• LP Note to Self RE: Discusses a phone conversation with Ruth Adams, managing editor of The Bulleting of the Atomic Scientists regarding the dispute between Bentley Glass and LP.  Adams unable to aid LP in the dispute and intends to contact Eugene Rabinowich. [Filed under LP Biographical: Legal: Assorted Legal Disputes, 1962-1963: Box #3.058, Folder #58.8]
• Letter dictated by LP to Dr. Zuckerkandl RE: LP requests that Zuckerkandl collaborate with him on a paper for the special volume of “Problems of Evolutionary and Industrial Biochemistry.” [Letter from LP to Kretovich June 26, 1963] [Filed under LP Manuscripts of Articles: (Manuscripts and Typescripts of Articles by LP, 1963), Box #1963a2, Folder #1963a2.6]
• Letter from Dr. P. Rentchnick, Editor, Medecine et Hygiene to LP RE: Medecine et Hygiene plans to publish a series of interviews which will be for general practitioners and which will summarize current medical knowledge concerning specific diseases.  Rentchnick encloses a list of questions and hopes LP will provide answers for them.  Rentchnick also asks for LP to add a short curriculum vitae which will be bound together with other submissions to form a published booklet.  [Letter from LP to Rentchnick October 3, 1963] [Filed under LP Correspondence: R: Correspondence, 1960-1963: Box #342 Folder #342.4]
• Letter from Eleanor Jackson Piel, Donner & Piel, Attorneys at Law, RE: Discusses a letter from Hoague to Piel and the possibility of Tonkoff withdrawing from the case upon LP’s requests. [Letter from Hoague to Piel, June 24, 1963, Letter from Piel to LP, June 27, 1963] [Filed under LP Biographical: Legal: Pauling v. News Syndicate Co., Inc., 1961-1966, 1971: Box #3.020, Folder # 20.3]
• Letter from Herbert Jehle, George Washington University, to LP RE: Sends his manuscript on the synthesis of double stranded nucleic acid to LP.  Inquires whether LP is willing to submit the paper for publication in the Proceedings of the National Academy. Attached: “Replication of Nucleic Acids” by Herbert Jehle, Michael Ingerman, et al. Paper V June 1962. Department of Physics, George Washington University. [Letter from LP to Jehle July 1, 1963] [Filed under LP Correspondence:(Jehle, Herbert) #189.3]
• Letter from J.E. Schmidt, M.D., Chairman, National Association on Standard Medical Vocabulary, to LP RE: Invites him to become a dues-free member of the association meant to stabilize the vocabulary of the medical and allied sciences. [Letter from LP to Schmidt July 8, 1963] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (M: Correspondence, 1963), #259.2] 
• Letter from John Raeburn Green, Green, Hennings, Henry, Evans & Arnold, Attorneys at Law, to Broth Columba Curran, University of Notre Dame, RE: Thanks Curran for the biographical information and notes an enclosed check. [Letter from Green to Curran, June 12, 1963] [LP Biographical: Legal: Pauling v. Globe-Democrat Publishing Company, 1960-1967: Box #3.003, Folder #3.5] 
• Letter from LP [Signed by Helen Gilrane] to Dr. Edwin Flatto, Dr. Flatto’s Health School. [Letter from Flatto to LP June 20, 1963] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (F: Correspondence) #129.7]  

  26 June 1963

  Dr. Edwin Flatto

  Dr. Flatto's Health School

  Garcia Building

  Laredo, Texas

  Dear Dr. Flatto:

  I am pleased to comment on your letter of 20 June.

  I think that you are wrong in believing that rain water would be the best water to drink, and that you are wrong in using only distilled water for drinking purposes. The trace minerals in water supplies are valuable to the human organism.

  Also, I think that you are wrong in believing that the trace minerals cannot be supplied from inorganic sources. Authorities in the field of nutrition state that iron in the form of inorganic salts is undoubtedly assimilated by human beings. Inorganic iron can be used to control nutritional anemia, especially if a trace of copper is also given. There is some evidence that iron in organic combination in food is assimilated less well than inorganic iron.

  There is good evidence that inorganic calcium is assimilated by the human body.

  You have quoted me incorrectly about the distribution of atomic fallout. There is more fallout in the Northern Hemisphere than in the Southern Hemisphere, because the bomb tests have almost entirely been carried out in the Northern Hemisphere.

  I am sorry that I shall not be in San Diego (probably also not in Pasadena) on 15 to 21 July.

  Sincerely yours,

  Linus Pauling:hpg

• Letter from LP to Henry Allen Moe RE: LP thanks Moe for appearing as a character witness for him in his trial, and updates him on the status of the case, which is being appealed. [Letter from Moe to LP June 29, 1963] [Filed under LP Science: (John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, 1953-1975), Box #14.015, Folder #15.9]  
• Letter from LP to James Albertson, Loyola Forum for National Affairs. RE: Thanks him for inviting him to the luncheon. Asks for the names of his colleagues. [Filed under LP Speeches: Speeches by LP, 1963: Box #1963s Folder #1963s.17] 
• Letter from LP to Joseph Carroll, Loyla University of Los Angeles. RE: Thanks him for his note. [Letter from Carroll June 21, 1963] [Filed under LP Speeches: Speeches by LP, 1963: Box #1963s Folder #1963s.17] 
• Letter from LP to Professor W. L. Kretovich RE: LP thanks Kretovich for the invitation to write an article for the special volume of “Problems of Evolutionary and Industrial Biochemistry.”  He will prepare it to send by September 15th. [Letter from Kretovich to LP June 17, 196363, Letter from LP to Zuckerkandl June 26, 196363, Letter from Helen P. Gilrane to Kretovich September 16, 1963] [Filed under LP Manuscripts of Articles: (Manuscripts and Typescripts of Articles by LP, 1963), Box #1963a2, Folder #1963a2.6]
• Letter from LP to Rupert H. Ingram, McGraw-Hill Book Co. Inc., RE: Thanks Ingram for sending a copy of the International Student Edition of his Introduction to Quantum Mechanics.  Is sure the edition will be found useful by students. [Letter from Ingram to LP June 14, 1963] [Filed under LP Books: 1935b.1]
• Letter from LP to the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, RE: LP discusses issues from his telephone call with Ruth Adams.  Specifically, LP wants to know information about the Bentley Glass letter. [Filed under LP Peace: (Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, 1948-1964), Box #3.016, Folder #16.8]
• Letter from Norm Olson, Engineering Students’ Council, University of Washington, to LP RE:  Olson invites LP to speak in a Nuclear Energy program at the University of Washington in October. [Letter from LP to Olson July 8, 1963] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (U: Correspondence, 1936-1970) #421.21]
• Letter from Reinhold J. Krantz, Director, CBA Institute to LP RE: The University of Redlands is hosting a Chemical Bond Approach Chemistry lecture and hope that LP can come to speak at some time in July or August.  Krantz notes that they can offer a $125 honorarium.  [Letter from LP to Frantz July 2, 1963] [Filed under LP Correspondence: R: Correspondence, 1960-1963: Box #342 Folder #342.4]
• Note from Mavis Clark to LP RE: Says she is starting a collection of autographed TIME covers. Requests that LP would autograph and return the enclosed TIME cover. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (C: Correspondence), #77.1]  
• Receipt from First Western Bank to LP RE: “Receipt Portion.”  For a deposit. $10,655.22.  [Filed under LP Biographical: Business and Financial: Box #4.030, Folder #30.2]