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Motown - from Dick Conlon

Late summer 1975, Detroit Michigan. I received an urgent call from the Emergency Room at Henry Ford Hospital. One of our DIS (disease investigation specialist), Brian Shepard, was in a terrible automobile accident. His car had been broad sided at a high rate of speed by an elderly Detroit resident. They needed me to come to the ER immediately because the victim, Brian, would not allow them to treat his injuries until he could hand over his "pouch" to his supervisor. "No one else is authorized to handle this confidential information," said Brian. I got there in minutes and was escorted by 5 security guards to the treatment area. Brian, feeling no pain, cheerfully handed over the pouch, and the doctors proceeded with their care. Also, the medical staff was dying to know what state secrets were contained in the pouch of papers. Names of VD contacts I replied.....Brian was released soon afterward without major complications.

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