Editor's Note: The editor has been instructed to conclude the serialization of the true-life story Jeffrey: A Child's Holocaust. The 91,000-word story by Oak Ridge's Noreen Nesbit-Krackenberger, tells of her son Jeffrey and the struggle the family had to find suitable education and counseling for him. It was being run one chapter at a time in the USA Signal.
It was decided that the USA Signal was not the ideal medium for a story of this length to be printed. The remaining 36 chapters will be summarized in two-to-three installments, beginning next week.
Incidentally, it has come to our attention that a word slipped past our proof-readers in last week's installment. Mrs. Nesbit-Kranckenberger's manuscript contains a number of direct quotes of obscenities the youngster yelled, helping to depict the feelings of helplessness and frustration the parents endured. These words had been "starred out" (i.e., "f****r"). One, however, accidentally made it into print Jan. 2. The USA Signal apologizes for this oversight.
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