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BOY
LIVE :HIX
Two weeks ago, a doctor told Mr. and Mrs. James
Exline of Des Moines, Iowa, dW that Mrs. Exline's
son -- 7-year-old Billy Long -- will be blind within
six weeks because of an inoperable brain tumor.
Billy said that before he lost his eyesight, he
wanted to see Disneyland.
Exline -- a p96-a-week plant worker -- sold household
furniture for the $85 downpayment on a station wagon
for the trip to Anaheim, California.
But, a newspaper story Friday brought the situation
to public attention, and the family has
received nearly $2,500 in donations so far.7-year-old Billy commented: "I'm 0.1.
I'm going
to il-heaven soon. But, maybe I can see Disneyland
and Red Skelton first."z: as
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WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.). [News Script: Boy], script, June 28, 1970, 10:00 p.m.; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1329213/m1/1/: accessed June 20, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.