The Mercury from Pottstown, Pennsylvania • Page 17

Friday, January 19, 1973 Tha Poltstown Undressing-With-Anxiety Method is Used to Cure Exhibitionists By ARTHUR J. SNIDER Chicago Daily Ntws Sarvica Exhibitionists make up about a third of the sex offenders appearing before the courts. One out of four has had a previous conviction for sexual exposure. Psychiatrists despair in treating exhibitionists, particularly those who have normal sexual outlets. Some psychiatrists have at- however, does not share this enlightened view, especially if the exposes himself to a child.

As a result, courts feel compelled to hand out prison sentences even though all experts agree jailing does not cure the problem. A psychiatrist in Australia is now reporting on a novel technique that apparently has cured an offender, a 33-year-old tempted to pass the problem off, married father of five who by stressing that it is relatively'habitually undressed in the harmless. The general public, bushes at dusk, waited until a young girl approached and leaped out exposing himself. Treatment consisted of having the patient strip naked before several members of the hospital staff, including doctors, nurses and occupational therapists, both male and female. The deliberate exposure was carried out progressively over a four-week period.

The patient was required to undress before a full-length mirror. Video tape recordings were taken and played back to him. Discussion was carried on as he stood nude. Reporting on the treatment in the archives of general psychiatry, Dr. Jim Stevenson said the patient apparently is cured.

At the time of publication, the patient had not exhibited himself for more than a year. Previous to treatment, he was averaging five exposures a month. Stevenson said it still is not clear why the treatment seems to work but that probably a conditioning factor is involved. The undressing treatment is carried out in a tense atmosphere amidst great anxiety for the patient. Dr.

Jules Masserman, Northwestern University psychiatrist, points out that anxiety can Suppress even strong biological urges. Repetitious activity associated with anxiety eventually comes to a halt, he contends. with other patients is currently Stevenson adds. Babies as young as 48 hours are responding with smiles, thumb sucking and lip sucking when music is played at their crib at Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge. 111.

They cry when the bell-like tones of a glockenspiel are ended but stop crying and make sucking motions again when the music is resumed. Sister Donna Kucenski. a doctoral candidate in music education at Northwestern University, and Sister Marie FBI Agents Search for Slayers of Banker's Family GRANDIN, Mo. (UPI) FBI agents and scores of state and local police searched wooded Ozark Hill country Thursday for extortionists who bound a banker, his wife and their 17- year-old daughter to trees and shot them to death. Investigators picked up and questioned two strangers in the as convicts from Maryville, who reportedly had been asking questions about Grandin.

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The said as Kitterman left he told men were charged with posses- another acquaintance, sion of marijuana while the questioning continued. Dawes indicatefl investigators had not ruled out the possibility that the killers were local residents who were well acquainted with Robert Kitterman, 43, president of the Bank of Grandin, his wife Bertha, 38, and their daughter Roberta. He said extortionists known to the family might have killed so they could not be identified. The Kittermans have two other daughters, Kathy, 15, and Patricia, 14. FEDERAL CASE At least 21 FBI agents were at work in this hamlet of 250 persons, presumably because an estimated $13.000 had been taken from the bank, thus making it a federal case.

Kitterman took the money Wednesday when he entered the bank while it was closed for the lunch hour, walked in a strange fashion and told bookkeeper Ralph Stanley not to turn on lights or electrical switches because there was wife held Therese. studying at the symbol is the warning emblem National College of Education familiar to many but the Pitt 3 in Evanston, 111., are conducting burgh Poison Center is changing the study to test the learning that. become too attractive ability of infants. and no longer offers As the tape recorded tunes discouragement to children. are played, small sponge The new symbol depicts a animals of various colors are disgruntled face of a youngster dangled over the crib, l.ater it who called lt will be determined if the baby picks out a particular colored toy when the music identified lhat.c?" with it is plaved.

packages by parents. Prttaburgh Tunes include nursery and be folk songs such as Little I Twinkle Little and Goes the may be infection WESTINGH0USE Heavy Duty Parmanant Frets DRYERS Model Matching Washers Rangas Refrigerators Freezers DANIEL DiNARDO "We Service Whet We Sell" Beech 4 Charlotte Phone INFECTION BLUES A change in mood and daughter are being and a deputy found the bodies KiUerman to another about five a 0f an hostage by some ex tor-of the victims. Mrs. Kitterman feet away. developing tionists.

Call the Highway her daughter, whose The girj had sho( in the i)r Arthur Canter of the Patrol. engagement was announced back 0f the head and lay University of Iowa kept records A search was started. Less only Wednesday, were tied by! slumped on a purple satin on 37 healthy young male than two hours ltaer, Dawes the wrists to one tree and pillow. Her parents each had volunteers taking part in ex! been shot in the temple. perimental studies on infectious Fearing sticks of dynamite tularemia.

Twenty-four showed I were strapped inside the mood changes beginning at shirt, authorities at least six hours before fever had first sent for bomb experts, indicated an infection was in- I Dawes said there was no cubating. Most often the change dynamite on Kitterman, but was toward a depressed or markings on his skin indicated negative that something had been tied to Life' for Ends Family GRANDIN, Mo. (UPI) Until the murders, Robert Kitterman and his family had a good life, enjoying the beauty of the southern Ozarks and his success. Kitterman had worked his way up from bank clerk to bank president. He was more than just wonderful fellow a jolly type, well He was prime example of what an American boy used to want to grow up to A successful career, a lovely family, a home, prosperity, and respect in a Troops Ready For Disorders At Inauguration community where what a man is cannot hide behind concrete, steel and traffic 43, Kitterman and his wife Bertha.

39, had many years to look forward to. Wednesday, an announcement of the engagement of their 17- year-old daughter, Roberta, was carried in the Doniphan Propsect-News. In June, the weekly area newspaper said, Miss Kitterman would be married to Michael Bruton of Ellsinore, Mo. It was also on Wednesday that Kitterman walked stooped into the Bank of Grandin, said extortionists had abducted Bertha and Roberta and took $13,000 with him. Dynamite was strapped to his chest, he said.

FOUND TIED Later, the bodies of Kitterman, Bertha and Roberta were found tied to trees and shot in the head. Two younger Patricia, 14, and Kathy, 15, survive. Grief and edge of town. It was there, his.h<^‘ i apparently, that those who ca iber slug found committed the crimes surprised Pl low Wednesday and the familv Coroner Howard said Kitterman everything he caliber casings were had by hard said a neighbor, Joe Allen, a maintenance man for a lead mine. was a prime example of The and cross what an American boy used to discovered near the death trees in a renewed search Thursday.

Two were within 14 inches of each other near the tree where Kitterman was bound and the want to grow up to be. I er know what boys these days ee- ap- want to grow up to be. He they all came from the never had anything handed tojsame automatic weapon, Allen said. Investigators went over the He said Kitterman, his wife Kitterman family cars, which and daughters would go to their "erf nearby the cabin between Grandin and timber and cattle country Doniphan during the loved to hunt and Kitterman worked his way up from bank clerk to bank WASHINGTON (UPI) The Pentagon said Thursday it Thursday moving troops into the Washington area to be used in case of disorders during protest demonstrations at President inauguration Saturday. Leaders of all of the demonstrations scheduled to coincide with inauguration, however, have either pledged to be peaceful or said they plan no civil disobedience Three separate marches and raiiies are planned for different parts of the city on Saturday.

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smsM believe personally that he had an enemy in the Presjdent and civic leader. A Allen said. neighbor, Joe Allen, said: RAINING HARD was a example of It was raining hard in an American boy used to Doniphan early Thursday. A want to Krow UP hard clap of thunder shook the never had anything handed to Leroux Cafe and early morning Relieve personally fear permeated diners dipped their hot biscuits an encmy in gravy, drank coffee and who spoke of how afraid they were j' family had recently built now that murder had come to a brick house on a hill at the their quiet, southern Ozark of town. Mountains Prospect-News reported just A 65-vear old carpenter Wednesday that Roberta would refused to identify himself but in June to Michael allowed he felt that Kitterman uton Ellsinore, Mo.

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