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Show Uteh Mas MSglfoesfc Rate Polio Dncidence Qn Nation "During 1956 Utah has suf- 1 fered the worst Polio epidemic j in the United States. In spite 1 of the Salk vaccine making possible a 50 per cent reduc- 1 tlon in new cases in the nation as a whole, Utah has reported ( 219 cases, an increase of mor-? than 150 per cent over 1955. In ( view of these facts we must ( make 1957 March of Dimes an ( outstanding success." , This statement was mide to- I day by Al Thomp- 1. county campaign director lor the March of Dimes, louncing Saturday. Jan. 5. a B' e Crutch Day. On Saturday. Teens Against Polio will have Blue 1 Crutches for sale all day. and , he sincerely urges all county residents to buy and wear Blue Crutches to symbolize their support 0! the drive to wipe out Polio in Utah. Expressing his gratitude at the tremendous strides against Infantile Paralysis that the great public support of the March of Dimes has made possible, Mr. Thompson emphasized that money is still sorely needed to care for those stricken, to campaign cam-paign for a complete vaccination vaccina-tion program, to continue re-search, re-search, especially In methods o better overcome human disabilities dis-abilities of those crippled by he disease, and to help make jp shortages of properly trained train-ed rehabilitation personnel. He stressed the fact that. In iddltlon to its fund raising campaign this year, the four.-, iation will conduct an all-out irive to get everyone In the itate vaccinated before the lext polio Beason. Only by do-np do-np this, he said, can Utah be . sure that the epidemic of 1956 will not be repeated. "Our campaign slogan for 1957 is "Let's Finish the Job," said Mr. Thompson, "I am fure that we can count on the citizens cit-izens of Iron County for full support on Blue Crutch Day."' |