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Show Heart Assoc. Too Important For United Fund Heart disease is "too serious a problem to hide in a segment of a United Fund," Dr. Paul Dudley Dud-ley White declared in a statement released through Dr. Merril C. Daines, President of the Utah Heart Association. Calling it "the modern American Epidemic," Dr. White declared that submerging the problems of heart disease in local community chests or united funds would "seriously delay our effective progress in the treatment and control of this dangerous threat to our lives and health." The eminent Boston cardiologist cardiolo-gist spoke out in reply to efforts being made to force various major maj-or national voluntary health agencies to join local federated feder-ated fund-raising drives. He said he was "impelled by the critical need of clear thinking and impartial im-partial scrutiny of the health of this country today" to present his experience and advice on this problem. pro-blem. . Dr. White said, "Meanwhile I see no reason why the national voluntary health agencies should not continue to operate independently independ-ently with due recognition to their significant and necessary roles in community and natianal welfare. Many of us have for years supported sup-ported annually both United and Community Fund drives and independent in-dependent campaings in whatever important worthy causes we feel a special interest or obligation. , Surely this is the right of the free people of this country." |