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Show RAW MILK BAN SHOWDOWN DUE AT JOINT MEET City Commission and Health Board Session Set A thowdown between the city commiMlon and an embattled board of health over the raw milk dispute dis-pute looms at joint meetings of the two bodies Friday nif ht. Mayor E. B. Erwin said he asked fellow commissioners to attend at request of the health board. He Indicated the board would try to convince the commission that the latter should adopt an ordinance banning raw milk from the city. " Banned Opposed A majority of commissioners Wednesday Wed-nesday indicated opposition to such a ban by voting not to bring out of committee a proposed ordinance requiring re-quiring pasteurisation of ail milk distributed in the city. Mayor Erwin cast the lone vote for bringing the measure out of the committee of the whole. The notice for Friday night's joint session simply said it was for "further "fur-ther discussion of city health problems." prob-lems." . However, such a meeting is not common and it was expected the raw milk issue would be threshed out. Reports Heard Reports were heard the commission commis-sion might adopt an ordinance imposing im-posing much stricter regulation of raw milk distribution and source of supply, in answer to petitions of hundreds of persons asking that raw milk not be banned entirely. Mayor Erwin said he doubted whether the board of health would be satisfied with such a compromise, however. |