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Show V Statement by Proponents x K Of Fluoridation I. There is overwhelming scientific proof developed over the past 30 years by scores of reliable medical researchers that addition of fluoride to the drinking water at the recommended dilution of 1 ppm. (1) reduces the decay rate as much as 40 to 65. (2) is absolutely safe. (3) has only desirable effects upon the human body, animals or plants. H. Fluoridation of the culinary water supply is cur-rentlv cur-rentlv being carried out in over 3761 United States communities, com-munities, including such large cities as New York, Chicago. Chi-cago. San Francisco and Washington, DC, as well as Brigham Citv and Helper City, Utah. This represents over 65,000,000 Americans who are now drinking fluoridated fluor-idated water. HI. Several U. S. Communities have been using fluoridated fluor-idated water at the recommended dilution of 1 ppm far over 20 years, and there has been no scientific proof of harmful affects in one single instance in any of these communities. TV. There are over 1000 U. S. communities which have naturally occuring fluoride in the culirtary water. Exhaustive Ex-haustive medical research has shown that there .ias been not one single instance of harmful affects resulting result-ing from the fluorides in these communities where 2is fluoride level is at the recommended level of 1 ppm. V. There is no difference between the water supplies in which fluorides occur naturally and those in which they are added. VI. There have been few medical questions down through history that have been so thoroughly studied and documented as has the question of fluoridation. VTI. Members of the Brigham City study committee on fluoridation where were appointed by the city officials of-ficials to study both sides of the question, after exhaustive exhaus-tive study unanimously endorsed fluoridation and recommended re-commended it for Brigham City. Vin. Moab City's Civil Engineer who has investigated the matter of costs estimates that fluoridation of Moab City water supply will cost from 15c to 25c per capita per year. In the city of Preston, Idaho where fluoridation fluorida-tion of the culinary water has been in process for more than 10 years the costs have been 15c to 25c per capita per year. It must be pointed out that the water Is not metered in Preston. Citizens pay a flat rate only. Their average water consumption is 300 gallons per person per day. The national average is 160 gallons per person per day. Therefore, their fluoridation costs would be roughly three times the national average. In Helper, Utah, where fluoridation has been in process pro-cess for more than 8 years the costs have been approximately ap-proximately 31c per person per year. There is documented evidence that the decay raie n Preston, Idaho has been reduced by over 47 during the past 10 years. A recent study has been made to investigate the costs for periodic dental care in school children in fluoridated and nonfluoridated areas (Kingston (King-ston and Newburg, New York). This study showed that the costs were more than twice as high as those in the fluoridated areas. Those Endorsing: ' American Academy of Pediatrics American Association for the Advancement of Science. American Association of Public Health Dentists American Dental Association American Medical Association American Public Health Association American Water Works Association Commission of Chronic Illness Federation Dentaire International Federation of American Societies for Experimental ' Biology Inter-Association Committee on Health National Institute of Municipal Law Officers National Research Council Public Health Service, Department of Health, Education, Educa-tion, and Welfare Association of Stale and Territorial Dental Directors Association of Slate and Territorial Health Officers American Pharmaceutical Association American Veterinary Medical Association American School Health Association College of American Pathologists World Health Organization American Association of Dental Schools American College of Dentists Ani'Tioan Osteopathic Association Utah State Dental Association Utah State Mfdienl Association National CongrrfH of Parents and Teachers American IVoVration of Labor awl Congress of Industrial In-dustrial Organizations American Ir;;ion 1 S Junior rtramlir of CommiTe Arguments Against Fluoridation We are opposed to our city government's action and enactment of City Ordinance No. 6-69, to fluoridate fluori-date the public water supply of Moab City for the following reasons: Fluoride is a deadly poison. Bulletin No. 130, Utah State Agricuftural College, Page 5, states "fluorine is a cumulative poison and continued consumption of small quantities causes fluorosis." Fluoride is stored in the bones, and in older people it is associated with bone diseases and damage to the kidneys, nervous system, blood system and other organs or-gans and tissues, as well as skin disease and allergies. Arthritics are another group who suffer because of the addition of fluoride to the public water supply. Dr. Alfred Taylor, of the Bio-chemical Institute, University of Texas, one of the country's leading research re-search scientists, proved conclusively that the development develop-ment of cancer was speeded up by the ingestion of fluoridated water on his experimental animals. In a June 1969 symposium on osteoporosis held in New York City, Lent Johnson, M.D., Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington, D.C. said, "I can find no evidence whatever that fluoride will do anything any-thing except damage bones. They will develop bone crystals the end result is a fragile formation, thus causing bad bones." Beer barons and bakers cannot use fluoridated water wa-ter because it kills the enzymes that make beer ferment fer-ment and bread rise. The human body is in a similar case. Moneywise fluoridation is absurd. For every Si 0,000 spent on fluoride only $8.50 worth would he used for children under 10; the rest goes down the drain. Fluoride can be provided for children in tablet form. It is also obtainable in commercial toothpastes, mouthwashes, mouth-washes, vitamin drops with fluoride and children's teeth can be painted with fluoride by the dentists. In other words, anyone who desires fluoride can readily obtain it in controlled dosage without an entire community com-munity being forced to drink it. Fluoride tablets require a Doctor's prescription yet an untrained city employee would administer the medication. medi-cation. Any breakdown or mishap could be disastcrous to the entire community. Fluoridation may soon be obsolete. "A new enzyme technique that has been used successfully to wipe out tooth cavities in hamsters and rats may he available for humans in 3 or 4 years." (This was a UPI dispatch from the 46th General Meeting of the International Association of Dental Research in March, 1968.) Joseph E. Flanagan, Jr., Assistant Director Department Depart-ment of Environmental Health, American Medical Association As-sociation states, in a letter on American Medical Association Asso-ciation stationery, "The American Medical Association is not prepared to state that 'no harm will be done to any person by water fluoridation.' The American Medical Me-dical Association has not carried out any research work cither long-term, or short-term, regarding the possibility possi-bility of any side effects." The medics, research scientists, dentists and others arc in disagreement as to effects of fluoride on humans. In view of the above we feel that fluoride should not be forced on the people of Moab until it is proven conclusively that there will be no harmful side effects. To force mass medication on an entire population, a large number of who arc opposed for health, religious, reli-gious, and other reasons is contrary to the letter and spirily of our democratic form of government and violates individual rights. Since fluoridation benefits only a small sogmrnr of the population, let it be supplied on an individual basis. The above information and facts ran be varified from published reports and National periodicals published pub-lished by scientists, chemists, engineers, laboratory technicians, American Medical Association and the American Dental Association. Moab Citizens Committee OPPOSED TO FLUORIDATION OF MOAB CITY WATER Pjbli.-Jhal by 'Jim Times hide pendent, Moab, Grand County, Utah, October 0, 16, 23 ami 30, lllliO. T-l Classified Ads Get Results Tuesday, Nov. 4 MUNICIPAL ELECTION Make sure you have a voice in your City Government Gov-ernment by going to the polls Tuesday Hear local candidates discuss the issues on Channel 6 each evening following the Les Erbes News. fTOWH TELEVISION A Division of Wentronlcs, inc. 79 North Main -Moab Phone 253-4616 1 Here It Is! The Newest Conception In Housing Adni'nuW'C;) j FHA - VA - GI Housing M Nj 484 j 4 ' r. L, 'L vt f L safe, -I 1 I ' p"'" -t. . II I 4 -' "" ' i tt f i I .. - T I 1 i U r-: pfc 1 ! r...i-j J V J "lrq. r- ' " " I r . J riOOR PL AH V Al I. 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