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Show l Statement by Proponents Of Fluoridation I. There is overwhelming scientific proof developed SV :rer the past 30 years by scores of reliable medical jj searchers that addition of fluoride to the drinking rj, "3'er at the recommended dilution of 1 ppm. r'j, (1) reduces the decay rate as much as 40 to 65. ,'; (2) is absolutely safe. I ; 13) has only desirable effects upon the human body, :ma!s or plants. - H. Fluoridation of the culiniarv water supDly is cur- 10 a'.lv bein" carried out in over 3761 United States com--.iiities. including such large cities as New York, Chi- :-.;o. San Francisco and Washington, D.C., as well as 3:;?ham City and Helper City, Utah. This represents kj 65.0CO.O0O Americans who are now drinking fluor-ii!ed fluor-ii!ed water. 51 Several U. S. Communities have been using fluor-.ited fluor-.ited water at the recommended dilution of 1 ppm for l ;er 20 years, and there has been no scientific proof ' harmful affects in one single instance in any of '?se communities. 11 IV. There are over 1000 U. S. communities which have 'iiurally occuring fluoride in the culiflary water. Ex-iustive Ex-iustive medical research has shown that there ias an not one single instance of harmful affects result-.;from result-.;from the fluorides in these communities where She 'Jfride level is at the recommended level of 1 ppm. V. There is no difference between tine water supplies i which fluorides occur naturally and those in which are added. H. There have been few medical questions down u?h history that have been' so thoroughly studied 'i documented as has tlhe Question of fluoridation. Nl. Members of the Brigham City study committee fluoridation where were appointed by the city of-'Ms of-'Ms to study both sides of the question, after exhaus-'w exhaus-'w study unanimously endorsed fluoridation and re-mmended re-mmended it for Brigham City, tin. Moab City's Civil Engineer who has investigated matter of costs estimates that fluoridation of Moab ;l! water supply will cost from 15c to 25c per capita tr year. In the city of Preston, Idaho Where fluorida- of the culinary water has been in process for more 10 years the costs have been 15c to 25c per capita ?r year. It must be pointed out that the water is not etered in Preston. Citizens pay a flat rate only. Their :,erage water consumption is 300 gallons per person "r day. The national average is 160 gallons per person Therefore, their fluoridation costs would he ply three times the national average. Helper, Utah, where fluoridation has been in pro-ss pro-ss lor more than 8 years the costs have been ap-.-roximately 31c per person per year. re is documented evidence that the decay raie ..tos'on, Idaho has been reduced by over 47 during f Past 10 years. A recent study has been made to ;igate the costs for periodic dental care in school f . wen in fluoridated and non-fluoridated areas (King-i (King-i fland Newburg, New York). This study showed that , costs were more than twice as High as those in fluoridated areas. . Endowing: Jnean Academy of Pediatrics Vrran Association for the Advancement of Science. ;"can Association of Public Health Dentists , nean Dental Association "ran Medical Association ,'Vican Public Health Association ;;'enoan Water Works Association ssion of Chronic Illness V a !on Dentaire International 'lit Biology f Amedcan Societies for Experimental ;'iS0,ci'ation Committee on Health ,.1 Vinni institute of Municipal Law Officers rte 1 1 aLReseareh Council ,1 "f Heal'h Service, Department of Health, Educa-" Educa-" u ,on- and Welfare 2Saf0n of state and Territorial Dental Directors ,al C n ot State and Territorial Health Officers can Pharmaceutical Association Wuan Veterinary Medical Association t WncScho1 Health Association 01 hit u f,Am'erican Pathologists C-alth Organization j .W,rln Association of Dental Schools 5 , Cc n 0,,e?e of Dentists U I'sh tTn. 0steopathic Association 1 , Vf Dental Association f stoi? ?, Mdical Association W,; Cngress of Parents and Teachers (Wn deration of Labor and Congress of Ir. 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 Agricultural 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 $10,000 spent on fluoride only $8.50 worth would be 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 readiiy 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 disasterous 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 be 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, either long-term, or short-term, regarding the possibility possi-bility of any side effects." The medics, research scientists, dentists and others are 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 :s proven conclusively that there will be no harmful side effects. To force mass medication on an entire population, a large number of who are opposed for health, religious reli-gious and other reasons is contrary to the letter and spirity of our democratic form of government and violates individual rights. Since fluoridation benefits only a small segment of the population, let it be supplied on an individual basis. The above information and facts can be varified from published reports and National periodicals published pub-lished by sciestists, chemists, engineers, laboratory technicians, American Medical Association and the American Dental Association. Moab Citizens Committee OPPOSED TO FLUORIDATION OF MOAB CITY WATER J 1 " 7 . MlMb Grand County, Utah, October 9, 16, 23 and 30, 19G9. ' Published by The Times-Independent, Mono, fa la El TF Citizens Party Candidates For Better City Government L ARDEN JOIMGM Mayor E. F. 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