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Show ' Chairman Named for , 1976 Heart Drive Mrs. Nori Swanson, has been named Chairman of the 1976 Heart Fund Drive in Grand County. Ned Bennion, State Heart Fund Chairman, , ' announced the appointment this week. ' As head of the campaign, which will take place Nin February, Mrs. Swanson will coordinate the efforts of community volunteers who will visit all residential areas V during the month to distribute heart-saving information and ' collect funds to support research, educational and ' community service programs sponsored by the Grand .County Heart Association. In accepting the appointment, appoint-ment, Mrs. Swanson said heart disease is the number one killer in the nation. She ina noted that "over a million Americans will die of heart ( attack and blood vessel dis- eases this year. This repre-r repre-r sents 52 percent of deaths from all causes in the country." These statistics underscore rn the vital need for public support of the Heart Fund Nori Swanson Drive, she added. Mrs. Swanson Swan-son urged local residents to give generously when the Heart volunteer calls. Mrs. Swanson also named the key committee chairmen who will serve with her during the month-long campaign. They are: Elaine Ellingson from the Beta Zeta Sorority for the Green River area and Barbara Hawks from Beta Eta Sorority and the GCHS Society for the Moab area. |