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Show Christmas Seals campaign begins Some 20 million Christmas Seals will be delivered to Utah homes during the next few days as the 1969 Utah Christmas Christ-mas Seal campaign gets underway. under-way. The fund drive is conducted annually by the Utah Tuberculosis Tubercu-losis and Health Association, according to Royden G. Derrick, Der-rick, this year's chairman. Most of the $52,000 raised in last year's Christmas Sesl campaign were utilized in starting start-ing respiratory disease self-care classes. This year a ten percent per-cent increase is hoped for with the emphasis being placed on air polution. Christmas Seals have become a cherished holiday custom throughout the world. Ussd on mail, holiday gifts and cards, they are colorful reminders of the continuing battle to eradicate eradi-cate tuberculosis, detect chronic respiratory diseases at an early stage and rehabilitate lung cripples. The Christmas Seal campaign is a direct mail solicitation for funds. There is no door-to-door appeal. Citizens of Utan are encouraged to answer their Christmas Seal letters with contributions. 93 of the funds raised stay in the state. |