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Show Wednesday, March 17, 1976 Page 5 Colposcopy Course Id Although Park City has never been known as a center . for scholarly pursuits, it does have an excellent reputation for good skiing and that was enough for over 150 doctors from across the country who met at a medical convention last week at the C'est Bon Hotel. The convention, titled "a Basic Course in Colposcopy," 4Aolt Vttttlt n MASS JinrtnnnA won yv mi a new uiagiiusiH. I technique used in the f detection of cancer of the female reproductive organs. Simply called colposcopy, Tnoiiuinnimiami tA0 n piwinii mis tcviimijuc; ubiM.ca a 3U vug ugiii ouuivc auu oc,iai viewing lenses which look - like binoculars mounted on a stand; . ' Dr. Gary H. Johnson of the Universitv of Utah MpHinal School, who served as the Course Director for the four-day four-day convention, explained that colposcopy is not. a . Ik thru Local Institutions , The wrapup phase bi water pollution control in Utah the 208 Water Quality management program is designed to achieve 1983 clean-water goals through existing local instutions and the most cost-effective methods. It is not designed to impose costly control procedures without regard for economic impact. It will identify nonpoint sources of pollution agriculture, mining, construction, con-struction, forest activities, urban stormwater runoff. salt water intrusion and drainage from residual wastes. Practical alternatives will be weighed on each category for a local public decision on the best control measures. These will be combined with existing controls on point sources for an overall water quality management plan for each local area. This will include a management structure, preferably through existing local institutions, any incentives in-centives or sanctions chosen to . . encourage implementation, im-plementation, and a specific procedure to monitor effectiveness ef-fectiveness of the program and develop annual revisions if necessary. The plan will be adopted by local residents, under specified procedures, for certification by the state and submission to the Environmental Environ-mental Protection Agency no later than Nov. 1, 1978. The plan, under Section 208 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, will include a program to regulate the location of all facilities that have an impact on water I . . I 1 4 1 ll ' rjuaiiiy ana 10 cumrui uie discharge of all point and nonpoint sources of pollution. Iand-use control is fundamental fun-damental to this regulatory program. Land-use controls , can he used as the most cost-iffective cost-iffective means of reducing pollution from nonpoint ources. ai G'esH Doctors discuss Colposcopy replacement for the well-known well-known Pap (Papanicolauo) smear but rather has been usd in conjunction with the traditional cancer detector to dramatically increase its effectiveness. The Pap smear used alone, Johnson said, is about 90 percent successful but when used along with the colposcopy technique it detects cancer at a 99.8 percent rate. One of the biggest advantages ad-vantages of colposcopy stressed in the course was that while the Pap smear can only detect cancer, ' colposcopy can pinpoint exactly where the cancer is located. . . According to Dr. Stuart A. Gottesfeld of Denver, colposcopy can detect cancer of the cervix early enough to allow the growth to be repressed by radiation. This early treatment of the can Land-use planning and controls are traditionally the responsibility of local units of government and existing land-use plans and measures will be utilized wherever possible. In some cases it may be necessary to update existing plans to reflect and help attain water quality objectives. The 208 programs don't imply a growth ceiling. Growth and development policy is a local decision. "However, the development develop-ment patterns stemming from these policies must be consistent with water quality goals and requirements. Thus, it may be necessary to consider alternative development patterns len-. len-. ding themselves to more cost-effective cost-effective water quality management," EPA explained. ex-plained. The 208 program may involve in-volve consideration of changes, in community development plans, alternative alter-native land development patterns, to both obtain water quality and further community' com-munity' goals. Local flexibility is granted in the act. If, local people decide a unique waterway in their area should be maintained main-tained for prime recreation at a water quality higher than the established Class goal, this could be included in the 208 management program. The primary approach to control nonpoint sources of pollution, such as irrigation runoff, generally will be through adoption 'of "best management practices." These are defined by EPA as those practices determined to be "the most effective, practicable (including technological, economic and institutional considerations) means of preventing or reducing the amount of pollution . generated by nonpoint sources to a level compatible with water quality goals." Bon cer, Dr. Johnson explained, is not only safer but is also a great deal less painful and far less expensive. Discussions during the course revealed that frequent sexual activity, particularly during adolescence, can heighten the risk of the eventual development of cervical and uterine cancer among all races. However, it was added, blacks and those of low socio-economic groups have the highest risk. Since recent statistics show that one out of every thousand women develops cancer of the reproductive organs, Johnson strongly urges women to have a Pap smear every year. Offering a suggestion on how ladies might keep track of when they last had a test, the doctor said, "I tell my patients to make an appointment ap-pointment whenever they have a birthday," KlfilOJ jaa ft hie.;: fanuJ The EPA has contracted with a consulting engineering firm to pull together information in-formation from the hundred of agencies, water districts, irrigation districts and other' organizations concerned with irrigated agriculture. - This will be compiled in a useable guidebook for use by . 208 agencies in local choice of alternative management practices to adopt. . "Practices which the manual will describe should help conserve the west's precious water resources, improve crop production in many areas, and reduce treatment costs for cities and industries that use salty or sediment-laden ' waters," John A. Green, EPA regional administrator, said. Here's what the 208 water quality program won't do: It won't alter present local authority and control over land utilization and projected uses ' and - -development. It won't alter the balance of powers between state and local governments or involve a new layer of government. It won't delay any other ongoing pollution control projects, such as planning and construction of new 1 municipal wastewater treatment facilities. Construction Con-struction of treatment works will continue as .scheduled, during development of the initial 208 plan. However, 208 planning will lay the groundwork and priorities for all future construction of new treatment facilities. ; Forest management to -protect water quality is the , subject of workshops held or scheduled nationwide in connection with 208 cleanup programs, EPA reports. Approximately 10 to 12 million acres of commercial forest are harvested annually, an-nually, which contributes 5 to 10 percent of the total sediment load entering the nation's waterways, the agency said. The workshops are seeking input on methods to prevent this pollution or minimize it. State Tax Comm. Reminds Citizens of Check-off Procedure Utah State Tax Commission Com-mission Chairman Vernon L. Holman is reminding taxpayers tax-payers that they must now sign their names and indicate their county of residence when they check-off $1 of their taxes to go to the state-:'. county election campaign fund. Holman said , the i Legislature enacted changes last year, requiring the signature and county of J residence, as positive proof : that the taxpayers had -voluntarily decided to checkoff check-off a contribution. Legislators were concerned that someone other than the taxpayer could simply check the box without the taxpayer's knowledge or possibly even against his will. It is necessary to know the county in which the taxpayer resides, the Commissioner said, because $.50 of the dollar is returned to the county political organization. However, Holman said, the changes have also caused some people to leave, the check-off for the election; campaign fund incomplete,: when it appears they meant, to designate a dollar to the political party of their choice. In order for the dollar tp be , receivcl by a; poUtiealjpartys mH$ft?P,BMfc state tax return' must, ibei checked to indicate to which? party the money is to go, and: the taxpayer's signature; must appear on the same, line. If both husband and wife wish to contribute, each must, sign. (This signature is in addition to the signature at the bottom of the page.) Each must also designate the county in which he lives. Mr. Holman emphasized that the check-off for the election campaign fund in no way increases the taxes you must pay nor does it decrease any. refund you may have, coming. : ; ,, There are also indications that the extra requirements are discouraging some, taxpayers from . taking ad-, vantage of the check-off. Last year, approximately 24 percent of Utah taxpayers designated one dollar of their taxes to go to one of the four eligible political parties, while through the returns processed by Feb. 26 of this year, only about eleven percent have had properly completed check-off designations. The political parties eligible for the - election campaign fund check-off are American, Democrat, Libertarian and Republican. Jonos and Husoth Attond Tahoo Conforonco Park City Ski Corp. Vice President and Mountain Manager Phil Jones and Treasurer Merle ' Huseth departed Tuesday for the Sierra Ski Area Association-Pacific Association-Pacific Northwest Ski Association Winter Trade Show. The three day affair is being held at the Tahoe Downer. ski area. "It covers ' all facets of resort operation from I'ft maintenance to fraud in the industry," Huseth said. ! J m I u on your IRA, the highest legal rare a bank can pay on insured savings. And that is non-taxable until you retire, too. . If you save $1500 a year, in 10 years you'll have $23,089.91, in 20 years, $71 ,632.59, and in 30 years you'll have a retirement fund worth $173,685.37. Anyone is eligible who is not now in a pension plan where they work. You con save your $ 1500 in one lump sum," or you con divide the amount you want to save by the number of paydays during the year and save in smaller amounts. The important thing is that you start your IRA early enough to do you some good. The longer you wait, the less you may be able to save. Look into it soon. 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