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Show The U.S. Thursday and You Salt Lake Taxes Due Help for the Elderly Federal agencies offer tion which works closely many services to in- with the Administration dividuals and groups but on Aging sometimes it s difficult to The community where learn about those ser- you I've very likely has vices or how to benefit from them This weekly column provides such in- On Dec. 20 There are m addition agencies in every state and in all I' S territories specializing in services for the aging generally Within the states are similar community agen cies, and they extend help provision for transportation, and a call to City Hall or a leading church should wt you the inforif r one mation on how to benefit just transportation from it For instance in CincinIf no such program exnati there s the Council ists in your area, start a on Aging, in El Paso the movement to organize West Texas Area Agency one Write to the Adon Aging, in Denver the ministration on Aging for Region III Office on Agadvice and assistance It ing and in Memphis the exists to help Memphis-DeltDevelop formation By wmiam Steif -- Dear I S and You "My mother is 76 and suffers from aching, arthritic feet She is unable to walk far without pain and therefore hates airports because of the long distances to and wry a from planes ment District Find your agency your area in try the and call telephone book for information on just what services it covers This column invites - queries pertaining to iuVci amcni services available, not just for the aged but for the public generally We cannot reply to each letter but we will answer as many as possible in these columns Write to "THE U.S. AND YOU in care of this newspaper SALT LAKE CITY I PI Salt Lake s County property tax bills will be in the mail bv Nov 21 says the countv treasurer The countv expects to yv coueci more Ban million in property tax revenue this year Treasurer Arthur Monson said Tuesday The deadline for paving taxes will be Dec 20 Monson said crews will work around the clock tc process the payments November 16 THE HEHALD 197k Provo. Utah - CALEXICO lUPIi Local state and federal ot iiciais nave railed the New River flowing into the I ruled States from Mexico an open sewer and are posting signs warning that it is a threat to human health At a news conference held on the banks of the river where it flows into the United Stales a small net was and emerged filled dipped into the river Moida with human feces garbage and two dead rorkroa-che- s Imperial County health director Dr Lee Cotrell naiied up the first of 50 warning signs blaming routine dumping of raw sewage industrial wastes and residential garbage into the river across the border in Mexicali Mexico He called the river an open sewer and an insult to the United States, asking the federal government to find a wav to clean up the river Jim Setmire. a U S geological team hydrologist who has been testing the rivet water for the past foul years, told reporters the pollution is the worst he has ever witnessed and his monthly reports have been met with disbeiiel and shock bv his colleagues He suggested the lederal government either build a cwjge treatment plant for the Baja California i apiial city of Mexicali or divert the river back into Mexico About 750 (kit) people live in Mexicali Tests of the water near Calexico and 20 miles downstream have found no measurable amount of ox ygen meaning the river i unfit to sustain any marine life Cotrell said Res.den!- say human feces, dead animals and household garbage constantly flow with the river into the United States Cotrell said the river is not only unsightly but -- - dangerous A old Stockton boy recently lapsed into a coma 12 hours after he visited the river. Cotrell said The boy had contracted shigella, a dysentery type disease with a high mortality rate among children After three days in a coma the boy recovered but another might not be as lucky. Cotrell warned "I recently discovered that perhaps 1 should have known about 55 n ture gate. C ive i "This leads me to suspect there may be other programs for helping the elderly andor infirm with transportat- ion problems Are there such services that I don't know about? E.W.C." There are many such - programs around the country, In all cities, with few exceptions, wheelchair service is provided either by the airlines or the airport itself. Usually, it's free although a tip to the skycap who brings the chair and pushes it to the counter and gate is in order. All you have to do is notify the airline when you buy your ticket or make your reservation, and you will be informed a- s...zam -m wheelchair about availability. But it isn't just airports where such help is at the White House Conference on Aging, a lot of federal officials were surprised they to should not have been find that transportation is a key problem for older people. Many of them just can't afford to own a car, even if they are able to drive. More than a fourth of the elderly live in rural areas and need a way to get to market, to White Stag warm- ups Make Fashion Points for You . suit is comfortable on the run and around the house. Fashion stripes on cuffs and jacket bottom: navywhite, puttynavy, misty blueslate, maroon white, in sizes Men's 100 acrylic two-pc- $46 Her sprinter does all the errands on her list, too. Pure acrylic knit with jacket and pants. Fashion piping and contrast down the sleeves, across the front: misty bluepowderputty zip-pock- et doctors and wherever else they have to go. The xz $39 available. Six years ago, government's Administration on Aging is helping with that problem. 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