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Show Tooele Transcript, Friday, April 2S, 197S Driving and Fatigue Researched A recent, comprehensive study of fatigue and 1,550 driving involved hours of continuous data recording and nervation, covering 62, 000 miles gree of sharpness with the lowest levels occurfor ring, most aVi drivers, lift ween 2 a. m. and 7 a. in. There are things you g can do to keep from victimized by fatithe degree of sharpness gue when youre of the drivers occurred the steering wheel. TAKE a break occasnear the end of the drivionally. Some say every ers tour of duty. TIIK adverse effects two hours or 100 miles, first, of prolonged driving were whichever comes (let out and stretch. more pronounevidently around. Have some ced for older drivers (ag Walk ed 45 or more) than for coffee or a soft drink. A few minutes can work drivers. of US highways. Some of the major observations are interesting. Increases in driver younger performance errors, and significant decreases in There are marked dailv variations in de Athletic Meet For Utah Wheelchair Disabled Set lie-in- The - U A i wonders. Dont cheat the clock when P'i ' J , m not driving, you're (loing for a long tune without the proja-- r rest cuts down (mi your alertness, makes you have less patience, slows up reaction time, causes drowsiness or even "nodding" while driving. youre Any of these things could cause an accident. (let the amount of sleep you need, whatever it is. from away Stay pills. pep TIIK things they do for a drivers alertness are done at the eiense of concentration. Sometimes a false confidence and sense of well- - Icing takes over - not unlike a driver whos just liegin-ninto feel the effects of a few drinks he had a short time ago. lep pills merely stall off sleep. When sleep finally hits - and it can lie without warning - a serious accident can strike. Trying to stay awake and alert with pill stimulation can put you to sleep permanently. -- g Sat- spin-cast- two-inc- slab-shape- late-wint- Wylie, Murray, Hill and Marion ment). doors. Clark (Santee-Crxipe- upper impoundSouthern Out- e What About Metric? You walk up to the meat ing meters, rather than counter and sav, Id like yards and feet. So next four kilogram a roast. time, instead of saying, Give 'em an inch and Well, your butcher may realize youre having gu- theyll take a mile." try Give 'em 25 centimetests, but most of us would have to know this ro- ers and theyll take alast weighs nine pounds most 2 kilometers." we could guess Now, when it conies to how many people are shopping for focal, youll lie seeing greater use of coming to dinner. In spite of our confu- - grams, and kilograms. One sion, the metric system kilogram is equal to 2.2 of measurement And, there are is here pounds. to stay, ever since the Pre- - WHO grams in one signed the Metric gram. Conversion Act of 1475. So, when vou buy a nieres hope however, in steal, you might In, y one a simple booklet publish- - weighing one kilogram. ed by the National Bu- - When you buy a wedge reau of Standards, for 0f theese, it might we- those of us who are unini- 50 grams, or 8.8 oun- tiated in the ways of lit- - tes And eventually when ers and meters and grains. you mv a can Q( a)ffee For your copy of What it ln((st' likely will lie 500 end grams, or 1.1 pounds. i,LS ten' Finally' J5,4 r DepL erature; and its measured Co,orado degrees Celsius. So, tsnxN. now its correct to say B ELI LAE it or not, water freezes at 0 degrees the metric system is easy C and boils at 100 degrees to understand. It s sim- - c. And, by the way, your pie because all the units normal Ixxly temperature are in 10s. For example, fc 37 degrees C., rather in the metric system, len- - than 98.6 degrees F. gth is measured in me- When you order a copy lersof What Alxmt Metric? A meter is a little long- (35 cents), youll also re-than a yard. ceive a copy of the free A centimeter is one Consumer Information hl,,,dredlh of a n'er- - a Catalog. It lists more than millimeter is one thous- - 00 selected free or low- andths of a meter, a hecto- publications from meter is one hundred me- - (he federal government, ters, and a kilometer is The Catalog is published one thousand meters. quarterly by the Consum- AOU may have already er Information Center of seen athletic competitions the General Services e swimming and Olympic mjnsitration. track and field events 11s- kilo-skle- nt Balmy urdays this time of year find hundreds of fisher- men leaving home early in the morning with their cane piles and outfits and ing heading for the bait shops. They h buy four to 10 dozen minnows per Ixrat and then take off for the major impoundments. Theyre after crappies, d and although these fish are pan apt to bite year around, the bulk of Palmetto State anglers get enthused when the weather turns nice. Most popular early-wintcrappie hot spits are Lakes AVateree, Tills group of dancers from Sharon's School of Dance will participate in a dance resiew on May 10 in the Tooele High Auditorium. Pictured above are: Aim Anderson, Delnirah SImhuc Anderson, Sliawna Hanks, Sandra Jackson, Smith, Michelle Baodino, Stacy Baudino, Tara Fulmer, I.isa McKachern, l.isa Tate, Colleen Richards, Monica Redman, lain' Steadman and Kurils nn George. s in 1979 will Ire the same as essentially this years level, accord- OOO Shoplifting is the most expensive property crime in Utah. It costs our citizens more than all the bank robberies, auto thefts, burglaries, and other propcombined! erty crimes Who pays for shoplifting? If the shoplifter is caught, he does plus court costs, attorney's fees, and more, under ing to projected figures newly released by the voluntary health agency. The Foundation plans to continue 80 genetic services grants totaling ap$2, 346, (XX) proximately next year. IN addition, applications to start new genetic services are expected and we will hind those as mosaid nies are available, Dr. Arthur J. Salisbury, Vice the Foundations Medical President for As soon as fiServices. nal binding reejuests for 1979 have been received and evaluated, we will Ire able to provide a firm pital and Wayne State University have been awarded grants totaling $33,-93- 1 annually. All are for projected five year per- iod. Public reaction to earlier reports of a cut-of- f in March of Dimes hinds for genetic services was intense. Dr. Salisbury said because the Foundation is the countrys chief so- urce of such support, and because of sharply divided opinions about abortion. ONE type of genetic services funded by the March of Dimes is prenatal diagnosis of certain birth defects. There has been unfounded speculation that if the Foundation were ceasing to support genetic services, including prenatal diagnobudget reflecting our on- sis, the move resulted going commitment to ge- from pressure by netic services. groups, some of The 1979 projection whom maintain that the information gained from compares to a total of in 82 genetic ser- this procedure might cavices grants for 1978. use some women to seek March of Dimes medialxirtions. cal service The March of Dimes grants are normally made for a ma- is not ceasing support of ximum five year period to genetic services. In fact, launch innovative prog- - we are solidly backing rams, with the expectation expansion of such servi-ththis is enough time ces, Salisbury said. We to prove their value and lielieve that prenatal them to become n()s's provides an alter- to abortion and self- - supporting or win native therefore tends to discourgovernment aid. HOWEVER, our sup- age it. Most prospective parport will continue to be needed until additional ents seeking prenatal diagnosis learn that the risk sources of funds are availof the birth defect they able," Dr. Salisbury said. fear is much low'er than Although many genetic had they anticipated. service grants are approahe fifth year, ching their Painter to woman; The says, some are just beginning. For example, five color you want Ls just a services pigment of your imaginew genetic Humor on grants were initiated Jan. nation. Parade by Shelby I, 1978. Since then, Detroits Henry Ford Hos- diag-enab- pay for his crime, you will! Utah V ng Com m'ttee tenbas- and tion guidelines. ed athletes should the Easter Seal 1S6S S. State St., or call 262 6154 try information. law Whv are you taking cieaui and sugar to the moI hear they're having a cereal." - Humor on vie? Parade, Shelliv Friedman Interest- contact Society. Murray for $ - en- firm head to "Don't stand there1 just sue something! Joggers: Running Into Trouble An estimated 25 million joggers and runners arc using city sidewalks, streets and highways in this spring weather. Many are taking a chance of running straight into trouble. The great increase in jogging regularly (or exercise has raised concern officials, safety aniiHig reports the Insurance Information Institute. Ac- - (3'f J ance allt eil from notorj(its ai,(mism wavs with heavy traffic. Motorists using congested roads often are preoc-upie- d ALMOST one in five running : fatalities in motor- - vehiKeep to the sidewalk cle accidents during 1476 when one is available. Cirresulted from a collision cling the bkak several lietween a vehicle and a times mav be monotonous, pedestrian according to but it provides the same the National Safety Cou- exercise as running in the street under far safer ncil. Aliout 8,.3(X) pedestrians were killed and conditions. ALWVYS run against almut I(X),(XX) were injurtraffic when using streets ed. Whether those totals and highways, advises the will increase this year National Safety Council. will depend, at least in This makes it easier for part, on the safety precau- joggers to sjnit oncomtions joggers take, the ing cars and get off the Institute points out. It road if necessary. Avoid streets and higli- offers these tips for safe by other cars and therefore not alert to joggers and runners. Run in single file when jogging with others, and never two, three or four al ireast . ANTICIPATE dan- gers. A speeding motorist, unlike a person afoot cannot stop on a dime. Assume all responsibility, therefore, when crossing at or lietween -- 'wra The newlv elected officers of the Oquirrli-SlansburArt Guild held their executive meeting Friday to discuss plans for the upcoming year. Pictured above are Mark K. Selin, Secretary; Myrtis A. Hutchinson, Mildred M. Jensen, chairman; and Ann J. Frampton, treasurer. The Art Guild Spring Show opens Mav 1 at the Tooele room. library in the audio-visua- l VA: May I anti-aborti- law. Utahs tough But if he gets away with it, you pay for what he takes, through higher prices for the things you buy. So if you see someone shoplifting, tell the store manager or clerk. If the shoplifter doesnt wei- fulltime. wheelchair Many of I 'tail's disabled soung men and women will join other wheelchair athletes fiom the western region for their first taste of Icompetition on wheels. I'tah s onlv Ad-lik- Grants from The National Foundation - March of Dimes for genetic-service- Anti-Shoplifti- archery, swimming, ghtlifting, table nis, obstacle slalom, ketball shooting wheeh hair tennis. a er Genetic Services t Ojicii, I 'tails first wheel chair athletic meet, wil lie held at the Iniseisity of I 'tali Friday and Saturday, Mas 26 27. The two-daesent, cobv the It.ili sponsored Faster Seal Society and the I'niscrsity of I'tah Department of Physical will oiler Education, wheelchair in comjictitiun track and field events, wheelchair athletic team Wheelin' '"Ilic I'tes," spinsorcd liv the Utah Easter Seal Society will lie in attendance showing new and competitors sjiectators their varied and versatile spirts skills. New comKtitors will lie assigned a fair compeclass, titive according to their degree of disability, by National Wheelchair Athletic Associa- meet is 0en to uns one with a permanent disability atlectmg their tiiat their limits legs, - I roparticipation in aideThis can cked spirts. include paralssis, amputation or orthopedic deformities; iuclis uluals who use crutches or braces to walk, or those who use the - $2.3 Million For D Whcekhuir TT March Of Dimes Budgets Off (nKfi I tali Announcing the Great American Comeback! Help You? Contact your local V office for a certificate of eligibility if you do not have one. Q. I ain a veteran draw- have a severely handicap-- a ped child who will be 18 years of age Oct. 1, 1978. ing VA pension. I have What should I do to conno dependents. I will be tinue to receive an addientering a VA hospital tional allowance for this soon for a period. child? Will I continue to reA. Send a medical stateceive my full pension ment to your nearest VA during my period of hosoffice, between July and pitalization? October 1978, which deA. THE PENSION of scribes the type of disa- a veteran hospitalized bility, giving the facts, without a spouse or child symptoms and diagnosis. is reduced to an amount Q. CAN I make a loan not in excess of $50 a monon my VA insurance polth after two full calendar icy? months of hospital care. A. Policy loans are avQ. I would like inforailable on permanent plan mation on the Small Buinsurance policies, up to siness Loan Program run 94 percent of the cash by the VA. How do I obvalue, less any indebtedtain one of these loans? ness. Contact the office A. The Veterans Adwhere your insurance reno ministration longer cords are located, or your has a Small Business Loan local VA office, for apand additional Program. You may wish plication to seek information from information. the Small Business AVorld I War a am Q. ration. II veteran and I have ne90-da- y ver used my GI home loan benefit. Am I still eligible? A. There is no time limitation on use of the benefit. loan guaranty Its not easy to explain to a small youngster why is the same as a choo-choa train that doesnt go o choo-cho- 72 HOUR SELLATHON WED. - THURS. - FRI. CASH IN ALUMINUM at your Reynolds Aluminum Mobile Recycling Unit and get 17$ a pound. And from May for 20 lbs. or more, you get a free which retails at $1.49! 2-- Yo-Y- o Yes, Reynolds now pays 1 74 a lb for beverage cans, clean household aluminum and other clean items, if properly prepared So start collecting today! It's easy to cash in aluminum and youll be sur- prised how much clean aluminum you have at home and around the neighborhood. Recycling is fun It keeps your neighborhood clean and conserves valuable resources and energy So bring in all the aluminum you can, and get 174 a pound Bring II to the Reynolds Aluminum Mobile Recycling Unit al: TOOELE Albertsons Supermarket 1978 227 North Main Every Saturday 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. CHEVELLES DISCOUNTED MANTES CHEVROLET Open till 8 p.m. Thurs.-Fr- l. y Btunoldi m Wqxp) Aluminum Ing Pays moi Call this toll-fre- number anytime. |