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Show 20 A DESERCT NEWS, Monday, October 7, 1968 Gler.n L. Tonnescn, son of Mr. In Fire Chief locations but persons who desire and Mrs. C. Lorin Tunnesen, Midvale, obtain an extinguisher can do 2185 Midstream Ave,. has been Armond Bosh said Ins depart-!1s0 calling the department, appointed bead proctor, student ment will make schoo1 and home inspections and also will Murray Fire Chief Arthur sell fire extinguishers that can 'Caldwell said they will hold school inspections and drills to . be used in the home. uncover unsafe conditions. They Booths will be set up in three will also pass out literature. Training School Asks $7 Million Increase The state B'.wid nl WelLite a request by the .State Training School (or a $7 million budget inciease for the 3969-7biennium. Paul Sagers, superintemient, tulfi the board tliat the $14.5 million budget was necessary just to "bring the school up to minimum standards'. Ho cited overcrowded conditions, under staffing, poor facilities and new regulations as the reason for asking for twice the 3967-6request. About lit) persons at the Utah fttate Training School, American Fork, are being denied an education due to the lack of adequate staff, Mr. Sagers said in bis report. "All 8 of the cottages are In adextremely dition, four of the buildings bousing men and women, weie built in tlie early 1930s and are antiquated in terms of buildings for good programming, lie I'rf.s approved Utahn Honored School, Home Fire Inspections Due Two communities and the Salt Lake County Fire Department will hold school inspections and home inspections at the request of home owners during Fire Prevention Week this week. Persons desiring home inspection should call the fire stations! in their area and firemer, will and $1.66 mil- be sent to check for and 60 attendant couuselots million for 1969-7possible . would be included under the lion for tire hazards. proposed budget. Division of Wellarc, Public Assistant Salt Lake County Final approval must come Assistance. $14.41 million for Fire Chief Gary Harman said Gov. Calvin L. Rampton and Adult Education from the 1969 Legislature. 1969-7Association and $16.95 million for the county plans to hold fire Also approved by the Slate .1970-71- . drills in 96 schools and pass out Dr. James C. F'etcher, presi-- ' Friday in Hotel Utah. Welfare Board were budgets Division of Welfare Admini- literature to students to take dent of the University of Utah, The breakfast meeting will home to check possible fire by : are scheduled to speak to the convene at 7:30 a.m. in the strative, $2.4 million for 1969-7. State Industrial School, $1.59 land $2.55 million for annual meeting of the Utah motel's Empire Room. 0 counselor, at Brown Univeisity, Providence, R.I. The Olympus High School graduate is a senior at Brown. IlYLQfJ 9x12 100 00 GS 1970-71- Governor, U. Chief To Keynote Meet 0 ALL 0 1970-71- KETCH UM'S BOUND ON j FOUR SIDES FURNITURE ANNEX 412 So. 6th We,t j 355-465- 6 taid. "On the waiting list are 100 urgent cases which should have residential care as soon as possible and approximately 130 Ollhe iers are seeking admission, continued. Mr. Sagers said that two of the school's buildings were adequately staffed through federal grants and the progress of the patients in these was "unbelievably good. For example, be cited, "only H of 48 persons were able to feed themselves when adm.t-te- d to the hospital. After one year, 45 of those persons can feed themselves. Mr. Sagers said similar statistics were available for dressing self, toilet training and ambula- In this age of gimcracks and chrome, T is there a place for a car that 90 percent of its value is invisible? soover-engineerec- tory. i "It leally makes me sick to see the progress of these patients and then have to watch the patients in Elm or the hospital udio have not progressed nearly as much, he told the board. ,U. The budget request includes f thinks so. Mercedes-Ben- z and $6.6 'S7.9 million for 1969-7. million for Four new cottages would be constructed at the school and four cottages would be built in urban settings. An activity therapy building, vocational building. 1970-71- training 'Individual' Stressed By Nominee to the Salt Lake City Board of Education, Mrs. e June Y. Orme says she will to support If con-tinu- p greater lering emphasis on in-dividual student "? ' r ograms of-,.- 7. needs. Mr s. Orme yi t 11 made this state-.!s- in ment today her affirming for candidacy to lection r the board from Ward 1 which she - e-- e Municipal currently represents. "I would like to serve an term to see completion Mrs. of developing projects, said. "I am particularly interested ln our Continuous Progress Education which is individual J, ing instruction so that the child r'; receives what is appropriate for his background and intellectual ' capacity, she said. Mrs. Orme said she also was Interested in seeing tlie work-stud- y "Orme extended; program in seeing the proposed school for dropouts in oeration; in providing greater choice and flex-- ' - ibility for those young people with intellectual exceptional and in achieving capacity, of use greater community school facilities. Mrs. Orme is tlie wile of Dr. James F. Orme. She is a graduate nurse and the mother of four sons, two in city schools, one in the L.S. Marine Corps and one at Harvard University Medical School. HEARING AID" PRICES ARE Yesterday's dreamboats had enormous tail fins. Today it's fartbacks, racing d chrome stripes, and shark-mouthe- grilles. Obviously, there are millions every year who are willing to buy a car even though they that's "in vogue" know newer gimcracks and styling quirks will soon erode their investment. refuses to But Mercedes-Ben- z obsolescence" the game. play "planned At Mercedes-Benengineers, not stylists, rule the roost. And they insist on putting value where they think it belongs: at the heart of their machines. That's why Mercedes-Ben- z motor cars can cost anywhere from about $4,500 to $26,000 without, to some tastes, "looking" it. iron-will- z, Form follows function Make no mistake. The perfecdo not apoltionists at Mercedes-Ben- z free of lines classic those for ogize faddish touches that will still be handsome years from now. They simply think form should follow function instead of fashion. The contours of that 250 sedan at right were dictated by the need to provide proper headroom, hiproom, legroom and protective packaging for five adults. Dictated by the proportions required for nimble maneuverability. The car is both shorter and leaner than its overweight rivals. Yet it bristles with sophisticated, ultraperformance features available only as extra-cooptions, if at all, on domes- Sales commciionj, other selling co$s make for higher prices not for better hea. ing. Why pay for them? $210 is our price for the finest hearing aid made. Buy From Us $75 to $150 SAVE Be convinced. Phone, come in. fitted by 5AMUEI S. TAYIOR. the only hearing ari dealer to testify at tic sedans. Mercedes-Ben- z is legendary in automotive circles. An expert from Car and Driver tested the "new" 250 when it was released early in 1968 after an incubation period of five years. His verdict: "Offhand, I can't think of any other with the sedan in the world possible exception of the Mas era ti " some critics say. Nonsense, retort Mercedes-Ben- z engineers. If a man can afford to invest thousands in a superb driving machine, he is entitled to get someOver-engineer- ed thing superb. The pinnacle of safety As for safety, Mercedes-Ben- z engineers applaud the intent of the new U.S. Government regulations, and carry their protective measures beyond thathan- and dies, steers stops like the Mercedes." And there's more. Construcof tion begins in every Mercedes-Ben- z shower of sparks. Where convena tional cars use bolts to tie body and chassis together, Mercedes-Ben- z uses thousands of welds to create a single unit of immense strength. After 50,000 miles or so, you may begin to wonder if your 250 will ever rattle. , When welding , stops, the raw body is i Scrapping the solid rear axle system of most domestic tars, the 250 uses an plus suspension anti-swa- y bars front and rear. This endows it with the agility of a scram- a tic vat of primer. It emerges with 24 pounds of rust protection. More hidden value Every car gets 20 more pounds of primer and paint. Even the insides of the hub caps are coated. As a final flourish in its armament against corrosion, each car gets a bling quarterback. You can blast it over rutted and potholed gravel lanes. It behaves with almost eerie calm. You can thread it through the corkscrew turns of a mountain road, and en- factory slath- ering of undercoating. The overhead cam engine of every 250 is bench tested er, joy yourself. There's no sloppy play in the steering. No dunked whole, like taffy apple, into a gigan- The new 250. To some, it doesn't'Took" worth $5,176. Rettdiohy it is. Mercedes-Ben- z mushiness. When you held the wheel, you "feel" the road. When you turn the wheel, the cat darts instantly where you aim. Suddenly, you are a more confident driver. Heroic stopping power Stopping? Unless you have h Grand Prix racing driven a 180-mp- chances are car or a Mercedes-Ben- z, the securnever have experienced you from comes that good really having ity brakes. A superb machine power than,you may ever need. But you sleep better at night. Quattroporte ed st EXORBITANT! What he gets in a Disc brakes. A few domestic cars have front-whe- el disc brakes, and others offer discs as an option. But front-wheMercedes-Ben- z conies with masevery all brakes on disc four wheels. sive el Standard. Result: You get more stopping the letter of these laws. The 250's best defense against blundering drivers is, of course, its uncanny evasive ability. But, if the worst is dehappens, your Mercedes-Ben- z signed to shield you. The entire passenger compartment is built as a sturdy "safety zone." Doors are designed to stay closed on impact. The front and rear sections of the car are engineered to crumple in a violent crash at a controlled rate, absorbing shock and reducing the threat of serious injury. Car and Driver's sober conclusion: Of all the world's motor cars, line "repthe current Mercedes-Ben- z resents the present pinnacle in safe car engineering." Value. All of it concealed from the casual eye. But there. before installation, for more than 60 minutes. A hint of trouble iu this gruelling test and the engine is tom down and rebuilt. Mercedes-Ben- z finds the lemons not you. Over-engineere- d? brochure 24-pa- ge If you'd like more facts on this remarkable $5,176 machine, mail the brochure. coupon for a Of course, the quickest way to verify the 250's virtues, both visible full-col- or and invisible, is simply to it. Just ask for the keys. Other to ponder: Mercedes-Ben- 280S Sedan test-dri- ve models z the most road- worthy car you can buy in the luxury class, $6,106. 280SL Roadster a sports car combines performance with comfort, $6,721. for soul-stirri- grown-up- s, 220 Diesel the only diesel z makes, gives you small-ca- r economy in a big, safe sedan that may well endure for half a million Mercedes-Ben- miles, $4,668. an understated 300SEL ousine, lim- $9,615. of North Mercedes-Ben- z Revealing showroom tests Run when the shutter mechanism crackles shut or. a good reflex camera, "reported Car and Driver's expert. Thats the beauty of the 250. It's built as if it were a 3,000-poun- d Hasselblad camera! By conventional standards, emphatically so. But Mercedes-Ben- z does not make conventional cars and never will. America. Inc. a finger along the body of the 250. No "orange peel" texture. Slide in and open the glove compartment. Fully trimmed. Close the car door. k. Now flex your back. This is no marshmallow seat. It supports you, mile after mile. It should: it was designed with the guidance of orthopedic physicians. Crank the window and fiddle with some knobs. "Everything worked with delightful precision, eliciting the same sort of satisfaction that comes Ken Gartf Foreign Cars, Inc. 525 South State Lake Cl! v. Utah, 84IH Please send me a full-col- e, brochure on the new generation of motor cars from Merccdcs-Bcn- '.DDRUS SfAIE Copyright 1168, Meriedis-Be.- u 7. IP of North Amenta, Inc. Be .'he U.S. SENATE (KEFAUVER) mvesti gotion ot hearing oij pneev FREE TAYLOR i 3662 SO. West Coast ports of entry, exclusive of options, state and local taves, if any. PARKING DRIVE-I- SERVICi Weekends S7V EAST lAA.TT.t Ken Gcirff Foreign CclTS, Inc 525 South State Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84111 Phone:801-328-834- 2 |