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Show DESERET NEWS S.L. mental tr Eugene D Chatlin, B3 MAY 5 1977 health board seeks financial aid for indigent O' ,Salt Lake Mental Health Board diHuocq Wednesday afternoon to appeal to the State or &K ln cai inS for unspent s0nta indigent executive director the ait of r.aon.uiuiv Mental Health Center, told the board that treatment of indigent transients is placing n ever increasing financial burden on local mental health Lcr:c THURSDAY, services Further compile itmg the problem th ithn said iefusal of the state Mental Hospital to admit 1976 The upw ard trend is continuing Chatlin said About 85 percent of the indigent transients a motion to seek aid from the State Division of Mental Health The aid the hoard said, could take several fotms including additiona Salt Lake Com mi mtv Center The boaid also said it may appeal to the budget session of the t tali Lcgislutuic for financial aid to help cope with the glowing indigent transient ntnhic adopted is the treated at the Salt Lake CommnniH Ceutei ate from other states, Chathn said Although die transient pioblem most directly affects the halt Lake Community Cemei. othei county menial health centeis ate being indirectly affected voluntaiv patients Howevct he said the hospital is auu aging about nj percent occupuncv, which places all exit rn to fm.i Souring fm indigent bird-- n on the in transients tfter healing Chatlin s explanation the Ixad 111 Treatment of the transients (only transients unable to pay for services are included in figures reported by the Salt Lake Community Center) cost more that $80,090 in 1976, Chatlin said The cost wall be even higher m the futuie, he predicted, as more mdigents seek help The Salt Lake facility has 28 inpatient beds available, Chatlin explained, and m 1972 the average daily occupancy was between 25 and 40 percent In the first hrec months of 1977, he continued, the average occupancy has been near 98 percent, many of whom have been indigent transients The Sait Lake center, treated 65 indigent ti ansients in 1973, 99 m 1974, 132 in 1975 and 250 m What 3 on TV Howaid Pctitson tells all rtirtWi jnar'niii'nniuHi itfr X i Realtors honor 3 S.L students Dean Howell and Carol McConkie, both West High School students, and Mehrdad Sadn-Nata foieign exchange sfudent from Iran, won the Making America Better contest sponsored by the Salt Lake Board of Realtors They were honored Wednesday at a luncheon at Prudential Plaza, 107 E 33rd South Howell, 16, a son of Mr. and Mrs DeLoy Howell, 97? Victoria Way, won the map contest illustrating points of inlet est and historical spots m Salt Lake Cdunty and Bountiful He works at Trolley Square clrbwing caricatures 1 He plans to use the $1,000 scholarship to pursue hi art career on a university level 1 Miss McConkie, 17, also a winner of a $1,000 scholarship, plans to major in English or home economics at Brigham Young University She won fof hei Csoay, Making Ameiica Better " s She is a daughter of Mr and Mrs Clayton McConkie, 1236 W 11th North , A special award was presented to Sadri Nauu for his entry m the essay contest He is a resident of Te'rhan, Iran, and has been attending Judge Memorial High School since last winter He lives with the George McHugh family, 21is6 Land Way He wall graduate this year and plans to attend college in the United States y W- STEARNS LIFE VESTS - , jhf - 4 , Imw?L , mmJSp 1 A' - $ - i. ! ?lWltMTA.vedatLjy U.5.C.G. APPROVED Remember no life vest of ony kind has ever been a sure guarantee against drowning. Life preservers provide BUOYANCY to sup-port or "float" the wea. r. iADULT SIZES H SELECTION OF SIZES I Reg. 30.00 CLINTON . Water 14H.P. or 25 H.P. ICO Cooled Your Choice Reg. 775.00 Motor nsears V o li 1 CL,- ''QvSTM- - Xit n ion ptettv good bus on their Noa coupes, sedans and hatchbacks It oue been waiting tor the chance to get a deal on a solid, sensible Chew oa. see them today while then coals me up- txtoie then selection ot coiots and available equipment goes down he Nina sales this Ma A bit optimistic do it tl.e can think ready to make the Maybe, but the) that goal lhe know it the kind ol deals it's uouv: to take to meet want to make that many sales, they'te going to have to ollet some AH of - JAJj hf That's their goal 500 EJV? C There their Novas feature the special power train ideal for the Intermountain West. high-altitu- de M SeeVbur Participating Intermountain Chevrolet Dealers MORE COMFORTABLE REDUCES HEAT In LIVING summer-sa- ving airtondnior.ing costs REDUCES COLO in winter saving hsating costs EFFECTIVE even without attic Ian ECONOMICAL and INSTALLED IN MINUTES . Z. - 7. Installed by Sears AUTHORIZED INSTALLERS Sears f 1 ffLivELt 1 , mg iifciTiTritiM m iNa rif . |