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Show No New Dysentery Cases; Curb of Nursing Home SUNDAY. APRIL 20, 1969 Sunday Herald 3 Schools Slate EBI Day /dinissions May End Soon =. For Provo Businessmen ugh reports customarily ve been no new sent the national headquarters ss since Feb- by thestatedivision, ruary, some subsequently cultures t best not to all sions in the home tures of taken — haye shown posi- tive, Dr. Robins said. The the last two children five Herald was fully deaths wary and Feoru: the situation was brought under control before an are completely clear.” The Daily “It was informed of the so-called epi ew ad- demic until cul- ary. Since excessive number of deaths urred (six deaths, during a of the dise: ase € sly this y r 4 sixth child also died during the period but the cause in this case was believed to have been one, are tragic but under the circumstances) almost to be expected) the, Herald followed the requests of responsible county health officials and refrained from public oe NORMALLY ON DRYLAND, this tree and gas pump are surrounded by water at the Provo Boat Harbor as the level of Utah Lake reaches its highest level since the floods of 1952. Both are far enough out in the water to cast their re. flections as seen from the shore. Note ramp extension neces- Dr |Mer chairman sary from the present shoreline to the pier, now isolated Program ofthe of the honors ( gham Young rent chairman of the Cham i BYU, will speak at the break-' ant of the Prov pneumonia, Dr, Robins indi. mention of the incident, prac- But Still 3 Feet Lower “ee =” Utah Lake Highest Since 1952 responsibje journalism, rying Severity High Level Approximately 22 of the home’s 32 debilitated (weak- First, the responsible public ened condition) patients and health officials assured the Utah Lake has pass:d “com-|it was in 1952, when the com the Mountain is nowfree-flowfour employees contracted the Herald that the nursing homepromise” point and is higher romise level was reached the|ing as six sand and mud bars disease in varying severity. Dr. itself, or its management, were {han at anytime since the flood | ; week of March. have been removed. Two of Robins explained that some ex- not at fault, and that it was season of 1952 ithoughstill Compromise level of Utah them were large ones and the perienced only mild sickness, being operated on a highlive: somethreefee er than the Lake was set by court orderat|other four were smaller. while in other instances the to meet medical standards and peak reached thal year 4489.34 feet above sea level in The water official indicated strain of the disease known as doing everything possible in the} 1» y959 when flooding caused |about 1885. “shigella” (similar to typhoid) situation |that it was hard to tell just considerable damage and the| Mfr. Madsen also reported how muchof an increase in wat. was encountered. Severely de-) second, the situation, by the/eastward progress of the lake |that th cleaning operatioin in)er flow the action will create bilitated children are especial- time it became known outside|was halted by a dike only a/Utah Vounty has also been com-|but the river has been running ly susceptible to this type ef medical circles and the home short distance below the pres- pleted about 600 second feet of water) infection, and in groups of itself, was largely under con-\ent north-south airport road A blasting powder expert has|Since the cleaning project has such children that are institu- trol. In other words, the crisis the peak level was 3.28 feet heenblasting out mud and sand|been nearing completion. tionalized, the mortality rate had passed and no more deaths| above compromise bars from the channel of the| Provo River as well as most across the nation commonly were occuring. | Alfred J. Madsen, a member |riyer to improve i s flow from streams flowing into Utah Lake, runs as high as 30 per cent, In view of these fuctors,|of the Utah Lake Commission, |Utah Lake. Th is in an at-|is running at a high level. Some according to figures from the }ealth officials reasoned that indicated that the level of the tempt to h-lp keep the lake as|of the low-lying areas on bends \in the Provo River abovethe Utah Division of Health, unjustifiable damage would re-|!ake rose slightly above the |lowas possible. Dr. Robins stressed that au- suit to the home, and no real compromise level during the é by warm] 4Mr. Madsenindicates that the|Utah Power Diver-| bit flooded ‘haveandbeenLight the ial Dama thorities found nofault with the good would have been accom-|past week, pushed ae ae ae weather and recent rainss which see oe goerRae the water is keeping; within it pe INTRODUCEDto the coming EBI Day program is a new Provo businessman, nursing home, which maintains plished by the story. e whi it ayne S. Hansen, center. Getting a rehearsal on pinning on name tags for the event, high standards andis one of the, The Herald agreed and xo! have swelled rivers folwing into banks in mostlocations. oe two best facilities for mentally jowed their advice. Had the|the lake. | ee . All other county ritere which is Tuesday, is Kenneth Weight Jr., right, general chairman of the day, Left is Dell S. retarded and debilitated chil-/home itself been accused by| However, Mr. Madsen also) The U. S. president can par- are also running high and wil) Asuworth, president of the Provo Chamber of Commerce. Businessmen are to be guests of tl» Provo educational system for the day, reciprocating for the annual day later in the \responsible authorities of neg- pointed out that the lake is don only offenses against fed-|be nearing flood stage if conyear when the educators are guests of the school system, The reciprocal programs are to No Fault Found ligne or had the epidemic| out three weeks later in pass-/eral law, and not offenses) tinued rains or warm weather || build understanding between business and education in the community, | increases the spring run-off. This view was supported by itself continued in greater se-|i98 the compromise point than |against state law. drenin the state Dr. Robert W. Sherwood, chief verity, Herald certainly |g of the Utah Division of Health’s| would have been the first to infectious diseases section. The publish the story. But no such| division’s investigation, he said, circumstances existed, so the showed the nursing homestaff Herald pursued what it felt to|j and doctor had done “every- be the best course of responsi- | thing possible” to combat the ble journalism, and published | IDEAL Has Everything disease once it was diagnosed.|only the obituaries of the in- “We found no fault at ali with fants, Governor Tells Rotary: Utah College Students Sane NCA) eg excitement for More Service-Oriented *— ¥ jtemporaries on campus. See Page for later Rotary {| Governor Rampton’s remarks convention sessions. were prompted Friday after-| * ~* noon bythe Sounds of Freedom, ; \@ musical singing group of BYU Utah Governor Calvin L.|students who presented a half Rampton told the delegates to ao progeny at the beginning the District 542 Rotary Confer- 0hrida,afternoon's session, ence Friday afternoon that col-| The Sounds eee A So m cast! dese aul mnuyeray a of 22 singers and a bandof four| vat ave ee and. this were ey applauded by the has been a major contributing eyaesattend factor in the absence of demon- ing the conference. strations on Utah campuses. Delegates Welcomed It is true that the universities) Governor Rampton welcomed have a responsibility to the|the delegates to the state and student, the Governor sales he mes followed by Provo May-) but there is a reciprocal re-\or Verl G. Dixon, who wel-| sponsibility of the student to|/comed them as guests of Provo the university and our Utah City, “Welcome to Freedom City,” | students realize this. the mayor told the group. He Major Reason Healso indicated that a ma-|Said this description is appli- jor reason that dissident ele- cable becauseit is'the homeof ments on Utah campuses have the Sounds of Freedom group not fomented major disturb- mea sponsors the “greatest ances is the fact that they|freedom festival of any city in realize that any demonstrations|the nation” on the Independ-| against such things as ROTC|ence Dayholiday. training or the teaching of re- Those attending the Friday ligion during free time would afternoon session in the Fox Prices Start At Choice of 100’s 68% we Yoen StickSale! 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