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Show Utah Meesles Cases on Increase But No Epidemic, Officials Say SALT LAKE CITY (UPI) — Measle outbreaks recorded throughout Utah for the first 10 months of this year have multiplied 10-fold over last year’s figures, according to a state health it physician. Dr. Taira Fukushima said Thursday 341 thatcases his department of measles recordedOctober, compared with through programs in the Cedar City area “The disease can be fatal in , and can damage the ATLANTA (UPI) —Fourteen million American children have no immmity to measles and are susceptible to the disease that has struck number of C™Munities around the nation, “A ‘case jump from six to 97 federal health officials warned caused ap immunization flurry it has advised that Towa, outbreak, but Iowa State $8.5 mill!» is available to Salt Health Commissioner Arnold Lake County for low cost Reeve said the situation has hesssing. improved considerably. Reeve The funds are avails! ‘e for ordered a massive immunization program after the near- low cost, single family and mulepidemic last month and said ti-unit housing. by the end of the month 31,700 The dwellings would be conlowa children will have been structed under HUD’: ere. only 37 during all of 1970 "* Oldestfruit cropin Florida is the avocado, introduced there by the Spanish We want to urge any ting) ‘Con : = ie. +no Rirschy of the However, Fukushima said the commnity to look at its level Heslth Ditcctor “te. eee Hawaii Department of Health Red measles, outbreak area and immunize disease, but the NCDC said it the general population before “sometimes has very serious consequences, including death.” the disease spreads.” = not been vaccinated or have not had the measles, the NCDC said, and warned that communities with low immunity levels “have the potential for measles outbreaks.” The hardert hit communities at present are Pinellas (St. Petersburg) County, Fla., Burlington, Iowa, and Lansing, A Utah-Arizonastate line near Mich Baieae ere July 3, they must affix : run about two points below permanent label advising the those under the more familiar Ss cm meee Cty. he said. “at this time,” Fukushima "More than 1.000 caseshave consumer how to wash or clean system, “Americans generally oversaid, “there doesn’t appear to been reported in Pinellas ‘item. required under the cloth. y rule might read, “machine wash in sudsy water at medium tem- perature, rinse well, tumble dry threat of the disease County wed’De, Gearge Dems, William Dixon, assistant di- buyoctanein their gascline and thoroughly, hang imuediately. saivyuch coming into Utah from Ari- the health director, led the rector of the FTC's Bureau of this will give them an Garmentmay be drip dried and : zona” because of immunization situation “very urgent.” Beg WASHINGTON (UPI) —Rules there is going to be some apainst the needs of their car, designed to better inform confusion about the octane said Robert Pitofsky, director ratings because the FIC of the Bureau of Consumer adopted a formula different Protection. washing and cleaning clothes from that used by the few The octane rating of a have been issued by the gasoline firms that now post gasoline is a guide to its antiFederal Trade Commission octane, and by car manufactur- knock characteristics. The ( ers .n owners’ manuals. FTC). proper octane content combined Dixon told a news conference with the proper engine produce Thursday that the differing no knocks, and thereby the fa formula was adopted because it mostefficicnt use of gasoline. March 15. Clothing manufsctur- was more piscise. Octane Pitcfsky said a typical label § ers were told that, beginnin, ratings under the FTC formula Consumer Protection, said opportunity to match octane steam pressed. ; to sell livestock and farm goods when deliveries were madelikethis. : : eo ae to attractthe crowds when an auctionsale: looked like this. From the people who help bring you Christma please mail early. It’s no different today. Want Ads are still the low-cost, easy wayto tell By Dec. 15th the public about a garage Mail all local cards, Thanks— and HappyHolidays! sale, auction or any public gathering. Space for this advastisement has been contributed as a Public Service by this newspaper ATES POST, * =1nuas : i” ibility age group of 1-10 have oods when Stations, Clething Firms by FTC Seana? [ on ‘i ch Approximately 14 million children in the measles-suscept- * UNITEDsp ese One of the most recent cutbreaks in the state was at Filmore, Utah, where some 30 persons were afflicted, he said. But the problem appears to be under control. School chidren in Colorado City, Ariz., were the focalpoint of an outbreak there, and state health officials were fearful it would spread across the g backyard games were playedlikethis. is or rubeola, normally is a mild childhood were used * to sell sporting er ee Piet!ae toou, New Rules Issued for Service into an eco DENVER (UPI) — The De- of vaccination and do whatit ing an epidemic level of mea- can to get children vaccinated Tribby warned parents “there's said 448 cases of measles have no excuse for anyone not being been reported statewide, comsles, tharks to mass immuniza- and avoid an epidemic,” said a pared with 205 for last year. tion programs. esman for the National usually move quickly THE HERALD,Provo, Utah—Page 33 More than 300 cases were partmentof Housing aad Urban reported during the Burlington, state is a long way from reach- Fukushima said. “And we can Sunday, December 12, 1971 Housing Funds Available to S.L. County HERALD WANT ADS 373-5050 © \ |