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Show Page 16—THE HERALD. Provo, Utah, Monday. December 3. 1979 Higher Food Prices Reflect Inflation Surgical Sterility prices in 1980 Reversed somewhat Women and men whounderwent surgery to becomesterile — a move oncebelieved irreversible now, in most cases. can become fertile again through advanced techniques in microsurgery This is no minor miracle for a surprisingly large group of women and men: in fact, the number of people beingsterilized worldwide is increasing dramatically — 80 million asof last year an estimated 200 million by 1985."° Dr Dr Roice H_ Anderson. extension marketing specialist. Utah State University, says that is hefe Eeneral forecast of the recent World Food The prediction is less thanthe 11 percent increase from 1978 to 1979 Farmprices are expected to play a more minor role in pushing up the consumer food percent because of support price levels and 20 percent wil asesin prices of fish Consumers can look for an aggregate in crease of about eight percent in retail food es will hold at 1979 levels in face of @ production and lage supplies of Anderson said wn 10 to 1] percent in iarketing and process ically producedfoods nor ally account for about 60 percent of retail 1980 Lookfor a slight decline in food industry «i vaiue These costs are expected to proiits. Especial sther protein foods Fruits and vegetables: In responsetolarger supplies, prices are exp to remain below Uus year’s level. New citrus crop, up 15 per! there 1s a slow-donw in cent from last vear will hold prices down next Anderson said light of the outlook predic year. especially for oranges Cereals and bakery products: wheat and tons. consumerscan adjust their consumption patterns. The highlights of the outlook by the rice prices are expected to average higher in ae in1980 by 9 to 12 percent. closely parallel economic activity. kenoted that in Ing the general rate of inflation forecast in 1980 of about 10 percent Anderson said. “Labor costs of about 46 per- 19870 than in 1979in spite of record production. prices cent are the largest component of marketing principal food commodities are as follows Only about six percent of the expected costs for food. They are expected to rise 10 Red meats and poultry. prices as a group Reasonis strong expoert dmena.d Fats andoils: this year’s record crop of soyprice increasein price of food at homewill percent. This will result from demands of un- are not expected to rise in 1980 Somefurther derive from increases in the value of farm ions representing some 300,000 food industry increases in cattle prices will be by beans up18 percent ‘rom ‘ast year wil more than offset the increased demandfor expoerts produced foods. About 74 percent is expected employees and from increases in the lower prices for pork and fryers Result will be lower prices for 1980 to result fromincreases in cost of food proces: minimum wage to $.10 per hour on Jan. 1, Dairy and eggs: milk price may rise by 10 Harper's Bazaar reports in the December issue Even if only one percent of them later change their minds. that means two million individuals seeking to become fertile again And through the new technique, a skill now mastered byrelatively few surgeons but one expected to becomewidespreadinfive to ten years, severed fallopina tubes of womenand cutortied ducts of men can be repaired successfully in as many as 75 percent of the cases Why do men and women change their minds aboutsterilization? ““Microsurgeons,”’ the report says. “‘have found that parents who divorce generally wish to have children again when they remarry, and most do remarry. A niuch smaller number request reversals because of unforeseen uragedies — namelythe sudden death of a child.” With the new technique, sterilization and reversal is seen by some as a new form of temporary birth control. ‘The fact is, for parents married ten years orlonger,steriliation is already more popular than the Pill and IUD. “On the average, most of those now applying for reversal surgery arein their 30's — and from all walks of life, including entertainers and young corporate executives. The age-old problem of whether or not to have children confronts all kinds, re;;ardless of social or financial status.” In a companion article, Harper’s Bazaar reports on new medical advancesin helping infer- tile couples. The stress of anxiety over wanting a baby often makes conception difficult. New counseling procedures have been developed. The ‘‘in vitro’ — so-called test tube baby procedure — helps others. And, again, microsurgeryhasitsrole. ‘Fur complex malfunctions, microsurgery has made significant adan the magazine says. ‘The blockageis cut out, which involves removing a portion of the tube, and the remainingtissue is reattached.” As medicalscience continues to progress, more and more previously infertile women wili be able to have the babies they so strongly desire. Eran Call Accepts LDS Mexican Post Eran A. Call, former president of the Mexico Mexico City Mission of the LDS Church, has been appointed the Church’s area director of church education for Mexico. The announcement was made Nov. 25 in Mexico City by Elder Boyd K. Packer of the LDS Council of the Twelve and a memberof the Church’s Board of Education. Call will administer both secular and religious educational programs serving approximately 34,000 students in elementary, junior high school, high school and normal schools. The normal schools train teachers for employment in LDS and Mexican government schools. The educational programs also include Teligious instruction in seminaries andinstitutes in Mexico. Previous to his present appointment, Call was assistant chairmanofthe Department of Conferences and Workshops and coordinator of business and fine arts programs in Brigham Young University’s Division of Continuing Education. He has also taughtretailing in the university's Business tment. Call graduated from BYUand also studied at the University of Utah. He holds a master’s degree from New York University. He has been ERAN A. CALL active in business and civic affairs in Provo, serving with the Rotary Board, the United Fund, the Provo Chamber of Commerce and the Utah Technical College, and in the management of two department stores. Call was born in Colonia Dublan, Chihuahua, Mexico, in the Mormoncolonies and lived there until he came to BYU to continue his education. He also served a mission to Mexico in addition to his work as mission president. “In all, I have spent 30 years of mylife in Mexico and Latin America, and I'm looking forward to returning again,” he said A formerbishopof the BYU 85th Ward, Callis presently a memberof the Provo Utah East Stake presidency. He and his wife, Katherine (Kay), reside in Provo and are the parents of nine children. Farm Unit Endorses Agriculture Dialogue The Utah-Idaho Farmers Union officially endorsed the efforts of the U.S. Department of Agriculture to estabtish a dialogue on American agriculture. At the Nov. 28th Board of Directors meeting, support was pledged and participation asked from all farmers. Last March, at the National Farmers Union convention, Secretary of Agriculture Bergland announced efforts to establish a dialogue on American agriculture. Ten meetings will be held throughout the U.S. in late November and early Decemberto get comments and suggestions on the economic and social issues affecting the structure of agriculture. Bergland will preside at each of the meetings. Roy Holman, president of the two-state organization said that, ‘in recent years farmers and o} have been constantly complaining that government is not responsive to people. This was one of the fac- 4 tors which led to last years American Agriculture Movement. These hearings are for individual farmers to have there feelings heard and to haveinput into the development of the new farm bill for 1981." WE'VE GOT MORE GOING FORYOU. A NEW DAILY FLIGHTTO DENVER AND ATLANTA. Newservices, like our newdailyflight to Atlanta via Denver, are just part of our growing commitmentto Salt Lake. Our new nonstopleaves every night for Denver at 10:15 pm andarrives at11:20 pm. Thenit continues ontoAtlanta. 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