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Show Page Times-TTiursda- April 22, 1982 y, March of Dimes WalkAmerica March of Dimes 12th annual WalkAmerica is scheduled for Saturday, locations all over April 24 th at twenty-eighthe state of Utah. Once again, Utahans will be joining over a million walkers from coast to coast participating in a national walk to help raise money to fight birth defects. The greater Salt Lake chapter of the March of Dimes will be hosting six of these walk locations. The starting points for these six walks include. Sugar House Park, Mt. Jordan Junior High School in Sandy, Granger Park in West Valley, The Five Points Mall in Bountiful, Tooele High School in Tooele and the Safeway Store in HeberCity. The t, The WalkAmerica chairmen for the March of Dimes. Norm Chesler and Phil Arlt are expecting a record turnout for this annual! 30 kilometer walk. In addition to the thousands of young people expected to participate this year, there are also several major companies sponsoring teams of walkers in the new concept called WalkAmerica - Team Walk. For more the should call information you Chesler hot line at WalkAmerica and Arlt also have announced that serving of the Utah walks as honorary are; Larry Wilcox - NBC star of Chips, -- 266-981- 2. en - CBS star of Alice, and - NBC star of Facts of McKeon Nancy Life. All three of these talented performers will be making personal appearances at all Wasatch Front walk Philip McKeon locations. A 11 walkers are eligible for great prizes . A weekend for two at Disneyland for the walker turning in the most money, all day ride passes to Lagoon for those who turn in $50 or more, ten speed bikes, radios, albums, and every walker will receive: autographed pictures of the three guest stars. Registration starts at each location at 8 : 00 a.m. on Saturday the 24th. The walk gets underway at 9 :00 a.m. There will be food available along the walk route. The march of Dimes has stressed the fact that all walk routes will be well patrolled by local law enforcement agencies. The Salt Lake City Police Department, Salt Lake County Sheriffs Office, West Valley City Police. Sandy City Police, and Bountiful City Police, along with the March of Dimes feel that the safety of all walkers is a prime concern. As in the years past, this event has received much support from the community and with the personal appearance of these three major TV stars, this years excitement and support will be the largest ever. ts. Nancy McKeon there an arthritis personality? No, say the experts. But if you already have rheumatoid arthritis, your ability to cope with stress can affect how you feel. "Many patients first notice their symptoms following a disturbing event such as a death in the family, divorce or some other emotional Is strain," says Dr. Frederic C. McDuffie of the Arthritis Foundation. "Stress doesn't cause the disease, but people often improve when their stress is relieved, ' ' he says. If there are some common personality features in arthritis patients, they result from having a chronic disease. It's hard to face the constant physical demands of arthritis without some depression or other psychological problems, according to McDuffie. |