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I37A Si1mr Is Golden Lets All Try to Keep It Down for Quiet Shhh' Silence that dog Turn down TV and Mereo Fix the muffler on vourcar It's Quiet Wwk Health The Salt Lake Department is promoting the jovs of silence this week Health officers are in the midst of a week-loncampaign to alert the public to the dangers of noise Mw City-Cou- g pollution Salt Lakers are bombarded b noise dailj The mixer, dishwasher, power vacuum, garbage radio, stereo, traffic, airplanes, helicopters are part of an endless list of contributors to environmental noise Harmful to Health officers are concerned But about noise for more than its an noance They point out that noise is harmful to your health Consider the following An Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) report s'ates workers exposed to high levels of noise have a higher incidence of cardiovascular disease, ear, nose and throat disorders, and equilibrium problems than other workers In tests, a fetus was exposed to mower, chainsaw, disposal, television h noise at the level of a quiet office for one econl The fetal heartbeat rose from 130 to 170 beats per minute 4 Health, Education and Welfare (HEW) report says the population at risk with regard to noie induced hear ing loss may be greater than any other hararu in the work environment " Hearing Loss for Students Hearing deteriorates in a noisy world Tests of Tennessee students showed only 3 8 percent of sixth grade students had hearing loss, but that percentage rose to a sobering 30 2 percent for college freshmen When the test was repeated for accuracy on the next class of incoming freshmen, heai ing losses were measured at t0 7 perc ent health department release esti mates 20 million Americans aie ex posed daily to noise which is peitna nentlv damaging their hearing Hearing loss Usually occurs gradu ally. the release said The damage first begins to be noticed with loss of occasional words m general conversa turn and with difficulty in understand ing speec h heard on the telephone Unfortunately, by this stage it is too 4 late to recover what has been lost The ability to hear highfrequeney sounds like high notes on a piano or the sound of rain on the roof will be permanently diminished Hearing aids are of limited help to some people but they do not restore the release noise damaged hearing said The hard of hearing person suffers discomfort and soc lal isolation because speech often becomes gaibled and people may be less willing to engage m conversations, the healh department points out The Salt Lake City County Health Department established a noise control program seven years ago City and county noise control ordinances were passed in 1171 in an effort to i educ e the health risks from noise I naware of Program In a recent survey conducted by the health depaitinent and EPA the maim itv of respondents said thev had never complained about noise viola tions or weie even awaie of the noise control piograul Pielmniiary results from the survey indicate KO pel cent supioit community -- Week planning and zoning to reduc e pollution while 75 percent favored stricter building codes to reduce interior noise Other suggestions by polled residents Van ran be a nt Ildl V wl n ,i ni iHs-- i na i mik With a .mid using ig, man linn tmiiiis ii lal Credit included curfews to curb night and early morning noise, stricter enforc of regulations prohibiting Indus tries or highways producing excessive noise and a public information cam paign to inform citizens about noise Distributing Information The health department is distributing information about noise control throughout the week Interested teachers can obtain free color me quietly" posters and teac hers guide for Quiet Week Individuals interested in checking the noise levels of their cars can call the health department's Bureau of En vironmenta! Protection for an appoint ment On Wednesday, silent movies will be run at the University of Utah residence halls from 8 to 11 p m todi aw attention he iii'-- a 10 (NK bkvn (nvn nN arc it It isiitns at an mm al jx n ent total ot (MV ig rett ot lob hr lit' s 0 it)1, 'll Lal us ti Ln mil w, Hu1 i w n t tu lii ( Hi JimUiiliii monthly - horn 2 en nor m tlx tint of emir Isms mill i a ni vfi 11 innm i i 1 pnii vi pi wm nopoimv opki COMMERCIAL CREDIT financial service of pcvit EJ CONTROL DATA COR,PCHATIO VS mi ri m i i nut in ( l.li Wl.lll Mt HR y (K.m I m w.j.ji , noo.2;o to Quiet Week A Quiet Concert will end the observance on Saturday at 11 a m at the Liberty Park Bandstand It will feature unamplified music, dancing folksinging, magic acts and mime Call t'l st 0121 2l)l. W ni hi' c Jli U 1 ,H v l ,r sp, n I!1, l I i w. ,,H. , i i i in 2i 2 , i 777 . 2 i , li I , i I i, i: to place your 237-200- 0 WANT AD ! t your sights are set on Seattle Tacoma Port and Sacramento or Billings the Big Rod W has a nev. If way of getting you there without wast ng any time It s our new nonstop service to all four destinations And you won t waste any money getting there either Because every Western nonstop flight going e And not a penny more is going for SeattleTacoma is now just S51 Portland on'y $48 Sacramento a mere $44 And a moded $35 to half-pric- Billings But since The Little Ads that pajf off Bid! Cal237-AJ- U to placs your Want Ads I L some oood things mud come to an nd Our spec al h i f price G tot r 14 When you fly the Big Red W there are a wjyc good things to look forward to Like a d lie ous meat or tasty snack on all our new nonstops Convenient departure Lmes And Western s super modern new terminal So take advantage of our new nonstop ser, ce ur d special half price introductory tare It s our y of show nq you the Big Red W will stop at nothim to give ju the bjct ride m ihp s Your Travel Agent knows just say you want to fly Western. Or call us at visit our ticket office in the Hotel Utah 268-115- (Travel must 5 be compk ted by October 14 all y e- - the Sa t Laive Hi 7 from SeattleTacoma. 7 00 a m 30 p m to Portland: from Portland: 6 00 p m to Sacramento: 9 35 a m from Sacramento: 0 30 a m to Billings: from Billings: 1 1 20 p m 3 ton Hj'el fares are one w t, Coat h ingiud ng tax Nonstop Returns Nonstop Departures to SeattleTacoma: estem Mmmss iyi i t i 15pm vr t vA4 r t lJ |
