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Show Centerville Couple to Have Utahs First Tube Baby By JoAnn Jacobsen-Well- Tribune Medical Editor Steve and Claudia Allen will make medical history. They will become the parents of the first test tube baby to be bom to a Utah couple After nine years of coping with infertility problems and a childless marriage, the young Centerville couple became participants in the in vitro fertilization and embryo transplant program at Eastern Virginia Medical School It was at the encouragement of her father. Utah Sen Jack Bangerter Jan On or about 1983. 17. that Claudia. a test tube baby the first born to a couple from Utah. 27. a very lucky man, The reason indeed. being" Ogden Nash, the famous American writer of humorous and satirical poetry, isnt with us anymore He died back in 1971. This is lucky Dan Valentine Jr. for Mr Selleneit, I say, because you can bet your life that if Ogden Nash were alive today, the state representative would be the target of one of Ogdens satirical poems. NASH, who was bom 80 years ago today on Aug. 19, 1902, in Rye, N.Y.. didn't look too fondly on the advocates of censorship. And, oddly enough, he kept a steady eye on the state of Utah. He kept an extra steady eye on one of our U S. Senators Sen. Reed Smoot. A legend in his own time, Sen Smoot served Utah in the U S. Senate for almost 30 years. And like state Rep. Selleneit, he firmly believed in protecting the publics morals. ONCE, during the Roaring '20s, the senator from Utah advocated a tariff ban on improper books. This raised the ire of Ogden Nash, who took pen in hand and bombasted the Utah senator as only Ogden Nash could bombast another individual. The poem, called Invocation, was first published in the New Yorker magazine. It has become an American classic. The poem starts out: "Senator Smoot (Republican, Ut.), Is planning a ban on smut. Oh rooti-ti-tofor Smoot of Ut. A few stanzas later, it goes' Senator Smoot is an institute Not to be bribed with pelf ; He guards our homes from erotic tomes By reading them all himself. And it ends (you're gonna love this ): "For the woman's auxiliary of they are needed now. He said the amendment, by proposing that Congress could set it aside by a three-fifth- s vote in the House and 60 votes in the Senate, would be the first of its kind in the Constitution. Im glad such a thing cant happen with the First Amendment, he said. Gov Matheson said constitutional experts are criticizing the amendment as proposing social and economic legislative policies. These belong in statute, not in the Constitution, where they would trivialize that document, he added. Gov. Matheson complained that alternatives to the constitutional approach are available, but theyve been rejected, or not even considered. Immediate Item Veto he First, said, The president could be given immediate line item veto authority over congressional appropriations, a power which I enjoy as governor. This approach could provide an immediate incentive for budget reductions, which is even stronger than the proposed constitutional amends vote would be ment. since a required to override a presidential veto Or, Congress could require that the See Page B-- Column 1 two-third- rv.'.i, i- - Smite, Smoot, . Be rugged and rough, Smut if smitten stuff." Is front-pag- e Yes, as I said at the start, State Rep. Lloyd Selleneit is a very lucky man. If Nash were alive today, I can see him at his desk right this very minute writing : When smut to be smitten Selleneit will smite For G-- Fahrenheit." for country, and Happy birthday, you are . . Ogden, wherever . Actually, to be quite fair about the whole thing, U.S. Senator Sen. Reed Smoot of Utah was quite a guy. Utahs with history books are amusing stories about the senator from Utah. The most famous story concerns his election to the Senate in 1902. Although polygamy had been banned by the Mormon Church back 12 years earlier, there was still quite a feeling against plural marriage in the nation. Because of this, Reed Smoot had a tough time getting confirmed by his fellow senators. Because Sen. Smoot was a highranking Mormon (he was a church apostle), he was accused of being a polygamist. As a result, the Senate held an official hearing. Sen. Bois Penrose of Pennsylvania was a friend of Sen. Smoot, as the story goes, and he knew his Mormon friend wasn't a polygamist. He also knew that some of his other Senate colleagues who were married were not above playing around a little on the side. So, during the hearing, Sen. Penrose pointed to Sen. Smoot and made this famous statement: "I. personally, would rather have a polygamist in the Senate who doesn't polyg than a monogamist who doesn't monog." This brought down the house with laughter. And, a short time later. Sen. Smoot was confirmed a member of the U.S. Senate. He served for 30 years He jam-packe- d died in 1941. And, no. Ogden Nash didnt attend his funeral. SAM. THE SAD CYNIC, SAYS: And the irony of it all is this: There isnt one town in Utah named Smoot after the famous senator, but there's a town In Utah named Ogden! A ettorts being performed at the Univer like tft be closer to Virginia to gie those thtetors a big hug." is Houston, and Eastern Virguna Medical School. Norfolk However, six to 12 other medical centers, including two in Denver, are gearing up to perform the procedure within the next year While to date no test tube babies have been born in Utah, there have been about 50 delivered worldwide, and many more women are pregnant and wi1! gn e birth soon Louise Brown, who was born July 25, 1978. to an English couple, was the world's first test tube baby The first celebrated successful in vitro fertilization in the United States was Elizabeth Jordan Carr, bom last December in Norfolk. Va No Triplets Yet There also have since been a set of twins bom. but no triplets The in vitro fertilization program at the U. of U Medical Center will be team conducted by a four-maconsisting of Dr William Eeye. Dr A Marsh Poulson and Dr Richard pregnated by the test tube method at the facility While physicians at the facility were hoping she would give birth to twins, an ultra-sounprocedure shows she will be the mother of one her first The success story of the Allens could be just the beginning of more happy endings for Utah couples Fertilization Outside Within four to five months, couples who have been unable to have children naturally will not have to go out of state to receive medical assistance in solving infertility d 4 Nothing Serious man, begin in at the University of Utah sity of Southern California m Iais Angeles the University of Texas. don't lnlice and Assisting them in their research is Dr Ronald Urry . an expert ill male fertilization This specialist, who has a Ph d . not M D degree, will perform the fertilization and will body Woiley, obstetricians gvn eulogists The operation, commonly referred to as the test tube baby procedure, is Claudia Allen. "I thought we were eiiie fo wt e to adopt, and now I can start to fed a baby. " traveled to Norfolk m June of 1981 There she underwent an examirua-tioto determine the cause of her infertility The diagnosis Endometriosis, the misplacement of lining tissue of the uterus in the pelvic cavity. She also couldn't had a luteal phase defect produce enough progesterone, the hormone that sustain's pregnancy Followed Prescription Although she followed the physicians prescription and was on a synthetic male hormone drug for six months, she was still unable to become pregnant. So, in April 1982, Steve and Claudia returned to Virginia where Dr. Jairo Garcia successfully fertilized three of her eggs in a test tube .1 hat husband Stee wits of the opera t it n. other lab work, while the medical physicians will remove the eggs from the ovaries and reinsert the embryos Dr Urry insists the technique is but not "embryo manipulation merely a means of providing an extension of the fallopian tube No embryos will be discarded, all will be transferred back to the patients And. in the I'tah program, the fertilization will be done with the sperm of the spouse In November, the physicians will begin screening women as potential n See Page Column B-- I Hostages Held as Prelude aimed To Wei Dan Valentines SMITE SMUT: State Rep. Lloyd Selleneit, sponsor of the controversial cable TV censorship bill, is a very lucky January Medical Center "J still Matheson Attacks Budget Measure ut once mothers now ow, Not Later Gov. Scott M. Matheson charged Wednesday the proposed constitutional amendment to require a balanced federal budget amounts to fiddling while Rome burns because the amendment wouldnt force until 1986 measures that are urgently needed now. The governor attacked the measure as a "cop-oby elected officials who should be willing to face the issues now, not later. Speaking at his monthly televised KUED-Tpress conference, the governor followed up an opening statement with a nine-pag- e written statement. He said he firmly supports" a balanced federal budget, but after the proposed carefully examining and after listening to amendment those who warned it would be "impolitic and unpopular to oppose it I am convinced the proposed amendment is largely an election-yea- r charade which is constitutionally and economically offensive . . . Theoretical Solution This amendment does not achieve anything now. After passing Congress and being ratified by 38 states, it could be effective, at the earliest, in 1986, the chief executive said This is a theoretical solution where and practical measures are needed An in vitro fertilization and era brvo transplant program - the fertilization of an egg outside the That was enough She became the 18th woman to be successfully im n In January Steve and Claudia Allen will become parents of of Travelers Insurance in Salt Lake t ity under went the in vitro fertilization procedure on an out patient basis only diudia. an employee s Local News Features By George Sorensen Tribune Suburban Editor and Joe Rolando Tribune Staff Writer Three memWEST BOUNTIFUL bers of a Kearns family were held hostage for 12 hours overnight and then used as a key to the robbery of a bank here Wednesday morning. Police and FBI officials reported only that a substantial amount of money was taken from the and valuables Farmers Division of Tracy Collins Bank and Trust, 530 W. 500 South Seven other employees of the bank were also taken hostage when they arrived for work but were not hurt. Three other employees who were not allowed to enter the bank became suspicious and began a set of procedures which led to the reporting of the robbery at 9 15 a m. Robbery West Bountiful Police Chief Wayne Jeppson said the robbery was and the bank was because the robbers knew which bank officials were needed to open the vault TV Tod ay Page C-- 6 Thursday Morning August 19, 1982 Page One Sections UTA Union Queries Fund Use Well-Plann- well-planne- d well-case- By Charles Seldin Tribune Staff Writer Utah Transit Authority union members, through information funneled to a state legislator, are alleging UTA management mishandled as much as $2 million to $4 million, according to information released Wednesday. Although couched in language that terms the information hearsay, those concerns have been forwarded to the state auditor, who is researching problems and is evaluating the information. The legislator. Rep. Samuel S. Lake City, released Taylor, copies of two letters sent to State Auditor W. Val Oveson, asking that the state investigate the possibility that the pension fund should be $2 million to $4 million richer. Mr. Oveson acknowledged that he is evaluating the information, although state law is vague on jurisdiction over the UTA. He said his office will probably work with the transit districts independent auditor, Arthur Young and Co. He said he will pursue it to the extent we have jurisdiction. Aware of Charges John Pingree, UTA general manager, said he was aware of the charges, and labled them absolutely false. Mr. Pingree said officials of the Amalgamated Transit Union, Local 382, who are gearing up for contract talks in November, are being misled as to the amount of money that should be in the pension fund, which is handled by Aetna Insurance Company. In addition, Mr. Pingree produced a recent actuarial study, conducted by the Berkeley, Calif., firm of Coates and Crawford, which essentially showed that UTA is paying too much into the See Page B-- Column d door. Authority Denies Pension Misuse jurisdictional 1-- 1 Chief Jeppson explained that a safety measure built into the vaults mechanism requires more than one bank official to open the door. Bill Rumph, assistant agent of the Salt Lake City FBI office, said three men were involved in the heist. He released descriptions of them and of what is believed to be the getaway car. The incidents leading up to the robbery began Tuesday about 6 p.m., when Dave Campbell, 30, 5870 W. Tressler, Kearns, was taken hostage at PI C t fi H V FBI released composite drawings on two of three bank robbers who pulled off a West Bountiful bank heist. a Woods Cross pizza parlor. Mr Campbell is an officer of the West Bountiful Tracy Collins bank. Held Hostage Chief Jeppson said Mr. Campbell was grabbed by two men as he returned to his car and taken to his home where he, his wife and small son were held hostage. After being held overnight by the captors, the family was taken to the bank about 6 am. Wednesday, the chief said. As the other employees arrived, they were admitted by the robbers until the other officials needed to open the vault, came in, said Chief Jeppson. The chief said the robbers had 20 to 30 minutes to get valuables out of the vault Davis county sources said the robbers also randomly broke open about 20 safe deposit vaults One of the three employees not perniited inside the bank during the robbery said she became suspicious and called the banks main office. She said the main office learned that a robbery was occurring and notified police Chief Jeppson said he arrived within five or 10 minutes after the robbers fled Brent Epperson, owner of Lee's Cafe, West, said just after 8: 30 a m. 490 S. 500 See Page B-- Column Checks to Replace Food Stamps Panel Approves Welfare Alternative By Carol Sisco Tribune Staff Writer The Social Services Interim Committee approved a demonstration project Wednesday allowing welfare clients to receive checks rather than food stamps, at a savings of $1 90 per family served each month. Utah was asked to participate in the pilot project, which should begin this fall, by the U S. Department of Agriculture, which distributes food stamps, committee members were told by Andrew L. Gallegos, Social Services Department executive director. Mailing checks to clients costs about 39 cents per check, compared to a $2 29 cost to process food stamps, Mr. Gallegos said. Why Utah Chosen? If successful, the program could result in a monthly savings of $34,000 in Salt Lake ' County alone, he said. Initially, the program would be limited to one or two areas with at least 500 residents. The demonstration project would probably occur in Ogden and Utah counties but could spread across the state if successful, Mr. C '".egos said. Utah was asked to participate because it has two years experience with a cashout food stamp program for senior citizens and the disabled, legislators were told. It sounds good," quipped Rep The idea could save the government tax-paye- rs thou samls of dollars each month, but the drawback is that there's no telling if the ftHxl money wi spent on fofnl. iw Richard L. Maxfield, iney spend 10 cents now and get the change back from a dollar coupon for liquor anyway. Speaking more seriously, he made the motion to approve the project was Sen Bryce C. Flamm. concerned that offering cash rather than food coupons would encourage more people to buy food stamps hecause the stigma of paying with food coupons would disappear. However, because the program would be limited to recipients of Aid to Families with Dependent Children, Assistance Payments Administration Director Cindy Haag said that shouldn't happen because most AFDC recipients already receive food stamps IJttle Change in Figures The number of food stamp recipients remained almost constant rather than rising when senior citizens and the disabled were offered the cash option, Mr. Gallegos said Besides reducing administrative costs, Mr. Gallegos said the program would reduce mail loss of food stamps because checks would be sent by certified mail. The disadvantage is that while food stamps can only he used for food, cash could be diverted to other purposes, he said Utah will apply by Sept participate in the program Surcharge Would Penalize Professional Student By Diane Cole Tribune Education Editor Perhaps college and university students should pay a tuition surcharge for taking more classes than they need to graduate. Rep Kim R. Bumingham, proposed that idea Wednesday, and the Utah Legislature's Higher Education Interim Committee decided to ask the State Board of Regents to see if the policy should be adopted. Rep Burningham's proposal 1 require students who have 225 quarter hours and are not "demonstrating regular progress toward a bachelor's degree " to pay the extra tuition. The new revenue would help offset the state's would more than cost of educating the professional student," he explained. (Utah colleges require 183 credits for bachelor's degrees). Advanced Placement Rep. Bumingham said the extra money might also be used to encourage more Utah high schools to begin 4 or expand advanced placement programs. Last month, the committee endorsed the concept of expanding the program, which allows high school students to earn college credits. "I don't feel this (need for a Rep surcharge) very strongly, Burnigham said, "but maybe this alternative should be considered Robert Finley, director of admissions for the University of Utah, pointed out some drawbacks Many university students are Mor- - 9 to 9 mon missionaries who have grown up and change majors after they return to school, he said Should we penalize them for growing up" Average 206 Credits aid the average U. of U student graduates with 206 credit hours Students with advanced placement and other examination credits graduate with a few more credits, he added, but those additional credits do not carry a price tag for the state. Mr Finley 4 t |