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Show i -- V- 5a STANDARD November 10. 1977 November handicap prevention month Ovr "V. - V' half of the incidence of mental retardation can be prevented, according to officers of the Prevention Advisory Coalition, which is sponsoring Handicap Prevention Month during November as part of its efforts to prevent handicapping disorders. With these statistics in mind, the Utah Association for Retarded Citizens is doncuting a public education program to help local residents learn what they can do to help reduce the number of babies born mentally retarded this year. Fran Peek, president of the Association for Retarded Citizens, stated there are more than 200 known causes of mental retardation, including poor nutrition, injuries at birth, infectious toxic conditions and genetic, or inherited factors. It affects people from all walks of life and all groups, he said. However, because of limited quality treatment, services and medical care, it occurs more frequently in disadvantaged families. Mental retardation stemming from certain causes can be prevented, Peek emphasized. In addition, early detection, diagnosis and treatment, especially in the first four years of a child's life, can significantly lessen debilitating effects of mental retardation. The foDowing steps to prevent mental retardation or to lessen its effects are recommended by the National Association for Retarded Citizens: -- Eat a balanced, nutritious diet. Supplement your diet with nutrients if your doctor or nutritional counselor advises. socio-econom- J 0 SHAPING TUNNEL Miners work in three shifts so that mining is continuous in the Stillwater tunnel. Drilling, shown ur above, left, is followed by shooting with explosives. Then the rock is mucked into cars and removed from the mine to the dump area. The cars are rigged for easy side dump. The rock loader. tis then moved to leveled area by a front-en- d Merit badge meet in Provo two Saturdays Winter driving brings hazards McKay opposes BLM proposed grazing fees 4 IK Gunn McKay Utah Congressman claims the Bureau of Land Management and Forest Service proposed grazing fees will drive cattlemen off public ranges." McKay's observation followed a BLM City council to lease water from school district The Roosevelt City Council has approved the leasing of 51 shares of Dry Gulch irrigation water from the Duchesne County School District The decision, from the council's Oct 25 meeting, was to lease the water for $10 dollars per share per year for five years, with the provision to reconsider the lease annually. The council also accepted an employee evaluation program devised by City Administrator Jerrol Syme, in which each city employee is to be evaluated annually. The new forms are included in the personnel manual in the city offices. The council decided to change the name of the new job being created in the administration offices to comptroller treasurer from accountantcomptroller. A person to fill this position is now being sought. Tom Giles met with the council concerning the ball diamonds in the new lt Duchesne City Regional Park. Giles said some of the existing measurements would disqualify Roosevelt from regional or state tournaments. The council decided to change the distance between home place and the backstop to 50 feet and appointed Giles and commissioner Gordon Harmston Jr. to investigate the cost of putting in power to the pitchers mounds for using pitching machines. The council also voted to allow the officers of the city police department to go into the Public Safety Retirement System at the beginning of the year for better disability coverage. It was reported to the council that has begun Engineers Construction obtaining releases from property owners along the route of the new sewer line. Lee Wimmer was to make a final inspection of the facilities Nov. 8 and the council asked a representative from Engineers Construction to come the same day to investigate any grievances. Commissioner Lawrell Jensen was asked to investigate the possibility of appointing a public relations committee from the community to push for greater use of the flight service at the municipal County-Rooseve- airport. M ' ' QSW t proposal that range grazing fees increase in 1978 and 25 percent each year thereafter until the fees reach what the BLM calls fair market value the comlands comparable price private mand. Fair market value is a fairy tale, claims McKay. Nobody can tell you waht that is. And if the BLM tells you it's what comparable private land could get on the open market, they're dreaming. Private land owners key their prices off government prices. If government prices go up, then so do private prices. Whats more, the fee schedule takes no account of grazing permit fees. So ranchers will actually pay more than fair market value, he said. McKay emphasized that the cost of raising an animal on the BLM's generally poor range land must be a consideration in determining grazing fees. "But the BLM doesn't see that. For example, if the BLM says a two-acr- e piece of its land has the same market value as a one acre of private land, then the rancher pays the same price. The problem is, the rancher's poor steer has to walk twice as for to get his dinner on BLM land and he loses what weight he gains. The increased cost of raising that animal to slaughter weight skyrockets and the rancher either goes broke or packs up and leaves. McKay fears that is the BLM's intended goal. He said 83 percent of all BLM rangeland is in fair to bad condition with only 18 percent in good to excellent condition. Perhaps the BLM's remedy for their deteriorated rangeland is to drive the ranchers off. If that's their aim, they'll succeed. McKay said testimony before Congressional committees established that was inadequate range management responsible for much of the deterioration and said locking out cattle to improve the rangeland is like starving your cat to save cat food." McKay said the proposed regulations call for a 1978 increase from the current $1.51 per animal unit month" to $1.89. The BLM says comparable private lands have a $3.12 rate and that the BLM will increase a maximum of 25 percent a year until it reaches that level. The proposed regulations will be published before Congress adjourns in November with the comment period extending into next session, said McKay. said he is The Utah Democrat preparing to introduce the McKay Rangeland Rehabilitation Act to insure the BLM's management of the nation's forage lands will embody improvement of ranges through applied agronomy rather than controlled access. 25 90-da- y The Utah National Parks Council will be holding their 22nd annual Scout Merit Badge Powwow on Saturdays, Nov. 12. and 19, at Brigham Young University and Utah Technical College in Provo. The Powwow is to help instruct the While moat of winter's cold weather is still ahead, its not too early for local drivers to review recommended measures for handling winters seasonal driving difficulties, and Police Chief Robert Stockwell suggests that traction problems on snow and ice are a good starting point. ... Fortunately. we .in, Roosevelt aren't, the only ones concerned about winter-slicstreet problems, Chief Stockwell pointed out. Winter driving research, conducted annually by the National Safety Council's Committee on Winter Driving Hazards, has already given us sound information on how to start, go, turn, and stop on ice and snow. NSC skid test recommendations are also endorsed by the International Association of Chief of Police and, according to the Chief, by road service crews who have to rescue stalled or ditched in motorists who were not winter-wis- e winters ways! Pulling traction is the way your car is able to start and keep going in snow or on ice; and pulling traction is directly related to the kind of tires or traction aids you use. NSC test findings have developed these facts: Conventional snow tires offer only a 28 improvement in pulling power as compared with regular highway tires on ice; but they provide half again as much traction as regular tires on loosely packed snow. Studded snow tires (in areas where their use is permitted) are about three times better than regular tires on ice. Reinforced tire chains pull four times better than regular tires on snow, 7 times better on ice. If youre stuck in snow, turn your front wheels back and forth to push snow away from your tires. Shift to the highest gear; and, with a gentle foot on the throttle, try to ease out without spinning your wheels. Stopping, a major problem on ice or packed and polished snow, also depends on tires or traction aids. Conventional snow tires offer no advantage over regular highway treads in stopping on ice. Studded snow tires, where they can be used, offer a 19 improvement on ice. Reinforced tire chains are best -cutting braking distance in half on glare ire. Regardless of traction aids, pump" your brakes to slow or stop. This technique helps to maintain steering control. Don't be overconfident just because you have special tires or chains on the rear wheels. Traction aids are of little value in cornering unless they are used on all four wheels. Otherwise, the front end skids out and you lose steering control. The way to steer is steady and . smooth anticipating all maneuvers well in advance. Sudden lane changes or ' turns can put you into a spin. And Chief Stockwell couldn't resist this final warning to all local drivers: In no case can speeds on winter-slicroads begin to approach those on dry pavement regardless of the traction aids you use. You ran see why the officers of our department take a dim view of drivers who don't know the way to adjust their speed to conditions especially when conditions aren't the best!" genetic counseling before becoming pregnant if there is any abnormaility in either parent's family, of if you have had a child who has been diagnosed as mentally retarded. -- Use of parent planning or family --Seek education services, especially in pregnancies occurring in women younger than 16 and older than 89. Risks are minimized in pregnancies between ages 20 and 35. -- If blood tests at any time indicate venereal disease for either mother or father, get treatment immediately. -- Ensure against results of untreated kidney bladder infections, thyroid disease and diabetes through proper medical care during pregnancy. These diseases often have few or no symptoms, but can cause abnormalities in the baby. -- Guard against rubella three-da- y German measles) that can be severely damaging to the unborn baby when contracted by the mother during early months of pregnancy. Check with your physician regarding immunization. -- Avoid all drugs during pregnancy except those your doctor prescribes. Certain drugs may cause deformaties, and some otherwise harmless drugs, in combination with others, and result in defects. (Included in this area should be avoidance of smoking and alcoholic beverages during pregnancy.) Protect yourself against X rays and other radiation exposure (for both mother and father) before conception, with special precautions for the mother during pregnancy. -- Seek good medical care for yourself throughout pregnancy and for your child after birth. --Have your children vaccinated againmeasles a disease that st the ten-da- y can cause brain inflammation and result in mental retardation. -- Keep all children away from all d paint, glue poisons including vapors, chemical fumes, etc. If accidental contact occurs, seek medical treatment immediately. -- Attend parent training sessions to learn ways to stimulate infants and children. 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