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Show l i - THE SALT LAKE TIMES Sweeping Changes in Auto Insurance is Recommended A new kind of auto insurance providing complete, direct and prompt compensation of accident victims, for up to 45 per cent less than the cost of the present system, was proposed by the American Insurance Assn. Under the new system, to be called the Complete Personal Protectoin Auto Insurance Plan, accident victims would have the economic losses and hospital or medical expenses paid by their , cates it is a complete insurance package which offers several important advantages over the present system. First, it would adequately compensate all victims of auto accidents while providing for an equitable method of distributing the costs of auto accidents among all motorists. Even more significantly, the system also provides for prompt payment of claims with no need for the time consuming and the costly process of determining the fault and settling claims. Mr. Jones said the plan is based generally on the committee conclusion that the deficiencies of the present auto ' insurance system are traceable to two specific problem areas. These are, first, the fault method of- determining eligiiblity for reparations, and, second, the provision for recovery for pain and suffering with out providing an objective standard for measuring this non economic form cf loss. He pointed out that while the new plan offers no awards as such for pain and suffering ,it dees call for extra payment for accident victims who sustain injuries which cannot be measured by economic loss, injuries, such as permanent impairment or disfigurement. The Plan will result in significant savings to the consumer, he said. These savings will vary on the basis of accident involvement, optional forms of insurance purchased and other factors. Cost analyses of the Plan show that motorists who today buy only the minimum limits of liability insurance would have average savings of approximately 45 per cent under the new plan. Those who buy minimum liability coverage plus collision would save nearly 19 per cent. Those motorists who today buy higher limits of liability coverage and medical payments insurance plus collision insurance, would save nearly 29 per cent. Junkyard Licenses UTES Action Croup own insurance companies without regard to fault. The new system, as it is adopted in states around the country, would replace what is known as bodily injury and property damage liability insurance. Under the present liability insurance system, it must be determined who is at fault in an accident before anyone can collect. In many accidents, however, it is difficult, sometimes impossible, to determine fault. The new plan was developed over a period of more than a year by a special committee of the AIA, which is a trade group representing a large segment of the property and liability insurance business. The Plan should eliminate the drawbacks that had led to criticisms of the present auto liability insurance system, according 'to T. Lawrence Jones, president of the Association. As the name of the plan indi- Required After First of the Year Starting January 1, 1969, junkyards located adjacent to Interstate and primary highways in the State of Utah will be required to secure a license from the Utah State Department of Highways. This licensing is required in accordance with Federal laws and with the Junkyard Act passed by the 1967 State Legislature, stated Henry C. Helland, Director of Highways. The license is in addition to those that are now required to operate. According to Ralph C. Anderson,' Outdoor Advertising Controls Coordinator, Utah State Department of Highways, the Federal and State laws pertaining to junkyards is quite specific. This law was designed .to promote the public safety, health, welfare, convenience and enjoyment of public travel, to protect the public investment in highways and to preserve and enhance the beauty of lands bordering on the Interstate and Federal Aid Primary Road Systems, said Mr. Anderson. Under the statutory definition, junkyard means 'any place, establishment or business maintained, used or operated for storing, keeping, buying or selling junk, etc. There are more than one hundred junkyards involved in the state and all will be personally contacted by a member of the Highway Department staff within the next ten days or two weeks. Mr. Helland suggested that questions regarding the licens- - Page Three FRIDAY, JANUARY 3, 1969 Joseph E. Bernolfo Reappointed March of Dimes Head - . Studies Road System A new program called the UTES program is being proposed to provide for a system classification of reads and streets which provide similar services. Such a functional classification provides a framework around which road and street responsibilities can be assigned and available revenues can be distributed to the appropriate level of government. , The Utah Transportation and Economic Study (UTES) Action Committee, made up of members of the Utah Municipal League, the Utah Association of Counties and the Utah State Department of Highways, is preparing recommendations for the 1969 State Legislature to establish a County and City Arterial System which would be improved from funds provided by increasing the state gasoline tax from 6 to 7 cents per gallon. The arterial systems would 'be based on a functional classification of all roads, streets and highways in the State. Standards for the system would be established by the State in cooperation with the cities and counties, however,- the cities and counties would determine their own priorities for improvements. Funds would be apportioned on a basis of 45 percent needs (cost to improve to standard), 45 percent population and 10 percent land area. - ing of junkyards should be directed to Mr. Anderson, 608 State Office Building, Salt Lake or at City, telephone either of the six highway districts through the state. 328-574- 2, Joseph E. Bernolfo, Jr. Joseph E. Bernolfo, Jr., Chairman cf the Board of Directors cf Bamberger Investment Co., Salt Lake City, has been reappointed Utah State Chairman for the tional Foundation, announced in tions. Birth defects serious afflict over 1,600 children in Utah, and New York. Mr. Bernolfo will direct thou- over 250,000 children in the sands of volunteers throughout United States each year. In addithe state during the January tion to those children bom alive birth defects, we lose half campaign to raise funds to sup- with a million unborn babies every port the voluntary health organThe impact of this loss izations attack on birth defects year. families is tremendous. through a nationwide scientific upon who is a graduMr. Bernolfo, research program, as well as a ate of Northwestern University, comprehensive public and pro- is. a leader in organizamany fessional information program. He is state of Utah. in the tions The Utah March of Dimes will of of Board member a the also help supp:rt a network of of National First Directors Zions 103 March cf Dimes treatment of Regents of the Board Bank, centers throughout the country. One of the finest of these centers the University of Utah, the is located in Salt Lake City, with Board of Trustees of Westminan annual grant of over $42,000. ster College, and President of This center in Salt Lake City Keystone Mining Company. He is also director cf the Ruth provides care for the over 1,600 Eleanor Bamberger and John birth defects children born in Ernest Bamberger Memorial Utah each year. Foundation. In announcing the appointment, Mr. OConnor said, We are fortunate in having Mr. Bernolfo s leadership abilities to direct his states efforts against soothing antiseptic relief for birth defects, which afflict one out of every ten American families. Mr. Bernolfo', upon his reappointment, said, VWe must all join to defeat this terrible crippling condition called - birth 1969 March ' of Dimes, Basil defects, which represents over OConnor, president of The Na 1,000 different disease condi CHAPPED LIPS WIND OR SUNBURNED LIPS FEVER- - BLISTERS, COLD SORES. Oklahomans Nominate Favorite Son As National March of Dimes Child Tracy Greenwood, March of Dimes Poster Child for 1969, sounds much like any other boy. He uts on a cowboy hat when e climbs up on his fathers tractor at their home in Oklahoma. He wrestles with his older brother, Jamie, and takes care of his menagerie of pets. None of this is easy for Tracy. Bom with an open spine and hydrocephalus (water on the brain), the handsome, impish youngster is en- cumbered by full leg braces and wooden crutches. Yet, as any visitor to the Greenwoods neat home in Velma can see, Tracy has conquered the heavy equipment with humor, determination and the constant encouragement of his family. Doctors were pessimistic about his chances for survival when Tracy was born. They feared permanent brain damage if he lived and doubted whether he would walk at all. At 3 months, he was taken to Childrens Memorial Hospital in Oklahoma City where the March of Dimes supports a Birth Defects Center, and has undergone major surgery five times. For Tracy, the March of Dimes program of comprehensive care consists of regular checkups by an orthopedist, and neurologist, urologist His mother therapist. physical nelps him with daily exercises at home.' Today, he is a symbol of the quarter of a million babies bom every year in the United States with birth defects. As National Roster Child, he will represent them in cities and towns across the country during January for the annual fund-raisiappeal by the March of Dimes. The voluntary health agency is now in its second decade of leading the fight to prevent birth defects. In this period, it has established a nationwide network of 103 birth defects centers where outstanding teams of medical professionals search for the causes of these tragedies and provide the most modem treatment and rehabilitation. Tracy Greenwood is an ex ample of the progress they are making. His pretty young mother, Betty, says, MWe ng -- for his January travels as 1969 March of Dimes Poster Child, Tracy Greenwood, 5, of Velma, Okla., exercises legs crippled by a birth defect. Supervising is physical therapist Don Schneider, March of Dimes Birth Defects Center, Children's Memorial Hospital, Oklahoma City. GETTING IN SHAPE wouldnt have Tracy today if animal stories and he lavishes it werent for March of Dimes attention on his rabbits, Hoppy research. They came up with and Freckles, his cat, Prissy, the answers needed for our a Welsh Terrier named Susie, son and children like him. and Puff, a German Shepherd. The Greenwoods drew the Although he has been sin- out for national attention, notice of fellow Sooners" gled still called HOtmd Dog after local news stories apat home. Bright, happy and peared about the tragedies d, his full day be- they had faced and overcome. gins at 7 a.m. He spends as Mr. Greenwood suffered near-fat- al much time as possible playing injuries three years ago outdoors with his brother, when the gasoline truck he Jamie, who is 7 and in normal was driving exploded. Betty health. Greenwood carried, on couraTracy is developing - extra geously and has been rewarded strength in his upper body as by the excellent progress that a result of his exercises. He both her husband and son are puts this advantage to work making. As a result, the March of during wrestling matches with Jamie and proudly announces Dimes was bombarded with well-adjuste- ' the news when he gets his brother. Tracy is an avid television fan whose tastes run to cartoons. His favorite books are -- petitions on Tracys behalf from thousands of. Okla- homans, including' U. S. Con- gressman Carl Albert (P. Okla.) , House Majority Leader. |