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Show Page Four FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1971 THE SALT. LAKE TIMES Combined with The Salt Lake Mining & Legal Newt Published Every Friday at Salt Lake City, Utah Second Class Postage paid at Salt Lake City, Utah 711 South West Temple "This publication it Volume 51 4 Telephone Salt Lake Gty, Utah 84101 GLENN DJORNN, Publisher not owned or controlled by any party, clan, clique, faction or corporation' 364-846- Number 35 i Half of Blindness Preventable (Continued from page 1 ) future, thousands of men, women and children whose vision might have been impaired or destroyed when the ordinary crown glass lenses of their eyewear shattered on impact will no longer be faced with so great a danger, and as the result of an intensive educational campaign carried out by the Society for three months prior to the March 7, 1970, solar eclipse, warning of the dangers of viewing the phenomenon with the naked eye, the incidence of eye damage among the viewing population was lower than that following any previous total eclipse. The Societys sight conservation efforts include such community sendee activities as the sponsorship of preschool vision screening and glaucoma screening projects in communities around the country. Using publications, films and other materials, the Society s extensive educational program is geared to the layman and as well as the professional and the organizations, research support takes the form of grants to young scientists who are seeking to initiate projects for which other funding is not immediately on-goi- ng Utah Power and Light Co. Purchases Coal Properties Utah Power & Light Co. disclosed that it had signed an option agreement with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-da- y Saints for purchase of coal properties near Orangeville, Emery County. The utility has 90 days from Nov. 8 to exercise its purchase option. During the 90 day option Utah Power Is conducting a drilling program on the Emery County property to verify coal reserves and mining conditions. E. Allan Hunter, UP&L presi dent, said if the option to pur chase is exercised, it will guarantee a long term coal supply for Gadsby and Carbon plants, the utilitys fossil fueled steam electric generating stations in Salt Lake City nd Castle Gate The LDS Church has been operating the Emery County mine since 1946 for its own use. If the UP&L purchase is effected, company projections call for an annual production of up to an estimated 800,000 tons of coal. Part of the circumstances that led to the signing of the option between Utah Power & Light and the Church was termination of two fuel contracts at the utilitys Gadsby and the Carbon slants. The utilitys contract with Vorth American Coal Co., which supplied the utility Carbon plant at Castle Gate, will end in January. available. Also the utilitys contract with is oldest the The National Society voluntary health Standard Oil Co. of California o supply the utilitys Gadsby agency nationally engaged in the prevention of blindness Plant in Salt Lake City with reand the promotion of good eye health. sidual oil will end in September 1972 and that plan, which has been burning coal, pitch and gas will burn mostly coal after September 1972. In anticipation of this the company is in the proInformation long collected by astronomers training cess the Gadsby of their telescopes on the stars will be put to work in the plant equiprrient and electroprecipitators at a cost of study of earths air pollution under a grant announced astatic million dollars. recently by the National Science Foundation. While purchase of the Church An innovative pooling of astronomical and space coal mine will not preclude the techniques by a University of Washington team will buying of coal from other coal para-profession- al, Astronomy Data Fights Pollution up-gradi- probe earths atmosphere by means not heretofore joined on a project of such large scale, nor with air pollution in mind. The talents of astronomers, atmospheric physicists and atmospheric chemists, geophysicts and astrophysicists will go into the work. An important part of the project will see the collection from observatories all over the world of information routinely obtained at their teleswipes by astronomers over several decades but literally not put to any earthly use by them up to now. From this store, the project will extract valuable data on kinds of pollutants and longterm trends in their volume and their distribution around the globe. To obtain data from different altitudes, it is hoped to use properly instrumented aircraft, balloons and satellites. 7WHF Toxic Substances in Detergents? Allergic reactions ranging from dermatitis to respiratory distress are numerous and violent among factory workers who luindle and package products containing the enzymes. According to Dr. ltene Dubos of Rockefeller Unior versity the enzyme preparations used as mixed with laundry detergents contan a multiplicity of different enzymes, plus various cellular constituents derived from bacteria from which the enzyme is made, plus as some metabolic products of the bacterial culture. These preparations, according to the manufacturers, have been concentrated but not significantly purified. If the use of enzyme products becomes more widespread, says Dr. Dubos, it can be predicted that there will lie an increase in severity and prevalence of allergic re- so-call- ed pre-soa- ks V. THE SALT LAKE TIMES ng lie suppliers, Mr. Hunter said, outside companies have been buying up coal properties in Utah which, in effect, reduces number of coal companies that UP&l can buy from at competitive bidding. Capitol Reef Compromise Reached Senator Frank E. Moss has announced the Senate-Hous-e compromise creating Capitol Reef National Park was filed and as soon as it is accepted by the full todies of the House and Senate it will go to the President for signing. The bill makes Capitol Reef Utahs fifth National Park and the second new Utah park to be created during the first session of the 92nd Congress. The changes that were made in the joint conference on the 241,671 acre park are: Provides for continued graz ing within the boundaries of the park for those already holding permits and one period of renewal. Provides for trailirijg sheep and cattle through the park on traditional driveways. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to grant easements and rights of way oh a natory basis upon, over, under, across or along any component of the park area unless he finds that the route of such easement and right of way would have significant adverse effects on the park. The bill will limit to $423,000 the amount that can be used to purchase additional land and set aside $1,052,700 for development of Capitol Reef facilities. Senator Moss said he hopes he Park Service will act quick y to develop Capitol Reef for the thousands of people who are expected to visit one of Utahs most exciting and capitvating recreational areas. non-discri- mi . actions in the general public. In a paper in Science, Dr. Dubos focuses his attention on the fact that certain of the bacterial constituents and metalolites which accompany the enzymes have biological activities that render them potentially dangerous. different enzyme prepartions, free of Twenty-tw- o detergents, were subject to five different kinds of tests: hemolytic and hemagglutinating activity, activity, toxic activity" in mice and effect of the enzyme preparations on susceptibility to infections. Many of the preparations, but not all, exhibited one or more of the following activities: hemolysis, hemagglutination, inhibition of bacterial growth. All of the enzymes tested were capable of causing a rapid loss of body weight when injected into mice; they also aggravated experimental infection with Klebsiella and staphyloccus. Some, but not all, had cytoxic effects. anti-bacteri- al dial 860 Where thousands of listeners enjoy concert music and news every day! ISAS ID GRAPEVINE With the upcoming election in the tempo of announced candidates is lacking at this point. Some rumors have been floating around that Golden Allen will be seeking the office of Secretary of State. Salt Lake County Commissioner Ralph McClure will seek his second elected term to office in the four year seat of the commission. City Commissioner George Catmull is a dark horse contender for a seat on the County Commission. Not much word on any of the county incumbents seeking state 1972 office. Salt Lake City Commissioner George Catmull has recommended that the city accelerate its pollution, fight by stepping up the propane. Mr. Catmull said that the city should convert at least six cars in each department to propane fueled vehicles by swapping their carburetors and fuel tanks. The predication of the propane fuel woud be to help fight pollution, and would insure better running motors, easier starts and at least 25 per cent longer engine service. Salt Lake Art Center has received funds from a 'Salt Lake City business man, Maurice War-sha- w, to the tune of $250,006. The gift to the Center will help the Art Center to build newer buildings and add much needed space for the art facilities. Additional funds will still be needed for the operations to reach all segments of the community. The Center has recently expanded its school curriculum, rental sales gallery and overall exhibit. No formal goal has been set by the school. Airport security will be beefed up with the appointment of a Salt Lake City police officer assigned to the facility. Lt. Robert J. Johnson has been assigned to Ihe airport which pays the police out of airport funds but they are regular city policemen. The set goal for the airport will be to have at least eight full time police for security. The new Salt Lake City Chief of Police has issued a new procedure for the men in his traffic investigation units that accidents involving autos with damage of less than $100 that all that is needed is a preliminary investigation. With such type of investigation it would supposedly release as many as six men for other field assignments instead of tying them up for traffic investigation. The Salt Lake Housing Au- thority asked the city to create board to help the authority in its work. a citizens advisory Main task of the proposed board would be to study problems of low income housing in the city and to make recommendation to the Atuhority. Six or eight persons from areas for low cost housing would be placed on the board. |