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Show THE SALT LAKE TIMES FRIDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1971 Family Doctor Coming Back After Many Years of Absence Three Home Games Left in 71 for Stars Six doctors from the Salt Lake City metropolitan area have been named charter diplomates of the American Board of Family Practice as a result of passing a certification examination administered under the aegis of American Board of Family Practice. To achieve diplomate status these doctors, through an intensive two day written examination proved their ability in the areas of internal medicine, surgery, obstetrics, gynecology, pediatrics, psychiatry, preventive medicine and other traditional specialties and now are certified in medicine newest specialty, family practice. The 3285 doctors, nationally, who earned the diplomate distinction, are the vanguard of a new type of highly competent people doctor who accepts responsibility for the patients total health care and serves as the natural point of entry into the complex medical system. These specialists must continue to show proof of competency in the field of comprehensive, continuing care of the family by taking another exam and being recertified every 6 years. No other specialty requires its diplomates to prove their competence on a continuing bassi. The ABFP is unique among certifying boards because it offered no grandfather clause which allows doctors practicing in the specialty when a board is created to become diplomates of that board without examination. To qualify for the examination each doctor completed a 3 year family practice residency, or has been in family practice a minmum of six years and has successfully completed 300 hours of post graduate medical education. The list of charter diplomates released by the ABFP, the twentieth specialty board approved by the American Medical Assn, and the American Board of Medical Specialties, includes successful candidates from the first certification examination given in 1970, as well as those passing this years examination. Most are members of the American Academy of General Practice, the national association of family physicians headquartered in Kansas City. The AAGP is the organization chiefly responsible for securing specialty status for Family Practice in February, 1969. The local ABFP charter diplomates are Drs. J. Robert Poulsen, Stanley D. Neff, Maurice Gordon Baker, John G. Robinson, John Payne Geyman, Robert E. Potts. International Transfer of Blue Cross Coverage is Now Possible Americans who plan to spend their area within 30 days after an extended time abroad may arriving here. now be able to transfer their Blue Cross coverage to a com- parable program in their new place of residence. The transfer of coverage is possible through an exchange agreement between the nations Blue Cross Plans and similar voluntary health service plans, known as Funds, in seven foreign countries and Puerto Rico. Included in the transfer program are 24 Funds in Canada, Australia, Great Britain, Ireland, Jamaica, New Zealand and Rhodesia. Under the agreement, any American citizen may transfer his Blue Cross coverage if he plans to live in a foreign country for at least six months. However, he must notify the local Blue Cross Plan in which he is enrolled before leaving the U.S. and make the transfer requests no later than 30 days after arriving abroad. Similarly, persons coming to the U.S. who are members of a participating Fund in one of the seven countries must notify their Fund before leaving, and contact the Blue Cross Plan in Mutt & Jcff--Al Smith $5.8 Million Central Utah Project Funds Approved by House Senator Frank E. Moss has announced that the House Senate conference committee has approved $5.8 million to pump life back into the Central Utah Project (CUP). Moss said that of the funds, $4.8 million will go to the Current Creek and Soldier Creek sections of the Bonneville Unit of the project. The Jensen Unit of the CUP will get $300,000 and the Jordan Aqueduct was allocated $700,000. We must set as priority for 1972 the goal of pulling development of our water resources into line with our growth needs. If we can just convince the administration to allow the Central Utah Project to proceed on the course and time schedule intended, the water resource planning that has gone into the CUP will pay off by having water where and when Utah needs it. The Utah Stars play three more home games in 1971 and if they continue their current winning ways they will be comfortably ahead in the ABA western division standings on Jan. 1 and ll by so doing will have Coach Andersen named as coach of the ABA west in the game in Louisleague all-stville Jan. 29. Andersen hates to look ahead, however, and is most concerned with the Denver Rockets who play the Stars in the Salt Palace this Friday, Dec. 17, at 7:30 p.m. The Rockets have not had good success with the Stars the past two years, but are showing rapid improvement under the coaching of Alex Hannum and should give the Stars a few headaches before the season is finished. Big gun for the Rockets is Ralph Simpson, who ranks fourth in the ABA in scoring with an average in excess of 30 points per game. Utah State University graduate Marvin Roberts is one of a trio of promising rookies who are making the Rockets much tougher as the season progresses. After the Denver encouter.the Stars take to the road on Dec. 21 and 23 for clashes at Dallas and Memphis, respectively, prior to returning to the Salt Palace for a Christmas Day encounter with chief rival Indiana. The game with the Pacers will be an afternoon affair (3:00 pm) and the darlings of the Hoosier state will be battling to close the gap on the Stars in the race for the division title. Final home appearance of 1971 for the Stars is scheduled for Wednesday, Dec. 29, against the Dallas Chaparrals. It will be a combination Ladies - Kids night with members of the fairer sex and all youngsters 16 years of age and under being admitted to all seats for dollar discounts. In addition, the kids will receive cups with the picture and autograph of Glen Combs inscribed on them in another of the Sizzler Steak House - sponsored player appreciation nights. La-De- all-sta- rs ar . Page Five Two Basic Reasons Given for Winter Extra Precaution Windshield wipers , must be According to T. T. Pinder, Utah Safety Councils President, able to clear away snow, slush there are two basic reasons for and rain. Replace .blades that extra precaution when driving in winter reduced visibility and inadequate traction. The safety officials comments dealt primarily with how to cope with reduced visibility resulting from longer hours of darkness and fog; plus snow, sleet or frost on the windshield and other windows. Theres really only one simple answer to longer hours of darkness and fog and thats to allow more time and. slow down. Drive so you can stop safely in the distance illuminated by. your head- lights. He reminded drivers i tis their responsibility to keep all windows clear and unobstructed. Likewise, all lights and directional signals, must be kept free of snow and road-muck. streak. Be .sure your windshield washer solution contains adefor the most quate anti-freesevere weather that may be encountered. If your heater-defrostsystem is not putting out enough heat, have it checked by a competent mechanic. Clear all windows on the outside completely when you scrape snow off and keep inside' glass clean as well, using a clean rag or tissue. Smoke and condensation inside the car can cloud your view at night. We hope that our enforcement agencies wont have to investigate an accident youve been involved in because you were surprised by a hazard you .should have seen . . . but couldnt. ze er . Spanish Speaking Communities Show Language School Problem More than d of the stu' dents who attend Peterson Elementary in the small coal mining community of Sunnyside, Utah come from Spanish speaking families. Because of language one-thir- problems, many of these students have had difficulties learning school subjects presented in English. Now, however, a new program has been initiated at the school to help headstart, kinderagrten, and first grade Spanish speaking students learn to read and write in English. The project is managed by the Carbon School District and coordinated by the Utah State Board of Education. Mrs. Geniel Douglas, teacher at the project, believes that the children have progressed remarkably during the three months the program has been in operation. Most of the students involved in the special classes speak some English. But to insure that they understand everyEvery year the Earth is dusted thing, the school employs a biby four million pounds of me- lingual aide, Elsie Trujillo. teorites, mostly sand size. TheoThe 62 Spanish speaking sturetically they could bury the dents in the school leave their in 5,000 world an inch deep regular classes twenty minutes years. each day ' to . participate in the program. Both the teacher and the aide visit with four or five youngsters at a time. Much of the time, the- students work with English speaking puppets. The teacher, for instance, may tell a story through Joe, the puppet. Or,: two students 'may carry on a simple conversation in English using two of the puppets. Besides preparing for basis subjects in English, the students gain a basic understanding of their own ' cultural heritage. Via filmstrips and animal puppets such as Benidito the Burro, students listen to historical, stories and legends from Mexico. . - Pvt. David C. Kunz, son of Dr. and Mrs. Seymour S. Kunz, 4618 Belmour Way, has recently completed eight weeks of basic training at the U.S. Army Training Center, Infantry, at Ft. Polk, La. He received instruction in drill and ceremonies, weapons, map reading, combat tactics, military courtesy, first aid and army history and traditions. He is a graduate of Olympus High School. |