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Show i Electrict Utilities Plan Another Clean Air Research Project WEST Associates, power planning association representing 23 electric utilities in the Intermountain and Southwest U.S., announced a new clean air research project. Utility members of the association will provide funds for a study of trace elements in emissions from coal fired generating station stacks, according to M. C. Titus, chairman of the WEST Management Committee. The study will involve such elements as mercury, germanium, cadmium and nickel, among Southern California Edison Co. will be program manager for the tracee lemens research project, p Other WEST members participating are Arizona Public Service Co., Tucson Gas & Electric Co., Salt River Project in Arizona, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, Public Service Co. of Colorado, City of Colorado Springs, Colorado-Ut- e Electric Assn., Montrose, Colo.; Utah Power and Light, Public Service of Nex Mexico, El Pa30 Electric Co., Nevada Power Co., Sierra Pacific Power Co. in others. Trace elements, he said, often Reno, Nev., and Pacific Power are found in minute quantities and Light Co., Portland, Ore. in plant or animal tissues as well as in the atmosphere and soil, Student Talk Show Some of them are considered Over U of U Radio essential in the psysiological processes of some plants and aniKUER, University of Utah FM radio station, will present weekly mals, and in humans. Others, if half hour student talk show beallowmaximum present beyond harmbe able proportions, may ginning Friday, March 10. Student to Student is being ful. The proposed project will seek to identify and measure se- initiated jointly by KUER and lected trace elements to deter- the Associated Students of the mine if any might be harmful in University of Utah (ASUU). The the quantities emitted by coal-fire- d show will be devoted to campus stations. issues, activities and programs. There is often misunderstandThe research will be conducted at the Mohave Generating Sta- ing and misinformation in the tion in Nevada, Titus said. The community about students and $175,000 appropriated for the their programs, behavior, aims, study is in addition to more than and frequently quoted desire for $1 million now being spent at change, said Jane Lobell, stuMohave by some WEST members dent public relations and adverfor research aimed at cleaning tising bureau director. Student to Student provides an excelup sulfur dioide emissions. The WEST utilities are inter- lent opportunity for the public ested in investigating environ- to hear about University activimental aspects of trace elements ties from the students point of in connection with all coal fired view, she explained. A different topic will be preplants, both existing and planned sented each week. The shows said. Titus in the Southwest, The research will attempt to will explore new student propinpoint the trace elements in grams, changing setudent philosthe coal at various stages of pro- ophies, projects of student orcessing, as it enters the plants ganizations and other topics of boiler, as it is converted to bot- interest to students and the comtom ash, fly ash, in the flue gas, munity. both upstream and downstream A man is not old until regrets of the electrostatic precipitator, the place of dreams. John a control is take which pollution Barrymore. . . taoOfrarfbxiD dtosIHS, Generation gap? We never heard of l!. K THE SALT LAKE TIMES FRIDAY, MARCH 17, 1972 Page Two PROOF KENTUCKY STRAIGHT BOURBON WHISKEY DISTILLED AND BOTTLED BY THE JAMES B. BEAM DISTILLING CLERMONT, BEAM. KENTUCKY CO.. Ability Counts Contest Winners Announced for Handicapped Moss Tries to Shake Loose Canyonlands Roadbuilding Tie-up- s Senator Frank E. Moss has Do the people in Utah commu- Chad Owens Foulger, a senior at released a series of letters he has written to government agencies nities know about employment Bonneville High School. Fourth and five places respecto shake loose bureaucratic tie-u- opportunities for the handicaptively went to Kirk Pehrson of that are holding back much ped? stuHigh School and Dixie needed road work necessary to Eighty two high school an- Blanding of American Fork High Magleby develop fully the newly expand- dents in the state sought to ed Canyonlands National Park. swer this question in this years School. Each will receive a scholAfter an exchange of letters annual Ability Counts Contest. arship, $50 in cash and a $25 The competition, sponsored by bond. and several meetings with NaAll five winners will be hontional Park Service Director the Utah Governors Committee at the annual luncheon cf ored George B. Herzog, Moss said he on Employment of the Handicapwas assured of the expenditure ped, selected the five best essays the Governors Committee this of more than $1 million for the to receive cash prizes, scholar- April. This years first place winner, construction to the Squaw Flat ships and savings bonds. This years first place winner, Rex Allen, in his essay, surveyed Road to Big Springs Canyon Bridge which will help open up Rex Allen, a senior at Davis high his community of Kaysville to the area of the park to the now school, will receive a scholarship determine public awareness. In impacted more developed areas. to his choice of one of seven Utah answer to his question, Do you To assure that the Park Serv- institutions of higher learning, know of any organized effort to ice will be ready to construct a $250 in cash from Maurice War-sha- help disabled persons acquire 64 per of Grand Central Stores, gainful employment? road during the good weather cent knew said from of none bond and they months, I am contacting the Fed- and a $100 savings eral Highway Administration to Chapter 6 of the Disabled Amer- eleven per cent said that they urge immediate completion of a ican Veterans of Salt Lake City. thought there was a program but Mr. Allen will also go on to could not name it and 25 percent suitable design for the Squaw Flat Road, and I am also writing compete in the national compe- said yes but knew only of proto Mr. Ruckelhaus, Administra- tition and receive an expense grams used by their employers. From other parts of his survey tor of the Environmental Protec- paid trip to Washington, D.C., to of Mr. Allen concluded that a lack the annual the attend to see tion Agency meeting that clearance Emon of Committee is expedited on the environmen- Presidents knowledge and communicatal impact statement which is ployment of the Handicapped. tion exists in his community todue for review in Washington One hundred dollars of expense ward hiring the handicapped. money for the trip is provided later this month. Proper inflation is the most Sen Moss said he plans to go by the Utah State AFL-CISecond place and winner of important factor in tire safety before tho. Senate Interior Approand mileage life, and station air priations Subcommittee to sup- a scholarship, $100 in cash, and towers are often inaccurate by port Park Service requests for a $50 bond, is Kevin Lambert, several at Granite a pounds. Double check high. junior Canyonlands funds. The Senator a with Third place scholarship pressure with your own gauge said he also requested Hartzog to furnish data on areas where $50 in cash and a $50 bond was. if possible. additional funds could be used to good advantage in fiscal 1973 in the planning and building of roads that would make visiting the park easier and more pleasant. People in the Canyonlands area are extremely disappointed with the performance of the Park Service in opening up the by Laurence M. Hursh, M.D. Park through road construction, Consultant, National Dairy Council and they have a right to be The delays have been inexcusable, in my opinion. At a time when the Americans are THE RISKS OF HEART DISEASE -- II clamoring to get into our naI.SLt week we were talking tions. He is not too hopeful that tional parks each summer many of them are too crowded for enabout the fact that mere over- such treatment can be a heart weight and that people differ and disease deterrent in middle-age- d joyment but Canyonlands is and of roads must be treated individually by and older people. But he does empty for lack the physician may be the most recommend it for the young high-ris- k camp sites. important factors in heart dispatient Claim Unemployment ease. Dr. Robert S. Lees, Direct The term risk factor also tor of the Massachusetts was Institute discussed Dr. I and Lees Down for Month by of Clinical Research Technology certainly agree with his comProbably due to the favorable believes Center so this ments. Risk factor is a phrase said and deweather, continuing claims a recent at food conferwriters that is used prominently in the creased slightly in Utah, from ence in medical profession and is easily Chicago. 15,776 for the week ended Feb. Dr. Lees described MIT' re- misunderstood by lay persons. 12 to 15,636 for the week of search with 18 slightly to moder- Risk docs not mean cause. A risk Feb. 19, reported the employately obese individuals. By get- factor in heart disease is somement security office. The lull ting these people to reduce at the thing that has been found to be coudl be temporary if usual patrate of one to two pounds a week, common among people who have terns of February weather reusing ordinary solid foods, they heart attacks. For example, it is turn. were able to achieve significant known statistically that if your Initial claims, at 1,487, have drops in excess levels of blood parents had heart disease you increased by 162 over the week fats that raise the risk of heart may be more prone to it It does cf Feb. 12, due entirely to a not mean you definitely will have attack, he said. temporary coal mine shutdown a heart attack. Similarly, with in the Price area. Overweight 8 many people, high levels of choJobs made available by state The subjects were 7 to 18 lesterol in their blood may mean employment security offices tooverweight at the start As a heart disease. But some such peotaled 898 for the week ended bonus, weight reduction often ple will never have a heart attack. Feb. 19, little changed from the brought about a decline in blood week before, but 380 more than It Isnt Simple sugar, blood pressure and uric for the week of Feb. 20. acid, factors which in excess tend So when you read about reto increase coronary risk. ducing your risk of heart disease Thus Dr. Lees research, which by doing or not doing this or he also reported last November that, dont figure that you arc at the annual meeting of the reducing causes of heart disease. American Heart Association, sug- It isnt that simple. But if you gests tha simple weight control find out from your doctor that may be the best approach to pre- you are suffering from several venting heart disease. And not risk factors, say, smoking, high ps w O. Doctor in the Kitchen8 dis-ilusion- ed. 7-1- with drastic changes in your diet blood pressure, and high blood or switching of kinds of fats fats, then he will probably sugjust ordinary foods. gest you do something about it. Dr. Lees, however, also says But again you may be only giving that persons at really high risk yourself a statistically better of heart disease can fall into five chance of not having a heart atcategories of blood fat disorders tack. As weve said, heart disease and that such people can be treat- is a very involved business. More ed with specific dietary modifica- - next week. |