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Show FRIDAY, APRIL Page Two University Researchers List Progress on Artificial Ear A microphone and sub-miniat- ure electronic computer, connected with auditory areas of the brain, may eventually be used to restore hearing to the totally deaf. This prediction was made this week by William H Dobelle, associate director of the Institute for Biomedical Engineering at the University of Utah. He delivered an invited address before the American Otological Society 106th annual meeting. Mr. Dobelle said recent work on such an artificial ear by him and his associates was encouraging but he stressed that it might be years before such devices were clinically available. He said development of the device required simultaneous demonstration of its feasibility in three areas. First, he said, electrical stimulation of the human brain must be shown to produce sensations This has been conof sound. firmed in human volunteers who required brain surgery for other problems, including removal of tumors. Loudness can be easily regulated, but considerable work remains to be done on controlling Because patients with pitch. tumors in the appropriate part of the brain are rare, hospitals in the U.S. have cooperated with the University of Utah in these studies. Whenever a suitable volunteer is located, a fully equipped team is sent from Salt Lake City to conduct the experiment with the host neurological service. The second condition that must be met, he said, is that one must demonstrate that implantation of foreign bodies and continuous electrical stimulation, of the brain do not damage the. auditory area of surrounding centers. Recent experiments involving over 300 animal are encouraging but much further work must also be done in this problem. Thirdly, Mr. Dobelle indicated that researchers must demonstrate engineering feasibility at reasonable cost. Predicting that devices might eventually be produced for less than $3,000, he said modern microcircuits, developed by the space program, are ideal for such application because of their small size, high reliability and low power consumption. He showed the assembled ear specialists circuits made in the Utah laboratory which contain ns many a one million transistors per square inch, but added that bodyfluids are extremely corro-hiv- e and special insulating materials and techniques will have to be developed to protect the circuits during long term implantation. Work in each of the three areas is being conducted by a 25 man team at the University of Utah and key collaborators include M. G. Mladejovsky, S. S. Stenaas, and J. B. Smith. Livestock Slaughter Down During February February 1973 kill in Utah plants and percent change from February 1972 were as follows: cattle, 19,100 head, down 14 per cent; hogs, 5,900 head, down 18 percent; sheep and lambs, 23,300 head, down 52 percent. Compared with February in previous years, February 1973 slaughter was smallest In 9 years for cattle, smallest in over 30 years for hogs and smallest in 11 years for sheep and lambs. Average liveweight per head slaughtered in February 1973 was 1116 lbs. for cattle, 235 for hogs, 113 for sheep and lambs. This was 1 per cent above February 1972 for cattle, up 14 per cent for hogs, up 8 per cent for sheep and lambs. Silver Spoons and Savings Bonds Cervantes maintained that every, man was not born with a silver spoon in his mouth. But, today, in this 32nd year of the U.S. Savings Bonds Program, it may well be within the realm of possibility, figuratively speak. Savings Bonds are as accessible as the nearest bank or the offices and plants in which millions of Americans work and at only a few cents a day. These pennies, put away regularly, quickly add up to dollars, dollars to Bonds. Savings Bonds are like silver spoons in the mouths of the new- born and can guarantee that he or she will get to go to college. They can also guarantee a new roof for the old home, if needed; they can make some of the burdens of retirement years more relaxed; they can take a lot of the bite out of unexpected emergencies. For THE SALT LAKE TIMES 20, 1973 32 years, now, Savings Bonds have been helping to give a better start in life to millions and millions of newborn Americans. It is never too late to make the wise start in behalf of your own. Come to think of it, what better way is tiiere to encourage personal thrift and family security? Why isnt today a good time to begin? Farm Bureau Solicits Help From Lawmakers The Utah Farm Bureau Federation has called on Utahs congressmen to help defeat a proposed law to rollback food prices. In a telegram to Utah lawmakers Wayne Owens and Gunn McKay, Elmo W. Hamilton, Utah Farm Bureau president, said the price controls on farm products are economically unsound. The price rollbacks will create serious food shortages in the future. Farmers will cut back on production if Congress puts a lid on profits, he said. Hamilton said the threat of price rollbacks comes as farmers are deciding how many acres to plant. The real issue, Hamilton said, is inflation caused by a $23 billion deficit and the Farm Bureau ask the congressmen to work for a cutback in government spending to curb inflation. A weight gain of 20 to 25 ibs. in a normal pregnancy has been shown to result in healthier babies, according to the March of Dimes. IRS Ask Taxpayers Q. I filed my return just be- your 1040X instructions. Your fore the April 16th deadline, so amended return must be filed within three years from the date when can I expect a refund? A. If there are no mistakes on your original return was filed, or your return that might delay within two years from the time processing, it normally takes six the tax was paid, whichever is weeks after a return is filed. It later. 1040X are available at might take a little longer to get Forms office. IRS your refund, however, due to the any large volume of returns filed in Q. I dropped some old clothes off at my church. Can I deduct April. Q. Through my own fault, I the value of these clothes as a wrecked by car. I dont have in- charitable contribution? A. Yes. If you itemize your surance to cover the damage. Can I deduct this loss of my 73 deductions, used clothing is deductible as a charitable contribureturn? detion to the extent of its fair marYes. If you itemize your ductions, damage to your car ket value at the time of the gift. caused by an auto accident is Remember, you can also dedeductible as a casualty loss, duct your cost of transporting whether or not it resulted from the clothes to the church. the faulty driving of either driver, as long as it was not Gun Tax Receipts caused by your willful negliTake 13.4 Jump gence. The Internal Revenue Service Remember, a personal casualty to loss may be deducted only the recently announced the results extent it exceeds $100. of federal excise tax collections I can out I that found on sporting arms and ammuniQ. just have deducted the actual sales tion for the quarter which ended tax on the new car I purchased Sept. 1972, and once again wildlast year, in addition to the sum life is a big winner.. shown in the sales tax tables of Revenues from the manufacI 1040 Can still instructions. of long guns and ammuniture my deduction? claim this tion totaled $10,375,000, an inA .Yes. Just file a Form 1040 crease of 13.4 per cent over the X which is designed to amend same period last year. Handgun a previously filed return. On this collections were up 11.4 percent form you simply recompute the at $2,152,000. These funds are portion that has changed from distributed to the states for use your original return and send it, in wildlife management, land acalong with any necessary infor- quisition, research and hunter mation to the address shown in safety programs. Doctor in the Kitchen8 by Laurence M. Hursh, M.D. Consultant, National Dairy Council FOOD LABELING The Food and Drug Administrations program to make food labeling more effective is just a beginning, according to FDA Commissioner Dr. Charles C. Edwards. Announced earlier this min; and the minerals - iron and calcium. Note the phrase U.S. Recommended Daily Allowances (UJS. RDA). These are in agreement with the Food and Nutrition Boards Recommended Daily Dietary Allowances and replace FDAs former Minimum Daily Requirements (MDR) which youve read for so long on vitamin bot- year in the Federal Register and covered widely in the press the new regulations have been described as sweeping changes in food labeling practices to give consumers a .better idea of the tles, etc. nutritional value of about half of Now Yon Can Compare what they eat. The whole point is, you will Because the regulations are inbe able to see and compare now tricate and lets discuss some of them in simple lan- percentages of the Recommended Daily Allowances that a food proguage. vides. And if you add up the perLabeling Is Voluntary centages of all you plan for toNutritional labeling is volun- morrows meals youll have an tary for most foods. But its pre- idea of how close you will come dicted that competition in the to providing adequately for your market place probably will ac- family. It isnt ail that simple. tually force some of the labeling. But you are going to have a lot If, however, a product is fortified more information than before, if by the addition of a nutrient (en- you choose to use it. riched bread, fortified milk, etc.) One more thing: I dont want to or if a nutritional claim is made get into a lot of detail, but the in the label, then full nutritional new regulations do, for the first labeling must be carried out And time in FDA history, permit laonce a food purveyor is commitof cholesterol and fat conted to labeling, the rules are spe- beling tent. This is being permitted to cific and arbitrary. To help you understand the in- assist people who are following formation, and particularly so you diets. Fatty acids will be listcan compare products, nutritional ed in grams as polyunsaturated labeling provides for the following wordings and headings to be fatty acids, saturated fatty acids, used by all: 1) Serving size; 2) and other fatty acids. Cholesterol Servings per container; 3) Caloric content will be stated in the numcontent; 4) Protein content; 5) ber of milligrams per serving and Carbohydrate content; 6) Fat con- in milligrams per 100 grams of tent; and 7) Percentage of U.S. food. FDA was very careful to Recommended Daily Allowances point' out, in taking this action, for protein, and seven vitamins that FDA is not taking a posiand minerals. The latter are: vita- tion on the scientific debate survita- rounding the role of fat mins A and C; the consumpmins riboflavin, niacin and thia tion in heart disease. far-reachin- g, carry Avi) ltnnutipffirsnaffiHT BOURBON WHISKEY sW, t -- ,1t 'VCr May Consider the Jim Beam half gallon: (1) The Worlds Finest Bourbon Since 1795 costs less per drink. (2) Theres a handle on it. Easy to carry,' easy to pour. (3) Theres less chance of running out; less need to run out for more. 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