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Show THE SALT LAKE TIMES FRIDAY, DECEMBER, 7, 1973 'Page Two i Can Physics Professor Aid Track Stars Set New World Records? Practical Nursing Program Accredited Reaccreditation of the practical nursing program at the Utah Technical College at Salt Lake Can a mathematics professor needed to include the following has been received for the next determine the best racing strat- physciological factors: three years from the Utah State 1) The maximum force a run- Department of Registration. egy for a runner? He might, of The continuation was authorcourse, ask winning runners for ner can exert, their strategies. But will those 2) the resistive force opposing ized from a favorable report of be the best? What .he can do is the runner, the schools nursing program by 3) the rate at which energy an inspection team from the state develop a mathematical theory of running based on Newtons is supplied by oxygen metabo- Board of Nursing and is effective laws of motion, expressing the lism, and until Nov. 2, 1976. terms in of In an approval letter to the theory physiological 4)- the initial amount of enparameters. Once these parame- ergy stored in the runners body college, Floy W. McGinn, directers are known, the theory can at the start of the race tor of the Department of Regisbe checked by comparison of two recomComparison of the theory with tration, endorsed school. its predictions with record win published track records show mendations for the nig track performances. One recommendation asks that between predicted In Physics Today magazine, differences record running times of up the Colleges nursing program Jrof. Joseph B. Keller describes and to only 3 per cent. To improve establish a planned rotation syshis theory of competitive run- the accuracy, some shortcoming tem between the Veterans Adning. For all races less than 330 of the and St. theory would have to be ministration Hjospital yards, the theory predicts fast- eliminated. For example, the Marks Hospital for female paest possible running times if. the same of the physiological tient care. runner moves from rest with the factorsvalues The second recommendation were used in all these maximum acceleration in the asks the schools practical nurseven though they race. For longer race, up to 0 comparisons, be expected to vary from ing faculty to consider geriatric meters the runner should ac- would distance to another. clinical experience in extended celerate as fast as possible fpr one racing motion of the care type nursing homes. one or two seconds (depending Also, up and down Mrs. Jean Larsen, supervisor on the length of the race) up to limbs, which uses up energy, is of health and business occupasome predicted velocity that can not accounted for. The effects of tions at Utah Tech, says both products be kept constant until the race accumulation of waste not in- suggestions probably would be are removal and their nearly ends. During the final cluded either. Finally other phy- adopetd. She adds that the geriaone or two seconds his velocity siological parameters, as well, tric care suggestion would help should decrease because he will are alleviate the shortage of nurses undoubtedly needed. have run out of gas. The author suggests that the for such facilities. Keller explains that ths usual The State Board of Nursing the goal of beating the competition theory mightofbe adaptable to team commended the racing, such as ice survey results in the runner making a other types Colleges practical nursing facfinal all out sprint But the fact skating, swimming and cycling, ulty, for its quality nursing that the runner was able to do so when the special features of each program andhighcollective and inmeans he probably could have type of race are taken into acdependent pursuits for self imrun the major portion of the race count. provement of their programs. at a somewhat greater constant Although many investigators The report also indicated that velocity, allowing him not only have attempted to do so, Keller the registered nurse cooperative to win the race but perhaps to appears to be the first to corre- program between Utah Tech and late physiological information to Weber State is establish a record. functioning well. To develop his theory, Keller actual track records. Utah Tech graduates about 90 practical nursing students each year from its one year course. - , . 10,-00- , Maine Becomes 37th State to Ban Bald Tires; 13 To Go , Maine has now outlawed bald tires, leaving only 13 states without a ban, the Tire Industry Safety Council reported recently. We hope the remaining 13 states, without such safeguards, will soon take this important step against bald or dangerously worn tires, said Chairman Malcolm R. Lovell, Jr. The 13 states with no minimum safe tread depth requirements: Alabama, Arkansas, Alaska, Arizona, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon and Tennessee. A new Maine law, effective this October, requires that the tires have a minmum tread of inch in order for the vehicle to pass inspection. Thirty five other states also inch tread have a minimum law. depth California has a inch requirement. We hope the District of Columbia and the 37 states with a minimum safe tread depth laws will actively enforce this ban on bald tires as an integral part of their highway safety campaigns, he said. Under federal regulations, all passenger tires made in the U.S. since August 1, 1968 are required to have built in wear indicators or wear bars to show when the tire is worn to the level. These wear bars appear as 1-- 16 1-- 16 1-- 32 1-- 16 The spirit for holidays past and present. So give. s s si2 sc z ii zs u O oo u Ig 5 of u. M w s6 SS Fifths and Half Gallons in pink and silver foil wrap. Pink bow on fifths. Quarts in blue and silver foil wrap with blue bow. Where available. 2 i Utahs Waterfowl Division of Wildlife Resources waterfowl biologiste are contacting hunters afield to collect gizzards from harvested geese and ducks. The samples will be examined to determine the frequency of lead pellets in the gizzards. The study will be continued through the waterfowl season until from 1,000 to 1,500 gizzards are collected. Lead pellets taken into the gizzard as grit are broken down by the digestive process and absorbed into the body tissue. If enough lead shot is ingested the absorbed lead reaches .the toxic levels and the birds die. . In some arras of the country lead poisoning deaths' kill large numbers of waterfowl. The study is designed to determine magni-tue- d of the problem in Utah. Other states are conducting a similar research. by Laurence M. Hursh, M.D. Consultant, National Dairy Council Leo Quick, owner and service manager of Quicks, Inc., at 2240 South 9th East, has been named one of the first four master service dealers under a new Lawn-Bo- y program aimed at upgradits national service network. ing Quick signed his master service contract this month. Daniel L. Hedglin, Lawn Boy service manager, said Lawn Boy is the second of about 120 rotary mower manufacturers to adopt the master service concept. The program enables manufacturers to upgrade service to customers of high volume sales dealers who either lack or have limited service facilities. Other master service dealers are located in Huntington and White Plains, New York; and in Boise, Idaho. Lawn Boy expects to name about 50 master service dealers in the nation this year. Lead Shot Studied in Doctor in the Kitchen Salt Lake Man Named Master Service Dealer Beamiiiglyyfnirs. smooth bands running across the face of the tire when the tread has worn to the danger point. In the absence of wear bars, measurement for safe tread depth can be made with a Lincoln head penny. Insert the coin in the grooves. If the top of Mr. Lincolns head is visible above the surface of the tread the tire is unsafe and should be removed. FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS For Whom The Bell Tolls is the title of an editorial that apissue peared in the of Nutrition Today. The magazine is a storehouse of scientific reporting and comment. It is published and edited by Cortez F. Enloe, Jr., M.D., and is circulated to 12,156 professionals interested in nutrition.. Dr. Enloes editorial is important indeed in that he predicts vast implications for the public resulting from some new thinking being expressed by U.S. Food and Drug Administration officials and a landmark decision handed July-Augu- st down by the U.S. Supreme Court last June 18. The Laws Intent After praising the American Medical Association for stepping up its nutrition education directed to physicians, and observing that FDA now says it will in the future regulate according to its interpretation of the intent of the law, rather that what is explicitly permitted by the law (thus taking a tougher line in regulating foods), Dr. Enloes editorial says in part: In a landmark decision handed down on June 18th in the case of Weinberger v. Hynson, Westcott and Dunning, the Supreme Court ruled that the FDA has sweeping authority to take ineffective drugs off the market, impose stringent rules for assessing product effectiveness, deny manufacturers hearings on contested actions, and proceed against groups of similar products rather than pro- - qeed with interminable slowness against individual products as was necessary heretofore. The drug industry hasnt had such a jolt since wily 'Old Coonskin Estes Kefauver rammed his amendment to the FDA Act through Congress during the panic over thalidomide in 1962. But the managers in the food industry neednt think that this bell tolls only for the drug manufacturers. They need but substitute 'food' for drug in reading the decision to see clearly the broad meaning of the Courts decision. A Warning For All The bell has tolled loud and clear for everyone regulated by the FDA to hear. Not to be overlooked is the fact that the Supreme Court . . . decision comes down hard on the side of those who believe that only such drugs as are demonstrably effective should be sold. Since there is a growing concern about the widespread consumption of foods, snack and similar items which foods, are said to be nutritionally ineffective, it seems reasonable to speculate that the FDA has been moved closer to that day when it will measure foods by the same yardstick used now to evaluate drugs. This is not such an outrageous speculation when one considers that, as the evidence linking diet to health and disease increases, the line of demarcation separating drugs and foods is gradually disappearing. empty-calori- e |