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Show Page 4 September 18, 1969 South Salt Lake News Accidents Due To Lack of Equipment Twenty eight serious accidents involving eye injuries happened in Utah schools between 19C5 and 1968 as a direct result of a lack of eye safety equipment. This fact emphslzes that reform is needed in Utah schools' eye safety programs, according to a study released today by the office of the Utah State Board of Education. Ann Bailey, research assistant, and John F. Stephens, project director, were in charge. The report also shows an 62 accidents where were wearing eye students safety equipment probably defective or ill suited in some ways. The stdy concerned Itself with the secondary chiefly school industrail arts and science classes, the areas of greatest eye danger. The report points out that most districts use an "individual verbal approach, if any approach is used at all, to educate students on eye safety. It is also stressed the need for a brochure outlining policy on eye safety, copies of the Utah statute and American Standard Safety Code on the subIt would also Include ject. a brief description of teachers' possible legal liability for injuries to students. policies," the report continued. It recommended a constant check up system enforced eith- The report also suggested an extensive visual aid program cf posters and films to make teachers and students more conscious of eye safety. "Far too many students have violated existing classroom er - - the investigation by spec- ialists of Injury accidents oc-curl- sponge. ng while eye safety equipment is worn. - - sanitation of all shared eye safety equipment either by washing or an alcohol-dipp- by the students themselves or the teacher. Other recommendations ed district purchasing agents should be made aware of eye and resafety regulations that equipsponsible for seeing ment purchased meets all eye safety standards. eegaRiUUiiiifl eaimtasiiaaaflaBiBB est-inat- ed ill CBM O o i in 0 d li yi i i ihi : A look at fake cancer cures and a renewed effort in the fight against the cigarette habit will be among the themes featured at the leaderSeptember 18-ship training conference of the Utah Division, American Cancer Society. The two day meeting will feature reports on the division's crusade this past spring and crusade this past spring and summer - - the most successful fund raising campaign in LI E ttrihM tt O i.4 fi n mii M - i "li i - Ml A S ICA B O U LVA (Nil. I HIHI mill in- - ( ,n nfli-- O i ' !. (!'- - mhp 1 O ItHT"-- ifttf Conference On Fake Cancer Cures BAN torVcomple VALLEY BANK AND TRUST COMPANY 19 SOUTH SALT LAKE CITY OFFICE: STATE STREET (Head Office) 2510 South State SALT LAKE CITY OFFICES: CITY CENTER 1325 South Main - - GLENDALE INDUSTRIAL CENTER -- 1225 South Redwood Road SALT LAKE COUNTY OFFICES: HIGHLAND 3020 Highland Drive OLYMPUS 2855 East 33rd South COTTONWOOD 6275 South 20th East EAST MURRAY 5565 South 9th East UNION (So. Murray) 6255 So. State REDWOOD 3430 South Redwood Road GRANGERHUNTER 4065 West 35th South - its history. Sessions will be held in the Ramada Inn, 1000 South State and at the University Club, 136 East South Temple. A featured guest at the meetn, ings will be Mrs. William widow of the late television actor who died of lung cancer and whose final professional perfomance was in an anti cigarette film which told a tale of the ultimate cost of smoking. Talman was best known as always unsuccessful District in the Perry Maon Attorney Television series. His widow, Peggy, will be a speaker at an awards luncheon Sept. 19 at the University Club. Efforts of the cancer society to get people to give up smoking will be descrlbedSeptember 18 by Dr. Cyril D. Fuller and Warren Barnes, directors of the Mrs. I.Q. (I Quit) program. Talman also will be on this program. Meetings will be gin at 9:30 a.m. with a welcome from Clark N. Stohl, executive vice president of the Utah Division, and Dr. Wallace L. Chamber President. A highlight of the Furst dats sessions will be a 30 minute film, "Journey IntoDarkness," a Dramatic look at Cancer Quakery and the cost in Human lives, narrated by noted Hollywood actor Robert Ryan. The film has an all star cast and has received wide critical acclaim. Dr. Adolph M. Nielsen, a Salt Lake physician, will talk about the problems of cancer quackery after the showing of the movie. 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