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Show w- f 4 C The Salt Lake Tribune. Monday. June 5, 1973 11 County Chemists Monitor Drugs, Aid Law Enforcers .1 f- I j. I - - H Ji s (7 x- -- "f - XsSi if ci Bv Charles Seldm Tribune Staff Writer and users are being monitored m Drug pushers Salt Lake Coun'y by 11 chemists They are the toxicologists and bioi hemists of the Salt Lake County Health Department The main purpose of this obserxation is to supply city and county enforcement agencies with scientific analyses of drugs circulating in the county. One such chemist, Donald Gunuerson, assistant director of the chemistry department and head of the toxicology division (the study of poisons and drugs and their relation to the body) finds much ol his work done for the courts Analyses for Court Mr Gunderson, with the aid of his analytical machines, identifies substances for use in court. Even though he is most often associated with the prosecution. Mr. Gunderson says his analyses is done mainly for the benefit of the defendant, "since any mistakes on my part could result in either a false charge or the case being thrown out of court." I Lynn r- - henison holds test tube of 3$ percent street heroin is 1 to 5 percent. The reason he is able to procure unusually reliable results is actually a simple matter, according to Mr. Gunder- heroin. Most son Knowledge, Experience Each drug has properties conforming to that one drug Through a basic knowledge gained from expenence, he eliHe then sends the drugs minates certain suspicions through a machine which reads out properties belonging to . the substance For Sake of Child, Call for Help A check of these unique properties allows him to locate which drug is involved However, that isn't enough The drug is then sent through an entirely different set of tests by a different machine When the results of each test are compared, the drug is identified, positively' Second Series in the first maAlthough the incidence of cross-up- s chine test is small, occasionally the need for the second series becomes necessary. the past of unduly punishing their children. The first Parents Anonymous session was held just a few days ago at the division's Region III headquarters, 2835 S. Main. dren: Next time a crisis arises, next time you feel the impulse to thrash your son or daughter, beat the ear of a trained volunteer worker instead via telephone. Thats the principal idea behind the divisions new Par- - a short time For instance, recalls Mr. Gunderson, ago, a synthetic THC (the potent chemical found in marijuana) was being circulated in drug circles. Since real synthetic THC costs approximately $1,500 to produce, we suspected that it wasnt THC but a mild tranquilizer instead A' first run of results tended to back our theory that it was actually car sickness pills m powdTizedform,"he cons tinued But when all the had been made, we discovered that it was a tranquilizer or downer" but it wasn't a car sickness pill neglect and abuse problems with Susan B, 25, divorced mother of a tiny baby who has felt her wrath physically and mentally ents Anonymous organization a group of parents guilty in By Clark Lobb Tribune Staff Writer The State Division of Family Services has a message for the parents of battered chil- Women Converse John L, self admittedly a man with a violent temper, discusses his belt beatings of three children with Harry D., much m the same boat. mother Mary X, of two small children and left to support them as best she can, talked about her child These are people looking for help And they hope the alcoholics many times successful approach meeting anonyand their mously telling will mean a experiences new way of life for the family Given Number Tnese parents have been provided with a special tele- phone number' and theyve been promised a responsible, responsive volunteer will take their calls when life piles it on and they feel themselves at the breaking point. needs volunsaid R Paul Hutchings, Region III director If you feel you want to help these and other people, if you have some time to give, contact the division at 2835 S. Main As an administrative branch of the health department, the laboratory performs other functions as well. The amount of activity a canyon receives over the weekend or any set time can be obtained by a chemical evaluation of the water on days preceding activity and ima service the lab performs. mediately follow ing The lab also tests food products. Mike Donoso, microbiologist in the laboratory, says that if there are a certain number of complaints registered against a product or outlet, the lab is the agency designated to check out the quality of the food Fresh orders to tune 'em up have been handed down to employ es by managers of tw o large state motor pools in the wake of Gov Calvin L Ramp-ton'- s order recently asking that state workers squeeze more miles per gallon out of public fleets A Utah Highway Department spokesman said department sedans and pickups some 13fl of the foimer and over 4llfl of the latter now will get tuneup inspections every 2 (UK) miles The tuneups "will become a matter of routine where the Because at Hinckleys your Dodge is Guaranteed For As Long as You Own It 100 of Ports' 100 of Labor Nichols said cars are sent to the original for mechanical work or tuneups This has turned out more economical than on the keeping mechanics roll, he said Mr Mr. Special to The Tribune A PARLEYS SUMMIT two-ca- r accident about one mile west of here Sunday about 8 15 a m injured four persons, none seriously. Utah Highway Patrol Trooper George Dawson said a westbound car driven bv Mr. Paul L Hillman, 74, San Jose, locked Calif , somehow He said the volunteers, m addition to manmng the hot line, would provide activities when parents for children need time for themselves, set the ideal example as far as home care and child handling is concerned and assist parents in other marital problems such as housekeeping, budgeting and home management. - Giving advice to parents prior to a meeting of Parents Anonymous is Mrs. Sharon Perkins. Organization hopes to eliminate child beating. with another westbound vehicle The other a pickup truck vehicle was driven by Robert Kinder, 17, 4909 w 3500 South The ehicles entangled rolled 0ff the north SKje 0f the highway Both drivers, Mrs Hillman, 69, and John Atkinson, 15, erton, Calif , the only ger in Mr Kinder's truck, were taken to St Mark's pital by two county ambulan-dealer- s ces All except Mr Hillman were released. He was listed in fair condition, according to hospi-patal personnel passen-continuall- y y Salt Palace Considers Glassing In Construction of steel canopies around the exhibit hall at the Salt Palace is not quite complete (about 90 percent), but already Palace officials are thinking of glassing m the sides to create more exhibit rooms Simmonds, assistant said the manager, idea is only in the talking "stage. But he indicated thought is being given to the creation of additional space through construction of glass walls around the areas roofed by the canopies. The $120,000 canopy coChet general POLARA HARDTOP DODGE 3,689 TOTAL PRiC Fully looded, factory air , vinyl top, power All the steering cond luxury equip 26 Polaras to Choose From Dart Sport 73 nstruction was deemed necessay because of weather wear on the Price 32 to Choose From )) 8 Ifitt jf 3 sjC3 f to Most Temple m the front and along the north side of the exhibit hail Then the steel canopies were erected r.ll that remains is to complete plastering on the ceilings The roofs have an inch of insulation and a mineral felt Crash, Mr Simmonds said I L--a V '' V V rh ; .. vsV,,'x ,s V j 3175 Highland Drive Ocen today 10 487-3"8- am to 8 p m. pi Acs , .. dX -- - out Total Vu s Concrete columns were erected along the east side, Prices Start at -- the side-wa'k- on the east and north ends of the complex wear concrete which constant repairing did not eliminate Dodge Colt 2,397 ill! estimated Hutchings there are 400 families now requiring protective intervention for their children. 1973 73 ned is there, volunteers can arrange for members of Parents Anonymous to visit the home and attempt to avoid a child beating Injuring Four bumpers- isits Can Make If the Bumpers Lock, Autos Roll, inspections prove they are include needed and will clucking and replacing, as needed, spaik plugs, points, air filter, and checking and and carbureters adjusting ignition systems Lvle B Nichols, manager of the state s general agenev , motor poo, said Wednesday tuneups are regularly required at 5,000 mile intervals and this program is considered sufficient to meet the spirit of Gov. Rampton's request. He noted every car's main- tenance record is earned on the state's computer and it is possible on a moment's no-tice to find out how efficiently any unit is using gas Miles- figures are kept for every unit. desperately, Volunteers are needed on a basis. When parents will call cannot be pinpointed Volunteers will be adequately trained, especially in the fine art of persuasion on the telephone The other main interest associated with the lab work is the methadone program instituted in the rehabilitation centers in the county. Of ihe 11 employes at the lab, three are paid by federal grants for w!k in the program. However, according to Mr Donoso, most of the dispensing is conducted by pharmacists for each center. "We mainly operate as a quality control center for them," he adde J. State Motor Pool Managers Receive 'Tune Up Order division The teers Other Functions Labeled, the big M, marijuana constitutes large portion of drugs handled by chemists. here's the rub. And cross-check- ... 1 'A v i' , e, V .,' t These new canopies over walkways at the Salt Palace may be glassed in to provide for i KLC . extending more space A1 exhibit in rooms facility. |