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Show Endangered Wildlife: Successes Offer Hope Editor's Note: The following is the last in series on the pi ht of the world's wildlife. By MARCIA HAYES North American Newspaper Alliance NEW YORK, Scattered through the dreary records of wildlife consenation are a few success stories that offer hope to tire worlds endangered animals. The American Bison, down to a herd of less than 1,000 in 1900, was saved largely through the efforts of one man: Zoologist William Hornaday. Hornaday, first director of the Bronx Zoo, organized the American Bison Society, which lobbied in defense of the vanishing American Buffalo and finally pushed protective legislation through Congress. Today there are several thousand Bison in the far west, enough to need occasional thinning out. In England, the Duke of Bedford, has been solely responsible for saving tire Pere David deer lrom extinction. The species was wiped out in its native China at the turn of the century, largely during the Boxer Rebellion. But from a few survivors sent to th. Duke, a herd of several hundred has been raised. A number of years ago a pair of the deer were returned to China, but it has been impossible to learn whether they survived. Sea otters, once almost decimated by the fur trade, have been protected for several years and are now being harvested under strict international law. Trumpeter swans, down to a flock of 73 in 1933, have just been removed from the U.S. list of endangered animals. There are now more than 4,000 of the birds. And whooping cranes seem to be making a comeback. In Thailand and Kenya, government officials are fixing export quotas by species so that a controlled trade in live animals and their furs and hides can be maintained. And in this country, a bill has been introduced to Congress that would prohibit the import and interstate shipment of rare or endangered animals, their furs and hides or products made from them. YOUR HEALTH V Happily, some animals dont need to be conserved. In America, the black bear and deer are thriving. And Coyotes, or Prairie Wolves, are increasing as rapidly as their two relatives the Red and Timber wolves are dying out. Valuable as a predator of rabbits and other rodents, the coyote has extended its range into almost every state. They have recently been spotted as far north as Vermont and as far south as Florida. In the crowded suburbs, skunks, flying squirrels, opossums, and racoons have adapted to dense zoning and heavy traffic. Living in trees end buroughs, they sleep by day and raid garbage pails by night. Chipmunks, labbits, and mice are so numerous that dogs and house cats will never exhaust the supply. And despite the most ingenious efforts to wipe him out, there is one animal multiplying as rapidly as man himself: By GORDON ELIOT WHITE Deseret News Washington Correspondent rat. The World Health Organization estimates that there is one rat for every human on earth, a total of 3.3 billion. It is the on!- animal species that is a match for man in endurance and tenacithe only one that is uniquely ty adapted to his habitat. Rats thrive on waste and filth. The most congenial environment for them is the sewer, where they find water and shelter. And with the advent of garbage disposal units, a sewer also supplies The - Pay Hikes little people to keep up. To their credit, Utah's two House members have pledged themselves to WASHINGTON The Senate and fight the salary iiKT" ses, but their batHouse must vote this week or pay raises would be rewarded by even more handtle is lonely, and almost certainly will go into effect for the 535 members of some salaries titan Congress is likely to doomed to fail, so insidiously easy lias vote. Congress. At stake the system of raising Congressional salais a $12,500 boost In a year in which both the president ries now been made. Inaction, always By GEORGE C. THOSTESON, M.D. i n congressional and congressional leadership of both easy in Congress, will allow the 41 per Dear Dr. Thosteson: What, specificalsalaries, bringing parties regard a ten per cent income tax cent increase to become law without a ly, causes a person to sneeze? Isnt it them to $42 500. single lawmaker raising his hand to be surcharge as necessary because of inflaFor most memtionary pressures, the restraint of our counted. foreign particles in the nasal passages bers, the choice The view' of Rep, Laurence J. Burton representatives in voting themselves a that trigger the spasm? between a hand41.7 per cent raise is likely to generate and Rep. Sherman P. Lloyd, both Ive tried to tell my husband this, but some raise and the more inflation, and possibly higher taxes. seems reasonable: The allowhes still trying to convince me that its upset it may cause Divided over the past ten years, when ances should be increased. For a memlight beams going into the nostrils. He among the voters congressional salaries were first $22,500, ber from Utah or the other .Western h ome is back states or Alaska or Hawaii, the cost of then $30,000, the presently planned intells me he sneezes more in the sunlight hard, eased only air travel home 10 or 13 times would amount to an average yearcrease necessary than in a dark or dimly lighted room. by the thought that the boost, if it comes, raise of nine per cpnt to the nation's a year is a major expense. The cost of a ly Can light have anything to do with it? is about as far away from the 1970 elec- lawmakers, a figure that seems unlikely round trip to Hawaii is $676, something tions as possible. Maybe the voters will to be matched Mrs. W.D. by productivity increases that. makes Hawaii's representatives a have short memories. little bit poorer than the congressman in Congressional efficiency. Answer: A sneeze (or a series of ( from Montgomery County, Maryland, who Such pay raises can now come auto1939 would since overall The increase sneezes) is usually due to some irritation 30 minutes drive from the capitol. lives Conof Under last terms the if into 89 be cent raise this matically. goes per in the nasal membrane dust, pollen, effect. If that seems like a lot to you, it Certainly some sort of sliding scale travgressional pay bill, a presidential comel allowance is needed for the members. odors, infection. The sneeze is a reflex mission proposes the increase and the does to me, too. The cost of the latest into The final argument for more congresit recommends million crease would be $6.6 Congress. for the action, trying to get rid of the irritation. president Once formally recommended by a presithat it is needed to of Congress: But that doesnt sional money members However, light can cause a sneeze, alattract the best men raises a question: dent, an increase is effective 30 days include cost of the planned parallel raisthough not because the light beams go later unless each house of Congress votes es for their administrative assistants, Were not Robert Taft, William Borah, into the nostrils, but because they go into to reject it. which could amount to $3 million more. Robert Lafollette, Arthur Vandenberg, The argument for an increase goes And then the multiplier effect goes into and Harry Truman attracted to Congress the eye. lines that it was a long time operation all down the line with governdespite what can only be described now This is called a reflex. along the as niggardly pay scales? Where are men since the last increase (three years) and ment workers reaching for more money Some individuals have a very active a senator or of that stature now that the pay L so has large as prices generally are raised in Washrepresentative reflex of this type and will sneeze when g the attempt by the much more handsome? responsibilities that in private industry ington going from subdued light (say tl lobby of a building) into bright sunlignt out- Cause One To Sneeze? k North IN WASHINGTON - naso-ciliar- y ever-losin- doors. So there was right on both sides of the argument. 'The Impact Is Beyond Calculation Dear Dr. Thosteson: Will you explain what a diverticulum is, how it is cured, Ey llARULD LUXDSTROM and what consequences may follow Deseret News Music Editor R.li. neglect? The West might be cowboys and IndiAnswer: A diverticulum is an outans and sagebrush to many Easterneis, tube-likof organs pouching of one of the the body. It is most frequent in the colon, to but the National Committee of Young and I assume that you refer to that type. Audiences, Inc., the West is one of the The seriousness ranges from zero up. areas in the nation. Millions of folks have a diverticulum, or brightest The 1968 totals are now in, and several of them. It is, you see, a very common condition and often doesn't bothof the nearly 13,000 Yeung Audiences lots cf these er the possessor at all concerts given in 34 states for 4th, 5th, are discovered quite by ind 6th r.rde stutaken for some accident, from dents were given other purpose. in the West, that Or there may be some mild bowel dislias, by far, the comfort or upset. In some cases, fortun- smallest proportion of the nation's ately not frequent, pain can be considerof areas if one these able, and of course, population. perforates, that is a real emergency and Young Audienthat But immediate surgery. requires ces, Inc., is thp doesnt often happen. national If this type of diverticulum, of the organization that colon, is what you have in mind, I sponsors tire live programs of prosuggest that you send for the booklet, fessional musicians, and these concerts Dont Let Diverticulosis Throw You. Send 23 cents in coin and a long, were heard by more than 3,000,000 chilstamped envelope to Dr. this past year. dren in care of the Deseret News, for a Miss Cleone Manthci, the Western copy. It will tell you about det and other States Regional Director, who lias just aspects of treatment. If you mean a diverticulum in some other area such as the esophagus (gullet) the small society or duodenum, that is a more specialized dis-- , to do better would and you problem cuss it with your own doctor. Ttie condi-- f lion is rare in the stomach. A type called Meckels diverticulum, in the small intes-- J tine, can, if inflamed, mimic appendicitis, )8nd in fact, be quite a serious matter, i Dear Dr. Thosteson: I have just passsed by 31st birthday and had a phys-- j ical examination last year and was in good shape. 1 have a slight heart mur- mur which the doctor said would never give me any trouble. I would like to have h baby. Do you think I am too old to be i having my first child? Mrs. J.A. e one-ha- non-prof- Tlios-leso- lf MUSICAL WHIRL been in town for a few das conferring with Mrs. Taul (Lorna) Clayton, chairman of the Salt Lae Chapter, and the new' officers of the Frovo Chapter, brought these impressive figures with her. When Miss Manthci became the fulltime Western States Regional director in 1965, there were eight chapters of Young Audiences, Inc.: Salt Lake City, San Francisco, Portland, Los Angeles, San Diego, Las Vegas, Denver, and Vancouver, Washington. Six new chapters have bepn created during the past three years: Napa, Santa Clara, Kern County, California ; Spokane, Reno, and Provo. A new chapter is now being created in South Dakota. The Art Councils that have been formed in many states have given approximately $76,883 for concerts throughout the United States. For the first time, the Utah Institute of Fine Arts was able to make a donation to the Salt Lake Chapter through the efforts of Glen and Wilburn West, Swenson, president, executive director. Another exciting deelopment, Miss Manthel reported, is that the State of California gave $1,690 which was matched by local school districts. The Salt Lake Chapter gave 332 conschool year, and certs for the 1967-6anticipates that it will present approxiyear if a mately 400 during tiie 1968-6sufficient number of ensembles can be made available. Howard Taubman, the distinguished critic - at - large of the New York Times who addressed Governor Ramptons Conference of the Arts last fall, said of 8 9 Young Audiences: The great objective of Young Audiences is to give all the children in all the schools an annual series of three concerts. The mind can hardly conceive w hat such a program, which is not all visionary, could mean to the individual in enrichment and, in the end, to our musical culture. The Impact on the taste of the public of tomorrow is beyond calculation. What higher praise could any music education ever receive than this! 1 by Brickman - tioW THAT ueVp 1 Answer: No, certainly not. In fact, I don't what you aroporrying about. je Peal W HAVE Too? 5, 1969 Take Back Those Nosy Punch Cards The largest financial contributions have come from both the World Wildlife States, Britain, Austria. West Germany, and Switzerland, and the New York Zoological Society, which sponsors a number of projects in Africa. Its current to projects include an expendition observe the rare mountain gorilla and a donation to the government of Tanzania for the creation of a national park and game preserve. Almost ail ot the conservation organizations support the Charles Darwin Research Station in the Galapagos Islands, which is working to preserve the Giant Tortoise and the Marine Iguana. The Zoological Society mamtams a fulltime conservation warden on the islands. A World Wildlife Conference, such as the one proposed by Texas Senator Ralph Yarborough, could bring these diverse organizations together and perhaps establish a basis for future cooperative effort. Most importantly it could lead to an agreement among the governments of the world to stay the execution of our greatest national resource. The beauty and genius of a woik of art may be reconceived, wrote the late but Conservationist William Beebe, when the last individual of a race of living things breathes no more, another heaven and another earth must pass before such a one can breathe again. End of MERRY Series 1GO-ROUN- D Nixon Building Friendships With Congress By DREW PEARSON and JACK ANDERSON WASHINGTON A relaxed Richard Nixon, putting on no presidential airs, scored a quiet hit with congressional leaders during his recent visits on Capitol Hill. He told Senate leaders, for example, that some Presidents with congressional experience had stayed away from the Capitol. They feared tiiey might be resented, he said, because of their inside knowledge of congressional workings. However, he announced his own intention to drop in on Congress occasionally to talk things over. Grandly, he also invited the Senate leaders to bring their problems to the White House. If we work them out, give me the credit. If we dont, blame Harlow," quipped Nixon, referring to his legislative chief, Bryce Harlow. Nixon promised that lie would be a moderate President, but he recalled the justification a Central American diplomat once offered for strongman rule. The diplomat told him, Nixon said, that a strong leader is to democracy what a belt is to a pair of pants. Without the belt, according to the diplomat's philosophy, the pants would fall down. The President also got on the subject of diaries and confided that lie didn't keep one. He frequently resolved to take 10 minutes before going to bed to jot down the day's happenings, lie said, but too tired. invariably he would Nixon discussed a range of subjects with the Senate leaders, lie said that he couldn't do much about Johnsons 1969 and 1970 budgets except to plug a few loopholes, but lie promised that his budget for fiscal 1971 would show some major reductions. He discussed the idea of selling surplus government property at below-markvalue to private firms in order to create jobs in depressed areas. He talked court sysabout establishing a state-lik- e tem. including a court of last resort, in the District of Columbia. He also wanted to reform the bail laws whicli allow criminals on the streets while tiiey are awaiting trial. VIRTUOUS ) By HARRY JONES The dating game business of bringing two compatible people together by computer seems to be on the upswing. In the fact, time may not be too far off when a oung couple may have to produce their p'inch cards along with their blood tests to qualify for a marriage license. The signs ot the Zodiac may lie changed from Aires, Taurus and the rest, to IBM. Control Data, Honeywell, Royal McCee, etc. The astronauts spoiled the lumanee of the moon when they put a lot of science into it. What kind of a romance can you have when you know that the old silvery moon is just a lot of rock that hasn't been dusted for a million years? You dont hear any of the new. . . we laughingly call them singing . . . groups sing about the moon, June, spoon. They' are singing about going to Houston or something about by the time I get to Phoenix bridge. . . . throwing off a tilings But they surely do give out pooping renditions. w itlt ear- - , 1 thought opposites were attracted la each other. It was Shakespeare . . . or who said true love Richard Burton never runs smooth. -- ... , What happened to tiie bit in life that when it was least expected, love ups and socks it to a couple like tiie old mo ies. -- ... Remember the old flick where Clark Gable is walking along Wall Street and Claudette Colbert runs into him with her ' bicycle? They couldnt have met socially b- cause he was rich and she was a poorfarmers daughter. It's an old flick . . . filmed before farmers got paid by the government for not growing stuff. Does he tell her that he is going to contact his lawyer? He does not! He treats her to a soda and 87 minutes of . film later they get married! Now how could such a thing like that happen if we go to computerizing dates? Think about if. How could a gal from the Five and Dime meet a millionaire's kid if the punch cards are stacked against her? And you know they will be. No poor kid is going to get the same holes knocked into a punch card as a - its too late! The rich will get richer and the poor get poorer under the system! Did you know that Dave Kennedy, the new Secretary of the Treasury, and Sen. Ted Moss went ward teaching together when they were young men? They apparently didnt convert each other politically. I want you to give a big hand to those three police officers of Salt Lake City making an investigation at a home with, a shaggy white rug. All three took off their police brogans before walking on the carpet! stalled along Seventh East . . . during some guy that storm, going by in fine style. He was driving to Motorists ... orlastjust barelyhadcrawling to watch work on his snowmobile! Wit's End There's a new television series about the chuck holes in our streets . . . Journey to the Center of the Earth! iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiimmnniniiiintiimiiintiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiiiu BIG TALK jagk Sen. Hugh Scott, the Republican Whip, told tiie President of a coming congressional trip to Japan. He said the trip was scheduled during the Senate recess and would not be charged to the taxpayers. Nothing could be more virtuous, he said. The President said he hoped Scott would learn about the attitudes of tiie Japanese-America- n pub'ic toward Japanese issues. On the House side, Nixon remarked to leaders that the last three Presidents had Kennedy, Johnson and himself begun their Washington careers In the House. Previously, the last former House member elected to the White House, Nixon lecalled, was William McKinley in The President, perhaps remembering the headlines he got in the House during the Alger Hiss investigation, suggested that his House service may have helped him win the close 1968 election. Maybe Hubert should have served in the House," he quipped, relerring to his doleand rival, Hubert Humphrey. . rich kid. Stop before JUNKETEERS 3896. coULPM'T February- But riie numbers of the worlds nw-- t beautiful and curious animals are dwindling fast. The few conservation credits are cancelled out by the huge debit: 5'0 birds and animals on the 'erge of extinc- the Defenders of Wildlife, The National Wildlife Federation, the Committee of International Affairs in Ecology and Conservation, the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, and the Sierra Club. near-extinctio- Wednesday, CUR MAN JONES Fulling for the animals are dozens of organizations with intentions that far outdistance their budgets. Among them are This thundering "buffalo" herd is reminiscent of the thousands of bison that formerly roamed America. Brought to the point of the bison is making a steady comeback. ft 1 3 NEWS, them with food. Health ofncials fear that as sewers spread through the suburbs, the rat population will mushroom. tion. Congress Dilemma In Does Light DESERET "De Gaulle says he has no intention of resigning. 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