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Show March 21 to 28 Is 'White Cane Week' in Utah Governor Calvin L. Rampton signed a proclamation last week declaring the week of March 21 to 27 as "White Cane Week" in Utah. The proclamation proclam-ation was signed in conjunction with the Lions Clubs of Utah in their efforts to help the blind. During this week Lions thru-out thru-out the state will be selling the little white canes as symbols for their special sight conserv-ationand conserv-ationand blind programs. The money realized from theis drive will be used exclusilvely by the Lions for their many and various var-ious help programs in the sight conservation field. Glen C. Nielson, Lynndyl, Millard County, a freshman at Brigham Young University, has been selected by the Utah Lion Clubs as "Blind Student of the Year." He was presented with a scholarship award to aid him in his chosen field of chemical engineering. Glen, who is 18, accepted the award in a ceremony cere-mony in Governor Rampton's office. He is an outstanding student. |