Boise, Idaho U.R) Repub
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ard Hall said Saturday the value
of the dollar "has changed less
than a half a cent in three years"
of the Eisenhower administra
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Dulles Schedules Far Eastern Visit
Washington (U.R) Secre
tary of State John Foster Dulles
will visit the Far East in March
to devise new strategy for pro
tecting free nations from Com
munist economic or military
penetration, it has been dis
closed. Alithoritative sources said the
much-traveled Secretary of State
plans to fly to Karachi, Pakistan,
for a meeting about March 6 of
the Southeast Asian Treaty Or
ganization, the so-called "Manila
Pact" alliance .which the United
States regards as a kep bulwark
against Red aggression in the
Far East.
While plans for the trip are
not complete, it is likely Dulles
will expand his itinerary to in
clude visits to other Far East
ern capitals. Last April, when
he attended a Manila pact meet
ing in Thailand, Dulles went on
to visit Formosa, Burma, the
Philippines and other countries
in the area.
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Demand for Salk Polio Vaccine Said
To Be Gaining on Available Supplies
Editor's note: The United Press has
made a state-by-state survey of the
polio vaccine situation. It shows that
Salk shots are currently being pro
duced faster than they are being used.
But demand is picking up fast and is
expected to outrun the supply again
when the polio season begins in the
spring. The following dispatch on this
nationwide survey is by Michael J.
O'Neill, UP Washington correspondent
who has covered the Salk vaccine
story from the start.
Br MICHAEL J. O'NEILL
United Press Correspondent
Washington (U.R) Salk polio
vaccine now is rolling off the
production lines faster than it's
used. But demand is picking up
fast and is expected to run far
ahead of supplies in the next
few months.
A nationwide survey showed
today there are currently about
five million shots the equiva
lent of nearly two months' out
put on the shelves of doctors'
offices, drug stores and local
health departsments.
But state health authorities
said they are not concerned.
Main reason for the delay in
the vaccine's use, they said, is
that many areas have been stock
piling shots for mass innocula
tion programs.
A month, or so ago public
health officials were worried
about lagging demand for the
vaccine. Now their main con
cern is whether they will get
enough vaccine to provide pro
tection to millions of eligible
children before the 1956 polio
season hits next spring.
"Demand -has been increasing
steadily," said Dr. Malcolm H.
Merrill, California health direc
tor. "There is a question at this
moment whether vaccine pro
duction can keep up with de
mand, especially if the current
increase in acceptance con
tinues." . There have been conflicting
reports about how well the na
tionwide inoculation program
has been doing since the gov
ernment's voluntary distribu
tion system went into effect this
fall. To get the facts, United
Press correspondents " went to
top health officials in the 48
states. Highlights of their re
port: Demand Great in Five States
Demand for the vaccine was
reported to be very great in
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five states, substantial in 18, 1 thorities have declared the vac
cine insufficiently safe but at
least one community has gone
ahead with vaccinations any
way. ,
In Kentucky, physicians took
a stand against the vaccine but
agreed health officers could
give shots to those who request
ed them. Some medical opposi
tion to mass inoculation pro
grams also was reported in New
Jersey and Kansas.
Priority Restriction Limited
Only about half the states are
adhering strictly to the govern
ment recommendation that age
priorities be limited to a 10-year
span between birth and 15.
Many are using the whole 15
year span and five have stretch
ed their priorities through 19
years Minnesota, Nevada,
North Dakota, South Dakota,
Wyoming. Minnesota was typi
cal. It enlarged its priorities
group because of lack of demand
for the vaccine in the smaller eli
gibility group, s
Illinois suspended commercial
distribution of the vaccine until
Feb. 1. Dr. Ruth Church, state
about equal to supplies in 15
and small in only six Idaho,
M a s s a chusetts, Pennsylvania,
Minnesota, Tennessee, and Vir
ginia. Four states didn't report.
In many areas health authorities
have been discouraging demand
because of limited supplies.
The 43 states which were able
to supply figures reported a
total of 4,968,144 shots currently
in the hands of health authori
ties and physicians. The figure
is believed conservative. Esti
mates were not available for
five states and the number of
unused shots in the hands of
physicians could not be deter
mined precisely. Also, more
than three million shots, recent
ly released by the government,
now are en route to the states
for use. ' ;
Some of the vaccine appar
ently has not been used because
of , local apathy. But the big
reason for large unused stocks
in some areas in the effort of
health departments to stockpile
enough shots to keep a mass
inoculation program rolling once
started. These departments ar
gue it would be unfair to dis
tribute small amounts of vac
cine piecemeal.
Inoculation Pattern Varies
Some inoculations are now
being given in most states but
the pattern varies widely. Injec
tions are currently being given
on a statewide basis in 13 states,
in many communities in nine
states, and, in only a few com
munities in 11 states. In another
11 states, very few injections
are being given, because of in
adequate supplies or opposition
to the vaccine. Four states didn't
report. . .
Substantial opposition to the
inoculation program was report
ed in five states. In Idaho, where
Cutter-inoculated children were
hard hit by polio, both the state
health and medical authorities
have opposed mass, injection
programs.- In Massachusetts, au-
"there was a feeling that some
vaccine had been diverted to
non-priority groups." She said
the supply situation will be re
evaluated in February and a de
cision made about resumption
of distribution in commercial
channels.
Three -Main Reasons Cited.
Health authorities cited three
main reasons for .tre sharp drop
in demand for the vaccine this
fall: 1 Public uncertainty about
the vaccine's- safety; 2 Natural
apathy setting in after the polio
season ended, and 3 A slump in
mass " inoculations during the
change-over from the school pro
gram of the National Foundation
for Infantile Paralysis and the
voluntary, state-by-state distri
bution system.
These same factors, in reverse,
are cited as reasons for the new
pickup in demand. There have
been numerous official reports
confirming the vaccine's safety
and effectiveness, many parents
are becoming conscious of the
approaching polio season, and
many states and communities are
getting tneir. inoculation pro-
vaccine co-ordinator, , reported ' grams underway.
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Bulganin Says War
Moscow (U.R) Soviet
Premier Nikolai A. Bulganin
has declared that possession of
mass destruction hydrogen
bombs by-both the East and West
does not rule out the possibility
of nuclear war.
The communist leader said
the only way to prevent such a
war is to ban all atomic and
hydrogen weapons, and to estab
lish an effective international
control of armament.
Bulganin warned that the
arms race was- increasing the
threat of a new war, rather than
diminishing it .
The Soviet premier sounded
his warnings in a question and
answer interview with the
American Telenews Television
company.
"It is wrong to -assert that in
asmuch as East and West possess
hydrogen weapons, the possi
bility of a thermo-nuclear war
is automatically excluded," Bul
ganin declared.
"Assertions of this kind can,
in fact, lull the vigilance of peo
ples who support the elimination
of the threat of an atomic war.
"Of course, the fact that under
present conditions atomic and
hydrogen weapons . cannot be
used with impunity has some
deterrent effect on those circles
which would like to unleash
war, using 'weapons of mass annihilation."
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information for. vacationists.
Remember in heat prostration,
the body is cold, clammy and
bluish pale. Treatment is to bring
body temperature UP to normal,
so warmth is required.
In' sunstroke, the body is dry,
hot and red. Treatment is to
bring the body temperature
DOWN to normal by cooling de
vices such as shade, fanning and
cool water.
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