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Fluoridation of Public Water Supplies,
Hailed as Health Boon, Said Going Begging
Washington (DPD Suppose
scientists were to find a sim
ple, safe, cheap method of
curbing mans most wide
spread chronic disease?
How would Americans re
spond to this marvelous dis
covery? Would they rush to
put it to use all over the
country?
No, th scientists declare
unhappily, they wouldn't.
They say this because they
are convinced the marvelous
discovery has already been
made. It has received the un
qualified endorsement of the
American Medical Associa
tion, the American Dental
Association, the World Health
Organization and many other
scientific groups. Since 1951,
the U. S. Public Health Ser
vice has been pleading with
Americans to put it to use.
And yet, as of today, three-
. fourths of the American peo
ple have chosen not to.
Going Begging
The supposed health boon
that's going begging is fluor
idation of public water sup
plies. ,
Scientists usually shy away
from saying that anything has
been privea conclusively.
Yet ' that is precisely the
Health Service in summing
up the results of a quarter
on water fluoridation.
This research shows, be
yond the shadow of any
doubt in the scientific mind.
amounts of fluoride to public
WBier supplies -aix icuuu
dental decay by about 65 per
cent.
Dental decay la not a ter
rifying disease, like cancer.
But It fa by far the most prev
alent of man's chronic ail
ments. It afflicts virtually
everyone. It costs Americans
upwards of $1,700,000,000 a
year in dental bills - and
even at that figure, only
about half of the cases get
treated.
Fluoridation Cheap
' The water fluoridation pro
cess which scientists say
could eliminate two-thirds of
this costly misery is very
cheap. The prices comes to
only a few cents per per
son per year.- And the au
thorities insist it has been
proved completely safe. The
Public Health Service says
that even if the amount of
fluoride in public water sup
plies were increased 800 per
cent over the level recom
mended for preventing tooth
decay, it would not and could
not cause any injury to any
one's health.
These claims are not new.
Health Officials have been
calling them to public atten
tion regularly for the past
eight years.
For a while, Americans
responaea entnusiasucauy. in
1952, water fuoridation pro
grama were launched by 243
communities. The following
year, 378 communities adopt
ed fluoridation.
Then a counteraction set in.
A small but highly vocal mi
nority of anti-fluoridationists
launched a campaign against
the health measure. Some
claimed it would cause harm;
others objected to the intro
duction of any foreign mat
ter into their water supplies.
Some sincere people were
and are involved in the fight
against fluoridation. But the
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opposition camp also includes,
according to the American
Medical Association, "cults
and quacks of all descriptions"
who harbor a perpetual
grudge "against all legitimate
scientific progress."
Irresponsible Charges
The AMA charges that op
ponents of fluoridation have
resorted to "all manner of ir
f
SOBBING OVER BODY of estranged wife, Aubrey Hol
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her as she lies dying after he accidentally ran over her.
She ran after his truck trying to talk to him in effort to
patch up their marital quarrel, fell under wheels.
Future of Spain Declared To
Hinge on Economic Stability
Editor's Note: This Is the
third of four dispatches on
Spain today.
By HENRY F. SCHULTE
UPI Correspondent
Madrid (DPD The future
of Spain hinges on the suc
cess of an ambitious fight for
economic stability which be
gan in mid-July, and no one
knows it better than the op
ponents . of the regime oi
Francisco Franco.
.They are clearly aware of
the long-term repercussions
of the plan, whether it suc
ceeds, fails or falls some
where between.
Forest Injury
Rate Said Reduced
Portland (DPD - The safety
committee of the Western Pine
association now convening
here said the region-wide in
jury rate in the industry has
been reduced 20 per cent
since 1956 as the result of an
organized effort.
Best all - around improve
ment was made in the Spo
kane district, the committee
said. The district injury rate
on two million man hours has
dropped about 50 per cent.
Spokane also had the best
sawmill record with a 49 per
cent decrease in the injury
rate on more than one million
man hours.
The Klamath Falls district
had the best logging perform
ance, where a 1956 rate of
85.90 was pared to 34.60 on
450,000 man hours.
CATCH
Brattleboro, Vt. (DPD The
Firemen's Benefit ' Associa
tion offered to repair the
Creamery Bridge and paint it
bright red if someone would
volunteer ladders for the
project.
responsible charges, includ
ing the "ridiculous" asser
tions that fluoride in water
causes sexual impotence and
induces abortions.
The campaign has been
highly effective. Since 1953,
the number of communities
adopting fluoridation has de
clined "each year, reaching a
low of 145 last year. And sev-
But for now, they admit.
that the plan has knocked
out any hopes for a change of
regime in the near future.
Earlier this year, Franco's
foes, especially Spain's mon
archists, expressed hope that
economic catastrophe might
topple the Claudillo within a
fairly short time. ' :'
Optimism Changed
But by mid-summir, their
optimism had changed to res
ignation. : .. ,:
' On. July. 20,-the Franco gov--j
ernment announced the first
in- a series of drastic meas
ures aimed at overhauling the
national economic setup and
putting new life into its inter
national commerce. Part of
the program put Spain in line
for massive injections of tor-.
eign aid, an estimated 400
million dollars. N. -
This was a blow to Fran
co's opponents.
"We had hopes that no aid
would be forthcoming, or that
it would be made contingent
on a change in regime," a
top monarchist spokesman
slid. "The aid has given the
Religious Sect
Citizens Dwindle
Canterbury, N. H. (DPD
One of America's last Shaker
colonies, located here, has
only 11 surviving members.
Founded by ' the religious
sect in 1782, this colony had
about 300 men and women
members at its peak.
The sect was introduced in
to America prior to the War
of the Revolution. Converts
were required to pay all debts
and turn their remaining
property over to the sect.
They lived in groups on a
communistic ' basis, ' stressing
celibacy, non - resistance and
public confession.
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eral cities which has begun
fluoridation were compelled
by public clamor to suspend
it.
As of today, about 42,000,
000 persons - one-fourth of
the total population - live in
communities where the water
supply contains an amount of
fluoride considered adequate
to prevent tooth decay.
Arthur S. Flemming, Secre
tary of Health, Education and
Welfare, said he finds it "dif
ficult to understand" why any
community would pass up this
"proved protection."
Militant Minority
"I have come to the conclus
ion that the program is lag
ging only because opponents
of fluoridation are a militant
minority, and proponents, as
is frequently the case with
new health measures, are an
unmilitant majority," Flem
ming said.
"It is nothing short of tragic
to deny millions of children
the benefits of healthy teeth,
when public opinion-polls in
dicate that a majority of citi
zens desire to take advantage
of this" established health
measure.
"Yet this is clearly what is
happening in a number of
communities, large and
small." -
Franco regime a! new lease
Pon life."
Agreement Among All
On that, there was agree
ment among all elements of
the opposition - but on little
else.
For instance, there are the
extremists, including the na
tion's small but well-organized
Communist party, which
presumably desire complete
failure of the government's
attempts to bolster the sag
ing economy - so- they ; could,
capitalize - on the ': political
chaos that would follow.
For that reaon, the mon
archists and socialists do not
want complete failure. But
realizing that an unqualified
triumph would entrench the
Caudillo more firmly than
ever, they hope for a partial,
non-spectacular success.
If that happens, the middle-of-the-road
opposition be
lieves, Franco may tire of
facing the problems of ruling
Spain and arrange for an or
derly anu early succession.
Most "middle-roaders" be
lieve that the logical step
after Franco would be restor
ation of a king to Spain's va
cant throne.
Ultimate Solution
. The monarchists, who form
perhaps the largest segment
of the opposition, look upon
the return of a king as the
ultimate solution to the ques
tion, After Franco, what?"
The socialists, on the other
hand, look upon the restora
tion of the monarchy as no
more than a transitional step
toward a socialist-democratic
state.
But there is one thought
tha is common to all shades
of the opposition! Any change
in Spain's leadership will be
made whenever and however
Franco wants it.
(Next: Pretenders to the
throne.)
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Missionary With
Dislike for North
On Job for 29 Years
Baker Lake, Northwest Ter
ritory (DPD - British-born Can
on William J. R. James is an
Anglican missionary who dis
likes the mosquito-infested
North, but has remained here
29 years for the sake of his
Eskimo parishioners.
The 59-year-old churchman
admits frankly that he would
head south in a minute were it
not for the spiritual welfare
of the 450 Eskimos in his bar
ren parish 1,000 miles north of
Winnipeg, Manitoba.
"I love the Eskimos," he
said in an interview. "That's
the main thing.
"I've played the part of a
dentist, a doctor and a school
teacher for them." '
Long Years Rewarding
The gray-haired bachelor
who lives alone in a small
frame house on the lake shore,
believes his long years in the
North-he denies they've been
lonely-have been rewarding.
He pointed out that he preach
ed to a record congregation of
188 persons at a recent service
in the 30 by 24-foot wooden
church he built himself.
Canon James said church at
tendance is 100 Der cent whpn
the Eskimos are in the sptt.lp-
ment. He emphasized that they
nave a true appreciation of
Christianity and don't
merely for the ritual.
He said the Eskimns harl
known only two vears of
Christianity when he arrivprf
at Baker Lake from Wycliffe
ouege, loronto, in 1930. He
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said there now are no pagan
Eskimos in the area, all be
ing either Anglican or Roman
Catholic.
Canon James preaches three
services every Sunday, two in
Eskimo and one in English for
the handful of white men sta
tioned here. The prayer and
hymn books are printed in
Eskimo, a language which the
Canon speaks fluently.
Visits Nomad Camps
Dressed in Eskimo clothing,
he used to travel up to 30 days
at a stretch by dogteam visit
ing the camps of nomad Eski
mos. But he has cut out most
of this as he is getting older
and more Eskimos are moving
to the settlement.
Canon James said he came
to the North because it was a
challenge. Looking back on
his 29 years, he said he hasn't
regretted the move. In fact,
he plans to stay another five
years. .
CARPET-BAGGER
. Syracuse, N. Y. -(DPD- Nor
man Bryant told police some
one stole $300 he had' hidden
under a rug in the living room
of his house. He said the
money was apparently taken
as he slept on a couch only a
few feet away.
Boise, Idaho (DPD Gov.
Mark Hatfield of Oregon was
to speak to .the Methodist
men here today prior to going
to Sun Valley for the Western
Governors' conference.
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Prison Has Biggest
Attica, N.Y. - (DPD - Attica
State Prison had it biggest
year-education-wise- in 1959.
Fifty -six inmates received
high school equivalency di
plomas from Warden Dr. Wal
ter B. Martin at special cere
monies inside the prison
walls. That made a total of
379 men who have qualified
ORCHID GROWERS
Syracuse, N. Y. -(DPD- Two
Syracuse University profes
sors have an unusual hobby:
growing exotic orchids. Pro
fessors Aden . J. King and
George Sachs grow their or
chids in a specially-equipped
tropical greenhouse at the
rear of King's home here.
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Joseph P. Buckley, who di
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gram, noted there were 256
inmates enrolled in classroom
courses this year and 410
others are taking study
courses through correspon
dence. "That's about 38 per cent of
the prison's population," re
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