Study. probes disorder

* MINNEAPOLIS (AP) +
The risk of contracting toxic
shock syndrome is” signi-,
ficantly , greater for women
who’ use higher-absorbency
tampons - during menstrua-.
tion than for. those using.
regular tampons, a new’
study. shows.

Results of the study in-
volving 240 women from

in ant

* cation’ of increased risks:
sociated’ with Roly’ brand
tampons beyond that . pre-,

dicted by thelr absorbency.
“At this'time we have no

“idea why this is the case.”

Procter and Gamble, man-

studies showed a close asso

ciation with toxic shock.”:

it Thé company sald Tuesday
it welcomed the new infor-"’
-mation on toxic shock show--

* ing that all major tampon

brands, and pnts just Rely, are

of the sup
bent Rely, voluntarily _re-

the disease,
Toxic shock is a relatively

women iusing tampons ‘during

: menstruation. Its symptoms

include high fever, diarrhea
and vomiting, followed by a
sudden ‘drop. in blood pres-

‘gure’ ‘and a sunburn-like rash.

nde ‘shock was iden-
11978, at least 818

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‘Newton. believes’ the “aale: ‘of

B.C.’s largest food company’

to Alberta pork Producers is

a algnificant ‘event. :
Newton's’ meat proce:

ssing =
company, Fletcher's. Fine.
Foote re is being gold for.

poople ‘have contracted the

moved ‘the tampon from ‘the | rare, sometimes fatal. disor- ‘disease and.69 women have and $10 for ‘the | ‘Taat two
market in September after dor that strikes mostly young ° died. ae

digits,

manufacturers
of that’ ‘growth | has come a since
New-

“The company has '$70; mil-
les, and ‘the
‘Vancouver.’ plant;:. with’.

ton bought the company in

1968 for $200,000.

+57 Since then, , Flotcher's has

grown ‘from .a small, plant
fare gmploying: 25 ‘people
ith $1. million “in annual

wed toa 650-employee plant

here plus :100 workers at its

ers, is, considered the ‘most

modern. meat. processing -op- ;

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The company suppiles B.C.

with 40 per cent of ita pork *

and processed pork products
and is commanding a growing.

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the U8.

Yowa wore released Tuesday

by Dr. Michael Osterholm, .

director of the study and

chief of acute disease epi- -

demiology for the Minnesota
health department. |

The study is the fitat to
show a clear relationship be-
tween tampon absorbency
and, toxic shock, ‘Osterholm,,

othe risk of contracting
toxic shock syndrome 1s in-
creased approximately 17-
fold for ‘women using tam-
pons of all absorhencies, (bit)
that risk increases to up to
80-fold for those using super-

absorbent tampons,” Oster- é

holm said.
NOADVICEGIVEN .

“We're not yet ina position

to tell anyone to use or not to

: uge.tampons or super-absor- |
bent tampons, Women can
assess the data and decide for
themselves.”

Although the study
showed that risk of toxic
shock is tied more directly to
tampon absorbency than to
the brand used, Osterhold
said there is also some indi-

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’ New twist to
crime. fighting

GLENWOOD’ ‘SPRINGS, .”

_ COLO. (AP) — - Policemen

who knew that two young --

robbery: suspects were ‘held
up in a hotel figured’ there
was no way to evacuate other
‘guests without alerting the
juveniles,

So they. went dressed: “as °
firemen. They borrowed. Sa

city fire truck and six uni-

- forms, pulled the -fire-alarm
and went’ in yelling “Fire!”
police said.

“People came boiling out of
their rooms in their skivvies,
and I'm sorry about that,”
Glenwood Springs Police
Chief Bob Halbert said, “But
we were just trying to pre-
vent anyone from getting
hort.”

Halbert said police had
been chasing.a 12-year-old
and a 14-year-old sought in
the burglary of a hoise and
the theft of a truck and two
pistols. The suspects fled to
the Rex Hotel, police said,

After pulling the alarm, .

Halbert said, officers “went
right up to the second floor
and when the two guys bailed
out of their room, the ‘fire-
men’ arrested them.”

Resolve
burning
issue

WOODWARD, OKLA.
(AP) — Firefighters here are
trying to resolve a burning
issue — do beards pose a
threat to men fighting fires?

Half the force’ has quit
shaving for 90 days to see
how well oxygen masks work
with whiskers.

The forehead-to-chin mask
forms a seal against the skin,
keeping smoke and deadly
gases out.

Beards could keép the seal.
from forming, said Chief
Charles Gleswein, who also
says a beard ona firefighter

“just seems dirty to me.”

But Robert Canfield, presi-
dent of the firefighters’ union
local, thinks beards will Bass
“the test.

‘facility: in-Red Deer, Alta, ”

1980 fay os ‘implementation of Phase I of the
Fund Rating pk
The whole tee ‘behind FAIR. is ultimately to remove,
any form of discrimination in‘ automobile i in |
surance rates for reasons of age, sex, marital st status or’
where a person lives in the province. It seeks to
link Autoplan rates solely to an individual's driving
record, habits and and attitudes; And that's fair."
Phase Tlofthe five-yearEA.LR. ‘profram will take

” effect on January 1, 1981. Here are, the highlights:

1. REMOVAL OF AGE AS A RATING FACTOR

This step completes the removal of age, sex and:

ital status as factors in determining how ‘auch

mely on ae basis of age!

2. INTRODUCTION OFA DRIVER ACCIDENT
PREMIU

IM .
: Inorderto place financial responsibilty squarely

" where it  belongs—on the individ
~wheel-a Driver Accident Premium will be introduced

* on January I, 1981. It will apply to drivers of: vehicles

rated for pleasure or drive-to-work tise: It means that ©

drivers of such vehicles who are respc for

an accident which results in property damage or bodily
injury to others will pay an additional premium of
$390 for each accident.

This premium may be paid in one lump sum or
in three equal instalments—the first payable.at the
time liability is determined, and the second and third
on the next two anniversaries of the accident.

If the total claim is $100 or less, this Driver’.
Accident Premium will not be charged. If the liability
is divided, each driver whose share of the claim is
more than $100 will be charged the full Driver Accident
Premium. If the claim is less than $390, the driver:
who is at fault may choose to make a si le payment
equal to the amount of the claim, rather pay. :

.the-Driver Accident Premium...

This premium is charged tothe ‘diver of the
vehicle, sahiethe? or not he or she is the owner.
Failure to pay a Driver Accident Premium after notice
from the Corporation will result in denial of Own’
Damage coverage for a subsequent daim, for a vehicle
owned by that driver. - a

There are two excéptions to this new Driver
Accident Premium: P

“*{a] It does not‘apply to divers of vehicles rated
for commercial or business use. Since the cost of
insurance is a business expense, it’s unfair that an'em-
ployee-driver should pay the Driver ‘Accident

Premium when responsible for .
an accident while driving an.
* employer's vehicle.

- However, accidents will still
~-mean higher .
insurance costs for

. owners of such
vehicles because

isi and cc will cc Ye
” to be rated under the existing Safe Driving Vehicle :
Discount system in 1981, - /
(b) Thie Driver Accident Premium will also hot

: apply t to drivers of motorcycles or trailers. This

is because the cost ofthe accident premium. could
‘exceed the total cost: “of Autoplan i insurance for”.

* these low-r Ho 10tc and.
-trailers will still be rated according to the Safe
"Driving Vehiclé Discount systemin 1981. .

3, CONTINUATION OF THE SAFE DRIVING

> MEHICLE DISCOUNT. .
+ The Safe Driving ‘Vehicle Discount system will

‘

continue to be applied throughout 1981.

to pay y claims for. bodily i injury and death it provides: a
forthe victim's own Third Party Liability coverage $

‘to be applied to bring the total pay
amount of coverage. |

or “For. exaniple, i inasituation where a driver at fault
carries $100,000 ‘Third Party Piyres coverage bist.

For instance, if your vehicle was involved in an. *

accident at any time in the.three years priorto
December 31,.1980, you will lose, or already have lost,
part of your. Safe Driving Vehicle Discount.

"Despite any changes in the FA.LR. program, you :

will i sil hve to ‘earn back’ the full 3-year discopnt, .-
ed: or three years of: ‘decide:
 frée ape ath Pee

‘An‘accident Sesarhia after Decsmber '31, 1980, :

7 on which a Third Party claim is paid, will result in ee

assessment of a ‘Driver Accident Premium. ee
“4, REVISIONS. 70 THE PENALTY POINTS |
In addition to the new Driver ‘Accident Premium

for ‘people ‘who cause accidents, 1981 will see a
revision of the Perialty Points Premium program as asa’

.. | deterrent to irresponsible drivers who acquire

penalty points for traffic violations. = zs
The minimum number of points a driver can

Points Premiumiis ceed a squaring the number

- of points, equating, ‘that figure to corer cone
be 30%:

“KF
gram. towards eliminating duflorenoee in territorial
tates. In 1981, these eam be fone a-

option J uiitbe ilabl toyou
_in 1981 when you rentw your ‘Autoplan insurance.
‘Please take time to check them out before. you renew. .
‘They are.part of ‘ICBC's continuing program
“to ‘provide: a broader range of coverage to meet’ et your
specific needs. : b
4 UNDERINSURED MOTORIST PROTECTION
This option: ‘provides‘extended protection to the ”
where the i catried -
is not sufficient: *-

junction with an ous te
bursemenit on a fixe scale to.coy

ey to the’ high

-or the police. It wall
replacement
ICBC tenders settlem

_ 4/AUTOPLAN:

Why? Quit

“Unavoidably, Autopl: :
ly because the’ dhe

dents is going ‘up, the
increasing; ' 5
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‘protection, fuel’econom
jery accident that mu
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