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Thursday, Oct. 14,1976 " Immunization to proceed as scheduled Flu vaccine 'safe' despite deaths Compiled by about 10 would have died of natural Faculty in this category will be reports. Nessen said Ford, 63, plans Cindy Leise causes," he said. vaccinated only in the morning. to be vaccinated today. "I would take the vaccine myself if Parke-Davis & Co. of Detroit, one The nationwide death toll of per- I was over60."he added. Town schedules and locations can of four drug manufacturers sons immunized against swine flu The furor concerning the vac- be obtained from the Wood Couty producing the vaccine, said has reached 11, but the director of cinations began Tuesday when three Health Department. "Scientific evidence confirms that Wood County's immunization insists persons over 70, all with heart or lung the Parke-Davis influenza vaccine the vaccine is safe and will be ailments, died after receiving the flu The general population, including could not have been responsible." distributed here early next month as shots. Several states and counties those between the ages of 3 and 60, The company produced most of the scheduled. suspended immunization programs will be vaccinated Nov. 9-10. vaccine administered in the fatal Although health officials in eight immediately. Students and University faculty will cases. states have suspended the im- A spokesman for the Ohio be given the normal vaccine in They said no adverse reaction was munization program, the Wood Department of Health said that the Northeast Commons on these days. reported in any of the 118,000 persons County program director, Dr. director and health department There is no charge. vaccinated in tests. William D. Harm said no evidence officials were "unavailable for has been produced which directly comment." MANY HEALTH officials are HANN SAID that although he has connects the deaths with the flu closing their immunization centers confidence in the final form of vaccination. HE SAID the state department of without evidence that the flu vac- vaccine administered, many He said the press has been over- health "has complete confidence in cines are harmful, Hann said. He problems stopped and slowed its publicizing the deaths and has not the vaccine and will proceed as said he believes this is being done in production. revealed all of the facts. scheduled in our immunization many cases because the action is He said at one time the Parke- program." "politically acceptable." Davis & Co. chemists produced HANN SAID that in normal over* Hann said Wood County will begin "massive amounts of vaccine that population of 100,000, about 10 per- to distribute the "high risk" vac- "They may be stopping the best were (ineffective against the swine sons would die of natural causes cinations next week to people over 60 program against a flu epidemic in flu." every 24 hours. Because at least or with chronic diseases. U.S. history." he said. 100,000 people over 60 have been Students who need the "high risk" i White House Press Secretary Ron He added, however, "If we can immunized, Hann said the number of vaccine can be immunized every day Nessen said he did not know the save hundreds and thousands of lives deaths can be "justified." at the University Health Center President's reaction to the deaths, that might be lost in an epidemic, it "If you just left those people alone during the morning and afternoon. according to Associated Press will be worth it." L/PCAC seeks improved relations By Dennis Sadowski THE OFFICERS were told not to to a story in the News, drug arrests "Anything we can do to reinforce Staff Reporter enter student rooms unless invited will be made when the situation the positive is going to help," Dr. under the principle that a dorm room warrants. Thomas D. Klein, assistant professor The University Poiice-Community is the same as a private home, he Several committee members of English, said. Advisory Committee (UPCAC) said. encouraged students to show interest decided to help improve relations in the University Police, as they will THE KEY, Daoust said, is to between University Police and the "Our crime appears to be be making an effort to talk with communicate to dormitory staff campus community at its first decreased in the dorms" he said, students as they patrol. members that the police are meeting yesterday. adding however, that no statistics "I'd like to have those 3,500 people protecting students. One step toward this goal is a are available to prove that point. (freshmen) to stop in and talk with He suggested getting Student ' ' " ' >!■—|»u«j b, COi fern* program instituted this quarter in us."'Daoust said. "Education Li the Government Association (SGA) and which officers, patrol dormitories Daoust said it is still too early to problem." UCF involved with the committee to Helen Jacobs, staff nurse from the Toledo Health Dept, demonstrates throughout the day and night. evaluate the program. Other programs underway to help "get a program rolling" to improve the $1045 hypodermic injection apparatus used in Immunisation ' The officers were instructed as to police-community relations are relations. against swine fin. what we expected from them," Lieut. "In Kohl Hall I haven't heard any Operation Identification, bicycle In other business, Klein was Roger A. Daoust said. complaints," Kohl hall director Ted registration and a lock-up program, replaced by Donald A. Brown, D.Shobesaid. he said. graduate student representative, as Rev. Eugene A. Keil of the United chairman of the committee. ' 'We're not out there (in the dorms) Christian Fellowshlpr (UCF) Brown said he would like to see a SGA, arbitration board conflict looking for marijuana violators. suggested "creating an environment sub-committee formed to look into We're looking for trespassers, theft where the students and officers alternatives to police firearms. He Controversy has arisen over what the names of SAB members up for authority if police are called to in- and vandalism," Dale F. Shaffer, might meet each other where the stressed that he did not mean i may be contradictions. between the approval at Monday's SGA meeting. vestigate the matter. director of University Police said. officer is not an authority, to get replacing the firearms, but "to find a University Student Code and the "Sometimes a complainant or a around stereotyping" of police of- reasonable, practical alternative to Student Government Association "ACCORDINGto the SGA con- witness in a case is reluctant to call BUT DAOUST said that, contrary ficers. firearms." ' (SGA) constitution regarding stitution, the SAB is legally in in the police in the matter and will • member selection for the Student business, but with this action, they then turn to SAB for justice," Derek , Arbitration Board (SAB). will be legal with the student code," Dickinson, director of standards and SAB has jurisdiction over students Burris said. procedures, explained. Academic Council discusses i.' who violate the student code on Richard A. Edwards, vice "SAB only has the power of • University property. president and assistant to the recommendations in sentencing. I The student code, written in 1971, president, said he does not know make the final judgment." he said specifies that members of SAB are to which document-the SGA con- be appointed by the president of SGA stitution or the student code-has RECOMMENDATIONS of library hours, semester system • and approved by a majority of its more authority in the situation. suspension, probation, warning and . members. "I was not even aware that there restitution can be handed down by The SGA constitutiton however, was a commonality between the two SAB members. They can also Library hours and a change from years ago "to amplify and replace for the next four years, Rothe said. deleted the article pertaining to the documents," he said. dismiss a case for lack of evidence. academic quarters to semesters the quadrennial review mandated in - appointment of SAB members during Edwards said he would have to He said that in the six years he has were two issues discussed at this the (academic) charter for depar- Also, COPE information will be . former SGA President W. Randall concur with Eakin's judgment on the been with the University he has only year's first Academic Council tments," he said extremely useful in determing Haulaway's administration in hire- interim measure and would discuss changed one or two recom- meeting Wednesday, but no action where additional dollars can best be re, when the student judicial process the problem with Eakins and Burris. mendations handed down by SAB. wastaken. HE SAD) about seven depart- spent in the event of a tight budget, Although SAB has jurisdiction over ments, including philosophy, legal he added. • was separated fromSGA. A student can also appeal the "What's happening in the library students violating the student codeon decision of SAB to the Student studies, geography and physics, In other business. Dr.