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TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER 12. 1978
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Goats prove allies in
preventing forest fires
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SAN DIEGO — The federal gov
ernment has found that goats are
useful and economical allies in the
war against forest fires.
The Forest Service said goats
were used in a two-year experiment
to keep wildland firebreaks clear by
chewing up brush and the program
was a success.
And now, a herd of 800 Spanish
goats in the Cleveland National
Forest .50 miles east of San Diego
will be increased to 2,500 beginning
today.
Economics is what makes the
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proposition attractive. Not only
the use of goats cheaper than man
power or machinery, but the federal
government does not have to pay for
the animals or the herders who
watch them.
Beene Bros., a private ranching
firm, entered into a five-year ag
reement with the Forest Service in
1976 to herd the goats in the 400-
acre Morena Goat Enclosure. In re
turn, Rocky and Tommy Beene are
allowed to graze the goats on federal
land — firebreaks — free of charge.
The brothers sell the adult ani
mals to “jobbers” who, in turn.
market them for meat in San Fran
cisco and Los Angeles.
The government’s investment in
the program so far has been about
$30,000, most of which went for
manpower and fencing materials,
according to Dave Jones, the Forest
Service’s recreation resources staff
officer, who came up with the idea.
Future plans call for 35,000
Spanish goats to be kept in the
Morena Goat Enclosure to maintain
the 60 separate firebreaks — some
as wide as a mile — Jones said.
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Scientist finds way to alter
plants to suit environment
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FORT COLLINS, Colo. — A
Colorado State University scientist
Monday said experiments he has
conducted with tobacco plant cells
could lead to tbe development of
plants which can survive a much
higher level of salt.
Murray YV. Nabors, an associate
professor of botany and plant
pathology, said he has developed
tobacco plant cells that are as high as
12 times as tolerant of salt as their
parent cells.
He said the same process proba
bly could be done with wheat, oats
and other food plants.
“Salt is a problem in most irri
gated areas around the world,”
Nabors said. "All arid and semiarid
countries, including the Arab coun
tries, Pakistan and parts of India,
have salinity problems that mean
economic losses in agriculture.”
Nabors said through cycle after
cycle of irrigation, the salt level
gradually builds until it reaches in
tolerable amounts for plant life.
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Sadat reaches
crucial stage
United Press International
CAMP DAVID, Md. — The
Camp David summit on the Middle
East reached a decisive stage today,
and sources said Egyptian President
Anwar Sadat has now assumed a
pivotal position in determining the
outcome.
Sadat joined President Carter at
10:30 a.m. EDT for the late st round
of crucial talks which began Tuesday
and were expected to run to mid
week. Israeli Prime Minister
Menachem Begin was not present
when the morning session began.
Conference sources said the suc
cess or failure of the summit is now
in Sadat’s hands, because it is up to
him to decide whether he, as a rep-
resentive of the Arab world, can ac
cept the proposals put forth in the
six and a half hours of meetings bet
ween the three world leaders.
These sources said, to date, the
negotiations have focused on the fu
ture of the occupied WestL
ritories and the Gaza strip,
future of the Palestinians!
sources said the future oft
peninsula — also occ
Israelis — has been broad
was not a major theme in L,
19 hours of talks involving;
spective delegations.
If the Israeli proposab-
American modifications
acceptable to Sadat, it would
continuation of negotiations ]
bly on the foreign minsterl
U.S. officials are hoping!
stage of talks can get started
as late this month, during!
General Assembly session.
The weekend lull forrestij
flection — including a
nearby Gettysburg, Pa., __
— gave way to substantives
day. On Sunday afternoon,t
Begin and their top advisers a
65 minutes. There vvasnol
what was discussed or thei
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That s already the case in
California, while in a state like Col
orado, where the headwaters begin,
the buildup is not as extensive,” he
said.
In 1972 the headwaters of the
Colorado River contained salt at
about 50 parts per million.
Downstream, in the Imperial Valley
of California, the river contained
800 to 900 parts salt per million.
"These amounts are undoubtedly
greater today,” Nabors said.
Nabors said he is trying to speed
up the process through tissue cul
ture, cloning, mutant selection and
regeneration. He places some cells
from a plant in a nutrient solution
where they grow, divide and pro
duce new cells by the millions.
Most of these cells are identical or
clones of the original cells, although
nature occasionally provides a few
cells that are different. Nabors looks
for the mutant cells with more salt
tolerance, which occur at a rate of
about one in a million.
Once he has isolated the mutant
cell, he then uses that to produce
new cells with even greater salt to
lerance levels. These cells can then
be regenerated into whole plants
with roots, stems and leaves.
Nalwirs said he believes it may be
cheaper, more economical and
smarter to try to modify the plant to
suit the environment than it woidd
be to modify the environment to
suit the plant.
HEW to send
notices to
loan defaulters
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark — The Dc
be afel
partment of Health, Education and
Welfare is cracking down on stu
dents who have not repaid loans
they used for college or vocational
training.
Notices will be sent soon to loan
defaulters in Arkansas, Louisiana,
New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas
saying the students have 48 hours to
call the agency and arrange for re
payment.
Tile Guaranteed Students Loans
program is administered by the
Student Financial Assistance office,
a part of HEW. It is one of five
programs to assist students who
would not otherwise
tend college or get special
About 40,000 student!
five-state region have del
their loans, according toa
from HEW in Dallas, at
rate of about 12 percent.
The office has lent $500
people in the region, how
most have repaid the
schedule, said Edwin Fi
employee in the regional
The staff of Student Fii
sistance offices have been
with collection agents and
in Dallas has doubled in
weeks in anticipation
crackdown.
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Advanced medical
help offered to pets
United Pres* International
PLANO — Schultz, a 10-year-
old dachshund, is an example of the
medical help available for pets now
adays if the master is willing to pay
the price.
An integral member of the Joe
Campagna family, Schultz takes an
insulin shot each day, follows a diet
and exercises properly. He also is
allowed in the house a lot.
Schultz was taken to a veterina
rian when he began to lose weight
and wet the carpet, something he
had not done since he was a pup.
"The first vet told us there was
nothing wrong with Schultz except
he needed a special body-building
dog food,” Campagna said. “We
knew our pet better than that, and a
couple days later we took him to
another doctor."
Gary Brantley of the Richardson
Veterinary Clinic said he knew im
mediately there was something
wrong with the dog. He ran laborat
ory tests — including detailed blood
work — and kept the pet in the
clinic.
“When the blood tests came back,
my first fears were confirmed,”
Brantley said. "While studying at
Texas A&M they sent unusual ani
mal diseases to us on referrals from
vets all across the state-,
could get a look at
were studying. Onecasewesti
was diabetes.”
He said the blood sugar
the average human and dog
85 to 120. But in both d«
human diabetics, it is much
When Schultz’blood waste!
sugar lever was over 400.
After confirming the dii
Brantley kept Schultz about
in order to get him regulat
like a physician does for I
He wanted to set the diet anl
lin dosage.
“Many people don t knou
just about everything that a
done for humans can now
for animals," he said. '"Ihe
factor is cost. Most people
want to pay what it costs for
animals.”
Brantley said during the pr
years he had discovered diahe
dogs on the average of abo
cases a year. Of those, he s
was able to regulate the anir
daily insulin shots and a coot
diet without complications
about a year.
“We diagnose the diseasei£
about the same as in human'
said. “And, vve treat it abot-
same.”
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