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4 in Crib death may be detectable now United Press International nedict Ferri ii CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Clinic says three of its researchers the INS S nay have found a way to diagnose Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, a SOIraniansbi nysterious affliction that kills up to 10,000 babies each year in the uesday. Feif United States. t500studen|; The clinic said Tuesday that some so-called “near-miss” babies, :k’s end. those who have had non-fatal seizures similar to SIDS, often have “abnormalities in their brainstem,” which controls breathing and fsponseljn pther automatic functions of the body. /T Sm SH-IS, or “crib death,” is characterized by the sudden and unex- ,! iam pected death of a seemingly healthy baby from one to 12 months old. irectorof^ -phe researchers said they may be able to use the new technique to diagnose potential SIDS babies in the total infant population and to n Iranians it -ontinue further study into possible treatment for patients showing iking polity ‘bnormal results. 'specialize The test is to the brainstem what the EKG is to the heart and the Xl, e ij, EEC is to the rest of the brain,” said Dr. James P. Orlowski, assistant and fear Df director of pediatric and surgical intensive care at the clinic. “It looks at a to Iran 10w electrical activity in the brainstem reacts to a clicking sti- ulus.” Results of the test are shown as waves and peaks on a fluorescent reen. “Our results have been confirmed at other institutions. We’re eally getting quite excited about it,” Orlowski said. ishop says church Shouldn’t help census United Press International m of the ^WASHINGTON — The nation’s Roman Catholic bishops have been I let the Jr 8 l not to * nv °I ve themselves offi- zemment ' n U.S. Census sconnect i P eau count Hispanics, especially Indocumented workers. Bishop Robert F. Sanchez of the s °f Santa Fe, told his fellow i tn kshpiJB 10 ? 5 Tuesday that official cooper- US[> ( | u feon would cost the church crcdibil- ityjwith their huge Hispanic consti- ;ious freedoi vart last w i’o years b\! :d endanger zarlier this;! ngered Sp aim mcy. [here have been contacts be- ten the government, including B White House, and the U.S. jtholic Conference, action arm of National Conference of Catholic lops, on the census question, ccording to church officials, the CC has been approached by gov- ment officials seeking help iking the count of some 20 million spanic people as accurate as pos- ■ic. In addition, the government bid also like to enlist the church in nlcrnational I — Repul ill Gepjd together a.f tion that is J rom front-!#* United Press Internationa) OKLAHOMA CITY — State eaganisdeitf ^ officials Wednesday blamed a roint densi P 11110 ' 1 food bacteria in a taco stuf- rpuine aboit ®Sk oran outbreak of food poisoning Fa Hugo, Okla., school, rt from low Epidemiologist Mark 1 ounsbem |k |erts said teams from the state , a „ an Busif 6 ^ l° ca l health departments were iRpr iteniewing many of the 300 victims H)rt ” Dd food handlers and conducting a 1,-1. eneral investigation to “determine ,ring ahriel this happened.” m i two-da' 1 P®cials blamed the poisoning on j owa iphylococcal organisms, “the most b e atRea® mmon ty P e of food P oisonin g ” I rnnnalk students and teachers began "llouinlf mitin K Monday after the cafeteria 1 n rved a lunch of tacos, okra and cobbler. " 'sand 1** sa * d ihey had no reports 10 ‘ ^anyone being seriously injured be- Juse of the contamination. Dr. Harold Malone, chiefof labor- ry service for the state Health De- tment, said the taco meat stuffing intained more than 5.5 million icterial organisms per gram. Malone said the amount was ore than enough to cause symp- Jms” of vomiting, stomach cramps id diarrhea. the same conventi Roberts said he doubted inspec tion procedures at school cafeterias would be modified because of the incident. He said the food poisoning could have occurred in a “sterile kitchen.” “We are trying to find out why it happened and how it happened, so that we can prevent it from happen ing again,” Roberts said. He also said there was a possibility the food was not cooked properly or became contaminated after it was cooked. The taco meat came from the same lot as meat served at four other Hugo schools Monday, he said. Choctaw County health officials in Hugo said the Benjamin Franklin School cafeteria last was inspected in December 1978 and was scheduled for inspection again next month. County Sanitarian Jack Hicks said it was his policy to inspect school cafeterias annually. He is required to inspect commercial eating establish ments, which must be licensed, four times a year. School cafeterias do not have to be licensed, but must meet state sanita tion requirements. Former first lady progressing well United Press International SAN CLEMENTE, Calif— For mer first lady Pat Nixon, 67, has been hospitalized in “guarded condi tion” with bronchial pneumonia, but doctors say she is progressing well and should be released in a week. Former President Richard M. Nixon told reporters following an almost hour-long hospital visit with his ailing wife Tuesday night that Mrs. Nixon was “coming'along quite well.” “She has excellent care at San Clemente General Hospital,” Nixon said. Hospital Administrator Malcolm L. Johnson told the San Clemente Daily Sun-Post that Mrs. Nixon walked into the hospital shortly be fore noon Tuesday with her daugh ter, Julie Nixon Eisenhower, and several Secret Service agents. “She is doing well,” said Johnson. “Pneumonia is always potentially se rious but she is in good spirits. She came walking in under her own pow er. She is resting well and seems to be tolerating the treatment.” Mrs. Nixon suffered a severe stroke in July 1976 and spent 15 days in Long Beach Memorial Hospital. She has recovered from some para lysis resulting from the stroke. She also spent three days in Long Beach Memorial in May of 1978 for treat ment of a pulmonary infection. Nixon said his wife had been suf fering from a bronchial infection when they attended former First Lady Mamie Eisenhower’s funeral Nov. 3 in Abilene, Kan. encouraging undocumented work ers — notably those who cross into the United States from Mexico — to register in the 1980 census. Both religious and secular Hispa nic leaders, however, believe such registration would ultimately lead to deportation action against the un documented workers. Sanchez told the bishops if the church cooperated in counting un documented workers, and they were subsequently deported, the church’s reputation among Hispanics would be “damaged.” Sanchez recommended that the church cooperate with the census bureau in urging people to register, but offered no cooperation as far as undocumented workers are con cerned. Church sources said that, despite repeated meetings with government officials, they could not get sufficient assurance the information on the un documented workers would not be used against the aliens. acos blamed r or school sickness what is A PARALEGAL CAREER? A paralegal career is one of the most exciting new careers for college graduates. A paralegal is a lawyer’s assistant who is able to do many tasks traditionally done by attorneys. 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