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etc Battalion/Page 9 December 9, 1982 the Viei rent Oran, the most 1 nwdt. TV ‘dereddants c levels i' ew parts pt,; I EPAriskm •ed this wtti mental Dt| t Primitive tribe aces new world Heart patient may have chemical imbalance United Press International KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia i- A primitive tribe reluctant to leave its home in the dense rain brest has asked the Malaysian jpvernmenti to help it survive he 20th century. L The 43 people — nomads ie dchildrtii|i vho have never ventured from mthtconisi th a seven in || from anctr sminated sin : of tome ofVtn long Hi, the prestnti ie remote jungle of eastern arawak — wear loin cloths, ake fire by rubbing stones ;ogether, live in crude shelters juilt with leaves and worship lirits. They made contact with e government in November. r —“They specifically asked for !en confirm matches, simple construction 41 sites arts materials, blow pipes, tools, tainingdiot' doth and tobacco,” said Stewart •meaperpb K'gau Ding, the district officer spi: the health pi tpicts a tip,' ter clad ai n Indian»; n less." t of the pm i times Custt man enpgti is hit by an as i. quested tilt in a letter who led a government team to a river bank to meet the tribe. “One of the pleasures the "f^Penan tribe most enjoys is tobac co. They’re really happy then,” he said. The tribqspeople are the most isolated and primitive of Sara wak’s approximately 5,000 Penans — nomadic people of edium height and slender build who live by hunting wild boar or deer. i “We are trying to lead them to a settlefl life but it’s a very gra dual process,” Ngau Ding said. “In the long run,” he said, “they’ll probably follow me and go and live on a government land scheme where up to 5,000 people are grouped together to learn simple farming skills.” The tribe varies its diet of roasted meat and sago or tapioca orridge with jungle fruits, edi- yo ]alif. e not iploits the i said, Thisi ithdrawn I* > harm, tch id to violait to intercom touching. the game,.! P omd g e witn jungle e Industnc , We palms and ferns. Generally they ,; are quite healthy but there is a problem with nutrition since they eat as much as they can one day, then can go without food for another few days,” said Lucas Chin, dire ctor of the Sarawak Museum. “Their numbers are dwind ling through localized epidemics • of typhoid, malaria and serious bronchial complaints.” The tribe makes crude shel ters from leaves and, if the weather is cool, usually spends most of the day sitting around a fire. “The women weave intricate mats and baskets, leaving hunt ing and the making of exquisite parangs (curved jungle slashing knives) to the men,” said District Officer Ngau Ding. Jungle produce is bartered to other tribes in exchange for iron flints, cooking pots, jewelry and simple tools. “We know this group moves on when someone dies and when the hunting is depleted,” Ngau Ding said. The publicity surrounding the tribe’s discovery earlier this year has struck a sensitive chord in a nation pushing forward with ambitious development programs. "This story is giving a bad im pression of Malaysia in other countries, especially where they believe we still live in trees,” Sarawak-born Deputy Agricul ture Minister Luhat Wan said. The federal and district gov ernments are committed to bringing development to the in digenous tribes of Sarawak, which form as much as 50 per cent of the state’s population of 1.3 million. United Press International SALT LAKE CITY — Doc tors fed artificial heart patient Barney Clark “good old- fashioned” chicken soup and carrots through a stomach tube Wednesday to treat a blood che mistry imbalance they believe caused his seizures. Clark survived the more than two and one-half hours of sei- as., LA Obscene calls made by ‘cop’ United Press International COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa — fA man believed to be “Sgt. 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