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OCR Page 1 of 39THE SACRAMENTO BEE
FOR FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1971
NOVEMBER 29, 1971
Nixon Helps Mental Retardation Drive
President Richard Nixon is acting humanely in
techniques they will require. The rest are within
sponsoring a program to ease and hopefully end
reach of research.
the tragedy which afflicts the lives of more than 6
The President can be assured the nation supports
million Americans who are mentally retarded.
his move to end the tragedy which has touched so
His goal is to cut in half the occurrence of men-
many American families.
tal retardation within the next 30 years and bring
about the release of more than 200,000 retarded
persons from institutions.
A Shortfused Bowler
It is understandable that an Ohio manufacturing
The President wants to concentrate on reducing
company may be less than enthusiastic about urg-
the incidence of retardation by taking advantage of
ing its employes to form a bowling league.
medical advances which can help to avoid prema-
Not that company officials put down bowling as
ture births and immunization against the rubella
a healthful and relaxing form of exercise.
and measles dangerous to pregnant mothers and
But the firm's waste pipeline became clogged and
their unborn children.
operations had to be shut down while workmen
Saying that many of the retarded in institutions
struggled to find out the cause. They discovered
could return to useful lives in the community, the
two bowling balls in the line.
President said generally of the program:
Like the shortfused golfer who hurls his clubs af-
"These goals are realistic and achievable. We al-
ter missing a three foot putt, the culprit must have
ready have most of the knowledge and many of the
acted after missing a perfect 300.
PRESERVATION CUPY
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