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The Weber County Chapter of the Red Cross began in December 1915 when a small group of individuals gathered to begin organizing a chapter of the Red Cross. In 1962, the name was changed to the Bonneville chapter, and in 1969, the chapter merged with other chapters in Northern Utah to become the Northern Utah Chapter, with its headquarters located in Ogden, Utah. The scrapbooks range from 1940 to 2003 and highlight some of the important work of the Red Cross. The books include photographs, newspaper clippings, and other materials. |
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Show AlDS From 1D But the final decision on whether to allow the film to be shown in high school health classes rests with the Ogden School Board, she said. The film shows three teenage couples contemplating having sex at an upcoming party. One of the girls, "Beth," re¬ceives a letter from an old boy¬friend, "Brian," a former intravenous drug user. Brian has written the letter from his hospi¬tal bed. He tells Beth he has AIDS. Although Beth has never had sexual relations with Brian, she is afraid because she doesn't under¬stand how the disease is spread. She tells her boyfriend, Scott, whom she has never been intimate with. Soon, their friends know. Because the teeagers are unfa¬miliar with AIDS, the discovery prompts them to ask each other questions: Could Beth have got¬ten the disease from kissing Bri¬an? Could Scott have gotten it from kissing Beth? Could he get it from sharing drinks with her? The night of the party Scott ad¬mits to his friends he's had sex with other girls and now he won¬ders if one might have had the AIDS virus. He's afraid he could pass it on to Beth. One boy has bought a box of condoms. The girls ask if they were to buy condoms would they be thought of as "perverts?" Shouldn't sex be natural and un¬planned? What if the condom slips? Are they really ready? The story breaks as actor Mike Warren, who starred in the TV series "Hill Street Blues," answers their questions. AIDS is spread primarily through sex and intravenous drug use, he says, and there is no evi¬dence that it can be passed from cups, toilet seats or casual con¬tact. "Having unprotected, irrespon¬sible sex could be a life or death situation," he says. Teenagers thinking about hav¬ing sex are advised to first talk to an adult, listen to inner feelings that tell them to wait and remem¬ber they have a choice. He also reminds them that it can take on¬ly one contact with an AIDS-infected person to get the disease. If they decide to have sex, he advises, they should use a con¬dom which can prevent the spread of AIDS when used prop¬erly. Or, he says, maintain a sin¬gle, monogamous relationship. The best prevention, he says, is, "Say no to sex, say no to drugs." |