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Thursday, December 11, 1986 The Clarion-Ledger Jackson Daily News Pediatricians warn of ATV's I a nuMit she added. "I think the public has Pediatricians and public health officials are combining efforts to prevent needless death or disability from all-terrain vehicles fATV'sl papers occurred on a public road. "The American Academy of Pediatrics is concerned with this issue and has recommended federal or state regulations addressing age of operator, limitation of speed and road testing, appropriate training for operation, and mandated use of helmet and appropriate safety gear," she said. The U. S.

Consumer Product Safety Commission has also called for restricting use of ATV's by youngsters, improving rider training, and requiring better suspensions to help reduce accidents involving motorized tricycles. the responsibility to De aware oi the seriousness of this problem." Extent of public or governmental control of ATV's has been frequently debated. "So far as I know," Graves said, "the only law concerning use of the vehicle limits it to 'off road No law requires use of a helmet as with motorcycles; the argument apparently is related to the restriction of 'off road use' How can a helmet be mandated if vehicles are operated on private property? Ironically, none of the recent deaths reported in our local news f- .1 -HI fr I 1 i i i i At left: The Jackson Pan-hellenic Alumanae Assn. met recently for its fall meeting. The members are, front row from left, Chan Thompson, treasurer; Erin Landner, secretary; Carol Halliburton, president; and Claire Aiken, vice president.

Other officers are, back row from left, Gail Collins, Debbie Hardin, Kandy Sims, Carol Hardison, Gay Drake, Cathy Russell and Cathy Thomas. For more information, call Carol Halliburton at 981-2227. NEJSO teams take top honors Rouge, coached by Joe Po- .11 din-: by U-16 NEJSO Mississippi Heat, coached by Harry Rayburn. The Slidell, (La.) Strikers, coached by John Leonard, was runner-up. The U-14 boys division was won by the United Rangers, Baton Northeast Jackson Soccer organization state division select teams took top honors in the recent Crossroads of the South soccer tournament held in Jackson.

The U-19 girls division was won I The Mississippi Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics and Mississippi State Department of Health, encourages parents to "Know what you're giving. All-terrain vehicles are not toys, not safe for children," said Marilyn Graves, M. D. Graves, medical director of the Mississippi Children's Rehabilitation Center and on the Academy's committee on children with disabilities, said she and others concerned about children's safety want to prevent accidents. "As I see it," she said, "children should not ride all-terrain vehicles.

Operation of ATV's requires coordination, dynamic balance, quick reflexes, good visual and auditory preception and mature judgement. Children have not developed these skills." In three years, ATV's were related to 160 deaths and more than 100,000 injuries. Forty-six percent of these accidents involved users under age 16. "Can you imagine the public outcry if some 'dread disease' had caused, within a short six-month period, the deaths of six Mississippi children and was responsible for numerous disabling injuries," Graves asked? "Where is the public outcry against ATV's such an easily recognized, highly publicized, and preventable cause of mortality and morbidity in our children and young adults?" Graves and other health and safety experts emphasize that ATV's are "complicated, motorized machines," not toys. Marketed to hunters, farmers, and other sportsmen and outdoor workers, the vehicles are designed to travel rough terrain safely.

But proponents of ATV safety question whether anyone should feel totally comfortable about safety when using all-terrain vehicles. "The question of control for these popular and well-advertised vehicles is not easily resolved," Graves said. "I believe the manufacturer has definite responsibility for ensuring the safe design of the vehicle and for educating the public in proper use. ciask. NEJSO Thunder 74, coached by James Edwards and Bill Rives, was runner-up.

The U-12 boys division was won by NEJSO Thunder 75, coach by Bill Gif iths and Gray McCool. Tupelo Titans, coached by Hal Sanders, was runner-up. Twenty-seven teams participated in the tournament, with an average of 16 players and two coaches per team. 1 1 Kill Four Jackson Academy Choirs and two bands are scheduled to present a seasonal concert tonight at 7:30 p. m.

in the secondary gym on campus. The superior rated marching band, along with the elementary band, will perform with J. Select Choir Girl's High School Choir, Junior High Ensemble and Junior High Choir. Junior High Ensemble members are, back row from left Simeon Street, Holly Brooks, Mary Tispn Quaka and Leigh Vandiver; front row Lisa Hendrick, Elizabeth Beasley, Dawn Graham, Alice Roussel, Martha Rosalind Stainton and Andrea Sulcer. TP "11 1 I 'I L2 1 -4 II North Jackson Elementary School will hold a street dedication ceremony in honor of the late Mr.

James M. Davis Sunday, Dec. 14, at 3 p. m. The observance will highlight special tributes from the Jackson Public School System's administration, North Jackson Elementary, and a proclamation from the mayor's office.

The public is invited to attend. WJTV Channel 12 newsperson Melanie Christopher, who co-anchors the 6 p. m. and 10 p. m.

news casts, has been honored by the National Commission on Working Women, according to William Dilday general manager of WJTV-12, a Broadcasters of Mississippi, Inc. station. Christopher's recent news series, entitled "Workplace of Fear," dealing with sexual harassment in the workplace, has won third place in the Television News Category at the 1986 Women at Work Broadcast Awards Competition. Christopher, a native of Florida and a graduate of Oglethorpe University in Atlanta, has been with WJTV-12 for four years. Jackson Prep Senior Ben Roberson has been selected by Fort Rosalie Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution to be the Good Citizen for 1986-87.

Ben is a National Merit Semi-Finalist, senior class president, first place winner for two years in the State Academic Betterment Competition Test in American History, and played varsity basketball. He also holds membership in the Jackson Prep Concert Choir, Society of Distinguished American High School Students, National Honor Society, Key Club and Fellowship of Christian Athletes. Ben is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Roberson of 5825 Orchardview Drive.

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