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According to the National Park
Service, the scraps are a mounting
threat to the environment because
they poison the immediate areas of
streams and lakes into which they are
tossed or blown. And, for some un-
known reason, moose, elk, and deer
like to eat the highly toxic scraps.

It’s estimated that as many as 400
hoofed animals died in national parks,
forests, and recreational areas last year
as a result of eating the film residue.

The Park Service, which ranks lit-
tering of film scraps at its jurisdiction-
al sites second only to littering of
discarded cans, bottles, and cups, com-
plains that even its granite monuments
are suffering from the contamination.
Explained a park ranger official:

“People seem to use the walls of
our. Monuments constantly as a prop
for applying the special solution neces-
sary to protect and preserve some
prints. They smear some of the solu-
tion onto the walls in the process,
and—no matter how hard we try—we
can’t get the resulting stain off the
granite.”

To help curb the problem, AAA is
advising photographers using the self-
developing camera to carry a litter bag
with them for the scraps. The ideal bag
for such purpose would be made of a
stain and moisture-proof material,
such as plastic.”

—The Safety Committeeman
State of Washington

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Cylindrica. snape of house appeals to European buyers.

8 A vacation home that is defi-
m nitely not for squares is a tubu’:
ma prefab of FRP designed by ar

4 tect Franz Dutler of St. Gallen,
Switzerland.

The all-weather structure has an
interior and an exterior shell pro-
R duced by filament winding glass-
3 fibre-reinforced plastic, separated
by an insulating core of rigid plas-
tic foam. It sits on four stilts
| whose length can be adjusted to
¥ fit any terrain. The tubular sup-
\i@ ports also accommodate water
and electrical supply lines.

According to BASF Corpora-
tion (supplier of the reinforced
' plastic materials in the model dis-
_ played recently at a German trade
: fair), the home is now produced
on special order, with or without
“A plastic furniture and appliances.
’ Eventually it will be mass pro-
duced — at a saving of about
$5,000 under the present custom-
built price.

The house is 49 feet long and
15 feet in diameter with 754
square feet of floor space. Its
floor plan includes kitchenette,
dining area, bedroom, living room,
work area and balcony. Its fur-
nishings are designed for both
practicality and comfort, and fea-
ture plastic chairs and bed.

The electrical heating and air-
conditioning equipment is pro-
vided with a remote-control unit
which permits it to be switched
on or off by dialing a special
telephone number — a device
which means the vacation home
can be pre-cooled or preheated
before the owner arrives to
occupy it.

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A view of the home's interior.

SOMETHING NEW

I really like the idea of this
design. Just look at that attic
stcrage space- anc no shovelling
snow off the roof. What a base-
ment-if it leaks, all you have to
do is drill ahole. I'l) tell ym
fellows the day is coming when all
you will have to do jis dial a num-
ber, and an automated wife will
have supper ready.

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