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Show To date, more than 30 federal indictments have been handed down as a result of the drug investigation in-vestigation being conducted in and around Park City, and more are expected. Utah Public Safety Director Larry Lunnen said last week that federal, state and local law enforcement agents have spent 10,000 hours in their undercover work, and spent $30,000 purchasing cocaine from alleged dealers. Are you in agreement with that use of your taxpayer dollars? DdDnrmt JLL r' J - ; Page 2 Thursday, December 11, 1980 IEdlittapHall Todd Wirthlin The money spent on this particular program is not any worse than spending it on the MX program. There is definitely a drug problem, especially in Utah, and some attempts have to be made to control it. I think the laws should be enforced, because every year I see younger and younger people using drugs, and that can only be detrimental to individuals and society as a whole. Speak Up, Park City From time to time, articles we Drint in The Npwsnanpr provoke strong enough reactions that some readers express their feelings in letters to the editor. But that, unfortunately, unfor-tunately, is the exception rather than the rule. For the most part, the comments we receive about our stories are either delivered over the telephone or on the street. In our opinion, the potential value of those Words reaches too limited an audience. Whatever the tone, we appreciate peoples' reactions. We regard each remark as an incentive to keep up the good work, or to try harder to make improvements. We make every effort to report the facts fairly and accurately ac-curately in each story we write. We realize, however, that we are not always right. There are times when we may omit an important facet of a story, or unintentionally weight it in one direction. It's difficult to accept the criticism or acid remarks that sometimes come our way. But we feel if we have the courage to reveal our convictions in print, that those who take exception have a responsibility to do the same. If you feel the information we print is inaccurate or unfair, the best way to set us and everyone else straight is to expose it to the largest audience possible. Likewise, if what you learn about people and issues in The Newspaper evokes positive feelings, others could benefit from your ideas by seeing them in print. Creative solutions to problems are found through the free exchange of information.' Even though the staff members write the words in The Newspaper, the basis of the articles is inspired by the people we meet. Those people who chose to be outspoken are the ones who potentially have a great influence over the direction the city takes. .. , ... ' rj A community newspaper can be an extremely effective means of communication, but it needs the support and input '. from its readers. It's your newspaper, use it if you've got i something important to say. BBM , ' ' Janica Casper I've heard a lot about the investigation and there seems to be more talk prior to the busts than there are actual arrests. All I can say is that the people involved in the bust must have had a lot of fun at the taxpayer's expense. Beth Quirk Hell no! The money could be better spent to improve the fire department and shorten their reaction time, tip-, : t t . I r r i . f J"- communism WKariMarx... First, we unU toeeconomicchaos and depression.., fflSSf"- up against, their SSl. oppressors Sk andujqtKers. Win unite and seize control. except in Poland... OIL AND J I THE WELLS. NUCLEAR ) -- r StZT ' , if !'.': ' -"Ii Mb.. il 0 'It 1 y . rt i x it- - ' IT Jane Spangenberg I think they need to do everything they can to keep drugs out of Park City. Tom Dolan This is a hard auestion. and of course there are two sides. However, I feel there are better ways to spend tax dollars more efficiently. Bob DiTuIlio I am in agreement with spending taxpayer dollars curbing "hard core" drug sales. If money is being spent for entrapment of small-time, "minor" drug abuse, then I am against it. " !" '1 11111 I' 'I " ...... TT7,T1T1rfs5 rZ H y Jack Anderson Reagan To Inherit Scandal Washington-rPresident-elect Ronald Reaganwll inherit a major scandal at rhe: General Services Administration. GSA blso the agency Aka oversees government buildings and purchases office supplies and it's rife with waste and fraud. President Carter appointed Jay Solomon to head the agency and Solomon ordered a housecleaning. William Clinkscales, the chief investigator, investi-gator, obtained 130 criminal indictments indict-ments against government officials who had cheated the taxpayers out of millions. ' ,.f ."riV'frv But the reformers stepped on the toes ' of some powerful officials. One was a ; friend of House Speaker Tip O'Neill,; t who raised a howl at the White House; i 1 The investigation was suddenly . ;r;called off in late 1978; the conscientious - aoiomon was urea ana uinKscaies was ' banished to a do-nothing job. where he could cause no trouble. It .' became : ..business as usual again at the General Services Administration. ;. Now Reagan's senior advisers have ' sought out Clinkscales. They've learned first-hand where the skeletons are hidden and the president-elect has ." pledged to clean up the mess after he ..moves into the White House. But we should warn Reagan that 'the J: ;' agency's senior bureaucrats have already begun to ingratiate themselves with the incoming Republicans.. They also have close ties to Tip O'Neill. O'Neill will still be House speaker after January 20, with tremendous power over congressional legislation. Speak Softly: It's the nature of diplomats to speak softly, for a quiet remark can signal a change in international relations. A whispered word might reverberate around the world like thunder. Our allies indicated ever so delicately, delicate-ly, for example, that they lacked V confidence in Jimmy Carter, but they were much too discreet to criticize . openly the president of the United ; States. ,! Now that Carter has been defeated, we thought some diplomats might be more , willing to speak, so our staff Newspaper asked them what they really think of Carter:-;-.; tt . r - Their answers were not only start- linga they.iicoujd! b&: historic. i jCarter. failed to develop a special relationship with a single allied leader. West Germany's Helmut Schmidt detested him; France's Giscard d'Estaing viewed him with disdain; Britain's Margaret Thatcher merely tolerated him. Others thought Carter was a nice fellow who was simply over his head. Most allied leaders agreed that he was unpredictable and ineffectual. In the words of one diplomat, "Not a single tear has been shed in Europe over Jimmy Carter's defeat." Here are a couple of other typical comments : He signaled European leaders that he would support the deployment of the neutron bomb, then suddenly and inexplicably backed off . He announced the boycott of the Moscow Olympics without an advance word to the western allied. But the envoys won't commentabout Ronald Reagan. They may talk about a past president but not a future president. The most one would say was : "Ronald Reagan couldn't possibly be worse than Jimmy Carter." ' Defense Minded: Capitol Hill is defended by a reserve force whose principal weapon is hot air. This distinguished force is composed of congressmen who have demonstrated their valor fighting for bigger defense appropriations. Any congressman with an approved voting record can get a reserve commission. He usually receives his two-week summer military training at such hardship posts as Paris, London, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Honolulu. , The latest applicant is Sen. Gary Hart, D-Colo., whose aides have made discreet inquiries at the Pentagon, about a naval reserve commission. Hart has absolutely no military experience. But he has one qualification qualifica-tion that should overcome this: He's a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and the Navy needs his vote. ' ' Meanwhile, the emphasis of the Reagan administration iiwiliribe-.Qn defense: Already, the president-elect's adviser? awclanwing for jw$fp mflnay for defense, more equipment for defense and more nuclear weapons for defense. But. there's a central question in all this talk of more, more, more that hasn't been answered. How can they . create more from less without adding nassive amounts to a defense budget that's already bloated? Reagan's defense planners are in the process of studying a report that provides the answer use old laws to create new defense policies. The key is an idea that's dear to all conservative economists: Free up the defense industries by using legislation like the Defense Production Act of 30 years ago. Under that law, a company can win fat defense contracts by vowing to make those contracts the A-l top priority. It's sort of like putting every defense contractor on a wartime footing Production rates could be raised with round-the-clock work shifts. It could, give a whole new dimension to the meaning of the term "military-industrial complex." After the Ball: This is a story about the migration .of lame ducks. First, there's the Congressional Cowbird. The duck acts as though it has no permanent nest of its own. It often flies overseas wherever the climate and cuisine beckon it. There is also the Executive Branch lame duck, known by its scientific name, "No Regret Egret." This duck looks distinguished in the face of extinction. It travels to the far corners of the earth to form policies, although within days of the junkets it will be filling out job applications. , Watch out for the Congressional Cowbird and the No Regret Egret. One will probably be flying in your area come January 20 1980 United Feature Syndicate, Inc. ILetttteirs tt ttflne DMnttaDir Main Street or Canyonlands? Editor: As a homeowner and year-round resident of Park City, I find that I am spending too little time watching the watchdogs of the Planning Commission. Commis-sion. To my amazement, I find that not one, but many four- and five-story buildings are "planned" for Main Street. I suggest that if we don't revise the height limit to the suggested 35 feet above the sidewalk, Utah will have one. less historic street and one more canyon to show our visitors. 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