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Show Washington Window CheB Friday, October %, 1974, THE HERALD, Provo, Utah—P; ‘age By MICHAEL J. CONLON WASHINGTON (UPI) — a8 19 Racism Not One of 3 R’s If same students in those Boston high schools racked by weeks of racial sirife iearn anything this year, it will be a miracle. Ironically, and tragically, the court - ordered busing plan designed to give blacks a better educational opportunity has so far resulted in the denial of a decent educational environment to children of both races. The students are learning something, of course. They are learning how to hate. Like the textbook controversy in Charleston, W. Va., which has seen the firebombing of a school among other acts of violence, the Boston turmoil is a distressing example of how fear breeds fear, of how irrationality feeds upon irrationality and of the amazing readiness of human beings to trample on the very values they are trying to preserve, The whites in Boston, both youth and adult, who started the viclence in Boston, both Recycling Industry Presidential Boost for Dedicated ts the Progress And Growth of Centre! Utah that a mob of whites can beat up a single black any time, have noihing to be proud af in retaliation, gangs of blacks are proving that they can do the same thing. Tt may be wondered to hat extent the white community's angry reaction to integration is traceable te such events as the immolation death of a white woman in Bostom by black youths some months before, and to the utter absence of any expressions of shock or outrage or even sympathy for the victim on the part of the black community. But then, what are the roots of the hatred that has turned some of a generation of blacks inte vengeful, militant racists? Both sides believe they are taking their destinies into their own hands. In truth,it is the dead hand of an ugly past that is manipulating each of them like puppets in a script that can only lead to more tragic sequels in the fuiure. spite ali the can collectin; ee stacking being done in households acrass the counfy, recycling at the consumer ioe still isn’t having much impact. But the recycling indusiry, the big boys whe turn scrap into reusable maierial of 4 big scaie, hopes President Ford's recent plugs for recycling will turnthat around and make it worthwhile for everybody Ford, im his anti-inflation message, endorsed recycling as 3 concept and said it might be president af belies brought near the as would hear a the passageof two measures now contents of the nation’s trash before in Congress The National Association of Recycling Industr‘es Inc., which represents 790 recycling firms. says its “the first time in recent per cent t: reeyeled materia effort of the country." M. J. Mighdall, executive vice materials than they do for virgin _ ; © » costs for years to come. In many cases, this will severely decrease the competitive positions of the companies involved As a result of the heavy borrowing made necessary By today’s high i costsand the of reserves As a result of the heavy borrowing made necessary by today’s high replacementcosts and the insufficiency of reserves, many firmsfind themselves. in a shaky financial position with debts too great a percentage of assets. Under these circumstances, many firms are finding it impossible or difficuit to borrow the funds they need for improvement and expansion. Indeed, the low level of profits has forced some cor- porations to borrow heavily just to maintain current production. The men in business are beset by By DiCK WES? “58 per cent of the whole work force is stealing.’” In-house ripoffs, including embezzlement, pilfering and outright thert, add up to about $10 million a day, or more than $3 billion.a year. Furthermore,that figure is expected to double in the next decade. The worst part about this, from a consumer standpoint, is that in-house ripotts are pass through expenses. ‘Tn other words, what a companyloses tha fecycied, and about one of every the legislation, ans more te icant “ome7s WW15 BeTBA Fen None PISeg? cling suppiy. So are electric motors, metal castings and bearings.It is difficult to get business equipment un time. ‘The wonderis notthat stock prices are low but that with financing so difficult and the outlook uncertain, American business is now in the midst of an expansion drive that is little short of miraculous. Sizeable investment programs are underway in the basic materials industries. This year's capital spending in the paper industry will probably reach 42 per centabove 1973. In primary metals, the increase is 35 per cent, in chemicals, 20 per cent. The ‘forecast for next year is likewise promising. The size of these increases mustbe discounted for higiier costs. But capital expenditures have expanded in real terms as well as dollars, ie face of so much bad news,all this is evidence of faith and determination. Whatever their individual motives, these men are staking their financial future and hopes for profit on the belief the U.S. economywill grow and prosper ~and rather quickly. This spending and expansion thus far has kept this country from sinking into a more serious recession or a depression to light-fingered employes it passes along to the consumerin the form of higher prices. is might not put purloining workers quite in the class with Arab oil producers. But at $3 billion a year, their impact on the economy obviously is more than considerable The thing that mainly distresses me about this situation was Lipman’s assertion that “‘the thieves themselves get short-changed.” “Employes engaged in internal stealing usually get only 20 per cent or tess ofthe actual value of the items they take,” he said I said, “You sound like Earl Butz defending the farmers.” Yes,fellow consumers, here again we find the aubiquitous middleman — in this case, the fence — getting an unfair share of the rakeoff. If you and I could buy stolen property for what the thief gets for it, the inflationary impact of in-house ripoffs would be munimal. it might even be défiationar deflationary. Rut by the time the stuff passes through the hands of the various middiemen involved in unloading hot merchandise, the price is out of sight. So make this No. 13 on your’ list of ways to combat inflation — heip keep the lid on larceny by cutting outthe go- one group that is backing Environmental Action, reads Ford's comments as perhaps a hidden endorsement for the anti throwawaybill A spokesman for that greup attempt when Congress returns ovember to attach the ay ban to another piece said Mighdoll's rudhing about saving anti-inflation approac! h banning returnable cans and antime, hackers of hes appear happy that Ford has dragged the issue back out intothe sunlight Paul Harvey inequities That Need Attention In the big brouhaha over high prices, everybody is blaming everybody else. Everybody's right. Most ail Americans have allowed our dollars to wilt remee wefailed to water them x an“ outrage.” Well, now, wait a minute. Doctor bills and hospital charges have increased disproportionately; has it occurred to the secretary that perhaps they were disproportionately low? The same abuse was heaped on farmers when they began to Letters to Editor Production and Consumption Editor Herald Famine and mass starvation threaten much of the world According to a United Nations report, unless Americais willing toshare her citizens’ wealth with the unfortunate, war wall eventually be waged against her — presumably with American arms, supported logistically with our own shoes and powdered milk Indeed, some third world spokesmen have goneso far as to suggest that Americans veluntarily reduce their consumption and share the surplus with “haye-notnations.’ America has never(yet) hada famine. Yet, American Indian tribes suffered periodic periods of starvationbefore Columbus —on the samé natural resources! When Indian tribes roamed the North American continent, a pastoral society could poorly support less than a million people. Now the same land supports 213 million people in relative comfort. Why the difference? ‘There are in the world today, about 3!2 billion people. The Today in History Today is Friday, Oct. 25, the 298th dayof 1974 with 67 to follow. The moon is between its first quarter and full phase. The morning stars are Venus Mars,Saturn and Mercury. productionof goods and services per person varies from $76 in India to over $3.300 in the United Siates of America. Obviously, Americans live better because they produce more. No nation can haveor give away more than its people produce. Wenot only produce more, but we produce it with less physical effort than any other people in the world. The industrial production of the United Statesis The Herald inyives ietters to the editor. Priority will be given letters that are typewritten (doubie - spaced) and held to 350 words or less. Letters must be signed (with address), factual, in good taste, and free from fitel. Discussion of religious doctrines is not ‘appropriate in this column. Ui thc fital days before the election, letters favoring or opposing one candidate or another must be rejected because of lack of timefor reply or rebuttal by other citizens, The Herald reserves the right to edit inanuseripts if necessary. ernie planet? Do you know the answer?It’s the best-kept secret in our state-controlled educational system. 5 Cloyd Bird 3566 E. Center, Provo Joint Objective: Return To Constitutional Rule Editor Herald: 1 am writing this letter to the Heraldin reply to the comments of John Woods ex-treasurer to the American Party of Utah County, I think it is about time someone stands up for the truth concerning the American Party and the John Birch Society. Tarn not a memberof the John Birch Society and probably neverwill be. I do want people ta become aware that the John Birch Society is only guilty of trying to expose the treason and subversion that has been going on in this country and in the Se especially since World J. Edgar Hoover and Dan Smoot of the F.B.!. and othersin our armed forces and in government have tried to warn our peopleofthe serious internal conditions of government. Herald Lists Mailbag Rules as much asall the rest of the world’s production put together. How is such enormous productivity possible in a land that has 7 percentof the world’s population and occupies less than 7 percent of the land massof the President Ezra Tait Bensor and many other prophets anc apostles of the L.D.S. Churct have also tried to warn people o the world of this condition. Not one of the problemsfacing this country or world was brought on by the American Partyor the John Birch Society ‘They have been doing everything possible to bring forth light to expose these treasonableacts. ‘The real culprits are the two powerful political parties that have really become one. Each now has the same political philosophys of more bureaucracie’s, a large: government, and m deficit spending In accuality this has beenachiever by both parties on an ever-increasing scale as (he years go by. I have supported both these parties in the past, butthis is not in accordanceto myprincipals of sound government, therefore I am supporting the American Party. ‘Their political platforms seem to be diametrically opposed to the permanent platform of the American Partyandthedivinely inspired Constitution of the United States. The American Party and the John Birch Society only want to return back to the constitutional formof government as soon as possible. The platform of the American party has suggested the wayto do this. ‘The free enterprise systemand free agency to produce with a minimum of controls and regulations has heen the reason this country has out-produced move up from the back of the bus, except that Secretary of Agriculture Earl Butz stood beside them, shamed the crities by reminding them that our farmers have been harvesting less than a 1 per cent retum on their investment that it’s time they got paid! Similarly we, the people, have been conditioned to pay the average worker in the automobile industry $12,000 a yearfor a product that wearsout orrusts out in five years. Yet we scream resentment against the hospital employee who averages$7,000 a year while tending our greatest wealth — ourhealth. There are many other inequities overdue to be overhauled, but let’s consider this one further: Bureaucrats — just granted another pay raise by Congress even over a presidential veto — are warning hospitals to control prices or else! Hospital employees’ salaries and fringe benefits are still less than that offered in either industryor government. And largely because of higher industry wages, the prices hospitals must pay for equipment and supplies have skyrocketed! The paper, plastic and linen products a hospital must have are In short supply. Freezing the prices wouldn't help; that would further shortenthe supply. Government officials responding to manypressures, Editor Herald. A few yearsago,the state road people while in the process of gettingfill for the access road to the freeway here in Fork, cut into the springs suppiying ) fish ponds andforirrigating my land. After being shunted from one official to another over a period agenciesliving off the labors of the productive. Taxes couid then of some four years, they finally admitted they were in the wrung notrebelling as you see now. ‘The elderiy and trulyay poor needspecial We cannot eonkuite down the road to socialism or even communism where we are now ahead. ae and more, govemmeiit threatens to intrude on our nation’s private health care system, Government has the world’s worst track record for controlling costs. Look at the astronomical budget for the Veterans Administration hospital system, Consider per diem costs, gress average length of stay, utilization, numberof ernpicyees per occupied bed and then get on the end of a pencil and tell those bureaucrats to pick on somebody else. Our nation's community hospitals, for all their higher costs, are still a far better bargain than anything Uncle Samhas demonstrated Santa Claus, At Least, Always Comes Editor Herald: The Great Pumpkin failed to appear! Linus and three thousand ‘‘faithful" gathered in the pumpkin patch east of Salem last Sunday night. At the appointed time all “sincere” eyes were focused on the cloudy eastern skies.. A few deer hunter's cars were sighted trying to wind their way back home down the narrow mountain road. Rain fell, and occasional lightning darted across the sky. One man was heard to remark, “Whatare we doing here looking SSomething we don’t believe "ter the appointed time cane and went and no Great Pumpkin appeared, some were still looking out the back windowsof their cars as they drove slowly, bumper to bumper, out of the hills and back to their homes. Next week Linus says he is going to be in that same pumpkin patch. He probably knowsthat he ‘won't be accompanied by mostof his disillusioned friends. They have found new novelties to pursue. Bui, no matter. Christmas is coming and the children are getting ready for Santa Claus — and he always comes, Boyd Jolley Orem Leave Property Regulation With the Local Officials Boods and services better than any nation on the face of this earth. The restrictions and controls and other suggestions should be started immediately and gradually progressed to the point where free enterprise is restored and the people are actually producing goods, or production services. There should not be free loaders and needless be reduced to where people are perhaps necessarily talk out of both sides of their mouths. Out of one side they say, “hold costs dow ide they demand “improved ey and ‘They can’t haveit both ways. eat we'd thought were worth less are worth more — andvice versa The big shakeout Secretaryof Health, Education Caspar Weinberger Skyrocketing health care costs have beenincreasing 50 per ceat faster than prices in the economy as a whole."’ He callsit People must pay. in short, the basic chemicals, paper and steel are in short But predicted there would be an ig private uncertainties. As Federo! Reserve Chairman Arthur Burns hassaid, “They do not know what their future expenses will be in dollar terms, not whethertheir incomes will be sufficient to meet their cests. They do not know what markeis will be art by, aor what markets will benefit from, the higher prices that premises for the planning that American busiaess-firms...custe»crily do, have been upset Consumers are in the same boat. Even when they can get the money many firms find it difficult to get the materials they need for modernization or expansion,or for producing consumer or industrial goods in sufficient quantities. Aluminum, coal, plastics, basic would outlaw the flin-top can is now dormant in Congress. in every four newspapers ts discover that someof the people Phantom Middleman Must Get His Share WASHINGTON (UPI) — One of the encouraging their return. and Successfuly recycled About one But whee the tumult and the shouting subside, we're going to The Lighter Side biggest inflationary pressures in this country wasn't even mentioned in President Ford's list of 12 economic good deeds. I refer to in-house ripoffs. We all know the crime rate has jumped 15 per centthis year, bul these statistics refer mainly to robberies, burglaries and acts of violence. We don’t hear so much about employes filching from their bosses. It is known, however, that in-house ripoffs, particularly in stores and factories, is growing by leaps and bounds. Or hooks and crooks. Atleast this is knownto Mark Lipman, operator of a iarge private securit agency and author of the boo “Stealing.” During a talk I had with Lipmanabout Ford’s anti-inflation program he told me a nationwide five-cent deposit on ail cans and doitles, thereby substances As Inflation Grows, Expansion Wanes » -. ~_ | £ _ _» pgislation that would impose The other would direct the Interstate Commerce Commi: rates for transporting “negative or puniti- butt into the recycling indusbusiness memory that a president has recognized and underscored the impertance of expanding the be ye" and would add to consumer cosis it would also. of course, fi Rey Greeeley WASHINGTON — (NEA) — Stock market prices drag along at a depressing level for good reason. Financially, much of U.S. industry is in sad shape. Replacement of obsolete equipmentand some improvementcosts formally come from tax dollars saved as firms write off a percentage of the original price of their factories, machinery and other capital goods. Inflation lias so increased the cost of replacementand so reduced the value of the dollars set aside that many companies literally cannot afford to ‘modernize their worn - out or out - dated Plants. Others do so at a staggeringcost. Profits are not rising as the Commerce Departinent’s loaded figures indicate. More accurate accounting methods used used by the Federal Reserve indicate an after running currently at 21 per cent for domestic production. ‘The outlook is even worse than painted above. Money borrowed for expansion and modernization at today’s exorbitant interest rates will inflate production involving the cied materiais One would give companies cans les completely He said that The Supreme Court recently passibie to lick inflanon with the It took me seven years to get myfiling for one half second foot of water approved by the State of Utal.. This waver was diverted away in a matter of weeks and allotted me the sum of three thousand dollars as partial damages and promised me faithfillly to re-chi ‘p my was over four years they still have done nothing about the water. Itismy. understanding thatoone second fot of water period of fifty years here iin‘the State of Utah is valued at one million dollars. It seems that I haveno redress except to sue the State of Utah. Now, how does one dothat vitelacking both money n to the governor tate senators and representatives. They all claim they can do nothing aboutit. However, I note that the governor is doing everything in his powerto promotethe land use bill which will take away even more of the property owners rights. With the property regulation in the hands of iocal elected officials, ai least you could get some kind of a hearing about the wrongs done you. With a hoardof officials appointed by the governor and responsible ontyto the governor, we will have no rights or controlleft of our iand atall! Lynn H. Child POBox251 Spanish Fork, Utah, |