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Show Letters to the editor Opsim letter tio SonDaftor IKlstfdh), Inmate desires letters Dear Editor: I am a inmate here in Ohio at the London Correctional Institution. I used to live in Roy, about 4 M years ago before coining to Ohio. I would appreciate it very much if vou would print in your newspaper the following, I cant pay you, only say thank you. Inmate age 35, White, of London Correctional Institution who would like to hear from Pen Pals of his home town or surrounding. Will answer all letters. Write all letters to: Bill Crawford No. PO Box 69, London, Ohio, 43140. request mow Sincerely, Bill Crawford Thanks for concern Dear Editor: I am writing this letter to thank you for your major concern on the food stamp program, which is to better the nutrition of our fellow neighbors. It is shocking that 150,000 people are under poverty guidelines in the state of Utah. The food stamp program has helped many Utah families to obtain a better nutrition diet. It has been a pleasure working with you in 1979. I look forward to continued good relations in the years to come. Respectfully yours, Henry Duran Food Stamp Coordinator Opening Under New f.lcinqjomont Gni C10QDV GGCTGD - - Featuring Kirby Vacuum NOW OPEN REPAIR SERVICE A SUPPLIES FOR We carry vocavns: All MAKES. cl makee of need A reconditioned e Eareka Kirby Hoover tA Stt By Ray W. Burnett Dear Senator Hatch: Is it not a disgrace and humiliating to the American people to have a President, a Congress, and a foreign policy, whose ignorance or naivete, understands less than the American people about the duplicity of the Soviet Union? Yet our President, with the backing of those in Congress who have seemingly little more talent in their jobs then does the President, gave away the Panama Canal to a dictator, which is tantamount to giving it to the Soviet Union who buys up dictators and their countries and makes them puppets to the Soviet satellite empire. Here again, President Carter and those in Congress who display little or no, interest in provident care for this nation, or world peace, would still consider giving credence to SALT II if they thought it could pass in Congress. Is it not obvious what the Soviets definition of detente and SALT have become by their actions during the past ten years? Angola in 76, Ethiopia in 78, Yeman in 79, and now Afghanistan. This says nothing about the Soviet build up in Cuba that began about the same time was detante and SALT. Would it not also be folly for the U.S. to participate in the 1980 Olympics in Moscow? Hitler used the Olympics as a ploy to camouflage Germanys real intent and confuse world opinion in 1936. All nations who partake in the Moscow Olympics are giving their tacit approval of the unprecedented use of Soviet force outside of Russia and its satellite nations. Halting the Olympics would make difficult for the Kremlin to explain to its people the reasons why. The only way to overcome the Soviet threat to world peace is to make known to the Russian people the truth about their government. This should become the basis of our new foreign policy. When Olga and Ivan start getting hungry and poor do to economic sanctions the Kremlin will have to stop building its war machine and take care of its people or .their will be another revolution. The U.S. must admit to the world that we have tried and failed with the Russians, and that there can never be a relaxation of tensions and strained relations with any nation who has proved beyond any doubt that nothing can inhibit its will to seek global supremacy. This is the moral equivalent to inevitable war. A good foreign policy should at least be able to define for the American people who their enemies are so that we can stop helping those who want to overcome us. t A "sf Drag this coupon infer a FREE BELT for your vccuii. the Soviet Union are synonymous. Since America would make no deals with Nazi Germany, I find it difficult to understand why U. S. foreign policy would make any deals with the Soviet Union. U.S. foreign policy, after all, is responsible for the progress made by the Soviet Union during the past ten years. The twin blows in Iran and Afghanistan may very well have the same author. ' If the Russians have their way, the Olympics in Moscow the U.S. and the world back to the state of the past ten years and Afghanistan will be forgotten as quickly as was Czechoslovakia in 1968. A new foreign policy must make it clear there can be no conciliation with the Soviets until the world is satisfied they have given up their quest of world domination. will tranquilize nt Recommendations : No more aid and total economic sanctions by the U.S. U.S. pulls out of the Olympics. Throw out SALT, and adopt a crash program that will surpass the Russians, as Americas nuclear power no longer deters the expansionist efforts of the Soviets, who are showing us what they intend to since attaining parity with the U.S. Help and support the 900 million Muslims who may want to wage a holy war against the Soviets. Use proxy troops if necessary, preferably Arabs, in a take over of Iran until such time as Ran is able to govern itself, but now is our chance to unite and aid the Arab world. This plus China, NATO, SEATO, and the rest of our allies pledged in an alliance to preclude further Soviet aggression presently through economic sanctions and if necessary all out war. America must reahze that Russia can only defeat us by isolating the U. S., and by breaking our economy. We cannot tolerate a foreign policy that is helping the enemy do just that ot us. Foreign policy must become an issue in the campaigns of 1980. New U.S. foreign policy can avert an ultimate world catastrophe by uniting the peaceful nations in a common bond of protection against any foriegn aggressor. The money for all that is proposed here must come from cuts in other bureaus, especially H.E.W. Such cuts could easily provide an additional 100 billion dollars for needed areas to protect our vital interest and defend the values that will determine the destiny of freedom and human rights in the world. All of the above is cheaper still than war. To all my fellow Americans may I quote a line from Miltons PARADISE LOST Awake, arise, or be forever fallen. Senator Hatch, your response please! What does President Carter and his supporting elements in Congress need to know about the Soviet Union before they will believe the goals of the Kremlin are global supremacy? Most sincerely, Ray W. Burnett South Ogden HOPE rejects Any proposal to place a tax or government spending lid provision in the Utah State Constitution could bring very unpleasant consequences, an education group declared Friday. The group is Helping Organizations for Public Education (HOPE), a coalition of agencies formed to tell the other side of the lid (Kirby, Hoovor, Eureka, Konmore, ale.) (EXPIRES FEB. 1, 1980) CLOGGED NOZZLESI If you have had to throw cans of aerosol spray away because of clogged nozzles, noztry this - save all the plastic-topp- ed zles from aerosol spray cans (the removeable ones of course) in a jar of solvent. The next time you have tills problem all you need to do is take off the nozzle and use one of the stored ones. Most of them $526 So. 1900 W., 6 are interchangeable money you'll save. Artistry at Work. lens assembly held by a tough nylon k Just think of all the By Reed Larson Even among some of the most respected observers of Washington's political scene those professional commentators whose job it is to clear away clouds and cut straight to the point President Jimmy Carter somehow seems to enjoy an enduring reputation as an essentially "honest man." Bring up his obvious inconsistencies, and they answer with a d record, and their eyes shrug. Point to his be ineffective, ineffilabelled No, to may Jimmy glaze. begin cient. or even incompetent, they reply as with a voice, but certainly not dishonest. To suggest, then, that Carter may be more Machiavellian than Messianic, that he may be more Claudius- - than Christ-like- , dog. But, alas, puts one in the position of a sheep-killin- g as regards his words and deeds on compulsory unionism, must say. Bring on the furry flock." "Everybody sees what you appear to be. few what you are in his book. The Prince, . . ." Niccolo Machiavelli advised and especially with princes, from which there is no appeal, the ends justify the means." In the end. Jimmy Carter wants to be reelected President of these United States. And apparently the means to this end, in Carters mind, is the endorsement and active (read "financial") support of the country's union chieftains. Though it has been proven time and again that the union hierarchy can no longer deliver the rank and file vote. Carter covets Big Labor's support like a miser covets gold. If he gets it. Carter reasons, Ted Kennedy won't. And along with Big Labors support conies tens of millions of dollars most ot it from compulsory dues that international union bosses can spend in support of the candidate of their choice. So Carter is carefully scorning the public will while heavily scoring with the union hierarchy. He is backing Big Labors while benignly smiling every compulsory unionism scheme and calling for "a government as good as its people." labor law The Presidents unending support for the "reform" bill is a case in point. In 1978, while publicly calling for individual dignity and freedom of choice in the workplace," Carter was quietly worke with George Meany and his cohorts in their ing unsuccessful effort to push the phony reform" bill through the U.S. Senate. Even after a survey by Carters own pollster, Patrick Caddell, showed public opposition to the bills slated e intent by a better than margin. Carter continued to kowtow to Big Labors bigwigs. Even more recently. Carter has found a way to get around his own wage guidelines in order to help union organizers push their product on reluctant workers. d The Administration, in its fight against inflation. has demanded time and again that all companies everywhere strictly adhere to the 7 wage guideline. Thats the much-checkere- hand-in-glov- two-to-on- much-trumpete- public posture. In private, however, the President is taking a decidedly different stance. Companies whose employees have chosen not to have a union are, in fact, being limited to a 7 increase. But companies with unions are quietly being allowed to grant increases of 10 to 11, well above the supposedly guidelines. Faced with runaway inflation and federal restrictions, workers who would otherwise remain independent are being forced to accept union membership. As Service Employee International Union organizing director John Gedgan chortled. PresidenI Carters guidelines are the greatest organizing tool ever found. Lest anyone think these examples are isolated incidents, Carter has also promised union officials that he will reintroduce their overwhelmingly unpopular common situs picketing bill. He has attempted to place yet another Big Labor lackey on the National Labor Relations Board. And ofhe has delivered to National Education Association-unio- n ficials a new cabinet-leve- l department for them to use in achieving their stated goal of controlling who enters, who stays, and who leaves the teaching profession." (Not so coincidentally, Carter received the NEAs endorsement for reelection while pushing for the new Education Department.) Even with all this, however, Jimmy Carter has somehow managed to emerge with the image of, at worst, a dog days Diogenes. His pious words have been given the ascendancy over his political deeds. Watching him from afar one is reminded of Machiavelli's advice that the prince need "have little regard for good faith" as long as "nothing goes out of his mouth which is not all mercy, faith, integrity, humanity, and religion." But then one is also reminded that Nicollo Machiavelli, the onetime politician par excellence, ended up a penniless, broken man, the ultimate victim of his own deceit. even-hande- d twice-rejecte- The five groups that form HOPE are the PTA, Utah School Boards Association, the State Board of Education, thfiJUtah and the Utah Education Society of Superintendents, Association. Darld Long, president of the Utah School Boards Association and HOPE, said the Constitutional amendment would take Utah into troubled waters. I would guess that at least half the people in Utah dont realize that a brand new lid law went into effect in this state on New Years Day, Long said. The new law will place a ceiling on state and local spending and taxing. LADY TINKER Only authorized Klrbv service center In North Davis A Weber Counties. 773-221- story. THE "We Sell The Best & Service Die Rest" no rims, clamps, or screws as demonstrated by the Russians is a totalitarian form of socialism, no less different in its world results than the totalitarian socialism of Adolf Hitler. I submit the Reichstag of Nazi Germany and the Kremlin of Communism more And atony a Original parti A bogs for al makes vs? jjS i i ' 1 The Prince and the President foreagim pollocy Editors Note: Senator Hatch has been informed of the following letter and invited to respond. If he chooses to do so we will print his reply. This letter representing the opinion of Mr. Burnett and not necessarily that of Stable Publications. 141-19- District 2A-- Clearfield Courier, January 1 6, 1 980, Page 2 Ben Lomond Beacon, January 1 7, 1 980, Page 2 Sun Times, January 16, 1 980, Page 2 At this time, we dont know how this lid law will pinch the state government, local governments, the schools, the business and industrial climate of our state or the growth boom we are experiencing, he said, adding: If this new law had bad features, the Legislature can change them. But some legislators are seriously discussing the possibility of initiating a lid amendment to the Utah State Constitution. If the Legislature set in motion a proposed amendment to the State Constitution that could be ratified next November, such a tax and spending lid could not be changed for at least two years. During those two years, a defect in the amendment could conceivably cause gross problems for business, industry, citizens, education and government, Long said. We have a 'lid law on the books right now that may need modifications. Surely we should not consider setting it in the concrete of a Constititutional amendment, he declared, School and Home by Dr. Daryl J. McCarty Executive Secretary Utah Education Association adding: If Utah is to grow in a sane, orderly manner, our state and local governments must be able to adjust quickly to needs of the states communities. Long said taxing and spending matters are traditionally legislative concerns, and that the Utah State Legislaure deserves commendation for its prudent use of tax monies. Utah has the fastest-growin- g rate of school population in the entire nation. According to the Utah State Office of Education, our public schools have 8,107 more students than last year. Thats an increase of 2.5 per cent. It brings Utahs total public school population to nearly d of a million students. The enrollment figure for this school year is 332,575., Utah has the highest, or nearly the highest birth rate in the nation. But theres another factor in the climbing school population. Its the number of new families moving into the state because of booms in several industries here. Emery County, for instance, has seen a lot of growth arising from a revival of coal mining in the area and the construction of power plants. The State Office of Education shows that countys population up by 7.7 per cent this year. one-thir- lens assembly independent of 1788 Wott 5300 So., Roy Tol. 8253534 or 773-950- 1 (Across from JOdo Torroco) Washington Countys enrollment is up 9.24 per cent, and Jordan School District has 2,983 more students this year fin increase of 6.87 per cent . Alpine District also has a big growth pattern, with 1,451 more students. Such rapid expansion brings tough problems to school districts. They must provide more teachers, classrooms, buses, teaching materials, equipment and power and fuel. But the growth pattern isnt even across Utah. Some school districts are losing students. That can cause problems, tod. Some districts work together to solve growth difficulties. When Jordan District needed more classrooms this year, an agreement was made for 'Jordan students to use empty classes in next door Granite District, The State School Office sees no in the school, population increase, with sharp rises coming at least for the next decade. Utahs citizens have great pride in education and the educational system in the state. These increases in student population do and will continue to create problems. They will not be easy to overcome. 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