Show V Much IS Logan Utah Wednesday OEO Has New Lease On Life To Fight Poverty Community action was the By ARNOLD B SAWISLAK WASHINGTON (UPI) -- Just “horrible example” used by Presidential adviser Daniel P before President Nixon’s inauin Moynihan in his 1961 book about an a guration sign appeared elevator at the headquarters of antipoverty program mistakes the Office of Economic Oppor- “Maximum Feasible Misunderstanding” tunity: “This budding will Rumsfeld has tried to apply on Jan 20 1969” of the lessons of The budding still is there and some so is the federal antipoverty Moynihan’s book in making action program agency OEO director Donald community Rumsfeld often mentions the policy Last fall he told a group of sign in speeches to provide a touch of comic relief but he community action officials that also concedes that the message the Nixon administration supit conveyed still represents a ported their programs bid would not stand for “confrontavexing problem ' There is a belief especially tion tactics'' that outrage the among those who were associ- middle class or bureaucratic ated with the OEO in its early e e£ablishment days of “total war on poverty” of fog costly service “delivery” that Nixon would be happy to programs for the poor that darling daughter Hang your clothes on a hickory limb but don't go near the water” Robert Aleshire the beefy executive director of NACD said In a recent interview “A lot of community action people Just don't believe what Rumsfeld says” and so a number of “strong leaders” in the field already have left But he does not believe their is a plan to do away with community action agencies altogether "Community action agencies that are well managed and are not controversial will be left” Aleshire said but added that agencies without their own means of producing income would have to “go to bed with city hall” to stay in the favor duplicate regular municipal of local political powers agencies Aleshire is particularly critiRumsfeld told the National cal of the OEO and the Labor Association for Community Department for foiling to give Development (NACD) that foe community action agencies the prime Job of community action prime role in sponsorship ot was to "stimulate" private and manpower training programs public institutions to serve the provided for in the law to seek and poor fairly Aleshin's fears were disdemonstrate better ways to counted by Frank Carlucd a fight poverty and to increase former foreign service officer participation of the poor in the brought to OEO as operations solution of their own problems chief Iqr Rumsfeld And all of this he said must be "Community action agencies done in a way that enhances not 'delivery' agencies" he an understanding between econom- - - said “They an out then to and does not arouseicda 'existing institutions turn resP°n8ib)e Thenve nine who think the mission Rumsfeld gave the community action agencies was of the like the instructions mother whose child wanted to “Yea go swimming: my ct mpire-building- pets Tiwy were tanght how they can lean more aboid their pets and also how to care for them property through use of library materials UNDER THE DIRECTION of Shirley Nelson librarian Woodruff Elementary School students last week were given an Interesting lesson on see the agency fade away and that he chose Rumsfeld to dismantle OEO and its programs with as little fum as l355f?TOlTy??3 r'w t f-'T lfi possible “Isn't Aay 'it A? V © fi MOTHERS WHO ARE serving on the Parent’s Advisory Committee for the Library Title I Project Visited the Woodruff Library They are Such Thing Rumsfeld can work up considerable passion denying that any such plan exists: “I still am asked what the hidden agenda’ for CEO is There Just isn’t any such thing” He has said repeatedly that Nixon could have made points in the public opinion polls if he had simply killed off OEO last year but chose instead to give it a new lease on life and a key role in creating and testing new ideas to fight poverty Rumsfeld thinks the record proves Nixon supports OEO and that Die doubters ought to admit it But the “hiddefi agenda" talk continues The speculation that began when Nixon decided to move the popular Head Start and Job Corps programs out of OEO now has shifted to the fate Mrs Betty Wilkes Mrs Robert Griffiths Mrs Lloyd Harries and Mrs Kay Campbell of local 900-pl- community by action agencies financed OEO Community action 29 South Main agencies are local or areawide organizations which are given federal funds to help the poor They are supposed to "mobilize" existing resources and provide services to fight poverty And they are supposed to give poor people a (dace in planning and running antipoverty programs There have been as many as 1012 local community action agencies The number now is down to about 940 t If INTERESTED Seme Agencies Gene Nixon’s budget for the 1971 fiscal year would provide $324 million for direct support of about 900 community action agencies The reduction OEO said would be mostly in consolidations of existing agencies The 1971 budget request would be the third consecutive reduction for community action They got $3201 agencies million in the 1909 budget and were down for $3259 million in ‘ ONLOOKERS are from Mrs Eldura Couch’s tint grade as Mrs Nelson shows one of the gerbOs that visited the schod an wrak the much-buffete- Your Birthday By Stella action will WEDNESDAY MARCH II —Single-minde- d —Born today you are one take you farthest today where to whom personal relation- - recently-lai- d plans are con- ships are very Important cerned Take an objective dear Ties of love and view friendship mean more to than any financial aecur- “Ctch ity any influential contacts f Anrtl I"? “P000® KJXE Mth!? t? thn of ri-M- m it’s been X? ring of Ute GEMINI (May Iw’in the 22-Ju-ne XI) an affair upheaval personal nature may In °f Imvo you emotional wrung You are deeply concerned ° hy evening Take yourthe sltuaabout everything that goes 1011 on about you You take an interest in everyone make 23) CANCER(June yourself available should —Matters of domestic your advice or services be need your Imme-proMewhen it comes to dlt and in general “PP0!: See "haJ the pulling own second wishes SBI1 your put t®f‘her’ to those of others Of a phfl- “ osophical turn of mind you are thoughtful by nature more given to listening than “J but alwsys to speaking A 00d r' of ready with an understanding teraoon follows W0II Not especially ambitious r mjem for success InWar as Doan- - "id dal rewards are concerned vojve( domestic affairs you are nevertheless destln- to be free to leave more the scene on very short nomodicum of fame in your own community as one whose LjBRA 23- )(Sept personal friendship means accommodate your ’ Aae"1 to the promises of an-Pln of the arts however could It may wey be that gain you woridwlde fame premise will not be honored whether you look for it or 22) scogpK) (Oct v 11 --Offer consolation for chlld-To find what is In store for Rns disappointment Small tom large to eSeySProbtaM birthday and read members family responding paragraph Let support your your birthday star be your SAGITTARIUS (Nov gi'lde Thursday March 19 PISCES (Feb 21) CZEF —Go - over your progress CUT AND WRAPPED once again before coming to tk a final decision regarding Cold Storage Logan your goal You'll have a 71 Fidtn! Ava better view of things 7911219 ARIES (March 22 April 20) 197Q d Labor-Heal- SPECIALS Women's CAPRIS Auortad malariaIt plain and pattern! boR battaite and straight lag SizatA-1- 8 ’ 791 Women's JUMP SUITS Plain dark colors zipper front sizes 4 7-1- 2495 Boys' SPORt 23-J- SHIRTS short sleeve stripes plaids and plains 12 53c i J99 398 Boys' CREW SOCKS COME IN TONIGHT GET Sizes 6-1- 0 LUCKY YOUR ASSORTED YARDAGE nj 23-aai- 349 Reg ft con-need- ed yoyf 12“ Vd an-ve- ry 22-Ju- ly 24-O- 5 99 to Val th and Welfare (HEW) appropriations foil Next to the Job Corps no OEO program has been in more hot water than community action This was caused in part own Joy by the fact that community Dec 22)-Y- our action the most greatly depends upon that visible agencies are element of the antiof another You would be poverty effort in the nation’s wise therefore to help other in his search for hap- - big cities and in the words of one observer “When there was Plne“-yo- u some trouble they were there CAPRICORN 'Dec to blame” 20— See to ways at strengthProblems la Past ening your position at home b and did attract iniliUnt Take enp2?e? dties " 1964 war on stand on new issues was so poverty legislation b AQUARIUS (Jan loosely written that local public 19)— Don’t deviate from your officials frequently couldn’t purpose There may be understand whether they were pressures exerted from out-- supposed to stay away from aide which tend to sway you cooperate wth or take over in the wrong direction control of the programs Education VEEKEND Suitings and dress weights Plains plaids stripes and florals Saint Patrick! Day can ba your lucky day if you taka your tax rutum to H A SlO:K Wit pro par chock and guaian-to- a your ruturn making curt you racaiva ovary lugilimata drductioa Saa H A R StOCK You'll ba glad you did Val to CORNING - D OUARANTII Wt guwaMM' wcuntu prvpurutiu of any nnan that Ml ya wu wiS gay Hw pwlty or tnti WARE CO KIR Bake and fry set 10" covered skillet 1 Vi qt covered baking dish America's Largest fax Sorvica with Over 4000 Offices 549 NORTH MAIN Dial Weekdays 9-- 9 5aaN0 Saturday 99 191 9-- APPOINTMENT 5 752-- 1 1490 65 1 NECESSARYBszs Val 8“ V 1971 TIm HoraM Journal— 3 THE DOCTOR SAYS Lab Research Continues On Antiviral Remedies ly WAYNE G BRANDSTADT Viruses continue to be the moat common cause of infectious disease in spite of the fact that vaccines to prevent many of them are available — smallpox rabies influenza mumps measles German measles poliomyelitis and yellow fever Vaccines are being developed against several o t h e r diseases and may hi time become available against some forms of cancer Meanwhile working on the chemical front several antiviral remedies have been found Amantadine and a modification of it rimantadine are effective in preventing Asian influenza but only they are given before you are exposed to the virus and are taken regularly for at least 10 days Methisazone will abort smallpox in unvaccinated persons and may eventually make smallpox vaccine obsolete Another drug idoxuri-din- e (Stoxil) is effective in the treatment of herpes of the cornea and severe reactions following smallpox vaccination Interferon a substance produced by your body to increase your resistance to viral infections has been studied tar several years It show great p:om-is- e but has not yet been pro if MD duced commercially Other drugs are being investigated and if successful will constitute further triumphs of medical research Q — I have milia around my eyes The number of white spots seems to be increasing I am using some salve but it doesn't help I’ve even tried pricking the spots but this only irritates my skin and makes it sore How can I get rid of the spots and keep them from coming back? A — These whiteheads are commonly found around the eyes They will not affect your health I know of no way of preventing them but if their appearance bothers much you should Sou very a doctor remove them aseptically Doing it yourself is likely to cause skin infection Q—Whut causes my nails to turn white? A — Nails o i I e become white in spot due to a small amount of air between the nail bed and the nail This is the result of imperfect development of the nail as it emerges from its growth center This is in no sense a disease and if you are about it a little nail polish will help |