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Show The Paper That Dares To Take A Stand READERS OUTLOOK June 7, 1973 The UTAH Independent Page 5 MARILYN MANION Continued From Page 4 largely of Federal employees. For such reasons, it is standard practice for this Office to point out to the Opposition that they have one colossal nerve mislabelling their causes as "THE UNITED STATES or THE from Reprinted Pasaden, Cal. Its All ltt v. State) John Doe or Richard Roe, when such actions more properly should be billed THE ENTRENCHED BENCH-BAR- v. John Doe or Richard Roe. We are enclosing for your information a copy of our pamphlet' Taxation Depends on Confession Pavlovian Style ' and to adjust your insights on the dubious origins of our New World Adversary we are separately mailing you a copy of our booklet, What License? or Why You Can Sue Your Doctor But Not Your Lawyer. about Watergate?for one am tired of wondering what. Now, that is a terrible thing to say when everybody is weeping crocodile tears over the What I of American demise Perhaps 1 am overly cynical, or on the contrary, excessively naive, but to my mind, John and morality. Martha Mitchell summed up sides tidily. (Martha: Very truly, Lucille Mr. resign. is resigning ridiculous.) My own commentary may look ridiculous an hour after it goes to press, as new and terrible revelations are bared each minute by zealous reporters. On the Moran Tavernier. Florid E. Energy Dear Editor: from President Nixon's April 18, 1973, special message to Congress on our 119 Energy Resources. H Record 2886 Congressional Excerpts (H.Doc. No. 93-85- ). Over 90 percent of the energy we consume today in the United States comes from three sources: natural gas, coal and petroleum. Natural gas is our cleanest fuel, but regulations of natural gas prices by the Federal Government have produced a serious and increasing scarcity of this fuel. We have vast quantities of coal, but the extraction and use of coal have presented such persistent environmental problems that, today, less than 20 percent of our energy needs are met by coal, and the health of the entire coal industry is seriously threatened. Domestic production of available oil is no longer able to keep pace with demands." "I am also asking the Chairman of the Council on Environmental Quality to work with the Enviorn mental Protection Agency, in consultation with the National Academy of Sciences and appropriate Federal agencies, to study the environmental impact of oil and gas production on the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf and in the Gulf of Alaska. No drilling will be undertaken in these have quite President should John: Any thought of the President . - areas until its environmental determined.'' impact is The Alaskan Pipeline: 'At a time when we are importing growing quantities of oil at great detriment of our balance of payments, and at a time when we are also experiencing significant oil shortages, we clearly need the two million barrels a day which the North a supply Slope could provide 1 equal to fully 3 of our present import levels." Coal: "Coal isour most abundant and least costly domestic source of energy. Production of coal has been limited not only by competition from natural gas a competition which has been artificially induced by Federal but also by price regulation environmental emerging mine health and concerns and Continued On Page 7 other hand, not on the only commenting subject of the season would look even more bizarre -- or, heayen forbid, suspicious. But I shall not dwell upon the evils of corruption, power, money, and so on: The New York Times and Washington Post have said it all. at Complicity high levels? It seems, at this writing, to boil down to the fact that few, if any were involved at in the actual break-i- n higher-up- s Influential Watergate. persons, however, did try to cover up the event when, at later dates, they learned of its details. Certainly that covering up is an outrage, and no doubt we can get along fine without some of those who have fallen by the wayside. But what of the notorious event itself? actual The break-i- n at Watergate? From a purely political point of view, why was Daniel Ellsbergs publication an was was it Why worse to break into the office of Ellsbergs shrink than it was for the patient himself to risk endangering security? I do not judge, I merely ask. The questions will never be answered because the heroes and have bureaucracy, McGovern bunch of by Party and kids and long-haire- d an honest -- -- The American Way following the majority vote, the Pentagon arrogantly reasserted the position taken earlier by Secretary of Defense Elliot Richardson, that funds can be found in other parts of the' massive military budget to continue the bombing. This is a blatant affront not only to the Congress, but to the people of this er. conventions,, officers, 'adopt elect by-law- s, organize its auxiliary and the Sons (and Daughters) of the LMV. o o o . our and country those other things that Leagues of Voters are supposed to do. It has incorporated nationally in the State of California, and shortly will file papers for state incorporation as well, Gayman sayss. It will hold national and state bombing within hours But goodness mid-Septemb- aggressive women. And now we finally know the truth. George McGovern was a Republican plot. over-structur- ed to into operations in Cambodia represents an historic break with the past. Congress is now on record asserting its Constitutional powers. membership campaign in It's making plans to out mailings, issue position get papers on issues, publish a quarterly journal and do all a freaks million LMV discovered it had political muscle. 'We had a tiger by the tail," says William H. (Bill ) Gayman of La Canada, an aerospace engineer who, Ike the other founders, is a Republican with conservative political leanings. We began to recognize that we could accomplish a lo-t- if we didn't spread ourselves too thin." So the group is going to hold plotters wanted to make sure that George McGovern was nominated, as he would be the easiest for Nixon to beat. Well, now, that little fact ought to outrage both Democratic Representatives to prevent the Department of Defense from transferring $420 for information. Membership, which originally included only the six incorporators, skyrocketed into the hundreds and spread to seven states outside California. All of a sudden the n, the House of by of the organization thought otherwise. Requests rolled in been supporters and rock-ribbe- d Conservatives who opposed the Senator. As McGovern said recently about his New York nomination Times magazine, May . 6, 1973): What I saw as the most moving political experience that had taken place in this country in many years, I. found out later, looked on television as if it were the takeover of the good old The recent action taken organizations and "the news mafia." It wasn't intended to be too serious, but people who heard established permanently in print. The apparent purpose of and of the. plan the break-iof which it seems to have been a part, was to try and influence the selection of the Democratic Presidential nominee. Specifically, the flaming Powers I Papers considered so noble, while the pilfering of petty campaign secrets having nothing to do with national villains Constitutional Star-New- s, Voters, for example. Yes, said MEN Voters. ' The League of Men Voters started in fun. It was organized as a spoof on its older and larger counterpart," the League of Women Voters, whom the founders accused of being discriminatory-- against men. The LMV also levelled an attack on big government, Pentagon top-secr- et security abomination? Asserts It's getting harder and harder to have fun in politics. Take the case of the League of Men The Plot! of the Congress HITS BACKLASH PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK' (or any other The League of Men Voters framework. Constitutional If the United States is to reinvolve its military men in yet another armed conflict, then it should be in a declared war with an identified enemy and the goal of complete victory. action Any congressional allowing further escalation n of political wars would be a violation of our oaths and the trust the ' people have placed in us. If the President insists on .gaining the power to wage war, then he has the right and the obligation to amend no-wi- the Constitution. U.S. However, if he is to abide by the Constitution . as it exists today, then he must obtain any declaration of war from the Congress. For the people to retain a voice in government, their voice must be heard. John R. Rarick Louisiana Features 00000000000 federal The News, Cal-Ta- x says published by government, California . is having trouble giving away the money voted by Congress for revenue sharing. 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