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Show - ' '" i ' LETTERS 'TO I THE EDITOR .. :ci !. r J DESERET, NEWS - i 22 A IDfTOHAt V PACE , iW -4 .THURSDAY, JANUARY 1968 2J, v The Utah State Conference on Social Welfare, aa organization of agencies and individuals involved in the helping professions, passed a resolution in November approving and recommending the liber-alizing of state abortion laws, in accordance with the nedy adopted standards of the American Med , 0 MigliSeas Piracy Must Be Answered dal -- Who .Will Elecf The President? - - to President .will , F r' a Rights party, and Henry Wallace, the as many votes from the major party peace candidate. A shift of less than candidates as Hairy Wallace 1,157,000. 0.6 percent of the popular vote from TruOf course, it is arguable that the man in two states would have thrown the George Wallace and the peace vote decision into the Ho strength are at their peak right now and not carry a single Henry Wallace that, when the final choice is made, the take New York, great majority of voters will choose bestate, but did mi Michigan and Ms land away 1 from tween the major party nominees and not ' invite the explosion that would come I Truman. from what might happen in the House. g that the way Many experts f cal opinion is now. the napon. But flie fact remains that George Wallace could probably carry several Souththe prospect is greater than it 1948 that no candldatrwiU be able to ern states and might then have the bale an adequate popular vote to insure ance of power in any self a majority of the Electoral College (House decision as to who is to be the and fills would mean that the House pext .President. thy , t - 1 f r ' " , t . . . . The arrangement announced this Week to bring Dr, Thn6-Leary to the University of Utah campus to debate bn the ' to In this why the people of Utah spend tax dollars' to support the University, so It can serve ss a forum for a man whose sick Ideas have destroyed countless minds and bodies? Many kinds of speakers havfc been brought to the campus--Ithe name of academic freedom, and inmost cases properly ao. The University must remain a place for examination and s . evaluation. y. But examination of what? Isnt It fair to Insist thaf the validity of the idea under discussion at least be debatable? What is debatable about LSD?, Wheiyis its possible value? What islebatable about a man who baa been kicked - off one of America" most liberal campuses, .who has been ostracized from decent society, who acts, to put if bluntly, like ' , a skk exhibitionist? If University lectures are arranged in search of useful knowledge and understanding, what can be learned from Leary? If they are seeking a circus, Rlngling Bros, puts on a bettor show. n - 1 ' ' 4 fey ART BUCHWALD Property taxes on private homes are based on assessed valuations of the homes. On the basis of the assessments, made by county asses sors offices, from guidelines yset by the State Tax Commission, mill levies' are set by 'governing bodies town boards, ' city and county commissions. The state law says the valuation should be 30 per cent of . 7 the cash, value of the home. (( , But Utah has never assessed homes At 30 per cent For years homes have been assessed at about half that amount 1 But not necessarily equally. For instance, two identical homes, one in Cache County, and one In Salt Lake County, have been assessed at different percentages,' varying in some cases as much aa four and five per cent " To bring throughout the state intd Commission ordered assessors to has Tax line, the Bute 20 to valuation all per cent of the cash up gradually bring value by 197L This, in effect has caused some county assessors to increase valuations at varying percentages., The entire 4jJ j rogram Is called equalization. ' Increases in assessments believe owners the home Many - are also increases in taxes This is not necessarily ao. on the assessed The taxes are levied In mill amounts ' valuations by the taxing authorities boards and commissions. In some instances, because the assessments were in--- creased, counties were able to reduce the mill levy and still ' have tha same amount or more ti run the local govern-inent- s. In other Instance! because theVounties have needed revenue made possible by the increased assessment! extra the the mdl levy has remained the same and. tax revenue hat . been higher. - - . Th'Ci!alLr&tk)npcogrftm-f8e-th-?rop8r- ty its. hftsaJ!. In shorty an attempt to make property tax nioid fair fot all .J, ' property dwner! - , . ; r tainly there must be sane Millard County residents who are proud to have a teacher like Richard Brough. - To misquote Patrick Henry: Is education dear or fyumrial assistance so sweet as to be pur- n chased at the price of Socialism? Every federal dollar buys a share of our own control of bur schools. School districts should look down the road and see what lies at toe end of their free" ride. -S-UNNTE ' THOMPSON Richfield . - Enjoyed Temple Square c:n We, as a family, wish to express bur appreciation to you and the committee to charge of "Temple Square at Christinas Time, tot allowing all of us in this great Valley to enjoy the privilege of attending Menottia famous open of Amahl and The Night. VMtaro In the Tabernaclf, along with ?Hma8iDssai,n lighting abPichire,l -- t. i We have attended Amahl as a family and wq do earnestly hope this tradition cut continue mghout the years, to more firmly establish our ty as a center of musical culture, peace and good ' g , i i .... st , V . M T A M j IS rd rj " out of all of Korea, He then toe UJS. by arbitrarily releasing . 27,000 North Korean prisoners while their disposition was still being debated at the off when he was assassinated by his own truce table. This resulted in peace negotiations ' belnjf broken off, and toe generals, 1J f ; of hostiiitie! 'resumption It is interesting to learn that Thieu, i Simply carrkd-Mb. to has been invited, like Diem before him, In dealing with toe U.S., Thieu orders. learned from. Dion, who learned from I To the bewilderment visit the UJS. President Eisenhower presthe rest of the ented Diem to the American public as. Rhee, who, in turn, learned from Generath deroocratoTsaViour of a new demon-toe inventor of lissimo Chlang world, however toe KennO-- - the China the the most effec- on of Later, during Lobby has UJS. V sponsored President Vice the Administration, fashioned ever instruments tive to, forand supported a sorry hailed Diem as the eign control of American policy. Johnson) (Lyndon Asian string of. but instead of Churchill of Asia. It was Chlang, aided and abetted by After that, it was too politically Mf, Fritchej t, our controlling their wife, his beautiful, .Wellesley-educated or1 depose Diem pollcie! they have more often controlled embarrassing lo expose showed how to get arm! ammuniwho for his tyrannical repressive regime. ' ' ours. and untold billions of dollars out of There was the further threat that he tion, U.S. in the name of fighting commuthe ' might denounce the U.S. Administration nism. , ! t as being soft on communism if its supNow It is General Thieus turn to call port of him weakened. In short, he was confident be had our government over die shots. He- is under no illusions aboqt toe barrel, andjie acted accordingly. . " the Johnson- Administrations He knows It to obvious that- - President Thieu the UR. government has little respect or thinks he, too, can do what h likes, now affection to him. But he know! too, toat les! President Johnson has hurriedlyv that the U.S. has put such an unlimited Johnson cannot walk out on him open-ker- o yrithout seeming to walk placated him with assunpices that the - investment in him that it has to j ly at least ILS would not seek peace' to any way him afloat In any case, he appears deter-- out on the war against Asian commu. nism. x what the late Syngman Rhee ju that to not acceptable to the Saigon lead-did in Korea blodc the end of hostill- U.S. could permit the As a last resort, no at erwhidi means peace all i too a coup against Thieu If ties,xcept on his own terms. 10 ft US., In brushing off Although the U.S. maintained Rhee as independent Thats how we disposed of ur pleas and pressures for more demo-- ' head of South Korea by force of arms, he Diem; but it is a crude, often messy way CLAYTON FRITCHEY When Hitler, or Stalin, or the Japanese war lords put puppets into power in countries under their influence there was no nonsense about it,-The figureheads did not ' talk back.' They drive r defied Able Judge - Our Imperious Little Puppets V aina - -- It to hoped toe 1 v w -- - - hi Thieu. la merely carrying on, where predecessor. Pres. Ngo Dinh Diem. left -- . liimglnrxoreremeffiCBrtnd the U.S. and China in the spring of 1953. Instead, he called to a new offensive to ' tbecw-to--n guarantee that 'the next puppet will be" any inert amenable In toe long run. i ; o' . - t ' T- z n EDWARD GALLAGHER Alexandria, Va. GUEST CARTOON di-ent- s, -- ! retirement of Revs Bede Bosom will prove fruitful and that she will "now have many years ahead to look back upon to long years of labor she has put forth in helping her fellowmen. Those of us who served In law enforcement In Salt Lake City during her judgeship shall never forget her to be one f tb ablest, considerate, and conscientious judges that ever held court in the aty Building of Salt Lake City. Kai-she- a - -- f first-strin- " . in 4 - - v, Pi rr I u oveft ' 1 ' if down on the bench tgaln and is putting (he bench gof up and looked to blanket around UrpselL' Jbe fans are come were If to inquire J Bobby, going JERHJJI, (JOEL, jjANAE, Into the game. But ao far there has been booing, but' Bobby doesnt seem to be DENISE. DANA, DIANE, i DEE, SHEL-Lno indication that Bcfcby is going to play. paying any attention. SHELA, SHIKL, SCOTT. EUGENE, The Johnson Regulars are making Coach Lyn Johnion of the Regulars SARAH JEAN, BOYD WARREN, AND Frdsge, and there doesn t seem to doesnt seem to be too bothered by.foe.-- k MR. AND MRS. STANLEY B, NANCE b anything that a going to stop 'them, 2378 Blaine Ave. McCarthy offense. As a matter of fact, PilBill been during toe game be substituted the regu- - T7eye Mike running ttrough Mansfield, Ernie Gruening you knowr the winner of this ball game lar defense captain, Bob McNamara, and bright, and Joe Clark and have been passing gets to play In toe Presidential Super put to Clark Clifford to replace him. over the heads of George McGovern, Bowl in November, 1968, and all eyes are, "While Clifford has never played deChurch and Wayne Morse. Frank focused on what is happening here today. fense before, he got fe rousing Cheer two young daughters and I moved from A minute. Bobbys getting up Wait - Leading toe attack for the Dissenters when he came Into the contest- - . off toe bench again. Hes thrown off his - Hawaii to Salt Lake City in 1966. 1 want to express Gena is - aecond-atrin- g quarterback There -- havent been -t- oo -- many : blanket and hes running up and down. my gratitude to the Lowell School for our fine expeMcCarthy of Minnesota. The fumbles In the game. The Dissenters just Now hes doing knee bends. The fans are rience. If there b nothing wrong with an institution, transfer a quarterback, Bobby Kennedy, cant seenflo get the baH rolling. Their . going wild. It looks as if this time he what does one say of ft? It is perfect That is the ' student from Massachusetts to New strategy baa been listless, and they just way we fed about LowelL' , may go lzL York, is suited up but ll sitting on the cant seen! to catch toe imagination of oh. Hes talking to toe coaches Oh, Raymond B. Stensrod, the principal ts a marbench. A doubtful starter because he was the crowd. 'again. 'Now hes on toe phone to the velous person. The brilliant polite and .kind teach-er- s afbakl of being permanently Injured, mihutet folks. Wait minute. scouta up In the boxes. Hes examining Walt are a delight to know. There are two attributes Bobby has. been working out with the Bobby Kennedy has just taken off his the field. Hes studying the Johnson Reg- - the whole staff has which, make Lowell ' team in practice, but no one knows if unique: J blanket And hes '.starting to' warm up ulars bench. Hes on the phone again. love. and hell get into the game. Imagination He L with A .football with bis brother, Teddy. to leaders. the cheer Now hei talking "That chewing you hear la the backThe crowd has gone crazy. Bobby is picks up a football and is juggling it in - There to more aloha at LoweQ than we found la' " ; ground comes from the Dissenter -- fans five years of Hawaiian school! What A lovely thing throwing the ball back and forth now, his hand as he walks by himself along section of to stadium. In case you cant and more fans are watching him than the sidelines. to be able to send your children off each morning ' bench. He understand what theyre chanting, Its are watching the ball game. the to a school of this caliber! at back Now hes and We want Bobby. We want Bobby. Bobby down sits his the at over puts is shoulders, shrugs McCarthy looking POINDEXTER. has a blanket around hit bead as If to bench again, wondering If he will be sub- - the blanket around himself again and 79 DSL v drown out toe chant . stltuted.Now Kennedy la talking with the stares out toward toe goal line. From to aft argument ' where be aits it aems awfully far During to hrst quarter, every time coacbesHe seems to be 1 v Geo McCarthy wu thrown for a loss, he Hes nodding bia bead. Now hei altting 'away."; Wen. ladle and gentlemen, this has been quite A football, 'game. The heavily favored Johnson Reg- - ulars are leading The Democratic Dla- renters 56 to 12, and although were atill ; in tha first quarter; there doesnt aeem to ' property-Assessment- hemes with a "low culture. background." These young people seem to be achieving despite their background and the school district because of it. - One of the real assets-o- f toe Millard County schools was Dot mentioned by. Mf. Robison. Cer Perfect School -- r. wy When In Doubt, Bobby, Punt! WASHINGTON LED-UIW- I. )r . y ! l.T j '' one-vot- one-stat- e, h ( note from Ben H. Robison's totter the Millard County atudqeats- - fine performances in tests, athletics and musicals. This despite the information given' to the VS. Office of Educa tion showing toat 940 of their 294 students to all grade levels to 1966, about 41 per cent, came from L tponaoryd by the lea (t ers of both parties. 'and backed by the n ' v It is interesting to - "people, t More On Millard Schools polid-vtdln- -- BAXTER President ' 1968 counterpart,- ' The seizure of the Pueblo and its 83 crewmen is ona more lesson illustrating General Douglas MaeArthura statement that by meeting naked force with appeasement we would not Only perpetuate military disaster In Korea, but would enable communism to make Its bid for most of Asia. : .thatX. notice as Pueblo a of i$o sharp Capture the ferns In the Far Vietnam is not the only place we must watch nor the only part of the world where East or elsewhere U.S. Involvement suddenly be required. ; may deeper c vt '' k Dewey-Thurmon- - , Utah State Conference on Soclal Welfa ' M 9 -- DEAN - would pick the next President What makes this seem more likely this year- - than In the Truman--d Henry Wallace race? One reason is that Strom Thurmonds George Wallace,- - is already showing far more'strength. than 'Thurmond."' In 1948 the combined How real is this danger? How likely is' Thurmond-Henr- y Wallace vote was 4.78 o , . ft to happen? A,. T percent of the total Now the Harris poll The answer is that It Is no longer Just shows thatpeorge Wallace alone would a theoretical possibility. It is a serious get more than Thurmond-Henr- y Wallace possibility, end some of- the conditions got together 20 years, ago. which would bring It about are becoming There is also the 1968 peace vote. more Substantial . Its present spokesman. Senator Eugene hot brfeath.of hap-- , McCarthy, says he would support JohnIt came within pening in 1948 when there were four son if nominated. But that doesnt mean there may hot hi another peace candh parties and four Important Presidential candidates in the race Truman, date running in states where he could get on the ballot He could easily draw away Dewey, Strom Thurmond of the State's have to--be made by the House of Representatives. if it b and the door to ' thto calamity b being pushed open a little more all the time majority nib in electing the. President tesernsts. ' ' , most respected civic, legal, and business should be' coming to e head groups just too late to avert the possibility of a chaotic climax to the 1368 election. war-wearine- T iy- ROSCOE DRUMMOND y -- c7 , a rowing danger that a Presidential election this fall . contest and that the will be a choice of the next -There four-part- ' What's to be done now? ' Obviously, the United States ' must not pepmlt any power to seize one of her ships on the high seas and bold the crew prisoners. We must vigorously . pursue every diplomatic, effort to obtain release of the ship .and Its crew. Maintenance of the peace )a infinitely preferable to that of war-lik-e retaliation. r Stm, If diplomatic efforts do not produce prompt results the and we must be chary of Communist stalling tactics on North Koreans most be advised that any the part of Americans over Vietnam is not so great as to leave . us timid about defending our interests. The diversion 'of the nuclear-powere- d aircraft carrier Enterprise and three other to waters off North Korea Is a reminder df Ameriships the ca's determination and capability to resist aggression. Cer- tainly no one can missJ the message in the ' call-u- p of U.S. W have asked the Womens Legislative Council and the model legislation of the Utah Legislative Council to consider setioo,, and hope that public discussion will lead toTncreased ' T understanding of the need for aoroe changes... . to ' ' laws..' -- r . y The Utah State Medical Association has also adopted the AMA standards and many states are now to the process of reexamining their abortion - V " patient The seizure win ghreihe Communists an opportunity to examine some of the most modem UJ3. equipment used in- ,r unless reports are true-- , i electronic intelligence gathering that much, if not ah, of it was destroyed by the Pueblo crew . J- before being captured. But,the questkm of why a lightly armed ship crammed,.' with highly' sophisticated equipment wu so close 25 miles to the North .Korean coast without adequate protection remains unanswered. So does the question of. why, when the ' Incident began building, the ships skipper didnt get help less than SO minutes away by air. Surely thoee in charge of the ships mission have worked out expedient measures should just such an set occur. If they havent they have been derelict in their duty. If they had, why werent such plans Initiated? ' Association. -- The AMA, on the unanimous recommendation of Its Committee on Human Reproduction. last June changed Its policy on therapeutic abortion in cer-tain . circumstances. AMA policy now condones abortion to safeguard the health or life of the mother. to prevent the birth of an infant with physical or mental defects, and in cases where a pregnancy resulting from rape or Incest may constitute a threat to the mental or physical health of the ' Americans have every reason to be Indignant over the seizure of the USS Pueblo 4a International waters by the Communists of North. Kor The act at the least b piracy on the high seas. At worst, ft Is an act of war. , But there are many unanswered questions concerning the Incident While seeking the answers, we need to react with calmness and coolness. The piracy may, indeed, be designed to lure the U.S. into a trap of more war. It may be part of in creased North Korean belligerence that has seen more than 200 border incident! and 20 UJL soldiers hilled in the past t Seeks Public Discussion . , 5 v , , Stand For The Constitution Of Tha United, States As Having Been Divinely Inspired . , . 'No thinks, I don't went t? lose Iny Itin end hungry took,! ' I i |