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Show . llWMUiigi.irirM-i-- i ii mi mi C" ri'' I ' '' ' " r r ii r"r ' I''"'' " r i t, ir-.r - ;- Btow Albtpnflt Hit? Park City has made history by hiring Utah's first female city manager. What is your reaction? VnewnDODnnQit Dane Kobinson ir;Qtinnc I think it's great, from what I have heard about her qualifications and past experience. Ami i u hkc uj pt-i "".' --v welcome to Ariene ume. Thursday, August 28, 1980 Page 2 J Only Half the Story's Told But Confidence Is Already If you believe what you read in the newspapers. Deer Valley's newly-cut ski runs are being washed away by the ton. At least, the runs in Wasatch County are. According to charges reported in the Deseret News and in this paper. Royal Street failed to take the proper precautions when cutting the runs. As a result, erosion is taking a much greater toll than is absolutely necessary. About nine times greater, according to Wasatch County Planner BobMathis. Unfortunately, we are hearing only one side of the story. At this writing. Royal Street still has not given a complete answer to the recent statements leveled by Mathis. The company has its reasons. But without a full explanation from Royal Street, we don't feel comfortable about drawing any conclusions. In fact, we didn't feel comfortable about printing an apparently onesided one-sided story, but felt that half of the facts were better than no facts at all. We were asked by a Royal Street employee whether Mathis had come to us with the story, suggesting that Ed. Note: At press time Wednesday, we received the following prepared statement: Wasatch County and Royal Street Land Company announced an-nounced a settlement of their disputes in regards to the Deer Valley Ski area. These disputes arose from events occurring oc-curring in August of 1979. At that time, Royal Street cut four ski runs in Wasatch County. Royal Street did not have any permits that may have been required for such cutting. The Wasatch County Planner's Office alleged this violated the Wasatch County building ordinances. The terms of the set by Stanley Karnow nmtteirpir'eitnveMepqpirit Young Americans Willing to Contribute If the Conditions Are Right Washington, D.C. - If there was something missing when young American Ameri-can men registered for the draft last month, it was an alternative that would give youths of both sexes the opportunity opportuni-ty to sign up for some kind of voluntary civilian service. It seems to me that the time has come to create a system that not only anticipates the possibility of war, but, more importantly, strengthens the country's ability to cope with its peacetime problems. More than ever before, the United States needs the help of young people to care for the elderly, assist in hospitals, manage child centers, run playgrounds, play-grounds, tutor ghetto children, and so forth. Oddly enough, young Americans arc eager to perform such Jobs. Opinion surveys conducted last year show that more than 70 percent of teenagers and young adults support the concept of voluntary national service. According to the polls, approval for such a system is shared by rich and poor, black and white, and men and women across the continent. This suggests that while the memory of the Vietnam tragedy still is fresh in their minds, American youths are not as cynical and self-centered as the older generation may think. On the contrary, they appear to be receptive to the notion of making a contribution to society. ' 1 It may be, too, that they consider national service to be a way of gaining experience, acquiring skills or simply getting a job in a period of unemploy-ment. unemploy-ment. But whatever their motives, their attitude is positive. .Senators Paul Tsongas of Massachu ""setts and Alan Cranston of California have introduced legislation calling for a presidential commission to study the feasibility of a national service system, and they are backed by 10 colleagues, most of them liberals. , The idea of such a system has been endorsed by olack leaders like Vernon perhaps he was trying swer was that we had gone to him tor the story, ratner man the other way around. Nevertheless, without a response from Royal Street, it is Wasatch County's side of the story which is getting the play. The information we do have at this point has some disturbing distur-bing implications. If the figures supplied to Mathis from the J.J. Johnson study are accurate, an astonishing amount of soil is being washed off the ski runs, about 83 times as much as before the runs were cut. If this is happening in Wasatch County, we can only assume that the same type of erosion is taking place on the runs cut in Summit County. We recognize that cutting trees from a hillside is going to release a certain amount of soil. But we also believe that it is the responsibility of those doing the cutting to keep that damage to a minimum. So far, we haven't been convinced that this is the case in Deer Valley. -DH tlement are that Royal Street has agreed to pay Wasatch County $5,000 for settlement of any claims that might be made by Wasatch County against Royal Street for any alleged violation of Wasatch County's ordinances. Royal Street assured Wasatch County that any future development develop-ment of Deer Valley will comply with the County's building ordinances. Both Wasatcch County and Royal Street expressed their intention to move ahead as rapidly as possible with the development of the ski resort. Royal Street hopes to open the Deer Valley Ski area for the 1981-82 ski season. Jordan of the National Urban League and former UN ambassador Andrew Young. And a blue-ribbon committee set up to examine the subject proposed last year that a large-scale program be established to attract many more participants than already existing operations like the Peace Corps and the Young Adult Conservation Corps. The committee has proposed a program that would accommodate a million or so volunteers who would serve mainly at local levels, either before they begin their careers or before they complete their education. A similar plan is favored by several university presidents, among them Father Theodore Hesburgh of Notre Dame, Howard Swearer of Brown and Steven Muller of Johns Hopkins. Muller suggests that, as an incentive, national service volunteers be made eligible for educational grants under an arrangement like the G.I. Bill of Rights. My own view, which is probably controversial, is that universal military conscription ought to be revived, with draftees given the option of civilian service instead of undergoing training in the armed forces. This is the case in a number of countries. The way the dual system functions in West Germany and Franco is described in a recent report by Roger Landrum of (he Potomac Institute, a Washington research organization. Probably in reaction to its Nazi past. West Germany has a remarkably liberal system, that permits youths to escape military conscription nut only on religious grounds, but also because of their ethical and political helicls. Those whose claim to conscientious objection are accepted and assigned to civilian jobs. I,andrum found I hem at various tasks, such as attending lo the elderly in nursing twine prov iding companion-.ship companion-.ship . 1 .. . pcu)U' living at home, working 111 hospitals, assisting church Eroded to win his case in the press. Our an groups to deal with troubled-adolescents, teaching the children of foreign laborers and other such duties. They serve for 15 months, the same length of time as a conscript soldier, and receive the same subsistence wage. Interestingly, the West German public seems to respect those in civilian service, even though many of them admittedly are leftists opposed to the military establishment. Through their service, moreover, these youths appear to be filling a gap, and not only helping the country but reinforcing themselves. As Landrum observes, the West German system of civilian service "meets specific domestic needs of society (while) giving many thousands of young men an outlet for their idealism that permits them to maintain the integrity of their consciences." An interesting feature in the French system, in my estimation, is the alternative that allows draftees to opt for 16 months of civilian service overseas instead of a mandatory year in military training. This Gallic equivalent of the Peace Corps originally was encouraged, in part at least, to preserve a measure of France's influence, in its former African colonies. Those sent abroad are mostly specialists, like engineers, teachers, mechanics and medical aides. The difference from the Peace Corps is that the civilian option is linked to military conscription, obviously, neither the West German nor the French systems can be imported as such to the United States. Hut both contain elements that might he introduced into America. The key. I hough, has to be thi recognition that young Americans, under the proper conditions, are more willing to make a contribution to society than are the politicians who make the laws. 1 Released by The Register and Tribune Syndicate. 1980 1 I think it's a forward Don Gomes t u;-i, rrm'-m 7TTT. ic -..oiifioH hni.H that nosition. then let . .j 1 , A Louise Simpson I think it's great! -)-J I think it's a Weekly gpecfial? Small, Oil-Rich Saudi Arabia May Be In Need of Defenders WashingtonSaudi Arabians have traditionally been viewed as quaintly exotic figures in picturesque desert garb; But nowadays, they are received around the world as economic power brokers. The source of their power, of course, is oil. But their vast wealth is mismatched mismat-ched to a small, backward population, and the imbalance makes Saudi Arabia an incalculable booty which is virtually undefended. Intelligence reports tell of attempts by Arab extremists to stage an Iran-style Iran-style uprising in Saudi Arabia. The extremists ex-tremists would like to get their hands on the Saudi oil spigot and use it as a weapon against the United States. Defense strategists have warned President Carter to establish a military presence in Saudi Arabia as a earning to alien powers not to tamper with the source of U.S. oil. The Israelis have indicated that they wouldn't object. An Israeli authority told us: "We would have no public comment to make. But privately, we would welcome an American presence in Saudi Arabia." But the Saudis are fearful that U.S. military forces in their country would only antagonize the extremists and increase in-crease their militance. But secretly, they have asked for U.S. military support sup-port in the event the royal family comes under seige. President Carter, say our sources, has secretly agreed to the request. This is one explanation that has been given to lower-level planners for the military activity in the Persian Gulf area. U.S. forces in the region will support the Saudi royal family if called on to put down a revolt. But the primary purpose of the military build-up, according to sources familiar with the planning, is to make another attempt to rescue the American hostages from Iran and to attack at-tack the Iranian oil depot at Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf. The Subscription Hates, Publisher. Advertising Sales General Manager Business Manager Graphics Reporters Photo Kdilor T pesetting cl.tiwi-itiiiiiii & Chissifieds Filtered a second-class matter May 2.1. 1!i7. at Hie post oHice in P.n k City. I lah WIMHI. under the Act of March 3. 1H!I7. Published every Thursday at Park City. l lah. Second-class postage paid at Park City. I'tah. liisolicited manuscripts and photographs are welcome and will he considered for publication, however The Newspoper will assume 110 responsibility for the return i.l .nt h material. All news, advertising and photos must be received prior to the Tuesday noon deadline at our office ll!i Main Sireet in Park (it v. by mail P.O. Box 738. Park Citv. I t. K4M. or by calling our office (Hill Milii !MM I. 1'iilili. .ilion material must lie received by Tuesday noon for Thursday publication. i Dixie Bishop moye. Perhaps the city would move ahead . ... 1 K..;i4inrt incrwtnr. too. uy ninng a woman uuwumg, . rM I fool urnrtipn are hemming city management. It's an innovative move and rarK Lily snouia De me ursi m uiau man. un DeeRovceForkner - ,.rv.oTh - vpnntpr!nn television has the knowledge and hopefully has the intelligence to hold good idea. Men have fouled it up by Cold Facts One of the central struggles between the Jimmy Carter , and Ted Kennedy camps at the Democratic convention involved a $12 billion jobs program. The Kennedy forces insisted on a platform plank calling for a major push to put people back to work. President Carter refused to be pinned down to a dollar figure but promised to "implement "im-plement the spirit and aims" of the Kennedy plan. We are left wondering: Do the politicians really understand what happens hap-pens to people who lose their jobs? In Michigan alone, 300,000 automobile workers have been laid off. Inner-city blacks are roaming the streets because they can't find employment. Health authorities are now saying that this kind of unemployment will mean increases in crime, divorce, suicide, child abuse and psychosomatic illnesses. A job, say the experts, means self-respect. When that self-respect is lost, many people turn to violence. The Family and Children's Service in St. Louis, for example, says there has already been a rise in violence because of the frustration, resentment and stress caused by unemployment. In Great Britain, where more than a million people are without jobs, the experts ex-perts claim that at least 50,000 deaths can be expected. Another 50,000 British citizens will end up in mental hospitals, thanks to the stress associated with the loss of jobs. Lusting After Labor The labor vote is up for grabs this year, and all three presidential candidates are after it. Each would love to have the endorsement, endorse-ment, for example of a man named Wayne Alderson of Pittsburgh. Alderson is a former U.S. Steel executive who is known for his compassion com-passion for working men and women. President Carter has assigned an assistant to stay in constant contact with Alderson. Ronald Reagan's ad J6 a year in Summit County. S12 a year outside Summit County Published hv Ink, Inc. lsfs a-K--:m . more Drominent in t s typical that it not be for is that sne res J it -, X fv? Steve Swanson long enough Jack Anderson visers have hinted to Alderson that he would have a position in a Reagan administration. ad-ministration. And John Anderson's staff has been trying to reach Alderson through his friends and associates. So far, Alderson has managed to resist all the politicians. Hoi Spot In Afghanistan, rebel resistance to the Russian invaders has become so intense that the wives and children of Soviet military officers have fled the country. Technicians from Czechoslovakia also decided they had seen enough of Afghanistan. The Czechs had been manning coal mines north of Kabul and working in cement plants. But fierce rebel fire forced the Czechs to flee for home. How to Spot a Hippy Thanks to the nation of Ceylon, we now have an answer an-swer to the momentous quesetion, "What is a hippy?" According to signs posted at that nation's international airport, a hippy is any person who is untidy, un-tidy, long-haired, wears dirty shorts and T-shirts, goes barefoot, wears sandals san-dals or smells unclean. Similar signs are on display in Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand. The closed, communist nation of Albania, however, has gone the Asians one better. A government-paid government-paid barber is posted at the airport, and long-haired visitors are immediately sheared. WATCH ON WASTE When Cyrus Vance was sworn in as secretary of state three-and-a-half years ago, the State Department spent over $50,000 to secure his home with locks, bullet-proof windows and the like. Then, last May, he was replaced by Edmund Muskie, and the taxpayers had to cough up another $20,000 to make the Muskie manor safe from would-be assailants. If Jimmy Carter loses in November, there will be yet another secretary of state whose home will have to be made secure. It would be cheaper, in the long run, to build an official residence for the nation's No. 1 diplomat. Jan Wilking Bettina Moench Jan Wilking. Bill Dickson , Terry Hogan Rick Lanman Becky Widenhouse .David Hampshire. Rick Brough , Phyllis Rubenstein Kathy Deakin. Dixie Bishop Anne Bennett iAmiAiklihuut |