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Show 4 t , -- 4 tali Dedicated to the Progress And Growth of Central Uroh SUNDAY, AUGUST 24, 1969 ; Of Eld red Hospital Proposal Let's Have a Full Airing The former Eldred Hospital a medical facility built in 1957-5- 8 to supplant the old county infirm- ary and provide care and treathas ment for the chronically ill been declared by the Utah County Commission as no longer needed for public use, and has been listed for sale. The commission contemplates selling the hospital at a public auction Sept. 19 if a favorable bid is received, reserving the right to reject all bids, of course. The announced move appears to be raising many questions among interested citizens of the county. The Herald's purpose in this editorial is not to discuss the pros and cons. The proposal calls for study and expert evaluation which presumably the commission has made in its year-lon- g investigation of the matter. Our purpose here is to call for broader public enlightenment in this major step the county is planning to take. In short, we believe the people are entitled to a more complete explanation than the county commission has given thus far. Too many questions remain unanswered to the average individual. For example: What are the basic reasons for the move, spelled out in detail? th How, specifically, has the county's responsibility in the care of the indigent been lessened by t medicare? How will indigent cases county participation be handled after sale of the hospital? What use is contemplated for proceeds of the sale? Must the $600,000 in funds which went into construction of the $1,300,000 facility be returned to the federal government? Or not? What steps are being taken to achieve wide circulation of the call for bids to insure the best possible offer? As we understand it, the county commission started a of the Eldred Hospital when it felt the county's costs for indigent care were excessive under the operation. A controversy between the . Hill-Burt- on county and the Eldred Sunset it Manor Foundation (the foundation under whose auspices the hospital was built and operated in cooperation with the county) came to a head last spring when the foundation agreed to bow out of the picture and the county took over. The courty operated the hospital for a month under a new name, the Utah County Convalescent Center, then leased it to a private concern, under which it currently functions. The hospital had been dedicated in February 1959. Just over half the $1,300,000 cost was paid by Utah County, and the balance funds came from except for about $40,000 expended from the Eldred Foundation trust fund for furnishings. (The foundation, now that it no longer operates the hospital, continues as a separate entity to manage the L. J. Eldred Estate which, it is understood, will be reimbursed the $40,000 expenditure.) Aside from the City and County Building, the Eldred Hospital pern pubhaps has been the lic facility associated with Utah County government. Naturally people are vitally interested in its future. Thus, in whatever steps taken, the county commission should have the full understanding of the taxpaying public. That understanding can be achieved only if the facts, figures and reasons are fully presented. For this purpose, the Herald respectfully recommends a public hearing at an early date, consisting of one or more meetings, at which a thorough discussion of the question may be had. This would afford the commission an opportunity to explain the factors involved, outline the findings of their investigation, answer the questions in people's mind, and receive opinions and suggestions. Whether or not everyone agrees with the ultimate decision of the county commission, we believe there will be better acceptance and greater understanding if the matter is thoroughly aired before any official action is taken. -'JOHN A. GOLDSMITH South Vietnamese WASHINGTON - ' e and Intelligence units are presumed, by U.S. authorities to be thoroughly infiltrated by the Viet counter-intelligenc- Cong. That circumstance apparently had a ; bearing on the much publicized Green I Beret murder case. It is the explana-- I tfon advanced here for keeping the mur-- J der victim under U.S. control after he : had been shown to be a double agent. ; Under normal circumstances, civilian ... . Ai rr i i - Vietnamese authorities for action. That was not done in the Green Beret case, however, and eight members of the face Green Berets Special Forces possible murder charges arising from the incident. ADDarentlv the Green Berets, hav ing subjected the double agent to intensive interrogation, did not want to turn him over to South Vietnamese authorities. They felt that he would be tioned by the South Vietnamese and ial Forces activities Knnlr which would leak Uorrvl On that basis the decision was made not to turn the victim over to the South Vietnamese at all but to dispose of the matter within the U.S. forces. That, in retrospect, was an unfortunate decision. In that connection, the NOT CIA most authoritative account of the dent circulating here differs in part from most of the versions leaked to newsmen in Saigon. In the first place, the CIA has informed key congressional leaders that the victim in the case was not employed by CIA, at any level, and that CIA did not order his death. The victim was, according to the best information available here, a rather low level militay intelligence agent who reported truck traffic and troop movements. He did not have other, super-secr- et duties as intimated in some published reports. After he had been shown to be a double agent, the Green Berets consulted with CIA on how to proceed. That, according to authoritative sources, was . 4 By NICHOLAS DANILOFF WASHINGTON (UPI) -- The United States probably will agree to a limited and carefully phased withdrawal of the 48,000 American troops ffca Thailand. Stat Department officials said Saturday. Officials stressed that at this time, the United States is not considering a complete withdrawal of its military strength from Thailand. Many U.S. raids on Vietnam originate from Thailand. Cutbacks in Thailand, officials said, would fit within President Nixon's policy to reduce American forces in Asia and leave with Asian nations a greater responsibility for defense wherever possible. The State Department said Friday the United States and Thailand had agreed to begin talks leading toward "a gradual bombing reduction of the level of our forces ia Thailand." The State Department announcement came in the wake of congressional criticism over a military contingency plan drawn up during the Johnson administration. Some congressmen expressed the fear the plan could drag the United States into "another Vietnam." There was no immediate indication when the talks would UJS.-Th- ai open although officials indicated it would be some weeks. It was understood the primary negotiations would be carried out by U.S. military representatives although U.S. Ambassador to Thailand Leonard Unger, a career diplomat, would be involved occasionally. Officials stressed that when the Vietnam War is over the value of the American military Sft : r :.. . r. iv.-- i bardment. Before the New Jersey arrived off North Vietnam, bombardment had been restricted to the southern part of North Vietnam. Soon after the ship reported there, all bombing of the North was halted, and all bombardment there was stopped also. That meant the ship's guns, which lob projectiles, was greatly restricted as to targets. The 20 mile range of the could have spanned the DMZ at its narrowest point, but bombardment was limited to the South. 2,700-poun- d Tn recent congressional testimony, Adm. Thomas H. Moorer, the chief of Naval operations, testified that the New Jersey had not been given a fair test under the circumstances. In earlier closed-doo- r testimony Defense Secretary Melvin R. Laird testified that he had "serious questions" about deployment of the New Jersey. He recalled that he had voted against a reprogramming of funds to get the ship out of mothballs when he was a member of the House Appropriations Committee. now Sen. Richard B. Russell, chairman of the influential Senate Ap- propriations Committee was the major boosier of recommissioning the New Jersey. In a time of heavy economy pressures, however, Russell's support may not be quite enough to keep the big battleship on the firing line. The officials said the United States has no desire for a permanent military installation in Thailand and at this point the United States has made no decision on sending troops there for the purpose of Thailand's protection. Jensen I A Son That Makes -- f His Dad Very Proud "out. "The star football player for Dopunk University is majoring to rasketwtaving with a minor in Clay Modeling. That type cf "pun" has probably been leveled at every an athletic procollege nd university in the country having who have a bit of a athletes some are there gram. Certainly that are probably problem maintaining academic standards somewhat less knowinstruction educational requiring given ledge than a physics major. But basketweaving-nev- er! Hob if the student is writing a thesis for a Master's Degree, "basketweaving" seems to be in order. In reviewing the program for Summer Commencement Exercises at Brigham Young University, I couldn't help but chuckle at some of the thesis written for a Master's Degree. One student has written a thesis on, "Rope Jumping-- An Analysis and Illustration if Individual Skills and Patterns." I don't mean to discredit the student in any way because undoubtedly he or she put a lot of effort, study and research in the paper. It's just that the subject matter seems a little strange. Other strange subject matter: A Study to Determine the Effectiveness of Ski Safety Release Bindings; The Relationship and of Size and Slant of Handwriting to Introversion-Extroversio- n Sociability Characteristics; A Pictorial Analysis of Batting Faults in Women Softball Players; Ite Correlation of Leg Strength with Probable Blocking Force and Other Selected Factors of Freshman Football Players at Brigham Young University; Persuasibility as a Function of Sex and Level of Education. So much for that! However, Speaking u! sports and things, my number two son starts t for the sopho high school this year and has decided to more football squad. I'm extremely pleased because when I was his age, my size limited me to the water bucket rather than shoulder pads. He's a little concerned about making the squad because of the 75 boys that turned out, 45 will remain. Even if he doesn't make the squad, my pride will be no less because at least he tried. And if he doesn't make it (and I hope he does) I'll lay odds that he'll be out there again next year. try-ou- Today In History Responsibility ...for Sex Education Belongs in Home Editor Herald: educators Many prominent and professional people are being asked to support public "sex education in the schools" beyond what are the traditional biology and health classes. With venereal disease on the increase and high school pregnancies becoming a serious problem certainly something needs to be done. . - ed w best-know- CIA's first knowledge of the victim and his mission. Contrary to some Saigon reports, sources here say CIA felt the regular routine should be followed and that the matter should be turned over to South Vietnamese authorities for disposition. Thus the decision to keep the victim under U.S. control was made by the Special Forces high command, according to this account. The future MOTHBALLS AGAIN? of the USS New Jersey, the big battleship recommissioned for duty in Vietnam, is once again in doubt. The New Jersey was sent to waters off North Vietnam late last September. In late March, the ship was ordered home for a regular overhaul after six months of fire support and shore bom- will decrease and the complete removal of the U.S. Air Force could be contemplat- psence Bye Line by Trouble in the Dreom- - Hm Hill-Burt- New Explanation Given On Double Agent Beret Case By ROBERT S. ALLEN and U. S. Likely fo Agree on Careful Thai Pullback non-prof- Inside Washington 4r Editorial Page Feature Proper instruction in sex is part of the answer but is supporting 4isex education in the schools" the best solution we can come up with? Shall the home or the school meet this responsibility? It has always been a parent's right-e-ven if poorly done. Why Not Stop Russ Shipments To the Enemy Editor Herald: I've been thinking a lot lately about world conditions. I pess everyone has. As I see it there is big trouble coming and it is unavoidable. China, for instance, with an estimated 700 million people. The time will not be far away when they will be faced with mass starvation. Something is bound to happen to them a tremendous war or plague. History tells us there was a condition like we something have over there now, and India next to China in population, was almost depopulated by the bubonic plague. It started in India in 1400, and all of those old countries were ravaged by it and it was not quarantined and sailors carried it from shore to shore. We have our problems at home with a war going on and with China and Russia furnishing our enemy everything they need. Thus we are practically fighting these major Communist countries. Maybe I'm sorta dumb but K seems to me we should set battleships along Russia's route to inform the Soviets that any ship carrying war supplies to Vietnam that doesn't stop for inspection would be fired on and sunk. James E. Harvey P. O. Box 235 Salem, Utah Shall it be group instruction or individual instruction? Shall the teacher of sex education be limited to academic scientific objectivity or be a teacher-parewho knows the youth and cares who will place an emphasis on morality of religion and home? At what age will sex educa-tio- n begin and who is to determine this? How far will the new sex courses go? Only the parents are capable of answering these vital questions. Sex education belongs in the home. We parents must realize and accept our responnt sibility. I trust that more parents will actively oppose "sex education in the schools" and help prevent mass corruption of the young by this "man is just an animal" movement. Richard D. Cooper 1951 S. Terrace Dr. Orem lit ments opinions and State- expressed by Herald columnists are their own and do not necessarily reflect the views of this newt paper. BERRY'S WORLD The Almanac By United Press International Today is Sunday, Aug. 24, the 236th day of 199 with 129 to follow. The moon is between its first quarter and full phase. The morning stars are Venus and Saturn. The evening stars are Mercury, Mars and Jupiter. On this day in history: In 79 A.D. thousands of people were killed when Pompeii and Herculaneum were buried by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius. In 1814 the British captured Washington, D.C., burning the and the Executive Capitol Mansion. In 1932 Amelia Earhart became the first woman to make a transcontinental nonstop flight In 1958 France exploded a Hydrogen bomb in the South Pacific. A thought for the day: Robert Southwell said, "When fortune smiles, I smile to think how quickly she will frown." and take." Gee, I wish I'd written that! Anyway, whether he makes the team or not he's made me one big proud pop because he gave it a serious, determined effort. Thanks Jeff! Paul Harvey Ballot Power Won't Solve All Problems ImA CONVENIENT FIND KIRTLING, England (UPI)-T- he Rev. Max Williams, who needed about $25,000 for parish work, found three ancient silver d coins in an old chest behind the organ in his church. Appraised, the coins proved to be worth about $25,000, satisfying Williams' nicely needs. iron-boun- BY TAMES O. BERRY 'too? isn't the ony thing that has fceen raised on compuf wait'll you set our TUITION ieesl" "The When he told me he was going out for football, it was then wished I had a copy of Jesse Stuart's "If I Were Seventeen Again." Although Jeff isn't seventeen, there are portions of it that I would have encouraged him to read, like the following: "If I were seventeen again, here is something I would definitely do. I'd go to high school. The boy who hasn't finished high school has missed something too. It doesn't matter whether he leads his class or not, whether he's the best athlete, or the most popular boy. I never had these honors and I failed three subjects in high school because I entered high school unprepared. But going to high school, taking different subjects under different teachers, knowing the boys and girls in my class and in the 6chool, is something I wouldn't miss. I would consider it enjoyment and recreation and not work to attend high school. I wish I could go over those four years again. It was never work. If I couldn't be the best athlete, I would still be one, if it were physically possible, even if I were one who was only substituted in any easy game. I'd try out for all kinds of athletics until I found the one game I could play best. But I wouldn't miss athletics. This builds men physically and teaches Jiem sportsmanship and give I American Negroes, armed with increasing ballot power, are taking over additional city halls. City administrations have thus turned black overnight, but the problems and frustrations of city administration go on and on. When the blacks, resenting and resisting and finally overthrowing "the establishment" finally do themselves become "the establishment" their victory may be bittersweet. Gary, Ind., with a black mayor, was confronted by firemen's wives demanding more pay for their husbands. When two of the wives were arrested for demonstrating, the entire fire department walked out. Despite a court Injunction, the firemen refused to fight fires and did, in fact, fight off any volunteers who tried to fight fires. In July in Green County, Ala., blacks took over all county offices commission, school board, everything. When the blacks become the ruling majority, how do they treat the white minority? Well, the chairman of the Negro national Democratic Party of Alabama says whites can still hold office in Green County but, he says, they'll have to run on his party's ticket to win. One anxiety you hear expressed around the South is that blacks, taking over municipal government, could then levy intolerably heavy taxes on pro ft:tssa ductive whites. In Fayette, Miss., Negro Mayor Charles Evers says his town has no money with which to pay its bills. He got a TV network to give him time for a nationwide appeal for cash contributions. I have not heard that other communities intend to demand "equal time" to appeal in their own behalf, but the call for help was surely resented by the hundreds of communities simi- larly strapped for money yet lacking this forum for fund raising. Election of Negro Mayor Carl Stokes in Cleveland stimulated contributions from federal government, local businessmen and foundations wanting his to succeed. Stokes thus collected $11 million for the redevelopemnt project. Supporters say there is a "change of atmosphere" in Cleveland which is very significant. "But you still can't walk on the street safely. It would be hard for anyone to say that his life here is better now than two years ago." It's axiomatic in politics that you get elected for the things "you promise to do." Once you are elected, the longer you are in office, tiie more people you inevitably disillusion. Blacks in the slums of our cities have long survived on the dream that someday, with of their proper recognition race, all problems would be admi-isjrati- solved. Once in authority, the slums ars still there but the dream |