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Show Editorial Page Feature Linkletter s Strong Stand on Drug Misuse By DONALD B. THACKREY SAX FRANCISCO (UPI-Telev- Dedicated to the Progress And Growth of Central Utah ision personality Art a congressional committee investigating drug abuse this week the Beatles were "the leading advocates of an acid society." He said the g atmosphere was so pervasive currently that the only way to get to listen to an educational on presentation Lin-klett- er told SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1969 pro-dru- Simple Way to Aid Needy Aged ' The present social security system, like so many other federal programs, has put a premium on idleness and a penalty on work, contrary to the American tradition. Under the present system, a recipient of benefits between 65 and 72 years of age, may earn no more than $140 a month or $1,680 a year without sacrificing some of When earnings the benefits. reach $1,680 to $2,800, an individual loses $1 in benefits for each $2 earned, and above $2,800, the loss At 72, the 13 dollar for dollar. earning restriction :s removed but that is too late for some. I Most of the current discussion In Congress has concentrated upon jiow much to increase benefits, 10 or 15 percent; how much to raise the minimums, and increases in permisbable earnings without penalty from $1,800 to $3,000 a year. said : Rep. Tom 3 Jed many are receiving benefits far too little to meet the basic cost of living. ; "Among this group," he told the House, "are substantial numbera who are both willing and able to do some work. The law penalize! those who are trying to help themselves. It also penalizes the community by drastically limiting the er vices of this substantial (D-Okl- a) jroup." proposed an increase in earnings exempt from penalty to $3,000 a year to "open the way for 'those people to keep themselves out of the poverty bracket." "We all know," Steed continued, I: Steed " "how difficult it is to obtain reliable help in many small business jobs, especially part-tim- e ones, in present economic conditions. This provision will make available more elderly people to help fill this need." This would be true in many instances. There is another roadblock, however, in the minimum wage law, which operates against youngsters and oldsters alike, seeking employment. A more equitable, realistic proposal was presented by Rep. Eligio to do away de la Garza with the earnings limitation. "The earnings limitation system should be removed," de la Garza said. "The government has reported that almost 1.5 million people lost some or all of their social security benefits last year because they had income from work. "There are probably millions of others who deliberately held their earnings down because they did not want to get involved with a complicated provision and a computer-run bureaucracy. "In a period when older people are being hit hard by inflation, older people with needed skills are being shunted out of work. This makes no sense at all. People need to be encouraged to work-- not discouraged. "It is high time for the Congress to remove this archaic provision and take this step to get an additional $2.5 billion a year into the hands of our inflation-hi- t aged population." Dwight David Eisenhower, upon grateful nation bestowed 'its homage during his lifetime, now is to be honored by a commemorative coin, a dollar. The question is whether it shall be made of nickel and copper, as the present dimes and quarters are, or whether it shall contain 40 per cent silver as do the Kennedy half dollars. The House voted for the dollar despite the statement that of Rep. H.R. Gross (R-l"This completes the degradation and debasement of the metallic currency of the country." However, the Senate epproved making the first 300 million coins with silver in order to satisfy the nickel-eopp- er a) - Nixon's nti-war critics keep sighting straws in ucspuc ,Tne wina wrucn suggesi President's troop withdrawals the administration's Vietnam policy involves a continuing U.S. force commitment WASHINGTON President there. That is why some of the critics are u) utauunc pivyuaais mut.it van for disengagement by a given date. Thy can get no hint of when the Vietnamiza-tio- n of the war can be completed and when the final U.S. units can be withdrawn. Secretary of State Wililam P. Rogers says the President ha such a disengagement schedule, though it may change with events. Critics get little satisfaction, however, when they seek elaboration on the timetable from the military experts. For example, Gen. William C. Westmoreland, the former commander in Vidnam who is now the Army chief of staff, has given Congress a carefully Turning ' doors, of when South Vietnamese forces will, with U.S. help, be able to take over "the majority of the battlefield burden." Clearly, however, the key word in the general's statement is. 'battlefield." The obvious suggestion is that the picture is quite different for U.S. military units behind the battle lines Westmoreland has stated confidently that the South Vietnamese army will continue to improve, "But they will still depend on us for considerable logistic support. They will depend on us for mo- tility, troop carrier aircraft, and a certain amount of helicopters, and they will need our fire support . ." To the President's critics, statements of that sort mean a continuing U.S. involvement of supply units, air crews, . 4 influence of LSD. 'When you lose a beautiful young girl it the beginning of her life, there is no one you won't attack," he said. "I will attack commercial enterprises, my own media, anybody who stands in tiie way of our progress against this scourge." Linkletter called those who is harmless "murdersy LSD ers." He said record companies, disc jockeys and rock bands are controlled by "the of this submissionaries culture." He estimated that at least half of the most popular teenage records of the day "are concerned with secret messages to teenagers drop out, turn on ''Relax, We Haven't Lost a Father Yet!" and croove wiih chemicals." Rep. Robert V. Denney, asked Linkletter if it would do any good to telecast over all three networks an educational program featuring drug experts and "That would get ?m Linkletter replied. parents," "But the only thing that would get the kids would be a debate the Beatles and between President Nixon." teen-ager- Bye Line by Jensen What's In A Plenty - I'd Name? Say -established :.' ' Maybe you've heard a recent hit record titled: "A Boy Named Sue." It tells of the trials and tribulations a growing boy has with the name Sue. You can imagine how it would be. Years ago, when Double N presented me with three boys. I thought we were being quite considerate when we gave the boys boys names. Christopher for Chris, Jeffery for Jeff, and Michael for Mike. All masculine names we thought until recently when Chris started to receive a stack of junk mail for girls. Packets of "Special Offers" for things like "Dolly Face," "Goodies from Clairol," "Loving k lipsticks," "Eye Make-U- p Sampler," and "Fantastic Hosiery Offers." Good grief, there's no end to the stuff. Why I'd almost rather have him receive pornographic literaturi than that stuff. (I said almost!) tl x (D-Te- x) sentimental demand of the American public for souvenirs. The odds are that virtually all of the silver coins would be put away by the millions who loved and admired the late President and General. It would be no more than a gesture to the memory of sound money but it should be a token of the highest possible quality. It would be unworthy of the Congress to authorize anything less. We hope and believe the House will go along with the Senate on this sensible approach. Since the silver used will be tripled in value by coinage, it is practical as well. Let's not make this token of a great nation's appreciation an "ersatz" honor. wet-loo- But it strikes me that more and more parents are giving their girls boys names. Why, I'm even served in a cafe by a waitress named Freddie. It's a fact! So what happened to all those good feminine names like Hortense, Hildegaard, Lucretia, Penelope, Ursula, and other girlish names? Granted, anymore it's Lard to tell boys from girls, what with the long hair and stuff. But this should be all the more reason to give boys names to boys and girls names, to girls. At least we could determine the sex by the name. ZA SSsrf'Hiil Editor Herald: In response to Dr. Merrill Bradshaw's request, the following statement is given: The Provo Civic Center, as evinsioned by the committee that conceived it, is the greatest project ever undertaken by our city. When completed, it will cover two city blocks providing city offices and a cultural cen- - Memories Of Pioneer-Da- y - the size of the force sent south by Hanoi and what use it is permitted to make of sanctuaries in Cambodia. Those sanctuaries, according to Westmoreland, are essential to Hanoi in providing logistic support for their units In the southern portion of South Vietnam. The general foresees a situation in which South Vietnamese forces will be able to cope with local, Vietcon forces. He says, however, "They will need our help to cope with the aggression of North Vietnamese in the foreseeable future in my opinion." Pressed for elaboration in one closed-doo- r congressional hearing, Westmoreland added: "To put it another way, I think the Republic of Vietnam military forces can cope with the Vietcong, and they can eventually defeat them. But the Vietcong, plus the numbei of divisions that the North Vietnamese now have in the South, if properly supplied, they will be unable to handle at this time in their history." The general's further comments on when that situation might shift were deleted from unclassified accounts of the session. GI's and "P. I.'' Responding to congressional inquiries, the Army has given assurance that a soldier who writes his congressman or senator, about unpleasant duty assignments or other grievances, will not have his official record tabbed "PI" for political interference. A Pentagon memo notes, however, that the Army has no way of preventing "some installation or unit from so identifying records maintained within their jurisdiction." I'h . Bag History By United Press International ter. It will be a showplace of beauty and utility equal in quality to the University Campus. Just as the Eldred Center serves senior citizens and the Women's Council Cultural Center serves the women's clubs, the new Cultural Center will be a home for the arts. The Fine Arts C'ui.cil has joined with the city in planning for the Cultural Center to assure an ideal vcili- ty. The Arts Center can be built without using property money. The fact that we are building the office complex with city funds gives us credit for federal matching funds for the Provo. In later years my father, Bengt Johnson Jr. bought prop, erty where the wall was, and in order to build a house, he tore down the wall. Still later more was added to the house and it still stands where the wall was 'ocated at Sixth South between Sixth and Seventh West in Provo. Thanks for your interest. This is a true case. I was there. Mrs. Aleda J. Sindar Arts Center. Private grants and charitable donations will be used to supplement these funds. Dr. Bradshaw's Fine Arts Council, the original Civic ter Committee and the Cen- Com- munity Development Committee (headed by Victor J. Bird) are commended for their dedication and devotion to the public welfare. Our valley is blessed with wonderful talent in the arts. This cultural center will provide an outlet for this talent. I pledge full support to the realization of the Cultural Center Project. Verl G. Dixon, Mayor Today is Sunday, Oct. 26, the 299th day of 1969 with 66 to follow. The moon is between its full phase and last quarter. stars The are morning Mercury, Venus, Jupiter and Saturn. The evening star is Mars. On this day in history: In e America's first waterway, the Erie Canal, was opened for traffic between Buffalo and Albany, 1825, man-mad- N.Y. In 1920, Terence MacSwiney, lord mayor of Cork, died after fasting for 75 days in a prison for Ireland. In 1942, the Japanese sank the American aircraft carrier Hornet after a fierce engagement off the Solomon Island in the Pacific. In 1966, President Johnson, after a conference in Manila, made a surprise visit to American troops in Vietnam. The opiniucg and statements expressed by Herald columnist are their own and do not necessarily reflect the views of this news paper. Is U.S. Headed for Financial Doom? By PAUL HARVEY When our output exceeds our income the upshot may be our downfall. Our President has declared his intention to curtail extravagancebut, in foreign aid for example, spending decisions are n being made by third- - and fourth-echelo- bureaucrats. During fiscal 1970, you will still be "foreign aiding" 99 nations and 5 territories. You are financing 4,408 projects and subprojects scattered all over the world. Many similar projects in the United States were closed down in fiscal 1969 for lack of funds but not a single foreign-ai- d project was reduced by as much as $1. Many members of Congress were spured criticism during their summer vacation. Many, traveling abroad, were flattered and wined and dined by State each Department personnel, eager to perpetuate his share of the big handout. Senators and congressmen who did visit their own consti- Calif. FORUM RULES worn ruin: Itngtti limit, 2SO wordi Signature nfl addrtu required. However, V contributor requesti, only Initial wltti cartale need b published political exceptions, Includint letter In nature or In which accueatlont or aucn In made case, charge art full nam and eddrat mutt be wed. No unsigned (aimymout) letter arm be considered. Preference will be given letter wtrfch are hon and reeerve Herald Tt" typewrlfta the right to adit or relect letter which are tou long, not In good taste, potentially libelous, or which cental tatement derogatory t any race, religion or craac a nice dayl Paul Harvey The state flower of Texas is the bluebonnet. Paramount spokesman said Friday the couple met during the filming of "Goodbye, Columbus." They were married In a private ceremony at the courthouse in Palm Springs, imtn And what do you think about that, Rex? Have thought for the day: Thomas Moore said, "Ask a woman's advice and whate'er she advise, do the very reverse and you're sure to be wise." GOODBYE COLUMBUS AcHOLLYWOOD (UPD of the star Ali tress MacGraw, film "Goodbye, Columbus" and Robert Evans, vice president in motion of picture charge production for Paramount Studios have been married. A Ihma Last summer I wrote a squib on the proper diet for middle aged males. It told of avoiding foods that add cholesterol to the system. With this in mind, a reader(?) sent me the following: "Once upon a time there was a very poor country, where no body had enough to eat and the average expectation of life was 24 years. There was also a very rich country, where everybory had pltnty to eat and the expectation of life was 64 years. In the rich country people used to save up milk and butter and cream and eggs and send them to the very poor country, where they were distribulted especially to the chil-re- n, who would otherwise have none. In this way the expectation of life in the very poor country was raised from 24 to 27 years. Meanwhile, the expectation of life in the very rich country was rising, too. and went up from 64 to 67 yean and everyone who didn't die of cancer of the lungs from smoking too many cigarettes, died of coronary thrombosis. Then someone discovered that coronary thrombosis was due to eating too much milk and butter and cream and eggs. So people stopped eating and drinking milk and butter and cream and eggs in the very rich country, and sent it all to the very poor country, so that the expectation of life in the very poor country might be raised high enough for them to start dying of coronary thrombosis, so that they, too, could stop eating and drinking milk and butter and cream and eggs." A W. 52nd St. Los Angeles, Calif. tht Htmm wtitom ro-- i pitas rrott At Milwaukee recently, Schlitz Brewing Company employees had a party. For blocks around, the unverified rumor says, they could be heard belting out songs like "Brews in the Night" and "Foam on the Range." How about "Barrel Me Out on the Lone Prairie," or "Your Breath Smelled Berry When You Called Me Dearie?" Today In tax Editor Herald: Regarding the pioneer-da- y mud wall built around part of Provo, as featured in your recent article. My grandfather, Bengt John-eo-n Sr. and family were pioneers of Utah. They settled in artillerymen, and the like. Like "FORESEEABLE FUTURE" the secretary d state, Westmoreland contends that the Vietnam timetable depends, in large part, on "what the enemy does." Specifically, the general mentions I Perhaps the only thing that kinda makes me feel bad about all this mail Cluis has been receiving is the fact that he wants me to return it to him afer I'm through with it, Hmmmmmm? For his girl friend, undoubtedly. Mayor Envisions Elaborate Arts Center, Offers Support Wall in Provo Westmoreland Gives Secret Appraisal of Vietnam War - Linkletter's daughter Diane, recently plunged to her death while, the entertainer said, she was under the 20, Congress- Inside Washington and By ROBERT S. ALLEN JOHN A. GOLDSMITH rs low-payi- Silver or Ersatz for Ike? whom a teen-age- drugs would be for President Nixon to debate the English singing group on television. Linkletter testified before the Select Committee on House which is investigating Crime, Jinks between drugs and crime. It is also looking into trafiick ing of drugs manufactured by legitimate concerns which wind up in the hands of pushers and addicts. tuencies found horr.efolks mollified by President Nixon's good intentions and thus less inclined to criticize. The fact that President Nixon aJed a lesser appropriation than heretofore for foreign aid has obscured the fact that with no new money appropriated there'd still be almost $19 billion in the pipelines headed has 1969 "Isn't it about t'm by NEA, you got over lee. tht Mets?" thataway. And new budget requests now before the Congress would add an additior .1 $11 billion. Louisiana's Rep. Otto Passman, chairman of the foreign operations subcommittee on recognizes the magnitude and effect of this continuing dollar drain. You and I see and feel the effects of federal extravagance in cheaper dollars, higher prices. Congressman Passman sees our nation threatened with bank, ruptcy. Already the United States is borrowing money from 30 foreign nations. Example, Th?i-lanAnd you'd better sit down for this: We have sent Thailand more than a billion dollars in foreign aid of one sort or another. While we were thus aiding Thailand, that country created for itself a surplus of more than $1 billion. Now Uncle Sam is in a bind, needs help. Thailand, after much diplomatic wrangling, fin. ally agreed to loan us $100 millionfor 4'i years at I know that figures are not d. 6. very entertaining. A wife doesn't like to listen when a husband reads oft the check stubs and a husband resents hearing about household bills. Yet the respon sible administration of our affairs squires an awareness of these economic facts of life, however unpleasant. |