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Show Capital View... Demoted to tta PrgrtM And Grewth Page HERALD, Pnwo, KE B) ROBERT F.BICKHORN ( Ctntrol Utoh luh, Tuesday, August M, in tl'Plt - One spinoffs of the Watergate affair wu the education of the public on a group whose influence WASHINGTON of the unexpected soft-spok- Orem Clinic Lauded affects Curbing Bad Check atLoss the The clinic in Orem last week oa dealing with bad checks and with prevention of check fraud was ir highly-commendab- le event that ought to be repeated in other communities area. of the A tean of officers outlined new laws which became effective July 1 as part of the new state code, and offered in bad loss from cutting the checks. Presenting thfe information merchants many tips were Orem Police Chief James Simmons, Identification Officer Gerald Nielsen, Clark Larsen of the U.S. Secret Service, and Ted Pathakis of American Express. These are a few of the There's a Way To Foil Panel Human psychology being what it is, there's a foolproof way President Nixon could take the wind out of the Ervin 'committee's sails, cut the ground from under his detractors and bury the subject of Watergate once and for all. Instead of getting up on his high horse of executive privilege in answer to the committee's request for tapes of Mite House conversations, and certainly instead of taking it as an attempt to "get" him personally or politically, he ought to commandeer three hours of prime time on all radio and television networks and proceed to play the darned tapes unedited, just as they were recorded, with all the urns, ahs, ughs, harrumphs, coughs, false starts, pauses, background clatter of doors opening and closing, pencils drumming on desks and papers being shuffled. clinic, suggestions given held at the Wasatch Bank: Businessman should insist on proper identification when cashing checks. A social security card is because its number cannot be checked. A driver's license with a picture is good identification. Cashiers should check the license carefully. Police cannot prosecute if a business accepts a postdated check. "You're giving said the them a loan," lecturing officer. "All you can do is prosecute with civil means if they've violated the loan contract." A new device is available which records as a thumbprint of a person cashing a check, for future Identification. With a 100 per cent conviction rate, its use dramatically cuts the bad check rate, officers said. Watch out for the fast talker, don't be rushed into hasty acceptance even though customers are waiting; use the small claims court and collection agencies when needed. The officers described changes in the new Utah Code the classifications multiple in felony and categories of misdemeanor check violations; also the penalty for conviction. It is obvious, from information presented at the clinic, that a great deal can be done to curtail bad check losses and to bring those who attempt check fraud f though not the brass knuckles counterattack some advisers wanted, came after they had convinced him that his original plan to remain silent was political folly. One longtime ally told Agnew In no uncertain terms that merely expressing confidence that "my innocence will be affirmed" in the federal investigation of corruption in Maryland would hurt him irreparably for 1976. While not accepting the advice that he frontally assault alleged political "enemies," the Vice President did deliver a categorical denial as he had been pressed to do. But, as his supporters well know, that may not be enough. Whether he is finnaly found innocent or guilty, Agnew's poliUcal purity may have been permanently tarnished, transforming present facts of national poliUcal power. Agnew himself has discussed within the bosom of his official family possible poliUcal repercussions of the formal Justice Department notification that he His own conclusion: even if he is found innocent as he predicts, the political impact could be severe. The saving grace, as Agnew sees it, is that the 1976 campaign is still far off. But such hopeful sentiment may be whistling in the graveyard. For example, though under extreme pressure from Waite House reporters at his regular press briefing Tuesday, white House press aide Gerry Warren refused to say whether President Nixon was defending his Vice President. Later, Warren quietly passed word to Agnew's office tLat the Vice President should draw no conclusions from this. Even if Agnew were thick - skinned enough to draw no conclusions, other politicians are not. The President's failure to come through (as we write this) with a ringing defense of the man 'who has issued so many ringing defenses for him has only on poliUcal meaning: Mr. Nixon, doubled over with Watergate and other problems, will not risk the taint of backing a man, even his own Vice President, who may be indicted and convicted of a federal crime. These same Agnew allies, moreover, suspect that Agnew's earlier decision not to cfme out fighting against the charges j Or, Lawrence E. Lamb What Exercise Is Best? , You Dear Dr. Lamb of- ten recommend exercise and proper diet. It U not difficult to find samples of adequate diets and proper foods to eat for good health, but what about quality and quantity of good exercise? Do you advocate exercise routines such as the publicized Royal Canadian Air Force exercise plan of 11 minutes i day, or do you consider this amount of time to be Insufficient? What distances of walking would you recommend for optimum benefits at what - ages? Dear Reader The RCAF exercise plan (Five BX Plan for Men or Ten BX Plan for Women) has many attractive features. Almost anyone can crowd Its short duration of exercise into a busy schedule. The gradual increase in the level of activity is important. Any exercise program should begin at a low level and be gradually increased to the desired level to maintain one's physical fitness. Crash programs and overdoing it are the usual causes of trouble during exercise programs. Some doctors have criti cized the back arching and bending and twisting exercises In the RCAF plan. Individuals exercise at a low or moderate level well below their maximum capacity, and then sustain this level of exercise for longer periods of time as their fitness is developed. It's better to walk three miles, if you can, than run in place at a rapid rate for one to five minutes. who have any spine problems should have a careful exam- ination before engaging In these types of exercises. I am not enthusiastic about the RCA? plan's gradual increase la the speed of exercising. I prefer to hive people For the general public at all I recommend simple ages, walking, DARDS Almost everyone In good health can reasonably walk 10 or 15 minutes at a comfortable rate. The walking period can be increased grad-uailMost people should try to maintain a level of miles a day for a minidone daily withmal level By PHIL PASTORET y. One of the most difficult things to float can be loan. Why do all the but windows remain tealed on hot days, and become at the first spatter of rain? out fail. un-glu- Before progressing to other exercises, one should gradually develop the ability to walk three miles In one hour. It may require several weeks to acquire this level of fitness. Individuals who can't Being on time at work and for work are two different things. not only of businessmen but of their employers. The Orem clinic could be a pattern for other areas wishing to pursue the matter. minority sitting it out behind their locked doors and the sealed influenced by been Mr. Nixon. In confident and decisive appearance over national television Wednesday contrasted sharply with Mr. Nixon's month after - month delay to make an all out defense against charges of a presidential Watergate cover up. The decision for the sudden press conference was definitely not dictated by the Oval Office but was Agnew's own after being pressed hard by franUc advisers. The contrast between the resolute Agnew and the silent Nixon is not savored by Nixon aides. But in a White House that has been catastrophe prone since lite March, the Agnew shock may paradoxically be perceived as a partial blessing deflecting poliUcal heat away from Mr. Nixon onto his Vice President. Id sum, thij latest scandal will probably transform Republican politics from top to bottom, with ramifications not dimly perceptible today. Agnew has been the single strongest 1976 Republican presidential prospect, in combined terms of his own party and as an opponent of the Democrats in the presidential election. Our own interviews recenUy in Jersey City four i that voters had completely disassociated Agnew from any Watergate taint. While Mr. Nixon's trust index had sharply declined since the election, Agnew's had increased by a phenomenal 14 percentage coin's. Moreover, Agnew beat Sen. Edward M. Kennedy in a head to - head pairing by a larger margin than any other Republican. Hence, the result of any serious undermining of Agnew's 1976 standing would be enormous, with two Republican Gov. Ronald Reagan of conservatives California and former Gov. John B. likely to share in his Connally of Texas legacy (but without the frenzied emotional attachment the Republican faithful have for Agnew). Of course, Agnew may never be indicted. Or, if indicted, he may be found innocent in a trial which could end with a massive outpouring of Agnew sympathy. But even if that should eventually happen, the most loyal Agnewites fear today that Agnew's image as the immaculately incorruptible leader towering above the Watergate White house has been damaged, perhaps beyond repair. entrances The green cartas in the fields of Cyrpus disguise the fact the island is going through a drought worse than most men can remember. The flew of tourists, the demand for new and expensive housing and obvious prosperity disguise the fact the island is threatened with civil war. And if it comes, its violence will be of a different kind than the violence the island has known through most of the years since independence from Britain in 1960. At its outset, at least, this will be Greek against Greek, with the Turkish members of Cyprus's to the Turkish enclaves. This is a battle between two former allies, President Ar--. chibishop Makarios and Gen. George Grivas, two men formerly linked in the common cause of Enosis, union with Greece, but now bitter enemies. For the Grivas it probably is his final battle, for he is said to be in the terminal stages of cancer. Grivas presses his fight for Enosis despite the fact his efforts officially have been disowned by the Greek government and the fact that any serious effort to link Cyprus with "Greece certainly would touch off a major conflict between Greece and Turkey. From the underground he has issued a "final warning" to Makarios to push toward Enosis or face civil war. Makarios, a pragmatic man, has come to realize that for Cyprus, with Greeks outnumbering Turks five to one on an island only 40 miles from the Turkish mainland, independence is the only course, and he says he will refuse to bow to or dicker with blackmail. The latter includes refusal even to discuss Grivas's terms for the release of Justice Minister Christos Vikis, kidnaped last July 27. Makarios has added that if Grivas wants a fight, he can have And so far, despite nightly bombings and otter acts of terror, things have gone Makarios'sway. Life's Understanding Problems, Challenges Editor: occasions. At this point I bow I was thinking, we are the little people of the earth, and life is a obligation, and to freedom and that magical state of being, a profound belief in God. And they say man has only four basis needs ... air. food, water, and shelter. And never to be bored in this day end age ... but what man needs is less hate, and more love, and compassion (tolerance?) ... and yea, even faith, faith in himself and his fellow man. Only the mature and the pure in heart can cope with life's problems, only a person of great faith and humility. And for me life must also be challenge ... I have to keep strange adventure.... full of laughter and tears. We are ?tf"ays meeting crises, little and big. We're always in troubles people have by just being people, . hurt feelings, defeated ambitions, unrequited love, grief and loneliness ... and that strange state of being alone anJ always lonely. We have big problems, and little outward problems which all the world can see. and perhaps can little understand. Death comes, and we are baffled, children faced with a great mystery, a desolation which no one can overcome descends upon us and we feel as if we are in a strange land. We fail, and our failures seem to be a frustration in a land where there are only the emotions. We are all at one time or another little people in trouble ... alone and lonely. The real trouble is we do not know how to meet them There's a certain blend of courage, and character and principle winch people have hidden away for just such respectfully to faith and and trying and searching for hidden truths and treasures ... or the world would end for me. I know that all thinking things, even being alone and lonely is a state of mind ... a challenge to seek and to conquer. I know that age is a marvelous thing. It means the accumulating experiences; and having tasted love and life to the fullest. And I can testify that all things are possible through prayer ..or how else would I have gotten this far on life's road? E. Maria Nielsen Hotel Roberts, Provo ' lf way through wait, they may log 100 steps counting when the left foot hits the ground. The number of steps can then be increased at a stow rate, say 10 steps a day until gradually the running or Jogging program may reach as nigh as IS minutes, or In young, healthy be extended. In Seople may the amount of exercise can be increased gradualh-- ly and safely. Don't try to jog or run too fast. Jog within a rate of M to 100 steps a minute, counting as one step each t'me the left foot hits the ground or surface. Most of the people who get Into trouble try to set records or compete against themselves or someone else. The increased spe:d can push the work of the heart beyond the safe level. government bureaucricy. Their critics argue that at times their skill verges on the immoral if not the illegal. Ralph Nader, a Harvard-trainelawyer himself, once described the workings of Washington corporate lawyers who battled him on consumer interests this way: "They are masters of the contact, the private deals, and tradeoffs, the greasing of the corporate wheels, and the softening of the bureaucrats will." The most frequent criticism of is the Washington lawyers door" the firms "revolving maintain with tne government. Many of the most influencial Washington lawyers have spent time in high government positions, or as advisers to officials including President. Clark Clifford, one of the most prestigious Washington lawyers, was an adviser to Presidents Truman, Kennedy and Johnson, and in the final months of the Johnson administration, ,he served as secretary of defense,. Abe Fortaj. a one time partner in the influential firm of Arnold sr-ee- Today In History follow. it. Letters to Editor Abrut By United Press International Today is Monday, Aug. 13, the 225th day of 1973 with 140 to Growjng Crisis at Cyprus News Analyst ning program In the middle of such an exercise effort was President and Porter, Johnson's personal adviser. The late Dean Acheson, a former secretary of state, was a member of the largest law firm in Washington, Covington and achieve this level without difficulty should not engage in anything more strenuous without a medical evaluation. Individuals who tolerate this amount of exercise well can, if they wish, begin a jogging or run- - Foreign News Commentary It's a question of education By PHILNEWSOM Vice every the d IPI Foreign press coherence, vAMW justice. How Badly Will Agnew Bo Tainted by Inquiry? - President may have truth, strongly dress Agnew's is under investigation. i7uTT7i?L to Inside Report WASHINGTON Agnew'i full j , ,7 lie In the Senate Watergate hearings, the lawyers tended occasionally to upstage their the clients, but traditionally Washington lawyer prefers a low prof lie. Usually, his work is done out of range of the TV cameras, in the office of a congressman or a senator or a White House aide. The reason is simple: basically, most Washington lawyers are lobbyists for corporate interests. They are paid for their ebility to guide a client through tin maze of the not good identification and about just American's daily Washington lawyers. His forces first captured Photis Paphotis, a Famagusta school teacher who is rated one of the top political brains in the Grivas movement. Next they reported the capture of Stavros Stavrou. head of the military arm of the Grivas organization. Grivas is estimated to have some 800 armed men in his organization. On his side Markarios has the national guard of I2.CG0 armed men plus great popularity among the nearly 600.000 Greek Cypriote He also has the support of the Cyprus Workers Confederation, largest organized labor group on the island and, a fact he does not boast about, support of the Communist party, the island's largest political party. Lending urgecy to Grivas's campaign is not only his illness but also the fact that Turkish and Greek conferees appear to be moving closer to an over-al-l settlement on the questipn of the island's future. Mostly it will deal with rights of the Turkish minority. . In any event, both the Greek and Turkish governments and the major powers appear to believe that Makarios offers the best chance of a lasting peace.. With an annual giowth rate of seven per cent and totel employment there can be no doubt he has brought the island prosperity. The moon is between its full phase and last quarter. The morning stars are Mercury. Mars and Saturn. The evening stars are Venus and Jupiter. Those born on this date are under the sign of Leo. American pioneer social reformer Lucy Stone was born Aug. 13. 1818. On this day in history: In 1SJ3, the No. 1 song hit in the United States was "Yes, We Have No Bananas." In 1930, Captain Frank Hawkes set a speed record by flying from Los Angeles to New York in 12 hours and 25 minutes. In 1961, the Communists began building the Berlin wall, dividing the city after more than two million persons had fled to West Germany in 12 years. The wall remains today and many have been killed trying to escape over or under it to the West. In 1972, prominent baseball leader George Weiss died at the age of 78. A thought foL the day: British novelist John Galsworthy said, "If you do not think about the future, you cannot have one." BERRY'S Burling, which reportedly charges its blue ribbon clients up to $250 a hour for its legal work. This type of easy .access into the ranks of government is convertible into influence once the lawyer returns to private practice, the critics argue. On a lower level, it is not uncommon for a commissioner of a regulatory agency to finish his term and then appear before the agency in the role of a private lawyer representing a corporate client. The reverse is equally ccm-moa Washington lawyer specializing in corporate interto a ests being appointed regulatory agency, and thus being called on to regulate interests, possibly corporate including some former clients. In Congress, the Washington lawyer's role is more visible. As a lobbyist he provides a constant flow of information to the lawmakers on issues his clients either support or oppose. In cases such as the fight over labeling cigarettes as a health hazard, or in the fierce fight over auto safety, critics argued that put their Washington clients' interests ahead of the public interest by opposing strict regulation. "Can a lawyer morally hide behind his role of the advocate when what he advocates for his client is damaging to the public -interest?" their critics asked. The lawyer's reply is old and well founded: Everyone has a right to a lawyer, including unpopular clients. n le-y- ers III filTTiiP w 'That's no prowlbr out there. It's our to get 4 neighbor going tee-o- ff golf-n- time. " ut |
