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Show Bye Line by Jensen Bouncing Pickles Is The Law Dedicated to the Progress And Growth of Central Utah Page HERALD, Provo, Utah, Sunday, August 25, 48-- THE I'm always looking for things that are unusual to pass 1974 out of them. And I think I along, hoping you'll get a kick food laws found in unusual are found some. They different cities of the United States. 1 don't know if they are still in the books because these unusual laws were published last year in Advertiser's to believe they passed Digest. But whatever, it's hard such laws in the first place. Provo Takes Bold Step for the future. All over the United States central business districts have watched business fall off as This week Provo City Commission members and property owners took a bold step toward revitalizing the downtown marketplace. Hats off to those men. The decision came as no surprise. There had been weeks of planning meetings, private and public discussions and announcements leading up complexes have been built in outlying neighborhoods. Shopping patterns and the form of requests for assurances that the project be done efficiently, economically and when completed that it be There never was any hearing Thursday. to the proposed redevelopment project took Opposition properly maintained. Hats off to those men too. Following the public hearing the commission voted to approve, the formation of a special improvement district to make a $490,000 beautification effort along Center Street. Some of the money will come from a federal agency. Some of the money will come from general city funds. But the lion's share of the cost will come some $240,000 from the property owners themselves. The formation of the improvement district represents a commitment on the part of - - city and government merchants to upgrade the central shopping center. But while this seems to be an appropriate time to extend congratulations to those involved with the community's upgrading it also seems appropriate to begin working n Massachusetts it is illegal to eat peanuts in church or use tomatoes in clam chowder. -- It is illegal to sell milk by the glass in San Francisco. -- It is illegal to ride a street car or attend a theater within four hours of eating garlic in Gary, Indiana. -I- n Nebraska it is illegal for tavern operators to sell beer unless they simultaneously are cooking soup. -I- n Connecticut it is illegal to sell pickles that collapse in their own juice when dropped 12 inches; they must more and more shopping loyalties tend to change during such sharp increases in competition. With the advent of the University Mall last year, Provo merchants were faced with dealing with the same problems merchants of central districts in other parts of the nation have had to deal to the public For instance: -I- stay whole and bounce. -IHouston, Texas, it is illegal to sejl rye bread, or limburger cheese on Sunday, and it is liver goose illegal for customers to remove the items they cannot buy from the store. In Corvallis, Oregon, it is illegal for young women to drink coffee after 6 p.m. Restaurant operators in Birmingham, Alabama, are forbidden to use a broom to clean their floors. n Course, folks in some of those states might smile a bit when they hear it is illegal to smoke in public in Utah. with. guarantee that once opened for business a merchant could virtually count on a successful experience. Today marketing success is a greater challenge. Planting trees in the middle of Provo City's Center Street will likewise be no guarantee that business will flourish. What beautification will ac- - N development of a MsmiB pleasant What is t. tew essential to When will the stock market turn up? It will, you know. It always has. Forecasting the stock market is something like trying to spell e pluribus unum in a bowl of Chinese alphabet soup. And nobody has an automatic answer to successful investing. But old Wall Street hands know that d again and again some rules emerge: First, there is no such word in sincere interest in the if the total program for downtown Provo can long-teste- ultimately be successful. market stock the as demand, not values. The market mirrors the hopes and fears and financial condition of worldwide millions. If these worldwide millions want cash, bonds, certificates of gold, deposit, real estate or whatnot more than they want stocks, this Detente Takes Back Seat much-toute- triphammer series of world-reverberatio- n blockbusters resignation of President Nixon; accession of President Ford and the headline-makin- g changes he is effecting; and the Turkish d invasion of Cyprus and seisure of of the island. Also a factor was Secretary Kissinger's lack of enthusiasm for the debate idea in the first place. He reluctantly went along with it, only because he more or less had to. The grandstanding project was the brainchild of lameduck Sen. J. William chairman of the Fulbright, one-thir- prestigious Foreign Relations mittee. A fervent dove and zealous Cominter- nationalist, Fulbright heartily approves of detente not only with Russia, but Cuba's Communist dictator Castro, and Panama's leftist pipsqueak "strongman" Gen. Omar Torrijos. Revealingly illustrative of Fulbright's viewpoint and attitude is his dispatch last month of his staff director, Pat Holt, to Cuba to see how things are going on there. After a short stay, Holt came up with a glowing report of political, economic and social conditions in the d island. Fulbright, who is eagerly trying to promote resumption of ties with Castro, warmly hailed these laudatory findings. Because of Fulbright's backing of detente, Kissinger had no choice but to agree to be the first witness at the slated opening of the "great debate" to be staed in the big marble caucus room of the Senate Office Building. It was to be a grandiose affair with TV coverage and other hooplah paraphernalia and trappings. It was all carefully planned and arranged, but the spectacular never came off. iron-rule- - - ' It was abruptly pigeonholed by President Nixon's dramatic resignation, and is still there and from all in- -' - dications, likely for good. YES BUT! A determining reason for that is the new President's highly significant different of approach toward detente with Russia. ' President Ford favors continuance of this policy. He has said so and sincerely means it. There is no question about that. His statements are emphatic and unequivocal. At the same time, his basic thinking and concerns vary distinctly from those of his predecessor. - President Ford's primary absorption is domestic problems inflation, soaring interest rates, the alarmingly - lagging gross national product, the dormant housing industry, etc. Solving domestic dilemmas and difficulties is his first priority, he is" extensively familiar with them and their urgency, from 25 years' service as a congressman. Backed by a comprehensive grass-root- s understanding and grasp of this sphere, he is acting crucial regard. President Ford firmly holds detente should be strictly quid pro quo; that concessions on the part of the U.S. must be equally matched by Russia. As he sees it, that's the true meaning of detente and the only way it can be lasting; it's got to be of mutual benefit to both sides. A onesided detente just won't work out. In the long run, it's bound to lead to distract, recriminations and enmity. Pulling Kremlin Wires President Ford definitely subscribes to the opinion enunciated by Sen. Henry Jackson, leading critic of the concept of detente particularly as contained in the controversial SALT I nuclear arms limitation agreement. Jackson maintains, "If there is to be an agreement with the Soviet Union, it must not be one based on faith. To be meaningful, such agreements must be If we are going mutually to rely on their word of their interpreta- tion, that is an illusion. Nixon-Kissing- "I think it is vital that any agreements that we reach with the Soviet Union must be mutually, beneficial, so they can be implemented and carried out to the satisfaction of both countries." To President Ford, this principle is as the basis for genuine It is also authoritatively known that President Ford has studied Sen. Jackson's thinking and comments regarding detente, and is much impressed by them. One informed source cited the following as noteworthy among them: -"- The Soviets have serious need for our science, business-manageme- our technology, our technicians and a vast amount of our agriculture and In the light of agricultural know-hothis, we should in our bargaining relate it to a reordering or priorities in both countries." factor supply-and-dema- overrides everything. A stock is worth precisely what somebody will pay for it at a given tiem. Some stocks, although relatively few, are exempt from any trend. But buying begets -: v "; i mm Smdkalt selling begets selling. Fire creates its own wind, uring urging the flames before it, and so does the stock market. That's what often makes Wall Street a buying; street. one-wa- y Profits always take care of those themselves. Losses never do. And sneering devels no living man can tell how long a decline will last or how far it will except that it usually goes go much, much further (as an advance does on the upside) than d citizen would any right-minde- imagine. So, don't try to guess the bottom. It can't be done. And don't average on the way down in a bear market. One's losses are the proof of error. Yet nothing is more natural than to buy more when the price goes It is the most usual way that buyers become unexpectedly overextended. the unexpected Surprise is the only absolute certainty in Wall Street. One man's experience led him to leave a memorable maxim: "Nobody should ever buy too much stock to keep him from sleeping at night when the Great numbers buy a stock at 60 expecting it to advance. Unexpectedly, it drops to 50. They buy more and perhpas more at 40. But brokers' records who that added purchases through "averaging" can be the key to untold trouble. ct The turnabout? The Special to the Herald - ; A recent WASHINGTON House move killing the U.S. Sugar Act, instead of forcing the price of sugar down as predicted until economic fundamentals seem less by its proponents, has actually driven it up, according to Sen. Wallace F. Bennet(R-Utah)- . Beet sugar is an important commercial crop in some Western states, including Bennett's Utah. The refusal of the House to pass an extension of the Sugar Act which has regulated the price of sugar since 1934, has not resulted in a reduced price for sugar as was claimed by those who killed the bill," Sen. Bennett said. "Exactly the opposite has happened, as those of us who have worked with the bill expected. When the House acted on June 5, the price of raw sugar was 24.5 cents per pound. By July 19, the price was 28 cents per pound, an increase of 12.5 cents uncertain on the discouraging side and have started to clarify enough to promise improvement. This can be quiet, quiet performance, like the pages of a book being quietly turned. And on basic difference between a bear market rally and the start of a new advance is that in the former the momentum from the volume is resisted; in the other it is embraced. Then, on the next rally, these bellwether stocks quietly, oh so quietly, and one after another lead the rally. Rome was not built in a day and neither are stock market turnabouts. But you can be dead certain that this is the first brick in the building. speculators are from market further price increases, Bennett said. "Now that American beet farmers no longer have any assured market for their crops and in view of the increased prices for other crops which involve less labor to produced, off, private holding sugar back in anticipation of American beet be to reduced, putting acreage further upward pressure on prices, "he added. we can expect Berry's World it ... the per in the period between pound then and June 5, with the word out that the Department was opposed to the Act, the price of sugar more than doubled. " The Senator explained that when then controlled world supply has been satisifed, there is always residual balance left. In times of plenty, this is sold a "distressed prices." In times of shortage, or the anticipation of shortage, the price rises. "With world-wid- e inflation, it is easy to understand why the world price of sugar is higher than the American price," said Sen. Bennett, who is ranking on the Senate Republican Finance Committee. from entering politics depriving us of that new blood hoped for after Watergate. A man who has made good in private life would not want o submit his reputation to the dangers this bill would create. he would However honest, inevitably run risk of corruption charges, perhaps being hauled before a board or court on technicalities. Though he might beat such trumped up cases, his reputation woudl be left in shreds. Yet all of us know political corruption can be reduced only if we are able to get public spirited citizens who have proven themselves honest in private life to run for off ice. if enacted, would make more conviction of candidates who intentionally but deviously break the law. It would create a range of exceptions to what must be reported and exceptions to illegalities. The lines between what must be reported and what could be kept hidden, and between what would be legal and what not, are so fuzzy that any accused candidate with a battery of skilled lawyers would be . able to excape conviction! Swindlers love complex, devious laws filled with and contradictory provisions marked by language which can be Ubtd to "prove" innocence. support for the elimination of the Act, price of sugar was 11.2 cents - (NEA) -The clean elections bill just voted by the House of Representatives is a sham. If enacted, it would be a trap for honest candidates and a protective screen for crooked politicians. It could not be enforced. The committee report itself admits the bill is so complex it "may make compliance most difficult even with the most conscietious effort.!." This impossibility of knowing what was legal and what not could discourage honest citizens WASHINGTON The bill, Bennett added that "when the of Agriculture indicated House Elections Bill A xSham' paradoxically difficult the percent." Department the bagpipes. Have a nice day and keep Ray Cromley : steadily The price of sugar also is being influenced by a general inflation psycology and, with U.S. controls Well, back to stock go down. Demise of Sugar Act Spurs Price Increase thought nobody would believe it. You believe it, don't you? smilin'. d phenomenon The turnabout indication comes when the geat, blue-chi- p bellwether stocks which are related to confidence, the sober confidence of investment money advance impressively from horrendous new lows and on the next decline do not appreciably of people will years ago." The only reason we didn't use the story is because we market concerns itself not with the present but with the future. Every bull(advancing) market starts like a rally in a bear (declining) market. Every bear market starts like a decline in a bull market. But old Wall Street hands are at this moment carefully watching for a long-teste- down. I guess you heard about the reporter we sent out to do a opinion concerning women's liberation movement. The first person he encountered was a man who had just passed his 102nd birthday. "I'm afraid I can't be much help to you," replied the old gentleman. "I quit thinking about women almost two unexpected happens." Usually they do not advance accordingly. As a consequence, detente has to take its turn in his sequence of interest and action. It's not that he's against detente, it's just that to the President it's not as uppermost as it was to his predecessor who throughout was far more intent on foreign affairs than domestic. Another decisive factor is that President Ford views detente quite differently from his predecessor in one fundamental detente, :- w4i Stocks Will Rebound for downtown Provo as it would anywhere else is adherence to sharp marketing programs. Merchants will have to show renewed vigor in attracting customers through service, fair prices, good selection and Richard Wilson - ctstr- - II Henry J. Taylor "intrinsically." Values change if conditions change. Second, prices are made by supply and WASHINGTON If you've been d wondering what became of that it's "great debate" on detente been quietly shelved; probably permanently. It simply was swamped by the a at- guarantee continued business Redevelopment 'mm OlitribvtKl by LA. Timu mosphere where shoppers will hopefully feel comfortable. consumer 1 will be the complish Well, I finally got something I've wanted all my life. I don't know why I've wanted one nor do I know exactly but I finally what I'm going to do with the dang thing got one. Ever since I was a small boy listening to my mother spin tales of her birthplace, I've had a burning desire to own one. And now I've got it. What is it you ask? It is a real genuine Scottish bagpipe. And it's all mine! You see, my mother just returned from a trip over there and knowing how much I wanted a bagpipe, she bought me one in appreciation for arranging the trip for her. Isn't she sweet. However, I'm not so sure Double N appreciates it. When I told her I was going to teach myself to play it she suddenly turned white and this strange look came over her face. The only thing she asked was to be sure and let her know when I planned to start because she wanted to make arrangements to be somehwere else. So, when you folks hear those melodious bagpipe tones drifting acorss Utah Valley you'll know right away that ol' Bye is at it. Now all I need is some Stewart Tartan kilts. - lse Though this bill alledegdly prohibits laundering campaign funds, donors and organizations need only use a minimum of legal ingenuity to cdntinue dirty business as usual. Though the bill specifically bans donations by foreign nationals in one section, other . 1974 by NA. Inc. "Call 'George Allen and tell him' I won't have time to recommend any plays this season. " . paragrpahs open the door for such gifts. In writing, individuals are prohibited from donating more than $1,000 to any one candidate. But an exception here and a special provision there would make it possible for a careful donor to give many times this amount to one man without breaking the law. In addition, he could give to a political association which could then give to his candidate. The bill says that the donor would not be able to designate which man his gift would go to. But he could, without difficulty, choose an association which he knew would give to the candidate of his choice without the necessity of actually earmarking the dollars. The bill would prohibit political associations from giving more than $5,000 to a candidate (his principal committee : being excepted). The Evading this provision would be ridiculously simple. The association would' merely need to set up 5, 10, 15 or 20 subgroups each deciding "independently" to give up to $5,000 each. Or it could publicize him directly to its membership without limit. Groups with millions of members in the aggregate could thus spend without limit. multi-thousan- Since many political associations are already fragmented by their very nature, it would be difficult indeed for a court to declare illegal the deliberate fragmentation of rival groups aimed at meeting this competition without running into severe constitutuional questions involving equal rights and free speech. Today In History The Almanac Press International Today is Sunday, Aug. 25, the 237th day of 1974 with 128 to By United follow. The moon is between its first quarter and full phase. The morning stars are Mrcury, Venus, Jupiter and Saturn. The evening star is Mars. Those born on this date are under the sign of Virgo. V |