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Show Editorial Poge Feature Czechs Live It Up Despite Economy Problems - Dedicated to the Progress And Growth of Central Utah once-thrift- y WEDNESDAY, JULY 31. 1968 Steel Settlement Good News! Central Utahns are breathing easier, following the llih hour settlement of the steel contract negotiations Tuesday. The executive board of the United Steelworkers Union, meeting in Pittsburgh, received a "sweetened" contract offer from industry late in the day and quickly approved This paved the way for acceptance by the union's basic steel industry conference which had the final word. The contiact, described as the largest package ever won by the union, came only a day before the expiration of the old contract and as steel mills throughout the country prepared to bank their furnaces for the threatened strike. The increased union benefits included higher wages spread over & three-yea- r period aa weli as fringe benefits. Whether and how much it will contribute to the inflationary conditions of the economy remains to be seen. it 600-memb- er By PHIL NEW SOM PRAGUE (LTD Twenty years of communism have given th Czechs a basic philosophy which is "if you've got it, spend it." And despite an economy which is near the breaking point through years of mismanagement and neglect, the Czechs are living it up. Their standard of living remains the highest of any with The "sweetened" contract came after top USV, negotiators had called for and got a union strike vote to use as an additional club in the negotia- in the East Europe Communist bloc, with the exception of East Germany. Prague has excellent restaurants. Veal and pork, the favorites of Czechs, are g the plentiful meat-eatin- and cheaper than in neighboring capitalistic Austria. Forty Czech crowns, the basic Czech currency, will buy two pounds of excellent filet mignon, less than half the price one would pay in Austria. Sixteen crowns will buy a little more than two pounds of oranges. But, since the Czech economy operates on three levels and the crown is exchangeable nowhere else, true comparisons with the outside world are difficult For instance, officially the crown runs eight to the dollar but the tourist rate is 16 to the dollar and the black market rate is 35 to the dollar. union-indust- t The Global View Swift Courier Splintered Red World Stymies Soviet Moves last-minu- tions. The strike vote among steel workers across the country was about 9 to 3. At Geneva Works, the strike wus approved by a onesided voice vote, with about 23 per cent of the total union membership attending the meetings to participate. But today there was jubilance everywhere. Far from simply a matter, the contract negotiations affected the entire public. A strike would have been a drastic blow to the economy here in Central Utah as well as in other parts of the country. Now that blow has been averted and let's hope the successful, conclusion of negotiations will be generally beneficial and lasting and not merely the signal for a new wave of inflation. Antonin Novotny regarded with fear and contempt and with some reasons since they were the ones who eventually drove him out. Industrially, failure to main-ta- 3 research and to replace machinery now 60 to 80 years old has been disastrous. The Czechs, first in Eastern Europe to industrialize, now can exist only within the barter system of the Communist bloc. filet costs either $5 or dollar, a little more than depending on the rate. A journalist who in Communist countries works as an arm of the Communist party, may earn 2,300 crowns a month, a physician 1,800 and a coakminer i 3,500. The average wage around 1,600. Lowest on the economic scale are the intellectuals whom the ousted regime of President So the Swj By LEON DENNEN NEA Foreign News Analyst NEW YORK (NEA) Russia's war of nerves against Czechoslovakia is another indiett'on of the profound split that has occurred in the Red world ir. the last decade. For a long time the world Communist movement had been in international relations regarded as a "mcnoiithic force" columns abroad. fifth or their satellites Soviet of composed in 1948 was the Cominform the from defection The Yugoslav the general rule. But the conconfirmed that single exception flict with Red China has resulted in the complete fragmentation of the world Communist movement. This brought to surface the domination in Czechoslovakia, long dormant hostility to Russian countries. Communist other and Cuba Romania, movements have sprung up inside different four Basically, the former Red "monolith " They can be described as: ry -Soviet Communists wno still subordinate their policies and ideology automatically to Russia. Walter Ulbricht and his fellow Stalinists in East Germny are the fast vanishing examples Mubcovit.es. of reformers are, like Czechoslovakia, repreThe sented by those parties that mostly strive to liberalize the Communist regime or ideology. They usually emphasize the autonomy of their Communist countries or parties and are litte concerned about "world revolution" The Yugoslavs, Romanian, Italian, Swedish and French Comirunists may be counted in this group. revolutionists subordinate their policies The and ideology more or less automatically to Peking and preach -Pro- die-ha- Time to Slow Down the Foreign Aid w President Johnson has been beglieve; and we hope the House slash ging Congress for $2.9 billion for may ride through the Senate and over a presidential veto if one is foreign aid this year. R. H Gross and Rep. forthcoming. kindred enemies of the longtime The U.S. taxpayer has been U.S. habit of flinging billions to all stuck ever since World War II Quarters of the globe have fought ended in 1945 for tens of billions' to reduce the President's request to aid of worth foreign nations drastically, and with some success. of them ungrateful, some Commany The House Foreign Affairs mittee recently cut the LBJ figure ' downright unfriendly This is one big factor in the dollar's relativeto $2.3 billion which the Presily weak position. It could lead to dent then called "absolutely The implication was that ' national bankruptcy. It is time to slow down on fordisaster would follow if one more dime were shaved off. eign aid, radically. We believe the 4 However, the House, by a great majority of Americans will vote, passed a foreign aid approve the House action, and to $1,993 adding up anything the Senate may do along only the same lines. (Guest editorial billion, and sent it to the Senate. see cartoon below.) This is all for the best, we be (R-Iow- 228-18- pro-gra- m ; nWPW Letters to Hie Editor Provo Man Expresses Pride In His Heritage Editor Herald: Now that the Fourth of July. 1988, is history, I have been doing a bit of pondering over some of the events that took place. "When in the course of hu- man Inside Washington 'If Reagan's Mr. Alien - By ROBERT 8. ALLEN ted JOHN A. GOLDSMITH - WASHINGTON California Gov. Ronald Reagan, in the last Jap of the race for the Republican presidential nomination, is surprising the political experts with his strong finish-Tin- g . kick. Most of the GOP handicappers are tfill putting their money on former Vice President Richard M. Nixon. Many have a word of praise, however, for Reagan's resourceful and aggressive ; ; Leading the cheers for Reagan's re-- r cent sprint are the campaign supporters of New York Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller. They are, of course, completely Opposed to much of what Reagan has jbeen saying. From the present Rockefeller perspective, however, any candidate (or who takes votes from Nixon can't gn Punch Could Boost Rocky LL : Non-Campai- be all bad. Tor example, a leading Rockefeller adviser, Sen. Thruston B. Morton, predicts that Reagan will get "at least hall" of the 56 Texas convention votes when the balloting starts in Miami Beach. Those Texas votes were released by the state's favorite son, Sen. John G. Tower, to provide a boost for Nixon. ., Reagan is now expected to show solid first ballot strength Morton gives the California governor 180 delegates committed "in blood," and all indications e h'-that the total will increase on sube-que-nt ballots, if any. This is not to say that Reagan's activities as an unannounced candidate have rocketed Reagan ahead, or even that his odds have materially shortened. Most GOP strategists in the other camps are still writing off the possibility of a Reagan victory. The governor's spurt carries a message for Nixon, however. Nixon is now on notice that he must win on the first ballot the second at the latest-- or see his chances fade. Later ballots if any will almost certainly see Reagan and Rockefeller gain votes at Nixon's expense. Here are some pluses and minuses for the GOP candidates in the last week: NIXON Plus: He is the acknowledged fruit-runnand has built a commanding lead. If delegates "leaning" to Nixe on are included in tabulations, Nixon has it all sewed up. "it we were in Las Vegas, I'd have to bet Nixon," says a veteran GOP professional. Nixon is experienced in convention maneuvers. He knows all the moves and pre-vot- all the party movers. He has the support of many top Republicans, including the last Republican President, Dwight D. Eisenhower. Under these circumstances, it will be surprising if he fails to pliiy his initial strength into the 667 convention votes needed for nomination. Minus: Some GOP leaders think Nixon is a "loser." Some feel he had his chance in I960 and could have won then if he had conducted a better campaign. A native of Reagan's state and now a resident of Rockefeller's, Nixon has no home-stat- e base. Instead he has farhioned a base of delegate strength in Southern states, and the Reagan surge is showing that the southern base can be chipped away. Ore report circulating here indicates mat at least 100 Nixon supporters southern delegations will jump to Reagan on the second convention ballot. Nixon has occasionally committed "bloopers" in the past. It is at least conceivable that he could blow i. again. ROCKEFELLER Plus: The public opinion polls indicate that he is the strongest Republican candidate, particularly in the big urban centers where the Republicans need help. His could be a "winner" image. Aides think Rockefeller's recent advertising campaign (which cost as much as $5 million) has moved rank and file voters to contact convention delegates on the governor's behalf. They hope for further propaganda help from their own pi'hlic opinion poll . " - Minus: The beginning of Rockefeller's bid for the nomination suggested indecision, and the polls, while favorable, have not shown him to be the only possible GOP winner. He is divorced a fact not forgotten in some parts of the South. Most importantly, he is behind. REAGAN-iPl-us: His campaign is on the upswing. He has been making the notable advances in recent days. As a governor who disclaimed candidacy, his views on national issues have not been spotlighted for campaign critics. Minus: As the candidate of the party's conservatives he is shadowed by the disastrous 1964 camapign of conserva-tiv- e Sen. Barry Goldwfter. He . has local problems, symoblized by the recall movement against him in Cslilornia, which are now attracting national publicity. Finally, he is way behind front-runnNicn as the delegate? start packing for their trip 4o M;ami Beach. W events ..." One hitnderd and ninety two years ago this phrase was used as part of the first sentence in the Declaration of Independence. This was. and is, one of the greatest documents written by man, and in a way preluded the Constitution which was to come later. In the meantime the Americans had to prove that they really meant what was stated in the Declaration of Independence By the way, how long has it been since you read the Declaration of Independence? Did you say that you had been going to do so for sorre time, but had not taken the time to look up the copy you had so carefully placed where you could find it when you wanted it? And then when you looked for it, it was not there. Do you suppose someone was guilty of reading it and then hiding it in another place where it would be convenient for them? But you really did appreciate the copy sent to you by The Daily Herald. You immediately read it, maybe even twice. And then it was placed where you could find it easily, so you could it the next time you wanted it, maybe next Fourth of read dence. Oh yes, we must not forget the nice print of our National Flag of sufficient size to be placed in the window in case we did not have a flag. Of course we all have a flag, but sometimes forget to display it. But did you ride around town to see if anyone had used the flag in tiie window? I did. I was really pleased to see how many did appear, even where there was another flag on display. Then there was a copy of "An American's Creed," by William Tyler Page. How about that. Did you read it also. Boy you are really on the ball. Does it apply to us today, or is it an old fashioned statement that it outdated? For me it is 100 per cent applicable in 19t8 and I cannot see how any real American can help but thrill as he reads it and really feel proud to be an American. we need them more than most any other time. I am compiling a tremendous list of important dates, sayings poems and songs that have aided in building America. A copy would be worth $100 to you if you would reau it, but not one cent if it was placed along side that first copy of the Declaration of Independence that you could not find. Bye now. D. L. McConkie 765 N. 7th E. I hereby express my sincere appreciation to The Daily Herald for these documents and AMBASSADOR ARRIVES the copy of the flag. Also for their timely reminder on how we should respect the flag during the parade. Some of us even remembered and did what they reminded us that we should do. We need this help and we should appreciate it. By the way how many of you have noticed how many of the good American songs and poems are missing from most of our recent history books? I feel that . you would improve them. Those next 17 paragraphs really told the King, in simple detail, just how they felt about his actions and procedures. That last paragraph is really tremendous. I can just see the King as he read it. I can imagine that it was one rebellion he looked forward to with great anxiety. I can also imagine that he looked back upon it with some very keen regrets. Are you one of the many (I hope) who appreciated what our Daily Herald did for us on June 30th? There was the copy of the Declaration of Indepen FORUM RULES fh Haraid weieomt Mlr from PIms not mM rum: 250 limit. wordi. Ltngta Signature nd aflureu required. Howtvw, corrtrbutor rtqueiti, nry Initial b publlihtd - wltn certain includint Mtera political xcrptions. In nature r In accuMtlont or In tucn charges r mast ustk full Mm and Mdrtt mutt M uud. No unsigned (anonymeuil (trier will be considered. wl'l b own Itrttr wMctl r hort nd ntarrt. nd Prwnc TV. Mar typfrrlften. lh right to Kit or Id ret reserve Ictlars which rt to long, not In goo teste, potentially llbaloua, or wnlch Contain derogatory to any res, religion or mo. tamnhj a Tse-tun- pro-Peki- above-mention- w anti-Chine- die-har- d pro-Peki- pro-Peki- President Hosts Prince of Nepal WASHINGTON (UPI)-Presi- counter-propagan- SYDNEY, H. ambassador-designat- dent Australia (UPI)-Will- iam Crook, the new U.S. e to Aus- tralia, arrived today with his wife and three children. Gree-ter- s gave him an Australian Silky Terrier. The opinions and expressed by Herald columnists are their ewi and do not necessarily reflect the views of this news paper. tate-men- ts GOOD SPOT FOR A GOOD SHOT! da st-ug- Johnson was host at the White House today to Crown Prince Bierendra Bir Kiran Shaw Deve of Nepal. July. As you read the Declaration, did you thrill at each of the three parts. Those first two sentences really expressed the thinking and philosophy of government of those people (your ancestors and mine). Read them again and write and tell me how revolutionary biinkmanship. While some parties in this group are actively engaged in making revolution, especially in Vietnam, Laos, Thailand and other parts "f Asia, others see their present most important task in fighting the Russian "revisionist traitors." The only European Is Peking's strongest party in this group if little Albania which in Balkans. the supporter The antiChinese revolutionaries are more often than not Reds who have become disillusioned with Mao policy which gives the antirevisionst struggle against Moscow priority over the struggle against "American imperialism." and the The Vietnamese and North Korean Communists as and of Communist India, Japan parties formerly well as Fidel Castro's Cuban organization, are the most important parties in this group. readiVery few Communist parties in the world today cannot four the of in classified groups. any ly be In its efforts to unite these various mutually antagonistic groups of Communist pities, Moscow faces an impossible task. To some extent the Soviet leaders have realized it. While enreformers deavoring to woo the parties which are and revolutionaries, they have virtually given up groups, hope with regard to the Russia's tactics in respect to China herself and the parties is one of restriction and isolation, and subversion. which the Soviet leaders have been However, the waging for five years to bring about a world conference against g Mao and Chinese "dogmatists" may be seriously jeoshould Russian troops invade Czechoslovakia. pardized Tse-tun- The Lighter Side Balanced Ticket - How Do You Accomplish It? By DICK WEST of WASHINGTON (UPI)-O- ne the immutable laws of journalism decrees that when you write something about vice presidential prospects you must to a a reference include "balanced ticket." Quite likely, however, there are still some voters who do not know what balanced tickets are, or where or how they are obtained. Therefore, I shall endeavor to explain it. The largest single supplier is the National Ticket Balancing Co., whose home offices and main laboratories are located here in the capital. During an election year, the company usually opens branch offices in such places as Miami Beach and Chicago to facilitate the processing of rush orders. Washington Base these lack the However, necessary equipment to perform precision balancing work on the premises. Therefore, the tickets are sent to the laboratory here for final cali- various sizes, each bearing a different label. Weights Labeled In one stack, the labels read: Southerner, "Northeasterner, Midwesterner, etc." Another set read: "Conservative, Liberal, Moderate, Extremist, etc." A third set read: "Protestant, Catholic, Jewish, etc." There also was a stack of miscellaneous weights with such labels as "Ethnic appeal, Youth appeal, Sex appeal, Gehtto appeal, etc." "When a ticket comes to us, we tear it in two and put the presidential half on one side of and the vice the scales half of the other presidential side," Equilibrium explained. "Then we add the appropriate weights to see if they balance." I said, "What happens if the scales are tilted?" "One becomes a favorite son and the other runs as an independent." usually bration. I am not at liberty to disclose the company's client list, which was shown to me in confidence. But I can tell you it has done, or is doing, ticket balancing work for several prominent members of both political parties. On the day that I visited company headquarters, I was shown around the plant by Symour J. Equilibrium, director of public affairs. He led me into a large room, in the center of which stood a e marble statue of a in dressed woman young flowing robes, wearing a blindfold and holding a pair of scales in one hand. At her feet were several stacks of metal weights of QUICK QUIZ Q Which state enacted the first auto speed law? New A speed was in 1904. The m.p.h. in closely districts; 15 in villages; in open country. built-u- 20 York 10 p Which is the richest versity in the world? Q uni- A Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass., with r.n endowment fund of $1,013 billion. life-siz- Q Why are the two claws of the common lobster so different from each other? A The' lighter claw is ised for cutting up food and the heavier c1.jw for crushing. |