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Show Monday. September 14. 1981. THE HERALD, Provo. Opinions CONFUTED? YUAT PLAN: for Four h YOU NEED A DEPOSIT OF years at sxei W- WL - Tf m Fi Paul Harvey Overreguafon Cosfs Ls Twice dards, but it is taller than average and reflective of the fact that his generation generally is taller than any heretofore. The other evening during a family he smacked his head again this time on a low doorway in a public restaurant. His dome has been dented by an assortment of doorways, chandeliers and low limbs over public sidewalks, and it occured to me that eventually somebody is certain to get the bright idea of starting colan organization of tall people lecting dues and getting rich while demanding legislation to raise the ceilings in public buildings. I'm being facetious but what'll you bet. Organizations of handicapped got government to install special ramps at streetcomers to help people in wheelchairs over curbs... Learning too late that the sloping ramps misled blind people who, without distinct curbs wandered out into the path of traffic. S.J. Masty calls it "the 'Ooops' ef- fect." He's referring to the good intentions of government which so frequently backfire. When government entered the business of health-car- e planning in it decreed that hospitals should share expensive diagnostic equipment "to cut costs." Now there is such a waiting line at many medical facilities with CAT scanners that hospitalization is prolonged, costs are increased. Maryland hospitals are governed by 108 different government agencies. There were years when that state's government required water temperature in patients' rooms to be no colder than 110 degrees and the federal government insisted it must be no warmer than 110 degrees. 1974 Hospital administration ad- ministrators became their own ulcer patients trying to perform that delicate balancing act. While the DOT is warning that bicycling "may be hazardous," the HEW has recommended biking as "healthful." "The Ooooops! effect." Minimum wage laws increased wages, decreased mandatory employment opportunities. The Department of Energy urged foam insulation of houses; the Consumer Product Safety Commission pronounced the foam a health hazard. Overregulation costs you twice! In high taxes and in higher prices. Feedback Patrons Miss Point Editor, Herald: I have been enlightened, yet saddened, as I have read and listened to the opinions of some Alpine School District patrons regarding education and its funding. It is sad to see people in our society expecting more and more of life's abundance and quality while at the same time giving less and less to extend the foundation of that wealth. This aty social titude will result in expectations and in tragic disappointment for our children's inheritance. Without a broad, deep educational foundation even the most honest, g society may have only a slim chance of survival. The complexity of today's challenges removes any hope we may foolishly cherish of having a better life hard-workin- through an underfinanced educational system. I am thoroughly' disgusted with those who would wield a budget ax at our underpaid teacher population, overcrowded classrooms, and facilities while apof dollars spent billions the plauding on "defense" to preserve our precious "freedom." What freedom will there be in ignorance and intellectual poverty? What freedom is more worthy of defense than the freedom to search for truth and knowledge? I am astonished at the shallowness of those who believe under-equippe- d progress in education lies - forced strictly. Without exception, every letter must be signed in ink with the writer's full name, home address and phone number. Phone numbers won't be published. Names can be withheld for good reason, but only after personal consultation with the editor. The Herald will not accept or publish letters which are duplicated, photocopied, or which otherwise give the the U.S. must build a mis- religious lifestyle hinges on Ronald Reagan's decision about the MX missile had better hope the president continues to live up to his reputation for doing what's best no matter whose feathers get ruffled. As it looks now, the president is under considerable pressure from the Air Force and defense contractors to adopt a scaled-dow- n version of the racetrack basing mode, which originally would have placed 200 missiles in 4,600 shelters in Utah and Nevada. Now the Air Force is talking about placing 100 missiles among 1,000 shelters to keep up with them, with questionable effectiveness. shelters sile, a carrier and d, in If we are going to commit ourselves to such an horrendous additional expense with each missile, it would make more sense to deploy the missile on submarines, a basing mode the OTA report says would present the fewest technical one-roo- m were deployed at first. Cost would be equal to the racetrack plan or less, OTA under-dedicate- penny-wis- e, "My problem is I'm still not used to having a President who takes a tough stand, but then doesn't back down!" cles for the racetrack current defense "triad" of Minuteman, bandwagon. Alpine. School District needs a bond issue to help it cope with its present and future growth problems. I hope the money from the bond issue will be enough to improve our educational effectiveness and quality. I hope voters in the district will be committed enough to a better future to lay the foundation for that future by voting on Sept. 15 for the bond issue. Fred Cain Orem repeat positions previously expressed by other contributors, or letters which are addressed1 to individuals or institutions other than the Herald The editor reserves the right to edit any letter to remove potentially libelous material, material in poor taste and to make letters conform to the length limit. nearly as possible, all letters which the above requirements will be published in the order they are received, although handwritten letters may be delayed for typing, and letters which exceed the length limit or otherwise violate the stated policy may be returned to the wmen !pr correction or revision. As meet land-base- d missiles, nuclear missile submarines and B-5- 2 bombers. Survive a Russian first strike with enough firepower to destroy Russia's remainig missiles. Be cost effective by providing thev needed defense at a reasonable price to the taxpayers. president Reagan nears a decision on MX, he should think about the goals voiced by the Air Force and the Carter Administration when they originally proposed the Be undetectable to misRussian first-strik- e siles yet capable of being inspected if necessary under the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty. MX. Those goals are still valid. The Air Force wanted a system which would: Be ready in time to defend the United States effectively against a Russian first strike in the late 1980s when defense analysts believe the Russians will be able to circumvent the The racetrack basing mode doesn't meet those goals as well as other basing options, and that fact was made even more so-call- ed clear last week by the release of an Office of Assessment Technology (OTA) report. UPI "nonpartisan, support analytic agency" created to help Congress deal with comples, highly-technicissues. The report said that if the Russians continue to build their missile arsenal at the same rate they did in the 1970s, the mode, and the others who would build a racetrack-shelte- r racetrack regulation has shown the courage to do what he thinks is best for the country regardless of the pain, sacrifice and our it might bring on OTA is a system, air controllers strike, the battle for budget cuts, the fight over tax reform, and curbing government 200-missi- le, 4,600-shelt- er system would be unable to withstand a first strike. "To assure the survival of 100 MX missiles," the report said, "360 missiles hidden in 9,250 shelters could be required by 1990, and 550 missiles in 12,500 shelters on him. The evidence so far shows that submarine by 1995. A deploy- ment of less than several thousand shelters would not be survivable." It seems foolish for the United States to lock itself into a system in which the Russians need only build a missile and launcher while aren't about ot sit by and lose that business. in the The president al . deployment or some option other than- - racetrack basing would be the best thing for the nation's defense as well as environmental, social and economic impact on the states. Let every Utahn hope he doesn't falter now. Washington Window Interest Rates Hold Reagan Fate By CLAY F. RICHARDS UPI Political Writer WASHINGTON rwn - While (UPI) President Reagan is still getting high marks from the public and his tax and budget cuts are popular, there are storm clouds gathering over the GOP that could halt the dramatic Republican comeback drive. dollar-foolis- h appearance of being a mass mailing letters which argue a specific religious which attempt a personal doctrine: debate with a previous contributor rather than addressing issues: which says. Unfortunately, the sub-marine basing mode por- tends the most political problems for Reagan. The Air Force isn't about to turn such a prime building brick for its empire over to the Navy. The contractors, such as Boeing, which wants to build vehithe launcher-carrie- r two, "back-to-basic- this and problems would be able to withstand a Russian first strike even though only a few missiles southeastern Nevada counties not far from Las Vegas, an area where public support for the MX was strongest. That option appears to meet a number of political aims and a few defense aims. It gets us some kind of an advanced defense system; it pleases defense contractors (and campaign supporters) who stand to make a bundle off the racetrack mode, and it accomplishes all that with minimal disruption of the locals. As 23 ir- revocably enshrined in the walls of school house where the reading, 'riting, and 'rithmetic were the full measure of a person's education. the bandwagon mentality that views spending cuts to schools and teachers as if they were just another bureaucracy or social program is pathetic evidence that the "basic" education of yesterday has cheated advocates of these an understanding of the purpose of education. Yes, of course, basics must be learned, but they cannot replace learning to think, to reason, and to solve new problems. This high quality education cannot be attained with underpaid (and eventually teachers, under equiped facilities, and the barracks-style- d schools proposed by those on About Letters Feedback" is intended lo provide Daily Herald readers with an open forum in which they can discuss issues of broad In community interest and importance. that spirit. The Daily Herald welcomes letters to "Feedback" on any subject of broad community interest Letters should be typewritten, double-spaceabout and not exceed 400 words a page and a half of typewritten, double-spaceencopy The length limit will be The Utahns whose rural, family-oriente- VRS. That My son, Paul, is is nut "tall" by basketball stan- j Reagan to Need Firm Resolve PLAN 30 -f e- $50,000 3oA,yo SAVERS .yiw'j The Herald Comments OUR pavs $1 '' syndicated columnists and cartoonists discuss vital issues ii ' tO 17 age The Herald, its readers, FOR A DEGREE IN ECONOMIC. I Utah-P- After returning from the August recess and talking with fellow GOP House members Republican leader Bob Michel went straight to the White House to tell President Reagan in strong language there were big problems with the voters back home. There was a growing concern among voters, the GOP House members reported, that while the Reagan tax and budget cuts were fine, they didn't mean much because high interest rates put a new car let alone buying a home out of the reach of many Americans. v "The average guy understands believes the public's patience will have worn out if things are not better bv next November. "If we haven't turned the corner and haven't improved significantly, we will not do well in the 1982 elections " he said. "If we don't build more homes and sell more cars, some of our early supporters will fall off." "In 1980 we got votes that traditionally had been Democratic all their lives " he said. "They thought Reagan had a better idea but if we don't prove we can lead, they will step back to their traditional voting pattern." Richards says he is worried, but not pessimistic, because the tax cuts that are crucial to the success of the Reagan economic program don't next vear. "I "think the president riding high," he added. is still But he adds glumly: "If supply side economics and Ronald Reagan fail we will step back to the 29 percent rating we had a year ago we're going to lose the 19 percent we gained in the last year." a problem and our polls reflect it." Richards said. He said polling also shows that "the typical voters is going to give us more time" to solve the problem, "But I don't know how much time." While Richards says he doesn't know how much more time the voters will give Republicans, he even go into effect until October and the full impact won't be felt until Few Republicans are more concerned about the interest rate problem than national chairman Richard Richards who sees the problem as the potential end of his dream of establishing the GOP as the dominant party for the rest of the 20th century. "Interests rates are indeed On the positive side, Richards adds: "The president knows that and he is working on it." "We certainly don't have any we longer than November 1982 he said. that not have long," may "If we don't turn things around wc will pay the price." - h'gh interest rates better than he un- derstands other problems." Richards said explaining how in terest rates could become the GOP's biggest problem at the polls next fall. |
