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Show Suml.iv. October 24. 1982 Opinions THE HERALD. Provo. Utah. - Pitt 45 The Herald, its readers, syndicated columnists and cartoonists discuss vital issues The Herald Comments Police Did Outstanding Job It's unfortunate a 13 the Oct. like tragedy murder of a Vietnam refugee is necessary to remind us how we are by our police forces. But the Orem City Police, the Utah Highway well-protect- brother had followed the defendants to Utah County from Salt Lake City after the grocery -- store where Hien ed Ngu- yen worked was robbed. The brothers found what they believed to be the getaway car outside a duplex in Central Orem and a fight broke out in which six shots were fired. Patrol and the Juab County Sheriff's depart- ment couldn't have performed more effectively in capturing the men now charged with killing After the shooting, Orem Police were on the scene quickly. Officer Tim Berkhow, a Vietnam veteran who Hien Nguyen and wound- ing his brother, Hai Nguyen. The dead man and his speaks Vietnamese, was able to .piece together quickly a good descrip- tion of the four men involved through his in- homicide makes the quick arrest without terviews with the fendants' oriental neigh- de- bors. He quickly broadcast the description of the men and the car they were driving on an bulletin, and the Utah Highway Patrol and Juab County sheriff's deputies were able to arrest the quartet all-poin- Nephi. The fact one of the four is wanted in connection with a California ts without resistance in shooting even more significant. At a time in our nation when crime of one kind or another is almost certain to touch everyone's life sooner or later, Central Utahns can be grateful to have such dedicated, efficient professionals serving them in law enforcement. 1982 by NE A. Inc "How about a little prayer next Sunday about Washington Window the prime rate?" Reagan Seeks to End Sex Bias Feedback By HELEN THOMAS WASHINGTON Cable Television Needs Regulating Editor, Herald: Should we or should we not regulate cable television? The suggestion that everyone can control what is seen in his or her home is not a valid defense for nonregulation. In many homes, which can easily be visited by our children, the parents are not home most of the time or they let their children do whatever they want to do. Some movie theaters in our community show movies which are not suitable for children and other places sell pornographic and drug materials. These places are checked by the police who have some control over them. Imagine the difficulty of trying to control the dozens and dozens of homes where "R" rated movies could be seen with no parental supervision which is supposed to be required in the movie theaters. "Freedom" is one thing. "I Hard-Cor- have the right to do my own thing"is another. The freedom that we should all want to have is part of a broader relationship that concerns itself with freedom for everyone. True freedom is not possible without the responsibility to see that everyone's freedom is carefully considered. Freedom to raise our children in an environment free of pollution is a right we should make every effort to protect. "I have a right to do my own thing" is not freedom, it is a license to do what you want in spite of what others say or in spite of the fact that you might injure others when doing what you want to do. We need to regulate and prosecute those who demand the right to do their own thing when what they do adversely affects the g of others. rights and Jess R. Bushman 385S. 400 E. Orem cal office holders are active In the Oct. Mormons even though they also are Democrats. I always wonder how statements such as Richards made are arrived at. None of the ballots I have voted on asked me to identify myself as a Mormon or a conservative. I believe personally that the way I vote is not determined by the church I belong to or the 3 Daily Herald on there was a very article by Clay Richards about the 17 well-writt- Wilson-Hatc- h cam- paign. While I agree in general that Mr. Richards did a good journalistic effort which he had obviously researched quite carefully, a couple of points he made seem to be missing the mark. The article casts "hard-cor- e Mormons" as being traditionally "Republican" and "conservative." I guess my major objection is having someone typecast me and tell me how I am going to vote. I am not exactly sure what a "hard-core- " Mormon is, but I have been what I hope is a good Mormon for 57 years. I have tried to follow the concepts of Mormonism as I understand them and have filled a number of responsible positions. In all my church associations, the only official communication I have seen about political action said that "Members should vote for good men of either party." The fact of the matter is that many of our top authorities have been both Democratic and liberal. Many of our leading politi organizations other than the church that I may be part of. If I, or any other voter, vote blindly because we are directed to do so by anyone else, we are really sheep and deserve the shearing we probably would get. For me personally, the issues in this election are very clear. With four of the five breadwinners in my immediate family on total or partial unemployment, and with the enormous transfer of wealth effected by the tax cuts which only benefited those in the $100,000 and up category, followed by the tax increase placed on the bottom half of the earnings scale, there's not much question about how I will vote. Norley Hall 750 W. 400 S. Springville Remember, Recession's Editor, Herald: One cannot respond to the political rhetoric concerning unemployment in equally simplistic terms. Regardless of what the politicians say, full employment and economic recovery cannot be obtained by the efforts of the government alone. The fact is we are experiencing a world wide recession, and the economies' of the major countries of the world are so intimately interlocked that an economic illness for one causes malaise In all. Fortunately, the health of the States is robust comto pared most nations, however; whlii on the whole the country Is United percent employed, that Is small comfort for those who are 90 unemployed or for businesses that nave exhausted their re sources. We must realize, nevertheless, that government Itself does not have an answer except to help create a climate for World-Wid- e - With force." "We have to sort out the well-bein- Editor, Herald: page (UPI) the demise of the Equal Rights Amendment that he opposed, President Reagan is now making a major effort to wipe out some of the more blatant vestiges on sex discrimination on the government books. The president has given Elizabeth Dole, his dynamic assistant for Public Liaison, the green light to organize a broad attack on sex bias and legal inequity. Mrs. Dole, who was an ERA supporter, is enthusiastic about the new battle plan and believes that she will have the support of the activist women's libbers in ridding government regulations of obvious discriminatory terminology. She believes she has a mandate to move ahead and says there is a "quiet revolution" taking place with a "tidal wave of women coming into the work Box 778 Provo force." Mrs. Dole has her work cut out for her in pursuing Reaan's pledge to work with the governors of the 50 states to root out discrimination against women in their statutes. "We have to move them to corrective legislation," she said. Mrs. Dole said that she has meet with "many women's groups who say we'll work with you." She acknowledges giving her husband, Sen. Robert Dole, a nudge when he introduced a bill before congressional adjournment at the president's behest to sanitize 100 laws from sex bias language. In addition, she said that the Justice Department has organ federal laws and regulations containing language "that unjustifiably differentiates or discriminates on the basis of sex." "I am happy to report that the first stage of that process is under way, and I fully expect that when we are finished, a significant contribution will have been made toward the achievement of full equality for women before the law," Reagan said. He said the bill Dole introduced would revise a number of statutes identified as "sex biased" in a Justice Department report last June. "As important as this is, all of us realize that it is only one step that must be followed by many others," he said. "But in the end, I hope we will be able to say that full equality before the law is not just an ideal but a practical reality." Mrs. Dole, who holds a Har- vard law degree and a Phi Beta Kappa key, said she has had two meetings with the president to discuss plans which she is certain will show "some significant movement" in the drive for female equality in the workplace. At a news conference last July 28, White House reporter Sarah McClendon, a long and active member of the National Woman's Party, challenged Reagan to make public the Justice Department interim report on the discriminatory regulations it had turned up government-wide- . Her questioning of the president spotlighted the issue and is credited with forcing the slow moving White House to accelerate the pace of eliminating the age old inequities, many of them economic. - Radio's Voice of Warlord A fly has WASHINGTON in the ointment that appeared President Reagan is trying to spread on the Lebanon crisis. This contaminant is renegade Lebanese Maj. Saad Haddad, whom the Israelis have been trying to install at a high level in the new Lebanese government. He has been the Christian warlord of southern Lebanon, armed and supported by Israel. He's a Christian who shoots first and turns the other cheek later. Intelligence sources say that Haddad's militiamen were trucked up from their enclave in the south to take part in the massacre of Palestinians last month. Confidential documents also state that the Israelis have been insisting that Haddad be given a top position in the Lebanese government. The suspicion is that the Israelis would help him strengthen his power and then would use him to influence Lebanese policy. Haddad also has powerful backing in the United States. He is the darling of certain fundamentalist Christian groups. High Adventure Ministries, for one, owns the radio station that serves as Haddad's propaganda organ. This ministry is a evangelist group based in Los Angeles. In addition to broadcasting "the Word of God every 15 minutes" plus country and western music and Bible-stud- y classes the ministry's Voice of Hope radio station is available to Haddad for his shrill right-win- g pt world recovery. While many and different views exist concerning the best means for assisting recovery, it has been my observation that President Reagan's program is the wisest and the most likely to succeed. Admittedly, it cannot occur without pain and discomfort, and obviously some will suffer more than others; however, there is no better answer. It seems to me, therefore, that we should all resolve to tighten our belts, reduce needless expenditures, encourage government to reduce expenses and to devise means to release tax money for Investment purposes, and for each of us to work harder and produce more. While the efforts of each of us will be Individually Immeasurable, in aggregate such will be the foundation for economic recovery. Jackson Howard - ized a team of 15 to 20 men and women lawyers to look into discrimination in each government agency and department. In a letter to Senator Dole on Sept. 27, Reagan !oted that last year he had issued an executive order directing the attorney general to complete a review of Jack Anderson Mormon Resents 'Typing' e problems and what needs to be addressed," she said in an interview. Furthermore, she said polls show women have "less faith ... less of a certainty about our institutions ... a lack of confidence about the future as they have come into the work UPI White House Reporter political messages any time he wants. High Adventure's director, George Otis, told my reporters e James Crawford and Ron that Haddad still has this privilege despite the international furor over the Palestinian massacre. Otis said Haddad will continue to be able to broadcast over the Voice of Hope, "in the same way President Reagan or any other head of state would have access to address the pubMc-Ra- lic." On the matter of Haddad's complicity in the massacre, Otis cited reports by an Israeli news agency and "a spokesman for the regular Lebanese army in Beirut" clearing Haddad of any involvement. t, However, Gen. Antoine Lebanese military attache in Washington, denied that his army had exonerated the major. And the Israelis acknowledged that Haddad was in Beirut on Sept. 17 while the massacre was taking place. His official reason for being there was to convey his condolences to the family of Bashir Gemayel, the assassinated Lebanese president-elec- t. Otis still has faith in Haddad. He characterized the major as "a goodhearted man" and a Christian who just loses his Bar-aka- head sometimes. As evidence, Otis recounted an incident at Eastertirne last year, when Haddad "became unstuck" after the PLO gunned down four of his men. Haddad ordered the shelling of Sidon, in which several civilians in a cafe were killed. On hearing of the innocents' ble ability to reconcile its patron's homicidal tendencies with h the Christian doctrine of and tears," Otis said, adding: "He became very remorseful and ended up in the hospital with a nervous breakdown." Ever since the Voice of Hope eight youngsters, maiming five and wounding 30 others. Haddad then took to the airwaves on the Voice of Hope to threaten continued shelling until the Lebanese government agreed to open a branch of the national university in his enclave. "There is no justification for sacrificing children to any party's political ends," the U.S. Embassy in Beirut said at the time. death, Haddad "broke into was established in southern Lebanon at Haddad's invitation three years ago, High Adventure Ministries has shown a remarka- - peace-on-eart- Consider these incidents, de- scribed in classified cable traffic: Early 'in 1980, Haddad's tanks opened fire on a Lebanese Boy Scout jamboree, killing Later that year, Haddad announced on the Voice of Hope that he would shell Sidon unless the Lebanese government accredited schools in his southern Lebanon territory. He made good on this threat, and the shelling resulted in numerous civilian casualties. Last year, in addition to the Easter episode that supposedly brought on his burst of tears, Haddad fired on United Nations peacekeeping troops in southern Lebanon, killing three Nigerians and wounding 20 others, after the U.N. command failed to heed his demand that they evacuate "his" territory. After I exposed the Haddad-Hig- h Adventure connection two years ago, protests were lodged against the evangelist group's status. In an official statement, the State Department said the Voice of Hope "is functioning without authorization and in direct contravention of the wishes of the government of Lebanon." The IRS tried to revoke High Adventure's status, but the group appealed to the U.S. Tax Court, and the case could drag on for years. Footnote: Haddad's Christian militia has hardly been the sole source of violence in Lebanon over the years. As I have also reported In the past, the PLO and other militias have beeh equally Copyright, 1982, United Fea ture Syndicate, Inc. pt tax-exem- pt |
