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Show The Salt Lake Tribune, Sunday, February 2, Nolelxtok An LditorV A 17 19ii9 Yarielv of Pel Projects liils Hopper In the absence of any early propesu's from Pies'.iir.it Nixon, meiehriv u Tie new ('oi'g-o-- s 1 e g islative t ii e i ,t:e ready: moa-sure- j g m New Yoik Times Service frailties of ambition and suspicion, to sit as a committee of inquiry on the really momentous blunders that trouble a NEW YORK The Navy board of inquiry in the Pueblo spy ship case raises seme interesting questions about how we investigate official in blunders the United States. Obviously, the Navy had to look into the ship's mission, its activities off the North Korean coast, its inato destroy bility nation. Committees of Elders the enemy or itself, and the consequences of its capture, but was this inquiry conducted by the right people, at the right time and in the right manner? Not only Cmdr. Lloyd M. Bucher, the Pueblos skipper, its suspect in this tragic incident, but the Navy and the Defense Department are also under suspicion. And the latter are in effect sitting in judgment on themselves. Bucher and his crew clearly had to be questioned quickly and in private on the intelligence aspects of the case while their memories were still fresh, but why a public inquiry before Bucher had regained his composure and under conditions that raise serious doubts about whether the spirit of due process was being followed? ; Transcript Published No i i The Navys handling of the public in the open hearings is also very odd. It concedes the publics right to know what is going on in the open part of the boards hearings and it' keeps a transcript of the proceedings, but it refuses to allow the public transcript to be published, or permit the reporters in the open hearings to take down their own transcript. Thus a news reporter who has shorthand can record the Q, and A. while another reporter who does not have shorthand cannot. The main question here, however, is not about the transcript, or even about the Navy. The Navy is at least following a tradition all too often ignored in other parts of the government: that is to say, it does investigate error. The question is whether it can really be objective about the case and is being fair to Bucher, and even more important, whether we have in this country an adequate system for reaching objective judgments on major policy blunders much more serious than the Pueblo case. Review by Congress There is, of course, the right to investigative review in the Congress, which in many cases is highly effective, but in some cases is unavoidably political and subjective. The President has the power to set up investigating commissions, as President Kennedy did after the Cuban Bay of Pigs disaster, but again there is the problem of the accused passing judgment on himself. The British have more effective instiuments for dealing with this sort of thing. Being older and therefore knowing more about human weakness, political cunning, and the slippery slopes of truth, they have created the device of the Royal Commission, which can call upon men and women less subject to the usual The United States has recognized the need lor some such commiUee of eiders to help us through supreme crises. The Pueblo case is not in this category. It merely raises the questions of right and wrong procedures. But Pearl Harbor and the murder of President Kennedy did force us to experiment with something like the British Royal Commission something that could minimize doubt in a doubting age, something beyond politics to investigate great political questions. We did set up a kind of committee of elders to investigate Pearl Harbor and the Kennedy assassination, and while the prestige of the elders did not avoid controversy, they probably minimized it and Labor Rule? Women Hold Kev j LONDON It will have to be tested, come the crucial moment, but the warning has been given women could decide the fate of Britains Labor government. That is one of the answers that have come up to the frequently asked question is the Labor government going to make it? Add it to a host of problems and, though you may not like him, you begin to feel for Prime Minister Harold Wilson. the hugh clock over the Big Ben buildings of parliament ticks inexorably on in this crucial year and Mr. Wilson must evaluate the voices that are raised in the halls below. Predicts Abstention He could not have turned a deaf ear when the militant feminist Baroness Summerskill, herself of Labor, declared in the House of Lords that time is running out. If women are to suffer further exploitation, she said, there can be a massive abstention of female voters in the next election, and the government will have only itself to blame. Such an eventuality could have awkward effects on a Labor governments battle for survival, as the prime minister well knows. Similarly Mr. Wilson knows that the chances hang at all events by a delicate thread. The prime minister is no longer the man of yore who, with more clear time ahead, gave assurances that many considered smug. He has just said, when questioned on TV, that the success of his government must depend on curing the nation's economic ills. And he is well aware tiiat the effects of his efforts must become evident thi year. Can Delay Elections Elections can lie held off until early but improvements appearing after this year will not have tune to prose they are here to stay. it is no sweet job, under the British system, that of being prime minister. 1971, Q. Neither vulnerable, as South 1 you hold H. Gorcn C. 643 52 V A 10 3 The bidding has proceeded: South North East Pass ? Ditto. Iass What do you bid now? As third hand, vulnerable, Q. 2 after two passes, you hold: AAK J863S2 VKQJ63 What is your opening bid? 3 East Wesr vulnerable, South vou hold: AAQJ2 V Kd 5 AAKQ6S 'The bidding has proceeded: A Pledge Strike End The opposition Tories have been when they come to power they seldom use an if they will take strong measures to put an end to the strikes that plague Britain, especially the wildcat strikes. In this they hit a popular note, for it is a fact that the public at large is fed up with the labor troubles. Mr. Wilson and his tight group of aides including the able Barbara Castle, secretary for employment and productivity must do as much as they can without utterly alienating their left wing to cure the strike trouble before it does them in. That is why they are proposing, among other things, an obligatory before wildcat cooling off period strikes considered dangerous to the nations economy can take place. There is no cooling off provision up to now in Britain. declaring that Tines Provided And that is where the women are intervening, at least Baroness Summer-skil- l. Does the government mean, she demands, that having failed to implement equal pay for women, it intends to penalize women if they strike for that right? The government plan provides fines for people who strike when a cooling off period is den red. Britains underprivileged women, the baroness contends, have been cooling off for 81) years while conciliators tried to win them over with cups of tea. (A few months ago Mrs. Castle induced striking women car part workers to go back to work after talking to them over cups of tea). Not Easy Job 2 West Pass 2 1 1 Not only must the TM submit to continual questioning in parliament, but unless he allows himself to be grilled by highly aggressive interrogators on TV he becomes suspect to the public. It is like the president of the United States being yanked from his office and given a thorough going over periodically before millions of people. Champions of the cause of British women, whose pay level is well below that of men, have been raising their voices persistently of late, and Baroness Summorskill commands wide attention. In this instance she chose one of the governments most thorny problems as the setting for her intervention. : 4J976 Smith re-ex- a (Copyright) John Lloyd Gorens Weekly Bridge Quiz By suggested a way to deal with such problems in the future. Probably the militant young of the present day would reject the whole idea of an outside committee of elders, since presumably some ot its members would be over 30, but even so, something in the investigative procedure is missing, some group of our citizens who would command the maximum of respect, to find out what went wrong on the leally spectacular mistakes of national policy. Even now the nation does not know how we lost our way before the Bay of Pigs, and it is obviously too early to iook into the blunders of Vietnam, which have cost us the lives of over 30,000 of our But there should be some better way than we have now of studying the past to learn for the future, and the tragic case of Bur her merely reminds us that our procedures of investimined. gation need to be West North Pass 1 V as 7 East Pass Neither vulnerable, partner ). 6 opens with two no trump and you hold : A What do you bid now? As South, vulnerable, Q. 4 hold: you J9 A 7 3 K 10 9 8 What is your resxmse? (Look lor answers Monday) (J87 Yes, beyond a doubt Mr. Wilsons job is no easy one. A member of his own party accused him in the Commons of engaging in a scramble to be first in the queue to see President Nixon following his inauguration. Does the Prime Minister not realize, he said, that when the Piesident really wants to see him he will send for him? That was pretty uiugh stuff, but Mr. Wilson amiably enough said he know of no such scramble at all. Commented the Guardians parliamentary correspondent: The Prime Minister was in good hypothetical form, looking and sounding like a man whose troublesome grapli has every prospect of taking a turn lor the better, with or without the President of the United States. of rctlccting r individual In the last all vears, the philosophy of for revenue only has been by the zeal to make taxation t liis'niment ot sot ial refui m. 'Soak the iuii has always been an aiti active war civ to demagogues who would iicnnlie limit and punish suicess 1 laxes to no 'roposal.s to limit more than all peicent of an individual's total levemip have languished in Congress. Obviously, some i elm ms are in outer. One vs Hu h seems reasonable is fmmer taxation 'r-2,- Commit- tee has under study another n.-- o m Social Security benrlus even as employers and workers aio feeling the bite of the increased deductions winch took cited this year. Although Congiess has always taken a generous attitude with inspect to Social Security, the danger lies in exceeding l easonahle levels. As the Detroit Eiee Pi ess observes, a young man stalling woik today i.m expect to pay in 15S pet cent of the pulsion which he might ultimately collect. This is not an alluring prospect for the newly employ ed. Healings on tax lelorm always a will bogn hehue controversial subiect the Ways and Means Committee tins month. They will cover depletion rates on oil, gas and minerals, tax free securities, foundations, charitable deductions, capital gains at death and a myriad of other real or alleged loopholes. Only Scant Attention Only a complete airing of the depletion allowance dispute could make this to tin? involved subject comprehensible public. Ghau man Wilbur Mills of the lloiisr Wavs and Moans Committee pi onuses to investigate and disclose all of the (acts. Ironically, it lias always been the Southern and Southwestern Damn rats -many of them libotal.s intent upm other who have kept the 27', , perrefoims cent oil depletion rate oil the hooks ever since it was first adopted in 1926. There is less criticism of what are mutually called tax fiee municipal bonds. These bonds are issued by states, counties and cities, backed by the credit of these governmental divisions and sell for a lower coupon rate than most industrial bonds. While' they' take no hccount of inflation, these bonds are attractive to investors because of the tax free provision. If municipals weie taxable, the maiket would dry up. How, then, could bonds for needed sewers, expressways and other improvements he sold except at much higher rates and added cost? No wise investor would buy the bonds of a municipality In preference to a General Motors or Standard Oil bond if both were taxed at the same rate. (Jotil Alrdicincs Allow Wider Choice of Diet Allopurinol and probenecid are standard gout remedies. Both ran be used for long to , eriods of time and allow the victim follow a diet. products less-stri- These replace and are colchicine used in acute attacks. Although the alkaloid has been for utilized centuries, we still do not know w Iry it Colchicine works. safelias a built-ity valve; diarrhea Dr. Van Dellen ensues when too much has been taken. Gout is insidious. At bedtime, the person feels fine, only to awaken in the wee hours with throbbing pain, usually of the big toe. If he is expected at the office, it may be necessary to cut out the side of the shoe because the gouty part is swollen and extremely tender to the touch. The joints of the fingers, spine, and heel also are subject to gout. Groups In another area which concerns gifts to colleges, universities, art institutes, the Rod Cross, Salvation Army and scores of other organizations, the donor is presently permitted by the Internal Revenue Sendee to give 30 per- cent of his annual income. as some , By closing this "loophole, call it, virtually all of these institutions would either have to shut up shop or be supported by government which means all of us. Uric Acid The culprit is uiic acid, a substance formed from purines and found in certain foods. When the chemical is improperly metabolized, the excess crystals are deposited in joints causing inflammation and pain. The kidneys try to eliminate as much as possible. When the urine is concentrated, there is always a possi1- -' bility urates will crystallize (kidney stones). A gouty person's chances of developing these rocks is 1,000 greater than a nongouty type. awe Depletion Allow d Hr. T. R. Van Relleii Oddly enough, reform of the presidential election machinery either by abolition of the Electoral College or substantive changes through proportionate representation is getting hut scant attention. In the uncertain hours of last Nov. fi w hen no one could be sure that we would weather a crisis without a pesident, tlicte was almost complete agreement that we needed a better way to choose a chief executive. But now, even Sen. Birch Baylt who urged that we elect a president by popular vote, is not sanguine that any changes will be made in the present archaic system. Perhaps tiie renamr from Indiana is overly pessimistic. But if the election processes are to be restructured, Congress must act this year. The alternative is to muddle along, do nothing and possible subject the country to another crisis in 1972. The pressures for tax reform come from public knowledge that a few individuals with very high incomes pay either no income laxes at all or a relatively low percentage of what they receive. This is accomplished through investments in tax free bonds, gifts to charities and educational institutions up to 30 percent of income and taking advantage of the 21Vi percent depletion allowance on ventures in oil and gas. A special rule also exempts an individual for a number of years. It is proposed that the unlimited donation rule be For how many persons already would contribtaxed on their earnings ute enough after-tadollars to maintain the charitable and educational organizations which row survive by their assistance? foundations, now under fire for improper business activities or as tax shelters, are soon to be investigated and many of them should be since abuses do exist. x ' Tax-exem- More Purines Inquiry Welcomed The inquiry is welcomed by the Council on Foundations, Inc. whose members observe the spirit as well as the letter of the law. The Knight Foundation, for instance, distributes nearly 100 percent of its income each year. This is the usual practice of all reputable foundations. If there are gross inequities in our taxing system, they should of course bo encourages the kidneys to eliminate more purines from the blood. Allopurinol inhibits or inactivates the enzyme (uricase) responsible for the last stage in the manufacture of uric acid. After a few weeks of therapy, a marked drop in the uric acid level is seen. In addition, the drug withdraws the urate buildup in joints and tissues. of uric acid also Overproduction occurs in secondary gout. Oral diuretics, and chronic kidney and heart disorders are common offenders. Too much cholesterol in the blood also may be associated Benemid repealed. One of the more extreme ideas 10 be advanced is the imposition of a capital gains tax at death. For instance, if a person held securities during his or her lifetime which had appreciated in value. th gain would be subject to this additional tax in addition to the normal estate tax which now can attain a rate of 77 percent. The reform reasoning is that present estate and gift taxes are not high enough nor are they effective in breaking up accumulations of wealth. When income taxes weie first imposed in 1913, they were intended to pay r Tieasin-- Secretary Joseph Barr's idea of establishing a minimum income tax fur the relatively few individuals will) very high incomes who now pay nothing at all. In response to my questioning of the 27G percent depletion rate, the American Petroleum Institute supplied some 29 answers vvhnli are too lengthy and complicated to piesent here. The mam deleuse seems to tie that the pei cent, 'ge dep'etion tax pi ovision has "made possible the toady availability at reasonable cost of the fuels that power Ameiiean pi ogress." And that without thr depletion provision, exploi.iliou for oil would diminish with the consumer being perceptibly forced to pay more for his gasoline end pelt oleum pioducts. Complete Airing Needed Instrument of Reform? x to 70 percent. Th House Wavs and Means Who Investigates the Investigators? - s views and interest s. High O!' the list of priorities are pay increases for members of Con-federal r e s s, jud ;es aid govoflieials ernment vvlvoh range from Janies Restou on the Bucher Case (s- fur the expenses of the lodcral govern-ll'er- t Through thn yCU-- . the r.ite hl jumped fioin a nudesl aveiage of less than one peicent to 70 percent in rlie highest brackets. At tunes this rate has exceeded ill) potieut. remedied. Let Congress, if it will, investigate and clarify so that the public may know exactly what is involved. But this honorable body, in its quest for reform, should neither destroy private thrift nor tax incentive to dr th. Someone has to pay for what Wash- ington is already costing the nation. with high uric acid levels. S. S. writes: What is the difference between seborrheic dermatitis and ordi- - nary dandruff? REPLY : In seborrheic dandruif, greasy scale formation may involve the skin as well as the scalp. Here's the Only One Enjoy mWMr John S. 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