Show Jack Anderson Standard-Examin- More letters Unispace goal threatened rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union seems likely to turn what could have been a United Nations effort at global cooperation into just another moot far-reachi- ng court exercise Unispace the UN’s international conference on the exploration and peaceful uses of outer space begins tomorrow in Vienna Its goal is to bring the heavens under the authority of a nonpartisan UN agency Outer space would be set aside for scientific research and peaceful development in much the same way to that Antarctica has been declared nationalistic exploitation The conference represents an attempt by the Third World to carve itself a slice of the space pie that up until now has belonged exclusively to us and the Soviets But the UN’s effort seems doomed to be shot down by the flak of the US Soviet cold war Just as the Law of the Sea Treaty amounts to g little more than rhetoric as long as the United States and the Soviet Union refuse to sign it so Unispace and any agreement that comes out of it will be a waste of time without US and Soviet cooperation But the two superpowers show no signs of' cooperating with this latest UN effort to spread the benefits of space technology around among all the nations The reason is simple: Both US and Soviet policy makers are far more interested in doing well militarily in outer space than in doing good philanthropically Each suspects the other — with good reason — of aiming for the stars with military advantage in mind Peaceful development will have to come later The Unispace conferees apparently hope to deal with this basic issue by avoiding it Of the e draft report from the Unispace preparatory committee only 15 paragraphs deal with the real gut issues — and only four of these paragraphs take up the growing concern over militarization of outer space Even this modest recognition of the problem is unlikely to survive the conference Experts inside and outside the government have told my associate Corky Johnson that the few paragraphs devoted to military uses of space and other major stumbling blocks to international control will be stricken from the final report that issues from the Unispace conference The brief mention of military problems in space is hardly inflammatory in fact it g amounts to little more than generalized off-limi- ts pie-in-the-s- Continued from page 6A Roy Keep cool clean cycle style wise and particularly thought wise We naturally think more seriously including reappraisal of life’s values at home and worldwide National historical happenings have alerted us to the dangers of individuals in many countries foreign and at home whose and actions cause us to question their mental stability We think of Hitler and Germany Castro and Cuba Mussolini Brezhnev and Russia Khadafi most current event has to be the PLO and Arafat the unrestricted destruction of life and property by Israeli top thoughts authorities You don’t burn down the barn because the mice or rats have decided to utilize its facilities ky -- high-soundin- 130-pag- hand-wringin- “Increasing militarization does directly Another statement “Our high priority this year will be evaluation of personnel” As citizens let’s do some evaluating of our own at election This letter is directed towards those Ogden If you are in the 80 odd year life span it is fact that you have passed the change of life WASHINGTON — Once again the enduring up and cheer! Keep free from dictators Our country’s citizens young and old can be reasonably proud of our efforts and determination to remain neutral and to yet do all in our power to apply persuasion and common sense to situations that arise throughout this controversial world in which we live The results of an act by involvement or by invitation by one country to another can ofttimes be quite disastrous No individual or group has yet designed a formula that has enabled us to build the greatest land on earth this United States Let’s not be hoodwinked into thinking that all Americans think this way There are who prefer a change in our many Let’s system keep our skirts clean eyes and ears open and make double sure friends nationwise are truly friendly We can see for ourselves the benefits from honest and intelligent laws or we the people can and should demand a change Let’s keep our cool and our country clean Let us trust that we not become involved in the creation of strange places where people live Unfortunately there exists in some governments individuals whose thoughts and actions would fit more generally into comic strips or circus atmosphere and whose financial gain becomes more important than life’s desires For most of today’s humanity history past or present constantly reminds us you just don’t change a leopard’s spots Bert Alvey so-call- ed so-call- ed so-call- ed who are against HBO (Home Box Office) and Showtime cable TV shows What will be next? Are you people also going to tell us when we can and cannot breath? If you wish to dictate the lives of others fine move to the Soviet Union! Ogden I would like to publicly acknowledge and thank some alert neighbors and some excellent police work About 2:30 Monday morning my across the street neighbors Bob and Shirley Damold called to tell me that someone had taken something from my car The police w'ere called and Officer Shane Minor responded to the call Within the hour I was identifying my property and another gentleman was taking possession of his 'Why Johnny can't read' Ogden reasonable expense” “I wasn’t aware we spent that much money” Isn’t it interesting And on and on that car pooling was recommended but the administrators w anted to take their families along Hope there were no interruptions so they could get through early in order to spend time with family “The conference focused on teacher evaluation and it could result in some teacher dismissals next year” Stand City Council need to do considerably more “public relations” work in the form of gathering information from a much larger segment of the Ogden I guess the public thinks this is the first caravan that has left Ogden so that the administrators board members and families would not be disturbed (The board offices are air " Sunday’s report of the Ogden Board of Education’s conference in Cedar City is incredible Practically every paragraph con“if you tains an asinine statement hold a conference near where people work every day you have a lot of ” interruptions ' “We think we can accomplish alot more (at Cedar City) that we could in ” “I think this is a other ways (also stolen) Thanks Bob and Shirley and Shane you do good work Gary Gunn re-evalu- ate Voters to do evaluating Layton The decision of Davis County to acquire the “pond site” as referenced on August in the Standard-Examine- r 12 1982 for a waste burning site in the middle of an established and still growing residential area is just another example of politicians’ “big brother knows best” attitude to the people who elected them Forming a committee to do some public relations work on the 19 families closest to the plant is a prime example of tunnel vision What about the other homes in the surrounding areas that will be affected by the odors and blowing trash from trucks? This is a high wind area and anyone who has ever driven along Highway 193 Fairfield Road or Fort Lane leading to the Davis County dump know’s that laws requiring covered loads do not solve the problem Mayor Lewis Shields and the Lay-to- n Alert police and neighbors pick-u- p population than 19 families Many more are affected! I urge anyone who agrees to contact Mayor Shields and voice those objections strongly I also intend to circulate a petition for those opposed to this blatant source of pollution William D Etter conditioned) The taxpayer should be aware of the administrators and board mem- bers going to conventions two or three times a year to workshop They are supposed to bring back current things to help the teachers (families also go along) They say the money comes out of a special fund (sure the taxpayers Rules for letters money) The public needs to look into the nonteaching personnel at the board office They could get along with half this number A lot of us w'ould have loved to go to the Shakespearian plays but remember our taxes w’ent up A lot of books and school supplies could be purchased for $14000 A teacher could be hired to relieve crowded classrooms Elementary classes are in great need of books Teachers have to share sets of books We need the recall law brought back “Shame on you” what a cheap way to get a vacation at the expense of the taxpayer The Ogden Standard-Examine- r welcomes letters from readers Letters tnust include the writer’s full signature address and telephone number for verification However a name may be withheld for good reason Letters should not exceed 200 ivords Preference will be given to short typewritten (double spaced) letters No more than one letter per month icill be printed from an individual All letters are subject to editing for space clarity and should not violate libel laws Dogma and poetry will not be accepted Address letters to Voice of the People Box 951 Ogden Utah EM Sneddon HMM Johnson 84402 OS McKay im- pinge on peaceful uses of space and on the benefits that nations can derive from space” the draft report acknowledges “The recent introduction and proposed development of aggressive systems in space have cast a dark shadow over the peaceful and beneficial uses of Silver Mist (platinum) Empire (gold) goblet only in Dorset Kensington space” That’s as far as it goes — but even that is too far for the two superpowers Each argues — again with good reason from its own point of baview' — that without a military East-Wein international lance developspace peaceful ment is an impractical dream POLITICAL ACTION: Ever since its inception ACTION the umbrella agency for good works has been a political football tossed from one administration to the next ACTION boss Thomas Pauken found this out when he decided to replace Volunteers in Sere version vice to America (VISTA) with a called Young Volunteers in Action (YVA) Howls of protest erupted on Capitol Hill where the old community service program was popular as a visible sign that the government cares off st Mlkasa bone china and European crystal stemware -- all patterns in regular stock all open stock for 2 weeks only cut-rat- Bnarclltfe Remember when p 20 YEARS AGO August 20 1962 Entries in the annual Brigham City Junior Chamber of Commerce Peach Days Queen contest were still coming in as the contest deadline of Aug 30 drew nearer Latest candidates were Jeneil Campbell and Carol both of Brigham City softball team battled of Logan for the state ISC softball title at Ogden Softball Park Four stars of the team were Larry King catcher Bill Duke pitcher Manager Gary Carter and Parley Jeffs A scratched sunburned and tired girl of Clinton was home safe in her bed after being lost nearly 20 hours in the rugged wilderness of the Uinta Mountains Marianne Woods daughter of Mr and Mrs Kenneth Wes-tensko- Nyes-Florshei- Bul-len- m Nyes-Florshei- w The Stemware: Reg from 1195 pc goblet sherbet wine in lead crystal blown and cut by ’s European craftsmen - 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Dennis Hamilton August 20 1982 Another bad example - time Whether you realize it or not the state of Utah is a part of the United Friday er or write CMI Salt Lake City 8413 |