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He gives his own Identification and a description of his car, year, make, ownership, license number, etc. Then he drives to another space and paries his car on the brakes tester which is installed in the ground. An officer is present who is courteous and helps timid people, and instructs them as the test proceeds. The lights, signals, brakes, horn are all inspected. There are probably more tests required than I can remember. In about 10 minutes the e Making Education 'Common To Ail' police-operate- What can be done for the high school graduate living in a small community who cant afford to go to the big city to con- tinue his education? What can be done for his father or mother, who need to broaden their training and skills that they might more adequately provide for their families? One possible answer to these questions was suggested this Week with the proposal for regional "extension eentensl in inspection is accomplished. The officer fills in the card indicating any repairs needed. The citizen is given three days to haye repairs made after which he returns to the inspection station. The same card has now been filled in by the mechanic listing the repairs made. The office rtthen applies the inspection sticker to the windshield and is paid the full Tee. This money is to be used for police department expenses: This system is beneficial to the whole society for the car owner is protected from any dishonesty or profiting. The taxpayers are benefited, for it should help keep taxes from raising higher. The business stations and mechanics still get toe trade for the repairs and parts replacements. Utah. The proposal is an outgrowth of the pressure to provide school education in the Uintah Basin, where residents have for years urged construction of a junior college. Instead, the Coordinating Council for Higher Education has proposed that Utah State University offer extension classes in the area, and that the facilities of the high school at Roosevelt be used. post-hig- h Marines Bravely Hold The Line Now, Sevier School District Superintendent LaMont L. Bennett suggests that a similar arrangement be set up for Richfield, and adds that Brigham Young University has already been consulted about the possibility. If similar arrangments could be programmed for such far outlying communities as Moab and Monticello, for example, or By ROWLAND EVANS and A NANG, SOUTH VIETNAM The U.S. position here In the critical northern provinces of South Vietnam is deteriorating as thd Communists press their remorseless campaign and retreat. Building even minor junior college complexes in outlying areas of the state is economically prohibitive. But, by utilizing already built high school facilities, mainly in the evenings, additional value can be had from capital investments already made. from the The programs could be largely The classes students. enrollment fees and paid by registration could be administered by one of the states universities, with high standards maintained and college credit given. An added benefit would be that the school could employ local residents to staff the classes a valuable resource that In many instances is now lost. The establishment of regional extension services centers would require a good deal of cooperation between the universities and the school districts. But Utah was built on cooperation, and there is no reason it cant continue to build the future in the same manner. of attack, parry, With the rainy season beginning to shroud the land under a cover of dark douds, reducing U.S. air support, the odds rise for a lightning enemy thrust in regimental strength to capture and hold for at least a few hours a provincial or district capital Quang Tri, perhaps, which lies a few miles south of the border, or Hoi An, south of the Marine bastion here at Da Nang. - While success of such a bold and ambitious plan would have little military influence on the war, Us psychological impact could scarcely be exaggerated. A U.S. District Court judge has removed one of two road- I The district court ruled last week that issuing a t" stamp with a religious theme doesnt Violate the constitutional guarantee of separation of church and state. The stamp, first issued last Christmas, is a reproduction of Hans Marine casualties in the Seven months up to Sept 1 total 5.92G, including 726 dead. Considering that roughly seven times that many regular North Vietnamese troops were also killed and wounded, ratio is high in our the Marine-enemfavor. y The trouble is that the enemy can re- -' place his casualties from a reservoir of manpower now estimated at the better part of three divisions on or just north of the DMZ and another two divisions held in reserve in the southern portion of North Vietnam. The Marines do not have that luxury without detaching essential units from elsewhere in the First Corps area. That friendly little pledge hangs in a frame on the office wall of Lt. Gen. Robert Cushman, the First Corps Commandd Marine who takes lt er, a very seriously indeed. And if one considers what is really happening in this northern quadrant that pushes up to the Demilitarized Zone, and shuts his ears to "Quang Tri is hanging by a thread, U.S. official told us here. As for Hoi An, the Viet Cong guerrillas are skillfully exploiting the shortage of U.S. and South Vietnamese forces by gradual expansion of their large holdings in the a reverse application of countryside the "oil slick theory by which our side cool-heade- blocks in the way of the Post Offices issuing the kind of stamps the public wants. Now it is up to the Post Office itself to remove the other. the optimism blaring from the U.S. trumpets in Saigon, the foresight of Pham Van Dong comes into clear perspective. "Our purpose. said Nofth Vietnamese Premier Pham Van Dong, "is attacks, to through a program of cause many casualties and ao to erode influence the U.S. wiU that the anti-wa- r will gain decisive strength. all-o- The Art Gap Thats why the district capital of Hoi An and the provincial capital of Quang Tri are more vulnerable today than at any time in the last six months. a war-wis- e But that is only half the story. The vast and crucial Da Nang Air Base, now one of the busiest airfields in the world, is actually more vulnerable today than six months ago. The reason is the enemy rocket, first used last May. This facile mobile weapon (it weighs only 238 pounds, including its remote-firindevice) has a range of seven miles, almost one mile further rocket than the older --MRS. ALFRED K. LEDIARD 2216 Kensington Ave. Upgrade The Fair 122-m- I read with a great deal of interest Hack Millers article entitled "Down the Old Drain in Thursday, September 14, issue of toe Deseret g 140-m- News. Not only do I concur with what he said, but lt is about time something more was said and done about the deplorable conditions which exist at the Utah State Fair. I have been going to this fair for 30 years with my family regularly and enjoyed immensely the horticulture exhibits, wildlife and livestock. This is the wholesome aspect of a fair which has great' appeal to urban dwellers as well as rural people. What has happened to the good old horse pulling contests and horse shows that used to be staged? One whole section of toe livestock bams was converted to a judging ring because of either lack of Interest In showing livestock, or because of the low level to which toe fair was retrogressed, and people feel it is not worthwhile to bring their exhibits. Maybe I dont have the facts, but it seemed to me that even a goodly number of commercial exhibits were lacking. The whole top floor of this building represented nothing other than the military services. It is high time that toe citizenry of this state upgrade their annual state fair. Consider what this means to the fense of Da Nang Air Base. That extra mile of range means that the defense perimeter is substantially larger, and that de- requires more patrols, more outposts In shoft, more manpower. Thus the Marines are holding the line bravely and bloodily with the bare minimum of numbers while the process of pacification goes forward in the rest of South Vietnam. The Marines, in short, are the shield in the north behind which the slow, frustrating, and painful job of cleaning out the Communist organization in the hamlets moves haltingly along. To be the shield under these circumstances is a lonely, killing job, filled with desperate risks. To reduce those risks, an electronic barrier is being put in place. How it will work and whether it will really help the Marines do their job must be the subject of another report. -I- RVIN B. NYDEGGER 3053 E. 3215 South " Challenge Labor's Power Mending's 15th Century Madonna and Child with Angel. We welcome the decision. For too long the antireligionists kept the Post Office from issuing stamps with any more meaningful symbolism than candles or holly. Now is it too much to hope the Post Office will add a discerning art critic or two to its staff? The public is still daily affronted by the current five cent stamp with a picture of George Washington that makes him look like a seedy, nearly senile old man. And the Voice of America commemorative stamp recently issued certainly sets a now low for bad art. Its indistinct tower with uneven red and blue circles representing radio waves looks as though it might third grader. have been drawn by a No doubt many of our friends abroad will get the idea this represents American art, because it will be widely distributed. Talk about credibility gaps in government What we need Is to cure the art gap in the Post Office. Needed: 'How NOT To Books! . . Right now America easily recognize labor un- ions as an alarming threat to our economic stability and realize something must be done. But mort laws are not the answer, it was overzealous law- -, making that got us into this mess in the first place If it really wants to help, Congress must repeal some laws, beginning with any laws that give un--L ions legal power or make union membership compulsory. Unions have the right to exist, but only as a completely voluntary organization and only as they recognize and uphold toe absolute right of every individual to seek and gain employment independent of any organization. Obviously, it will take great courage for an elected official to challenge the power of organized labor, but if we dont have men of this caliber in government, its time we supported such men, if we value our freedom. -- MARY ANN ATKIN St. George By SYDNEY J. HARRIS Referring to a recent paragraph of mine about those "How To . . . books, one of the editorial writers remarked that there seems to be a need for some "How NOT To . . . books that would prove more valuable to the public. The only one that comes to mind is "How Not to Play Chess, by a Czech expert, written many years ago, which actually taught me more about the and dangers of the game than any manual of positive instruction. right-hande- d pit-fal- ls Experience teaches us in a negative way: We learn how not to strike a match or climb a fence when we are young, by getting burned or ripping our trousers. It is only after finding out all the things we They Asked For It There is a deadly silence from ships propellers in the Suez Canal, and the tourist business in Paris has been off by as much as 50 per cent. Both conditions stem from foolish policies of their leaders. Nasser, to spite Israel and the rest of the Free World, closed the Suez Canal, and Egypt loses $260 million a year in stance, de Gaulle has caused tolls. For his to tourists American stay away from France in droves. Both situations are instances of national policies boomer-anginand not just temporarily. Americans, irked by the cavalier de Gaulle, are finding other places of interest in the world, to visit. Iifficulites over the Suez Canal are causing oil companies to build tankers so large they wont go through the canal at all, but around the end of Africa. Nasser told the Americans to "go drink sea water; de Gaulle hasnt gone quite that far, jet. Both asked for what they are getting;, the sad thing is the way their countrymen must suffer for it. must NOT do that we eventually discover the right way. A book telling Americans, for in- stance, how not to speak French would be immensely beneficial; whereas, most of the current texts simply begin with instructing the reader to move his mouth and shape his vowels in a wholly impossible fashion. This is as true in philosophy as it is in any craft or art or sport When Socrates wanted a definition of "courage, he went about it in a negative fashion: by explaining all the things it was NOT. His students kept offering definitions and he kept showing how they were wrong. The truth can rarely be approached directly. Oiesterton tells that when he first became Interested in religion, he read everything that he could find AGAINST it None of the rebuttals to religion satisfied him, and by a process of elimination he arrived at a central core of belief. One reason, I think, that our defense of capitalism is so ineffectual with the outside world is that we cannot promote its POSITIVE things until we know its NEGATIVE things. It is not enough to proclaim its benefits; we have to understand 'its defects, to realize the wrong ways in which it can operate. Only then can our defense of it be intelligent and constructive. Thanks Police I would like publicly to thank the Salt Lake C5ty Police Department. On September 3, at 5 :20 p.m. my wife was taken very seriously ill. A quick call to the Police Department brought the emergency police ambulance. In a very short time my wife was under care at the hospital. I would like also to express my thanks and gratitude to Officers Heald and Wilkerson v ho responded to this call. It is gratifying to know that in these times of trouble we have a very efficient police department. -F-RANK W. JONES 162 W. 8th South. What About Missile Defenses? a WASHINGTON -f- Secretary of is right in Roliort McNa expounding directly to the American people the crucial De-mar- ense g, and controversial issue whether U.S. should the build of a missile massive defense against system Soviet attack. At stake is something far more important than how to conMr. Drummond duct a nuclear war ; at stake is how to deter such a war and how best to sa re American lives. How To Stay Humble Mr. McNamaras central conclusions are plain: -- , - pj e, Rembmber Inez, Betsy, Cle'o, Ginny, and Daisy? Those who do would as soon forget them, for they were vicious hurricanes of past years. This year, the hurricanes are named Arlene, Beulah, Chloe, Doria, Edith, Fern, Ginger, Heidi, Irene, Etc. acts of nature after Why do they name such women? WhoTtnows? The practice continues despite protests from the ladies. We havtf learned to tame much of nature, but the hurricanes of the southeastern Beaboard, the tornadoes of, the Midwest, and all earthquakes, are constant reminders that men are still limited. These destructive acts of nature help to keep ys humble. As, oftpn, do thejr feminine namesakes. g ROBERT NOVAK Beaver and Milford, or even as close-i- n as Tooele and Grants-villthe opportunity for advanced education to both young and older adults would be greatly expanded. left-hand- had hoped to pacify the countryside in concentric circles. INSIDE REPORT -- That the U.S. should build a thin t? missile (ABM) againJ. Red China because it will work against the kind of missiles Peking will have in a decade. That the U.S. should not build a massive antimissile defense against the Soviets because it w'ont work, because it could be penetrated, ' because Soviet weapons are far too sophisticated. That the Soviet Union would be making a costly and grievous mistake to' attempt a heavy ABM system against the U.S. If it does so, it will force the U.S. to.increase its present lead in offen- - . sivt nuclear weapons and as, a result ROSCOE DRUMMOND The heart of his case is this: Even with a surprise attack neither the Soviets nor the U.S. can prevent the other from retaliating with a nuclear power capable of inflicting nearly total , destruction. 2 Our retaliatory capability is already far ahead of Russia's and the best deterrent to nuclear war is to keep It that way. 3 Our offensive weapons can peneshield the Soviets trate any can erect and the Soviets can penetrate any ABM shield we can erect It should be noted that, while the Joint Chiefs favor building the heavy ABM system, the four science advisors to Presidents Eisenhower, Kennedy, and Johnson and the three Directors of Research and Engineering under three Secretaries of Defense have unanimously advised against deploying an ABM system against Soviet attack. Many Americans will understandably ask: if the case against the heavy ABM why does the system is so Soviet Union appear to be moving in this direction? Perhaps the Kremlin couldnt resist the pressure of its own military. 1 both nations will have poured billions down the drain and end up where we are now defensively. Secretary McNamara chose an appro--' priate forum in putting his case against building a massive ABM system to the United Press - International editors and publishers because he is going to need all the communication he can command. His first stop was San Francisco. Shouldnt his second stop be Moscow'? If the case against the U.S. building an ABM system is as powerful and conclusive as McNamara says, shouldn't he at least make one bold try to put his facts and arguments to the Kremlin before Moscow commits itself irretrievably to another foolish and futile round in the arms race. .McNamara has always been eager and ready to do this. He hoped to discuss it with Premier Kosygin at Glassboro, but the opportunity did not develop. The Secretary ought to try to make the opportunity just as soon as possible. anti-Sovi- In his exposition to the American peo- ple this week as to why we are not preparing to deploy ABMs against Soviet missiles, JcNamara was candid, blunt, and Informative; He provided much of the rawf material ol fact and judgment on which intelligent debate can rest. CONFERENCE NOTICE The One Hundred' and Semiannual Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-daSaints, to which all Church members are invited, will convene in the Tabernacle, Salt Lake City, Utah, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, September 29th and 30th and October 1st, 1967, with general sessions each day at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. The General Priesthood meeting will be held in the Tabernacle on Saturday, September 30th, at 7 p.m. Only those who hold toe priesthood Are invited to attend. Thirty-sevent- y anti-missi- Fast meeting may be held air-tigh- McNamara rightly stresses that the a decision to build the system in no' way precludes our efforts to reach arms Control agreements with the Soviets on ABMs and more. It is clearly in the interests of both nations to do so. anti-Chin- . on either the last Sunday in September or the second Sunday in October, according to toe determination ol the individual stakes. Fast Day should not be ob- -. served on Sunday of quarterly conferences. It is understood that ward Sacrament meetings will be held Sunday evening after the dose of toe Sunday afternoon general session of tbe conference, where practicable., THE FIRST PRESIDENCY ' , David O. McKay Hugh B. Brown N. Eldon Tanner Joseph Fielding Smith , " Thorpe B. Isaacson ' ' |