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Show imdima MlgMaaaMlf MMnvprt S"V3 ' Clark Clifford: Flexible Guy In A Tough Job ' By DONALD H. MAY United Press International A visitor's WASHINGTON ' ' J first Impression of Clark McAdams Clifford, seated behind the enormous, ornate desk which goes with the office of the secretary of defense, is that he seems to belong there. ' It is the kind of desk a successful law-veadviser to presidents, fastidious "dresser, literate ar.d somewhat gentleman ought to have. To consider more deeply the ninth secretary of defense and what he has done in "this seat of power during a little more than six months, one must go back to the beginning. It was March 1, 1968, that Clifford first sat at this desk, and the circumstances in which he assumed office were extraordinary. It was in the midst of a war and at a critical time, just after the Communists in their Tet (New Year) offensive had attacked cities all over South Vietnam. severely shaking American confidence. It was at a time when American war policies were under review. Also, Clifford was taking over another man's team, disciples of his predecessor, Robert S. r, Clifford has impressed men on McNamaras staff. Said one: We had heard he was a hawk. We found out almost the first day he wasnt. Hes a flexible guy. He doesn't like the war; he wants to get MsNamara. out, but in an honorable and undamaging way. On top of this he faced the possibility of holding office only 10 months. These factors lay behind two decisions which Clifford made at the start. He would not change personnel, the other, to be the focal point of a complete Vietnam renew. During March, Clifford conducted a series of almost daily meetings in his office, attended by Secretary of State Dean Rusk, White House adviser Walt W. Ros-toGen. Earle G. Wheeler, chairman of the "Joint Chiefs of Staff, and officials from1 CIA, other agencies and the main branches of the Defense Department sometimes about 20 people. Cliffoid chaired these sessions in the fashion of a jurist hearing all the arguments, seeking the views of first one person, then another. One participant Former Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara, left, and the man who replaced him, Clark Clifford. We had views that were more dovish than (Sens.) Gene McCarthy and George McGovern and more hawkish than (Gen.) Curtis LeMay. recalls: The United States then had just over 500,000 troops in Vietnam, and the possibility had been raised of sending 200,000 more. The conclusion that evolved was that sending a lot more combat troops would not accomplish much. But the strategists agreed that some more support troops were needed. This was based partly on an assessment that the enemy was unlikely to mount an offensive bigger than Tet. And it led to the idea of placing the ceiling of 543,500 men on the number of U.S. troops in Vietnam. The ceiling, plus limiting bombing to North Vietnams panhandle, formed the basis of President Johnsons March 31 speech, and this led more than a month later to the start of Paris peace talks. Following these discussions, the formal Vietnam review was considered completed, the Clifford-lemeetings ended, and he reverted from chairman to being one of several key advisers to the president on Vietnam. d Clifford still spends the bulk of his time on the war, more proportionally than McNamara did. Some say 90 per cent. This leaves much of the da'ly administration of the Defense Department to be handled by Deputy Secretary Paul H. Nitze, who had been secretary of the Navy and McNamaras deputy. McNamara concluded that the role of defense secretary should be active not leadership, simply passive refereeing of disputes handed up to him. Gifford meets this test on Vietnam. But on other issues ships, nuts, bolts and the How To Control 'The Winds Of Change By M. DeMAR TEUSCHER Deseret News Political Editor cliche Probably the most to come out of the current political campaign is the one that states the winds of SPEAKING OF POLITICS - There is little doubt that 1968 has been one of the political years of all time. And, ironically, the Candida t e s of both on one parties level or another are calling for change. The question, particularly in Utah, seems to be which party can sell its plea for change on the level most advantageous to its candidates? ' In Utah, at least, the issue of change seems to be peculiarly suited to help Republicans. At least, it would appear that and resulting argument for change would public reaction to the argument hold up better for the GOP than the Democrats. Here's what the two parties have to sell in Utah. Republicans will argue for change at the top level the Presidency. And so tar, this argument seems to be paying off well. At least Richard Nixon appears by all indications to be running very well in his effort to win the White House back from the Democrats. This is true in the nation, as well as in Utah. But when the campaigning gets to the U.S. Senate and Congressional level, the Republican'- then have to argue for the status quo, rather than change. They want to retain Sen. Wallace F. Bennett and Congressmen Laurence J. Burton and Sherman P. Lloyd. At the same levels, Democrats must reverse the change strategy. They must argue there is no need to put a Republican in the White House, but that the state will be best served if Democrats Milton Weilenmann is elected to replace Eennett and Richard J. Maughan and Galen Ross are sent to the Congress. When the balloting gets down to the - Mrs. Clayton Given By HAROLD LUNDSTROM - MUSICAL WHIRL Our family fa going highbrow, a friend said recently. We talk about Bach and Bartok, and we listen attento cello tively solos and chamber music. And then he asked me, "Did there you know are four ways in which music can be analyzed melody, rhythm, harmony, form a stringed i n s trument consists of 11 parts, and that the English horn is not English and is not a horn? Where did he accumulate all this information? From his daughter who has attended and obviously listened and learned "Young Audierees concerts in her school. She even had more Information that she had passed on to her father: The bassoon is eight feet long and has more than three octaves. It is a very ancient instrument. Hannibal used it to sound the charge for his soldiers when they crossed the Alps. And the ancestor of the French horn was the hunting horn, and that there are 44 feet of tubing in both the trumpet and tie cornet." ' All these things she had learned and remembered by attending Young concerts. The excitement of this that Adi-enc- state office level governor, secretary of state, attorney general, auditor and treasurer Republicans go back to their time for a change chant. Democrats counter with lets keep what we have. All five of these offices are held by Democrats. But by the time the discussion reaches the level of state legislative races, the parties have again reversed their roles, with Democrats seeking to make changes and Republicans arguing that everything is just fine as it is. Republicans control both houses of the Legislature. At this time, it would appear that Democrats are having some success in selling the idea there is no need for change in governors. Gov. Calvin L. Hampton looks to pull a good many scratch votes from Republicans and Independents who may vote for Nixon at the top of the ticket. Republicans figure that If they can get a voter to start out right on the ballot in their view this means voting A widely - traveled group DANCE of young Utah dancers get to perform before the home folk Saturday when the University of Utah Childrens Dance Theatre will stage a benefit performance at 7 :30 p.m. in Kingsbury Hal!. Billed as a family night of entertainment," the concert will feature all 45 members of the company. The group en- tertained capacity audiences in Hawaii this summer. In recent years, Giildrens Dance Theatre companies have performed in New York, at the Seattle Worlds Fair, the University of California at Los Angeles, Connecticut College, and Idyll-wilOrganized by Virginia Tanner 19 years ago, the company has won praise from critics with Life, Newsweek, Cosmopolitan, This Week, and Dance magazines, and many newspapers. James Prigmore, graduate student in music at the U. of U., is pianist and composer for the benefit. Other music has been written by Japanese and Argentine composers. All proceeds from the benefit will go into dance scholarships. The performance will be sponsored by the U. of U. Division of Continuing Education. Tickets are available in advance from the Lectures and Concerts office, Annex 1164; at the Geative Dance Studio, U. of U. Bldg. 410, and at the door. by Brickman WITH TRAFFIC THE WAV IT 15 YoU CAN'T THt SCA fAT 1PUN- 6- i? ro-- Star over-worke- out in the cold? lit. Ai m arii nii iini iitim i house of peace. Especially after Russia3 invasion of Czechoslovakia, Gifford finds it politic to proclaim power. Yet he works to honorably disengage this power in Vietnam and to bargain some solution to the nuclear arms race. And he is, it must be remembered, one of the architects of the present system of civilian control of military power. Diabetics' Feet Need Care Performance Trust Funds, the Travis Fund, Kennecott Corporation, the local school PTAs, and from personal dona- the small society WAMVwqlft er is similar to McNamaras in many ways. Both believe in the basic involvement of America in world security. But there are differences in emphasis. Where McNamara called for U.S. nuclear superiority and then went on to argue the limitations of nuclear weapons to achieve national goals, Gifford simply calls for superiority. Where McNamara saw the need for the Sentinel antiballistic missile system primarily as a defease against Communist China, Gifford sees it also importantly as a bargaining lever against Russia. Where McNamara said security lies not only in mi'itary hardware but even more importantly in economic and political development both at home and The rock of abroad, Clifford says, power must be the foundation for the YOUR HCALTH tions. father with the musical knowledge of his pretty daughter ought to warm the cockles of Mrs. Paul A. (Lorna) Clayton, chairman of the Salt Lake Chapter of the national Young Audiences, Inc. and her efficient board. Started nine years ago under the conscientious direction of Mrs. Adrian the (Camille) Pembroke from 1969-6Salt Lake Chapter has grown from its first season of nine concerts to 332 scheduled for this year in the Salt Lake, Granite, Jordan, and Davis School Districts. Because of this outstanding growth, the Salt Lake Chapter has long been considered one of the nations top 38 chapters that gave 11,103 concerts last year, to make young audiences the worlds largest concert agency. And now Mrs. Gayton has been named and elected a member of the National Board of Young Audiences, Inc. As the Rocky Mountain Regional Representative, Mrs. Clayton is the first member of the national board west of Chicago. Also appointed from the West is Dr. Irvin J. Townsend, president of the Los Angeles chap'er ar.d vice president of Columbia Records. The concerts, two of which are given in every school lor tire 4th, 5!h, and 6th grade students, are performed by professional musicians. The musicians receive union scale wages, paid from grants under Title I and Title II of the National Arts and Humanities Act, from the Music Sundays. His philosophy that the ticket will benefit all the way down even if there are one or two scratches down the line. This is why they would appear to benefit more from their change strategy than the Democrats. Democrats and Republicans alike are bothered by the question of where voters may go once they scratch if they do for Gov. Rampton. Can the governors coattails help Secy, of State Gyde L. Miller, Atty. Gen. hopeful John Preston Geer and the Demo Auditor-Treasurteam of Linn C. Baker and Sharp M. Larsen? Or if Rampton survives, will he swim alone against the tide as did Larry Burton in 1964? Rampton has been campaigning for support for the Democratic team, and with some urging he placed even more emphasis on team members seeking state office. Republicans are tying in the Nixon - Bennett - Buehner combination parlay, with Congressional candidates Eurton and Lloyd tied in to the team for good measure. d To use the cliche, the winds of change are indeed blowing. The question seems to be who gpts left National Honor Deseret News Music Editor ? for Nixon over-worke- d change are blowing in 1968. Gifford has soothed a number of congressional feathers McNamara had ruffled. It is not that he spends more time on Congress. McNamara spent thousands of hours testifying. Gifford drops over to Congressional offices to chat. It remains to be seen whether Clifford will get more from Congress than his predecessor. In a Pentagon full of specialists, Gifford has sought out the few generalists that inhabit the building. Each morning he meets for an hour or more with three such men Nitze, Paul C. Warnke, assistant secretary for international security affairs and Phil Goulding, assistant secretary for public affairs, for a round robin talk of all pending affairs. Clifford starts his day around 8 a.m. instead of McNamaras 7:15. But he stays every night until 7:30 or 8:30 p.m. He has worked every Saturday and many rt By JOSEPH G. MOLNER, M.D. Dear Dr. Molner: I am a woman 72 years old and I have diabetes. My feet are real tender and get sore at times. I am afraid they will get worse. What is the best wray to care for my feet? L.M. Answer: A person with diabetes should be more careful of his feet than anyone else. The diabetic may not heal as readily in case some wound occurs. As the quality of circulation declines, there is a risk of gangrene, too. So it pays to be careful. The tenderness you mention could be the result of disturbances in circulation, or it could be neuritis, which can occur in diabetics. Whichever, strict control of the diabewhich means sticking tes is important to your diet and being checked periodically by your doctor to make sure that you are keeping your blood sugar level under control. In addition, in his judge- ment, certain medications may be given to improve the circulation. As for things you can and should do for yourself, the first rule is to keep the feet clean. And keep the feet dry. After washing, dry between the toes twice. Cut toenails straight across, to avoid an ingrown toenail, which can be a much more serious matter if you have diabetes. For that reason, among others, wear well-fitte- d shoes. slippers to protect your feet against stubbing a toe or stepping on anything that might penetrate the skin. Use w'arm water, not hot, for washing. Avoid hot water bags or heating pads, because the diabetic is not always sensitive to heat, and there is a risk of burning or blistering the feet before you know it. Such injury is slow to heal. Any skin disorder, excessive scaling, athlete s foot should bo or treated promptly so as to avoid cracking of the skin and hence running the risk of an infection. Dear Dr. Molner: My problem is my ears. They become itchy inside and in a couple of days theres a boil. Both ears are like that. This is very painful. Ive had it over two years. What could bo the reason? Im 38 and in good health otherwise. Mrs. E. G. Use Answer: Probably a recurrent skin infection, very likely of the staphylococcus (or staph) variety. Depending on how deep in the ear this occurs, you need the help of your doctor or a dermatologist, or perhaps of an ear specialist. Ear infections can be superimposed on an allergy or fungus infection of the ear canal, so I would get treatment to determine the nature of the disorder. Let it go too long and it may be very difficult to overcome. Dear Dr. Molner: My nephew gets very bad migraine headaches without warning. He vomits and gets the most awful feelings. Is there anything that can B.F. be done to help him? Answer: Migraine, a special but not sick headache, can be quite incapacitating for many hours, or for a day at a time. The headache and Wears the finally wears itself out patient out, too. The distress usually is such hat ordinary headache remedies re not effective. Ergotamine preparations, taken at the first sign that such a headache is coming on, often prevent or ease the pain. (Milder types of headaches also sometimes are relieved by ergotamine pills.) When pills cannot be taken (because of vomiting) the drug can be taken in the form of a rectal suppository. But once established, the pain of an attack may require ergotamine by injection. Patients having frequent migraine may get relief from methysergide male-at- e this drug is used only under the direction of a physician and for a limited time. The migraine sufferer usually is a tense individual, a perfectionist, and strain builds up into one of these blinding headaches. As a result there is aura of some sort, subtle signs which can be recognized and giving warning of a headache. For the ins and outs, read my booklet, How to Tame Headaches, which devotes considerable attention to migraines as well as other types of headaches. For a copy send 25 cents in coin and a long, stamped envelope to Dr. Molner, care of the Deseret News, P.O. Box 1257, Salt Lake Gty, Utah October 10, 1968 Service? This Is Clifford came to the Defense Department with little expertise in military hardware. After taking office he commented to a newsman: I learned today that we have something called ADMS (Atomic demolition munitions, a kind of nuclear land mine). Yet he came with a vast background in defense policy, national security and intelligence. He had helped write the National Security Act of 1947 and its amendment in 1949 which created and defined the job he now holds. He headed President John F. Kennedys foreign intelligence advisory board. He advised President Johnson at the 1966 Manila conference and toured Southweast Asia for the President. NEWS, Thursday, he doesnt like puddle around, as one official puts it, in the lower levels of the department the way McNamara did. But if you consider Clifford and Nitze together," another says, you still have active leadership of the department. Cliffoid couldn't operate the way he does if he didnt have Nitze. 1 - ' 5ISERET Too Much By HARRY JONES It was Robert W. Service who said, The Northern Lights have seen queer sights. . . . He should have spent some time in Utah! For instance: If he had been around Zions National Park for the past two deer hunt seasons he would have seen the world's smartest deer. It wouldn't be so bad if the people of Springdale didnt hold such faces straight when they tell the tourists. At the first rifle crack of the October deer hunt, this wise old buck makes a beeline for the first car heading for the park entrance. He jumps on the bumper and lies there. When the auto reaches the national park, the tuck jumps up and scamper off into the friendly confines. If Robert Service had been at the Granite High School Tuesday he would some a little angry. have seen people They were headed for room 105 to check an ugly rumor. out a rumor And you know how rumors grow. There was supposed to be a picture of Fidel Castro hanging on the wall. Well, as most rumors turn out, it was false. It was a picture of Christopher ... Columbus. He didnt even have a beard. I hope room 105 isnt a history class! Had Robert Service been at the LD9 Hospital not too long ago, he could have seen the girl at the information desk pick up the phone at the insistence of the bell. t tion. Could you please tell me how Mrs. Johnson is this morning? After looking at an alphabetical chart, the pleasant voiced receptionist answered that Mrs. Johnson was in satisfactory condition. She is going to get well, then? asked the person on the other end of tha line. She certainly is," said the receptionist. "Are you a relative? Oh no, said the caller. I am Mrs. Johnson calling from my room. The doctor wont tell me anything!" '' If you dont believe me, you can check it with any of those wonderful Pink Ladies up there. Mr. Service would have to go to Vietnam to check this out, but he could have heard about our hamsters doing their bit from a returned Utah veteran. If it was possible that Robert Service could go to Vietnam he would see a lot more stranger things than the cremating of Sam McGee! And more gruesome. A Utah veteran, who has done his bit over there, claims he was in an arm of the U.S. Army which trained hamsters for warfare. (That WOULD be better than sending young kids over there.) Anyway, the hamsters are parachuted into North Vietnam. They are trained to nibble at radio and telephone lines and chew on computer punch cards. Our Utah veteran claims that some hamsters he released infiltrated the North Vietnamese headquarters and chewed on the punch cards. And for two weeks, a large group of North Vietnamese troops went without g food. They kept getting supplies of balls. They finally surrendered just to get ping-pon- fed. Wit's End: to call the number for hours, but some devil left the receiver off the hook. Ive been trying er uncommon type of 84110, BIG TALK ''With all the hostility in this country, you have to run for the office of President. You wouldn't dare walk." From photo taken by Lionel V. McNeely for the Deseret News popu.er dally Beby Birthday feature. liittllllM |