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Show U X Lronifc eOHHPEHT LIVING Preoccupying Force DESERET NEWS Health Of Body, Mind SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH We Stand For The Constitution Of The United Stales As Having Been Divinely Inspired 22 A EDITORIAL PAGE FRIDAY, OCTOBER its particularly bad when I am in church. Look at my arm, see how it itches. The exposed arm showed nothing except maybe a slight redness. I was curious as to why the itching was particularly noticeable when she came to church. The only thing that emerged from our conversation came out strong, and that was hatred of her sister. I mean years but By NORMAN VINCENT PEALE Find real health of mind and you will have gone a long way toward enjoying health of body also. As Dr. Paul Tour-nen the Swiss doctor, points out, health depends to a large extent on 11, 1963 r, well-know- Utah Nominating Plan Merits National Study and we have no to doubt reason the thesis, it follows that anything which contributes helpfully to the mental, emotional and of the individual will spiritual be an important factor in health of mind Frank E. Moss suggestion this week that Congress consider altering the national nominating process along lines followed by Utah reflects more than state pride. Rather, it offers the prospect of combining the best features of the present national political conventions with those of the proposed presidential primary elections, and should be Sen. taken seriously. Americans have become fed up with national political conventions as means of nominating presidential and vice and for good reason. The Republipresidential candidates can convention in Miami Beach took seven hours and 15 minutes of tedious nominating speeches and largely artificial demonstrations before balloting could even begin on a nominee. The Democratic convention in Chicago was one of the most chaotic in history, with repeated scuffles and even some arrests on the convention floor in addition to the brawls outside between police and troublemakers. Because of growing dissatisfaction with the conventions, there seems to be growing support for the suggestion that they be replaced by a national primary election as a means of choosing the nominees. While a presidential primary would give Americans a more direct voice in naming the nominees, the proposal ha3 some serious defects. For example, there still would have to be some means of keeping the number of candidates to be voted upon within reasonable limits. Otherwise, the primary would have to be followed by a runoff before the general election in and its questionable whether voter interest and November participation could be maintained through three different elections. t As Sen. Moss observes in suggesting a national system similar to Utahs, ours is a hybrid method in which delegates at the state nominating conventions reduce the field to two candidates for each office, and the voters decide between them in a primary election. Since this system works well not only in Utah but in other states, it just might be the answer to what ails the national nominating system. Of course, a combined conventionprimary system would by no means make the long speeches at the conventions any less ted;ous, the floor demonstrations any candidates any more signifiless childish, or the favorite-so- n cant and such defects would still have to be repaired. Moreover, the selection of a vice presidential nominee could pose special problems under a national convention - primary system. Would each political party nominate two entire tickets that is, two presidential and two vice presidential nominees for the voters to choose between in the primary election? Or would a presidential nominee, after having won the primary, be allowed to select the runnerup as his running mate for the general election? To answer such questions, Congress should select a panel of leading social scientists and legislators to look into the Moss proposal and any other reasonable alternatives. Lets not permit another four years to pass without taking positive steps to improve the means by which America nominates its national leadeis. blue-libb- hatred, dark, vehement and virulent. It seemed that her older sister, so she claimed, executor of their father's estate, had defrauded her of a considerable part I reasoned of her rightful inhorilance. church that since she was a long-tir.- e member the hatred was compounded with a sense of guilt when sir-- came to church and concluded that the itching must be a concomitant of the guilt-hat- e attitudes and even upon the spiritual condition of the personality. If' this is true, mental on Man Should Be Free complex. Becoming w'ell-bein- g curious about the case, I received permission to discuss it with her physician. He was obviously inter- - ' ested w hen I told him of her hate confession. She never opened up on that with me, he said. This woman maybe has what we might call an internal eczema. She has been scratching herself on the inside and producing an outward pseudo itching. I have a hunch that if she would drop the hatred she might get over it. At least its worth trying. The doctor talked with the patient along this line and sent her back to me Youll itch with the stern warning, yourself into a breakdown if you dont, straighten up your sick thought pattern. She responded to the suggested therapy. She forgave her sister, not without effort, and gave up the hate. The guilt feeling let up, and, believe it or not, the. itching lessened and finally ceased altogether. And apparently her changed atti- ' tude had a salutary effect on the for she grasping out the r,financial situation to straightened mutual satisfaction. and body. You frequently hear people say, I am sick with worry. That is much mere than a mere expression designating intense anxiety. A person definitely can become sick from worry. One doctor has stated that 50 pei cent of his patients have definite worry symptoms, and Dr. Smiley Blanton, the eminent psychiatrist, said, Anxiety is the great modern plague. In my experience I have noted not a few personal situations where unhealthy mental and spiritual attitudes gave rise to emotional conditions that in turn had pronounced physicial manifestations. For example, the woman who came up to me after I had preached a sermon with the blunt announcement, "I itch terribly. Whatever shall I do about it? Well, madam, I replied, Ive had all kinds of reactions to my poor sermons, but this is the first time I can remember stimulating itching. Ive had it off and on for about three sister-executo- :ill!lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll!ll!llllllllllllllllllllillilllllllllll!ll Max Rafferty's Dark Shadow By ROWLAND EVANS and BOBFPT NOVAK - INSIDE REPORT . LOS ANGELES Dr. Max Raffertys camtextbook version of a right-win- g paign based on fear and powered by the most hypnotic voice in politics today is in deep troublp, only partly caused by a massive defection of moderate Republican voters who dont want him in the U.S. Senate. draft in World War II (bitterly denied by Rafferty). It has been reprinted by Cranston in the thousands. What makes this campaign important .s Raffertys brand of politics. Unlike Cranston, Rafferty is the most r in the country exciting and he is depending heavily on the hypnotic quality of his voice and delivery to pump the adrenalin of fear into his far-rig- stump-speake- tives estimated a minimum 2fl percent of the Republican vote would swing to Democrat Cranston and against Rafferty. They have now raised that estimate to at least 30 percent. Some Republican figures, including Sidney Levin of Beverly Hills and Mrs. Nicholas Trutanic of Los hacker of Richard Angeles, a Nixon, are publicly endorsing Democrat Cranston. well-know- well-heele- d But Rafferty, who is California's suFurthermore, Nixons whole effort out perintendent of public instruction, has here, one of the most expensive in the been in deep trouble before. He overstate's history, takes minimum notice of came a huge deficit in the polls to beat audiences. tne Rafferty campaign. At a recent Sen. Thomas Kuchel in the primary. Nixon rally in Fresno, a Rafferty finanWeve been suckered by the smoothest snake oil con job in history, he told cial angel tore up a 53,000 check made Polls consistently fail to show the hidan audience of businessmen here last out to Nixon when Nixon failed to menden strength of Rafferty, and Democrattion Rafferty in his speech. figic nominee Alan Cranston knows it. A week. He slashed at rather pedestrian, unexciting former ures of lunatic blacks and bigoted Rafferty money was very scarce until state controller (who helped found and whites in attacking riots and disorder. after the Republican convention. Right-win- g He hit the predatory packs of punks has now left the ultraliberal California dollars were held in abeyance for Democratic Council) Cranston is importmaking American streets unsafe for Gov. Ronald Reagan to win the presidenwalking and lashed out at hairy dishevtial nomination. Now, however, money is ing Sen. Eugene McCarthy next weekend for at least two major speeches. He went eled activists of the campus. coming in and Reagan himself is camto Washington three days ago for the enLets not kid ourselves, he said, paigning hard for Rafferty. dorsement of Sen. Edward M. Kennedy we can deal wiih anarchy by that Finally, a nasty dispute between Raffand returned with a Kennedy film-cli- p erty and his primary campaign chief, the playing footsie with the anarchists. which will not get heavy use. Some of Raffertys own advisers say shrewd Robert McGee, forced McGee out Cranston is (hes managing Nixons campaign in Moreover, privately that he is too hot for televiand staffed. His campaign director, Sansion and frightens viewers with his dark Washington and Oregon), which meant a long shakedown cruise for a new camford Weiner, managed Sen. George image of America and his strong-arMurphy's successful campaign agaiast panaceas. But when we watched him paign apparatus. r What Cranston now fears is that some Pierre Salinger in 1964. Weiners basic tape a TV show, the rough theme is to break down credibility in the edges of his rhetoric had been smoothed externa events, perhaps a major campus Rafferty, and he is getting and he talked effectively, more in sorrow blowup at Berkeley, will shift thousands valuable help from CaTfornias newspa- than anger. of last minute votes to Rafferty. pers. are But Raffertys political problems Failing that, it seems unlikely that the seFor example, a large. After his primary win against the dark shadow Rafferty is now casting over California will reach as far as the liberal Sen. Kuchel (who has flatly reries by the Long Beach Independent United States Senate. claimed that Raflerty had dodged the fused to endorse him), Cranston opera d d LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Hear Wallace ' A general upswung in respectability for Constitu tional government s evidenced in the 52, votes supporting Mark Anderson more votes ' than either nf the Democratic candidates received s 800-plu- and apparently enough support to impress Mr. in reversing his position on Fortas. The; dignity and impeccable integrity of Mr. Anderson overcame even the unfavorable treatment he received in the press and on radio. Bennett Evidence of a national upswing in respectability for honest government was indicated in a recent Harris survey showing a significant increase in the number of Americans who are dropping the charge ' racist from Mr. Wallace. The bigotry of , unfounded name-callin-g is being supplanted in the minds of many Americans by investigation of facts ; such as, Mi s. Wallace received a predomi- -' nant Negro vote L many areas of Alabama, indi- -' eating no racist concept is involved with the people directly concerned. Still up to the old tricks is HHH in his statethe extremes of left and right meet on ment, common ground. They both seek to destroy the moderate middle and with it, democracy. ... half-hou- In 1968, designated five years ago by the United Nations as the International Year for Human Rights, progress in this field is still agonizingly slow. The right to dissent publicly from government policies is severely limited in Communist countries, as the Czech example so painfully shows. Freedom of religion is limited in Spain. The Shah of Iran does not allow criticism of his regime In the press, and examples of suppression of fundamental rights are rampant in one way or another in every part of the globe. Presentation of the coveted Nobel Peace Prize to Frances Prof. Rene Cassin this week, however, underlines the fact that some gains, though far too few, are being made. Cassin has been president of the Council The of Europes Human Rights Commission since 1965. He also was a member of the United Nations committee, which formulated the U.N.s human rights declaration in 1916. A European Court of Human Rights also has been organized by the council. By August of 1966 the tribunal had investigated over 2,000 cases. Even now a complaint is before the court, brought by the Scandinavian countries, for Greek violations of human rights by the ruling junta since its April, 1967 takeover. The struggle of peoples throughout the world to achieve liberties that Americans take for granted should inspire all of us to a detper appreciation of our fundamental freedoms and to a firmer commitment to defend them against threats from within and from without. silver-tongue- Come now, Mr. Humphrey, is there any evidence that hose of us on your inferred right are on common ground with Communists and others destroying law and order? Havent you observed we are trying to preserve our Constitutional form of government, using as our only weapon hpnest investigation of evidences of truth? This involves avoiding wherever possible the perversion of fact commonly accepted by those less diligent in their research. Johnson Finally Into The Fray - Those who have NEW YORK ta.ked with President Johnson lately well know that hes and intimately his hand six in threw he sorry months ago. The thought of going back to the ranch and the schoolroom little enthuses him. The thought of his man losing to Dick Nixon irks him. The thought of Mr. Humphrey's amateur politics and advisors anguishes him. He feels strongly that he could have defeated Mr. Nixon and mopped up George Wallace with a seiics of forays. He has, in effect, said sardonically that if the Democrats do happen hell to win, b eeome Mr. forHumphrey's gotten Harry Truman. How To Hunt Safely The opening of the duck season on Saturday, the forerunner of the falls major hunts, makes it timely to remind Utah sportsmen that safety and courtesy are not just niceties but add to the enjoyment of hunting. For the benefit of those hunters who may have forgotten how to safeguard themselves and others in the field, and for the information of those who have never taken the trouble to learn the fundamentals, here are a few basic tips: Respect property. Landowners are citizens, too, and the mere fact a field is unposted means other hunters had the dignity to respect fences and animals. Shoot only the game youre seeking. Cows and sheep look nothing at all like ducks or pheasants, so there's no excuse for blasting them with shotgun pellets as some hunters do. Know how to handle your weapon: No loaded guns carried in a vehicle, gun safety catch on until ready to shoot, use the correct shells, and point that barrel only at what you intend to shoot. Either be or get into good physical condition. Dont fall victim to a hunting season heart attack. If youre not in good condition, let someone else in your hunting party chase the wounded deer and pheasants. d If Dick Nixon wins, Mr. Johnson believes liell be- come an Dwight Eisenhower. Nonetheless, the President has not been eager to swing into the campaign, though he believes it's later than anyone thinks. Some weeks ago, as first repotted in this column, the nations labor chiefs began pressuring him to hit the hustings. They offered him a score of platforms and cheering audiences, either in California or here in New York at a convention as proletarian as the Ornamental Iron Workers conclave over at the Hilton. He turned them all down until the bid came from an old friend, Louis Stulberg, an alternate ambassador to the United Nations. Mr. Stulberg, a quiet, grassroots chap who once played baseball and knows how to is president of line them down or up the International Ladies Garment Workers' Union (ILGWU) which invcnled, developed and polished labor politics. If Lyndon Johnson does make political history in the next four weeks, let it be K VICTOR RIESEL recorded here that it was the garment union chief, sans pins and needles, who coaxed the President back into the arena. About noon Monday, Sept. 30, Mr. Stulberg telephoned Mr. Johnson, found him in high jinks spirits for the moment, and mged him to get back into politics by delivering the first of four political broadcasts scheduled weekly by the union for the campaign's duration. The President listened, agreed, and promised to tape 10 minutes wot th of blast against the Republicans and for the party. Following th President through the network month over the same will be AFL-CIPresident George Mcany, Senator Muskie and Hubert n Humphrey. The tab will be paid by the ILGWU, this citys and states biggest union. This, then, is the meaning of labor support. Mr. Stulberg, whose union provided Lyndon Johnson's first New York audience back in '60, may not be able to delver all his members (a balance-o- f power block of over 200.000 in this state). But he is making available a nationally saturating radio network paid for by the ILG's voluntary funds. President Johnson chose the ILG platbut foremost form for many reasons undoubtedly is his knowledge that the New York Slate Democratic party needs some political adhesive and collateral. The party here is twisted and tortured. A major union such as the ILG can pull it together if not in time to carry the key state this year, then in 1972. Already Mr. Stulberg talks of flip shape of things to cjme in the person of Arthur Goldberg. Hed make a teriifie governor, said Stulberg last Mmday, the day he was sworn in as alternate aniba-si'b Dean Rusk at the UN Mission, omc headed by Mr. Goldberg. soft-voice- d K.i The dialogue crackled spontaneously when a caller told the president that there had been a secret luncheon meeting here on Thursday, Oct. 3, during which powerful New York political leaders had begun planning to run Mr. Goldberg for mayor next year against the harassed and besieged incumbent John Lindsay. Mr. Goldberg, who confers frequently with Ted Sorensen these days, had not been consulted. He is chest deep in attempting to prevent a garbage strike and a job action slowdown. Arthur would be crazy to take it, He can easily become mused Stulberg. our governor in 70. Practically all labor would support him. He could bind up the party here and across the land. He could crossbieed the hawks and the doves. There is no doubt in political circles here that Goldberg wants iO run, and that he will squash the effort to pitch him against Mayor Lindsay. Insiders say they know that Mr. Nixon possibly has offered Gov. Rockefeller the secretary of defense post. Thus, should Dick Nixon, who, in effect, wants to lie his own secretary of srate, win, Gov. Rockefeller will quit next January. lie will be succeeded by the affable, though conservative Lt. Gov. Malcolm Wilson. Mr. Goldheigs champions Arthur will beat Wilson easily. say, Which, in political geometries, means that a Governor Goldberg would control the powerful New York delegation to the 72 Democratic convention. Speculation then takes the story to a Ted Kennedy nomination, balanced by the mature Arthur Goldberg as vice presidential run- For a refreshing intellectual treat hear lace speak! -N- ORRIS Wal- W. GOOLD 805-18t- h Ave. ex-IL- police-firefighte- little-know- ning mate. This is the thinking of some labor leaders and politices. Its a long way off, but they thought theyd swing Lyndon Johnson into the game right now, not only out of personal loyalty, but also out of political realism which means never break up the Northeast Southwest combination. Biislon-AustiThe I once Axis, heard Mr. Johnson call it. Refer To Bible What would happen if we had no highway signs within the boundaries of our states and nation? It' sounds like a superfluous question, doesnt it? We; all know that this situation would result in terrible confusion, with great loss of life and property. A similar situation would arise if we had high- way signs and people going about our country who paid no attention to them. Yet this seems to be the condition riong the great highway of life where people are traveling without regard to their moral, obligations in many instances. And they appear to be in search of material things of this world which they feel will give them the ultimate enjoyment and satisfaction of life, but overlook the need for referring to the great book of rules and signs, the Bible. , -- If we weie observing only the Golden Rule; Whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them, it would eliminate much of our grief, trouble and strife which is all about us at present. --S. ROY CHIPMAN 2505 Douglas St. ' Honest , True . . 'Mien Richard Nixon spoke from the Taber- nacie a few weeks ago, he quoted one of our Arti- cles of Faith: "We believe in being subject tq kings, presidents, rulers and magistrates, in obeying. honoring and sustaining the law But he put his own interpretation on it. He should have read on, quoting the article following: We believe in being honest, true, chaste, benevolent, virtuous and in doing good to all men. . . . I recalled, although he had conveniently forgotten. what he did to a very good and honest man, Senator Elbert Thomas, by trying to connect hurt with communism and a Communist. Paul Robeson, in ordet to help elect Senator Wallace Bennett. I dont see bow any honst man could vote for any individual who would use such tactics. LEWIS W. POOLE 2609 Melbourne St. ( ) |