OCR Text |
Show r y lyr VTJf--iyi-i- They laughed when I sat down f!M!'ini!IIMHIIlll!'!imilin!li!l,ltP!1llittlllin"lt':IH!lllllll!!ini,iHtHtl!imtll,!n . . DESERET NEWS LETTERS TO THE EDITOR SALT LAK.L CITY, UTAH I A Lul 'J o. C : t ML O: , 3. 'j E'o, f AL '3 iiiiiii'iiiiHi'iii.iiiiimiiiiiiiiimiiuimiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiimiimiiimiiiiiiDiiiiiiiHiii Ui. T'1:-- ' f.'J Staes Which Is It, Governor? lr:p'icL! T wa tv interested aid amazed at Go". reference in in anuie." to me Af Rar,.pto' .State Convention, "over t:.e next SO days i expect to see coming into the state representatives Af For Go.. Rampton the national administration. said, They're going to attempt to ted me people of Utah whom they should select to represent them m the Senate. The citizens of tiie state know mo'e about who'll serve their interests best than anyone in Washington. How does the above measuie im with the ) statement, Aug. 10. 1963. at the .Slate Convention: "Mr. Joseph E. Keenan, secretary of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, said Utah contribution to the Committee on Political Education 'COPEt had been small, and urged higher contributions. Noting COPE contributions had gone to the campaign ot Guv. Ramp-toSen. Moss and Rep. King. Mr. Keenan said oe was suie much of their imaiicuil suppoit had tome from without the state Does the governor hold that Republican should nol bung fiom out uf state prominent advocates of that pjuy to influence (he Utah vot' fir it' uri while lie receives fiom out of siu e (COPF) t money by which he hopes to influence lie Utah vom to the Deniociatic candidate? ti. LIAMS, RODNEY S. ' A'jO 'J r I., J . Box Office Boycott Best Smut Weapon ('runty Attorney Leon I.il" AFL-Clt- put Ins finger on a piu'u-levv Ik n lie called tlmaicr blithering eveiy ovv ne s and c'vie leach i to a meeting Tuesday to disu s u h.it (an he doiii- alioiit lillhv move rotIlov.li o The piohlem is not much what la f, I. ten as it - The gic.ibi piohiiin Ntiie " exin able tn rd tow at d e eat el I'lill. Xatlonwidi the study on the opposi.e page indicates, we ate on a downwaid ski towaid no standards at all in some of the entertainment media. The downward trend is (leaily evident in S.dt halo (?i', I of the Citv Police Vue Ill! ce years ago. the thcn-ehi- i Squad asked uli'ors to view privately a film which hi said was an t airiple ot die kind of filth hi mu ,)iodiicid hut which woidd novel' be allowed in Salt Lake Citv Last wei k, that same film ( oinplotecl a commercial run in a Salt Lake theater ami hardly an rv ('brow was raised Where does it end? What will he shown in tlnee mole years, if fills tn ml is not ii vera d'1 Ale ITatios willing to accept any anil even- kind oi tilth in the name of fieedom (f speech? If not. Iiovv can the ticnd hi handed" The courts otfej- little' hope. Inder eunent legal decisions, there is no elfective limit to what can he shown. Mr. lalgren look another approach. He asked theater owners for voluntary for participation on a screening committee to keep out tin worst films. This can nn n help. Generally, the theater operators arc who take no pleasure in peddling nth. Pud there1 are problems with tins approach. Many operators have little or no control over what is booked into then- theaters. And all of them face the economic squeeze and the realization that filth seems to sell. We encourage the theater operators to do all they can along the line Mr. Halgrcn suggests. Put lets not kid oui selves. cant -- - do the job themselves. The filial soluThey wont tion must lie with the public and what it does at the box office. There will always be the filths minded few who will seek out filthy movies. By themselves, they cannot keep the box office open. Its the great, silent majority who will really determine what movies Utah theaters show. If th" general public will ho' cott theaters showing smut, that will end the problem. I dei ! ( n m cut Utahn i i f i.- r 1 1 d I - Brightening Old S.L Arrow Press Square, a new eommemal development opposite the Salt Palace, offers both a solution to the problem of what to do with the citys decaying buildings and hope that downtown businesses will be able to fight the inroads of suburban shopping centers. The square, being developed in five older buildings in the block east of the Salt Palace, was conceived as a maiket place of entertainment, restaurants and exclusive shops. It will be built on both sick's of Kilowatt Com Ton, I'tah Power and across from the Palace. Lights The view eastward from the mullimillion dollar civic auditorium. heretofore spoiled by the sight of decaying buildings, undoubtedly left a negative impression on the minds of Salt Palace visitors. The new development should lend charm to the setting of the Palace. Arrow Pi css Square should also show Salt Lake developers that there is beauty in many of the city's older buildings, that the syndrome is not the only way of improving the city's older aicat. In fact, spiucing up structurally sound older buildings is one way of letaming some of Salt Lake Citys pioneer atmosphere. This new market also reflects a subtle change in outlook toward the downtown area: instead of being the city's principal shopping area, downtown is becoming one of many. In order to compete, it will be fenced to offer the shopper a reason to make the trio to the city center. Areas such as Airow Press Square, offering both pleasant sui roundings and prestigious businesses, should help. City residents will be g .Refill if tins new development inspires other such frecli! ting projects, cspeciallv m similar areas to the south and vvi t of the Salt Palace. Hopefully, it might even pi od esi.ibiis!e downtown mm chants to actually get started on the long plamu d downtown beautification project. award-winnin- Can Federal System Survive ? ROSCOK and GEOFFREY By DRUMMOND I. AM. OF T1IF OZARKS. dialed powei- - MO. THE DRUMMONDS t Can Examples: Bnkimoie has only 27 per ot Maryland s population, but 72 percent of th stum's family aid is spent there. Tins holds ttue m many other cities. Local taxes in the central cities are 7.3 per tent of income; outside the central cities it is 3.6 per cent of income. Funds lor education in the central i dies are going down while educational expenditures per pupil m the suburns are going gov or nor- - of both parties aie gathered line for llieir 62nd annuel conference, asking tlio-- e hatd and disturbing questions. Many of the governors are in despair. And the big i ity mayors are even more fuistialed' They aie desperately frustrated because they know what is needed but have neither file political power nor die money to do it. Whats wrong? What can be done? The diagnosis of the experts oil the Commission oil IntergovernAdvi.soiy mental Relations (made up of people fioin every aim and level of governand ment ) is repeated year after year Dtile or nothing is done. Three years ago it warned. The challenges of today are cast in seething lactal tiniest and civil disorder, Inn gooning and delinquency, 'Time individual of alarming differences opportunity for education, housing and employment. Ami this week the governors have them the i omnussions lenevved admonition The i rurial question o Ihp day is uhnii'M the American federal system can sin vivp the (lisis th;ii eddies and boils in be-fo- : Hies. real up. E. Drummond G. Drummond the great cities of the nation, or will only a centralized and unitary governmental system be equal to the task? These are the forces which bi ought the crisis: into being : 1 Too massive and continuing population migration. Middle- - and people, accompanied by the young ol all economic levels, left the farms and small towns of the South and Midwest and streamed into the urban centers of t he Atlantic .Seaboard, the Midwest and tiie West Coa-t- . At the same time, whites left the central cities for the suburbs in the wake of school integration, poor public services, rising costs, high taxes and mounting crime. 2 The costs of running the congested and cities were constantly rising while the sources of needed revenue were steadily declining because of e the exodus of and high- families and business firms. e slum-ridde- n middle-incom- Every governor here at this conference which might better be held in Harlem or in Watts knows that major changes in our government are urgently needed to make them equal to the problems which must be met. What is needed is botli a decentralization of the federal government and a considerable centralization of state and local government. The reason city and local government is in such a plight is that while the problems exist most acutely in one juri'dir-tion- , the wealth to deal with the problems is in another. This fragmentation must be replaced because it produces governmental impotence and stalemate. The states wilt have to take over the whole cost of education and welfare. The federal government, which collects most of the tax money and spends it badly, will have to begin to share this revenue. Finally, while the federal government has become too big to be eflicient. state governments are often too small. Regional governments will have to begin to dpal with regional problems. Danger In Sensitivity Training Fad mini-par- k g Disproportionate and new bunion r were till own upon the crowded, al. survive the staggering piobiems of the '70s? If nol, mud it lie leplaceil by some for in of (pulral, national gov 'iimu'iu In mobilize all the nation's lo cto what needs to be done? F.mu even section of the country, mu system o! Male ui(l li.'-- By SYDNEY leaders have written in lately of those "sensitivity naming gioups ancf classes that are spi mging up all over the country. Well, 1 don't have an 'opinion, for a i opinion (to mean anything) lias to be based on firsthand knowledge and close do have a prejudice, for s'udy ; but atever it may be worth. Tie idea of sensitivity training is an excellent and one. The western woild has for centuries been cut off trom its physical and sensory roots, ins been too verbal, too mental, too Many tr a.-- k my opinion 1 . lone-overd- abstract. We need to understand and e our bodies moi e effectively, for expression and for communication. We need to become more aware of our sensory needs, and ways of relating more basically and intimately to others. As a whole culture, we me w li.it the youngsters call uptight. u-- J. HARRIS But and this is a veiy important such toddy awakening qualification and education must be supervised by thp most skillful and conscientious of leaders. who are as fully aware of the dangers as they are of the benefits of sensitivity training. When you start messing around with the homeostasis of the human personality, you had better know which buttons to push in case of emergency. From what I have read and noted all secondhand information it seems more likely than not that we are moving too fast, on too many fronts ai once, with too few qualiticd guides, into this delicate realm. Being a nation of faddists and quick-resuoptimists, we tend to look for Instant Joy or Meaningful Change simply by practicing some technique for a rew weeks that takes a guru a whole lifetime to assimilate and master. Americans lt aie uiveteiate suckers lor new promises. Even assuming that sensitivity training can do as much for its adherents as promises, the need tor educated, expeleaders is rienced and greater than in almost any other field I can imagine. For the possibility of doing ii reparable and sometimes harm to an unstable personality is at harm least as great as the danger of an intern performing a complex brain surgery. In too many cases, those entering sensitivity training programs are looking for short-cut- s to gratification, for a therapy that will avoid the time, expense and effort of conventional psychotherapy or They will not find it psychoanalysis. for joy is to oe found liere, of course neither in the body nor in the mind, but in the equilibrium between the two, acting in concert for the good of the greater whole, for which no better word has been coined than spirit. ith the disclosuie that the t oilos al government has been spending large sums to .subsidize ocean pleasure cruises, the already hutd-p- i e. sed taxoaver may nghtiully wonder wnv he must buy luxuries for others. Subsidies to American liners have cost the taxpayers an estimated SlMt) nullum over th1 past t;ve veers, as much as MOO per passenger tor vovages to exotic places like Hoi.g Kong. Tahiti. Jamaica, and Uora P.ora Begun fir national defense reasons iietore World War II. the aid now benefits 10 cruise ships. It is n.-- to pav line high wages for American news, salaues that may run four tunes as high as the pav of fomgn news. Shin owne's lecentlv began promoting the idea of a law guaranteeing federal aid to allow all cause' slims to .U len- -t break even And Congress has alrvadv moved to loosen aid eligibility rules Many congr essmen, including mcmbeis of t he House Merchant Marine Committee, have received campaign contributions from both shipping hues and seamen's unions. The political implications of these gifts appear worse in light of the fact that the Seafarers International Union is currently under indictment for making illegal campaign contributions, and two shipping firms pleaded guilty to the same charge earlier this M ed year. Even with heavy subsidies, some of the vessels could not make a profit. Five luxury liner. including the SS United States Jnjve fcfcr retired in the past two years. The ships ftre,,uu Icupu'! needed a emergency troop transports. since a single jumbo jet could far exceed their capacity over a per iod of time. In a tImo.UrheH- tax funds are urgently weeded to help Folve the prob'cnisof the VitJes. agriculture, schools and the underprivileged, luxury businesses should be told to fend for themselves. - "Villi line have been two South Pacific lecentlv. ihe Fremli atomic bomb and tire i'p a c'th.'i ill? tOlillNt invasion of Polynesia. II i' predicted that while the fallout fiom the funner will blow ac ay, the fallout liom the touiist explosion will lie .uoimd ten centu-- l it's to come. Tallin and the Mr. Buchwaltl a o' her islands the South Pacific ?ie caught between dilutes. The airplane has made it possible lo fly to Tallin in a matter of hour. The only ones who arent awed by this aie the Tahitians. They dont know wiio designed the 707 jet, but theyd iu.st as soon hed drown in the nearest atoll. For hundreds and hundreds of yeais Tahitians have set their own pace, which is somewhat slower than that of Americans and Europeans. To cite an example, as ot this writing, Tahiti is still celebrating Bastille Day, which took place on the 14th of July. No one is exactly sure when tiie 14th of July will be over out here, though some hotel owners, whose help has not come barx yet, are hopeful everyone will be at work by Christmas. In old?'' to enjoy the islands you must treersl.iiid the thinking of the Tahitians. The Arnei icon says. Please, 1 must have bieakfast immediatelv because I have to catch a plane for Pago Pago." Yes. sir." the Tahitian says. Hut h tliirk, 1 have aheadv had breakfast, i ART BUCHWALD T in me and besides, I do nol liave a plane to catch, so "hy is he bothering me with his problem. Then minutes later the Aincinari says. "Waiter, 1 must have break! ast now "Yes, sit. the Tahitian says. Bur he thinks to himself. "If I do not give him lus breakfast, peihaps the French manager will fire me and then I can go fishing in the lagoon." Fifteen minutes later a fuming American says. See here. 1 have been waiting for bieakfast for 25 minutes. J haven't pven had coffee. I have five countries to see in six days. When I get back lo thp United States I will tell all my friends not to come to Tahiti." "Yes, sir, the Tahitian says, wiping he counter. But he thinks. If he would only keep his promise, then this hotel would dose, and 1 could sleep in my hammock all day long. The tourist says sternly, Your economy depends on tourism, and you will never prosper and become rich if you don't learn that tourists like to be served g "I wouldn t have to put up with all this garbage if I had gone canoeing with Fredo this morning. A half hour later the American is now steaming and shouting for the French manager, who is also steaming and yelling. The Tahitian smiles at both of them and thinks to himself, sadly, "I would hate to be a tourist in Tahiti, because its almost impossible to get anything to lie thinks. eat. GUEST CARTOON Keep Fare Low, Use High Five years ago. I found that bu and tiam taie in New Orleans was onlv a dune. Expecting that had occurred since, I questioned delegates change who had letuined trom a convention held llieie a f few months ago, but they advised me that the was still only 10 cent. Of course, there weie to go with the low cot of travel: (1) drip to be had completed within 21 j hours; (2) Only lour transfers were allowed per trip, these being attached to the ticket. on My i npression was that eveiy body Raveled the coordinated system of streetcar and hU'Cs If the business was in any way subsidized, it looked prosperous. Moreover, U looked a if the mass transportation m operation there actually staved off traffic congestion. It is to be noted that Salt Lake Citv and suburbs will soon have a new transit svstem. Will the directors insist on high fares and few riders as at present? Or will they reduce fares drastically to load their bues to the eyebrows? Profit is not too likely in any cdse, but losses and mote less with everybody riding might route and moie frequen' service could be possibilities. -- WESLEY R. JOHNSON tai-if- nevc"-tliclcs- 787-or- d Ave. Facts On Cola Drinks It is apparent from the letter on cola drink written by T. R. LeBuron that he is somewhat end gluignorant of the effects of ccla, chocolate, cose on the body. Glucose has never been indicted by the medical because profession as being "highly injurious the Without of the fuel glucose, is the body. glucose five cl neriod in a die would approximately brain minutes. Cola drinks contain no more glucose than other soft drinks. They can cause tooth decay indirectly by the breakdown of glucose to lactic acid, which can dissolve tooth enamel. It is true that coa drink contain caffeine, winch i also found in coffee and tea. The amount of caffeine found in the cola drink which contains the highest amount of caffeine would be approximately tiie amount found m an "average" cup of bottles of coffee. In other word, four tola would introduce into the body about 120 milligrams of caffeine, the amount which would he mildly stimulating to the average adult. This amount would have to be consumed within a period, since the body rapidly excretes caffeine. The amount of caffeine in chocolate is negligian alkaloid i elated to ble, but theobromine, caffeine, is present in measurable amount. It would take five pounds of chocolate to approach a dose of theobromine that is used in medicine to pioduce diuresis (removing water from tissues). A person could sately consume this much theobromine four times daily for several weeks, and this dosage was commonly employed before the discovery of newer diuretics, such as Diuril and Lasix. Cola drinks', chocolate, mid glucoe are not poisonous in reasonable amounts, but could be in higher amount. But then most anything we consume ii poisonous in large amounts, including water. -F- RANK Rpgistried 2166 L. .STOUT, Pharmacist Cardinal Way Why Air Nixon Charge? I just read the editorial in the Aug. 6, 1970 edition of the paper. I quote from this article: "In Utah for instance, the Utah Reporting Code volunpublic disclosures of such mattarily bans pre-tri- ters as: Opinions about a defendant's character, lus guilt or innocence. . . Please explain why, then, the Deseret News was one of the first papeis to report Piesident Nixons statement with regard to Charles Munson. It seems to me that if newsmen had flip good sense to keep their mouths shut and their pencils in their pocket on mattci such a this, that llie opinion oi llie President would never have reached Man.snn and would have Item highly insignificant. nervous'" the tom ist "Don't get me wrong, says. "I admire your life style. But one mut get with the 20th century. You can't just dillydally all day long. You have lo go." d e know. the Tahitian nods sdcily. But he thinks to himself, "Who wants to become rich if it makes you so "Thank you," the Tubman says. But iknest. Befote leaving on nui tup. I had made iC'Piva-tion- s for the entire ti ip at KO. and only once did 1 have to use their facilities, out oi necessity. KOA is highly overrated. Hill ami Kindly have yout wntei look at Lheny bet mis.-eone ot Utah camphe that agiee m see campgrounds. Of course, if he icallv wants lo get you to ing facilities and a hiehwav system them, he should visit Michigan. -- R. A. HUMPHREYS Saginaw, Mich. h fast." go, go, the d Paradise Waits ; Don't Rush It evam'ionx 1 i;st returned t.on vuur beaulilul city and hapt. One oi jour pened to iPad you! popes uf July wiiieis wrote an article on camping facilities m your area and mentioned the nuirve.ous campgrounds of the YIP' and KOA. It is cenainly too bad to give join leadeis such a biased opinion on Ilio cammng facilities m Me camped at the Cheiiy Hill then- aiea tlnee weeks on the toad, it was Alter campground. il i Drop Cruise Subsidies Campgrounds Overrated 3 taler East 1117 S. 9th They printed whot you said!" Conif Newsprf -G- ORDON W. HOAGLAND Rexburg, Idatift |