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Show Probing our readers were seething with the anger that often is wrongly said to be evidence of, angry candidates would be riding a crest. But George Wallace, the last of the angry men of the last decade, cases this year. And was among the first burnt-ou- t when angry rightwingers recently scheduled a convention in Chicago to nominate a caididate, only crazies showed up (and they nominated one of their kind. Lester Maddox). If people non-votin- him. There is something awesome about the determination with which scores of millions ignore the steam calliope in the national living room. This year, for the first time in 60 years, a majority of eligible voters may abstain. Under consumption is a specter that haunts every industry, and the prospect of a REALLY silent majority sends mental shivers through this city s political industry. g In October, 1960, Newsweek reported: political ago, light-year- s "Newcomers to the Kennedy entourage receive a mysterious piece of advice: Watch out for the jumpers. TTie mystery clears the moment the Kennedy motorcade gets under way. As Kennedy's car passes by, the women lining the parade route begin jumping up and down. Age makes no difference the jumpers may be young schoolgirls, mothers with infants, middle-age- d matrons, even prim old ladies, In addition to the standard category of jumpers, there are the double leapers, women who jump together while holding hands by the Peter were asked to Identify their reasons, from a list of 2, for not voting. The reasons listed as ' important by at least half the respondents included: Candidates say one thing end then do another; "It doesnt make any difference who is elected beeause things never seem to work right; "Watergate proved that elected officials are "All candidates seem only out for themselves; pretty much the same, and I just dont bothci with politics. In a study of probable tetters from blessings as important as the right to participate in politics. WASHINGTON By November, well over $100 million will have been spent in presidential politics by gentlemen trying to make a gift of themselves to the nation. But over 70 million eligible voters (more than voted in 1964; probably will not vote. This means that the winner, for all his talk about his mandate, will know that 70 percent of the people did not vote for non-vote- rs Hart polling organization, psych hon-vot- er people Then there are the clutchers, women who cross their arms and hug themselves and scream, He looked at me! He looked at me! Finally, there women, sometimes with infants, who break through the police lines, and run after Kennedys car. are the runners The last reason is especially telling because only considers this years election one in thiee very important. Only one In four thinks this years candidates are better than in the past. And when are asked what might make them vote, the most frequent answer is "having a candidate worth voting for." non-vote- Because of the wholesome new sobriety, this year there probably will be few jumpers and double runners." This and leapers and clutchers sobriety helps explain the increasing number of many of whom will not move unless electrified. But to remember that women lingering at the gates of Berchtesgaden used to swallow the gravel Hitlers boots touched is to be reminded that political enthusiasm has done more harm than has the absence of it. non-vote- Asked to name one or two political figures they admire most, named John Kennedy (50 percent), FDR (20), Eisenhower and Truman (10), Robert Kennedy (5), LBJ and Martin Luther King (4). The most frequently mentioned living person was Richard Nixon (3). Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter were named by 1 percent. non-voter- s, non-vote- the small society g It might seem odd that should be increasing while government is touching more lives In more ways than ever. But clearly the nation has arrived at a low estimate of political possibilities by inference from its recent failures. The growing disinclination to vote reflects this. So does the fact that not since 1944, In the sobering circumstances of war, has a presidential election stirred as few passions as this one seems likely to stir. non-votin- An alternate road plan A thirst for blood To the To the editor: editor f Nearly every major city has, and needs, a belt route or several Hplt mutes to move traffic around the city effectively. These routes arc practical because the cities, for the most part, are laid out in an circle. When I was a child, I could not comprehend how the people m Bible times could be so wicked, This is not true of Salt Lake City and the Salt is confined and can Lake Valley expansion east of only move south, thus the east to west movement of traffic is limited to a relatively small number of blocks. The traffic problem in this area, perhaps unique to Salt Lake City, is traffic movement north and south, requiring multiple short feeders, east to traffic arteries west, to tie the needed north-souttogether. east-we- Interstate traffic, from desiring to connect st st y h It is suggested that for a relatively small number would be of people the proposed extension of useful but when the benefits to a very limited number of people are weighed against the cost, the construction of the proposed belt route is exorbit- h ant and prohibitive. by Brickmon non-vote- Is there any real benefit to ownership other than the right to use it, as we 2686 auAui&kuig tt- - beiisJt GrKsjsultb 1 B I 1 m a I B Vj trade your J B Now is th fim to worth BIG J in $$$ toward an RCA Model G A 9160 A (Shown Here) 1 B B 1 B automatic ever! if your more than it is now, during white armor, Moas and his under study, McKay, have supported every Santa Claus alphabetical flim-flathat Congress has considered. 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Jimmy Carter has chosen to become George Meanys Charlie McCarthy. g Hpre at nome, Sen. Frank Moss is trying to convince us he is a knight In E. 3300 South NEW SUBSCRIPTIONS OR CARRIER SERVICE We've teamed up with RCA to offer you this value- pocked trading deal. Get big dollars for your old color TV while enjoying all the fantastic advantages of famous RCA ColorTrck. B i SALT LAKE i old color 7V. it's ColorTrak consol. To the editor: DESERET NEWS E .sJXJKJ MB!UL-- i B Friday is B Granite's B only nite 'til B I B asuL fp&dZiiiJbzkiu& - ENDS SATURDAY! PINAL PEW DAYS 0 1 1 (WevUm 'wiped out' see fit, while here? Lets allow ownership to mean more than income tax dodges and hedges agamst government inflation. Street lights on main thoroughfaies are for the driving public, not for surrounding property owners. Let highway general funds pay their cost or our headlights suffice. Let recipients of garbage collection and disposal service contract with private enterprise as our business, commercial, industrial and income property owners have for many years. Those who refuse may find their homes closed to occupancy by the board of health. Mow discredited entrepreneurs can no longer be expected to pick up the entire tab. Let municipal corporations zone and control to their heart's content, for property owners were given the right to vote for or against incorporation for that very purpose and are still afforded the option of annexing, or moving to the county. However, in a body politic be it federa1. state or county, there is no escape. Remember, the South once tried it. Mearle C. Marsh Nothing is more unconstitutional than public control of private property without its owners written consent or receipt of just compensation. Unprofitable institutions now own and control, without the payment of taxes or assumption of liability, 90 percent of our lands, minerals and businesses in Utah and are grasping, with arms outstretched, to control the use of our 10 percent. If they are allowed to steal that, who will then remain accountable? Lets further distribute our natural resources. We need taxes and responsibility, not controls and refunds with strings attached. But although express themselves grumblingly, they are, in part, evidence tnat the nation may be entering an era of good feelings, at least In the sense that disappointments will be proportional to expectations. After all, social conditions that allow scores of millions of people to feel free not to "bother" with politics are, In their way, u)ko His choice Next goal: zoning laws East st connection further south. that without major Fortunately , it would appear east-welinks can be the multiple expenditure 13th South, 21st South, 9th South, as such improved, 33rd South, 45th South, etc. The primary concern would appear to be the north-smitroutes. Van Winkle Expressway, Holla-daBoulevard, Highland Drive, etc., should be found more suitable to expanded nr alternate routes to accommodate the widening the improvement, north-souttraffic flow Ronald E. Madsen 2516 E. 6200 South h To the editor ; Now that our own Supreme Court and property taxpayers have spoken, lets get rid of hated county zoning ordinances and their costly enforcement by refusing to pick up the tab. Its been fun to have others controlled, but not so much fun when the controls, with the bill for enforcement, come home to roost. extension Who would use the proposed 1 will want to avoid the downtown southbound to be at 6400 connection, but that link should hardly South It should be as far south as a connection can he made where utilization of high tax base residential and commercial area for roads can be avoided. When interstate motorists going south given a choice, few east-weconnection over a 6400 the use would ever-evpandi- g cruel, callous and as to make it a sports event to feed people to the lions. Recently I read where a young girl on a drug trip was slashing herself with a knife in front of a crowd of people who were cheering her on and yelling, Do your own thing, honey. The crowd even tried to stop the police from helping her. How do you suppose people become so apathetic that they have no love or feelings for human life, enjoy watching gore, even to kill their unborn (abortion)? Do you suppose it begins by watching violence on TV and movies such as Jaws and Grizzly, which make so much money the producers have to keep thinking of worse movie stories to entertain the growing appetite of the bloodthirsty crowds? Dorothy Williams 941 S. 800 4 A 8, 1976 DESERET NEWS, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER A r i ill till li i W, u i 62nd So. and . . - Hignlaiid open - .v 10 a.m. r v nUilVO to 9 p.m. 'srv ( fr.y |