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Show mpr Population 'ijjiy'iiigir "iir ,'P"il,'R'y r' ''iiy'HflF'" iy "nymir-'iy-l- lp The Salt Lake Tribune, Wednesday, August 31, 1965 Exclusive Perplexity-Tribu- ne mir-ii- All The Booming Census May Be Grim Family Affair By Jean M. White Washington Post Writer beyond . her 30 7 , She had come to a planned parenthood clinic in Chicago child had al. after the eighth most cost her life. She never had heard of birth control, 6he told the doctor in the county hospital who warned her to stop having children after pregnancy proved a, complicated one; h Salvage Operation The family represents a salvage operation for society. e. Welfare aid helps thenf sur-viv- They live above a vaeapt store in the Chicago Humboldt Park areal Peeling plaster constantly chips down.- When the people upstairs use the bathroom, water drips .through the ceiling. Some of the children have been bitten by rats, so the family now has added a cat. Spotty Record The husband, a bricklayer of sorts, has had some bad luCk with work accidents. Now its his back. His work record is spotty. The oldest child, a already is behind in school. Overpopulation is not just an abstraction. It affects the lives of people. A family can be overpopu-lateas well as a nation. Family Relations - 14, 11, 6, and birth-contr- By 1980, be living in urban centers. Right now the northeast corri-dor from Boston to Washington is one of the most densely populated strips of land in the world. Only the gloomiest of 'the population experts would say the United States wont be Dr. Van Dellen Birth Rate Down The birth rate is down from high of near 26 per 1,000 in 1947 to about 20 per 1,000. The e low was a little over 16.6 in 1933. But this may be only a momentary breathing spell. all-tim- For those babies of the War II bahv boom are now on the threshold of marg riages and their years. This could set off a second-stag- e baby boom. "The decisions of this years brides and the brides just ahead will determine the rate of population growth for the United States, says Robert C. Cook, president of the Population Reference Bureau. post-Wor- ld family-formin- Rose Fever Pollen Allergy Probably Not Roses Fault 6. R. B. writes: "My brothers doctor says there is no' such thing as rose fever. Why am I sneezing? My eyes are very itchy at this time of the yea r. This individual has The husband and wife started to plan their family almost from the beginning, and the wife has been taking the pill for four years. But it didnt always work out the way expected. The third birth was planned, but not the twins. Theres a limit to planning, isnt there? The mother observed wryly. -- o pollinosis and the victim is not feverish. For4 some, the hay fever season begins in April and May with the flowering of trees and early grasses. Grass hay- - fever is common in May, June, and early July. Ragweed r are in the picture until the first frost. The timing varies in different parts of the country, and the amount of pollen in the air depends upon weather conditions and wind currents. Ragweeds are the most important hay fever plants in North America despite the fact grasses are found all over the country. hay fever due to inhalation of whatever pollens were in the air at the time this letter was written. The term rose fever is a hangover from a misconception that originated 400 years Housing Project This Negro family of six has been living in a housing project for more than 10 'years. With savings, boosted by the mothers seasonal work, they have bought a $16,200, house in the southwest section of Chicago. The practice of family plan-- n i n g or has profoundly influenced the lives of these two families. Tape recordings with Chicago slum mothers show they want 'the same things for their children that all mothers want a 'happy childhood, schooling, training for a good job, a little more pleasant life in the next generation. ago. three-bedroo- m An Old Blief 1 Leonhardus Botallus of Pavia wrote about individuals who developed headache, nasal congestion, and sneezing from the odor of roses. This was the origin of the belief that roses were responsible . Few Troublesome All wind-born- Many persons are1 sensitive to goldenrod pollen, but it is transported by insects --aher than via air. The flower must be handled in order to develop a reaction. Pollen Too Sticky E. writes: I hear that gallbladder operations on men are dangerous and unwise. : Will you advise? Roses rarely are guilty, because the pollen is too sticky to float in the air and is spread by insects. The same can be said of cosdandelions, goldenrod, mos, sunflowers, daisies, and other S. - flowers.- insect-pollinate- d In contrast, we use the term hay fever even though the hay is not the common offender wanted children among the impoverished and uneducated mothers in the United States is much like that experienced by mothers irv underdeveloped countries, says Dr. William D. Mcelroy, professor of biology at Johns Hopkins University and chairman of the academys committee on population. Both deals. vulnerable. I South NORTH v 764 9754 AK No family, -- J65 - 8 WEST Q10 V 103 EAST K8532 VQJ86 Q 10 9 7 4 J10752 K94 SOUTH AAJ9 VAK2 832 AQ63 The bidding: South West ' 1 NT Pass 2 3 NT Pass Pass Opening- - . North Fast 2 A 2 NT Pass Pass Pass Pass lead: Five of spades. .. A clever false card by West induced South, the declarer at three no trump, to alter his .plans' and thereby sign his own death warrant on the deal. . West opened his fourth best club and East put up the king which drove out the declarers ace. A diamond was led and, when West followed with the seven, the king was played from dummy. The closed hand was reentered with of theking hearts in order to lead another diamond. It was I declarers i n- L T 1 tention to make ? safety play y in the suit, by permitting the Mr. Goren opponents to win the second diamond trick as cheaply as possible. This protects against Wests having four diamonds for, if East shows out, declarer is able to run the balance of the suit by finessing dummys jack on the next round, and then dropping West's queen under the ace. la Then jthe Queen When tfie second diamond was led, West anticipated his opponent very neatly by following suit with the queen. It now appeared to South that the safety play was unnecessary, inasmuch as the diamonds were behaving so well He accordingly covered v i McNamara Tries to Keep Lid on Viet War Output New York Times Service WASHINGTON The Tohn-so- n Administfation is- - now what discovering President Eisenhower meant in his farewell warning to the nation about the power ofi an d 1950s. These seven million girls between 18 and 21 represent a vast potential of motherhood. Five years ago there were "only 4,700,000 brides or brides-to-b- e between the peak marriage years of 18 to 21. Wanted Child The wanted, not the unwanted, child is the real problem of population growth in the United States, some demographers are emphasizing. True, the vogue for a bigger family has led many couples to make a conscious choice to have three or four children of two. But most workers in the field of family planning think we should tackle the problem of the unwanted child first. They dont want to tell a couple how many children to have, they emphasize. Groups President Dr. Alan F. Guttmacher, president of Planned Parenthood-World Population, puts it this way: "Every couple should have the right to have the number of children they want, love, and can care for. We Want to make pregnancy a positive choice rather than a negative complex in this country. In the frustrations and Mr. Reston uncertaint i e s of the Vietnamese war, the pressures are mounting on the President and his civilian aides to increase arms production, to crank up the whole mobilization process, to call up the reserves and declare a national emergency on the assumption that the fighting is going to continue indefinitely and become steadily more vio- cy program' are quietly lobbying to get the old programs restored ' or new 'orders assigned to their idle machines. Top officers in the Pentagon who have been nursing their ' wrath for years over McNamaras reduction of old programs or rejection of new arid expensive programs now that Viet Nam provides new arguments for their ideas and new excuses for lobbying with their pet willing senators for . - ; schemes. This is not, in fairness, exercise merely a in many cases. Equipment destroyed and likely to be destroyed in the coming months in Viet Nam helicopters and planes, for example obviously has to be replaced, and is in the process of being replaced, but McNamara is afraid that more than ' this is at issue. bers of the preparedness subcommittee to demonstrate that- - this simply is not true and that the "equipment gap will prove to be as illusory as the infamous and discredited "rfiissile gap bf the late 1950s. Nobody denies here that AriTericarilmd South Vietnam ese forces will have to be increased as time goes on and that the equipment for these additional forces will have to come from the United States. contain the Viet Cong unless the United States put in the 50,000 extra troops allocated to the battle by President Johnson last month. So there will undoubtedly be a need - for more men and more equipment, but McNa- maras point is that this or can quickly equipment-i- s be made available. The defenders are not in trouble, he in- sists, because of lack of equipment, and the war will not be won by equipment alone, but by political, economic and measures. What he is fighting against and he is persistent and vehement about it is powerful pressure to regard this as a classical war requiring vast numbers of men and material,' with manpower and industrial mobilizations substantially be- yond what we now have.- g al 1 Portrait Just Try and Stop Me r ... ... ... ... ... super-highway- sh one. Questions and Answers NO CARRYING CHARGE FOR ONE FULL YEAR By Hasldn the queen with Norths ace. When East showed out a moment later, South regretted the greedy impulse that influenced him to alter his original plan. With no side entry to the dummy, declarer found that he was limited- to three diamond tricks, and he subsequently fell one short of his - goaL Original Plan If he sticks to his original plan, he can take four diamonds, two hearts, two clubs, and one spade for nine tricks. Perhaps the best strategy is to lead a small diamond from the dummy at trick two. Inasmuch as declarer Intends to duck the second diamond, there is .no need to make a play from his own hand, and temptation can be avoided completely. When East shows out, West wins-cheap trick; however, there is no damaging return that he can make, and when South regains the lead he picks up the remain-- , ing diamonds by taking the delayed finesse against Wests queen. a Q. What amount of the water in American rivers and streams is used to meet the nation's water needs? K.N. A. Several years ago, approximately 25 per cent of all the water in rivers and streams was being withdrawn to meet the nations needs. By the year 2000, however, it is estimated .that 75 per cent will have to be withdrawn, unless technological changes in water conservation are made. Advances are in progress. A new distillation technique has been conceived, for instance, which permits reuse of water from a citys sewage disposal plant. This could increase a water supply three to seven times its previous amount Q. When was the transistor invented? J.T. ' A. In June, 1948, the Bell Laboratories anTelephone nounced the invention by John Bardeen and Walter H. Brat-tai- n of a semi-conduct- am- plifier, called a transistor, capable of performing efficiently most of the functions of the or- dinary electron tube. Save $60, Big Early American Sofa Reg. $259 199 $10 Down An outstanding value, this huge colonial $10 Month' sofa measures 86" long, pro vides luxurious seating comfort for 3 persons. Covered with sturdy1 quality tweed or beautiful quilted fabrics. Polyfoam wrapped with " Dacron polyester cushions. V , I TUawn & home Oountxy Phone 36 Soutlx 3Main. 355-62- furnishings S3 rir - 4 -- so-ri- al 70,000 Regulars For example, the Viet Cong now have about 70,000 regular guerrillas in the field, plus another 100,000 irregulars and 30.000 political officials a total of 200,000. The United States now has approximately 100.000 men in or en route to Viet Nam, fighting with a South Vietnamese army of . Something New 550,000. This gives the United is It something new to have No Relationship States and South Viet Nam an lent. a secretary of defense arguing In fact, that the war in Viet advantage of about three to Powerful Forces . that the military programs of one, but McNamara concedes Nam is being used as a preshould not over-- -' the All kinds of powerful forces country text to reopen questions which7 that this is a "quite unsatiswhelm the political and social are involved in this campaign. in his judgment, have no valfactory - ratio for guerrilla purposes of the nation, but Congressmen who have been id warfare. relationship to the military this is what McNamara is about military complaining outlook in southeast Asia, Quickly Available bases being closed in their arguing. "In the councils of governIt is true that he was for,, constituencies now want them The Secretary of Defense President Eisenhower ment, somewhat 10 tralarger call up last to the that 1, reopened in the name of "preremarked in his last speech suggests but he wants it kept month, is ditional paredness for the Vietnamratio, White before leaving the ese war. unrealistic and probably not limited for limited war aims, we must 'guard House, and there is something about The leaders of communities but he and others necessary, unof against the acquisition the way he discusses the probwhose military programs have are convinced that the preswarranted influence, whether ent ratio must be improved. lem that makes one feel he been cut back in Secretary of or unsought, by the He said will be a' hard man to overDefense McNamaftis drive sought publicly this week military-industricomplex. come. South Vietnamese had that the for a rational and cost efficien- - The potential for the disastold him they simply could not (Copyright) trous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist. Alert Citizenry "We must never let- - the By John C. Metcalfe weight of this combination enBy Bennett Cert SIMPLE FAVOR danger our liberties or demoshould We cratic processes. been The Oscar Levant, dragooned into appearNow, my grandson has That it surely take nothing for granted. Only ing at an authors autographing party, was buttonholed by an writing would be great If I drove an alert and knowledgeable egregious pest who began a long, dull recital After Levant citizenry can compel the propTo across the country had yawned four times, the pest asked testifly, Am I boring er meshing of the huge his garden gate . . . And he Ill give you two guesses, rasped Levant. The pest you? and military machinalso said his parents . . . And resumed his endless monologue until Levant delib- thereupon of with our peace-- ) defense ery , his little brother, too . . . his back on him, pointing out, "Mister, did you turned erately ful methods and goals, so that Feel this simple little favor. the make wrong guess! I should promptly do . . . security and liberty may prosper together. In England, the word we pronounce "Skedule And he saidrit is no hardship is proMcNamara has had occaIf youre driving all the nounced by Londoners "Shedule. It always irked Field Marsion recently to recall these shal Montgomery (who irked very easily) when, in discussing way . . . For he heard that words of the last Republican s . . . Are so General Eisenhower used the American proplans for President. fine today . . . And he added nunciation of the word. One morning, Montgomery querulously if my auto . . . Should get dirty Senate Report demanded, WHERE did you ever learn, to mispronounce that on the trip . . . That there is skedule? "General Ike, equally annoyed," answered," word Hewas confronted by one a nearby car-wa. . .Which SHOOL. In grammar in of the a draft suggestion could clean a ship . . . And PentaSenate that the report old Two cronies met in front of Pop Bernsteins cracker he closed his letter stating gon was some 12 billiop dolbarrel. Hows your wife Eppie? asked one. Eppies in . . . When I leave this home of lars short on equipment, and mine something of a snit this week, reported the other, She aint I should follow on has been working energeticaltalked to me since last Monday and I aint in a mood to interthe highway . . . Just the cenbehind the scenes with Sen. ly her. ter line. rupt John Stennis and other mem- - By C. H. Goren V low-inco- REPLY : Every operation offers some risk, including gallbladder removal. The procedure is not as dangerous as crossing the average city street. The sex of the patient does not enter the picture. Size Question The question, Cook emphasizes, is whether the seven million new brides will choose the two or three-chilfamily fashion of a generation ago or the three-to-fostyle of the Goren Analyzes Todays Bridge Hand Stresses Point the report emphasizes, "should be fated through poverty or ignorance to have children they do not want and cannot care for. But 9 out of every 10 impoverished women still lack medical advice' on family planning, according to planned parenthood estimates. More than 280,000 women came to its clinics for help last year, and another 200, 0W) probably got assistance hospthrough itals or health and welfare programs. . Only Surface But this only touched surface of the five million women " between 18 and 44 in the groups. Polls have shown most Americans, slightly more than 8 of 10, think birth contrpl ad- vice should be made available to anyone who wants it. Two years ago only 53 per cent of the Catholics interviewed felt this way. A recent seed-bearin- g plants generate pollen, but only a few produce enough to constitute a hay fever menace. Pines proe duce an abundance of pollen that are nonaller-genic- . for ordinary midsummer hay fever. We now know these flowers are harmless and the cause of hay fever is an allergy to the pollen of a far less attractive piant. Denied Right But often the poor are de- nied the basic human right of freedom to limit family 6ize, the National Academy of Sciences concluded in its recent study of the growth of United States population. The poor family, like the poor ' nations of the' world,' bears the heaviest burden of overpopulation. Indeed, the burden of un- Culprit Weeds, especially ragweed, James Reston a -- Started Plan ' tie-up- John D. Rockefeller HI is one who sees population problems for the United States. "In metropolitan city and suburban villages, he- - says, "population growth is already severely challenging our ability to maintain and expand the community institutions and public facilities that contribute so much to the quality of our way of life. And its not just a matter of buying a refrigerator or having more clothes. Its the relations between a husband and wife and their children. It is the hopes parents have that their children will get a little better chance in life than they did. Another visitor to planned parenthood in Chicago is the wife of a factory worker. She hopes her boys can go to college. The family has four f Philip Hauser, head of thej able to support its growing population over the next decades population research center at the University of Chicago, is or even century. But .only the most optimistic even more blunt and sweep-ingl- y - w- e- can - absorb this think : specific: growth without danger to the . Paying Price amenities of I our preferred "Americans are paying an way of life. increasing high price for high In our renewed enthusiasm fertility as measured in hug and having for man as well as financial costs. children, we may have unwitFrom now on, it will worsen tingly created a situation the United States unemploywhich will cause those chilment problem, greatly indren to live at a substantially crease the magnitude of julower level of .comfort and sevenile delinquency, exacerbate than was enjoyed by race tensions, inundate the curity the that bore them, people secondary schools and qol- - says Donald J. Bogue, population expert and director of the Third in a Series community and family- - study center at the University of leges, greatly increase traffic Chicago. s and urbhn congestion, Bogue Is a demographer and make our representative who often leaves his figures to governmental system increas- -' work with people. ingly ponderous and restricJoins Campaign tive. He joined Planned ParentBigger and better has always been a- slogan of the hood in a intensive American style of living. campaign in Chicago slum Our rate ' of population neighborhoods, pushing mass and unemployment distribution of information. A growth are and public dependency study found the drive was acamong the highest of all incompanied by a 25 per cent dustrialized nations of the decline in the birth rate from' world. 1960 to 1964. Overall, the birth rate in the .Surpass World United States has been slowly In less than .two centuries, declining the last few years. the United States would surThis year the number of pass the present world populabirths is expected to drop betion of 3,300,000,000 if the prelow four million for the first continues. sent growth rate time since 1953. 4 out of 5 of us will child-bearin- Sees Problems d children -- pi woman WASHINGTON--Th- e was worn " years. Gallup survey reported It is now 78 per, cent It is true that the bigger families of the poor have little statistical effect on the national birth rate or the basic population growth of the United States. Little Effect But the Chicago mother struggling with her large family isnt worried about statistics. Does the United Stated with its farm surpluses, booming economy, and affluence, have a real population problem? Population pressures are all around us in everyday life the motorist caught in a traffic jam, the taxpayer whose school levies go up every two or' three years,' the campers who find they should ' have made their reservation in a national park two years ago, the parents trying to get a son into college. Of courSe, Its all too easy ' and simple to blame everything on population. It certainly doesnt cause all poverty, unemployment, juvenile crime, pollution and congestion. But it certainly is complicating urban living in America. , J |