Show Hubert H Humphrey eq:1)t5alt Pillit Zrtilitt 311o11day Morning ZI1 Ili Page 20 May 5 1969 We Can Act Now ir - : : P 'f ' ' Give Us This Day ments with money credits for certain improvements already made The Salt Palace is an example Federal funds available based on credits earned from money already spent on the Salt Palace total $15 million That means the city and county would get back S15 million of the some $20 million spent on the big civic auditorium It also means that the federal government could put up 80 percent of the money to construct the concert hall that was deleted from original Salt Palace plans because of lack of money Ogden could get back $9 million on it new library and Provo $35 million on its civic center But the opportunity won't limit last forever There is a three-yea- r from groundbreaking to application and unless the Utah laws are changed now to permit local participation that deadline will soon pass Salt Lake City has already lost a $4 million credit on construction of the Hall of Justice complex The enabling legislation now before the special session has taken careful consideration of objections of property own ers and includes assurances that no agen cy federal or local is going to 'stake a person's property" for "some redevelopment scheme" There s are provisions for majority votes of property owners and for votes on plans by all registered voters before a sin gle standing building is touched Due process is provided all the way and the nornr1 state right of eminent domain is more limited than in other fields of public progress such as highway construction Salt Lake City and all Utah urgently needs permission to seek the ready and willing federal financial aid waiting to be tapped If the legislature doesn't provide the enabling legislation this week Utah tax money will be used to help build up Denver or St Louis : some other more common sense community America are in financial trouble They are looking to the federal government as the only source of help But in some areas state laws legislatures and misinformed local citizens have become an effective roadblock to this badly needed aid Utah is such an area Congress has appropriated money — some of which came from Utah taxpayers to help cities meet the problems of urban blight snarled transportation facilities needed capital improvements and a host of others But Congress won't force the money on cities that don't ask for it or whose states won't let them ask for it Enlightened interests in Salt Lake City and other Utah municipalities want to ask But they can't do it unless state law is changed In two vital areas neighborhood development and transportation bills are before the special session of the legislature opening Monday to permit local governments to claim their rightful share of federal assistance Both were introduced in the regular session and each passed one house but not the other Since then objectionable portions have been removed from the reintroduced versions Opposition to the neighborhood development enabling legislation is particularly vocal It comes mainly from those persons who oppose federal aid in general and from a smaller but more tightly organized group of property owners and others who wrongly assume that federal aid means the loss of their property rights These misfoundecI fears have a tendency to snowball and influence even those lawmakers who otherwise see no objection It's a form of mild hysteria and it must be put to rest so Utah can go forward with the rest of the country instead of foolishly kidding itself that local people can do the job alone Federal acts provide local govern Cities throughout It is a shocking story of rape ‘ homo- sexuality extortion drug use violence theft and arson But we see no reason why it should be marked confidential then disseminated on a selective basis Here is a case where the people's right to know certainly applies The material was collected by federal investigators It has no relation whatever to national security But it is directly related to a very serious problem that the administration hopes to solve Therefore it should be released in full not leaked out during an argument between White House and Capitol Hill Use of the label "administratively confidential" is just a strategem for bypassing the right to know Chiefs Authority Usurped Public Safety Commissioner James L Barker Jr is concerned that college presidents may be given command of his police And the commissioner's anxiety seems justified As its part toward stiffening resistance to college disrupters the 3Sth Legislature passed Senate Bill 112 which provides that during campus disorders police would be under the control of the administrative officer of the college rather than the chief of police No doubt the lawmakers sought to give the college president greater margin fPr dealing with unruly students But in giving the president power to call on or call off police at any time he chooses the legislature gave him the power to pre vent law enforcement as well as to ask for it Thus students breaking administration building windows in full view of the police not be arrested if the college president felt such arrests unwise Mr Barker also fears the college president turned police commander might tie up so many officers taking care of the college's needs that the rest of the city would be underprotected In practice any college administrator worthy of the position would cooperate with the police chief rely on his judgment in matters of enforcement and not attempt to take over direction We see no need for the recent state law giving final authority to the 'administrator but the potential problems cited by Mr Barker though cause for concern are not so serious they demand immediate action They should be filled for the next legislature's attention could Another Viewpoint A ' Lais:!ez-Fai- r e Revolution Will Be Fun Front The Wall street Journal We hope to be the first to record a new trend in the national economy Which could attain major significance It's czilled contempt for money The trend isn't a total sm'prise Somp months back we recall P grJup of Oippies showered dollar bills upon brokers buying ald selling on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange However evidence of wider disrespect for money has surfaced For example it's reported that 11 L Humes a writer recently established himself on the campus of Columbia University order to distribute personal grants of $50 and S100 to passers-b- y His purpose: To "spread a little sunshine" by disassociating money front Work talent or social position : Notably he made some of the grants eonil4tional on the recipient's promise to spend tte money as rapidly as possible On a weightier scale dropping ma of the economy appeals to the revolution-mindeleading to all sorts of interesting behavior interest to Susan Sontag a writer on topics d ft t the New Left obsen es in a current article that radicals believe the extraordinary productivity of thc IJS economy is"a "menace" "Hence" she writes "the revolutionary implications of dropping out -- of taking drugs (thereby reducing efficiency clarity productivity) of disrupting the school system (which furnishes the economy with docile on of concentrating trained personnel) unproductive hedonistic activities like sex and listening to music" There's nothing wrong with rejecting material wealth of course But if such a laissez-fair- e revolution comes into fashion on a broad scale in our age the results might be enough to wither an economist's chart Will unions fight management to reduce "ages and benefits? Will stoJholders berate company chairmen for excessive profits? Will citizens voluntarily increase their taxes while givenmnts abandon spending? It could happen Considering what's happening to the value of the dollar it's only natural if people show a certain contempt for money I or: I' : ' i'' ) I ff i":f 43 4 1 ' '' l 1 ' e's : I 1 1 4 ' ' i el 707 titA )! 110e! —1111 700 °7 le- - t11"" 1 ma ilimi ' 7 NI i I: aa $1IP 171 ItillteZ: - 7 ":''''' - ' ' ''''' ' : 1:- -- 4 A f - -- NI ) 7iirr r'd "V 7 misysmost " — -- ' - i - ' ' ':'--' i v1?) ' ' :141111110 - :'-- 1 t - VIP 'WV) 1 4 N P'' i ' ' i : 41411v 4 - )04 alit k07:444st ' i c1 oldlow ) i : 1 ' I I' 1 l'I To Feed Hungry I - - ( 'ili 1 - - - gry? No Is it that we don't have the means to dis- tribute the food? No Is it that food growers and processors don't want to help? No 1411e10 " N i li t - t gli "ilk America has tough problems such as slums illiteracy and poverty which have been generations in the making and Ns hich will require many years and billions of dollars to fr'i solve But we have one very basic and critical problem that can be t t taken care of — now — and that is the feeding of the poor and hungry in this land of plenty Recent investigations A show there are more than Mr Humphrey 10 million chronically hungry people in our countiy Many others live on substandard diets of beans grits or tortillas — children in these families seldom see milk or meat on their table Protein and iron deficiences have been found in many poor children and the resulting brain damage and vulnerability to disease cripples or kills many of these babies before they can stand on their own two feet Our current government food progrlms reach only one out of every five poor people Is it that we don't have the food? No Is it that we can't afford to feed our hun- More Worried About Surpluses isue and 'You could ask for a popular vote on the threaten to resign if it failed!' two-third- o-- y fr I high-soundi- Not Exactly ‘Confidentiar What is au "administratively confidential" report? The question is asked because that label is applied to material collected by investigator from the Office of Economic Opportunity on shocking conditions at various Job Corps centers around the country And this "administratively confidential" material is reportedly being held by the Nixon Administration as a trump card for use in the row with Congress over plans to close about half the centers As a matter of fact the material appears to be about as confidential as a city directory At least one congressman has been given a peek at some of the documents while an Associated Press writer had access to enough detailed information for a long article it el ' 11 r I'l The Public Forum Don't Hush Hush Sex Editor Tribune: Okay So we've heard what the parents think about sex education in the schools Now it's the kids' turn In the first place I have only seen a few sex education films in biology and health none of which have shocked or disturbed me or even revealed anything I didn't know already Parents you'd be surprised to hear some of the weird ideas about sex some kids have but they don't want to ask their parents about it Of course you wouldbe glad to anbut lots swer their questions matter-of-factl- y of us are afraid or embarrassed to ask certain questions concerning sex However when your child is in a health class and there is a question box (which by the way was dropped from Ogden schools) his question is finally answered and made clear Would you rtother let your child pick up ridiculous rumors written on the restroom walls or do you want him to know the facts? If you think that you can tell him everything he needs to know you had better find some way of reading his mind There is something else which irritates me very much I went with my mother to see a film showing the birth of a baby There were a few boys in the audience and they were asked to leave until the girls had seen the film first After the girls had seen it the boys would see it separately Now that's what I call absolutely stupid If there's anything in the world that happens more than anything in the world its having a baby!! I'm sure everyone (even your naive little child) knows that babies are made by men and women together So why separate them as they learn about the beautiful creation and birth of a baby? Listen parents in all the classes I've been in which have taught a little about sex when the boys and girls are together the matter is respected and not really that embarrassing So in conclusion parents (I don't mean for this to sound like a lecture) if you really want your kid to have a heathy attitude about sex don't make it seem s hush-Nis- h and don't condemn movies you've never seen LESLIE ECCLES Kaysville Student Defends ROTC Editor Tribune: In reply to a letter (Forum April 24) attacking ROTC I am a student at South High School and a member of the Junior Army Reserve Officer 'Training Corps So I was disturbed to read the Public Forum letter "Not Commies" misconstruing the concept put forth in an earlier Forum letter defending the ROTC program In reference to the first article it did not imply that all people who disagree with the ROTC programs were "Communist oriented dissidents" It stated that opposition was met from the SDS (Students for a Democratic Society) which is reputed to be a Communist oriented organization The opposition met from the SDS testifies to the merit of the ROTC due to the fact that it Lars the programs presence in the high schools and on the college campuses It also disturbed me to find that the writer a : Ir Cooper would suggest such illogical and totally unnecessary changes in the ROTC programst present courses and training proce(lure It is possible that Mr Cooper is unaware of the fact that five out of evely six officers in the Army are either of ROTC training directly or of ROTC background As for the idea of training ROTC cadets to be more prepared for actual combat or as stated more the "Army way" this is foolish-!les- s ROTC instruction consists of such subjects as weapons marksmanship first aid military history tactics leadership drill command etc If this is not training in the "Army way" I cannot comprehend what would be FRANKLYN E HOLLADAY III Left Out Two Words Editor Tribune: In Wayne Hansen's cle (Forum that is the arti- April 30) he uses the word used abused and misused net By Oar Readers word in the English language in our modern day That is the word logical He like most other people neglects to add the two necessary words that follow to complete the phrase They are "to" and "me" I suggest Mr Hansen would not want to live in a country that did not present the choice of not having children or having them Also of having as few or as many as we wish then being man enough to accept the consequences of our decision What is wrong is that in the past 33 years we have werried more about overflowing granaries and stockpiles of milk butter poultry and meat than about our hungry people We send billions of dollars worth of food overseas under our Food for Peace program But because of bureaucratic bickering and a lack of both federal and local initiative we have allowed hunger and malnutrition to become part of the poverty cycle in our own country We now have three federal programs to feed the hungry The commodity distribution program set 1935 gives surplus food to needy families This program reaches about three million of our poor but does not provide these families with a diet The food stamp program originally set up in 1939 allows poor families to buy bonus stamps which can be spent in food stores This program reaches two million people up in well-balanc- School Lunch Program Forum Rules Public Forum totters must net be more than 29 worts In length must be submitted exclusively to The Tribune Ind but writer's full name signature and address Names must be Printed cis political letters but nsay be withheld ter good reasons en others Writers are limited le ono letter every ten days Preto eine will be given letters permitting Poo el true name and le Incise which at tYPed (doUbloSpeCed) and short PPIMIERP I suggest he would not want to live in country where those that were able to carry a larger load at least in principle were not required to If this was not the case we could only see the greatest caste system the world has ever known This is the basis under which we have built the greatest economy and society the world has ever known You can't argue with success But I thank God every man can express his opinion without fear of reprisals whether he is popular or not BRYCE E STEWART (inc Thing Missing Editor Tribune: While big preprations are being made for the centennial celebration of the driving of the golden spike at Promontory that linked east and west by railroad one thing seems to be missing about IL — at least I have not seen it mentioned No provision has been made to have one (or even two) of the telegraphers that sent and received messages by dots and dashes on the old type brass key and sounders While this form of communication has long since passed into limbo there are still many of us (and I do mean old) that helped guide the trains over the rails by sending and receiving train orders with the dot and dash system Why not make this celebration complete by sending Lp a couple of these communication relics to tick out a few words at this There are meeting just for old times sak-!plenty of them left right here in Salt Lake The school lunch program provLas about for each $3 in state and local funds to help provide free school lunches for poor children The program reaches about two million children but many schools in poor areas do not have cafeterias or do not take part in the program Counties take part in either the commodity or food stamp program at their own initiative Over a third oi our poorest counties take part in neither program These food programs are administered by the US Department of Agriculture and he agriculture committees in Congress which traditionally have been primarily concerned with farm income But hunger is a human crisis The emphasis must be put on feeding the $1 in federal funds hungry The commodity distribution program is Inefficient and it carries the stigma of the welfare dole It should be a supplemental progt am Expanded Program Needed What is needed is a greatly expanded food stamp program run by the Department of Health Education and Welfare Free food stamps should be made availe able to families with little or no income The cash requirements for other poor families should be sharply reduced Where local government is unwilling to act the federal government should step in set eligibility requirements and run the food stamp program We should make it easier for poor people to buy food stamps Under the present program there is often only one food stamp office in a county and the poor must buy their entire month's supply of stamps at one time There is no reason why food stamps cannot be sold in every post office and during City week of the month IRA CARLEY every A food stamp program designed to make sure every one of our poor people has enough Tomorrow the World to eat would cost about $1 billion more than Editor Tribune: I'm sure I will never be we are now spending Can we afford it? I think so able to fully describe the feeling of sheer The extent of hunger and malnutrition in rapture I experienced upon reading the mag- America is both immoral and intolerable nificent letter and subsequent proposal of L We can feed our hungry and we can do it IL Chamberlain Levan (Forum April 30) now ideal What a old-tim- old-time- grand Envision this A fighting force never before imagined a new concept One completely civilian with live military advisers furnished gratefully by the US armed forces composed entirely of tough "old gray heads and bald heads" and outfitted to the teeth with pick-u- p trucks shotguns and their very own "bacon and beans" A force that would fight for every facet implied by the word Americanism ie having guts condoning mandatoAmerican ry military training patriotism" and the censure of all "academic leeches on campus" could practice This "military-auxiliary- " search and destroy tactics and guerilla-typ- e training in the mountains of central Utah (if ) it's good enough for the Special Forces If you're going to whip the Reds you've got to outfight them right? Perhaps to keep up the "esprit de corps" and morale catchy titles like "Chamberlain's Raiders" or "The Central Utah Rangers" could be adopted If the newly-forme- d organ! zaticn proved popular arrangements could be made to come up to Salt Lake to march in the parade on July 24 If the idea really catches fire a complete of existing Utah or at least partial phase-ou- t Army Reserve and National Guard outfits may be realized Who knows national coverage may be attempted on a human interest level so be proud Utahns Today Utah tomorrow the world DI DERRICK Mt t' The Darcy Cartoon v !"'''' 1' ' I "old-fashion- d a s I 7 ' 0 I -z - ) - :Ii li I '' i ii - 7 7Avo I 5 Iiiiiiiz) -- - ' tity t' I -' :A -- - q' ' 4 fA44 g I 1 41 TIttle't 'tw1 "Er - c6 - 4 0 k 6 Illpg I ‘" - ortoek ' si : El alk iii° - i et 1frn dr r i ')) ' n 11 L it t :i 4 tl 44( 1' r A p t lot ' v 6 :11:1 ' - 4 -- I 1Zf-- r couldn't we accuse him of a leadership vacuum?" e |