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Show i, ( Tom Wicker The .Salt Lake Tribune, Saturday, April 15, 1972 Expedient Political "Leadership Ires Opponents of Busing for Integration i, New Yoik Times Service NEW YORK Mercifully, some of the sound mid fury seem to have gone out of the busing issue, at least tempo-iariThe Nixon admimstidtion has sent the Justice ? into Department V federal court to in-- t jee e rvene against i5 of c o nsolidation urban and suburban school dis- vy ! in tricts Rich- Va., but i ,4 federal judges around the counMr. Wicker try have net )et generally backed away fiom busing orders. And despite Piesi-den- t Nixons dramatic presentation on national television, his pioposed pair of antibusing bills are bogged down in Congress. Part of the trouble with the legislation is that southern members of Congress apparently want the President to come right out with a plan to roll back openly and immediately the desegregation al mond. 4J ready achieved by busing in the Soutii which even he would hardly be likely One is that most studies of such programs have shown no such result, been inconclusive, or suggested that maiguutl-lbetter results can be gained by integrated education. The other is that where a shied of evidence has been found to suggest that compensatory education can be effective, it has been as a result of expenditures per pupil far in excess of anything proposed or contemplated by the Nixon administration. to do. v lieopening of Cases ii is own proposal would provide only for the reopening of cases that already have resulted in basing; but if busing actually were to be prohibited in the rest of the country, it seems clear that political and legal pressures would soon put an end to it in the South as well. Nevertheless, the Southerners seem to want more immediate relief before they cooperate in letting the rest of the country off the busing hook. Anotner leason Tor the difficulties the Nixon legislation has encountered is that its spurious promise to spend quality education out of already in the educational pipeline, which the Piesi-dewould divert into separate but equal neighborhood schools, has received no support whatever from teachers and education specialists. For at least two good reasons, no one of any stature has come foiward to back the Nixon contention that compensatory education programs can actually provide quality education. court-oidere- d Sophistries, Deceptions Surface Other sophist! ies and deceptions in the Nixon position also are beginning to surface. The Piesident sought to give the impiession that blacks as well as whites weie overwhelmingly opposed to busing; now even the National Black Political Convention, which had at first appeared to support that idea, has modified its stand to one of approval of busing as an optional tool to achieve quality edueati'"i and protect 14th Amendment riglns. And although Nixon made much of the n supposed cost of busing programs, a Civil Rights Commission report has just shown that less than 1 percent of total inschool creased busing costs in the 1970-7vear was the result of integration plans. The same repor. confirmed that there is less busing now in the desegiegaied school system of George Wallaces Alabama than there used to be when the 1 Joseph Alsop Nixon Tall in the Saddle. Enjoys Demos Discord Los Angeles Times Service - In the August WASHINGTON neighborhood of his party's national committee, a depressed Democrat was recently saying heard y something It may be, however, that the main reason the antibusing frenzy seems to have momentarily abated, leaving Nixons opportunistic programs in some trouble, is the absence of the issue from recent campaign rhetoric and hints from political headlines. This is not to deny that there is strong and widespread public opposition to busing for purposes of integration ; but it seems altogether likely that that opposition has been inflamed, not calmed, by expedient political leadership. It was no accident that Wallace chose Florida for his 1972 political debut; he knew that state was ripe for his expert blend of scaretalk and defiance about depend on George Wallace doing the same third party stunt he did in 19G8 which the Democrats will give Wallace ample pretexts for doing when convention-timcomes. left-win- g e ij that may be most important. s) stem was segregated. May Carry Dixie tests meanwhile appear to show that President Nixon has a good chance to carry the Deep South this time, even with Wallace in the race. There is no doubt that above the Mason-Dixo- n Line, Wallace takes two Democratic votes for each Republican vote. So Wallaces third party candidacy, if repeated, will be a heavy net loss for the Democrats. Itll be a shambles at Miami Beach all the same. said the same depressed All Ive begun to have an ugly susthat the picion voters American are taking a new line about the President. They still don't think Mr. Alsop Nixons a nice guy; but from what I hear, too damn many of them are beginning to think lie's doing pretty well in the White House. If the depressed Demcxr at's formula is correct, it means that President Nixon has achieved a genuine innovation in U.S. politics. From Franklin Roosevelt to John Kennedy, our presidents were respectively perceived as a nice guy who got people to work again, a nice gutsy little guy, a nice fatherly guy, and a nice fascinating guy. The political innovation, if it is real, amounts to the voters begnning to think as though they were of presidents plumbing fixtures. No sensible person cares whether a plumbing fixture is beautiful, so long as it flushes when required to do so. Thinking that a president is not a nice guy, but is doing a good job, similarly makes functioning rather than liking the prime presidential test. Good Deal of Evidence Interestingly enough, there is also a good deal of hard evidence to support the Democrat opinion of the depressed No one seems to have paid much attention, for example, but the public opinion polls show a great gap suddenly opening up between President Nixon and his nearest Democratic rivals. In January, the President and Sen. Edmund Muskie were running exactly even in the polls, with Gov. George C. Wallace in the race. The Louis Harris Poll for March then quite suddenly showed tile President with a margin over Sen. Muskie and even further ahead of Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey. The Gallup Poll had followed along, Iwith a presidential margin over Muskie, and 11 points over Humphrey. In sum, Richard M. Nixon now hr ; a solid - looking lead over the most likely Democratic nominees. It is the first such lead that he has enjoyed since the Democratic candidates began tc be thought about as serious alternatives to the Pres-- I ident. To be sure, the lead may well above-quote- busing. It was no accident, either, that Nixon moved immediately after the Wallace both benetriumph in Florida, which fited from and helped stimulate a huge referendum vote against busing. During that same period, only Mayor John V. Lindsay of New York and Sen. George McGovern of South Dakota, among the Democrat. Why theyre even going to challenge Dick Daleys delegates! Here the thought of challenging Mayor Daleys obedient troops necessitated a brief pause, because of deep emotion. But the depressed Democrat then resumed mournfully: And I tell you, if Hubert Humphrey gets the nomination in the end, well have a fourth party too! This last possibility of a fourth parly is glittering with charm for President Nixon. Yret it must again be considered quite seriously. The virtuous Ed Muskie g Democrats. But bought off the in he may well have bought himself out of the contest for the nomination. In addition, the only likely fourth party candidate, former Senator Eugene McCarthy, went to Illinois to air his hatred for Ed Muskie ; and he then hurried on to Wisconsin, to air his hatred for Sen. George McGovern. After that, you would have thought the pious hater's fourth party ambitions were dead. Democratic presidential candidates, stood foursquare against the antibusing hysteria. Members of Congress jostled each other to get off the bus and on the bandwagon. Political leadership was, in fact, capitalizing on and blowing up the issue, iather than trying to calm Dr. T. 1. an Dellen Visible Veins in Less Not Necessarily Varicose o j A Colorado woman writes: than Large Possible Nixon Vote Yet Hubert Humphrey is unappeasa-bl- y hated by the g Democrats. His nomination will surely make the reach for their money-bag- s checkbooks. So President Nixon can also hope for Eugene McCarthy on as many state ballots as local laws permit, and taking around 4 percent of the vote in those states. Of course the lead for Nixon can swiftly melt away. Of course the President can be defeated, by hard times in November, or by dramatic defeat in Vietnam this spring. Yet consider the present lunatic condition of the Democratic party. Suppose the depressed Democrat is right. To make the country choose a piesi-deon the same grounds as you might choose a plumbing fixture, really takes a lot of doing. But the depressed Democrat summed up: If theres a way to lose, were going to find it. produce pain day and night. The main symptoms are tingling, aching and possibly itching of the skin about the ankles. In the absence of discomfort, the involved leg is apt to feel heavy after standing for a short time. Many people with obvious varicosities blame all limb discomfort on their disturbed circulation. Some even attribute the pain from flat feet and arthritis of the ankle to enlarged veins. These veins are blamed on me tiredness and fullness from wearing high y heels during an shopping spree. One man blamed his varicosities for alAn coholic neuritis. anemic woman thought her veins were responsible for her tired legs. Several years ago a stout woman was sent to our clinic because of swollen legs. all-da- She had a few enlarged veins, but her puffy ankles we.e due to dropsy. He. heart was enlarged and the beat was very irregular. This is mentioned because visible veins in the leg are not necessarily varicosities, nor do they cause trouble. But anyone with bona fide varicose veins should have a complete examination. Now and then a leg vein dilates because a tumor in the pelvis or groin is blocking the flow of blood. The vessel enlarges in much the same way as does a river blocked by a dam. Injury is one of many causes of this defect, but as a rule, the varicosities are preceded by an inflammation of the vein (phlebitis). This tnay have happened to our Colorado housewife, but we are hot : sure she has a varicose vein. Saturday Specials For people who know a really great bargain when they see one fears, talk sense and appeal to reason and the generosity of the people. But in the recent Illinois and Wisconsin primaries, busing was not a local issue; Wallace had to find something to talk about, an easy trick lor him, and Nixon has recently been preoccupied with Vietnam. As busing fell out of the artificial headlines all the political rhetoric had created, the public temperature on the issue obviously declined. Unfortunately, when the presidential candidates arrive in a state like Michigan, where busing is a local concern, they will no doubt heat up the controversy all over again. If so, watch Nixon descend to the left-win- Do vari- cose veins hurt? 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He told his teacher he was no going I to do anything she told him lo do, at Which time I happened to walk into the classroom. When she told me w hat he had done, I immediately took him home, beat him and carried him back to school, because I know that he knows what he is i doling. i I am discouraged with him. He can do his work if he will. He reads well but refuses to do so and only wants to play. Please help me. Mr. J. G., Williamsburg Va. Answer: Your child mast LEARN to accept direction belli from his parents and from his teacher. The start of this learning process should take place in your home. Get your husband to cooperate with you. Make it dear to your son what he is to learn. Pick out one situation for the start of the new program. Taking his proper turn in the bathroom would be a good one. One of you should make it very clear to him that he must wait his turn. When he cries or raises a fuss, the other parent must say, You were told to wait your turn quietly and politely. Now do as your mother said. Take him firmly by the arm and, if necessary, walk him to another part of the house, pleasantly but firmly. When tle bathroom routine has been established, pick another situation in which v ou will cooperate in insisting that lie accept your direction. This procedure has worked with other chihlienJ Accepting direction at home carries over into proper behavior at school. Everyone will be happier, includ- ing ynur son. His schoolwork should im-t- " ove as it has with others in a similar si'uation. Special 2" Dear Dr. Nason: A teacher said that my third grade son daydreams. He does not finish his work. However, he has the ability to do the woik and shows that he understands Special Great values on knits for men in all his favorite styles crew neck stripe, zipper front solid Henley. Lacy nylon bikini panties. Four fancy styles to choose from in pastel or fashion colors. S, M, L. ribor4-buttonjacqua- rd Short-sleev- e polyestercotton 2,or$1 L. it. 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