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' Presidential Countdown: 17 Weeks to Election Dav and Counting - 1 a J J Nixon Letting Political Brickbats Fly By W arren Rogers - Paradoxically, many key Democrats have Congress meeting, too would like to With 17 weeks to WASHINGTON n s new election day and counting, both President 'lark MacGregor Mr. Nixon and the Democrats are build- - Pai6n director, who proposed the whipto also the idea, .ping-boemphasied mg their election President that the Democrats would strategies in large around an enjoy using Congress this fall as a forum part for attacks on administration handling of overtime session of the economv, the only big issue left as Congress war controversy fades in Top hands MacGiecor figuies it th s w.iv Mi both camps are "'ll Nixon asked Congress in r.ist the nation arguing, with final billion tmouji al debt ceiling to decisions vet to be March l'72 Congress appiovid 'Jill b.l made But heie is lion until October That eojld mean that how matters stand m the closing wetks (f the campaign as the Democrats Democratic orators would be lambasting begin picking their candidate in Miami Mr Nixon, during debt ceiling debaH Beach over the high cost of groceiics the scat Mr Nixon believes Ins best bet u to city of jobs, everything else to do with the adopt the attitude that he is too busy economy being President of all the people to do Henry Rimmel-man- , McGovern Money much personal campaigning. While other George McGoverns chiet fundtop Republican speakers fanned out m planning for lall, did not count around the country this fall, he would raiser, on organized labor, the Democrat s ti stay m the White House, running the source of heav y moniv Instead be country. set up bookkeeping basically on the hope Congress in session would make an of raising S25 million from a grass ideal whipping boy. The President could roots list of one million names 250.000 goad Congress for passage of, for ex- who came up with $6 million for McGovand revenue-snarin- g ern's nomination ample, his welfare-reforcampaign, plus 750.000 bills, and appear both on the job expected to be supplied by the Democratand on top of the campaign issues ic National Committee cam-Nixo- y 'XHieel you inside, sir? v adi-tion- James Reston McGovern Must Campaign, Win On Basic Issues, Not Threats MI MI BEACH In his interview with Richard Mon man m Life magazine t.eorge McGovern sas earned the has Democratic presidential nomination, and adds that it the old established politicians gang up and denv it to hun, I would run as an independent or somebody else r on an independent ticket sup-po- rt Well, it's easy to understand the senator's anxiety about all the last minute mannivering here to stop him, especially alter the Supreme Court refused to hand him all 271 California otes, but this is nothing less than a tlreat to throw the election to Richard Nixon, and should be withdrawn for sew era! teasons Fust. McGovern has been the leader a more representative and opm convention to pick the candidate. m aigmng for Dr. T. R. Van Dellen but now he s hying to bag the prize before the delegates can ever answer the roll call, and threatening to bolt the party if he doesnt get his w iv. If you jthink Democratic Dieters McGovern and Hubert Humphrey went to Miami Beach m lean hard fighting irim. voa re light Both are exercising regularly and watching calories. McGoverns 'secret is to depend mostly upon milk shakes and sandwiches with a good meal every now and then Humphrey counts calories as if they were votes, skips cocktails entrelv Secuntv was so Governs recent visit to s.m Antonio that agents stooped up a man standing outside the hotel with a violin ease in hand he turned out to be Campaign f iht durng (apers Mi KiKlnmstv who with a chamber music and was on his wav to t mvcrsitv Kills Rubin, the Miami attorney who heads the Operation Backbone is ouimaneuvenng his foe by taking up available campsites with hard-hat- s and Boy Scouts before the hippies anti-hippi- e get there t the teeth are On cleaned a i event visit to the ; I was given a purple tablet to' chew and swish about in mv mouth, dentist. ' i lie chemical stained the plaque a red color, making it easy to identify and remove. The nontoxic and harmless tablets (Red Cote 'Butler) ofler a new. ef- leitive visual wav to locate dental plaque Periodontal (gum) disease is mainly esponsihle for the loss of teeth alter age 5) Jliis i.s undefendable because it is an inflammation of the tissues surrounding and supporting the teeth. Irritation's Sign stimtures consist of the gums or gingiva, the alveolar bone that forms a oi hot aiound each tooth, and the periodontal ligaments that join the tooth to the bone. Iintation of the gums is an cat ly hose I sgn of the disease. Plaque, perhaps, is the most common gible voters, and that McGovern has a better chance of doing this now than any of the other candidates But many more knowledgeable observers disagree, and tins is what ;he delegates are convened here to decide Second, McGoverns chances of winning the nomination I, "a fair and open vote of the delegates arc very good, and Besides, George Mctiovern has come his chances of winning the election, if he to the top of the heap, not by issuing threatens and infuriates the Meanys and threats, but by impressing a great many Daleys and the other old pros, are very-bad- voters that he is a fair and straight man with a good organization, strong convicFinally, the main purpose of the tions about the need to change the mood Democratic Tarty assembled here m con- and the presiding issues of American vention is not to reward McGovern for public life, and a better chance than most of narrowing the serious gap between the winning primary elections which do not necessarily represent his strength in the generations and betw een the rich and the nation as a whole, but to pick the man poor. who has the best chance to win in NoIt is trae that he has put forward provember. posals for cutting defense expenditures, Must Organize, Convince ending the war, and redistributing the of the nation that have turned off wealth Ti.s is obviously a matter of opinion. defenMv own is that the Democrats cannot many voters, put his partv on the his made and than rather sive policies, win unless they manage to oigamze, President Nixon's, the dominant controand cannot the Democrats win register, in the current debate. v ast majority l the 25 million new lv eh- - versy But this does not prove that he has lost more voters than he has gained bv insisting on fundamental changes in the allocation of the nation s resources He has been sloppy with his arithmetic, but he has foreseen the coming issues of tax and welfare reform, defense expenditure, unemployment, inflation health insurance and education, and even if he loses by facing these hard and fundamental questions, an election (ought out on these realities w ill at least clarify the problems precipitating cause of periodontal dis- and purposes of the nation. ease. It acts as a medium for the grow th Picking Leader for 1976 of bacteria and oral juices that form After all, what we are doing in Miami sticky masses on the surface of the teeth. Oral bacteria may also react with the Beach now and m August is picking a sugars m various foods to produce the President of the United States who will acids responsible for dental decay. Once preside over the 200th anniversary of the plaque forms, it tends to accumulate and Declaration of Independence in Julv of irritate the gums, which become sensitive 1976. and bleed easily. Unless removed, more Few generations of Americans have plaque builds up and becomes calcified had the opportunity of participating in a (calculus) and hard. ceremony of comparable historic importance, and there is obviously much to be Disease of Neglect done and much to be changed in our Periodontitis is called a disease of common life if we are to have a more neglect because plaque is correctable and united people and a more perfect union controllable with good dental care. To on July 4, 1976 j minimize the interaction of sweets and We are not a united nation now, We bacteria in the mouth, avoid foods that are divided on the war, on the role of the mntam sugar. Bash the teeth immedination in the world, on the control of our ately after meals to help control plaque and the maintenance of our population buildup. Hardness of the enamel surface health and environment. Our cities are of the teeth varies in dilferent people. and overwhelmed with probI'se proper brushing techniques and a bankrupt lems and it is hard to find any large sectoothpaste that is no more abrasive than tor of our people, rich or poor, y oung or necessary to keep the teeth dean. Avoid old, black or white, factory worker or scratching or wearing down of the farmer, that is not restless and dissatisenamel. fied with the present stale of our public Some plaque formation is beyond the affairs. reach of most toothbrushes. It is here, Question of Basic Issues that dental floss is most useful. Pdsatmg This is really the great issue to be devices also are of value m tackled m these coming four years before the 200th anniversary of the Declaration, nnsing hard the reach places and it gives us some guidance on what kind of leadership the nation requires. Is this a time for innovation or for conservative leadership? So far in this election, however, and certainly not heie in Miami Goren Beach, we have heard very little about Q. 1 Both vulnerable, as South you these larger purposes of the election .' Answers to Weekly Bridge Quiz By C. H. As South, vulnerable, Q. bold: A 6 3 V J 10 7 2 The AQIGS bidding has 1 KJ74 proceeded: South East 1 NT Pass A ? 3 A Pass W hat do ou hid now i North you West tens Your partner has opened w ith one spade and ou hold: A 4A A3 ' AK t Agi073 1 W hat is your response? our choice despite the tact lump shilt to three dubs is 'that we have no special support for spades This hand iswtthl it will be almost points and, unless the jump shift is made,hand on subsequent impossible to show the full strurgth of tne rounds . a 2 A A Q, 3 Neither vulnerable as South vou hold: 'A K J 8 6 i he bidding has pru ee!ci. East Vi est .North South Pass 1 A 2 Pass Pass 3 A 2 Pass Kgj7 AA1J63 ) Vliat do you bid now? ' n A might Yo hand contains considerably more than have hat for a minimum opening and fou should do sometn ng other than make the mere routine bid n four spades which would ins b a forced bin The suggestedcall tsa bd of four diamonds wll not indicate a desire to p ay in the minor suit, since your major will merely serve as a mid It has been juit vigorously supported It suggestion for a slam without incurring any additional expense not interested return Q four soades nar?rwr )u J8 AKJ86S KJ754 47 The bidding has proceeded: V est East North South 2 A 1 ? Pass Vliat do you bid? Pass A Three no trumfv Tms is not much of a hand and oartners b d is not forcing Nevertheless you should decone to give up the bid promised six gnost at this pemt Whereas your one no trump uo its in h gn cards you have seven plus two rathe impressive g. hold: A Pass A bid of two spades is not recommended The likenhood of gome places m spades is not great, and if partner it expedient to lepid three dibs you may be in difficulties linns g. 5 Ag South, vulnerable, you hold: Ag6 The North ?5 bidding Kgj9843 74 has proceeded: South Vest 1 Pass East Pass ? Pass Vliat action do you take? 1 1 A Two diamonds The length of sour diamond suit is not sufficient justification for s jump rebio which In our method is forcing Wmle two diamonds b admittedly an underbid a jump to three would be a distinct overbid Instead, the argument is still ov er the legalities of the primary votes, and the actions of the credentials committee, and from Secretary of Defense Laird, the molality of militarism, and now from George McGovern, the threats of a third party, winch would dearly split and Democrats and assure the continuation of the Nixon policies McGovern presumably came into the campaign to defeat Well, democracy is not a tidy process, and much of this convention maneuvering was probably unavoidaole, but we have had government by manipulation under both Johnson and Nixon, and McGovern is not likely to win acceptance ot his "new politics." if he reverts to the techniques ot the old. 0. 6 Both vulnerable, as South vou hold! A g 1096 4 Agjl03 hg64 The bidding has proceeded: The flight of the Concorde East North South Vest 1 A 1 supersonic airliner ftoin the Island of Pass Pass Bahrain to Bombay is of interest to any ? Pass 2 NT Pass who may be planning that particular trip Vliat action do you take? A Partner has obviouslv wssea values wh'ch amount to a Oui svmpathv must go oat to the first unbalanced distribution a no fair sized but in view of Senator Soaper yoy trap trump contract should be viewed with suspicion and an effort should be made to elicit a spade preference from partner The sugpted call is three clubs or three diamonds if you prefer human generation, which had nobody to blame lor the mess the woild was in .c' Health Industries. 1972 I e 'ubttdtan of ' ' George Roderuk. civil defense direc-- t tor for Washington. D C , and veteran of many a demonstration in the nations capital, helping out in Miami Beach, tells COUNTDOWN' he believes 90 percent of demonstrators aie pa lfists at heart Plaque Buildup Can Cause Gum Disease, Tooth Loss Dental plaque is a deposit of bacteria and normal mouth fluids. The colorless and transparent material cannot be seen the individual,, by but is removed by; tiie dentist when' dt tbt1 hotel 25 years for group perform at TunRy p!jed and that nuik 1. tt a uorld of |