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Show - Salt Lake City, Giving Mass Utah-Satu- rday Morning-Novem- 11, 1972 bcr In Highway Trust Fund Inevitable portation picture. The 92nd Congress adjourned without passing a highway legislation bill. The measure stalled in last minute traffic, not because it was loo far down the line in the dosbeing day rush, but, significantly, because it came irretreivably snarled with mass transit. Attitudes toward transportation in the U.S. are changing, particularly the idea that more roads and highway mileage can solve all problems of moving from Point A to Point B. There is no less insistence that America street and road systems are inadequate, regularly falling behind the increasing caravans of privately owned automobiles. But the countering argument that space for freeways, interchanges, parking lots and thoroughfares is finite and other ways of conveying people must be tried has made considerable headway. For example, petroleum firms once identified with truckers and other highway users in stout defense of no diversion for federal road building money are expressing some second thoughts. Mobil Oil Corp. has publicly trumpeted the cause of more funding for mass transit. In an ad appearing last January on a New York Times page, the company stated: d lands. cost - million per mile lo complete. It is certain that the benefits from these sections would justify the outlay.Mobd went on to acknowledge: Highways are important to us, obviously. Highway travel builds sales for Mobil. But traffic jams, and a glut of cars using too much gasoline to haul too few passengers, waste many resources, including oil. The company concluded that a national master transportation as soon as program should be developed possible. Other industries are as concerned. Ford Motor Co.s research division has worked on various mass transportation ideas. One was evolved a few years ago with Salt Lake City and suburbs as a model. $20 - Mr-Bu- his doctrines have triumphed! How they laughed at him them! How they honor him now! . Massachusetts Bovs , Copyright 1972 los Angeles Times Syndicorr was bored with Vietnam anyway. 4I the differences arc settled, states will receive no new money for federally subsidized highway projects. Its that pressure that is supposed to produce a trust-fun- d sharing compromise. It might as well.. Alternative federal help for traffic jams, something besides more and more asphalt and concrete is an idea whose time has arrived. Reprisals, Terrorism Wont Pay Dividends West German case. It is imperative that national airlines screen their passengers more effectively, and in particular those coming from trouble areas like the Middle East, to reduce the risk of more hijackings of this kind. all inter- Inevitably the release of the three Palestinians will sour West Germanys relations with Israel, which have been nurtured like a delicate plant in recent years. In the broader context of the Middle East conand the heroes flict the latest developments welcome given the released terrorists on their arwill only intensify the existing : The men who seized the Lufthansa plane were rival in Libya deadlock. the Munich killings had the Already desperate terrorists, apparently determined to of effect any prospect of a negotiated deferring with to the aircraft carry out their threat blow up settlement for the forseeable future. Unhappily the all its passengers if their demands were not met. release of three cf the men responsible for those ' In these circumstances the West German aukillings will only exacerbate emotions in Israel thorities felt they had no alternative but to agree and heighten the demand for vengeance. to the release of the three commandos who had Israels bombing of suspected Palestinian bases been held in a Munich jail since the massacre of in Syria was not necessarily a reprisal for release the Israeli Olympic athletes. of the terrorists. Rather it fitted into the new Since the Olympic tragedy West Germany has Israel policy of striking at guerrilla bases before tightened up its security measures at home and the guerrillas try to hit Israel. Other reprisals are expelled a number of Palestinians. The surprising therefore likely. thing is that the two guerrillas who carried out the But the policy of reprisals wont pay dividends hijacking were allowed to board the Lufthansa any more than the policy of terrorism being plane in Beirut. This is the weakest point in the practiced by a small group of desperadoes will help the cause of the Palestinian people as a whole. Sometime, somehow, this mad round of strike and counters! rike must be stopped Bill VautrhanV Orbiting Paragraphs A new book reports on remote African tribesmen who not only are suspicious of strangers but hate one another as well. Either they are awfully backward or the forerunners of the way the world is heading. One theory is that plants thrive if they are sung to. The retired colonel down the block gets even better results by giving his petunias and peonies a direct order when to bloom The little boy down the block insists he doesn't have to learn anything because he plans to grow up tc be a talk show host. million-worcode of medical A ethics is being prepared. First the doctor has to look up what's wrong with you and then check to see if there is anything wrong about treating you for it. three-volum- d c Galbraith and the braintrusters can see it now. It is the Democratic Convention of 1992. A distinguished old man is introduced and the crowd goes wild. Its George McGoern. The man who ran in 1972 and was so greatly humiliated. But oh how Until continue participating in a distinct part of Americana. Those of us content to go to the neighborhood Christmas tree lot and buy a tree probably dont appreciate the significance of being able to bring the family's tree in from the hills. ()j Mr. Galbraith has a point j 8,1 course. There is social movement in America which is centripetal in character. More and more we ask the government to look after us. The great McGovern Interruption of 1972 may indeed be thought of in due course as nothing more than chronoloThomas gical presumption rather like Norman 10 Social years before Security coming out for F ranklin Delano Roosevelt introduced it. of The Nixon administration, with Transportation Secretary John A. Volpe leading the campaign, attempted to pry Highway Trust Fund money loose for mass transit improvements in urban areas. Thats what sparked the struggle that, eventually stalled the 1972 highway bill. Another Viewpoint '72 ig to say about the i and good riddance! .! Washington Star Syndicate thd Prof. John Kenneth Galbraith remarked Nixon's Richard victory dav after the election that because, he said, four was actually hollow now the Republifrom years can Party will probably be diftaking positions not very ferent from George McGoverns, so what does it matter, really, that the vision of George McGovern should be another four years or so in the realization? tfkae not at all won't attempt to explain the desire of The land management agency said lack of many Utahns to harvest their own Christmas tree. But we do see something rather signifimoney would not allow it to properly supervise cutting of trees and issuance of permits. cant in the BLMs decision to allow the cutThat is all changed now and for the better. tings. The reversal of position does much to As Robert D. Nielson, state BLM director, deny the generally held belief that governsaid, Public interest beyond our expecta- mental agencies are monolithic structures, tions caused us to revise our thinking. That totally deaf to public complaints. revised thinking will now permit the cutting Utahs BLM has demonstrated a refresh'of Christmas trees on BLM land on a permit ing responsiveness to public concerns and desires. Its commendable reconsideration of basis, one permit per family. Those Utah families, who for years have priorities is a sterling example of bureaucratcut their family tree from nearby hills and ic flexibility suitable for emulation by many mountains, are now assured the chance to other government agencies at all levels. Interlandi . Interstate Highway Sys'Completion tem should be reviewed It now is apparent that some sections of urban areas . . . would We From Christian Science Monitor West Germany faced a cruel dilemma over the hijacking of a Lufthansa airliner by Palestine guerrillas who demanded as ransom the release of three Arab commandos accused of taking part in the Munich Olympic killings. In theory the principle of no concessions to hijackers demands is the only effective way to stamp out the menace of sky banditry. But the principle will be difficult to enforce until all nations subscribe to much stronger measures than they have accepted so far. . ol the An Affirmative BLM Response For a time it look as though a government bureau had dealt a terrible blow to the traditions of Christmas. The Utah state office of the Bureau of Land Management had earlier decreed there would be no individual cutting of Christmas trees on Actually Hollow f; fir-'- ' Transit-Right-of-W- ay interrupted battle sure to resume after Congress convenes involves future early of federal highway work. It's no financing longer merely a matter of how much will he spent on construction projects. Congress needs now to face up to an enlarged trans- - y Nixons Triumph 2 s One - William F. Bucklev Jr. alt Jake Sritnme First .Ttion ' call them the MassaThat is what the boys boys, in homage to Massachusetts touchare' ing identification with George McGovern consoling themselves with. Incidentally, they may be right about 1992. It is of course quite another matter whether, in 1992, the land will still be chusetts - bright. The Public Forum available for these areas, and this should be a prime concern of theirs. It is not the responsibility of the resident of the home. This is their domicile decorated to their personalities. It is hoped those that are employed by taxpayer money could take these considerations under advisement and correct this situation in the future. Horrible Sidewalks Editor, Tribune: For me, life originated m Salt Lake City a great many years ago. To reach a park (Liberty or Pioneer), the Pantages, or perhaps the Odeon, Walkers, KOB, to visit a relative or friend residing a few blocks east or in the necessitated a for a few examples Avenues five-cea on street or what was car journey a walk. In those days, walking presentcustomary ed no hazards nor great discomfortures. People went for a walk gratefully and gladly. Came Vorld War II, finally Im drafted, and after long service received a discharge. Again, my sincere thanks to those people who sacrifice their homes for this use. WID Cease to Exist Editor, Tribune: The old saw politics is a has never been more pertinent dirty business than in this recent presidential campaign and election. This observation can be attributed to the success in which the communication media has kept before the voter shady dealings and ugly facts which otherwise would have gone by the board. am determined to return to my beloved Salt Lake City. So doing, I find a new, somewhat dif- I Foruni Rules Public Forum letters must be submitted exclusively to The Tribune and bear writers full name, signature and address. Names must be printed on political letters but may be with- held for good reasons on others. Writers are limited to one letter every 1(1 days. Preference will be given to short, typewritten (double spaced) letters permitting use of the writers true name. All letters are subject to condensa-tion- . . . "ferent city with both family and old friends either dead or having moved. But I remain, existing on Army pension and social security which then were pittances. But we live; a small apartment on East Broadway, frozen foods, nondescript clothing and for recreation radio, television and a daily prescribed walk. These strolls about the city would constitute my chief joy and most beneficial exercise, were it not for these facts: the perilous, hazardous, filthy, rubbish infested, broken glass strewn condition of the sidewalks. I firmly believe that many people could find both pleasure and healthful exercise in walking were it not for the disgraceful unmentionable condition of the footing originally constructed and placed there. Is there not some ordinance, or law here in Zion that requires home and building occupants to keep their sidewalk frontage in repair and dean, or perhaps could not yob, with your influence, or the city itself in its splurge of rebuilding, step in and instigate action regarding walkable, clean sidewalks. FRED DALBY Demos are 'Targets Editor, Tribune: Regarding V. McLure and group from Ogden Sportsmen Council. If it is true that Democrats, generally, have been anti-guin fact, have favored gun registration and confisone should remember that Democrats, cation, (JFK, RFK, and Wallace) generally are the targets of the nuts who can buy a gun as easily as you or I. n R Getun of YNOK F BALKA Support Editor, Tribune. I would bke to take tins opportunity to thank all residents who opened their homes and made facilities available as polling places for the citizens of Salt Lake County. This is a gesture of support for the democratic process, as we know it in America, that few would offer. It is heartwarming to know people are civic minded and feel their obligation to the community so strongly that they would offer their homes for these activities of government. However, as I entered the canvas partition of the polling booth, it was impossible to adequately read the ballot due to very poor lighting. Though it was early, just after 7 a m., problems were already evident, and the time it lakes to read the ballot is certainly going to create unnecessary waiting lines within the confines of these homes. I would hope that responsible parties will correct this situation, as it appears this will always be a process in our election method of invading lens' homes to make our choice in these great elections It would appear to me that the people responsible for these elections could makp proper light J. PRATER , However, this knowledge, instead of spurring the average citizen to come to grips with the problem, has engendered an apathy on their part that is widespread and dangerous to the hope of instituting better government in this land. Is it that we have become so sophisticated and hardboiled that crime, Violence and cheating has been acceptvirtues ed as a way of life, and the of honesty and consideration of others is a thing of the past? The contest for political office, in itself, seems to bring out the worst in man. The candidates seemingly endeavor to justify their statements and actions; but somehow, against a background of inflated rhetoric, fist poundjng and finger pointing, attitudes of greed, egotism and deception creep through to crush any good and noble hope we may have gleaned from the force of their words. self-seeki- To be aware of these failings is not enough. Citizen responsibility does not end with the casting of a vote. We stubbornly honor the office (because it is the thing to do) and just as stubbornly put up with the man until the next election comes around. And in the interim, as long as we have a job, food on the table and money in the bank, shady deals and ugly facts just do not exist for us. Or so it seems. AUBREY F. HOWARD Suggests Closings Editor, Tribune: According to Mayor Gam (Eonim, Nov. 1), the reason for closing Penrose Drive was to make a traffic study of where the traffic would go after the street was dosed and not because of pressure brought upon the commission by influential citizens. (The pressure was actually brought upon Mayor Lee and not upon Mayor Gam as he actually inherited the decision of the previous commission, if you have followed the Penrose Drive news from the beginning.) It seems to me that it would have been much less expensive and much less irritating to the citizens of the community if this study had been done with a pencil and paper There are X number of possible routes for persons to get to the University Hospital and the university campus Therefore, the traffic will have to go through these routes. Using the same reasoning as Mayor Garn expressed, I would like to propose that in all fairness to the people who have borne the burden of this study, that the city commission likewise do a study on Virginia Street and Federal Way, closing these streets to see where the traffic might go. SALLY NEVILLE What are the Nixon people telling themselves? For one thing that they are plenty smart political hombres. That would appear to be true, though it is easy to exaggerate it. Voltaire, approached by an eager young man with the question how might he go about starting a new religion, answered him: Go get yourself crucified, then rise again on the third day. No doubt future textbooks on how to score landslide victories will begin with the, injunction: Get George McGovern nominated by the opposite party. Nobody knows how it would have gone otherwise. If the Democrats had named Muskie, say; Or if the neurotic busboy from Wisconsin had decided to make love, rather than assassination. Richard Nixon, his skills aside, was very lucky. - What Will He Think? What will he be thinking now? We have to go someplace from here, and it is not all that obvious just where. Congress, really,' is in shambles. There is confusion there, and bitterness. Some of the landscape is suddenly gone. After six years of frenzied talk about womens liberation, the only woman in the Senate is defeated. The rising administrative star of the Republican movement, Gordon Allot of Colorado,' is beaten. Why? In the case of Mrs. Smith, they say she was getting a little weatherbeaten, and the voters were fractious. In the case of Allott, they are saying that pigheadedness in the White House was responsible: Nixon didnt bother to stop by and say hello, and a hello was all that Allott needed. Caleb Boggs of Delaware is down and Jack Mil' ler of Iowa. Little Republican Gain The House of Representatives shows a little Republican gain, not much. A handful of liberal and a handful of Republicans were Republicans. Here and there the voters seemed to be saying that they were voting for Nixon because there was no other way of expressing their distrust of George McGovern, but they were voting for Democrats other than M.c- Govern to express their general resentment of the hole they had been put into. anti-liber- How will such voters act in the future? And! how will the Congress act towards a President' who is disliked for ideological and personal re arsons by many Democrats and mistrusted by many who believe he turned the election Republicans into a prolonged and expensive venture in narcissism, without regard to the political party on' whose cooperation he now depends? There isnt, really, a feeling of satisfaction .'in the air. Mr. Nixon will fill the void quickly pr he will suffer the fate of Harold Macmillan, who in 1959 won the most triumphant in modem English political history and 18 months later, everything lay in ruins about him, a great story which SuparMac, as he was briefly called, is now engaged in recounting, in six volumes. - It is wonderful for members of Congress to travel around the world in search of facts, and it is not their fault that facts seem to grow most profusely in pleasant climates. Memoirs are rolling off he presses evtTv month. We expect one soon from llenn' Kissimi-e- r s travel agent I Parrish Carlin m Make It for Year Editor, Tnbune: About 80 percent of the people and not rising to milk are now cows. I think I might speak for the majority in suggesting that Daylight Saving Time be expanded urban-oriente- d year-lcn- If not that, why not a movement to get March and November included in saving time? There is scarcely a morning between March 1 and Nov. 30 which would impose a darkness hardship on anyone. What do we do? Write to Congress, or just what? ' KEITH MOORE Well cross that bridge w X hen we reach it. w |