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Show ' -t.- I . ' " t, London Letter w, Mp,, V!2fTSZGg&&222X , , jy.y Mjy-- g -- xrmmjjmtmir'!'r a4gintwga ' www V 'iv: Isles Ponder WtS lUse of ,4-- Arms It may seem strange to , y Americans that a debate is to come up in f the Commons which will include whether a London policeman did he right thing by shooting it out with bandits who were holding up a bank while he was The question is incidental to the main subject of how many policemen are going about carrying arms these days and under what authority these arms are issued. But it has already excited public and press comment, and certain members of parliament will raise it when the House reconvenes after the Christmas holidays Jan. 22. Why V eapon Nobody believes that Police Constable Slimon, who was on his way to guard a foreign embassy when he ran into the bank raid, will lack praise for his quick decision and his courage in shooting it out with the bandits. Eut how did he come by that weapon and how many policemen are actually carrying Peter guns? The bandits were armed five of them and were about to make off with $62,000 from a Westminster National Bank branch when Slimon burst in. True to the police code, he warned them that he was armed. Then one of the bandits aimed a shotgun at him. f t Should he use his own weapon? What would you do? He yanked out his pistol and he and the bandit fired simultaneously. Slimon took shotgun pellets in both arms and stumbled backward out the door into Kensington High Street, one of Londons busiest shopping areas. He had got his bandit in the leg, but as the gang rushed out, helping their wounded comrade and carrying the loot, he fired, despite his wounds, at them again. ratal This second shot proved fatal. The bandit Slimon had hit this time was found dead in a garage near the bank two hours later, from an abdominal hemorrhage caused by Slimons bullet. The bandit wounded in the leg was abandoned by the gang as they fled and was .... captured. Such a Chicago street scene has never been seen before in this country, said the Daily Express, describing the shootout. The incident has polarized opinion, said the Guardian. While one school of thought holds that the robbers got what they deserved and all policemen should be armed, the other deplores that any policeman should be armed. Britains police and the public in general have traditionally been against arming the police, on the theory that it would provoke more use of firearms by bandits. But in recent years, and particularly after abolition of capital punishment, bandits have been more prone to use weapons. Only about one in 10 British policemen are trained in use of firearms and weapons are issued to them only for strictly limited and very occasional purposes. These purposes have included lately guarding of certain foreign embassies because of terroristic acts that have been occurring around the world. Joseph Kraft Washington Post Service WASHINGTON Nobody argues any more when you say (1) that students w ho dont think very much of themselves - very much in school, and (2) that the nations black ghettos contain far more than their share of children who dont think very much of themselves, r '. Publishers-Hal- i Syndicate President Nixons second inaugural could have been a ceremony of national reconciliation. All the President's traditional foes were q r ' ' ready to extend the olive branch. - But Mr. Nixon didnt want any of that nice guy stuff. So the celebration unfold in an . atmo-sphe- re ' bitter feeling only partly mr ; assuaged by the of in Vietnam. settlement prospect Perhaps the most impressive sign of what might have been came from the Democratic party in the immediate after-mat- h of the election. Sen. Edward Kennedy, perhaps the Presidents most outspoken critic, spoke kind words about him in a speech to California Democrats. Sen. Hubert Humphrey, Mr. Nixons antagonist in 1968, recorded a appeal for unity. At the same time, those hostile to the war cast a complaisant eye at the claims for impending peace made by Mr. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger just before the election. These claims were taken at face value. Hardly anybody even bothered to question .whether the peace terms the President said he had achieved were worth the cost paid out over the previous four years in men, treasure and national harn.eny. Even Had Help of Press Even in the press, there was building up the case for a new, historic Nixon. It was being said that after reelection Mr. of but hardly anybody does anything about it, most likely because hardly anybody knows what to do about it. Frances W. Hughes believed the comand learnmonplaces about ing, too, and a few years back, when she was assistant principal in charge of a Washington area school, she decided to put to work an idea that had been floating around in her head (and that later was to form the basis of her doctoral dissertation). She started with the obvious: If poor academic poor equals improved performance, ought to result in improved academic performance. The trick was how to improve j.7, -- 17 v: I .U ffl pi Nixon would no longer need to show his toughness to hold the support of the American right wing. It was argued that he would care chiefly how he looked from the vantage point of the 200th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. It was assumed that he would want to come across as a peacemaker in the world, and at home as a leader who drew the country around him. Now that nascent spirit of harmony is shattered. The Democrats are organizing for the fight of their lives against Mr. Nixon in the Congress. The most ardent yearners for peace in Vietnam can knock down the suspicion of a jerry-buideal, prepared at terrible lt t. Work Through Parents Her notion: Try to improve a child's by working indirectly through his parents. If it work', you get results that are at once more general (one parself-imag- e ent may have more than one child in more than one school) and more perma Golden 45 records. top artists 2 Room Size Rugs 1 33.88 ... emphasizing his close association with those toughest of all competitors the coaches of the two contending teams in the Super Bowl. In that same tough spint, the President set the tone of his relations with the 93rd Congress. He impounded on an unprecedented scale funds already appropnated, and he ignored the (5)88 rugged enough for heavy traffic areas. With skid resistant latex backing. Green only. dead-woo- Spectacular IP STEREO ALBUMS Choose from our huge selection . . .The Doors, Dionne Warwick, double record set Woodstock Two, Johnny Cash and many, many more. Come early for the best selection! d regard for themselves nent than, for instance, working through , mit this children." to their a teacher who may be with a particular child for no more than a year. Dr. Hughes w'arns against making too of the gains that took place in a much 188 She took volunteering parents of 13 weeks. But she is totally conseventh-gradmere inner-citw'ho youngsters were performing below grade level and vinced that the direction is right, and that is significant. divided them into three groups: one control group that received no further attenHer findings should be of great intertion, a second that met regularly, with est to those teachers who insist that access to school resources but w ithout a their work is all but impossible unless structured program, and a third that got parents show concern about their chithe full treatment ldrens academic progress. The problem is, a parent whose own She the children fer the ade is low finds it very difficult but had no equacy of their to even school officials, much 13 next contact approach them for the with further weeks, during which time she and her less discuss anything with them. staff of counselors, aides and specialists Even for Dr. Hughes, who comes off worked with the parents. as warmer and less intimidating than many of her counterparts, it wasnt easy At the end of that time, she tested the to get the parents out. It took several children again for their letters, follow-upand a number of personal Treatment Description calls to get the 188 parents she phone The treatment consisted of parents was to work with. transmitting to their children, at home, Aside from such specifics as nightwhat they had learned in the sessions time jobs and transportation problems, a about helping them with their personal, social and academic problems, Mrs. major factor in the parents reluctance to participate was fear of being exposed Hughes reported. as ignorant. (Ther children may be t The results revealed statisreluctant to participate m school for exbetween differences" tically significant actly the same reason.) the unstructured group and the control Whatever the difficulties, and however and also between the structured and unsome of the results. Dr. intangible and control structured group and the convinced the Hughes is absolutely also between the structured and unst- experiment was worthwhile, and worthy ructured groups, she said. , NEW ASSORTMENT time-honor- rule of advance consultation on major moves and appointments. In the selfsame spint, he reorganized his administration, chopping away as even loyal personal servitors of long standing. What all this means is that Mr. Nixons idea of history is not that of FOAM CONVOLUTED BED PILLOWS IS GO Quality pillows of shredded foam ore nonollergenic, Makes resilient. sleeping even eosier than ever before. Pot of colorful Chrysanthemums 1.99 Pick long lasting mums in o large variety of colors. In bright foil gift wrap pot new-foun- d e . Primstyle Nylon SHOWER CAPS pre-teste- d self-imag- argues, Nobody . 20, 1973 President Missing Opportunity for Meaningful Inaugural Vi Could Open Student Minds Self-Conce- pt learn ;at Lake Tribune, Saturday, January ti shed pounda6e. 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The Weight does not work for everyone, even when Watchers, for example, eat very little followed to the letter. carbohydrates. And the TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibi.v) concentrate on proMuch depends upon the proportion of teins. Another plan allows all the fat a carbohydrates, proteins and fats. When person can eat, which is not too much, 900 of the 1.000 calories (90 percent) repbecause fat is filling. Some time ago I resent carbohydrates (sugars and starch- - wrote about a plan where grams were substituted for calories. This means very little because one gram of protein or carbohydrate is equivalent to 4 calories and one gram of fat equals 9 calories. And, when the dieter must limit himself to so many grams of carbohydrate, the automatically cuts down on sugars and starches A cost, as trimming for the inauguration. those who imagined they could cut it to tion Hes going to get it. Eating too little carbohydrate over a In the press many of the Presidents their measure. He does not want peace To me, it seems a pity. But it's his long period of time may have most steadfast supporters, including colinaugural with a vengeance. and quiet. He wants action and conten umnists William S White and James Kilpatrick, have hit out against his policies of isolation and secrecy. Terror Bombing Main Reason The main reason for the contentious spint was the terror bombing of North Vietnam over the Christmas week. The use of B52s was just plain wrong, and THE FUN PLACE TO SHOP FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY nothing could have justified it. Now it is becoming increasingly clear that all Mr. Nixon achieved by the bombRPM ing were a couple of not very meaningful Hit changes in the wording of the agreement reached in October. Perhaps the strongest line against him, accordingly, is being taken by once friendly legislators such as chairman John Stennis of the Senate Armed Services Committee, who cannot stomach the application of crushing military power for wholly undefined political ends. But far more than the bombing went into the making of the harsh climate that hedges the inaugural. The central fact is Find your favorite star and that Mr. Nixon is not comfortable in an groups on famous lobel atmosphere of harmony and relaxed will. 45s at our low price. Limited good quantities! come earlyl He believes in ruthless competition, in tooth and claw. On the struggle red bis 60th birthday he didnt emphasize the ;S 4 qualities of tranquility. He emphasized the need not to let up in the struggle. Just in case anybody didnt take that' seriously, he invented for one of his birthday interviews a new competition the President who can last longest in ofV Handsome twee of space dyed fice without missing a day because of Reg. continuous filament nylon looped sickness. And in case anybody didn't get the tough one that's pile that message, he said it again by William Raspberry dont Thc ' passing by. Second Shot . cal-on- e LONDON ,' ' , i Bv John Lloyd , .i i I . . ; Police . ". Patience, Food Reduction) " Help With Weight Loss r. ; IUw, . Dr. T. R. Van Dellen y &, - Lace Trimmed Vinyl Lined Bouffant Style t. return-postag- e s Reg. 1.00 post-tes- She believes the gains can be attributed to fa- -' rs relating u high motivation and .,ii immediate boost to the selfesteem of the parents involved, who apparently began immediately to trans- - of being implemented. Maybe it will be. 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