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Show I 'James ReVton he Salt Lake Tribune, Monday. March 26, 1973 1 7 uuuuuu Watergate Disclosures Tarnishing Nixon Image in Home State Also New York Times Service SAN FRANCISCO On the West Coast these days. President Nixon is riding high, but even many of his strongest supporters here are bv troubled the damincreasingly aging evidence in the Watergate case. In the past, this has been dismissed in the President's home state as the usual dirty tricks of national politics, . IL. . ,, .jm.. Mr. Rcston and anyway something remote from James McCord's testimony that perjury was committed in the trial of the Watergate Seven, that others were involved and that he was afraid to tell h.s story to the FBI has raised some new questions President himself knew about the slippery campaign finances or the Watergate conspiracy, but California knows him as a political alley fighter and the longer the Watergate case goes on m the courts and Congress, the more suspicious people here are here as elsewhere. Also, the mood here is more critical of the President than it was at election time The steep rise priees, the devaluation of the dollar, the ihrcal of gasoline rationing, the overturning of the California equal education law by the Nixon court and the President s continuing battles with the Congress and the press have all hurt the administration, despite the ceasefire in Vietnam. Also, those who know the President best m this part of the country know how he insists on control and discipline of his staff, and they therefore find it hard lo believe that the Watergate Seven could set up anything as daring as an espionage ring among the Democrats without the knowledge of somebody close to the President. 111 the President. But Amazing Paradox Even this atmosphere of suspicion, which the White House has encouraged by its refusal to try to clear up the charges, is bound to hurt the President How could it be, even Nixon support- ers ask, that an administration which has been so cautious, shrewd, and successful in dealing with world affairs could also be so reckless, awkward and even stupid in dealing with human affairs? Dr, T. R. Van Dellen 'No-Fau- lt The answer to this seems to be that politicians have a tv ay of doing fairly well on major questions and then stumbling into trouble over secondary issues. Assists . Our government could prevent and even cure many diseases through appropriate laws. Legislators hesitate, because it is very unpopular , to change the hab- its of large num-- 1 bers of voters and more so when it af-- fects their plea-- ; sures. The best ex-- 1 ample s cigarettes and' ale- - are ohol. Those of us who lived through know prohibition what I mean. ' ' Dr. Van DeUen We favor car insurance because of a potential medical Psychic trauma leading to reaumatic meurosis is common in accident victims, especially if the episode was not their fault. This type of insurance coverage eliminates the psychic aspects of auto injuries. Accidents frequently are associated with anxiety, anger, and frustration, but all too often the victim gets himself into a stew and intensifies or magnifies injuries all out of proportion to what actually occurred. This is true especially after a lawyer takes oer. complaints also are Psychosomatic boost a by a legal system that given awards money to a victim on the basis of symptoms arising from fear, anxiety, and frustration. Once the settlement is made, a miraculous cure often follows because monetary compensation becomes a substitute for revenge. So far so good. But what happens when the trial is delayed for months or years? fhe victim is miserable and frequently cannot work because it implies that he is well. All too often his lawyer advises him not to work or go out, because it might weaken his case. In time, the victim actually believes that lie was hurt much more, than he realized. With insurance, both victims know that their claims will be paid. Insurance adjusters no longer aggravate him, and his medical expenses must reach a certain figure before be can sue. carrying on to four spades. Your 10 high card points are readily usable by partner who has shown a very fine opening bid by reblddmg freely at the level of three. Kls hand should surely be worth 16 points at spades, so that the game necessary 26 points for should be available. We recommend Q, 2 Both vulnerable. South you hold: As 84? AA10843 VA85 072 The bidding has proceeded: North East South West 1 Dble. Pass Pass T ' A. Two spades. A jump bid is in order, so that partner will recognize that the hand has game po'entlalities. Any hand containing a five card major suit and two aces opposite a partner who has doubled, presents bright prospects for game. Neither vulnerable. As South you hold: AK53 vQ6 OAKS 7 10 4 3 The bidding has proceeded West North East South Pass 1 T What do you bid? A. Tho partner has made 1 mere overcall we would not be content with any final contract of less thin same. To assure reaching such a contract, you must make a Jump shift, and the suggested call Is two spades, in- tending to support hearts if they are rebld, or to abide by a no trump contract If partners rebld la In that form. Qc4 East-We- st vulner 111 two-wee- Now President Nixcn, who wants to concentrate on the monetary, trade, . inflation and security problems in the world, finds himself dealing instead with the secondary issues of campaign financing and the Watergate, which he might easily have avoided. For example, the Republican Committee to the President didn't have to get involved in elaborate schemes to raise and conceal illegal money in the last campaign. They had all the mot.ey they needed. They were well financed and well ahead of the Democrats from the start, and probabiy would have ended up with a substantial surplus ev en if they had played the game straight Avoidable Stupidity Re-ele- The Watergate Something Else I dont know anything about the real battle, but I am here to testify that its fiesta style, is something else. From early morning, by bus. and on foot. men. women and children stream into Huexotzingo from the surrounding valleys, bringing food, drink and whatever produce or handcrafts they hope to sell in the market. is an even burglary of avoidable stupidity. Leaving the law and the clumsiness of the burglars aside, what rational argument could be made foi the Nixon committee's taking such spectacular risks, or assuming that their men wouldnt confess if they were caught? The men and older boys come in costumes representing the rival armies of the patriots" in somthe last century breros and vests of varying design, the French in glamorously pompous plumage, with nigh turbans and embroidered cloaks. Now. of course, the burglars are talking. James McCord, facing jail or telling the truth, is beginning to confess about the political pressures on him to take the rap in silence, and report on the others involved in the conspiracy. Patrick Gray, the President's appointee as head of the FBI. who also has the problem of saving himself or saving the administration from charges of political deception, obviously is concentrating on saving his own neck. When he was under pressure from the White House, Gray told everything to Nixon's aides. Nobody out here is saying that the L. able. As South you hold: A92 ?AQ OA84 AK763 The bidding has proceeded: North East South West Pass 1 1 7 The line of battle seemed constantly a detachment of "French" shifting forward here, the "peasants" rushing surging back there, bul m fait both "armies" were just about where they weie when it began it's because my bain is still on vacation. but when I see the opposing congressional and presidential armies drawn up on Pennsylvania Avenue, when I hear the fierce battle cries of executive privblackmail." ilege." "legislative . "impeachment" and w all of a sudden I'm buck in Huexotzingo. hut-all- Every so often, a dozen men on outside or the other would laughingly surround an opposition squad, give a great shout of victory, and then drag their captives" off to the nearest saloon for a bit of refreshment. They w ould reappear 15 minutes or so later, their feet dancing even faster, and take their places in the ranks, shooting off their muskets and shouting their bloody cries of battle. Final Glorious arade It went on. a bit less sober but no less until the sun dipped enthusiastically, behind the mountains and everyone on both sides lined up for a last glorious parade around the square, before heading home. -- What has all this to do with Washington. you ask? A fan question. Doubtless There is Sam Ervin at the head of the congressional troops, right where he was last month. Ins eyebrows furiously, waving his copy of the Constitution at the presidential forces. g d Threatens Vetoes And Richard there is Nixon, surrounded by loyal musketeers Ehrlich man and Ash and Dean, shaking his list at the sky and threatening to unleash great volleys of vetoes. Look the peasants have captured Pat Gray. No, look there the royalists have disarmed the regional offices of OEO. Say, look at Ziegler dance Wow how Bay h and Tunney can prance' all this will seem will again, and assert as solemnly as anyone that great principles and great prerogatives are at stake. But, for now . to this returned trav el- battle between the er the President and Congress seems as full of as and devoid of consequence clatter in that little that marathon mock-battlMexican village. In time, dead-seriou- I s know, to me 1 three-month-o- e A fiesta, of course, is its own justification. It sure beats working in the fields. And a "constitutional crisis" may'7 serve the same function for Washington, relieving its politicians from the dread- - " 1 ful tedium and drudgery of governing. !i If you'll excuse me for a moment, think I'll step across the street though, and see what kind of concoctions tlievi'-pou- r in this town. Ive seen enough of , the-- battle. Cal! me when the paradetrr 1 -- begins. ,, i.n, Bernstein on Words By Theodore M. Bernstein t better example ' . Everyone in both armies .brings Ins grandpa's musket. Those who ow n horses and swords are automatically made officers of the cavalry. The whole cast forms numbering 600 to 800. Id guess up in the Zocalo or' central square. The bands strike up what passes for a martial air. Everyone starts pirouetting and prancing back and forth. A signal is given, and the battle begins with a furious exchange of blanks Gees tin for Hours And goes on. And on. And on. When we arrived in they had been at it for at least seven hours of prancing, shooting and shouting. A thick cloud of gunsmoke hung over the square. The dm of the old muskets fircoming was deafening. And everyone was havbatants and spectators alike ing one hell of a time. Without regard to lexicology. How about the word irregardless? Mrs. Rose T. Denny of Philadelphia writes thal so many people use it that she wonders whether it has become proper. Flatly, no. It is a redundant word that is. repetitious since the negative suffix less is duplicated by the negative prefix ir. Every dictionary characterizes it as erroneous or ' nonstandard, though it is sometimes used humorously. The Ram-doHouse Dictionary says that the word does "creep into the speech of good English speakers, perhaps as a result of attempting greater emphasis " Strike out the words "good English" and substitute "illiterate." Wrong number. Another Philadclphi- - dn. Miss Edith Schwager. asks about Ihis medical sentence "The postoperative and preoperative situation are determined by the inroads the disease has made. It is true that the writer of that sentence had two situations in mind, which would seem to call for a plural verb. are. Still there is no getting around the fact that he has used a singular noun, situation. Therefore, the verb would have to be singular is, to be grammatical. The way out of this (rap is Make a noun a plural, situations. cbiv-iou- A somewhat different question of number is posed by Mrs. Bernice Wolf of Wyncote, Pa She writes that in statements prepared by accounts "retained earnings" is a heading and asks which verb is to used in an explanatory sen-- ' : tence such as this' Retained earnings v is?are the undistributed income of the The subject of the sencorporation. tence. earnings, is clearly plural and de-- ' mands a plural verb, are. If for some " special it is desired to refer to "retained rv earnings as a heading, the thing to do is to lable the phrase as such the head- ing (or "the Dhrasej retained earnings" then a singular verb may be used. Word Oddities. The word earnings In a way unites agriculture and industry. Earn conies from the Old English ear-niawhich meant to harvest. Then, as. now. the sense of the word was to deserve reward for ones sen ices or work, whether one worked on plants or in plants. non-sto- p 1 T What do you bid now? With this powerful hand an Immediate slam signal is In order and the recommended call Is s cue bid of two spades forcing to game. Whether or not further vigorous action will be taken will depend in part upon partner's response. Incidentally, we would have preferred to open the Olddlng with two no trump, for which you hold the required 22 points. Soaper Says A. Q. 5 Neither side vulnerable. As South you hold: AKQ8 7 7X8 07S J10 2 The bidding has proceeded: North South West East 10 Pass 1 2 ? What do you bid now? A. This hand Is somewhat bet- expect It to be on the basis of a mere nonvulnerable overcaU at the level of one. He has responded freely, asking you to proceed. You should cooperate by going on to three spades at least. Q. 6 Both vulnerable. Both 60 part score. You are have South and hold: KJ865 1093 7AK742 The bidding has proceeded: South East 1 0 7 Since a fight may be If we assume that exercise is good, why is it that baseball players are always in worse shape than the rest of us when spring comes around? The L.S. Mint proposes a revolutioncoins ary design on dollar and m 1978. Another revolutionary idea would be to make them worth a dollar and a half-doll- What happens to the best laid plans of mice and men is that the mouse or man you made the dea' with is on vacation when you call back. The bride who used to start out with a card file of favorite recipes can now get by with a list of the tt lephone numbers of carryout eating places. When the teacher asks the child of the television age what happened to tne dinosaurs, he replies that he supposes nature just decided not to pick up their option. Qetiqii Service Our skilled designers help you avoid costly errors, by creating a plan you can live with happily . They work withi n your budget, never urging you to spend more than you wish. If you are puzzled about which styles to choose or have a particular decorating problem ... let one 01 our trained Hiafeen amusement park patterned after the holy land is to be built in Florida. Let the archeologists of the future sort that An What do you bid? A. Uurs has become such a mobile society that the world might come to an end and there would be nobody home to hear about it. half-dolla- ter their what you? partner might Q. 3 1 WASHINGTON one Ordinarily, doesn't go traipsing off to a dusty little tow n the interior of Mexico in hopes of gaining a cockeyed insight into the operations of United States politics. But as I try to reorient to the myself doings in our capik tal, after a of south trip ' the border, my mind keeps turning back to that day in Mr. Broder Huexotzingo. Huexotzingo is a tiny market town outside Mexico City, crouched in the shadMost days, you ows of Popocataptl. wouldn't give it a second look. But one day each March, there's a fiesta there, the battle that was commemorating fought on that site between the Mexican peasant army and the troops of France, s during the brief, unhappy period of 100 ears over y ago. reign, In the 1972 presidential election, Sen. George McGovern, the Democratic candidate, picked Sen. Tom Eagleton of Missouri as his vice presidential running mate, and he was never quite able to explain effectively why he picked him or why he dumped him. Pass What do you bid now? Washington Post Service never quite recovered from it McGovern Failure By C. H. Goren A. Washington Pomp Reminds of Mexican Fiesta President Kennedy came into office as the darling of the young, and the symbol of the coming age. but he staggered into the Cuban Bay of Pigs disaster, and Goren on Today's Bridge Hand North-Sout- h vulnerQ. 1 able. As South you hold: 10 4?Kl0 2 OAK1042 752 The bidding has proceeded: South West North East 2 0 3 1 Pass 7 3 A Pass What do you bid now? David S. Broder This was Harry Truman's problem Harry usually did all right on the big Hungs and messed up the little things. Th Victim The Service Division (Copyright) an- ticipated, you should arrange to mention both suits If It becomes expedient to do so and the proper way to plan this Is by a mere overcall of one spade. Something Is bound to happen around the table on the first round and you should have a chance to mention the heart suit at a reasonably low level. nU "ori.iSV;, experts help you achieve the art of mix and match. Hurry in, start your new entire in dramatic living! PhoM 278-440- 4 one out. Travelers flying out of Paris will pay a tax for the noise the jet planes cause. 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