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Show f i I n k 4 a f aIa F in7i rrw 1 ? LouU Kohimeiur 1 rt Politics: 2 Wrongs Make Right L s.' fev Z' .- . A - Piesideots Ttie idea was implmt in President Ford s pardon of Nixon More recently, a eocene of Nixon's diehrd defenders has sewed on the idea of raising Nixon from the political dead by pulling down former Presidents kenned v and Johnson. Wuhan. a..h .. .s deotmg his contemporary career as a co'umnist to thus resurm ting Nixon Time Has Come It s an idea whose time obviously h is come Raising Nixon by pulling down Kennedy seems impractical, bixause Kennedy had too muih money when he got into politics but the immoiaiily of Chicago Tribune Son ice - WASHINGTON Only m politic do two wrongs make a right Or, updating the adage, if Richard Nixon was a crook, Ly ndon Johnson was a big-g- t i look and, thaivtoie. Nixon was no crook There new ot s Vts... 30 nothing course r ft that should be a'lHHit tiie lik'd Nixon lodged not by standards of morality that apply to ail men but bv stan dards that apply only to Presidents Th idea first occurred to Republicans who m defending Nt'on gnn.t imiiem h ment, demanded tn.it Conuros-- , re .n foimei leidi the wrongdoing -- il )a 1 Nixon, uiiuiMiig while Lady Bird Johnson sings praises of her late ' husband s Watergate-proo- f presided ly. is plain Thus inspired, certain Internal Revenue Service employes have come u, me with evidence iunujoa s S. Bnxiur President Ford Demonstrates Growing Job Assurance Washington Post Service WASHINGTON Eight months have made a world of d.fference in the attitude, outlook and standing of Gerald Last Ford R November, when this reporter was invited to the White House for a conversation with the President, he seemed tentative, uncertain in his new surroundings ifh and politically very much on the aefensive. It was a bad time for him. His party had just been shellacked in the midterm elections, and the victorious 'cmocrats were claiming a mandate to govern. The pardon of President Nixon had sent his own polls tumbling The country was sliding into a severe T Jit-i'p- recession, while he still lamely defended his ill ti ned proposal for a tax me rease And after the experiences of the campaign, Mr. Ford sounded dubious about his ability to rally public opinion to his sine Last week, on a return visit to the Oval Office for an hour-lon- g interview with two other reporters, the contrast m Mr. Ford was almost complete. True, his personal demeanor is unchanged, g in the just as he was not earlier time of adversity, this President show s no signs of arrogance when he is on top His tone was, if anything, more restrained and his rhetoric more disciplined than it had been in the earlier session Masters Environment What was newly present this time was the sense of his being m command the palpable impression of a man who believes he is on top of his job and has mastered the political environment in which he is ojierating In some vital respects that confidence seems premature, if not misplaced But in many others, Mr. Ford clearly has climbed out of the hole in which he found himself last November, three months after taking office The White House staff and the Cabinet are his now not hand from a discredited predecessor. n w ar in Indochina is The hand also over. The controversial pardon of Mr. Nixon is now seen by more people as what Mr. Ford intended a sevei mg of his links with the Watergate President. Now, when Mr. Ford is asked about Mr. Nixons grand jury testimony, he can say with satisfaction that he wasn't consulted or informed of that, and regards it as a matter strictly within the jurisdiction of the special prosecutor me-dow- me-dow- As for Congress, M.. Ford has won four veto battles out of four and has seen his success disconcert and divide the Democrats. So long as the recovery from recession continues, he is likely to hold Tne whip hand m any economic policy showdowns some of the partys hardest workers Mr. Ford's "high visibility summer is aimed at discouraging a Reagan candidacy, by exploiting the current upswing m the presidential fortunes to a miximuni By being active and out front, he gives Reagan reason to back down The challenger must he in the race by Labor Day to have a prayer of success, and already sonic of Mr Ford's top lieutenants are betting that Reagan will never summon up the courage to announce That, in turn, makes it easier for him to meet his immediate political chalfrom the conservatives in his lenge own party Step by step, the White House is methodically playing on Ronald Reagan's indecisiveness, raising practical and psychological burners against his challenging the President for the 1976 nomination Can Sit Back avert a Reagan challenge, then he can sit back for a year and let the Democratic infighting dominate the political news, while he He says he no stays presidential. longer believes Sen. Edward Kennedy will run, and the implication is clear that he sees no other strong presidential challenger on the Democratic scene If Mr. Ford can Mr Ford understands that the best for him to deal with the conservative activists within the GOP is never to have to confront them The costs ot a civil war, even if he beat Reagan badly in the primaries, would lie Republican disun.ty and the potential disaffection of w-- ay krai! li Greed of Oil Interests Confuses Energy Crisis I ield Newspaper Syndicate lln rise- in gasoline prices announced tM before the July 4 weekend pi o ides a model of how Ihe American stem woiks at .ir nearly its - WOI st Public opinion Unrr?":. was confused by uspicion of the big interests The political leaders, lirst the President and then the (Sr (linked the Mr. Kraft The mter-- i sts then indulged their greed m a ,iv that hurt the weakest ople and fortilied among the rest ot us the suspicions wliuh pre-- i ented any policy consensus -- 1r,N A Cciii-jrcs- e n The starting (mint is the acknowledged fact that the country is consuming mme oil producing less and thus hi coming increasingly dependent upon fori ign souices A widespread feeling ixnts that the foreign dependency .boiild Im reduced rapidly That means culling consumption at least for the ih t (oup'e of years urlil new warn os of iiuigv i an lie developed The problem -- Is l.OW t,i i ut Public Confused Public opinion oftcied no dear mm mo It was too confused by the suspu uni that the oil companies had nmooeted the problem m ordei to raise pi n es President Ford decided .0 conserve thnn.i.h the price mechanism raising pines and excluding consumers who couldu t afford tin1 increase1 He ack now lodged that certain people would he hurt unfairly, and o he supported rebates to them from the extra money collected from the higher prices But he was afraid of the automobile lobbv So instead of a gasoline tax which would taisc prices on the petroleum pi mini t wheie consumption was most sensitive to pm e hikes m the slant tc i m he w ul for an obscure re gulntion which allowed him to raise the tariff on all imported petroleum products I.y using that authoi tty , he reused the tariff of oil m two bites by $2 per barrel, or alxiut 2Ti percent He passed on to the Congress the dirty job of taxing gasoline and arranging for rebates to the neediest consumers The Congress dearly favored helping the neediest consumers against any price rise. But although weeks and mon'hs went by, it developed no majority for a complete energy program At that point the oil companies came onstage They see a President who validates the notion that prices should go up They also see a Cotigress unable to make up its collective mind Holiday Eve Increase So greed took over. On the eve of the mnior summer holiday, when millions of families had plans for driving which of news in The Salt 2V ID and loo years ago Hue aic bints bid, tv July t, 1VT Die Tiibune extends cordial greeting tn Governor Emerv on las arrival in of his Znm to assume the li.lfli (lit and delicu'c (jue lie brengs his fa.i.dv with him ?' a mm who and tins pin posts to stay amongst us, we ..nipt as an indication of his his m mil mb1 tain to Jo n.h; and ! mil his i ess In st'ui.l by July fi, Deft pitch uc hands slnilfuil tie najiii league dxks ;n a d 'isf utss. who h ti.mgnt found n..v YORK - NEW Pei ; 5' .li i'1 ,. , and a, V. s .noon as pert on linn tep I - wra trol the prices oi all petroleum products, and he could do it suddenly when the present control laws expire next month The immediate victims are the people who w i add have gotten rebates if the President had acted in accord with his expressed conviction or the Congress m accord with its belief Those mainly the poor and the old people will now find it even Irrdor to get by The Congress, hav mo done nothing, is now on the spot Trust Is the Victim next victim is the trust ot ordinary people The oil companies, m their dumbness, have acted the way all oonspirational theorists always sanl they would. They have taken advantage of people at the worst moment They have reinforced the notion that the energy crisis is simply a gasoline ntxilf Tiie To be Mire, the energy game is not over yet The system is still working The President has threatened to decon- - I)r. Van Dillon Possibility of Deal the next few between the President and the Congress The Congress, instead of trying to hold prices clown, will agree1 to decontrol them over a long period of time The President, instead of decontrolling with a lurch, will accept a plan stretching over three or four yc ars Then, in concert, they will anree to a plan lor taxing oil company profits and giving some of the receipts to the most needy consumers So it is ixissible that m weeks there1 will be a deal In that way the absolute worst will bo avoided But the price in damage to the old and the poor, and to general public confidence, is so high that all of us the President, the Congress and the public1, can not to mention the oil companies only feel a sense of shame about tin way the system has worked I from Atlanta writes why so many people die of lung cancer when the lungs are so Mrs W G can't understand easily Isn't it possible when to caught t several years you think would be a pood idea to have these x ray units again? Mobile units are not the solution to combating lung cancer. Although lung cancers can be detected through x rays, by the tune the tumor is it large enough to show up on an often has spread to other parts of the bcxlv Also, needless and frequent ex- - those of veil run players In the case of the i hampion Senators in the American League, honors fell to the credit ol the Ik year old Walter Johnson, the battle-scarre- d Dutch Rcuthor the veteran Stanley Coveleskie and tiie ancient Ven Great, as well as the New Y'ork Yankee henx's, sh'wkey and Potmuck much better and more sensible solution to the problem of lung cancer would be to stop smoking or, better, not to sta 1 smoking in the first place. It has now been 11 years since the famous surgeon generals report pointing out the relationship between smoking and cancer, and yet cigarette sales have actually increased! More women and s are now taking up the habit, and it is interesting - and tragic to note that lung cancer is on the increase among women A chronic cough is one of the early symptoms of both lung cancer and emphysema, yet many smokers ignore the cough and attribute it to smoking rather than possible cancer or other serious disease 6, irk) TOKYO Fast North Korean tanks swept so'bhward today, Luring ;Jun dniaoem if one key American command post and causing nominal to heavy" casualties. The casualtv esti mate was giv en by an Anient an officer . 'lie fiont Both American invf South L ire.ui (1 Vndt rs wort1 pushed bats, by th powerful t.mk ami n J.uitry d ve by tlii ( oio 'limit; invaders a. a?. as a 1 We admire the bureaucrat who recommended that the useless bureau he headed he eliminated. And we think Congress will do it, too, as soon as it thinks of a replacement. Every business, industry and government agency is fiehting inflation, but it's the toughest little outfit we've come up against since Nortn Vietnam But those are tomorrow's problems Today Mr Ford is feeling more secure in his job than he ever has (Copyright The Hogle Estate has long been considered one of the great showplaces of Salt Lake estate is called Old Farm, the ultimata Prows-woo- d Open Space Community. even Today Old Farm Is truly unique. The natural landscaping has been retained enhanced Tall majestic trees border a private lake. Bridle paths lace the grounds And bly ponds are home for flocks of ducks and geese All in all, Old Farm is still an elegant private estate In addition to the na'ural amenities, Old Farm offers ail the recreational facilities d tennis courts and Indoor swimming you d expect including Visit Old Faim this weekend and experience the very special feeling of this pc.vate estate Prices begin at $55,900. 57-ac- year-roun- In adJitionj we can f&t Ww matjajje tsm to help ytu sellyonr present hams. For a limited Dme, Prowswood is able to assist new residents of Old Farm in selling their present homes by making financing available to prospective buyers If you a condominium in purchase Lexington Village in Old Farm, well provide a commitment letter authorising the BV4 financing for you to pass along to your buyer Most homes qualify for the up to $2, COO tax rebate. t 8. The survival rate of lung cancer is only about 10 percent very law because by the time diagnosis is made, the malignancy usually is far advanced Our best remedies surgery, radiation are of little value and chemotherapy once the cancerous cells have spread through the body In Sweden the schools, health organizations, uciv nedia, physicians and vi.e government all are joining forces to dissuade people from smoking Pc rhaps the United Stares could follow Sweden s lead It might cost a few million but we could save billions in lire proc ess cf bum1 r to say nothing of !"vc ,H year LBJ " Johnson Fink tax deductions for contribution of official papers and advised Nixon to do the same. Johnson used other questionable dixluetions to cut his axes Ranch losses IRS Irate souices disclose, for examlosses from ranch that Johnsons ple, operations were used on his joint tax return to reduce taxes on hefty income from television and radio properties. The Johnsons manipulated plxmy land transactions to reduce taxes Records show that, on a single day in 12, for instance, the LBJ Co sold 40 real estate tracts to another Johnson company that in turn sold them to Johnson, all to reduce capital gains taxes. If Johnson was not a bigger crook than Nixen. let Lady Bird prove it with Johnsons tax returns If Johnson was a bigger crook than Nixon, let Nixons diehard defenders resurrect Nixon to a place of honor beside Johnson Only in politics do two wrongs make a right (Copy right) lecur Valley. Today this magnificent Low Survival Rate I am sure you will agree that removing the leading cause of long cancer a more effective than even the hrrt trvumc't Other counfes, most notaby Sweden, are undertaking massive public education programs aimed at elmnnating cigarette smoking ' jaitce of a truly great private estate. Stop Smoking teen-ager- Dont July constitutes m itself a A cure lung cancer early? We used to have mobile units, but I haven't seen one of these on the streets for posure to health hazard ( There IRS sources tan't know c mM, thing Presidential tax returns tradi tmnally have lieen locked up in the alf.ii of the Cumnii. anner of luterr.r! Revenue Until Nixon, presidential tax return1- - never were examined fctiI. the IRS sources know something Tenth as Much Johnson spent his entire adult hie oil the federal payroll and Ills salary never exceeded $100 OnO annually Yet. John son's estate at his death was estimated to ie win tn .i milium or more- - Nunn neve1 was worth a tenth that much Johnson's real money came from Texas television and radio stations Iki'ifs and real est.de The money gushed in Texas for three decades while Johnson w.e in W .ishmgton His Texas broach astmg stations, banks and real estate all profited from Washington handouts The stations and hanks were regulated by iedeial agencies John son's vast real estate became valuable lx i ause of b dera! dam building Lyndon maintained the myth that Ladv Bird on nod the stations and friends ov ned the banks and real est do The myth has lieen eroded by Watergate LBJ Companies For instance the Secret Jwrviee, in disclosing miliums spent cm President Nixons properties, has disclosed that millions were .speni cm President Johnson's pnertn.s unlading not onlv the LBJ Ranch but also the LBJ Co in Austin, from which Johnson ran hts television and radio empire Johnson wheeled and dealed, but his tax returns never were examined in Washington or Austin Even when Johnson was in Congress, the IRS director m Austin was Johnsons crony Robert Phinuey. Plnnney once was in the broadcasting business with Johnson In 1'm, as overseer of President Johnson tax returns, Plnnney showed another IRS official his gold watch To my dear fuend," Irom mscnlM'd, This summer's stop Reagan offensive is made easier by the fact that the political mood of the country is surprisingly conservative, as Mr. Ford has been discovering When a presidential speech on the dangers of inflation gets a friendly reception at the annual convention of the NAACP, it is a sign of the times As Mr. Ford told us m the interview, Inflation affects everybody . . . including those out of work. Unemployment affects eight or nine percent Energy Crunch Whether the same conservatism will persist in the face of a new energy crunch is another question. Despite the rhetoric, Mr. Ford sec1 ms to have no concrete strategy for avoiding or cushioning another OPEC oil price increase in the fall. As he concedes, our dependence on their oil is increasing, not decreasing If as some economists predict h:s coming battle with Congress over decontrol of domestic oil winds up with yet more consumer dollars being drained off into higher oil prices, with no tax mechanism for recycling them into the economy, the recovery could be aborted and the nightmare of inflation and still higher unemployment (Copyright' Cancer Cure? Dont Smoke The Wav li Was Lake Tnlmne could not be turned off. the big companies suddenly, and m general concert, raised the price of gasoline morality IRS employes naturally are irate over the double standards applied to Nixon and Johnson - i SJ , & i i? i v H y sj i U r- -: iV r ,1 Xtf I I :5 Lesinrttoo VUIarto Jr in i r did Faria A 4. Mod Opto i.f'etce Co 'nunty ! ' rrre, II ! 1 S' 0 South '00 Ex, s ooan daily Iro.n 10 a Poore 28 SJJH r 7 p u J Fr |
