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Show v vjjJ-y- v ? , ,t nrfliirtf - The Salt Lake Tribune, Sana ay, Septrasbrr 21, James Reslon 1575 4 5 Two Recent Shots Bring Down GOP Political Momentum New York Tines Service WASHINGTON The Democratic partys victory on economic issues in the New Hampshire senatorial election, and tin Congressional budget of. i.C s p tuituviia mKtf of continued high inflation and un- - employment in Kap;w , - ;- '"? 3 t I'AA3''-v1- of 1916, have sent shudder Re- a through the publican aMT' party l.n jxw WC, and depressed its hopes of winning next years presMr. Rest on idential election. These psychological ups and downs ronie and go and both parties will suffer through them many times before the voting, but the events of the last few days have shaken the confidence of the Republicans that they had the right economic and political policies lor victory in 1976. Not so long ago, the pouucal momentum seemed to be going with the GOP. The President was flying around the country, condemning the Democratic Congress, threatening more vetoes of their spendthrift programs, promising to cut bacx on more social programs, and dominating the news. He was nmning ahead of all potential Democratic presidential candidates, except Kennedy of Massachusetts, in the polls, and seemed to be more worried about an imaginary threat from Bonald Reagan on the Republican right than the challenge of the Democrats on the left. Then N.H. Results Arrive Then, on the same morning, came the results of the special election in New Hampshire, whore hnth he and Reagan had campaigned strenuously for the defeated Republican candidate, and the predictions of the nonpartisan congressional budget office of a rise in the economy in early 197S followed by bad economic news between the nominating conventions m the summei and the election in November. In summary, the budget office made the following predictions: The economic signs point to rapid growth in production darir winter of 1975 and early 1976. Renewed inflation, spurred by loud and fuel prices, is likely to accompany the recovery-- . Rising food and fuel prices and tighter monetary policies may retard or even thwart the recovery after the initial rebound. And even if production and employment continue to rise after the initial rebound, the recession has been so deep that unemployment will remain high for some years. Around 7 Million Jobless The budget office's report estimated that with probable future programs, there will probably be around 7 million unemployed late next year (6.9 to 7.6 percent) and inflation for the year wdl be between 6 and 7.5 percent. With an expansionary program, the report put unemployment at 6.2 to 6.9 percent in the last quarter of 1976 with " The figcontractionary programs. ures for unemployment are 7.5 to 8.2 percent. It should prohshlv he added, though the report did not say so, that seven million unemployed actually means that over the course of the year more than twice that number will have been out of work at some time during the coming 12 months. agreed that the voters m New Hampshire were sore about the high prices of food and fuel, and the high index of unemployment precisely the conditions the budget office predicted for next autumn. Of course there may be a lot of smoke Link to Big Corporations Also, ihis laiesi eiecuon indicated that theie is still a lot of political mileage m identifying your opponent with the big corporations and Watergate, especially if you have a well organized labor movement working the city precincts and howling about big business profits and the soaring cost cf Every political party has its nightmare. The Republicans' is depression, the Democrats is war, nd the news from New Hampshire woke the GOP up in the night. Almost all the experts So even the divided Democrats art beginning to breathe again. They dont have a candidate bui they think they have an issue, and it happens to be the economic issue that fits their favorite Comfort the afflicted and slogan. afflict the comfortable." And, inevitably, kick the rascals out." This of course, is all a little simplis in these figures, which wont hurt unless you inhale it, but politicians are a trendy bunch and they are excessively addicted to polls and mathematical guesses r Vut (he future living. tic in the face of the 1 new s women. Mrs. " . in "f about i 4 Ruckel-ihau- s has a point. The news -- m? Mr. Seib most institutions of our society, dominated by men. Newspaper decision makers generally are men. And there are many more men than women among those who implement the decisions. The same is true of television and ' ' radio. business, like As a result, there is a pervasive masculine tilt to the treatment of news about women and the womens movement. It ranges from the blatant sexism of cheesecake pictures, now happily a of rarity, to the more subtle condescension. Before World V ar II, the successful woman reporter or editor was. a minor celebrity in the newsroom and often the lone representative of ner sex there. Many editors said they didnt want women around they were always getting married, or sick, or pregnant, and they couldnt cover the rough stuff or work the bad shifts. When the war drained young men from the newsrooms, amazing changes of heart occurred. Editors not only hired women but found them totally and willing to work bad acceptable hours and cover the rough stuff, too. Increase Foothold Since then, women have gradually increased their foothold in the news business, to its great benefit. Female reporters need no longer feel lonely, and women are working into decisionjobs. This making and policy-makin- g trend will continue as the media hire more women, either because thev are good journalists or in response to political and legal pressure. Even- so, the male dominance of the press is still a fact of life. In a highly unscientific survey, I checked the ma.n news section of the Washington Post on the day the story about Mrs. Rutkd-shau- s appeared. All eight byline stones on page one, including a long report on the battered wife syndrome, were written by men. Of the 16 other bylmed stories in the main news section, only two were by women. Other days and other papers would produce other figures, but they still would provide this outward evidence of male dominance. Until the day when women achieve a truly effective voice in this business, it is up to the men in charge to watch out lor masculine tilt and to keep their sexist tendencies in check. They me trying. Duck the Issue Newspapers and wire services are anguishing over such matters as the use of "Ms. Is it a legitimate way to free women from identification by marital status or is it a monstrosity that will never catch on? Right now, the trend seems to be to duck the issue by using Ms. if the person referred to asks that it be used. A related question is whether, after the initial reference to her; a woman should be identified simply by her last name, as a man is. Some papers are easing into this practice, although, as someone pointed out, its hard to do when you are writing a wedding story. the leggy Anatomical cliches are blondes and the petite brunettes less in evidence. So is the identification of a woman by her husband or family, no matter wiiat her own claim to as in, recognition might be Grandmother of Four Named to High Court. Chairman is becoming chairperson; rather than man-i- n h33 been suggested, and no one knows where that particular trend will end. There are, of course, deeper problems than Ms and chairperson One of ; diem is the condescension that creeps into stories about women written and edtted by men. Mrs Ruckelshaus complained that the press presented the international thc-stree- h Vt& : y toDWfdS t) , (Copyright) Los Angeles Times WASHINGTON My whole generation is disenchanted, and I dont really know why. Charles Schmadeke, American student and Republican, who has a midwestern gothic face and a rakish mustache, talked on his stoop in Galena, 111., about the new lack of patriotism. Too much of the blame has been put on Vietnam, he said. "For me, the disenchantment started with the scandal over the $64,000 Question program on TV when we found it was ail rigged. I compare that to America today. Very well, you might say, par for the current American course. But now listen to Natasha Orlova, a pretty, blonde teacher in Russia, thousands of miles and tens of thousands of psychological aeons away. After the death of Stalin, she told me, sitting on the steps of a Kiev hotel late at night, I was terribly upset. I cant tell you how deep as the disillusionment. I couldnt even go to the institute to study for two year-Marts to Cry Unashamedly, her eyes filled with tears. Now I dont want to know things, she said, her voice choking. Back to young America; A person who speaks up for what he feels is in the best interest of human beings anywhere was the way is being truly patriotic, David Blasco, a tall, lanky Northwestern student put it. Someone who burned a piece of to make like a draft card paper is much more patriotic than change someone who burns soft coal to make money, Da via continued. Our first responsibility is to earth and to the people on it. All f us breathe the same air, participate in the same water as such, seems cycle. Patriotism, . irrelevant. Question is Posed And to young Russia, so far away but Even if you know how to do things, the question of What for? still rc mains, said scholarly Valerie Melko, a brilliant young physicist-psychologiat Kiev State University. Why do we use modern technology? What does it give man on a spiritual st She has been hos- . y Its TRUE! There level? If there is anything typical of this generation, it is its tendency to analyze everything and to try to understand everything, independent of past judgments. This can be compared to the Renaissance: To make man the most precious thing in the world. This week marked the 188th anniversary of the American Constitution, just as every day and week these few years marks some great historic milestone, and there were ceremonies in Washington and elsewhere to mark an affirmation of its timeless tenets. Most Fascinating of But underneath all the the Bicentennial time, there is less affirmation than a tremendous yearning (my God, what a frustrated yearning!) for the old patriotism and, at the same time, a sense of despair over flag-wavin- g it. These voiees are typical of hundreds I have heard in interviews and discussions with young people here and all over the world. This is what one hears from the young about patriotism if one opens ones ears and blocks out ones fears for a moment And what perhaps is most fascinating is that the voices are so much the same IS no honor among thieves! CITY JOTTINGS - Judge Emerson's Court opened yesterday at Provo. This being the 21st of September, the day and night arc equal. President Grant starts for Denver on Thursday. He might extend his visit to Utah. Sept. 21, 1925 L. Q. Ivy, NEW ALBANY, Miss. negro timber cutter, was burned at the stake by a mob which had taken him fioni officers near here this afternoon. - But what indeed is their new if it can even be called patriotism, that? In both the United States and Russia, there is little faith among the young in the state per se as an untouchable symbol of patriotism; instead, the new patriotism relates more to the vast physical beauty of the countries and to the human qualities that transcend borders. In their way, these young people may be the true human internationalists. In all of the developed world, the young are searching for new, meaningful spiritual experiences, for new reasons for living. They are deeply patriotic, but what they say is, my country, if it is wrong, make it right. There are many reasons for this. Industrialization and technology their uses and abuses are creating their own new morality. Besides, these young people today are simply too too prosperous and too critical to accept the symbolic old bywords. Perhaps, in these Bicentennial years, if we look at the decline of traditional patriotism less in terms of a sense of New from d, Law Usually Holds Each Person Responsible for His Own Safety Bernard American Bar Assn. Melvin, out walking during a storm, came to a ditch filled with rushing waters. As he gazed at the torrent, a man on the other side shouted: Jump! I dare you! Melvin jumped, fell short, and was swept away to his death. In due course Melvins family filed a damage suit against the other man, charging him with legal responsibility for the tragedy. But a court rejected their claim, saying Melvin had assumed the risk Responsible for Self and By large, the law holds each person responsible for his own safety. He courts danger at his own risk. Even if he was not aware of the danger, his legal position is no better than if as a piudent person he should have been aware of it. Thus: A young man, out hunting with a companion, chose to ride through a bumpy field in the hack of an open truck. During the ride he was jounced out and injured. Demanding damages later, he claimed he had not realized the danger. But the court held him bound by the rule because he assumption-of-risshould have been able to foresee trouble. More Obscure Risks Cn the olher hand, the risk may be so obscure that the victim cannot be expected to have foreseen it. When a woman sought damages for scalp bums she suffered in a beauty shop, the manager pointed out that she had asked him to finish her bleach in a hurry. By making that request, he said, she assumed the risk of a bum. But the court said the woman neither th at a knew nor should have kno-bleach could be dargerous. speeded-uUpholding her claim, the court said this was not the sort of hazard that the average customer would recognize w uhoiit being viarmd , 5 New designs. New concepts. New community. let introduce I., oOv. n'VJ '7 i i.f.j Vltr i V V v,VM This weekend, us you to Wayland Station, our final village in Old Farm. The first model homes wont be complete for three months, but were taking reservations right now. When we have our grand opening in April, Wayland Station just might be sold out (its that different). Our first design in ten years. Our first home with underground parking. Both in a community with a new price range: V.J3 21, 1950 U. S. Marines inside Seoul drove toward the heart of the City ahead of red soldiers and Thursday TOKYO tanks bearing down from north and south to jo'ti the battle. The leathernecks entered the capital city of 1,000,000 from the northwest Wednesday .light. Another marine spearhead seized Seoul's airfield just across the Han river from the citys west side - 4 . KM From $34,900 to $49,500 Stati0 k Ivy, according to Sheriff John W. Roberts, confessed that he attacked the daughter of a farmer in the Etah community, eighteen miles from here Frit ..y. He was returned to the scene of the attack and burned to death. Sept. by jumping. The court noted that he was an adult in full possession of his faculties, well able to make the choice. pitalized for six weeks and she still cant walk or Dr. Va.t Dcl.cn move her legs. Her doctor cant tell us how the disease started, what caused it, or the cure for it. They have been giving her sauna baths and some medication. The only other illnesses she has had are colds and chickenpox when she was nine years old. What are her chances for a full recovery? Neurdogicai Disease Guillain-Barr- e syndrome is a neurological disease named after the first physicians who just recognized and described it. It usually begins in the nerves of the legs and extends upward. The progressive muscle weakness is most serious when it strikes the respiratory muscles. Outlook Good The outlook for recovery is pretty good, but convalescence may take a long time. The condition is thought to be caused by a nonspecific infection of the respiratory tract. Seven to ten days after this infection appears, the weakness of the extremities begins. In many cases, the disease process misses or skips certain parts of the failure and more in terms of a natural and even inevitable evolution (the fact it is occurring all over the world certainly proves that), then it will be less frightening for the old and more real for the young. For it is very likely good and right that young people are tired of their parents fears and resentful of the claims of their parents memories on their own feelings of love and anger. In the bad memories of a new generation, the world may gain new hope for living at peace. body. (Copyright) in virtually every developed, industrialized, modern society. The Family Lawyer The Wav It Was Here are briefs of news in The Salt Lake Tribune 25, 50 and 100 years ago today: Sept. 21, 1875 ? couldnt walk. V By Will an Dcllen suddenly f Patriotisms Hard to Define Anywhere . reason, parent -- fwasw V f5-- .f J i Fords Mrs. M.K. from Milwaukee writes. "Would you ever please devote a column to Guillatn-Barr- e disease? I had never heard of it until my granddaugh- tei came downy, '''A.-- with it a lew weeks ago. She v A" felt tired, had no v ' appetite, andi then, for no ap- - i female m-- President Disease Hits Leg Nerves Georgie Anne Geyer put-dow- n person-in-tlie-stree- t, as an emotional brouhaha. Recently a Stanford University group drew up a list of 11 Guidelines for They Newswnting About Women. concerned Ms , sexist stereotypes and the like, and some of them would provoke bitter arguments on any newspaper copy desk. But the last item on the !' cant be faulted: When you have completed a story about a woman, go through it and ask yourself whether you would have written about a man in the same style. If not, something may be wrong with the tune or een the conception of your article. Think it through again. An effort by men to be more careful in writing and editing news about women is not going to satisfy womens demands for a larger role in the media. But it cant hurt. (Copyright) from the New Hampshire The Democrats ttiink this will be had lor the country, but they console themselves with the thought that it will be good for them in November of 1976. I)r. T. K. Womens Year conference in Mexico City compli- The President feels his policies are right, his assistant press secretary announced when the returns were all in, and will continue them Also, he intends to keep to his schedule of campaigning for two or three days a week during the rest of the fall. Nations Press Rapped The Washington Post WASHINGTON Jill Ruckelshaus, who heads the Presidents commission on the International Womens Year (its this year, in case it has been passing you by), took the press apart .4. ,n the other day. i She charged that y. it is doing a bad IS job of covering that has not changed plans. &9ts By Womens Delegate the word Nevertheless, White House is Charles Seib mmcac nations cated economic problems, especially since the congressional oudget office report also indicates that the unemployment total wi'l be almost high in the autumn of 1977 ns in the full n lifts Ri.it the election takes place m 1976, end conditions then are likely to decide the wimici. t t j, a; vN tIf 1 !!4pri ... N, 4110 South 7th East for details Telephone 2G2-742- 9 I' "rxiAXi:A-N- p v V .A i r i |
