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Show EBB7 r Mm 1 I Hoped It Would Hold Off Until After Elections!' Letters To The Editor -- On Th We Stand For The Constitution Of The United States As Having Been Divinely Inspired. A-1- Adoption cy ' I have .read with interest the recent articles in the Deseret News aimed against tions and feel that these articles unfairly report the facts and make illogical conclusions. As a practicing attorney I have handled many adoptions in the courts of this statfe both agency and The articles in the Deseret News would lead one' to believe that all problems in connection with adoption proceedings arise because an agency is not employed. This is 'simply not the case, inasmuch as the same problems are just as likely to arise in either instance. Whether a natural mother changes her mind about consenting to an adoption certainly does not depend upon the existence or of a child placement agency. In any event, for every case involving a legal skirmish (which the Deseret News erroneously implies is, common), there are hundreds of capable and deserving Utah couples who receive babies for adoption and who otherwise would not have this privilege and opportunity. These adoptions receive the scrutiny and approval of the district courts and it is an extremely rare instance when such an adoption develops any complications. The number of adoptions filed and approved by the courts greatly exceed the the agency adoptions. , I have personally known of several instances where problems have arisen in connection with agency adoptions. I have also seen oogasiOns- - where-licenseagen cies have mistreated and abused a natural mother. This is not to shy that because of such isolated instances the adoption agencies are not doing a good' job and performing a legitimate public service. Likewise, because of a single case receiving a great deal of publicity, it is not fair to conclude that all nonagency adoptions are bad. There are no doubt improvements "Vhich can he made in our adoption laws; however, there is still need and room for both agency and " MONDAY, JUNE 22, 1964 PAGE EDITORIAL 0 Non-Agen- y Toward School Statesmanship IF UTAHS SCHOOL finance dispute is Pledge efforts to secure additional school funds from such sources as the more productive development of public school lands and. actions to increase to be resolved satisfactorily it will require statesmanship of the highest order. It will require that the interest of the state as a whole be put above the interests of any one individual or any one Utahs share of royalties under the Federal Mineral Leasing Act. In response, the UEA said the USBAs pledge of determined leadership to improve education should be helpful in establishing ' a climate conducive to further cooperation between the varioust agencies interested In' improving our pub- group. It will require, moreover, that any delays in negotiations be held to the abso- -' lute minimum. Nothing must be left undone toward making sure that all schools reopen on schedule next fall. Hopefully, more than just a glimmer-in-g of these requisites can be found in the resolutions adopted the past weekend by the Utah School Boards Association and in the response from. the Utah Education Association. AMONG OTHER THINGS, - SURELY IT ISNT reading too much into these actions to believe that, given goodwill on all sides, they can serve as a foundation up8n which to build an ultimate solution to the school contro-versy. I the USBA Reaffirm that the ultimate gener-over-a- - mcaits. No one doubts that Utahs teachers are firmly dedicated to the cause of creating a .better tomorrow by enlightening the minds of our younger generation. No one disputes that to. achieve that jgoalmore and better schools and teach- d ers - areneeded'.:r' r No one can deny that if more and better facilities and personnel are to be pro. vided, more money must be found. deci- non-agen- GOP STRATEGY BASICALLY, the only real difference is over how much more money is needed and how to go about getting It. And it is precisely this kind of difference that is settled best not by power struggles but by cooperation. For our overriding concern here is not might but right. Attacking J.B J s -- By ROSCOE DRUMMOND The Republican party is mobilizing its campaign ammunition to attack the weakest foreign of U.S. prestige the front weakening policy and power in Southeast Asia. Whoever is the GOP nominee, the shape of the attack is visible in the direct and thrusting criticism by the Republican The Folly OtEnvy : ' THAT not recovered the ability to speak or move about without assistance. Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy has lost three KENNEDY FAMILY is really ta be envied, isnt it? There they are with all- - the money anyone could ask for. Besides that theyre famous, good looking, and blessed with Mrs. with them? Or would you? "I Back in World War II the oldest of. the children, Joseph P. Kennedy Jr., was killed while on a volunteer mission as a pilot to destroy a secret German target. His body was never recovered. ' One of his sisters was killed a little later in a plane crash shortly after her husband died in the war. Another of the Kennedy children, Rosemarie, has been confined to an in- ; stitution most of her life as a victim of ' n mental illness. The elder Kennedy, former ambassa- dor Joseph P. Kennedy, suffered a paralytic stroke two years 'ago and still has ; of the dismal record administration in the Far East. The council sees the United States being steadily pushed out -of the Far East by a combination of Communist aggression: and American vacillation and and warns that indecision this retreat can undermine our position throughout the world and must be stopped. put the mettle of the hardiest of us to the severest of tests. Certainly the hearts of compassionate Americans everywhere should go out to the Kennedy family in :this, itsjatest hour of trial. . 1 OUTWARD APPEARANCES can be' de- , ceiving since we dont always know the pain and anguish someone else may Seagoing through in his private life. So envying others can only be classified as folly. d g put to good use? More and better education. Despite our material progress. Ameri-ca still has morethan 3" mffiion illiterates of the over-apopu- .representing 2.4 on our., society lation. How can that blot be wiped out? More and better educa--tio- MORE AND BETTER education of course, means more and better teachers. Consequently, the opportunities and offers to will confirm. Despite rego elsewhere, many of them decide to do who those go main here. Moreover, away. often find themselves longing to return! Perhaps its the presence of loved ones ' here. Perhaps the reasons are those of re- ligionTPerhaps its just the general way of life found in Utah. Whatever the reason. the fact is that Utah is somehow unique, as are so many Utahns themselves. One of the most outRamstanding of these was Mrs. Emma ' sey Morris. WHEN SHE DIED Jast weekend Utah tost someone special who brought beauty and love to those who knew her, plus a measure of added stature to her state. By JOHN CHAMBERLAIN - be safe to trust toe U.S. once more? The answer to this question must, at this & , ITEM ONE: The appointment of Thomas Mann to coordinate our Latin American policy, which the liberals derided at the time, ha in a good deal of honesty In dealing friends south of the with our border. There his been no bewildering compromise with leftists in Panama. In the case of Brazil, we had the good sense to recognize toe regime, which nipped a projected Castroite takeover of the country just as it was about to generate steam. In the' case of Cuba, we seem to be letting toe exiles do considerable pinpricking from unnamed bases, presumably in Central America, without cracking down, on toeymovem and out of Miami.-- McNamaras War, contends as a Pacific power, both wings Republican Party are united. TO ITS GREAT credit' the Re- -' publican report shuns all easy answers, makes no play whatsoever to the emotional sentiment of bring the boys back home, and comes out unequivocally for stronger political and military actions. Unlike such Democratic sen- ators as Mansfield of Montaha, Greening of Alaska, Morse of Oregon and Church of Idaho, Who criticize President Johnson for defending Viet Nam, the Milton Eisenhower council supports the Johnson administration objectives but criticizes it for doing too little and doing it badly,. It blames the administration for backing away from the offer of the Asian members of of the When I go to the theater, said the man, as so many have said before him, I like to relax and enjoy myself; I dont want to have to concentrate or think about anything. .Do you happen to play golf? I asked him. He nodded. Certainly do ; just love that game. All right, I said, suppose the fairways were only 50 feet apart, and the cups were three feet wide, and magnetized around the edges to attract the ball. How would you like to play -golf that way? he ex- Are you kidding? claimed, "What fun would that be? !Well, now, I went on. The theater is a form of recreation for the mind, just as golf is for the body. And what youre asking tor is a kind of theater with fairways and magnetized tiny cups. How do you mean? he asked. I mean that in order for the muscles of the mind to get stimulated, in order to improve the. tonef some demand must be put ori' them. Sitting back passively and absorbing a play that a child of 12 could easily grasp-i- s the equivalent of playing baby-gol- f. ' The theater, I continued, isnt supposed to be a pacifier its supposed to be a stimulant And a stimulant, in the long run, is the only thing that can really relax you just as a tough golf match makes you feel healthily tired, whereas slopping around all afternoon in an easy chair just makes you sluggish. new policies are manifestly required, changes must be made, and initiative must be taken if of the U.S. is to J)e restored in the Far East." It finds that at this stage the U.S. is losing in Southeast Asia and reports that in its judgment President Johnson is simply allowing a drift in policy or following a policy of drift, IT IS ALL to the good that the councils report, does not stoop to campaign oratory! by seeking to wean public opinion away from the administrations stated objective. It aims to rally the nation behind positive and expanding action. Its sound the United premise is that States is a Pacific power and security in the Far East is a vital interest of this nation. This is a campaign document at its best. t j o i4) hasnt yet con-- - Gladys-Er-Htri- sh Douglas, Ariz. that - ?: But golf is a contest, he protested. A play It should be, I said, and the good ones are. The play- isnt. wright is offering your mind a challenge. He wants you to try to understand something, to feel something as his characters do, or as he does. All art, in any form, is analogue between the creator and the audience. You might even say its a kind of riddle we are asked to solve. Why cant the artist solve it and give us the Answer? he asked. Because"" we really dont believe anything we havent worked out for ourselves. All the tree answers come from Within our own experience and feelings; the artist is not there Nursing Home Efficiency In your editorial June 4, you refer to the boom in the nursing home business. You are correct, except that I feel you should have said boom, boom. We now have too many nursing homes. A survey conducted just last month by the Utah Nursing Home Association shows that 16.55 of nursing home beds in the state are vacant. There are currently 685 more beds under construction. Assuming that there will be no appreciable increase by the time their new beds are available, we shall have 30 of nursing home beds vacant within a matter of a few months. While it is true that few nursing home administrators have had formal management training, it is equally tree that management training is no substitute for efficient, tender, loving care. As it relates to Utah, I challenge the statement that nearly half of the homes providing nursing care are below standard in skilled personnel. Many patients are far happier in the homes that are not like resort hotels. Bricks, mortar, and carpeting are no substitute for kindly, efficient care. Stella Jentzsch , , Provo 30 Years Of Socialism -- Socialismr'considered "1ntheiighr 'Of whaTlt promises to do, is an abysmal failure. If it is not, nations forced to why are the beg, borrow or steal the chief products, inventions, and know-hofrom capitalist countries when each new breakdown in their system takes place ? If it has something to offer, why is it imposed on a people only by deceit or force? Thirty years of socialism in this eountry have torn down the once highly revered world image of America, changed our Constitution, and taken away so many individual freedoms that Americans are on the virtual brink of slavery. The entire combined forces of the Communist and Liberal news media are grinding out daily smears and ridicule against but one man, their chief target for destruction. That man is Goldwater, and while he is not perfect? as, of course, all liberal candidates are, Im for him! Goldwater is the only one smeared by the Communists;" nor Rockefeller, Lodge, nor Scranton. If the Communists are against him, all true Americans should be behind him. If this man is nominated, it .would be the first time in 30 years that Ameri-- ; cans could vote against Socialism 'and eventual ' slavery. Jos. G. Raymond Socialist-Communi- st x 70 S. Main GUEST CARTOONIST FROM THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR was intentiohal or just a mistake, we have shown toe world that psychological warfare is not toe exclusive property of toe Communists. Chewing on toe foregoing items,' the. minister of Ruritania might indeed decide that the U.S. is worth having as an ally and a protector. But the view from Ruritania must still reckon with some strahge utterances by people-resul- ted who have the ear of Lyndon Johnson. . There Is toe recent article by McGeorge Bundy in toe April1 issue of Foreign Affairs, for example. This article contains an Incredible passage about Laos. It was in Laos above all, so Mr. Bundy writes, that one could see ITEM THREE: The fact that eight American the advantage to both sides of even the most jet planes have destroyed Communist gun incomplete disengagement, as against a tightemplacements, in Laos after toe local Pathet ening and sharpening of confrontation. Lao had shot down American reconnaissance READING THAT sentence, toe foreign min-- , planes is the most reassuring turn in recent ister of Ruritania might consider that if his U.S. policy. By serving notice to the Laotian country trusts toe U.S., it runs toe risk of being Mti.an4fe?lLBinesebackers thatwe,.wuaji(Mto0f Wtjl&communists-geare prepared to give tit for tat in fee type of ting from of good Rurid to one-hawarfare the Communists have chosen to wage tanian real estate. A nice prospect. Better to t gainst us, we have redeemed our honor. And keep fee U.S. at arm length as fong as Mr. in bombing fee Laotian Communist Bundy is around. ' CO 1M) tors and letting fee enemy wonder whether it U one-thir- but he ; whitepaper Mr. Drummond , teraj ITEM TWO: There is no disposition on fee part of the Johnson Administration to get out of South Viet Nam. Sen. Wayne Morse calls it ' vinced President Johnson that the time has come to brfeg toe boys home and let Southeast Asia go down the drain. The story is that McNamara has become really engaged in SoutluViet Nam because he has taken a personal liking to toe new South Vietnamese boss, Gen. Nguyen Khanh, even to the point of playing tennis with him. It is not normally a good rule to base foreign policy on personal likes and dislikes, but why look this particular gift horse In the mouth? The point is that McNamara ha thrown away his com- puters and slide rules and made a moral commitment to stick by our friends. point, be tentative. But the foreign minister gentleman, could Ruritania, a make something out of the pattern of toe past six months that would be at least .partially reassuring to him. fact-mind- A while ago this ter of Ruritania must' be pricking up his ears. Could it be, so he must be asking himself, that toe day is approaching when it will U Another View From Ruritahia trust in u.s. , administra- - pressuring the Laotian anti - Communist government to embrace the Communists in a pact of neutrality which never had any prospect of working. By Sydney J. Harris rewards for that profession are literally beyond measurement. but as outstanding as her artistic reputation was, it in all likelihood would have been greater had she not decided to return to Utah. Thats the way It is with countless other Utahns. Utah has considerably more than its share of men and women of achievement, as a perusal of Whos Who WELL, TIME PASSES, anfefeetoreigmmmiS It criticizes the tion for TheaterilsRecreationEorTheMind Mrs. Emma Ramsey Morris attractive -- the area in Thank you for printing Dorothy Hansens Legacy. It is so refreshing, so true to child life in a large family on a small farm. 'It is so well written. Thank you for junking us acquainted with sUch a lovely personality and for printing her picture. I love Jo look at her beautiful, sweet face. We need more of such true life stories to our lives. I add this story to my treasure clippings. Thanks again. . n. YOU CANT GO Home Again, Thomas Wolfe has written. In another sense it Would be more nearly correct to say you can never leave home. Mrs. Emma her marriige, . Before the late wife of the Morris, Ramsey Elder George Q. Morris was an internationally known dramatic soprano. Subsequently she continued her musical work Story For Treasure Clippings Weak Spot ll Automation is destroying old - jobs and creating new ones. How can workers be enabled to make the necessary adjustment? More and better education. As a further result of automation, more Americans have more leisure than column speculated upon what the foreign minister of a country, tailed Ruri- tania so as not to - raise any hackles, might think of U.S. 1 foreign policy, which seemed to be bent on rewarding enemies and doing dirt to Mr. Chamberlain friends. Our conclu-sion was that toe Ruritanian would logically consider that the safest posture in this world would be to be firmly neutral against toe U.S., meanwhile showing friendship for Khrushchev, Castro and Tito. David E. West 1300 Walker Bank Bldg. SEATO to defend n Kennedy-Johnso- THE REPORT, prepared under the direction of Dr. Mil-to- n - Eisenhower, president : of John Hopkins University, re-fleets a wide consensus among "Republican leaders and both its criticisms and proposals would be acceptable Uk either Sen. Goldwater pr Gov. Scranton. This does not mean that Dr. Eisenhower has issued a straddling report. It means, that on the issue of doing whatever is needed to protect the free nations in Southeast Asia and keep the U.S. from being liquidated End Opportunity Without ever before. How. can that leisure be PRESIDENT JOHNSONS challenge to universities to ' provide city dwellers with urban extension services like those for rural areas re that have fleets role, of educatlon In i our lives. The end of that growth is nowhere long-existe- Joan Kennedy has suffered two miscarriages. Last November President John F. Kennedy was assassinated. And now Senator Edward Kennedy,' the youngest of the nine" Kennedy children, has been injured in a plane crash, A run of misfortune that long would i give just about anything to trade places X, - , children. rrilWndancTflemrWmildiTtr , non-agen- ll In the considerable heat it has ated, we tend to forget that this contro versy is a dispute not over ends but over' - sion on all matters affecting local public schools shpuld rest solely on the school board as the representative of the people. Call on the USBA to prepare a school legislative program based on of the School Study recommendations Committee, the Legislative Council, the State Department ot Public Instruction, and other interested agencies. I non-ageh- lic schools. resolutions: Recognize the great contribution to planning that can come,, from the knowledge and experience of classroom teachers, administrators," and others pro- fessional education personnel. Recognize the right of employe as-- , sociations to be represented by their efforts in discussions with superintendents and boards, and the right of individual employes fo act in their own behalf - if they choose. y. - lf Look Ala, No Hands i rH |