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Show 3 - r yi The Public Forum the Salt l dke Tribune. Tribune Readers' Opinions Rest Treatment '' . 7'" ' Tribune fears if it w ere o plainly obv ious that a military response was impossible, why would it be necessary to spend nearly a quarter of a page stridently declaring it to be so-- rf M'Uida) i ce tuber 15. I9MI 1 5 ' . -- In this world todti it Mt'mterbod complains about eer thing few words of are ever b praise expressed anjone I would like to praise the phxsieal the'rapv staff at Da is North Hospital in La ton Recently, 1 was a patient at that hospital, requiring physical therapy twice a day for fixe days The whole staff was very dedicated, they were gracious, kind and caring, especially Barbara Vurth She is one of the kindest, I have ever met caring persons Anyone requiring serv ices of that facility can be assured of the best treatment possible SHIRLEY D BAILEY Kaysville The United States treacherously looked the other way while the Soviets took over Poland after WW II. when Poles willingly faced death and starvation to try to keep the Russians out We cannot afford, in the name of decency and our highly touted regard for human rights, to make the same mistake again while the Poles once more face death and starvation If we really want to avoid military intervention, it can best be done by making it unmistakably clear to the Soviets that the price of their action would be a swift and definitive counteraction DAN CAWTHROP Stand By Poland The Dec. 5Trtbune editorial about the Polish situation and the impossibility of a US. military response to any Soviet action had the tone of a frightened child trying to convince himself that, if only he stated that the big had bear wasn't real loudly and clearly enough, then surely it would go away. This practice of asserting wishes as if they were incontrovertible facts is a shoddy and indefensible attempt to limit the options of our elected public officials by the exercise of "media muscle. In this particular case, the editorial writer Forum Rules Public Forum letters must be submitted exclusively to The Tribune and bear writer's full name, signature and address. Names must be printed on political letters but may be withheld for good reasons on others. Writers are limited to one letter every 10 days. Preference will be given to short, typewritten (double spaced) letters permitting use of the writers true name. All letters are subject to condensation. Mail to the Public Forum, The Salt Lake Tribune, Box 867, Salt Lake City, Utah. 84110. displays an appalling lack of understanding of the facts of life in a Soviet satellite when he makes such absurC rlutements as, . .Polish workers. . . are not renouncing communism. No, nor are they throwing themselves in front of speeding trains, which might be safer. Just because no one dares make such a statement publicly does not mean that the thought is not always present in the hearts and minds of a people whose history has shown time and time again a love of freedom probably unmatched in the world. The Poles, after all, had been dealing with the Russian bear for centuries when this country was still a ragtag group of colonies. To suggest that the present unrest constitutes either careless or needless provocation of the Soviets betrays an astounding ignorance of a situation about which The Tribune now presumes to lecture us. Poland has long had more freedom than any of the other satellites ; that doesnt come about through passive acquiescence. The thing about this editorial which really stood out, however, was a series of frightened assertions, to wit: No one . . . should get the idea that the United States will unleash its own There would be no military answer . excuse for the Western, U.S.-le- d military . . sending United States forces response, to the rescue? Definitely not., and, . . the people of this country cant be expected to risk World War III. . . It is quite apparent that this is what The . ., . Delileratelv Provooati t I read Richard A. Dahls letter concerning the content of the "provocative Daily Utah Chronicle (Tribune Forum, Dec. 6) not only with interest, but with a strong sense of Deja Vu" as well. His complaints are not the first I have received since taking charge of the Chronicle seven months ago The five publication days prior to the BYU-Utagame were some of the liveliest the Chronicle staff has spent this year, and I suspect, for the University of Utah student body as well. It is well known that in comparison to BYU fans, Utah's are sorely lacking in team spirit. The Chronicle staff took the chance of increasing that spirit by publishing a weeks worth of jokes, columns and cartoons poking fun at the BYU Cougars. It was great fun, and was even endorsed by Ken Bush, managing editor of the BYU Daily Universe. When Mr. Bush learned what plans we had for that week, he too published similar items, aimed at bringing Utah to its knees. Both Mr. Bush and I had the same intentions to stir up some spirit and have a lot of fun. Most students on both campuses understood the nature of our coverage, which I assure Mr. Dahl, was never vicious and hateful." As to the charge that the Chronicle is a provocative newspaper, I say thanks for the compliment. For some time now Chronicle staff members have taken pride in our secret: Ours is knowledge of a well-keundoubtedly the most free and unfettered of this areas newspapers. That freedom has evolved from various sources, not the least of which is a university president who shares in our belief that an independent paper is the best paper. We also count as fortunate the fact that we function within the confines of a university, an institution which has always symbolized and protected diversity of thought, wide range of opinion and unlimited creativity. Finally, Mr. Dahl is correct in his assumption that the First Amendment imposes responsibility on the press. We remind ourselves of that point daily. I remind all readers of the Chronicle, however, that our staff consists of ambitious and eager students all participating in journalistic training. Mistakes have been made in the past and are bound to pop up in the future. Nevertheless, taken as a whole, we are a fine publication. I count our lucky stars we have the right to be "provocative. HOLLY MULLEN-GREEN- E Editor-in-Chi- Daily Utah Chronicle The Way It Was Here are the briefs of The Salt Lake Tribune from 100, 50 and 25 years ago: December 15, 1880 CITY JOTTINGS It was rain in the valley yesterday and snow in the mountains. Ann Neff was arrested for being drunk and disorderly. The grand jury brought in another batch of indictments yesterday. That hole made in Rayboulds window by Heusers stray bullet is patched up. The brick work on the Electric Light Co.s building is nearly completed. Mining sales have not been numerous in the city within the past week, but quite a number are pending. Stockton is reported quite flourishing since it has been demonstrated by Gen. Connor that the mines in that camp go to the deep. December 15, 1930 Governor George H. Dem will present a paper on the silver question at a banquet on the evening of December 29 at Hotel Utah in connection with the ninth annual session of the Pacific Coast Economic Association, it was announced Sunday. Vv h Among subjects to be discussed at the session will be the silver question, the public lands question, unemployment, modem developments on the theory of profits, commercial education in high schools, American factories in Canada and Europe and curricula tendencies in schools of commerce. December Joseph Kraft U.S. Life Has Adjusted to the Left Los Angeles Times Syndicate Accounts of fugitives struggling back from the revolt of the 1960s give the impression they have all gone mainstream. In fact, the flow runs the other way. The cases of Abbie CHICAGO ??, Hoffman, Jerry Rubin and Bemadine Dohm demonstrate how much American society has evolved in their direction. Except in name, the revolt of the 60s succeeded, and that fact should not be forgotten by the conservative reMr. Kraft gime that is about to take the reins in Washington. Abbie Hoffman presents the most revealing case. The leading Yippie of the 1960s was busted on a drug peddling charge in New York in 1973 and then skipped bail. For the next six years he lived under an alias in Mexico, New Mexico, California and upstate New York. In the latter place, under the name of Barry Freed, he became the leader of a local environmental movement. That endeared him to his neighbors, and even brought him as a witness before a Senate subcommittee. Hoffman surrendered to authorities two months ago. Only the surrender was like Tamerlane riding in triumph through Perse-poliHe resumed his identity in a television interview with Barbara Walters. He had ent tied already sold his autobiography Soon to Be a Major Motion Picture. The book has been bought by the flicks for $200,000. g Though Hoffman still faces charges, he has been released without bail. Judging by the plushness of the welcome mat, he will get off with only a slap on the wrist. Jerry Rubin is another former Yippie leader. He was convicted of inciting the riot at the 1968 Democratic convention. After the conviction was thrown out on appeal, Rubin moved into the movement Esalen, Rolfing, yoga and that sort of thing. Now he has turned to Wall Street and a job as a securities analyst. he wrote in anWelcome, Wall Street, nouncing his new vocation. s. drug-peddlin- self-hel- p the I' S. government of "unspeakable crimes," and foresaw new Vietnams in Africa and the Caribbean. But many news stories featured the middle-clas- s life she led as the mother of two children Though she still faces the 1969 charges, the judge released her on reduced bail. What is striking in all three cases is how much American life has adjusted to the radical of yore. All three found it easy to hide out. All latched onto presently acceptable causes the environment; small business; the Third World in line with past commitments Now, as before, the information media were only too glad to be of service. The pubL. hers opened their arms wide. So did the movies, television and the press. Nor are the communications people out of touch with their audiences. The fact is that over the past 20 ears American life has been dramatically transformed. All kinds of sex witness the taboos are down. Rock music A rapid population growth accompanied by an equally high rate of economic development was forecast for Utah during the next decade in an by Sen. Wallace F. Bennett, address before the Printing Industry of Utah Wednesday evening at a dinner at the Deseret Inn Coffee Shop. Sen. Bennett said he thought a population of 1.5 million by 1965 was possible in the state. He mentioned water as one of the areas limiting factors, but added that the states supply could support such a population, although adequacy of this resource would be dependent upon normal precipitation and the consumptive needs of industries coming into Utah. Here I come. Lets make millions of dollars together supporting the little companies engaged in social, environmental positivity. Lets rescue American capitalism from overemphasis on huge organizations. Lets make And that capitalism work for everybody. junk found a home on the op-e- d page of the New York Times. Most recently there has been the emergence of Bemadine Dohm, a former leader of the Weather Underground. Dohrn had been charged with assaulting police officers during a demonstration in Chicago on behalf of those on trial for the 1968 riots. In a statement made when she surrendered, Dol.m expressed continued belief in "underground work, accused - We Must Change Ourselves And Stop Blaming System The Washington Post Talk to America's black leadership (formal and informal) about the staggering unemployment rates among black youth from families, and theyll tell you, quite convincingly, that the system is at fault. This racist "system doesnt promote the education of black children and may even work at seeing to it that they f remain uneducated. Ra- cist employers dont provide the opportunities for entry-levwork for black or else lock them into dead-en- d jobs. Nothing will be done nothing can be done about this massive problem unless and until the system is forced to change. But when it comes to their own children, these same leaders waste no time railing against the system." Instead, they work at getting their children ready to take advantage of the opportunities that do exist. They tell their children to modify their language, their dress and their behavior so as to create favorable impressions in the personnel office. They tell them to show initiative and ambition, to be punctual and dependable, to make employers believe that they are worth having around. Wouldnt it be interesting if we could leam to WASHINGTON low-inco- ' s, Ernest H. Linford Possibilities Exist for Recovering Smokestack Wastes Miscellany; Dont write off as permanently dead a bleak and decaying ghost town or the moldering of a remains long-abandon- industrial plant. Spooks have a way of coming to life in a new form, aside from winter sports developments. During World War II, when German U.S. supplies of sub- marines threatened the aluminum war materials, the federal government spent more than $20 million to provide substitutes for bauxite, the main ingredient in the light metal, coming mostly from the Carribbean region. One of the hastily built structures was a $5 million plant to extract alumina, an oxide of aluminium, from anorthosite rock found in abundance in the hills near Laramie, Wyo. The of giant plant was located three miles south town, a longside an existing cement plant. And the town cynics predicted the cement firm would have a new mill when the war was over. The alumina plant and war were finished about the same time and the plant went to a rival cement firm which used it off and on for mixing aggregate for highway work.did(During make the Korean War the Bureau of Mines alumina at the Laramie plant two years but the product couldnt compete economically with imported bauxite, so the mill was closed down again.) Inflated prices in the Caribbean have renewed interest in alumina from anorthosite rock from time to time and the Aluminium Company of America sank at least one deep water well, bought 8,000 acres of alumina-ricland and worked it intermittently. It sent the raw material to St. Louis for processing, however and the white elephant was left again to gather dust and attract vandals. Meantime the U.S. Bureau of Mines and others have experimented in Utah, with alunite, a hydrous sulfate of potassium and aluminum, and Milford almost became a boom town in the 1970s. Earth Sciences Company and associates also experimented with alunite in the Soda Springs, Idaho, area, but at this writing bauxite seems to remain the favorite raw material for the light metal. This story is about the Laramie ghost, however. If announcements of the Nedlog Co. of Arvada, Colo., can be believed, the building constructed for alumina extraction is about to become a giant laboratory for removing silver and gold and a variety of trace metals from smokestack waste. Much of the material will be collected at the Bunker Hill smelter in Kellogg, Idaho, but it will come also from other minig districts both inside and outside the United States. The commercial feasibility of recovering lead, copier, zinc, indium, arsenic, molyb- h denum, germanium, tungsten, chrome and other metals important to modern manufacture, will be tested by Nedlog, which is Golden spelled backward. Who knows, the smokestack waste might also possibly produce some alumina or alunite. The bird watchers bible for the last 46 years is suddenly out of date. Roger Tory Peterson, who published his "A Field Guide to the Birds of Eastern and Central North America, has just turned out a new edition. The new book has more than double the number of color plates, and 390 range maps have been added. The bad news is that fewer songbirds are singing in North America than in previous years. So reports Eugene S. Morton of the Sithsonian Institution, of a new book on migratory birds, also due to be published this fal. Morton blames the loss on the destruction of the forests of Central and northern South America. Forested land has declined about 35 percent since 1955. Another book that is bound to attract a great deal of attention among nature lovers this winter is "Annals of the Former World by John McPhee. (Remember "Encounter with the Arch Dnud?) Annals, which appeared in the Oct 20 and editions of The New Yorker," also tips a respectful hat to David Brower, founder of Friends of the Earth and "emeritus hero of the Sierra Club. Annals is a remarkable textbook in geology, 27 i t. William Rasplierry teen-ager- 15, 1955 national mourning for John Ijeiinnn has become a norm The relevance of alt this to the Reagan administration may not seem obvious Reaction against values exalted in the 60s had a lot to do with Gov Reagan emerging as a political figure. Right wing groups still battling against radicals, notably the Moral Majority, lent some supiwrt in the campaign this year. Undoubtedthe fights against ly some of their causes pornography and easy abortion and school busing enjoy majority support. But those are not truly presidential issues. On major questions, on foreign policy" and on the economy, large parts of the country are It will take extraordinary skill and discrimination for the incoming administration to move American opinion away from a fixation with puiely symbolic issues, and toward the real questions where a hard stand is required. (Copyright) describing in some detail the various rocks and geological formations encountered the length of Interstate 80. On second though, this reader felt the need of a basic course in geology in order to fully understand the author. His reference to David Browers sermon is more understandable than some technical phases of the book. Brower calls the six days of Genesis 4.5 billion years. A day equals about 750 million years. "Thus all day Monday until Tuesday noon creation was busy getting the earth Life began Tuesday noon and the going. beautiful, organic wholeness of it developed over the next four days At 4 p.m. Saturday, the big reptiles came on. Five hours later, when the redwoods appeared, there were no more big reptiles. At three minutes before midnight, man appeared. At one fourth of a second before midnight, h of a second before Christ arrived. At midnight the Industrial Revolution began. We are surrounded with people who think tnat what we have been doing that 40th of a second can go on definitely. They are considered normal, but they are stark raving mad. Brower holds up a photograph of the world blue, green, and swirling white. "This is the sudden insight from Apollo he says. There it is. Thats all. We see through the eyes of the . astronauts how fragile our life really is We are driving through the earths resources at a rate comparable to a mans and driving an automobile 128 miles an hour he says that we are accelerating. one-40t- . . I . . . deal with other peoples children the way we deal with our own? If our own children were the victims of the incredibly inadequate education that sadly has become the norm in many big cities, we would spend less time fighting competency testing and more time insisting that the schools take even if it meant their mission seriously getting rid of some of the incompetent teachers and administrators, black as well as white. If our own children were graduating from high school into uselessness, we would insist that the schools combine academic instruction d with preparation for jobs. We would make it routine for the school administrators to take into account the requirements of local employers and then to prepare our children to meet those requirements. We might even bring our influence to bear on the employers to have their own personnel teach some of the vocational courses in the public schools. If these things are good enough for our children, why arent we willing to advocate them for the children who need them even more than our own? Share Some Prejudices? One reason, I suspect, is that we share some of the same prejudices against these inner-cit- y youngsters that we find so deplorable in the racist system." We dont dislike these unfortunates, but we may he uncomfortable around them. We feel sorry for them, but we dont really expect much from them. To a greater degree than any of us would admit, we have written them of!. We look at other people's children and see problems, and since we cannot bring ourselves to attribute any of the problems to the children themselves (that would be blaming the victim), we lay the blame at the feet of the as though that relieves us of any system, further responsibility. We look at our own children and see potential, and we see to it that that potential is not by railing against racism but developed by giving our children the resources to combat it. Of course they will be confronted with racism, well tell them, but that doesnt mean that they should give up, only that they must try twice as hard, be twice as good. Afraid to Speak Publicly But while we are quite willing to say these things, privately, to our ovn children, we are afraid to say them, publiciy, to other peoples children. After all, we don't want white people to overhear us and assume that they no longer need feel guilty Unfortunately, the things we say, in public, to keep the pressure on the are also heard by other peoples system children, who may come to see themselves as the hopeless victims of a racist system that they are powerless to change. It is about time we begin talking as straight to other peoples children as we talk to our own and the hell with who else happens to be listening That wouldnt eliminate the woeful problem of youthful joblessness; nothing short of new jobs generated by a resurgent economy will accomplish that But it would help some otherwise hopeless youngsters to get started, to leam the importance of doing what they can for themselves instead of waiting for the rest of us to change the system. Isn't that, after all, what we try to do for our real-worl- own? (Copyright) |