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Show Prisoner of War ByeLine by Jensen A Day That Dedicated to the Progress And Growth of Central Utah There are some days when things just don’t go right. Like the other day when I had my yard sprayed as a preventative for the annual onslaught of earwigs and gr: . The was beautiful and all conditions seeraed right for spraying. Four hours after the job was done — it rained! That took care of myprotection. Nosir.....some days things just don’t go right. And when you think about it, mate that should be more than enough cause to make us appreciate the days when things go right, Intensify Anti-Drug Campaign President Nixon’s call for a massive national drive against the abuse of drugs and drug addiction should get the urgent attention of Congress because it is overdue and the cost in humaa misery and crime already are astronomical. The sorry plight of some American soldiers in Vietnam who started smoking marijuana and wound up heroin addicts is lamentable. Heroin addiction among our troops is a tragedy that will continue for years to come. President Nixon in his televised news conferencesaid drug addiction among soldiers in Vietnam would have “highest ey and ly conferred with Defense Laird and the service chiefs on whatto do to curb drug use and the treatment of the victims. Cutting off overseas sources will be oneof the drives outlined by the President, along with prosecu' ushers, treating addicts an i ing a massive educational campaign to inform Americans on how drug problemsbegin. Smoking marijuana, while not addictive, has been the usual initiation of “hard drug” users. “T can see no social or meral ae whatsoever for legalizing marijuana,” Nixon said. There have been recommendations for its legalizations on the grounds And speaking of days rowSint sey out badly, a reader (?) le-Case magazine titled “‘An Editor's Dilemma.”If I didn’t know better, I'd swear the writer was referring to The Duily Herald rather than a newspaper in sent me anitem clipped from the Hereis how the item reads: “If you stop to think aboutit, every community, large or small, gains its sense ofidentity andpurpose through the pages ofits local newspaper. If you want to find out anything or let other people know about some event, service or product, it’s a pretty fair bet that the pages of your local newspaper can lend a hand; even exsubscribers seem to think so. that it is not a narcotic and is not addictive. The best advice to as experimenters is to “stop before you ee Eola came — a it ful wreck of a g from Sais It’s been ee osid reechoed manytimes. “A letter published in the Hayti, Missouri, Herald, makes . one of the pegath od hab eploraghag _ letter says, ‘Dear Editor: Please send newspaper amare ssrobsthe the enclosed clipping of the marriage of my niece. And I wish y:t would mention in your columns,if { doesn’t cost anything, that I have two calves for sale and our church is having a chili supper Friday night and the tickets are only % cents. As my has expired, —— waste money on newspapers, —Ex this point and illustrates, as the editor put it, ‘ Young Independentsfor Election Ei eras's, having won theright to vote in iederalelections, have polled as to their political affiliations orintentions. The sampling by the Gallup organization of the eleven million new voters revealed a liberal bent, idealism and a lack of political tication. early three times as many to register as Democrats as publicans, Forty-two percent waite cs percent. But, a the Democrats were those who oo themselves . who presumably intended tovale the issues and the candidates and decide on merit rather than political party — an idealistic position. Political savvy, however, recommends use of the allimportant primary ballot by choosing a party affiliation and choosing the best nominee of several hopefuls. Loy eg ep suffers not atall because after the parties have icked their nominees, the init voter regardless of can vote for his choice. You can be sure both parties are fr ge te Ee ee aaa yinga of independent Paul Harvey The Gloom and Doom Boys AreStill Having At It Hurry, Worry! By PAULHARVEY ae are crashing; this is ie a eee ae under and and tor- + Herald Guest Column American Judicial System Is Bulwark of Freedom By JOSEPH E. NELSON Retired Fourth District Judge Governmentis the person, or persons, and ongaateaicn having authority to petate never read these columns because he did not take a daily paper. Dr. Krutch, whose great depth getting what you have coming =i is the on-the-hour crises to preoccupy Letters to Editor Editor Herald: I read the recent letters (by eran () raneth general ele every government law. Law is a luct enforced pple of the Heber area) by means of military power raion‘ectery,eicanery te ive are in a state of subjection. disappear and are replaced with wigs granted and withdrawn at peeeren te Feels Unfair Use Made OfPictures lish and The Ca thereby created is one of ited and delegated authority, and all power not delegated is reserved in the people. ‘The founders ic divided the each er with inatly eldmW he Hiticiacy i one of tobe bcanches: I is the Seen ecmIe which judicial power is system of courts, a isa human and an administrative problem. ‘The criminal code has, or should have, as its objective — first, the protection of society — and second, the reformation of the one committing thecriminal act, In determining whatto do with the wrongdoer that person becomes all-important. The court should be fully informed as to that person’s past history, character, personality, capacity, and the condition of his health — physically and mentally. A person at any particular time is only a resultantof his original capacity plus his total past experience. Time, effort and patience is required to change‘attitudes and emotional reactions,all in any program of reformation.It the unsocial cf administration of justice. The courtroom is a place where rights and duties are deter- — , and A courtroom is a place wherecontroversies are tried and decided, calling for the application of law according to rulesof law and equity. Justice demands undeviating adherence ; for ae ness in both courtroom is Seetrii is made known — the facts bacopre and the law interpreted, declared Ths a ot used asa stage for to their histrionic raeota tal Cactus ustts of wit and skill. Itis the examination of a inatter in issue qi ee ee oe Justice is What’s that old story aboutthe guy that was told to cheer-up,that things could be worse. Sure ‘nuff, when he did cheer up—things got worse! T’ve always said that newspapers are the best buyof all. When you think aboutit — a newspapergives you a powerful lotof readin’ for only a few cents a inl But perhaps the greatest newpaper buy of all times was the him or he'd have no time to helicopters report expressway gee. 1965 edition of the New York Times. It had 15 sections, iaWhenthose snows melt, 946 pagees, and weighed nearly 8 pounds. Cost ? — 30 cents, (I know istherateuy because Dug whencane ot nd So he purposely deafened ae himself to the newscasters’ sm a dry spell in West finished readin’ the last page yesterday.) insistent percussion. He Texas and Florida; it’s an discovered that after a few days ecological disaster from which And the greatest quote of all times was found on an Assyrian most potential explosives proved mankind may never recover. tablet of 200 B.C. It said: “The gods do not subtractfrom the Man alive, no wonder 1 in 20 allotted span of men’s lives the hours spent in fishing.” Americans is in a mental were sifted by reliable hospital and 1 in 10 should be. periodicals, but he refused to sit Have a nice day. constantly on the edge of his And with increasing competition for your attention from a chair, sweating over nothing. multiplicity of media, the The performing weatherman agitation is stadily worsening. is likely to rename every rain a “thunderstorm.”In winter it’s Beachesareinviting but look out, the pollution count is sixnot “zero” any more:he has to and-seven-eighths. add that the chill factor is 40 You and { grew up earning below. He thinks he’s protecting merit badges by ae us; he’s driving us nuts. Leave early, icy streets — elderly ladies across the stree! up atieoand maybe. Broadcasters in picking schoolboy hitchhikers. Now every newscast warns that she By Zawrence Lamb, M.D. rheumatic heart disease at fecting one of the heart eee Dear Dr. Lamb—I am a valves. The normal mura , 13-year-old girl and last year murs can be ignored. If News isn’t news any more — while I was having a physi- ithere is a change or abit’s a round-the-clock warning. cal examination my doctor nor nality in the structure of Don’t breathe — the air is said that I had a heart mur- the heart, then an operation mur. Since then I have had is sometimes indicated. toxic! Don’t eat — food is con- two chest X rays and elec- Careful studies have to be trocardiograms because of made before an operation is taminated! And don’t drink water with severe chestpain whichI get advised since not all defects running or playing ac- are benefited by surgery. chemicals in it and for heaven's from tive games. I also have a Yourletter tells me that sake don’t drink water without small lump which is some. chemicals in it. times painful in the middle you do not know if you have Don’thavea baby; there won't of my chest, Could this be a a problem with your heart or I think it is important 1 be ores font he'll starve. nernia? What exactly are thatnot. you do know, and also The human heart murmurs? Whatcould * my chest in be caused know if you need to limit your activities, have heart It’s Sree5 a whole aipa from? Will outgrow these surgery or, in fact, have generation to and pills and pains? nothing at all wrong with Dear Reader—A heart our heart. It would be a External crises piled on crises murmuris an audible vibra- ig mistake to allow yourself creaie an inevitab-e internal tion or sound, caused by the to becomean invalid if you of-war which causes suicides to circulation through the had aothing wrong with your sore 160 percent in 10 years. heart. If you squeeze on a heart. Saving your money yu garden hose while water is Why don’t you ask your iver_ contribute to depression; spend running through it you can parents to find out from your , it you worsen oe Cities feel the vibrations caused by doctorif he thinks your murare aad something. the water in the hose. The mur is just a normal findCampuses too ae, we must same type of vibrations can ing or if he thinks you have expect rict. The u bug next fall be caused by blood flow. a problem? is sure to get us all. I assume that your doctor Now many young people And I don’t know what to do have murmursthat are per- does not think you have had about it. My own proft fectly normal and result rheumatic heart disease or efforts contribute to it. A cartoon from the turbulence of their he would surely haveae normally active young cir- you some regular medicine culations. In other instances to protect you irom a recurthe murmur turbulence is rence and further heart caused by a defect in the damage as recommended by heart from birth or following the Am@rican Heart Assn. So it is propably something you aiahad ep than the tbe did. were born with—or nothing. The cimntilies has proposed an Lumps have to be examined to determine their Lawrence Fiow of Blood Causes Murmur Irritated by Letters In Favor of Canyon Highway The eae of government are Ee aeit threefold: (1) Protection rerhy sure domestic tranquility, raneanior a It is the province enforce and s Starts Out Bad Sunday, June 13, 1971 including doctors, psychiatrists, Reclaboglats and economists, Back of every act there is a reason. The court must find that reason to Seri solve the problem. judge must be trained in the law, be of courage, judicial tegrity and sound judgment, A judge must form his work withoutfear of reprisal or ope of reward. His greatest guerdon is a timocratic satisfaction of duty performed, The court mustbe a refuge from danger and tyranny; a havenfor the oppre: a citadel of truth; and a bulwarkof liber Ler 70 years have been charged war crimes, RSsstatement of yours is extremely unfair and not one reason exists to print such statement. General Jacob H. Soehad issued an order to his an American pan and in that case-court martial was without doubt in significance. Hernias do not use these, they say theywill see to it when the roadis built. But nowis the time to worry about our wildlife! usually occur through the chest wall unless there is previous surgery. Chest pain can be caused from a variety of problems including muscle spasms. The proposed highway may run over supplying What many is now Provo with its water. _BARBS_ print the two By PHIL PASTORET How can you lock pleasant when posing for a portrait at $40 a dozen prints? eee Donaldson. Viet Nam is a tragedy to begin with and you must be well aware c!the fact, t'.at in this war it is advantage and are just using a impossible to distinguish lot of the people’s money, it to Us. us. soldiers iS on the ch st but certainly not least, ground and especially from the will obviously not air, as in the case of General do much to improve the beauty Denaldson. re ee of Provo Canyon. And we seriously doubt the road will bring more business to Provo as Washington, the suggested. We can see only on» evidently in coo advantage to the now-proposed background are now trying to way. The one they have now discredit the American Army in iS lousy, but, aren't they all? the eyes of the world. * Valeen Mouritsen Your printing such articles is Karen Mouritsen playing into the hands of those Bruce Mouritsen who are out to discredit and 610, Center, Provo destroy all of us. Paul Meyer William Paul RFD 1, Box 407C 1097 Briar, Provo, paneer ove There's always a baby sitter available for folks who don’t want to mind their own business. vee Don’t wantto insult Aunt Ellen by asking, so we'll never know whether she sent us a doorstop or one of her home-carvedfruitcakes. iru Biony WN by ne Ine. “Let's just hope MR. AGNEW isn’t throwing rice!” = Golfer friend has never ridden in an old-fashioned sleigh, buthe’s scheduled to drive in a one-horse open. f |