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Show ee tae RichardWilson's Report The Common Man Never Had !t Se Good Dedicated te the Pregiess And Growth of Centro: Uteh TON, Friday, October 4, 19%, THE HERALD. Provo, Utah—Page 23 D.C. — Utah Toll Continues any respect te the rhetoric of failure end guilt which is the common academic parlance. been when we hypothesize in words which destroyed 200 tons of hay and caused an estimated $10,000 loss: also in the fire the previous night in which a machine shed and barn were destroyed for a loss tagged at $9,600, Arson is a despicable offense whose implications are far-reaching in potential for tragedy and loss. It is hoped that the guiity person or persons — if the Lehi fires indeed were arsonist-caused — can be quickly apprenended. Meantime, every person should be rerninded often of the hazard and serious potential consequencesoffire. The truism, ‘‘an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure’ certainly applies in the business of preventingfires. Any family which desires advice in removal of fire eal family income, afier inflation, has doubled in a ene Educ:atices! levels have Social and economicconditions for blacks have improved more sharply than at anytime since the emancipation Proclamation. Henry with the late Henry — explosion, have self-destructed. Where does all that parcome fron g i ‘astich it was extracted by Ben J through the 1970's, Wattenberg finds from the voluminous Wallace that it ‘is the century of information from private aad enough Wattenberg, a Democratically - So when we deal in numbers we are nat 50 bad off. !t is anly oriented demographer, who has Ben Wattenberg is a c liberal whose ideas grow out of the Adiai E. Stevenson Hubert et we're spending for defense are buying the right weapons,the right mix of them or the right numberof them The decisions are guesses — based on computer information but guesses aii the same Our strategic forces are designed to = prevent a war, not fight ene. Defense Secretary James Schlesinger knows as well as the next man that no one wins a nuclear conflict. Our nuclear arms are designed to convince Moscow notto take chancesthat could lead to chaos andalso to convince Western Europeans that we can stand up to the Russians in their defense The problem of U.S. defense thus is political rather than military. But while we are in close association with West Europe's leaders and have a rather clear idea of how they reason we have no such understanding of Soviet thinking. We do not know what combinations of weapons and military forces will convince the Russians not to take regarded as the core of a movement which the Nixonites would convert into a w Bee th: dangerous actions. In the 1962 Cuban missile crisis we found out, but that was when we had a ten--to-one superiority in strategic forces. That dayis notlikely to comeagain in our“lifetimes The Pentagon is frenetically translating treatises by leading Soviet military thinkers in the hope of finding the answers we need. But these may not give an accurate clue to what U.S. arms will incline Brezhnev ic either caution or recklessness. Schlesinger himself has a great faith in “uncertainty.” No one he says with they'll hold still, several of these leaders have told this reporter. If they're convinced we don’t havethewill, they'll probe and push harder and take chances that could lead to war. Some believe the showing of will necessitates standing up to Moscow on every crucial issue — and offering an olive branch at the same time. This was the approach taken by M r. Nixon Modern weaponsin sizeable numbers and the continued progress in developing more advanced types are other expressions of will, But then we must turn to the question of what weapons, how many and when to build them. At today's prices we cannot afford to buy ali weapons, even ail important weapons, in major numbers. And whatis will and determination in Russian eyes and where does it shade into belligerency? So we are back to Schlesinger’s uncertainty principle, But while uncertainty may deter the Russians it st certainly will confuse our allies and make them wonder what the U.S. will do in a crunch The Lighter Side populist. Thoughts on Women’s Rights guaranieed, must be ratified by 38 state legislatures. After seven years, the amendment is still five states short of ratification. If ratification is not official by 1979, the amendmentdies. A coupleof states, Tennessee and Negraska, which had voted for the amendment, now have changed their minds. Both were negatively influences by some much-publicized individual excesses. Such as the woman who fought for and got a job as a “prakeperson’’ on the Southern Pacific Railroad, and then, when she hurt her back carrying a heavy load, sued theraiiroad, And won! Stop me if i'm wrong but it occurs to me that many women do not support Women’s Lib organizations — direct somewhere in th' consciousness of all women is a still, small soundof applause. 1 can imagine most_ women wanting the best of both worlds, wanting to continue to enjoy whatever special deference is still available to them while allowing the more militant women out there on the firing line to battle and bleed for equa! rights in the courts and equal consideration in employment By DICK WEST WASHINGTON (UPL) — Dear Mr. President In your closing remarksat the recent Economie Summit Conference you urged all Americans to “make up iist of 10 varsyou can save energy and fight And you asked us to send you a copy. That was a peachy idea, Mr. Prest- dent,If there is anything we Americans love to do it is makeuplists. Shopping lists, Christmas lists, laundry lisis. list of unlisted phone nurnbers—mostofus live by the list and die by the list. And for good reason Makingalist gives us theillusion of being ontopof the situation. “If you can list it, you've got it licked,” is our motto I say this is an illusion because generaally we never get past the top two. or three itemson the list Still, if a list makes us feel we are getting the handle on sntlatica its a good thing. 50 here's mine 1. Some economists thunk we are heading for anuiier depression. Mf so, the government presumably will set up 19308-type soup kitehens. Yo save energy, ihese kitchens snould serve vichyssvise, which doesn't need heating 2. Chilling bottles of wine wastes energy. Dri nly varieticy that ere served at room temperature 3. Help drive downco ig fuel costs ‘This becomes a choice worthy of very deliberate consideration. The smoke-screen argument about ‘‘sharing —“BIpbRO BARBS By PHIL PASTORET A “Capitol secret” all the One man’s n trash is another man's garagesale. and more equitable pay scales, But then we cometo the Equal Rights Amendment, and here women are forced to takesides. ‘They can't have their cake and eat it, too. Equality under some advanatages as well as win some. Add to your dictionary of collective nouns: A brushof artists. BerrysWorld| 5. Avoid unnecessary trips to see the doctor. Find one who makeshouse calis. 6. Night foctball games waste tremendous amounts efelectricity. That can be avoided by playing che Monday night NFLgames in Honolulu whereit is still daylight at 9 p.m. EDT when the games Heat rises. heating fuel by moving your thermostat to the ceiling. 9. Turn off electric goose quill sharpeners whennot in use. 19. Pre-heating an oven for frozen tv dinners wastes energy. Buy brands that already have been preheated, And if T may he permitted a boas suggestion, Mr. President, I've head that so many summit conference delegates flew here in private planes theycauseda traffic back-up at National Airport, So you can help fight inflatin by not having any more anti-inflation Suinmul conterences. remain ueneaien and thee is no prospect that a new law can disallow old predispositions. It’s good that we have a few more yearsto think aboutit = © sre ay ea tly “i decided to serve an inexpensive meal lonight, 80 we're having money!" hes the majority maystill be on the tradition side, and this is what President Ford his opportunityio ve elected to the presidency. Both Sides Have Faults... Renewed waris touch-and-go in the Middie East. And, unquestionably, the Arab oil-producing countries would teestablish their embargo. How the weakened iree world economies could conceivably weather tnis no one knows. ‘The faults on both the Arab and Israel sides are Arab world is a oversimpiifications adamantly summarizes Israel as an outpost established and ined by a combination of American Jewry and the U.S. B¥ernment ee . Arab American groups is so fractured that no voice can really speak for the evicteesas a whole. These evicted Palestinians total about two million. Nearlya million date from Israel's i948 Palestine war ~ 26 years ago. ‘The largest numberlive mostly in refugee campsin Lebanon,the Gaza strip and on the west bank of the Jordan River in what remains of Jordan. Butthere are large nad recentful groups in Syria, Iraq, he Red Sea areas, Yemen, Saudi Arabia and SomeEe ian Gulf. : world Jewry no EINES credit whatever for its courage sacrifice, sense of humanity or anythingelse. It merely leads off bycastigatingIsrael's territorial expansion. Israel took in the 1948 war 3,000 square miles more territory than the United Nations resolution of Nov. 29, 197, gave the new Jewish state when Israel was founded. Then Israel seized 400 square miles off the Golan Heights from Syria in the June 1967 war. ‘Thenit seized an additional 360 square milesin the October 1973 war. Nor does this pain include the seizures in Sainai Peninsula or eis as well as Jerusalem. since Israel was founded Meanwhile, the issueis further compounded by the plight of the Israel-evicted Palestine Arabs Forthe leadershipof the evictee Oct. 4, the 277th day of or wvith 88 to follow Ergo, you can save and deny2Noyes ibyUnited ae international Wait anti they send a bill collector after you. 8 Hoxious, abuses of sexism and it is yagi that the Palestine evictee movementwill retainits strength as long as the Arabs feel that Israel has deprived them of their binhrignt Meanwhile, Israel has received more U.S. government aid per capita than the United States has given anycountry. Behind the scenes when Israel Premier Yitzhak Rabin visited Washington on Sept. 13 he asked for $1.5 billion in arms immediately. This included 200 of the latest heavy diesel-powered M60 tanks. We produced only about 360 such advanced tanks a year (Total Soviet annual tank production is at least 3,000.) ee eet Israel with 1,000 . oe iaVe away the equivalent three years production of tanks,” Teday in History... start. 7. At 10 cents a siai postage contributes to inflation when you pay ji, ic how oeseee to spring by eating tartare steak, which is made with uncooked groundbeef. 4. Shoe leather, which is terribly inflated, can be saved by learning to take bigger steps. bill public bathrooms” hasbeenlaid to rest by the military. Bo Callaway’s Army is now housing both men and women ua the same barracks separatefloors but notres! to the separatefloors — resulting in neither mutiny nor inordinate licentiousness. Women, however billeted, have a disproportionate problem adjusting to militarylife. Women in the Navy arehospitalized with psychiatric problems at four times the rate for Navy men While mostorall these problems could predate military service. the disproportionate vulnerability to stress situations appears incontrovertible. The controversy surrounding male-female equalityin athletics was overheated. Now we discover that some girls are better Little League baseball players than someboys, thai inost are not, and ihe cream can come to the top witheut souringthe sport. Most of the argurnents against equal rights have proved invalid or inconsequential. Yet the most egalitarian humanist emphasis, and with added costs defrayed from the expense of national defense The Wattenberg thesis is more agreeable to the iraditionalisi groups which more readily accept the costs of national defense as defined in the current Pentagon philosophy, and are more critical of social weifare prograrns. They also agree with Wattenberg that increasing crime is the outstanding exception to progress in the decades of the 60's and 70's In spite the ruin of the Nixon “HANG IN THERE, BUDDY... WE MAY GET YOU THERE YET “ constitutional law is going to cost MakeList; Fight Inflation em nevertheless,for the only kind of political split which means much in American anymere. On one side are those who think the countryhas done pretty well in spiteofits troubles. They wanit to reform social reform and prize traditional vaiues. Flash points are amnesty, abortion, welfare, crime. taxes. inflation, busing. On the otherside are those who thunk the country shouid have done much hotter ti ih advanced concepts on of the above issues with more consiituiionally Top American military officers are th waning Leftism of neo-Marxist dogma A few years ago they came up America andthe Silent Majority. Equal rights for women,to be convinced that only U.S. determination will make the Russianscautious. If the Russians believe we have the will to resist and the will to defend our allies, head of the € literary col the 1972 election this truism led to some miscenveptions about Middle National Defense No obvious reiish, can be certain what a who proved ta be dra fiazards, ii purchase of fire democracy will do in anygivencrisis, a fact which must surely give the Russians pause. But Schlesinger’s iogic on deterrence is as Western in concept as Robert MeNamara’s was. Russians queries on the MeNemarathesis during his tenureas Secretary of Defense foun it illogical and mystifying. Jackson, and unvoung. which w prevailing political theories and Paul Harvey WASHINGTON — (NEA) — Wehave very litle idea whether the billions Scoop) Richard M.S with the idea that the dominating extingusihers, or in any other phaseof fire prevention should consult with the local fire department. This step, plus every day prudence and care in guarding against fire, should not he postponed. item to Biuff About Jatnson eleciroate was unpoor, unblack Ray Cromley Bilin. Lynden came up the same way. and he terrible 1960's and is continuing institutional sources. Humphrey. schools of political humanism America”, not corresponding in 2 That old enemyFireis still taking a heavy toll as evidenced by the above three Herald headlines on news of a single day, Fire is necessary and a wonderful asset when handled and controlled properly. But, with suddenness and without warning it can strike with devastating fury, with a potential of taking lives and destroying property. The Riverton fire this week was especially tragic, claiming the life of an 8-yearold girl and hospitalizing three other family members. Occupants of the home in Spanish Fork were more fortunate when fire broke out. he children, alone at the se fortunately were unaed. A pessible criminal element was introduced in two Lehi fires within two days — arson. Firemen are investigating possible arson — deliberately or maliciously burning preperty — in the Tuesday nightfire wnilten 2 book titied “The Real Werk has This ail went om during the Fire: Friend or Enemy “Riverton Girl Dies in Blaze.” “Arson Suspected in Second Lehi Fire."’ “Fire Damages Spanish Fork humanized beyond history's fondest dream: incidence of poverty has been cut in half. Sssiz! end econ The moon is approachingits iast quarter, [he morning stars are Venus and Saturn. The evening siats are Mercury, Mars and Jupiter Those born on this date are under thesign of Libra. Rutherford Hayes, the 19th president of the United $ was born Oct, 4. 1822. This is actor Charleton Heston’s 20th ae Onthi In 160. renounced poly lice of having more tha at atime. in 1927, AlJolson slatred i the whena United Air Lines plane bit Medicine Bow peak in southern Wyoming. in 1957, Russia launched (he first man-made space satellite, catled “Sputnik.” A thought for the day Athenian writer Meaander said, ¢, not as we wish, bul as stated a Defense Department official The Rabin request also included laser-guided ‘smart bembs.”’ ground-to’ground missiles and helicopters able te fire missiles. Since President Harry S. Truman recognized the new Jewish state (May14, 1948) U.S. aid to Israel has totaled $5.2 bili e of this current Rabin request. Ofit, $3.5 billion has been loans and grants for military equipment. _Fer decision to ple, Washington's send 48 more Phantorn jets to Israe! in early 1973 was an element in Egypt's decision to go to war. And the $5.2 billion includes the $22 billion Congress approved for Israel afier the 1973 war vegan. In addition, the United States has given Israel very expensive nuclearaidsince 1956. Thetimeliness has also been decisive, like the first $135 million Export-Import loan President Truman granted in 1949 when Israel faced bankruptcy, or $1 billion in arms airlifted in the midst of the October 1973 war by huge US: Galaxyairtransports. Topping this off. ontributions by the American Jewish community are literally immense and the Arab world castigates these The Jewish Appeal in the United States collected 2.25 biluon from June 148 through June 1974 nd this, the Joint Distribution C tee and sep rate uni drives ha hundred millions. The US. J issue was floated in 1951. About 85 per cent of all Isract bonds e been bolight by in baa projects in i.‘This 5 percent of ‘the total eeewent in istael’s peonomy, ‘Tragically, not all problems have equitable sulutions Rut events are overtaking us in ghastlysuccession, |