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Show Sun Advocate Tuesday, October 27, 19ET7 Eviction notice The Senate recently poured cold water on the current love-i- n between Washington and Moscow. In an 85-- 8 vote, the lawmakers passed a State Department authorization bill which, among other things, would require the Soviet Union to move its spanking new embassy. This is not sitting well with the Soviets or, for that matter, some at the State Department. Eager to please the Kremlin in the wake of the agreements on medium-rang- e missiles, U.S. diplomats have resisted renegotiating the embassy agreement with Moscow even though they have the power to do so under present law. The Soviet Unions new embassy, a lavish compound perched atop Mount Alto, the highest spot in Washington, is merely a shell that houses sophisticated eavesdropping and electronic-surveillanc- e equipment. security analysts believe the Soviets could tap virtually every telephone conversation, radio signal and satellite transmission in the D.C. metropolitan area. Should the U.S.S.R. formally occupy its new digs and crank up the listening devices, the threat to U.S. security would be severe. Under terms of the embassy agreement, the Soviets may not take up residence in their new embassy until the U.S. Embassy in Moscow is ready. Thanks to unbelievably lax State Department security precautions, it wont be ready for a long, long time. The top floors of the partially completed new American embassy in Moscow have to be reconstructed. A sweep of the building by counterintelligence agents proved it to be riddled with U.S. Soviet bugs. The embassy agreement also stresses reciprocity, although one wouldnt know it by the respective embassy sites. The new Soviet compound occupies the choicest parcel of real estate in the District of Columbia. The new U.S. Embassy in Moscow is located in a bog adjacent to the Moscow River. The Senate bill requires that the Soviet Embassy be relocated at a site no more than 90 feet above sea level. The Mount Alto site is 350 feet above sea level. Soviet tempers are likely to exceed that elevation by a considerable margin. Tough. The Lone Sailor' A salute appropriately accompanied the dedication the other day of the new U.S. Navy e Memorial in Washington, D.C. The 100 memorial plaza, across the street from the National Archives building and halfway between the White House and Capitol, is on a stretch of Pennsylvania Avenue that has experienced its ups and downs in recent years. But the Market Square area appears to be on the upswing again, anchored by this lovely plaza built entirely with private funds. The centerpiece and most striking feature of the U.S. Navy Memorial is Connecticut sculptor Stanley statue of the Lone Sailor. As Bleifelds is not cast in the classic romantic the sailor statuary, or heroic mold. Rather, the sculptor immortalizes the reality of Navy life; the sailor braces in pea coat against a chilling ocean breeze, duffle bag in tow. He gazes over a circular, granite and marble map of the world, which is his beat. Spit and polish, he is not. Some old hands might think he has just returned from a long tour of duty because his hair looks a little too long over the ears. Nonetheless, The Lone Sailor is destined to become a beloved addition to Washington monuments because he personifies the thousands of unsung heroes who have served in the Navy throughout its 21-g- foot-wid- 212-ye- ar chucks waggin Extortion and look at the situation again next year. Now why cant our governments look at things the same way? But using the same senario, the government would look at it like this : Present revenues allow me to only buy a small Chevy this year, but I like a Lincoln so thats the car for me. And Ill avoid the interest by simply paying cash for it. I dont like a three bedroom house, although that is all I need for my three ByCHUCKZEHNDER Managing editor All this tax a way of life hike talk again has me spooked. Not only the state Legislature, but now the feds are talking it up again. Everyone thinks it is the only way to balance the budget and reduce the huge federal budget deficit. Lets look at a parallel. You have an annual salary or wage which you receive in payments every week, two weeks or month. With that set amount, you have to budget what you will spend your money on and how much will go into each category. You determine, based on your present revenues, what kind of car you can buy, if, in fact, you can afford a new one. Then you have to decide on a payment plan. You buy a house based on how much of your monthly income you feel you can devote to a house payment to include utilities. The use of a 15, 20 or 30 year mortgage also must be considered. Its time for your annual vacation. This year, lets say, transportation costs have risen and your salary has not so you defer your vacation plans to stay home this year administrative, branches, family legislative and judicial, so Ill buy the big six bedroom, three bath home with maid service thrown in. Again, Ill pay cash and not worry about the interest on a long mortgage. Vacations are a necessity to collect my thoughts and be able to do a good job so Ill take a junket. This time Ill just sign some receipts for it and worry about where the money comes from later. When all the bills come due, Ill just go to my boss and demand, no extract, a raise sufficient to cover the expenses. If you and I were to try to live like that, we would go to jail for extortion. But our legislators (state and federal) seem to think it is alright for them to do it. The only way it will stop is for the round-the-wor- ld citizenry to say, We aint gonna pay no more.no more! The other alternative is to just move over completely into socialism and everyone gets the same income and services after turning all their pay over to the huge central government. This system has worked in other places, such as Russia, and Im sure it will work just as comfortably right here in the Union of Socialist States of America. No legislator I am of aware of, either in Utah or the nation, has even considered the true fiscal responsibility of simply cutting spending, but continues to rely only upon the extortion of the citizenry. When government becomes the largest employer in a state, something is terribly wrong with a system called a republic. Call or write your legislators. They are Sen. Omar Bunnell and Rep. Mike Dmitrich here in Price and they are supporting tax increases. Federal representatives include Sen. Orrin Hatch, 135 Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20510, (202) Sen. E.J. (Jake) Garn, SD 505 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20510, (202) Rep. Howard Nielson, 1229 Longworth Building, Washington, D.C. 224-525- 1; 224-544- 4; 20515, (202) 225-775- 1. history. Navy Secretary James E. Webb was on the mark in explaining the focus of the memorial people, not hardware, are the heart of the Navy. And those people are good, and theyre dedicated, and theyre tough. They have families and dreams and aspirations, and, by and large, they are young. UPI should shun ties Reporters of United Press International risked their lives to bring back the news from the Vietnam War. Theyve brought us local, state, national and international news, ranging from the Watergate scandal to an offbeat filler about a Thai peasant stomped to death by water buffalo. Now, this major independent wire service is going to bring the unexpurgated U.S. government line to people in six European cities. UPI plans to transmit news and features for the United States Information Agency. Financially troubled UPI is getting a hefty $2.5 million to transmit USIA information directly to 33 European newsrooms during the next two years. But in struggling to survive financially by accepting what amounts to a government subsidy, UPI officals have compromised the independence of one of the worlds largest wire services. Sure, UPI can say its merely going to be a messenger boy for the USIA news and that its regular UPI reports will remain separate. People in other countries tend to be suspicious about American foreign correspondents anyway. If they learn that UPI get millions to transmit American government news, many will assume UPI reporters are U.S. government agents. At the least, that could hurt the ability of reporters to win the trust of news sources. In some countries, it could even endanger their lives. Better for UPI to flounder financially than to breach journalistic ethics. The reporters who have dedicated their lives to newsgathering and the readers who want objective reporting deserve nothing less. I mike royko Better watch wide receiver jokes A woman of Polish ancestry called me a few days ago, ranting about a terrible insult that had been directed at Poles by one of the broadcasters who handled last Sundays Bears football game. He implied that Poles are stupid, the lady said. Were you watching the Bears scab game? I asked. Sure, how do you think I heard him say it? Then if you were spending a fine afternoon watching that game, there might be something in what the announcer said about Poles. Why, youre just as bad... she began to sputter. I assured her I was just joking and I promised to look into the alleged insult. And, as I discovered, broadcaster Dick Vermeil had indeed made a couple of remarks that offended Poles. About 15 Chicagoans were so indignant that they complained to their congressman, William Lipinski, who called the CBS network to look into the matter. He received an apology from Vermeil. Im sure that all incorrigible ethnic joke tellers are eagerly awaiting details of what Vermeil said. OK, I will satisfy your disgusting curiosity. At one point, a player was a little slow in getting on the field and for a punt formation, Vermeil said something to the effect that it is OK for him to be late because hes Polish. And later, taking note that the Bears had two wide receivers who were PoUsh-American- Vermeil s, said they were probably eager for the game to end so they could go drink beer and eat some kielbasa, which is sausage. Some especially those of the WASP persuasion -might wonder why this should offend anyone. So Ill let John Czerniak, of Joliet, 111., explain. Hes another Pole who was upset and he dropped me a note. I resent the fact that Mr. Vermeil was allowed to imply we are slow, as if being Polish was a form of mental handicap. I also resent that Mr. Vermeil implied that the greatest aspiration of a Polish employee is to finish work so we can drink and eat Polish sausage. I feel non-Pol- es - f such bigots should be removed from the broadcasters booth. Firing is a bit harsh, since Vermeil really didnt know he was being offensive. As he explained in a phone interview, he chatted with the two wide receivers before the game, and they merrily noted how unusual it is for two to be playing that on the same team. And position him about going with they joked out after the game to have cold beer and kielbasa. And it is unusual. Most wide receivers are black. But I assume that they are not eager to finish a game so that they can go drink whiskey and eat chitlins and black-eye- d peas, although it doesnt sound like a bad idea. As for his remark about one of the Polish players being slow in getting out on the field, he said: I was just joking but I wish I hadnt said it because that comment could have been taken wrong. In coaching (hes an exPolish-America- ns coach), you joke about everything, including ethnic backgrounds, because people, the coaches, the players, are so secure in their relationship that people arent concerned. I should have been concerned because obviously it offended someone. And Vermeil hastily added that he often cats kielbasa, even though he cant pronounce it and has some in his refrigerator at this very moment. To be honest, I am disappointed. .The only reason I bothered to check out the complaints of the readers is because I Polish-Americ- an was curious and thought Vermeil had told a couple of really terrible, offensive, cruel jokes. Which would have probably had me splitting my sides. I mean, theres the one about the first two Polish astronauts. Ooops, but I cant tell that one in a newspaper. Or the one about the Pole and the birth control device. I definitely cant tell that one either. But Vermeils remarks were not nearly as gross as the Polish jokes my Irish friends tell me, although I sometimes have difficulty understanding them, since they often talk with two or three potatoes in their mouths. (Continued on Page 5B) |