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Show bc Anthony Balt akr (Tribune Section Authority Abuse Marked Nixon Iage 20 7, 1977 Saturday Morning, May Failure to Reach New Agreement Dims Hope Raised by SALT I New York Times Service One of the great British 1930s was the scandal of a the sensations s country churchman, the . of Stiffkey Rector Caught in wrongdoing, defrocked, the rector capitalized on his notoriety by joining a traveling carnival, where he was exhibited in a barrel. Richard Nixon is our Rector of Stiffkey: BOSTON of new proposal each time the Russians balk at an American package. Even when negotiations are going fairly well it can take months to reach an arms limitation accord. Then more time is required to gain Senate approval. The October deadline is less than five months away. And top American officials are already writing off the May meetings which had been viewed as a possible new start failure in after the Moscow in March. It is beginning to appear highly unlikely that any meaningful breakthrough in writing a new Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (SALT) will occur before the SALT I agreement of 1972 expires in October. After initial Soviet rejection of President Carters proposal for reductions in the nuclear arsenals of both countries, hope for progress shifted to May talks in Geneva between Soviet Foreign Minister An drei A. Gromyko and Secretary of shameless, grasping, freakish. People talk about whether David Frost or someone else can extract "the truth from him, as if he had any notion of truth. Our fascination actually lies in knowing that there is no limit, and never has been, to what the man will do. And so we watch him on show in our equivalent of a barrel. societys well-pai- d head-knocki- State Cyrus R. Vance. There was general supposition that both sides would reassess their positions and maybe make significant concessions at Geneva. Mr. Vance effectively dampened that prospect Thursday and Defense Secretary Harold Brown, himself a former SALT negotiator, backed up Mr. Vance the following day. At his press conference Thursday Mr. Vance disclosed that the United States and the Soviet Union were heading for the new round of talks May 18 without either side having made any concessions to break the impasse. Thus the several weeks of discussions in Washington between Secretary VaDce and Soviet Ambassador Anatoly F. Dobrynin were Extension of the 1972 pact through tacit agreement or formal treaty is about the best that can be hoped for. And that is not much. nuclear arms limitation triumph mainly because it was a breakthrough toward the cherished goal of someday eliminating nuclear weaponry. It was given a five-yelifespan in anticipation that the United States and the Soviet Union could in that time produce a better, more restrictive document that would effectively end the nuclear arms race. We all Enjoyment of Nixon is irresistible. tuned in. But the serious point remains, a point about us. We nominated and elected the man, of repeatedly. Professor James David Barber Duke, a leading authority on the presidency, remarks in the current issue of the Washington despite the most abundant Monthly that, evidence ever available regarding any potential President, we failed to see through the man. machinations of an expert flim-flaPresident in as Nixon The essential danger was his attitude toward power. His idea was that if he asserted authority, he had it: lie could bomb or wiretap or overthrow another country's democratic system. Other presidents have abused power, but none had his utter contempt for the restraints that have kept the restraints of reason, this country free decency, above all, law. Have we learned to recognize that danger? Watergate dramatized the issue, and the country responded in a most extraordinary way. But I wonder whether the larger lesson of respect for the limits on authority has really been learned. Reason for Doubt One reason for doubt is the distinction that many continue to draw between Nixon and the man who was his principal adviser and agent in some of his gravest abuses of authority, Henry Kissinger. Of course, there is no reason to think that Kissinger had anything to do with the WaterBut he had everything to do with gate cover-up- . acts that were profound violations of our constitutional order. An extreme example was the most extreme in our history, I think the bombing of Cambodia in 1973, following the truce in Vietnam and the withdrawal of American forces. Presidents had previously carried out military action without a formal declaration of war. But they had had some showing of a need to protect American lives, authority say, or another congressional act such as the Tonkin Guif resolution, or a treaty. SALT I was viewed as a ar nations inability to progress toward strict limitation, much less reduction of strategic nuclear weapons, the once bright apparently fruitless. prospect nourished by SALT I is dim Defense Secretary Brown said indeed. In its place is the frightening Friday that there is a pretty good realization that mamkind may be chance of a modest United States-Soviincapable of caging the nuclear agreement by October but that monster, that only constant raising of the probability of a pact the mutual fear ante offers even an we uncertain respite from ultimate disnot He added that is by then high. should not feel called upon to offer a aster. "Listen, Carter, my ancestors died for my right to In light of the two guzzle gas. The Public Forum et Degrading Salt Lake City far-reachi- ng For Internal Use Only? country may delay trials here, researchers say. But for all the hope generated by research progress, a note of irony artifiIf some reliable, cial substitute for human blood were available many problems would be solved or, at least, moderated. The medical profession, it would appear, is closer to that bright day. Reports coming from an American Red Cross sponsored symposium non-toxi- c, emerges. The most prominent research effort centers on the use of complex chemical compounds called blendings of carbon and fluorine commonly used in refrigerants and aerosol propellants. These are the same substances some people in the scientific community believe cause a deterioration of the earths ozone layer; subsequently elevating the danger, if not the incidence, of skin cancer. indicate successful animal tests have overcome persistent problems, opening the way to human testing. Development of artificial blood, the goal of scientists for decades, would permit physicians greater latitude in the treatment of blood diseases, ease blood replacement problems in ..major surgery and overcome manifold problems in getting human blood donors. Human testing, if it is close at paradox looms : What might be dangerous on the outside of the human body, may eventually prove a godsend internalSo a hand, will probably be done outside the United States, physicians believe. Stringent human testing rules in this nothrr ly. iWxint Full Airline Deregulation Is Too Much F rom The San F rancisco Chronicle Congress will soon be considering legislation directly affecting the powers of the Civil Aeronautics Board to set the fares charged by domestic air carriers. The measure would give the airlines some flexibility in setting their rates, under a clause called a pricing zone of reasonableness " Sen. Howard Cannon of Nevada, chairman of the Senate aviation subcommittee, supports regulatory change, as do we. The airlines are now entirely subject to the CAB in the regulation of their fares and their entry into a market or its abandonment Cannon called for a zone of reasonableness U S. which would allow fare increases of up to ten per cent a year, and reductions which could be as much as 35 per cent. In single-carrimarkets, this would not apply, and the current prices would bemaintained. What this means is that in a particular competitive market, the airline passenger would be able, in the phrase of United Airlines President Richard J. Ferris, to vote with his pocketbook. The air traveler could do some comparison shopping and pick the airline whose service and fare appeals to him the er most. There is, naturally, opposition to the deregulation proposal. L. B. Maytag, chairman of National Aii lines, has hc-lthat government regulation of air fares keeps the industry balanced, ensuring that airlines serve many small communities as well as large ones. He said that his airline could go bankrupt if Congress deregulates airline fares. But United's Ferris countered that regulatory reform would encourage expansion to new markets, offering expanded opportunities for employment in the industry. This view was taken by former President Ford in January, shortly before he left office. Mr. Fords plan, endorsed in large measure by President Carter, called for allowing the CAB to set only a maximum and a minimum fare for each route, leaving airlines to charge what they would within the limits. The fare structure of the airline industry, as now regulated by the CAB, is restrictive, and rather cartehst. It woud be unwise, however, to take from the board entirely its power of setting rates. The zone of reasonableness approach put forth in the Cannon legislation appears to be simply that reasonable and should be approved by Congress ( )rl )i ti mjj; ' Paragraphs tempted us to trace our family tiee, but we're afraid of finding one of our less adnni able lelutnex hanging from a branch Boot-- . h.i- - (inns has armed in Washington, an on a par with the delncry of a ton of small b)n k rocks to .Newcastle Tin i lent - Editor, Tribune: I am ashamed and discity gusted by the way our city government commissioners, planning and zoning members choose to and the board of adjustment degrade Salt Lake City. Throughout the nation, citizens have realized the need to keep our history alive. One of the most beneficial has been the establishment of the National Register of Historic Places Usually this means that once the recent decision to allow the Hogle Mansion and the Christian Science Church, the latter on the National Historic Register to be tom down is heresy. The Utah Heritage Foundation has purchasers who wish to restore and save these precious pieces of our Salt Lake City history. Why do the money of John Price and the IBM Corp. count more to our commissioners? Is the public hearing just going to be a sham with money making the decision unanimous? Why isnt our Historic District Ordinance strong enough to prevent any future destruction of our city and its historic past? REP. WYLLIS DORMAN-LIGDistrict 9 U. Take No Stand Editor, Tribune: Your April 30 edition contains an article which reports a study by the University of Utahs Bureau of Community Development on the feasibility of incorporation of the Draper area. The article indicates that the study recommends that the city incorporate. The article accurately reported much data contained in the study related to the possible economic consequences of incorporation upon residents of the Draper area. The article failed, however, to report that, as stated in the study itself, the University of Utah and the Bureau of Community Development take no position for or against the incorporation of this area. In reaching such a decision, the pros and cons of incorporation should be carefully weighed by residents of this area. RICHARD P. LINDSAY Director Bureau of Community Development Rie to Challenge O Editor, Tribune: Planning and zoning confrontations are increasing and intensifying in Salt Salt Lake City and they will continue as long as we do not have a master plan with firm guidelines. It is as simple as that. It is not fair to the resident, the owner, the business, the developer, or the neighborhood to continue w ithout one. People must know what they can expect. The overnight bulldozer is too shattering. The universe has a plan we make plans for our lives, our children, and we make plans to build a home. But we have no plan for our city, as our founding pioneers had. A person only has to look at our city to know this. It is being stripped of its beauty and character. Visitors are aghast or politely silent. A city plan, it seems to me, is a consideration of all facets of the city its location, tradition, residents, its business and cultural aspects, open spaces, its symmetry and aesthetics. Everyone wants to help. Out of concern for our throw-awaattitude and disregard of the traditional, the federal government now pinpoints recognized buildings located in historic districts (such as South Temple and Capitol Hill) with these incentives m the new Tax Reform Act: You can write off the expenses incurred to r restore property over a period if you follow guidelines on appearance and updating the mechanical. For instance, if youve spent $100,000 to restor., you can write off $20,000 yearly for the first five years. 2. You cannot write off the demolition costs if you arc replacing an historically recognized building with a new building. 3 You can take only straight line depreciation on a building if it replaces an historic building (such as the Constitution Building, the Hogle homes, etc J. 4 You can have special depreciation for i rlwibiliuitK.n expenses on recognized histone places, and you can have deductions for conservation purposes Iwhich includes historic preservation) on your income, estate, and gift taxes. This federal assistance is encouraging and I urge the city planners to rise to the challenge, because the people do not like what is happening. The city belongs to all the people and decisions must be made for the common good REP. VEE CARLISLE District 4 Too Many Control Editor, Tribune: There is no justice in being forced to pay for the mistakes of others. It is aggravating and discouraging that so many people in the United States are permitting the interference of government in the energy situation without vehement protests. They arent challenging the source of the problem but instead are allowing themselves to In 1973 in Cambodia there was no treaty. The Tonkin Gulf resolution had been repealed. There were no American lives to protect. Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger simply waged on their own a war that they knew Congress would not approve. The one thing that ought to have been learned in recent years is that abuses of power abroad may have terribie repercussions at home. Kent State Killings of one direct example The anniversary coincided with the first Frost-Nixo- n interview: the killing by the National Guard at Kent State, on May 4, 1970, of students protesting the invasion of Cambodia. Indeed, without abuses in foreign policy, the Watergate cover-umight never have occurred. It was probably designed to conceal not so much the break-i- n itself as what John Mitchell called the White House horrors: wiretapping, bugging, burglaries designed to conceal aspects of the foreign policy, such as the secret bombing of Cambodia. In a broader sense, subversion of American ideals abroad may lead to the same at borne. That was the teaching cf the intelligence investigations. What began as ruthless tactics had enemies against perceived foreign before long been employed against Americans. A shameful example of abuse shameful in its pettiness has just been disclosed by the Senate Intelligence Committee. Between early 1975 and the end of 1976 after Richard Nixon left office the CIA conducted surveillance of Micronesians to find out what they would ask from this country in negotiations. The idea of eavesdropping on our own wards was approved in 1973 by Henry Kissinger. New Book Readied e A aide of Kissingers, Roger Morris, has a book coming out this summer that throws much new light on the horrors of the years. Morris has an ambivalent awe of Henry Kissinger and no liking for Nixon. But he concludes that Nixon spared Henry Kissinger in the end by taking the In unt uf public responsibility fur aii evil aiid malice they shared no less than their success. No erasure of the past," Morris writes, can blot out their common outrages, from the Cambodian bombings to the taps to the squalor of later policies in Bangladesh and Chile Forum Rule Public Forum letters must be submitted exclusively to The Tribune and bear writers 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 i 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. 841 10. p be brainwashed by those who either by intent or ignorance are placing the responsibility on the wrong source. There are those who even blame the oil companies, etc. These people are not aware of or ignore the fact that it is government i emulations and interference with the market that is the cause of the problems that we are facing . . . and that their continued interference with the market compounds the problem and spreads it to other areas. Some people are feeling guilty for alleged wasting of fuel or even wanting energy conveniences and luxuries. (The very essence of progress, productivity, creativity, psychological pleasure, etc., i.e., the backbone of a sound economy and a progressive, happy culture). There is no shortage of energy providing resources. There is only a shortage of creative, energetic, intelligent motivation by those who can solve the problem. That is, if they are rewarded for their effort through earning enough profit. If this is possible they will do the necessary research to produce abundant energy. Especially if they are not faced with bureaucratic hassling and interference which delays and limits their capability to produce. This can only be achieved by removing government regulathereby tions, restrictions, and controls making it practical, economical and pleasurable to produce energy from the natural resources that are abundant. Nixon-Kissing- er one-tim- Nixon-Kissing- y 1 five-yea- n-- I l |
