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Show r 1 The Public Forum I was delighted to road vour mer.igr ,, the St George Marathon in Oct. 3 s O ilium In the past, only a few paragraphs have h. . devoted to marathon results, which is a Uis appointment to those who have traund so many months. You confirmed what many of my friends and relatives were profitably thinking Yes, I'm a weirdo (crazy is the word most often used). , Why would afiyone run 26 2 miles? I have never had any success in athletic endeavors, but for a few moments I am a hero as I enjoy the cheers of the crowd at the finish lino.- It isnt neccessary tj finish a marathon to reap the benefits of ihuyiing It is great to wear skinny leans and all you want An I have enjoyed the' friendship of other runners r at races. to thanks My many people, my husband for enduring my training, the people of St George for enthusiasm and support. 'all the volunteers who handl'd out water and punch and words of encouragement. and The Salt Lake Tribune for an article which was concerned not only with the winners, but also with the 99 percent of runners whose running goes unnoticed 99 percent of the time.' as Joe Henderson put it. et v MAUDE NORMAN Airline Peril It's hard to believe that 90 percent of all atrhr.es have been totally mismanaged. Could it just be that deregulation was a mistake? Let's take a look at how airline companies got to where they were just prior to deregulation. Almost from inception, airlines were regulated by numerous agencies, controlling where they could fly, frequency they had to fly, and cities they had to serve. In addition their fares were regulated. W ithin these regulatory controls airlines still managed to operate, buy aircraft, and build huge facilities, airport compbxes, training centers, etc. Air transportation became so attractive in the '60s and 70s that majur cutbacks and The Wav ll Was Here are briefs from The Salt Lake bune of 100, 50 and 25 years ago Tri- October 22, 1883 The Romany Rye was presented at The Salt Lake Theatre last night in magnificent style, considering the short time in which the company had to prepare for it. They arrived in the city at 3 o'clock in the afternoon, and the scenery was placed and everything in readiness by the opening hour. The press of the country have been lavish in their praise of the play. October 22, 1933 elated at the prospects for immeHighly diate construction of the Pine View, leaders of the movement which has resulted thus far in a concrete organization, pointed to the assignment of a federal engineer in Ogden, as a heartening sign. October 22, 1958 A magnificent romantic team in the attractive and glamorous person of Cary Grant and lucious Sophia Loren sparks Paramount's 1echnicolor comedy. Houseboat'', coming soon to the Utah Theatre. n The film, an original story by Mel and Jack Rose, who authored the highly sucessful Seven Little Foys, among other comodies. Martha Hyer and Harry Guardino and features Eduardo Ciammelli co-sta- even the demise of many ra.lru.ids Iran spired The industry boomed Something must have been right with oir trumporta-HoThe charges the proponerts for deregulations made, that airlines were getting fat and overcharging, duesn t seem to hold wj ter (air fares have been one of the few things that haven't risen in proportion to the cost of living) The airlines played by the rules for aO vears. learning how to survive and grow with regulation, Suddenly, during a two year period, airlines were allowed to go anywhere, anytime and charge any fare New airlines were allowed to start up w ithout restrictions. They didn't have to build or buy anything. Everything was leased, aircraft, airport space, and computer systems. Maintenance, passenger and baggage handling, reservation systems, and training was contracted. These low start-ucosts, plus minimum wage employees, allowed for attractive low p F orum Hulfs Publie Forum letters must be submitted exclusively to The Tribune and bear writer s full name, signature and address. Names must be published on political letters but may be withheld tor 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, P.O. Box 867, Salt Lake City, Utah 84110. fares. competition and fare wars saturating lucrative routes and discontinuing service to many cities. The question now is, what can be done before the finest and safest airline system in the world is replaced by lowest bidders, paying lowest wages and conforming to minimum standards of safety and equipment imposed by law. Some reregulation in the form of realistic minimum fare controls should be imposed immediately. This would at least stop this runaway bandwagon that every opportunist has been jumping on by conceiving new airlines overnight, which very likely will also cease operations when their own labor costs catch up in a few years. If Congress doesn't step in and this transportation system is allowed to be destroyed, it will never be replaced. Airlines have learned a lesson, have trimmed, have toughened up and are trying to compete. Now give them a chance to restore this industry back to where it belongs, the finest in the world ROSS M. BISHOP Head-o- n followed, Develop All r program for an to seems have a lot of degree accounting merit, but 1 wonder if the guys on top have examined every angle. The purpose of universities and colleges isn't to furnish an education to an elite few whose parents can afford the high costs that even the most frugal offspring will incur. What about those of us who put ourselves through school with no help? We do it by working 15 hours a day during work durthe summer and full- - or part-tim- e end we and still school, up taking out ing student loans. An additional year of school wouldnt be so bad if the smaller colleges in the state would still be able to have an accounting program, but I know of at least one small school who stands to lose their accounting program because the state can't The idea of a five-yea- 1 itiuin ()i lutii r JJ, 'ir, ; Al Drawn and Tribune Readers' Opinion Runner's Delight iii l.rfkt bt pen.se this includes tuition, books living expenses, etc And the college I ended up getting my d gree from i an be matched up against BYU or the University of Utah any day as far as qualltv ed'ieation Is eoneerned If the reasoning of the powers I hat be is to improve the qualification and profesMon-jIimi- i of the accounting field, then I totally jgree But please don t make a law and then lejve the smaller schools out in the cold If you re going to fund one college then fund them all We owe it to the state of Utah to develop all its resources not just those in Quartered the more heavily populated areas MIKEN BAYI.ES Blandmg Typical Trij llene Barth s column. Oct 7, in The Salt Lake Tribune, trying to describe what a crook place Australia appears, only gave me insight into her shallow association with the continent and its people Unless I miss mv guess completely, she and her husband look tour of the Far East associata world-wining with the rest of the hoYanks, staying at the typical tourist-tratels. proclaiming verbally in the lobby each morning that, "they had to see this sight and that sight to impress the Joneses. Admittedly its a gruelling trip. But most end up the last leg in Aussie land determined that this first English-speakincountry owes them who knows what They hit Sydney. Darwin and possibly Melbourne. lake up the travel agent s option for a fly over the outback, trying to find Alice. Now that they are experts, its the redeye back to the west coast, trying to figure out at the last minute what goodies they should really declare at customs. Actually the Aussies did not "steal" the Americas cup fair and square, they won it with typical Yankee ingenuity, coming from down under (excuse the pun) amd gave llene a chance to make a few bucks for her next educational overseas trip. Of course, one should not judge and editorialize by the first false assumption, the first few dozen paragraphs one reads or the last sentence one reads. But one does, doesnt Vt UK iwSIUf? " TUc n U SW T ' .ap Ttf s v w wrong STUFF d p g Ill... , one. JOHN J. VANDENHOEK Think Think, please, of the earth. Think of her thrivirg, abundant and beautiful. Think of her people at peace, gardening her soil, sharing her gifts. Think again, this time of war, horrible, evil war. Nuclear war. Think of the earth's charred and wasted body, ravaged, raped and murdered. Think of heaven. Think of hell. CHARLES DAVIS Logan Good Riddance find money to fund it. I attended one of the larger universities for a year and while it was worthwhile experience, it cost so much I had to move to a and to James Watt. Good-by- e The Tribune reported that riddance. good Mr. Watt was in anguish over his friends abandoment. Poor baby! Maybe now he know-- how the "cripples" felt who. after years of struggle, ask only to be accepted as normal people, when Mr. Watt put them back in their palce. This man seems to have forgotten that he worked for the people and not for the ultrarich. land trashing conglomerates. The only thing I ask of Mr. Watt is that he take his cronies out of their cushy Department of Interior jobs and buy them and himtickets back to Colorado. self smaller, cheaper locale for my education I saved at least d of the total ex- - DONN STEWART West Valley City Good-by- e s one-wa- 1 y one-thir- $hot him down And feu Wew him up. Watch out for that crutch." Mike Royko Bigoted Bumpkin? Jesse Fills the Bill Chicago Sun-Tim- Service Im surprised at how upset so many peo' ple are by the way Sen. Jesse Helms has been the bad-mouthi- Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Apparently they dont appreciate the essential role that Helms an embarrassment irom North Carolina, has played in the debate over a national holiday honoring King. Twenty years ago, when King was approaching the peak of his influence, it wouldn't have been hard to find prominent public figures to malign him. They were everywhere, blinking at the frightening specter of civil i ights. Senators from both parties did it. Governors and mayors did it. So did writers of editorials, disc jockeys and anybody else who had the public ear. King was a troublemaker. He was rocking the boat. He was threatening the national security, tranquillity and the right of Americans to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiif they happenedio be born white. ness Today, most sensible 'people agree that King was, in the least, a force for needed social change in his time. And. more realistically, a genuinely great American. So it s not easy to find someone prominent to say the nasty things about him that used to be so common. Especially with so many blacks now registered 16 vote. Thats where Helms comes in, bless his ' ,, tiny brain. ; Its as if. someboiy called the actors union and asketf for .someone to play the role small-mindeof a ignorant, racist bumpkin. bigoted, Helms has been perfect. Of course, he should be. He's been rehearsing for the role most of his life. How else could we appreciate Kings thick-headed- .' But the m Chicago had memory and the things he accomplished if we didnt have Helms around to remind us of none of that. They were bigots in their purest and all other American blacks form. Their parents got off the boat, but they what King were up against. were already throwing rocks at Americans with much deeper roots than they had. When I hear Helms talk, its like turning the clock back to those frightening but inspiAnd everywhere there were people who rational days. . . sounded like Helms sounded this week. It was spring of 1965, and I was in Selma. They didn't have to be Southern politiAla. The scent of newly blooming flowers cians. We quickly discovered how unifying a was in the air. So was the scent of fear. force racism was. King had been leading civil rights I remember a foreign-bor- n Chicago polimarches there. He was after something revtician. speaking in broken English: "Why of in the the minds least at olutionary dees black guy make so much trouble, huh? Souths political leaders. He wanted blacks And there was the pillar of American law to have the right to vote. and order, J. Edgar Hoover, a born hotel The marches were actually very tiny. A gumshoe who overachieved his way to the few dozen people walking down a smalltop job in the FBI. town street, singing "We Shall Overcome." I always had suspected that Hoover was But that caused bigots to froth. kind of a creep. I mean, he spe.nt most of his I a in lull confrontations. the During life vicariously peeping through keyholes walked across the bridge on which the world and hanging around with old bachelor had seen marchers being whipped and clubbed and run down by cops on horses. But I didn't know how creepy he was unThen I went into a nearby diner. Some 1 sheriffs deputies were having coffee. One of til was approached by one of his Chicago pals, who offered to play tapes that would said something a ranking officer them prove to me that King had a weakness for a to his companion so chilling I ve never forwoman. gotten it. It turned out that Hoover, a member of eoons Kill a few and He casually said: the president's administration, was peddling this s will stop." these tapes to newsmen all over the country. Well, they killed a few. Blacks. Whites. A All the tapes proved was that King like n An housewife clergyman. had weakfrom Detroit. In only a few months, they many great and ordinary men killed several from ambush and with clubs nesses of the flesh. But Hoover's problems were such that he should have talked to a to the head. shrink. But it didn't stop King or his movement. Now, like Hoover, theyre gone. Or, like And there was the day on the Southwest in one of his George Wallace, they've changed their Side of Chicago, where King more naive moments thought he could tunes. of his brotherhood, And it s been amazing, really, how little message justice bring and equality. friction there has been during the discussion about a holiday in King's memory. The answer was a brick to his head. 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