Show A9 The Salt Lake Tribune Tuesday June II 1991 USSR Tree by Any Name NEWHOUSE NEWS SERVICE WASHINGTON — Perhaps you cbdn't notice but the Soviet Union Ims voted to change its name They have unofficially decided to be called the Union of Soviet Sovereign Republics That's right from tow on the USSR will be known the as t 11 '''' tLe kt Gorbachev wetted finger ever to the wind now seems to have shifted — those away from the hard-liner- s who believe that the corpse of the Soviet economy can be kicked into life — and sided once again with the reformers who want to apply shock therapy for the sheer joy of watching the body bounce on the morgue slab James V--4 Lilelis 4It ''' rri As Gorbachev put it "It more accurately reflects our status as a federation of independent states and besides we won't have to throw out the old letterheads" There were of course other sug- A a The result of this shift is yet another Soviet plan for their economy and one that — surprise! — re- That's "Union of Soviet Socialist Republics Sir" To You But it doesn't matter what they call it it's still a creaking old bus packed with explosives and hurtling down the hill brakes smoking The communists in power can't produce anything They can't even produce communism anymore In fact it's estimated that by 1995 the USSR will be a net importer of communism mostly from Vietnam Workers will have to go around attaching wispy white beards to statues of Lenin to make him look like Ho Chi Minh Lacking any ideological prescriptions they are now trying anything re- d f 84 USSR gestions Corporate-mindeformers had these proposals: 11 1 4 Union of Soviet Sovereign Pep Boys International House of Bolsheviks Holiday Dacha The hard-cor- e communists favored more traditional socialist themes: Union of Free Democratic Socialist Happy People Leaping with Joy Twelve Time Zones of Love Is Still Deeply Rooted in Colmullism aid quires massive Western some- Apparently we owe them thing Gorbachev made a peevish speech in which he hectored the West for not giving him what we spent poking Iraq out of Kuwait If the West could spend those billions he said why not spend that money for constructive purposes? Well given that those billions were spent to shove an autocratic regime out of an illegally occupied neighbor this seems a remarkably suggestion realize you're might Hey we absolutely ever-prese- threat Media Cutting Washington Pipeline By Susan many hearings have led to legislation or made a shred of difference in the way the country conducts its Trausch BOSTON GLOBE GOT tk KAI--- CtvAt4ce OffiV pkT 6°5° tfAlttj6 NI 'ql-- : QTHuA&YAL-e-rgR1- tk6 7( vpit f ASTI 14i k)A ( 1 7' L4r' 4 zC(cvy - - I hi fL ' -- 1 - - k I !) Ill ' ! - — IP::- - t-Otel - L x w L i )) ‘ - S"'llor I 1' ZW: - S rnWlio e-m- 0 f ' a v : c-- - ''--t ''' 's Op JAI 'fa :Y il?:51 Aihr:1) n CL'52? 94 it 1 tifit 5 1W11-- I - - The Public Forum But I'm not sure that so many of us have to marry the place Elec tronic communication is pretty darn good in the country today Between CNN fax machines that age-ol- d journalistic tool of "work- ing the phones" and a few plane trips we just might have it knocked Also if more of us were back home concentrating on real people maybe politicians would start think- Mg that there was life beyond the Beltway They might get out and see what's doing in the whole US of A even when they weren't running for office in November I think America is pretty disillu- sioned with the capital and doesn't see it as the center of power it once was That's partly due to the Rea- gan years of decentralizing and cut- ting services It's also due to whomping deficit both economic and moral in our institutions We feel let down cheated and as : though we'd better take action ourselves because our leaders aren't doing it for us That action can be anything from cleaning up the corner playground to dropping out and trading the rat race for a bed and breakfast in Vermont Salt Lake and company just might be ahead of the curve on this one After all revolutions have been known to start in pretty quiet places before blowing up the sys- business? Very few Mostly they become dusty bound testimony to a politician's ability to get his face in the paper Usually on Page 42 in the Boston Globe unless he's Ted Ken- bureaus 4 - 5 Lwitgr 4000(4 are ramblings Some news organizations are closing their Washington Not the big media The small media — Austin American-StatesmaThe Salt Lake Tribune the Morris chain of Georgia and the Philadelphia Daily News The Denver Post cut its bureau staff from two persons to one and the San Francisco Chronicle has a bureau but nobody in it Chronicle Broadcasting and Gannett TV have left town Why should we care? Its another recession story sure but there might be more to it Could be that some people are tired of Washington journalism and even in bad times that's good news "My basic philosophy is that Washington bureaus are prestige things that tend to give the congressional delegation undue coverage" says James E Sheledy The Salt Lake Tribune editor who uses wire services or has reporters back home making calls to cover DC "Most everything that happens to the state of Utah in Washington started out in the state of Utah" The thinking is a little provincial maybe and Salt Lake ain't New York or Boston but he does have a point At least half of the alleged "news" out of Washington is a waste of time Hearings for instance How n TAWEL-S-p- 5 51)tjuputs BOSTON — There On ObTripuS " I fv5(t-tE5- 5 J fieRILLA-Vot- 1I 5 Soviets one dime I don't care if the new plan calls for renting out the- Kremlin for weddings and recep-bons As long as the communists run the show giving them money is as useful as turning a firehose on the ocean You'd do better to stuff billions in a shuttle make a few low passes and throw the money out the window As long as these folk are in pow- er no amount of money no nice cosmetic change of the name will disguise the fact the system is ganz grenous to its heart Its time to move the population to nearby countries line up the earthmovers and scrape the whole thing off the globe then invite everyone back in for a fresh start Make sure you bring a backhoe that rotted stump in Moscow with the funny red stain " has deep deep roots And there is pay for flattening testy Lithuanians as well Nearly coincident with the Soviets' appeal for money was a report on the recent repression of the Lithuanian Soviet independence movement troops killed no one the report said when fired upon they responded by attacking with their rifle butts (Pentagon war planners take note) And that photo of a woman being crushed by a tank? Lithuanians says the report put her there after she'd been wounded by the careless fire of other Lithuanians This sounds like those old redneck sheriffs who explained lynchings by saying the man just stuck his neck through the rope and leaped up in the air Repression aside there are plenty of good reasons not to give the right! We've seen your tanks — they blow up real purty! Why lend you money when we can simply kick you out of Estonia in 100 hours? The answer of course is that the USSR (note the name change now) has nuclear weapons That is why people want to give them billions with no guarantee of repayment while you cannot get a car loan You do not have nuclear weapons They make wonderful collateral Next time give your Social Security number to the loan officer say: "Oh sorry that's the launch code" and see his reaction Actually the Soviets would be in less parlous straits if they cut back on defense spending Currently 25 percent of the Soviet GNP goes to the military presumably to guard Finnish against the well-place- nedy Washington specializes in orches- trated events — press conferences in tiny rooms to make the gathering look jammed "outraged" reactions to this or that usually written by an official's press secretary hours or even days ahead and packs of reporters racing to file identical stories If they don't file an editor will be on the phone shouting "Why we no have? It's all over the wires!" Being allowed time to go after a story that isn't being done by everybody else is considered a luxury I find it ironic that assignment to a newspaper's Washington bureau is viewed as a reward and in some cases a coronation The reporter who showed all that spark making his or her way to the big time is then told to keep the lid on originality and learn to react like one of Pavlov's dogs Good work is done there sure and by following the often daily events a reporter can catch a vtiff of actual news Also the press has to keep an eye on government or it might become worse than it is mind-numbin- g d tem I'll be looking for Helen Thomas in Dubuque Tribune Readers' Opinions Few Good Men It is wonderful to see all the parades and homecomings for the troops but the public needs to be aware that there are still reserve troops that are not home and have no release date Fox Company of the Marine Corps stationed at Fort Douglas was activated on Dec 10 and sent to Okinawa They are still of the troops are there One-thircollege students who were one week short of completing fall quarter when activated Many are married and having trouble meeting financial obligations Families have been advised that Fox Company is no longer considered a reserve unit and they are in d the regular rotation of active duty when units No one is able say they can be redeployed except that it takes a long time and they should be home by September They will end up serving longer than regular active duty troops who left last August and returned by March It is costing the reservists time money and civilian commitments as well as costing the taxpayers to keep them on active duty for no apparent to reason The military seems to be a slow learner There were mass exoduses from all types of reserve units as a result of the Berlin crisis when reservists cooled their heels at military bases around the country for a year This is a similar situation Under these conditions the Marine Corps will indeed have a "few" good men The rest will get out as fast as they can NAME WITHHELD Salt Lake City Insure Guards 1 As crossing guards representing the police department we have the responsibility of protecting school children to and from school Guards work at street level in any kind of weather and the job is fairly dangerous Now Salt Lake City fathers have determined we should work without medical insurance "Too costly for the city- they say it 5 30 2 or After is now too years costly We draw no sick leave no vacation pay and the pay scale ha s also been changed and not to our benefit I assure you There must he a better way to balance the budget than to takk protection away from school guard: We must work out a plan ty retain ur medical insurance WILLARD ( ANIDREASEN Salt Lake City ETHAN ALIEN Applauds 'Hippie' Forum Rules Public Forum letters must be submitted exclusively to The Tribune and bear writer's full name signature address and telephone number Names must be printed on political letters but may be withheld for good reason on others Writers are limited to one letter of 300 words or less every 14 days Preference will be given to typewritten (double spaced) letters permitting use of the writer's true name All letters are subject to condensation Mail to the Public Forum The Salt Lake Tribune PO Box 867 Salt Lake City Utah 84110 Olympic Benefits Utahns opposed to bringing the Olympics to Utah are misinformed or unaware of the benefits By bringing worldwide attention to Utah destination skiers from all over the United States and the world will come and ski here The money coming to Utah won't only come during the 10 days of the Olympics It will come long after its over because the people who hear about the Olympics being in Utah will come here from all over the world just to say they've been here And while they're here they'll spend money on goods and services Colorado is Utah's competitor for winter tourism dollars Utah spends about $400000 annually promoting winter tourism Colorado spends approximately $26 million Colorado outspends Utah 65 times This amount of promotion generated 99 million destination skier days for Colorado and about 13 million destination skier dLys for Utah The dream to hold the 1998 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City hinges on three big numbers: $56 million $749 million and $146 billion The $56 million is how much the state plans to spend to build and maintain potential Olympic facilities The $749 million is how much revenue the state projects will come from the Oiympics The $146 billion is the estimated total economic return to the state for hosting the games Of the three only the $56 million investment is certain due to a formula for diverting a portion of sales tax revenue that will raise that much over a r period ION TEERLINic 8th grade student Hillside Middle School I applaud Tim Hendon ("Teen Profiles" The Salt Lake Tribune May 27) I too was often labeled "hippie" and "nonconformist" when I got on my soapbox to talk about environmental issues I do not worry about the Tim Hendons of the world who stand up for their beliefs who have the guts f t 4 --1 pie ' - i 0 to actively purand sue and campaign for what they believe are good causes in the midst of jeering from the rowdies It is the latter whom I worry about I ! f rrZt - I7 I ' :It '1- 8 i e $ - :4)iatP If I were to ask these Americans just what their expectations and visions of the future planet were to be would they answer "It's not my ' 1: F irl at VAMO I 4001 :iNr- - - tA - t f - 'b 'Or' 10"' Jo HARLINE po"'" Salt Lake City f j 14 tI )4 t'ItTit V ' t:' '' :"4'' 0 I rt : It ' li ' !! N -- - -- It - - ' 1 ! 0' - t - 0 01 Jel- eev"1-0- 1 4 i '4 i - 4 - t i9! 1d 4- - - -3- - - 0 D iNi0 - i 0 i::-A- ' r e It ' ''s 7 -- - - -- : t I k SAIL $799 Armoire Reg S1499 SALE $1299 Minket Chest Reg S79(J SALE Bad Steps Reg S1:' SAIL S679 $99 Create the heart of country at ' ''' ' " ' st04 44040 'i A 7 I Kids deserve more rights We're treated horribly by adults We are just the same as adults only smaller I don't mean small children I mean ages 10 to 13 a s- i 'i It $44'" 4 - ' 7:rir4-- -- '''7'"'-"''''"'"'--- - - - ' Al t - I 1 r it ' -- Itioxt'-- - - It Pi v -- - 0 I '''i : t i r'' - z' '' - v) 4( '1 e' ''rk ' ' ''" - 4 1v Ai 1 4 i 1 n I ': ir 4:040: '47'444t t Kids Deserve Rights Reg rIrtrler- - f I : ' part of g 1! 0- 4 P- Is Pencil Post Bed Queen Sae : 4 Country Craftsman found America's design hentage fl —4 ' in 6i 't g The traditional workmanship i :'' -N A! 1 00' Aoce"s" '7 ' tt 1 01"74 42! -to t't ' -- lxVitt 1 ' — Dream in Shaker simplidiy t --:1 ' e-'''- 4:: - A ' ! i 1 '''' 1 44- A si One question for Utah conservatives: If you want to outlaw flag burning because it offends a substantial number of people and you believe in censorship because certain material offends a substantial number of people then why do you believe in graduation prayer even though it offends a substantial number of people? CARINA KUESTERMAN lOth Grade Hunter High School i tr '1 - -- '— 1 " Prayer Offensive 1 1 ' r: sl : 1 t I 1' it ' - i '' t f :1 1 I I ! 1 : 1 1 I 0 00000000 : t!t 7 7' rvelroost -- 1 z - g 'I' NM 7--: t t 0- t t L Ili:":11 10K'" ' 0 NI 1 problem!"? I worry about teens who are too afraid of being branded outlaw if their friends believe recyclers are uncool and the environmentally concerned are unpopular Tim is an American who cares about his country Earth and future What's really so "hippieish" about that? 1 11" ' home wit furniture fatncsand ac:ents from the Ethan Mien Home Cabochon Comparable 117 ISalings 1 - it- I - The Constitution says everyone is equal but we can't vote drive a car or even cross tht street We aren't - allowed to get a job and we have no freedom from our parents We're like slaves owned by a person We are much smarter than adults too Adults go to war fight and hurt people 110 deserve more rights! 01: b -- 4545 South 900 East HEATHER HILL Sixth grade Bonneville Elementary School 8011282-207- 1 Lthafi Al)c I a - - - 4 ' - z Friday until 9 pm 1 : 1: Carriage House An Ethan Allen Gallery Salt Lake City Utah 10 am to 8 pm r 1 — Ends Saturday June L - Vt crr17:71--77-1 " 84117-419- 9 Closed Sunday 1 1 4A9t0 mofftit!t d 044Pk1om'0'4111!0sleAvot4t$kt'kAE4wt |