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Show A forum for opinion Wednesday July 15, 1987 Wlhat dlo yoia tlhmk of GMne North Replacing a week of daytime soap operas with his version of the nations soap opera, Lt. Col. Oliver North is a household name. And the topic of lunchroom conversation. Is. he sinner or saint, patriot or villain? Is he telling the truth and the whole of it or just the part that helps him? Does his brilliance shine too brightly and will his mesmerizing testimony under the kleig lights keep him from being the scapegoat to a fiasco gone mad? HiS answers, after a seven-da- y barrage of questions meant to be an oil slick and slip him up, have had a consistency and clarity to bring forth a grass roots cry of Ollie for President" To: find out what residents thought and felt about the man who' spent seven months stonewalling answers only to tell all through the media, the Lakeside Review asked area residents in random interviews, What do you think about Lt. Col. Oliver North and his testimony." I Ruth Watson, Layton think" hes a patriot And I believe hes telling the truth. Hes him, a very patriotic person and hes dedicated to the job he was hired to do'. fjdont think he should be prosecuted. lie was hired for this position andhe was just obeying orders and if anyone is going to be prosecuted then they should all be, right up to President Reagan. I think' he (Reagan) probably knew and if he gave his approval it migfit have been verbal so there I Street talk would be no connection with any of it W:&$. Having these hearings on television is absolutely great because in one respect the American public can see the truth as the questions are asked and the answers are given. They dont have some biased journalists opinion as it appears in the paper. I think its bad in a way because it will not give our worldwide image a boost. I think all Americans should watch the hearings on TV so they can come up with what they know to be the truth. , . ill f ? 2 '',A . Mary Starnes, Clearfield I dont think hes telling the truth. I work for the government and Im used to that kind of stuff. I just think theres a lot more too it than what hes saying. Hes hiding for someone else. No speculation but someone a lot higher than he is. I think hes a scapegoat I have friends who think hes some kind of a hero because they think hes honest. I dont think so, though. I dont think he can be (honest). When asked why, she replied, He works for the, government and thats all I have to say. I dont think he is telling all he knows there are too many " games in politics. Von Whitlock, Layton Having heard parts of it I think hes a scapegoat on it Hes trying Ruth Watson to turn the face of the people toward him and, I think, hes been doing a pretty good job of it. Hes trying to show what Congress shouldnt be doing to begin with. I dont think there is any need to even have the controversy going. In the 1860s there was a thing passed by Congress giving the president full power to release the people captured by other countries or being suppressed as Americans. Congress hasnt even looked at that and it does exist on the laws of the land. It takes away all the powers of what they are doing.. ' That came out on Paul Har- vey. ; I feel he was doing what he should be. And I think he is tell- - Starnes Mary , Von Whitlock ent than what we believe in too. I adGay Hatch, Layton hes because mire him. Probably a Marine. Hes served the country for so long and I think hes just taking the blame for things that werent totally his fault. He is a Vietnam vet and I can see why he is so concerned with what is going on in Nicaragua. Hes seeing a potential Vietnam there and he wants to avoid it. He took it under his wing and wanted to support it. Yes, I think hes telling the truth. I also think hes sidestepping the truth as much as he can. Well, I think hes answering some of the questions in a way to tell the truth but not revealing too much of the truth. it Even Ronald Reagan, if he did know, he was trying to do what he thought was best too as far as getting the hostages out and (other) terrorism all around the world. We might need to take a stand on it and I think he was setting up what he believes in too. Its his style and hes got his own style but I dont think we should really criticize people What he is saying is the truth but hes not saying all of it. There is a lot of confidential stuff the public just shouldnt know about and I think hes protecting the President and sidestepping a lot of things to protect him. I havent been able to decide if the President knew about it or that much if their style is, differ- ing the truth as much as anyone does now, yes. I believe he is telling the truth as he believes it right now. For most people everything is shaded somehow to how they perceive what they are doing. So I believe he believes in what he is doing and tells it as he sees Gay Hatch . , not The only thing that really bothers me about the whole thing is that (the late CIA director William) Casey wanted some of the funds to go for an outside CIA. I didnt like that at all because he would be representing the United States and no one in the government would have any say in what was done. He wouldnt be representing the people and that scares me. . Letter to the editor Education union not voice of Utah public Lakeside Review editor: We think is is humorous Nolan Karras is worried The Davis County School District budget for the coming year reflects tight economic times apparent throughout the nation and a situation that is unique to the district. The Davis school board has s approved a budget no salary increases for teachers and staff under the threat of even furIn ther cutbacks. Most of the $139 million allotted for education in the district will go to maintain and number of children entering school each fall is larger than operate the system and for the previous year and costs to such programs as school lunch. A $3 million increase educate each of them increases over last year will be needed annually. to maintain current programs More children means more for an expected is needed for money increase in enrollment. education. And, paying higher The tight budget is a result, taxes to meet the need is evnot only of limited funds from decreasing tax rev- eryones responsibility. enue, but of the areas family-orientTeachers who continue to and LDS Church-influencwork in the district even with culture which encour- the reality of no pay increase ages large families. The and fewer aides and other re ng our view 2,000-stude- nt ng ed ed sources and with the threat of them. But they must rememfurther cuts should receive at ber the necessity and immense least the support of parents value of that work. and taxpayers without chilCooperation and support dren. from parents in the form of The attitude of some that volunteer hours spent at families with many children schools could help reduce the burden on teachers. An attid are a burden is a one. Children, while expen- tude of interest and concern sive, are our greatest asset. instead of criticism from taxchildren be- payers without children could come productive members of boost morale of school staffs. society and will be the leaders The situation is a tough and builders of this state and but a realization of the one, others. a ultimate goal should The Davis School District help all citizenry and others facing lean budgets concerned get through the have their work cut out for coming lean years. short-sighte- Well-educat- well-educat- .for more Information. 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