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Show The Paper That Dares To Take A Stand TALE OF TWO FLIGHTS Bv flights started at to accommodate economic embargo A liberal U.S. Senator flies into Havana last week in an airforce jetliner provided by President Carter and at the personal invitation of Communist Dictator Fidel Castro. At that very same moment, tw o Cuban lifeguards flee Cuba in a dinghy, reaching the Florida after surviving coast of seas and three days of storm-lashe- d hiding out from Castro's patroling warships. ), Senator Frank Church slated to become the next chairman of the powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee, was on a mission of collaboration and author of the following thoughtful commentary, and by Castro U.S. and trade granting credits. Cuban refugees of the 1960s. once as freedom-fighte- rs supported 12-fo- ot (D-ID- accommodating Castro and communism. His message was one of assurances for Castro from President Carter that the U.S. will help protect his regime from its The message, as own people. outlined by Church at a Havana press conference and then later confirmed by Castro, was as follows: I believe President Carter to be absolutely sincere in his effort to deal with the problem of terrorism as it has been directed toward Cuba. I would expect him to assist the Castro government in efforts to put down terrorism. The dramatic flight of Julio and Arnoldo 28, Gonzales, Alvarez, 26, wras to escape from Castros terror a brand of communism that supports 30,000 Cuban troops in Africa, daily killing hundreds of blacks in Angola and Ethiopia. To achieve their freedom, Gonzales and Alvarez risk their ro For the fleeing MISSION Cuban refugees, there has been no change of purpose. They still seek a free Cuba. Castro's dedication to communism continues and is actually increasing daily as he sends military reinforcements to Africa. The only real change has been here in Washington where the has administration Carter abandoned the nations historical role as defender of freedom and has replaced it with a policy of collaboration with communism. The immediate result: Cuban refugees are now the target of both Castro and U.S. government. The reason for this is that they are currently the only active force left in this country that is a threat to Castro and the Carter administration's new anti-Cast- ro lives and threats of long imprisonment if caught. As tens of policy. PROTECTING CASTRO thousands of other Cubans have done since Castro took over, they By protecting Castros home base left cvervthing behind when they from any type of threat or attack, the Carter administration is giving fled. the Cuban dictator a free hand to Their message on arriving in use his Soviet equipped and trained military force and secret agents anywhere in the world. Castros stabilizing military forces in Africa, as they are called by Ambassador Andrew Young, can now be expanded and operate without any fear of an attack on their home base. If nothing else, the two flights one to freedom and the This is other to totalitarianism have a THE NEW CUBA the strange new Cuba that common message for those that President Carter is moving to believe in freedom the time is very recognize diplomatically and plans late. Florida was a chilling one. In relating how they were able to use their positions as lifeguards to escape in a rented boat, the two new Cuban refugees reported: I dont think anyone will be able to do this again, because they wont let people move more than 10 meters from the shore. - Ill habits gather, by unseen degrees, as brooks make rivers, rivers run to seas. John Dry ilcn I thought I'd make a dress today. But my plans went awr ; First, I would take time to pray Before the day sped by. , the country under civic- sponsorship of many conscious organizations. A is policeman many things. Hes a an father, a son, brother, uncle, a and sometimes even a grandfather. He is a protector in time of need and a comforter in time of sorrow. His job calls for him to be a diplomat, a a lawyer, a psychologist, friend, and an inspiration. He suffers from an overdose of publicity about brutality and dishonesty. He suffers far more from the notoriety unfounded charges. Too often, acts of heroism go unnoticed and the truth is buried under all the criticism. The fact is of that less than one-ha- lf one per cent of policemen ever discredit their uniform. Thats a better average than produced by find youll clergymen. among is an is who called ordinary guy A policeman upon for extraordinary bravery may - for us! His job sometimes seem routine, but interruptions the can be moments of stark terror. Hes the man who faces a ha If crazed gunman, who rescues a lost child, who challenges a mob, and who risks his neck more often than we realize. He deserves -- policeman Ling-Temco-Voug- HE AlMT HEAVY, HE'S MY JIMMY I i family abused, your business looted. Try to imagine what might happen if there were no policemen around. And then try to think of ways to make their job more rewarding. Show them the respect you really have: offer them a smile and a kind word: see that they don't have to be magicians to raise their families on 1 ha n ad equal c -- sa la ries . think policemen are great. We thank God for all the little boys who said they woi.ld be policemen, and who kept their promise. We hope you feel the same way. and we hope youll show it so there will always be enough good policemen to go around . ht, Ling-Temco-Vou- stands between the law abider and the law breaker, lies the prime reason your home hasnt been burned, your less BANKERS es profound thanks. A CALIFORNIA Continued from page 1 group has further ties with key from New York when in 1956 the New York banks had the Morgan institutions. a indicate links These Government pass the friendly with the Morgan relationship law, which 1961 the but until from Transamerica group, prevented predominant aspect of the Bank of owning banks at the same time as America groups relationship with other financial companies. Bank been has banks York New the of America then formed another nineteen-twentiIn the struggle. holding company. Western as the first big bank to go into the Bancorporation, to own the banks. retail market fully. Bank of The courts were once again a stage 1928 the America grew rapidly. In of contention between Bank of America of Bank America and its New York owners of began buying a series of banks in New opponents, while behind the scenes the real economic struggle went on. York with the consent of J.P. The Transamerica By 1961 an agreement was Morgan. Corporation was formed as a reached: Western Bancorporation holding company to ow-- Bank of had to give up some of its America and its Eastern California banks to form First Western Bank and Trust, which properties. J.P. Morgan moved in was sold to a new holding company and took control of Transamerica, in 1962. This new holding now a ripe apple ready for was plucking, but a bitter fight company, Greatamerica, in owners former the waged by represented Rockefellers Dallas 1929-193- 2, in their banks and was later absorbed into resulting a regaining Bank of America but losing the New York banks to Rockefeller company. Thus the price for peace with New York was Morgan. Forced out of Wall Street, for Bank of America to sell part of Bank of America started again, this its California banking chain to time buying up many small Rockefeller interests. However, Western banks. The New York didnt stay banks now rallied their long in the already monopolized Government to stop Bank of California banking field, and in 1968 it sold First Western Bank America and Transamerica. From 1937 to 1950 there were a series of and Trust to an Oakland law suits initiated by the entrepreneur and used the money Government to stop Bank of to grab Jones & Laughlin Steel Co. America. The New York banks Since 1961 Bank of America has of America seemingly found a modus vivendi formed counter-Ban- k The new holding companies to prevent with New York. absorption of small Western banks friendship was capped with a 1967 into the Transamerica chain. marriage between Bank of were Americas North American Other economic pressures Bank of Aviation on and the Morgan groups bear to brought The merged Two things resulted Rockwell-Standar- d. America. American-Rockwell is the from this second stage of struggle North while the Government forced the first corporation jointly controlled by Bank of America and Eastern separation between Transamerica was this of Bank and America, just interests. a formality; and although Be sure and read the next Transamerica was stopped from installment. If you save all acquiring any banks east of the installments you will be one of the Rockies, it still had a big empire. best informed people in America as began with to the conspiracy. Stage three Bob Salter on Bank of America another attack our respect and our We THE UNMADE DRESS We first make our habits, and then our habits make us. has been distributed throughout the CHANGING THE views however, THE 11 anti-Transamer- reflect our own, is unknown to the editors. Ilis or her message, whose administration toward policy Cuba. The Central Intelligence and Bureau of the Federal Agency Investigation are to be used, under the new policy, not to keep track of Castros activities and those of this agents, but to make sure that Cubans do nothing to upset the communist regime in Cuba. In carrying out this policy, intelligence overflights of Cuba have been stopped on orders of President Carter. U.S. satellites are now prohibited from taking photographs of Cuba as they daily pass over that strategic Communist base. In other the U.S. now has no way to keep tabs on the types of arms which the Russians regularly deliver to Castros expanding military forces and his covert operators. anti-Cast- identity of the The by lifting the approximately the same hour and their courses crossed but with those by the Kennedy in involved going opposite administration, are todays terrorists" under the new Carter directions and towards different goals. What Is Policeman? A Paul Scott Washington: This is the tale of two flights. One was to freedom and the other to totalitarianism. As if a sign of our times, the two August 25, 1977 The Utah Independent Page i i i i ica |