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Show Septem bcir-Octob- ar Unit ' UTAH FARM BUREAU NEWS Foreign Aid And Farmers J. Burton The debate on the foreign aid bill began in the House of Representatives on Monday of this past week. In the wee hours of Friday morning - - 3:36 a.m. to be exact - - the bill, in substantially amended form, was finally margin erf passed by the razor-thi- n 202 to 194 votes. The long debate on the bill was searching, critical, frequently heated, and featured one near fist fight. Without question, it was one of the most fascinating and dramatic legislative battles that I have participated in since coming to Congress. When it was all over, the foreign aid program had been extended for another year, but the Johnson Administration's request for funds had been slashed from $3.4 billion to $2.8 billion. This is still higher than the amount approved earlier by the Senate, a $2.6 billion figure. As far as I am concerned, even the Senate reduction did not go far enough. I was one of those who voted against the bill. I voted against it because I think our foreign aid program is completely out of whack. It needs to be thoroughly reevaluated and greatly reduced in size. Since the end of World War II the United States has given away It $130 billion in foreign aid. started out as a program to help the war-tor- n countries of the world rebuild their economies. It was also used as a weapon against communist aggression and subversion around the world. But now, after nearly 25 years, it has become, in my view, an and indiscriminate overblown hand-oprogram that seemingly gives away money for the sake of giving away money. Never has the futullty of foreign aid been more obvious. For example, look at the United Nations situation. There are 122 members of the United Nations, 90 per cent of .whom at one time or anoiur ave reeived assistance from the United States. Yet recent events in the Middle East and at the United Nations have shown that we have little or no influence with a great many member countries of that organization. (Continued on page 8) BY Laurence Third place winner in the Intermediate Division was Mack Wilberg of Emery County. Farm Bureau leaders attending the multi-count-y meetings met in four sections; natural resources, policy development, membership and information. One of the Fair exhibit. old-tim- e farms on the Farm Panorama at the UFB State Part of the modern farm on the miniature panorama. ut Multi County meetings were held in each of the six UFB districts to acquaint members with pressing issues facing farmers in Utah. Heading the list was the property tax situation. Trains pulling cars decorated with descriptions of Farm cuioCw -- ?r vices, attracted a lot of interest as youngsters tried to discover how the bottom train got on the top track and vice-versa. Fair visitors, careful about where they spend their time among the many attractions, paused for long periods at the Farm Bureau exhibit. FARM BUREAU EXHIBIT WINS 2nd PLACE (Continued from Page 1) proved that we could have given even more away. One of the main attractions in the exhibit was a farm panorama ranging from old time farms at one end of the display to a highly modern operation at the other. Electric trains operated on the panorama, pulling cars decorated with slogans promoting Farm Bureau services. The trains operated one behind the other on a continuous over-und- er loop of track. To prevent the trains from running into one another, anelectrical relay was wired into one One of the agents began a deceptive demonstration that mystiof youngsters fied hundreds section of track. This would stop one of the trains on that section of track until the other train was an appropriate distance ahead. As the other train got far enough ahead the first train would start again. This turned out to be one of the most entertaining aspects of the whole operation. during the .Fair. As the train would stop, the agent would press his thumb down on one of the plastic tops, giving the impression that he was stopping the train with the As the train would start top. would press the top again, he again, again giving the impression that he was controlling the train. Then he would give the top to one of the Now you youngsters, saying, try it. Todays kids are a sophisticated bunch, but a lot of them were fooled and went home with a top that seemed to possess some strange powers they didnt understand. More than a few adults scratched their heads about the strange operation of those trains, as well. Most important, they learned a little about what Farm Bureau means. - COO'D1 OS! There're always 'lots of tire sales this time of year as dealers unload last year's tires at big savings)?) These tires are rarely a bargain. If you'd checked, you'd find that the tire selling now for $19.95 in the ad, used to sell for $24.95 and was a lousy tire in the first place. Besides price you gotta figure safety and mileage. You can always get cheap tires from the big names but they're no bargain. Our tires are the same high quality, same low price all year long because we pass them on to you at cost. Could you ask for more? This kind of a bargain makes cents. SEE YOUR COUNTY FARM BUREAU PRESIDENT |