Show o o Q(JuO®Cm Agriculture 36 Classified ads 38 v- UUbh Sunday TUtHMSJJamef -v Gorbachev raises hopes for era of peace It's been a long time coming but at last it appears the Soviet Union has a leader who can pnerate some hope in the work! that a new era is dawning Mikhail Gorbachev did Juk that in his brief visit to the United Nations last week Fbrexample: He announced that at least 500000 Soviet troops will be withdrawn from East Germans Czechoslovakia and Hungary He also said six tank divisions will be withdrawn from the three countries by INI and disbanded News reports uid that counting other reductions on Soviet territory Gorbachev's announcement means Russian forces will be reduced by 10000 tanks 0500 artillery pieces and 100 combat aircraft Gorbachev promised to liberalize treatment of the "refuseniks" those Russians who are denied permission to leave the country on the Our view grounds that they know state secrets He called for a cease-fir- e and more negotiations in Afghanistan next year He offered to dismantle parts of the controversial Soviet radar station at Krasnoyarsk and turn it over to a “world space organization” an organization that he said should be dedicated to peaceful goals in space Most American officials were a bit shocked but nevertheless plessed by the breadth of Gorbachev’s proposals and surely even the most ed tenacious of Soviet critics can see these proposals are at the least a serious indication of change within the Soviet Union Indeed President Reagan himself the man who once called the Soviet Union an “evil empire” seemed delighted by Gorbachev's statements and quickly took a lot of the credit for relations recent improvements in Not everyone was happy however Grouchy d Bob Dole the Republican senator from Kansas only said: “A reduction of 500000 men out of a lethal force of 50 million Soviet troops doesn't sound like much to the military commanders around who have to face the remaining the world Red of the might Army” House Speaker Jim Wright was a bit more optimistic: “It certainly is the most positive signal in 70 years much more positive because US-Sovi- et sharp-tongue- Soviets words at last are befog accompanied by deeds” he said “We must not abandon eautiou but neither should we slam a door in the face of opportunity” Gorbachev had to cut Us visit short because of the terrible earthquake that killed thousands in Armenia but be will beback And in the meantime there is every reason to hope that relations will continue to Improve as Americans and Russians of goodwill work toward replacing the dark fears of the past with a new era — an era of understanding and cooperation: an era In which the vast resources of the two moot powerful nations on earth r? directed toward helping people around the world and an era in which the phrase “peace on earth” becomes more than a popular Christmas US-Sovi- et cliche Veto of ethics bill b was correct action WASHI- NGTON -“This bill” James said Rep Barney Frank Kilpatrick “is a very difficult bill' The Massachusetts never spoke a truer word He was taming about the Restrictions Act of INS a complex piece of legislation that went down the tabes with President Reagan's recent veto Almost everyone agrees that the bill was The idea was to put a brake on a kind of revolving door that has been merrily spinning for years here in the capital A man or woman comes out of the private sector serves in high office in the executive branch for a few years then returns to the private sector as a lobbyist The inside information and the contacts acquired in public service make such a person quite valuable Believing that existing laws are toadeHater bipartisan grsupof senators and raream Post-Employm- well-intention- ed i y nnsgsgliMn n some of the restrictions on in the executive C!rsonsand made them apply to members of Congress as weH Because this seemed a desirable step toward ' greater integrity in government this observer supported the bin On reconsideration I am satisfied that the president was right in his veto message The bill is not merely a “very difficult bill" it is a practically impenetrable bill The text covers 10 columns of fine type what Frank termed a "lifetime ban” on communicating with former Other colleagues employees would bq exiled for only one year still others for twoyears Some provisions apply to "senior executives” others to “very senior executives” Inadvertent violations would be punished by one year in prison willful violations by two years in prison — plus draconian fines During House debate Rep of San Antonio said the bill would put “the same restrictions on Congress that we put on the administration” but this was not so The bill was far more easygoing in' its provisions affecting members of Congress and their Senior staffers ’ 'In hirvweto messagerthe' president bore doom hard on Lamarsmith fiU HH— HI— km wwM ffffffff in recruiting talented people to accept high government service First-clas- s executives under this bUl would be post- lively discouraged from serv- ing their country After leaving government they would risk prism terms for “any munication” or “any advice” given to “any person” even on matters in which they had played no rote whatever The flawed draftsmanship and the disparate treatment given to members of Congress were perhaps the least objecbUL My in the Congressional Record It tionable features of the bill the own is that thought catches former federal officials the never even approached in a broad net Some provisions of most serious problems to who aids apply “any person Conthe of public perception or advises any other person” or makes “any communica- gress The lobbying activities tion” to “any department or of former members are not the court of the United States” real concern with intent to influence the Rep Douglas Bosco of government in connection with California went to the crux of rany proceeding” in which the the matter “Mr Speaker” he United States has a direct protested “this measure interest should be known as the ImToo many lawyers had a maculate Conception Act of hand in the drafting Some iSSS conceived of no real sin in the executive branch would be covered by persons See VETO on pageB r of Richmond and Jerri's Floral LDS Third Ward and Cantwell Brothers of Smithfield OPTIONS for Independence will further extend its appreciation for the support we have received by consistently maintaining the highest standards in serving those with severe disabilities in our community Potpourri To the editor: Customers are being rushed through the business districts If one slows to park for a store his car will get You’d better make all the tights? Modern engineering ! The long signals approaching “rush street" are a big boost to rear-ende- d air pollution- MaryGnehm board president OPTIONS for Independence - Where's the light at 1100 N Main St? To eliminate four lanes of traffic entering and exiting a few feet from a busy highway corner? Sanity! Let's start with the government: 1 Cut congressmen's salaries They now want 5150000 a year 2 Eliminate government-controlle- d foster homes and adoption the that break families up agencies 3 Return all foreclosed properties to the original owners with no ties It was a scheme to grab private property 4 Educate primary teachers in training in the art and skills of teaching reading phonetically and I don't mean a musical jangle 5 Eliminate the Federal Reserve and let the bankers pay that debt I Cut speed on highways to avoid more killed and crippled for the taxpayers to foot the bills To the editor: KlHPER gentler ya-ho- ski-do- Smithfield cross-count- M £ ry cross-countr- memorable event Richard Thomas was enthusiastic and warm in welcoming us on behalf of Logan City and “Hands Up” the entertaimenl group was exciting and enjoyed immensely by all who saw them Mark Farmer a local artist displayed some fine paintings at the eenter for the occasion These paintings will be on display for the next few months and the public is welcome to drop by the center to see them Mark will donate 50 percent at sales to the eenter Alenda Jolley was most grscious to lend her expertise as a sign language translator during the program Jeremy Roskelley constructed the attractive sign on the front of the building for us We are also appreciative of Joe Jacobsen and Gary Etherington for the fine job they did on remodeling the building to make it fully accessible and to Lee and Lance Atwood of Cache Wood and Design for designing and installing the kitchen which is for accessiblity I often see letters of thank you to the many individuals businesses and organizations who contribute to various programs and events in our community Their generosity and thoughtfulness greatly enhance the quality of life we all enjoy Those who added immeasurably to the success of our open house were: Pina Press the Red Cross the Golden Spike Association Bess Realty and the Lutheran Church Women of Brigham City Hyrum Drug Day's Market and EA Miller of Hyrum Cache Valley Cheese of Amalia McDonalds Horlachers Shaffer House Bakery Smith's Food King Albertson's Gossaer's Dorothy Pollard's Candies the Sorop-timlsFred’s Flowers Balloons and Belligrams Al's Trophies Fern Haven Inc and Wilkinson's of Logan Pepperidge Farms rt ts fNSferNEA os cross-countr- Pearl Gardner state-of-the-a- It's bad enough that there aren't any convenience stores in the mountains but what rally burns my burgers is the silent menace of those skinny skiers I used to think that skinny skiing was similar to skinny dipping so I of course was all for it But now I come to find out theyare who are up in the woods Inking just the same bunch of around eating granola all summer I was up to Tony Grove on my snowmobile the other day and was checking out the engine at about 1000 rpms when one of y skiers came out of the woods and nearly those out of me scared the o If it were a snowmobile I could of heard it coming but these skiers are sneaky What are they doing up then anyway? So what I purpose for the safety of all us taxpayers is that y skiers be required to wear an early warning device around their necks 1 think something that sounds about like a Ski! chainsaw low on oil would be good They should also be forced to wear wider skis because anybody knows you can't fit a snowmobile track into the average size ski track If they’re going to be up there they serve some useful purpose like breaking trail for well as might us Personally I think they should all be forced to wear orange jumpsuits and carry extra gas for us but I guess that would be' asking too much - On behalf of the board of directors and the staff of OPTIONS for Independence I extend a hearty thank you to the many people in the community who joined us at our open house to celebrate the opening of the Northern Utah Independent Living Center to the program participants and to the many businesses that contributed refreshments and decorations to make it a A v Too much To the editor: OMWN6SCQNJ r I Thanks Berry's World t 4 cross-count- ry Dennis 'Jim Bob' Hinkamp Logan False principles To the editor: It has recently come to my attention through the reading of the book “An Enemy Hath Done This” by Ezra Taft Benson that we as citizens of the United States have begun to embrace false principles of government I believe the past elections brought out many of these attitudes quite clearly When the issue of tax cuts was brought up many people were up in arms complaining their government job would be lost ie college What kind of socialist attitude is this? The government doesn't owe anyone a living Its function as Benson puts it is to protect life liberty and the right to property period We have come a far cry from our basic constitutional ideals The federal government was given a few rights and the states those which remained Currently we have given most of those rights to the feds We have lost control of our schools our farms - toe LITTERS on page 12 v m a e 0t Ualr' |