Show it Fags 14 A zitt Charles Bartlett fa4H7tibuni Manchester Feeds Suspicion in Book Wednesday Morrdng February 15 1967 Bombing Pause End s on New Note President Johnson's decision to re- sume the bombing of North Vietnam after a y pause ends the hope dim have been that immediate it though may toward steps peace could be arranged However the Defense Department knowledges that the bombing was halted two days longer than originally planned so as not to interfere with talks in London between Prime Minister Harold Wilson and Premier Alexei N Kosygin This In turn indicates that the search for negotiations will continue The Soviet premier's visit to Britain ended Ivith a communique in which the two nations pledged "every possible effort" for peace in Vietnam and agreed to "maintain contact to this end" The language here is moderate and could mean almost anything But after Kosygin left for home Wilson announced that the "intricate mechanism leading to peace" had been created during their conferences In fact he said peace was "almost within our grasp" and could have been achieved by "one simple act of trust" Of all recent peace statements this is far the most optimistic Unfortunately Kosygin's public utterances in London followed the familiar pattern of blaming the United States for the war and insisting on an unconditional halt of the bombing before negotiations can be considered According to the British the rapid dee relations terioration of could cause the Soviet Union to take an active role as a peacemaker But do the i six-da- : C- : - --- --by - Soviet-Chines- WASHINGTON — William Manchester Russians 'really want the war to end? Though they undoubtedly realize it could flare into a worldwide conflict they can balanceLthis possibility against the fact that the war imposes heavy burdens upon the United States and weakens the fabric of the Western alliance In resuming the bombing President Johnson said he had no alternative because North Vietnam had used the truce to supply its forces Moreover during the pause Washington waited in vain for even a faint signal that Hanoi was willing to modify its terms for discussions As Max Lerner recently wrote a key question is: MO will let go first the United States or North Vietnam? However even if the US should "let go" by halting the bombing North Vietnam probably would not be able to go to the 'conference table without the concurrence of the Viet Cong which is also deeply involved in the fighting North Vietnam might listen to the Russians So might the Viet Cong And the British now believe the Russians are about to do something We are not as optimistic as Prime Minister Wilson and cannot be until his forecast of a change in Soviet policy materializes But we can hope that what was done In private will eventually furnish the answer The bombing pause ended on a new note and it may be significant that Wilson was in contact with Washington during his talks with Kosygin has perpetrated more than a betrayal of the Kennedy family it turns out He has betrayed his obligation to pursue absolute truth by allow' ing his epic account to "We are constantly cornplaming about the bureaucracy which has grown in the executive branch but instead of practicing what we preach we try to expand our own branch" So said Senator Wallace F Bennett of Utah last week in calling for the elimination or reorganization of a 'number of congressional eomrnitLeei that perform "limited useful legislative fun- eLone The senator spoke during debate on the Reorganization Act of 1967 a piece of legislation designed to modernize Congress and improve its efficien- cy And since the last major reorganization act was passed 21 years ago the need for a new approach is obvious In 1946 the number of standing committees was cut in half This time however amendments are being offered to create new committees And this is what drew Senator Bennett's fire He objected specifically to a plan to give legislative Junction to the Select Committee on Small Business Instead of creating new legislative committees he said the Senate far-reachi- -- should abolish some committees that have little if any purpose Moreover he recommended the transfer of the functions of several joint or special committees to established committees predicting major savings in manpower and money The pending legislation drafted after two-yea study would give Congress tools for reasserting its constituseveral tional position as the "first branch" of government For example a "review specialist" would be provided for each committee to watch the administration of legislation under the committee's jurisdiction (At present Congress has no machinery for overseeing the implementation of laws it enacts) Another provision requires that most committee proceedings be open to the public This in effect would be a congressional version of the "freedom of information law" for the executive branch enacted at the last session Since the bill has substantial bipartisan support its passage in some form seems assured However a watered-dowbill might be worse than no bill at all Senator Bennett's position against "bureaucratic" expansion is well taken ar n S 4 Bird Refuge Can't Qualify as Wilderness Surprising as it may be to some ob:servers leading wilderness advocates will oppose giving wilderness status to the :federal Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge ' at a hearing at Brigham City February 21 The Bureau of Sports Fisheries and ' Wildlife which manages the famous 64895-acr- e refuge on the Bear River delta adjacent to the Great Salt Lake has :called the public hearing at the Indian School The bureau has :explained however that the necessity for 'almost constant manipulation of the ponds and marshes at the refuge would make difficult the application of wilderness concepts there Actually it would prevent carrying out a current program of developing the refuge for the needs of the millions of waterfowl which flock The Public Forum Inter-'mounta- in :here : Wilderness as defined by the 1964 law remains primeval in character and influence and unchanged by roads buildings and other "imprints of man's works" The Beer - River refuge Cs itself mostly Bill Vaughan's ' irig Editor Tribune: Two years ago the indignation of people in various parts of the state was aroused to the boiling point over the mass slaughter of the deer herds which has e low Leadbrought them down to an ers voiced their opinion only to be buried with a maze of excuses One was that there was not sufficient winter range to sustain a larger herd Most of their winter range has been railed up and planted to grass Because of this what few deer are left are crowded into limited browse areas Now that the deer are gone and hunters are aware of this they find It necessary to raise the license fee so they can maintain the budget so they can rehabilitate more range As Paul Harvey says: Oh000 out-of-sta- te H0000 ! CECIL M MARTIN Fillmore Utah Don't Legislate Home Style Editor Tribune: House Bill No 1 as I understand it would be imposing a value judg- ment on people The idea of requiring an architect's supervision on all houses built so that design will be improved is similar to forcing a person to buy a higher priced better styled automobile when he actually prefers the style of a Volkswagen Some people simply do not care much about style Why require them to buy it? The passage of this bill could lead to a very few select persons (architects) determining what the rest of the people should view as good style It is obvious even now that the opinion of architects differs vastly from the opinion of the masses as to what a well designed home should look like BRENT J HOLMES Editor Tribune: Senators Bullen and Clyde have cosponsored as controversial a bill (SB 82) as will likely be introduced into the 1967 State Legislature Regardless of its interpretation by residents of Utah SI3 82 the Sunday closing law contains a consideration that should be of concern to everyone — unwarranted regulation of business Business regulation is not new Federal and state governments have long utilized methods of control to ensure equality of business operations and to protect public interests However SB 82 lacks both these qualities If offered in the public interest the bill's originators should evaluate consumer need for services specifically banned If these activities have historically engaged in Sunday sales it would seem that they do in fact operate in the public interest SB 82 classifies the operation of any business contrary to fts provisions as a public nuisance However the provisions of SB 82 themselves constitute the biggest nuisance BRENT A HOFILINE Rewards for Poisoners Editor Tribune: The Humane Society vigorously deplores the state of mind of a human being who would poison torture or Inflict cruelty on a helpless animal The reports announced recently by Sheriff Larson of dog poisonings and other atrocities Indicate to us a disturbed person or persons who really needs psychiatric help Psychologists warn that the next step for such a person can be similar acts committed against people To emphasize the concern of the Humane Society that these people be apprehended and convicted we offer a reward of $30000 for information leading to arrest and conviction of any person who willfully poisons or attempts to poison any dog or cat F L DANT7LER Supervisor Utah Branch Humane Society of the United States Orbiting Paragraphs The lady In the second house from the comer says if they can't afford to do the place over she may open it as a Museum of Decorating Mistakes and charge admission It is predicted that food prices won't rise quite as sharply in 1967 as in 1966 but it still sounds like a fine year for dieting Gaming casinos are the big attraction on many of the worlds beautiful tropical islands It Is the ultimate luxury being able to go southilor the sun without etting sunburned : - - --a 141111PWAM1111t4 -- '- - - - ---- a- - S e A Many-Fingere- Hand d Editor Tribune: Mr Martin L Peck of Murray Utah states In his letter to The Forum February 1 that though he has e mur"heard of several hundred derers" he "can count the ones who have paid the death penalty on the fingers of one hand" In the two states In which he has lived one of which is presumably Utah the other unidentified Mr Peek's hand promises to be first-degre- extraordinary Since achieving statehood In 1896 Utah has either shot or sent to the gallows 34 men prior to statehood and since 1854 another 11 C' 7 - r4-- e r ' By Our Readers were legally executed by shooting or hang No Wonder No Deer Sunday Closing Nuisance a creation of man And it would lose most of its usefulness if treated as a wilderness For example a strip diking program is planned to facilitate storing of water for use on the land This is needed to provide vegetation for nesting and feeding areas for birds As irrigation demands on the Bear River increase in the future the flow into the refuge at the river's end will gradually lessen The Reclamation Bureau will furnish free water from nearby Willard Bay reservoir to help fill water needs at the refuge But channeling the water at the refuge will require further development and manipulation After extensive field studies by staff members the Wilderness Society the Audubon Society and other groups and individuals have decided to support the conclusions of the Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife and oppose wilderness status for the area which is used by some 200 species of birds each year and has become a unique tourist and scientific attraction Why is there any proposal to bring the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge into the national wilderness system since it is so artificial and clearly does not qualify? The wording of the 1964 wilderness act requires that such areas be studied and that public hearings be held before their future status is decided by Congress The High 'Uinta Primitive area and several wild areas in national parks and monuments in Utah are imminently qualified for wilderness status but not the bird refuge Frame Feeds Suspicion The MIX of this disloyalty is Manchester's attempt to put the story of the assassination In a frame which feeds ugly suspicions and demeans men Manchester's editor at Harper and Row Evan Thomas aptly described the inconsistency of his book In a letter last May 16 to Edwin Guthman and John Sigenthaler who had volunteered at Robert F Kennedy's request to review the manuscript Thomas wrote that Manchester had written a "fairy tale" which is gratuitously and tastelessly Insulting to Lyndon B Johnson and for that matter the late President Kennedy The court actions prompted by Manchester's refusal to make the changes suggested by Guthman and Siegenthaler accomplished a diminuendo of the insults to Johnson A rough first chapter recounting John Kennedy's earlier visit to the Johnson ranch in terms depicting the Texan as a man of violence was cut sharply ' all-tim- Congress Shouid Beware of Bureaucracy Too a become tainted with politleal and personal prejudices His betrayal of the I A ) family Is an unfolding drama a tragicomedy in 4 which Manchester seems t bent on destroying what Mr Bartlett he once set out to en- noble His betrayal of the truth is a definable act of disloyalty to the memory of John F Kennedy M L trruy Rights Abwe in Idaho Editor Tribune: I surely hope everyone happened to read the editorial in Thursday's paper "Proving False Sunday Closing Basis" This paragraph is a classic and its application is universal: "And to accomplish that end the bill's supporters are perfectly willing to trample on individual rights and freedoms and to ignore the convenience and over whelming wishes of the general public" "Trample on individual rights" I like that expression and it is the thing that we meet on every turn This little matter of fluoride in the drinking water has caused more argument than an amendment to the Constitution would There is nothing to argue about Let the person who demands fluoride have it and the person who does not want it be let alone In Idaho we are now threatened with a statewide kindergarten If it could be voted on by the parents it would not be allowed but the air is full of the advantages of sendare ing babies to school Many d not ready for school and a needs schoolroom instruction about as much four-year-ol- 4 ek 't lt a i 1 4 ' I i ae 1 I' 14 Ay s cl 41t ' ' 4r l'' lb - ‘N I 1(01 :IT 1 as a redwood tree 'needs putting in a hot house to give it directions on which way to grow AGNES JUST 13EID Firth Idaho Not Exchange of Ideas linable to Forgive One key figure in the account Kenneth O'Donnell h a s refuted with a photograph Manchester's assertion that he and other Kennedy people on the plane boycotted the short ceremony In which Mr Johnson took the oath of office O'Donnell was the most intransigent of the Kennedy people after the change of power he seemeq unable to forgive Mr Johnson for becoming president His new attitude reflects the perspective that time has brought to him it should have done the same for Manchester A more important deviation in the serialized Manchester text is his failure to make the point that Lyndon Johnson did not want President Kennedy to come to Texas He was vigorously against the trip arguing that the task of reconciling Texas Democrats should be left to Texans ' To Unblock Flow Mr Kennedy had urgent reasons to reject the vice president's advice He needed to unblock the flow of political funds from Texas and he wanted to settle the party factionalism before the elections drew near Mr Johnson learned from Bill Moyers that the visit had been set by the President and Gov John B Connally Manchester was wrong in 01J fa i la be th asserting that the President viewed the trip as an "imposition" — this was the vice president's attitude Manchester makes much of whether Mr Johnson should have boarded his own plane or the President's after the assassination This was an issue over which unhappy men could grumble under stress but it cannot be a serious issue in a book written three years later As President Mr Johnson was obliged to fly on the plane containing the best communications facilities The iniquity of the book is that Manchester has Undertaken to perpetuate transient emotions without doing the rounded job of reporting that would put them in perspective He did not talk to the Johnson people except hour with Moyers Unlike the for one-hapeople close to Mr Kennedy who recouped their balance as the sting of the tragedy receded Manchester has written like a man allX1911S to savor the bitterness This is a far cry from the spirit of John Kennedy who believed that political hostilities were cursory inconveniences which should be treated as lightly as possible WI ea M Si - lf Editor Tribune: Thank you Mr Harker for the question in your letter of the 8th I couldn't have put it better myself Definitely we should have universities where extremes of dress philosophy or behavior result in expulsion when these extremes are in violation of our Constitution our accepted Christian culture and common decency t draw a line between exchanging free ideas and promoting smut and filth We cannot let an extreme minority use strong arm methods to not exchange but impose its Ideas on other students A great university's 'function is to promote progress — not to waste time on ideas and philosophies that history has proved destructive and unworkable As to your intellectual giant Clark Kerr I prefer the philosophy of former President Sproul of Berkeley When he was confronted with the argument that one or two Communists should be hired on the campus to give the Communist point of view he said that it was as ridiculous to suppose we must have Communists as teachers as that we should have astrologers in the astronomy department or African witch doctors in the medical school LOIS E BENCII We-mus- I A lot of people haven't read the William Manchester serial on President Kennedy's assassination but we get the impression a lot of other people haven't been doing anything else An early sign of spring is the sports show which enables sportsmen to pick out the kind of boat they want to have pushing their car along the highways this year Legislatures across the nation are ponder ing the question of daylight saving How do other nations feel about us — talking about leading the world when we can't even decide what time it is? Interlandi p—k Time to Stop Pollution P4:11A(11:'---7-''14?10 -- a in Editor Tribune: If your neighbor order to carry on a business to earn his livelihood threw his garbage and toilet material on your front lawn I believe we would not tolerate it for more than a few minutes Yet the Jordan River and the streams that feed it are so filthy with the garbage and toilet material of industries that they would make you as Ill as if they dumped the stinking stuff on your front lawn The air too is polluted in a similar way We are going to have reburners on our cars to cut down on their contribution to the air you and I breathe This will add a few hundred dollars to the operating expense of our cars Why can't we add a little to the operating expense of the polluters and enjoy clean sir and a clean fishing boating swimming hole riNvr? It is not up to the taxpayer to pay to clean the rivers after these people pollute it It is up to them to keep their offal out of our air and water rRESTON J BURNITAM MD Murray Utah i '' wd ' k i 4: aprol BAR '''''' ''1:li '"- ': mat 4 lill4V4isi 14 DIZIA11 MITES Id — ‘ ti ‘' I11 - ifi' 7411 - 010- i- 1T1:!)kT‘-r- - - ' li '- - "‘ ) li Ji ‘ if44 A r i4141461:: v‘1 - t re s t 1 tit- 4' i - '' Allt 4' ioN 7 s i tit 1 "Who knows? Everybody in Washington ban problems!" t |