Show e I Fhe nrst Section Carl T Rowan fatie Fitibunt a1t Wednesday Morning November 22 i rage 10 1967 LBJ Does Better L I r:::alk Salt Lake Missile Site A Dubious Honor 1' sentinel's job combines high responsibility with constant danger His duty is to provide security for those within and this exposes him to the enemy's initial thrust when and if it comes — Utah State and Salt Luke area officials therefore reacted modestly to the Information that Salt Lake is a likely se- missile site lection for a new Gov Rampton summed up the response well when he told a US Army rep'tesentative the selection causes "mixed emotions" lie explained there is natural apprehension when an installation of defense importance involving major heavy ordnance is put in or near a community On the other hand Vov Rampton added Utahns are as ready as anyone to perform service necessary to their counanti-ballist- ic try's defense Questions as to the Sentinel program's absolute defense necessity exist and grow While everyone qualified to comment agrees protecting American land and lives against a missile attack is vital some of them doubt an ABM system will contribute anything more than a further arms escalation The system now approved by the Defense Department is commonly called a "thin shield" actually designed it is said to arm this country against a possible Red Chinese missile assault The cost is estimated at five billion dollars over a five it is argued with each super power matching the other's hardened shield and sharpened missile spear neither will gain any greater advantage at the end of an expensive duplication process At least one aspect of the thin line concept makes compelling sense None of - e - Itepeated gun violence in otherwise safe surroundings focuses growing attention on public firearms policy controversy already rages prompted 1 the individual's gun ownership These measures did not develop without cause I Opponents of increased gun control argue the US Constitution guarantees citizen rights to maintain personal firearms and that criminal elements will nev- deterred by gun prohibition no matter bow stringent be Those who would require more registration and tighter interstate gun commerce restrictions counter the privilege extended to law abiding citizens is so abused it poses a continual threat to the public safety Every death and injury rt R (Andy) Anderson S Utah lost one of its most effective of moters pro- tourist travel in the death of S R (Andy) Anderson For many years as manager of the Salt Lake Transportation Company engaged in the operation of buses Mr Anderson worked to develop business for that company which helped stimulate tourism generally for the entire state Mr Anderson's interests were not limited to tourism however He was active in community affairs particularly the Salt Lake City Kiwanis Club of which he was a past president He was also a lieutenant Kiwanis Disgovernor in the trict "Andy" had a host of friends who will join The Tribune in mourning his death and in extending condolences to his Bight-seein- g Utah-Idah- 4 - 6Ci: 041ux 1 - 502444 - ! y hit t ' : - - - 5 : 1 —Lewis "WebSter'S not In Milwaukee Journal 'in' anymore" 11 '''''" i Y trffl ' has formally Rep John E Moss demanded that Ir pen Lewis B Hershey director of the Secctive Service System immediately instruct draft boards throughout the nation to make public the names of their members together with age and occupation when so requested His action came after a board in Sacramento refused to give such information to the press and after Palifoinia Selective Service officials upheld the refusal "on advice of Moss reported that although e '::!:- 1' shey previously lifted a rule against revealing the names of inductees he has riot yet responded to the new demand We see no reason in logic or in national security why the identity of draft board members should be held secret They are public servants engaged in public business of immediate interest ic) citizens everywhere and their identity iis a matter of proper public concern Any refusal to provide such informa- lion upon proper solicitation can be explained only as bureaucratic arrogance k 00- : '4 -- :1‘ 1 - Awaip' r I 2 a right ' t - l ay iigo - '' ':14' z p r' '' '' -( '' 1‘11' ''4X' ''''rn: 'II ‘ : ' 17: :::: ''' ' ''''' ' '' 4 '' ! oll - aid -7 fld ' ' "'' 6' ''' yl ' ' I' ' ' 1107 t tandnahommohn 0 - 'C irion 1)oy east q' ' 5t0 ' ' '': '' 1:' ': ) ' 4 '0110- tiated I The Public Forum s police-officer- Editor Tribune: It's amazing how some departments of government Post Office and Interstate Commerce Commission are trying to ruin the railroads and push the business to other carriers The recent Post Office decisions to take the mail off passenger trains proves it The result Is believe it or not that there will be no more passenger train connections between the two state capitals Salt Lake City and Boise That means there will be more trucks' busses and cars rolling on our inadequate highways and the highway slaughter will increase They call this progress? It ANDREWS Idaho Editor Tribune: We are given a figure of how many US Armed Forces are in Vietnam at a given time but not the total number of those men who have served from the Ton Icin Gulf debacle to the present time The American people are told that the country is In the 81st month of prosperity but the national debt for the first month and now is never given In short we are not getting the whole story — F THOMPSON WILLIAM Idaho Falls Idaho Needed More Doctors Editor Tribune: I recently waited for two hours past the time of a scheduled appointment in order to talk to a doctor for 15 minutes Since long periods of waiting seem to the rule rather than the exception lam led be to wonder at the complacency of a public that accepts a shortage of physicians with all that such a shortage entails not only in time wasted but in the diminished quality of medical care The American Medical Assn has consistently restricted the number of students that may enter medical schools for the precise purpose of eliminating competition among doctors The public receives the kind of service It demands Why do we accept as inevitible a state of affairs that so surely needs amending? WAITING Stop Praising Russia t thing about it MRS ROBERT E WILLIAMS - Thanks- - By Our Readers Seems to me we should pat our on the back for such assistance not in line of Killing Off Railroads Mr Policeman Editor Tribune When a little dog was hit by a car in front of my home I called the police for assistance and within minutes a squad car answered The officer did everything within his power to make the dog comfortable while trying to locate the owner and get help duty Thank you Mr Policeman F MRS A CRISTAIJDO Bountiful Utah Wants Economics Classes Editor Tribure: For three years straight now I have checked with our school authorities and have been dismayed to learn that the subject of economics has not been taught in Delta High If this condition prevails generally in Utah high schools It Is a sad situation Indeed A former principal told me that students showed virtually no interest in the subject — that no one had "sold" them on economics as they get "sold" on athletics wrestling etc He then asked me if Delta city could help provide a drag strip on which boys who don't go for athletics might race their jalopies I - 11Vpi ''''' e- or tc -- - Protesters Play Fascist newspapers were full of stories and brazen American photographs of bearded protesters acting like fascists around a NeNx York hotel where Secretary of State Dean Rusk spoke But this politically sensitive Japanese leader who must be sure of his ground before speaking on issues like the Vietnam was telling newsmen: war —That the Japanese and other Asians support Mr Johnson's policies and the American military presence in Southeast Asia —That the Japanese do not want a US withdrawal until a lasting peace can be nego- !' si)cak Asia The i s"' 11111MBPf1:Lialb itt a A ‘sr:4- P01814' trauma '' ' i AO::1' w - 1 oda ib Nesmalv ' Never was this more obvious than when Prime Minister Eisaku Sato came here and gave a surprisingly strong endorsement of Mr Johnson's policies in Vietnam and South- Ime 7 " " - L2bIJ 17 --- ' il lio4 0-" Editor Tribune: It is a coincidence that the same day that John Agay's letter appeared in the Forum I received another appeal from UNICEF an organization I have supported and believed in since it was started Just where did Mr Agay get his information that it is a Communist-controlle- d organization? I cannot believe that this is true and if he feels that it is he should take his information to the proper authorities who could do some- - 0 1":---7 Take Facts to Authorities Gen Her- 400101i - 'Nilionojar' I( pf - $ 4 a - i ) : - - legmeorft ti z :?: - - t'4 - -- ""'' ''' 77)' - 1 w - - ::''-11-- -- 7 rf ! s L1 —could they use the North-Sout- h runway at our airport? I told him no I was told that the course in American Problems "touched upon" economics I thought "How many of our American problems are attributable to economic illiteracy?" I hold that economics should be a required subject not an ignored one further that economic illiterates are not qualified to vote Intel igently The Delta High School building in which economics is not taught is new beautiful and expensive A lot of federal money goes into it too RICHARD S MORRISON Mayor Delta Utah Get Facts Straight Editor Tribune: In all due respect to one of our prominent citizens who said "The real tragedy of the Vietnam war is not financial it is the useless suffering of millions of our people whose sons husbands and brothers are drawn into this useless conflict unwillingly and are killed or maimed" May I point out that 14100 American fighting men havtf been killed as of November 1 1967 Perhaps another 2000 have been maimed Of this 16100 approximately 20 per cent were drafted How can 3222 draftees be brothers sons or husbands to millions? Again I quote: "The American picture of aggressive communism is unreal" Why did a million Europeans flee the Iron Curtain? Why did thousands of Cubans flee Cuba? Why not ask a Sohth Korean an Indonesian or a Hungarian I mourn for every death caused in war but we should hang our heads in shame if we were to turn South Vietnam over to the Corn munists I am proud to be an American and think we should all protest war with such slogans as "The US Wants Peacr — Why Not Hanoi?" E LILLYWHITE A fair observer would have to say that Johnson was a pretty good foreign policy Mr - — oxv a operator to get this kind of support from Sato and to handle the touchy issue of the Bonin and Ryukyu islands in such a way as to permit the Japanese leader to return home reasonably happy Can't Convince US Ii c! Vietnam Mr Johnson has convinced -Sato of what he has been unable to convince Americans: that LBJ is a man of peace — but a man who knows that peace is never found at the end of a flight from responsibility and commitments As much as we all hate to let facts inter fere with our prejudices it is hard to ignore the fact that Sato is only one of a string of Asians who give solid backing to Mr Johnson's Vietnam and other Asian policies A half dozen Asian chiefs have come here recently making statements that sound as 'though they either think Mr Johnson is a great and gutty American or they are living evidence that he is the greatest persuader ever to dabble in foreign policy SouVanna Lee Kuan Yew of Singapore Phouma of Laos Tunku Abdul Rahman of Malaysia and even Ne Win of Burma have pleaded with Mr Johnson privately to see the struggle through Viet Neighbors Fearful is It significant that South Vietnam's neighbors — whether neutralist like Burma or hawkish like Thailand hostile toward America like Cambodia or almost an extension of America like the Philippines — all express genuine fear of Communist China And most of these neighbors believe the US military is the shield that permits them to retain their independence A major Communist goal has been to isolate the United States in terms or world opinion on Vietnam They have had some success In Europe mostly through the simple tactic of quoting American critics of Mr Johnson's On ti -- ar al fa 7 1 policies But the Communists have not been able to Isolate the United States from the people most directly involved — the Asians who have the most to lose in the Vietnam conflict One reason is that contrary to the popular notion Mr Johnson has been a lot more effective in ta:ks with foreigners like Sato and Ne Win than in discussions with US congressional leaders or with some of the powers "If his own Democratic Party in It the would seem that the cliche ought to be Johnson could only deal with Americans way he talk3 turkey with those foreig- Al V7 ners" ety Q 49 The accepted Judgment on American sodIs that we have too much affluence and leisure time but fortunately we don't know anybody who Is suffering from these ail- ments ! i Plastic generator handles ordinarily sold $162 go to the Defense Department for $31250 Luckily the government buys in quantity to get the discount Sou t for I' 1 3 Pas 1 ( f ' I by leat and the Interlandi —144Vii 27AMPS Fz-- ipi f -4 r:- nor - I la S' ' y 41111 s fltrivii 0 1 reps l 11400— i '' f(r u '4' ol pa ' ) 11 1 I ethe i 1 of ) da' illt 1 - Three Cheers for Sally I e f! ttAIL EARLY )1 I) 1 ) and i ! i S i i hear t at tl I and : - cast club was I ! Editor Tribune: Sally S Jacobsen in her letter on fluoridation benefits (Forum Nov 3) has said everything I feel about its use (probably much better than I could) I want to say "Three cheers for Sally" Many times the only voices we hear belong to crackpots those who are negative just for the sake of being negative from health faddists or people in public office who stand to gain on an issue quite aside from the point in question V ti 6 - Asian E t -- 11: AVZIPS74) i — by h of ti --1 II" Iron 'i'' k'''''''Ottr:'ftliltia' t s bus °gra a letter to my congressman Handle with care—It's democracy In action!" I I 1 H VESTA SOUTHAM ST CLAIR i I - - 1: i' accepted as a truism by ' Americans of all political Mr How t :0 persua sion Johnson must wish these ' days that it was some- what closer to the truth! The truth is that the President has been doing Mr Rowan remarkably well with his foreign clients It is only with the homefolk that he now seems unaVe to do anything '- --- 4 Times this glorification could be expected I am surprised to find a newspaper like The Tribune which I consider conservative praise for nearly joining with front-pag- e everything Russian A E MARSH From the San Francisco Chronicle -- :‘--71l- Editor Tribune: Your recent series of articles glorifying the Soviet Union makes me feel uncomfortable to say the least Since they are written by writers for the New York counsel" 0 r Give Us Whole Story Draft Board Secrecy - 7711 ' i - 1 Boise Another Viewpoint - 71 Ceh4-t- 4 t - That has come to be 0'—'7' -- i'o' 't '0:tft loss" v ' ‘'' - ' : 41' - 1 - Highly recommended this season as perfect for a winter vacation away from icy winds and frosty snow is the island of Elba just off the coast of Tuscany A public relations release from an Italian firm operating passenger cruise ships stopping at Elba describes the spot: "Its beauty and solitude set as it is like a jewel in the sea combine to create a magic which while intangible is strong enough to draw you back again and again to this most lovely of isles" Elba is possibly better known as the place the British and their allies sent NapoVon after they vanquished him the first time He remained there less than a year leaving to field another French army which was defeated at Waterloo All of which indicates Elba may be a wonderful place to visit but you probably would not want to be exiled there f) ''!' 'Ii t 4 I — e z' t family 04 f:'' vy'44 1 4 'v11 ''''2 9"- 7 ' Foreigners WAS' IING'rON — "President Johnson is a political genius on domestic matters but when it comes to foreign policy he's at a total 0 I ( ut o Visiting Cartoonist 0- :I' LIV ' q - Involving accidental or deliberate shooting incidents strengthens this position Now in a respectable Salt Lake tesidential neighborhood during early morning hours a school teacher's home is peppered by gunfire The fact that the teacher and his family were in bed asleep and therefore escaped injury does not alter the frightening aspect of this deplorable crime Since this is not a common occurrence In Salt Lake or Utah it need not stand as an example of a local situation reaching fearsome proportions Nonetheless as part of a distinct problem evidenced throughout the nation which shows no signs of diminishing it helps foster legit-mat- e concern It Is often argued by gun ownership protectionists that firearms supplemental to their proper use in hunting and other hobbies assure individuals the ability to safeguard themselves their homes and families against dangerous intruders It is becoming as crucial to ask if better ways to equally protect others from being shot at in their own homes or on a public street by a reckless or berserk passerby cannot be devised? No law short of total confiscation— which is to be resisted as unwarranted interference—is governI-lenlikely to eliminate all firearm misuse But unlimited gun possession is increasingly questioned and with good reason mostly by bills in Congress that would impose more government supervision over er t''ri 41" I' j Gun Control Prospects Not Without Reason - l'' :L:IIf Ia A - i 4i1r174 r t" 4 - " I : A lit ) anti-missi- all-o- : ' 4 1Tit1i ' : :::::::1io:I:14::--1-(7:---- Wish You Were There? dollars And ' l'i'ko- 7‘:''' Those dubious about the undertaking say proponents seem to ignore the fact that the Soviet Union is constructing ABM defenses around Its major cities and that unless we negotiate an agreement ending this the thin shield must be strengthened at a cost of at least 25 bil lion 4!!1:v! klp period year the experts would have the US abandon its basic defense strategy which rests on the nation's immediate and massive retaliatory capacity in the event of a sneak nuclear attack This means maintaining a missile striking force matched by the country's foes There is the slim chance that a readied rocket could be fired at the US accidentally and that its mechanism would not work A minimum defense could knock down such an errant threat before it hit home If the Russians and Chinese do persist In increasing both their offensive and defensive abilities the US has no choice but to do as much for its own citizens There should be no illusion about an ABM system Even maximum success would not destroy every incoming warhead during a offensive deliberate But a sentinel is not expected to fight the whole battle alone He sounds the alarm and supplies some delaying action This is better than no warning and no early challenge at all r --- sCi A -- 11- only can the V trick |