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Show $ fljc gait uit gfihnn Sunday Morning, June Sfoiion 21, 1973 William Famine Stalking Parched Africa Page 21 Dedicated Service, 'Straight Talk Hallmarks of Bennett Career Majority Leader Mike Mansfield, I have watched recalling that Wallace Bennett day m and day out in the performance of his tasks, observed that here was one senator who has never made a request which was in the least out af line. And tious work; service often performed outside the limelignts glare. Senators fall roughly into several types. There are some who use the office to advance their political ambitions and give only mimimal attention to home state interwork of ests, to the often dreary the Senate. There are some who make the Senate itself their end goal and gain national recognition through identification with popular or controversial causes. day-to-da- y Sen. Bennett, who Saturday officially announced his retirement at the end of his present term, is a different kind. lie is the senator. He attends to constituent needs and interests on a high priority basis. His clippings file in The Tribune library bulges with news items about Sen. Bennett seeking legislation and projects beneficial to Utah. But his almost 24 years as a senator are marked also by dedicated attention to national and international matters. d Fellow senators learned soon after Wallace Bennett armed in Washington in 19.il that here was a man who would help mind the store, who would pitch in with the chores; a man who could be counted upon to do a job. As the years passed. Sen. Bennett's ability, his forthrightness and devotion to duty brought him immense respect from colleagues in both parties. His influence was far greater than generally recognized by outsiders. It was not hollow flattery when Sen. Robcalled the Utahn ert P. Griffin, truly a senators senator. He is beloved, respected and admired by everyone in this authority on fiscal matters. As ranking Republican on both the Finance and Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs committees. Sen. for numerous carried the ball Bennett Nixon administration measures as he had done earlier for President Eisenhower. Agades. - Six countries of central and western Africa arc in the grip of the century s worst drought. Fam.ne of the is in the air. with perhaps as many as half threat direct under 22 inhabitants million region's of starvation. tional significance, a system for peer review For Sen. Bennett hard work and straight talk brought abiding appreciation and admiration from both colleagues and ordinary citizens. But more than that, these qualities, and the man in whom they thrived, served America and Utah to the fullest. S Commis- sioner Gilbert Stamm has once more put the CUP special on the main line by agreeing d to forward the environmental to statement the impact Secretary of Interior and the Council on Environmental Quality. long-delaye- The impact statement could very further delayed at either of these stops. For that matter, the statement could be sent back down the line because either the CEQ or the secretary may conclude it does not provide sufficient information on which they can base an assessment of the project's environmental impacts. easily-becom- As with any journey, it is not certain if the Central Utah Project will have smooth and fast trip, but at least it is again moving. It is moving, primarily, because Utahs congressional delegation acted decisively and cooperatively to break through what had all the outward appearances of more than the average amount of bureaucratic inertia. t The Public Forum lio s Mo.-- t Di'.ngmni.'? Editor. Tribune: Tho following latements were printed in The Tribune: direct "(We) proudly announce that in violation of (the) latest price freeze, we have raised the prices of our products an average of 10 percent. We invite the federal government to ." (political ad attempt legal actions against us June 19) . 1 passenger trains were. Reclamation jiulge ol'hoi to he a prettv o!m. von have broken the law. but I have "I know done so in loyalty to my President and as patriot It was with apparent full recognition of this possiblitv that a delegation of Utahns came out of Commissioner Stamms office, happy with the promise that the impact statement would be sent promptly along the proper administrative path. The Utahns, headed by Gov. Rampton. were willing to accept prompt, favorable action by the Bureau of Reclamation despite these possible further delays. As with any train trip the possiblity always exists that a washed out bridge or broken rail will cause further, unscheduled delays. In the case of the Central Utah Project this possiblity takes the form of an almost certain lawsuit by environmental or conservation groups. Stovsfcol tit Chicooo Todov event-oriente- improving health services offered through such programs as Medicare and Medicaid In 1972 a statement prepared by the Republican Policy Committee noted that a highly placed government leader remarked that where some public officials rely on rhetoric to finesse the issues, Wallace Bennett cuts to the heart of complex problems with incisive language and keen intellect. Hes one of the straight talkers' of the Senate. On the Track, For Now Look! It's John Dean . . . Probably has to do w ith sortie deal Nlxoo made with Brezhnev. And yet. that disaster has had little impact on the rest of the world.. There have been some news stories, of course, and some official efforts at providing assistance. But there has been nothing to catch the imagination of the American public. W e and there is no "event are too associated with the impending famine. There came no tune at which a reporter could write: "Several hundred formerly rich nomadic herdsmen were reduced to begging yesterday, officials said." Or: "The Mahan government yesterday announced-the death of the first of several million will soon become victims of a who people famine. of the quality and cost of health care, is expected to save millions of dollars while ty ticularly long or unscheduled delay at some way station. Those passengers, for the moment at least, forgot there were more stops scheduled further down the line, stops that could easily produce greater delays than the one just experienced. Proponents of the Central Utah Project and its Bonneville Unit are pretty much in the same position that nders of those bygone most of their herd-- '. Some were reduced to begthe streets of in ging In additon. he was a prime mover in passage of the Upper Colorado Rivei Storage Project. His most recent achievement of na- long-rang- passenger trains were the principal means of traveling long distances it was always with elation that riders greeted the starting of their train after a par- , lost No court will ever lay down guidelines for Supreme Courts new definition. The ordinance said that the word obscene meant dealing with obscenity and pornography withwhether to the average person, applying out raising legitimate objections and fears standards, the community that precious rights are being lost or threat- contemporary of dominant the theme or the conmaterial ened in the process. a whole appeals to the prurient as duct taken The very nature of obscenity and pornoginterest . . . raphy makes definition a risky business and At that time The Tribune observed that control an exercise in skirting suppression of in our diverse, complex society, the averindividual rights. is difficult to define and the Until now courts and legislatures have age person or the public is an amorphous community confronted the rising tide of subject. And it has been argued that one writing and films without clear guidelines. mans prurient interest can be anothers soThursdays U S. Supreme Court ruling has cial experience. These questions have long for the first time provided a standard of troubled the courts which have shunned imwhat, in the majority opinion, constitutes position of one citizens moral views of books obscene, pornographic material subject to and pictures on his neighbor. regulation under the states police power. The Supreme Court has now forsaxen that Despite its well ordered reasoning for restraint. We question, as we longstanding reaffirming that First Amendment protece wisdid in 1971, the propriety and tions do not extend to obscene materials, the dom of anything remotely smacking of book court firmly established the principle that burning involving individual rights. government can outlaw printed and other visual matter simply because the majority finds No law, no court decision can banish obthat material offensive. The danger lies in scenity and pornography entirely. At best, rethe possibility that once given the high1 strictive laws which also pose great dancourts blessing, this reasoning will be gers in other fields will merely keep the extended beyond dirty books and films to, as problem under control. We believe economJustice Douglas observed, . . . any journal ics, contemporary community standards or magazine in some benighted place. translated into refusal to patronize questionIn October, 1971 the Salt Lake City Comable movies, bookstores and show places, can do orthe job more thoroughly and without the an was mission considering dinance worded remarkably similar to the risks inherent to stringent legal prohibitions. In the days when These proud herdsmen, once owners of hundreds of cattle. sheep. goats and camels, and therefore ac-- I knowledged to be rich, had First elected in 1950 immediately after serving as president of the National Association of Manufacturers, Sen. Bennett found his nwhe on the Finance Committee where his business background established him as an New Porno Guidelines Visiting Cartoonist The Washington Post When 1 visited there some 11 WASHINGTON in Central months ago. the city of Agades. Niger, huts of and tents the with was ringed Africa, nomad cattlemen, impoverished by the third or fourth rainless year in a row body, on both sides of the aisle. One thing above all others distinguishes the career of Utahs four-terRepublican senator, Wallace F. Bennett: hard, conscien- Ra-plu'r- ry Forum Rules Public Konim letters must be submitted exclusively to The Tribune and bear writers full name, signature and address. Names must be printed on political letters but may be withheld for good reasons on others. W riters are limited to one letter every 10 days. Preference will be given to. short, typewritten (double spaced) letters permitting use of the writer's true name. All letters are subject to condensation. of my country . same reasoning as in (Watergate statement Nuernberg's Nazi Trial) . McCord, "Why did you leavo a life of law abiding burglar?" And as Janies Reston has asked repeatedly in his column: Is not the corruption of the young (unpaid) volunteers the most lasting of all evils0" to become a The young speaker looked squarely at his younger audience and askod' "If we decide that any w hat do means is justified by the end you suppose the. final end will beP" The very young left the class mumbling " its just the way "politics just politics the games played. It was all summed up by Socrates nearly 500 years before Christ was born. But far more dangerous are the others, who began when you were children, and took possession of your minds with their falsehoods and made the worse appear a better cause. Its all so and scary! disheartening CHRISTINE W. CAPENER Should Join Fight ., permissive society is doomed. We must wipe out lawbreakers without pity." (official government statement) "A "We must have decent clothing and grooming standards. Long hairs, large sideburns, beards, tight pants will not be tolerated. Those who break this law will be discharged. (policy of institute of higher education in Utah) These statements were offered by people who policy, wear support the business suits and tms. are clean shaven and have their hair well trimmed Not one of bearded were among these new "lawbreakers", conspirators, and promoters of double standards. Did we persecute the wrong crowd? In any ease, we ignored that about all great men of the past spruced beards, that Samson lost his strength (and faith) when Delilah cut his and that Jesus (as a consecrated hair. Essene) had long hair and a beard. Short hair and shaven face became popular through the militaristic ancient Romans, and this fashion was rejected for centuries by orthodox conservatives as well as by progressive rebels. Of course, such attire is neither proof of patriotism, nor contribution to mankind. Today, we have dean shaven and well dressed, lawbreakers. and also bearded and Who are the more dangerous ones? mod-dresse- d Maybe, we will finalhy abandon nonsensical classifications. We should respect people for their work rather than for their dress, boks. race, religion and color. Especially our youth was discriminated when their elders attitude was opposed. And among this youth are the leaders, heroes, inventors, poets and prophets of tomorrow. Hopefully, they will dean up the mess left by their not so successful elder generation. HERBERT RON A. Ih D. Socialist Already Editor. Tribune: When will America wake up to the fact that it is being sold down the river to socialism by its leaders? Can't the people read behind the lines, does Nixon have to come out and say that this is now a Socialist government in a government? Nixon is a Socialist and nothing short of it. And to top it off. this state, where the predominant religion believes that the Constitution is a divinely inspired document, votes in men like Bennett, Moss, McKay and Owens, four men who are doing all in their power to turn this country into what the Communists would like it to be. NICHOLAS STIN'CELLI d Scary' Game Editor, Tribune: It sooms to me that the pulic Is paying little attention to the most devastating thing coming out of Watergate. How appalling to realize, again, that example is the most important way the young learn. , At a meeting of 16- - and olds (in Washington) last week a very knowlegeable young man of 30 talked to the younger group on ethics and Watergate. He posed such questions as are being asked in the Senate hearings: Why would a bright young man perjure himself0 And as was asked . Editor. Tribune: Karl Bray has an understand- ing of what is necessary for a free economy to function, and I wish that more individuals, espe- cially those from the business community, would speak out and fight against the totalitarian and subversive policies of Richard Nixon as Mr. Bray has done. RILL BAIN Great Letter Editor, Tribune: Just a loud "bravo to Bill Robis. in connection with his letter to the Forum June 19. entitled "Hardly Exemplary. " Truer words were never spoken of his kind of thinking. MR. k MRS. We need more KER.M1T MARTIN So while the government has been doing some very useful things to bring relief to the droughtMali. Volta, stricken region (Chad, Niger, Upper Senegal and Mauritania), there has been little public pressure on the government to do more. has started (Sen. Hubert Humphrey, hearings on the crisis.) Some Criticize L.S. not Africans Some critics have. comS. AID has the that ,U played a role in plained that crisis. the They charge accelerating programs to innoculate cattle have eliminated disease as a natural control, and thus allowed the herds to grow, destroying much of the vegetation and permitting the Sahara to creep still further south. That complaint may be both inaccurate and unfair, but it does raise one problem that pred- ales the threatened famine and will survive it. That is the problem of uncoordinated assistance. The problem with foreign aid." said one experienced diplomat, is that it alw ays addresses one particular problem. The officials always want to know your priorities. Choose One Problem "What they mean by that is that they want you to choose one problem out of all the problems you have and then they will help you with that one. "I don't mean this to sound ungrateful what is being done. I recognize that lems are created from good will." for these-prob- e crisis. But that has to do with the The immediate problem is far less complicated There is urgent need for seed grain, which must be airlifted to the stricken areas before the planting season is past. There is need for food, which must arrive in the African ports before the aprainy season washes out the roads proaching and makes distribution impossible. And there is need for replenishing cattle herds. Losses have been estimated at anywhere from 45 to SO perlong-rang- cent Theodore Long All of a Sudden, All of a sudden I realized that ihe 50th anniverof my high school graduation had occurred Its 51 Years Later League of Nations, the first Red scare, the Republican landslide of 1920 that put Warren G. Harlast year and 1 hadnt been paying any attention. ding in the White House, a sharp economic decline of short duration and. finally, just as the This wasn't a particularly unusual default. High school class was about to graduate, the first rumblings of the Teapot Dome scandals. Except for the anniversaries ordinarily don't have much impact, slump, however, the class of "22 didnt pay much in 19fi9 a good friend attention, and the slump was noticed chiefly because male students were urged, rather illogical-ly- . traveled from San Francisto classes as a sign they to wear co to Boise to take part in his high school's 50th He were saving money. Few of them complied, howhad however, graduated in ever. And. significantly, the suggestion applied 1918. the year when World only to men; pants on women were unthinkable. War ended, which Those were halcyon days. The Roaring Un8 to remember. something Twenties were still tranquil, the Jazz Age not yet Moreover, his class and the subsequent class born, the flapper as yet undiscovered, the evil (1919) had combined forces in order to provide a effects of prohibition not yet discerned, the frenreasonably large number of celebrants. My own zied speculation that ushered in the Great DepresWest High School Gass of 1922 could not call on an sion a cloud no larger than a mans hand on a historical date, its members were widely scattered distant horizon. And if the class of 1922 were comand apparently no one thought of organizing a placent. so was the rest of the nation committee. We were, on the whole, a docile lot We usualColleges and universities specialize m class rely respected authority and never (yes. never!) unions as a way of keeping in touch with the thought of openly rebelling against any rule we alumni, some of whom, if properly cultivated, may considered unfair. After all. werent we in high respond with a generous donation. Colleges and school to get an education? And what was wrong universities are always short of funds. But public with being guided by the wisdom and experience high schools are completely tax supported and of our elders? Our elders, who always seemed to thus have no pecuniary interest in cultivating the be worrying about the problems of adolescence, loyalty of former students. Moreover, the high had little cause for complaint. The faculty closely supervised all student school diploma, once fairly rare, has become just activities. It counseled the editors of the school another piece of paper, whereas the college sheepskin is regarded as a passport to better paying newspaper and managed assemblies and pep jobs or to the graduate studies that promise to rallies. It even provided chaperones on senior sluff day when members of the enhance income and social position. graduating class were allowed to play hookey and frolic at a nearJoy Amid Sadness The high school rite" of June have lost little of by resort. The faculty was also in full control of their importance to the young. There is the sad graduation exercises, announcing the theme, sense of old relationships ending, perhaps for- choosing the student speakers, selecting the music. Irt 1922. the seniors sang W. E. Henleys ever; the joyful feeling of release; the anticipaInv ictus and, strangely enough, no one in the tion of exciting changes soon to occur. The difference between the Seventies and the Twenties audience appeared upset by its booming declaration, We thank whatever gods seems more one of externals than of substance. may be . . though this certainly was not the prevailing sentiThe class of 1922 enrolled at West High in ment of a rigidly monotheistic community. After September, 1918. The armistice ending the first the ceremonies, most students went home with not war was until November and great signed by their parents. that time the city schools had been closed for How times hae changed. And that. alas, is all weeks because of the influenza epidemic. After there is to be said about the human condition, that came Woodrow Wilsons losing fight for the whether today or :0 years ago or 50 vears hence sary 1 ' . |