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Show Salt Inn: cf ; v Simd.iv Moniin.i'. July William Watergate Hides W orld Events - IR l!)7'i N. Draft George Romney for Senate Not A Good Precedent In Utah W c !Vsn'( : go i n if u!! line In (! IS tor mj Not Iii'ijium1 Mr mm SfiMiMi ;i d: lift mnvo- - Romney lia-- n t mm-pilf'public servile lei old. ,1 i!lsllliquisl"i! nd lint l)ci aiw hr doesn't under-'Kinhas tl.r mi Hal issues current Iv Doubling I'li' nutnm lie does Kssciit lallv, mi question Ins possible candidacy fur Hie unfoi lunalc piecedent it would set Mr Romney lias not ilclini'ch confirmed the lumiu'N and suggestions that lie intends to he a Iteputihi an nominee lor the U S Seriate tmm I t.di in l')7J lie has. however, to those s'oru s will, a picpared statement releas'd July 2 in Salt Lake UMv. He 'aid ii crouch I tali oteis. Ucpihlicans. ( oncei tied Democrats." liiilcpcirii'iit' and c his tesidcii-wanted him to he would here and enter the rare. Sue h a plan is many yc.n s too late tundanieiilal strength in representative government a' piactned by mcncaiis i' t tie 'lit ui nri'inent given competent people to participate at Imal pohtii al levels with hopes nl sonirdov running for Inch elective iillue t .el si p es p r lakes for a iespoiis)ility and a depeiidalidily t fi.it both reputable polities and eiiei tiv e yov ei nini'iit demand Thus value would be sevi'icly i opal died if any likely candidate tor a congressional contest could be impoi ted to headline a pat ty ticket Hi' v i Again, we're disduiniul not of George As governor of Secretary of Housing Romney s accomplishments Michigan and as t'S and Urban Development, he prominently demonstrated his commitment to serving the public interest. Vet he did so during a prolonged aliseiiee I nun Utah, an absence that, m fact, covers must of his adult life his home Itere lor the express purpose o luuning us a U S Senate candidate, it could tarnish an otherwise sjnuh'ss public career He would 'inch encounter (barges ut "interloper. "carpet n The opinion also stipulated that the "average person" applying contemporary community standards, should tie the arbiter of what is obscene and vv hat is not Put another way. the average person will be the ultimate authority on what works have "serious value" and vv Inch do not That makes the average person a key individual supposedly endowed with critical ability to determine what wiitmgs, paintings. Iilni' etc have serious value It also goes counter to the idea that "contemporary community standards" can be applied to determine what is obscene and what is not The girlie magazines Albemarle County is Mr. Romney's continued concern for the notion's future is admirable and his apparent willingness to heed a call from a state where he retains dose personal ties is understandable. But there are others, longtime permanent residents here, who have as much to recommend them for the U.S. Senate, City County Health Director. Dr. There iisun-defstoo- d Harry L Ribbons, explained the idea was meant to cover only male homosexual.' and pimps. Statistically, he said, these groups have a high exposure to I). The department would not. D test tor however, endorse requiring a on man a every "soliciting sex acts puked up for hire" charge He pointed out this is not good health screening procedure, that it would not detect enough YD infection to lustily the time and expense involved Yet he made another point that should be kept in iiliiiii ( artoonisf to Ritl The figures probably reflect the fact that more YD diagnosis and treatment clinics have been inaugurated since lJTO. particularly in Salt Lake County at the Health Department and the University of Utah Medical Center. Nonetheless, the diseases which can lead to other serious physical ailments are prevalent and actively contagious City-Count- y lust bo romotnherod, then, is that between Ill and 2o percent of those prostitutes arrested in the area have te'ted positive as YD earners It may riot be pnotual to (hook all males caught Irving to hoe .i sex act, but they should be told such "lasind loiitaets risk a I in 4 chance the "hover" will go home with something extra' What city-count- y SarrjtOfc, m 7 nr Jon Now you cun go back to telling v, hat they cannot see or A A- .A, A AA r mature adults read'" a .A . a A m. - ironic that a Senate which sought to halt his bombing m Camif a constitutionally dubious undertaking bodia after becoming involved in sidi serious crimes, there ever was one has in it' domestic we would he stamping our approval on this type of preoccupations abandoned an undeniable constitubehavior and would be accessories to the crimes tional obligation. Tins obligation is to know somem the eyes of the world. Even if it is very embarthing real about certain matters that are minutely rassing and paintul tor our country, we cannot more crucial than 20 Cambodia' sweep this under the rug If we love liberty and Appears to P,e Succexsiul lustice we must applv the same roles to eveivone. What Well, lor starters there is the matters'. and even the President of the United States summit recent President's eonierenee with Leonid should not be exempt from these rules of the Soviet Union. It appears to have Brezhnev TANNER JERALD but who really been a success for both 'ides knows other than Mr. Nixon and his most imporSeed ol Wars tant advisers'. Who in significant public position, other than the stolid and tireless Sen. Henry Jack-soto Editor. Tribune' The highest of accolades and perhaps one or two others, has really The Tribune editorial writer who on Julv 4. in ever inquired below the superficial level "Teirorism (im- - West." has the insight to call atif to Americans faces tile tention pressdanger that European security Again, there is the eonierenee now going on in Finland By any '.,; e is not put nn Israel to settle the Palestinian retugee problem in a civilized manner devoid of measure this is a most crucial meeting, since it is senseless and barbaric recriminations Bv their likely to result in. among other things, a formal announcement that they will seek out the PalestinAmerican acceptance of the legitimacy of Rusian killers "wherever they are." every American sia's engulfment ot the bulk of Eastern Europe m becomes a potential victim should he stand in the its expansionist days after the second world war criminals who think The papers dutifully print the dispatches from crossfire of the Israeli-AraHelsinki. But who is actually reading them with guns and bombs are the answer to peace any care and attentiveness The peaceful solution lies in Israeli Surely, Independent Route Rest Fditor. Tribune Considering George Romney as a probable senator from Utah has some interFirst, it could give I tab a esting ramifications man of national stature whose main political liability has been hi apparent honeslv Second, it could prevent the nomination and election ot a Public Forum letters must be submitted exclusively to The Tribune and bear writer's full name, signature and address. Names must be printed on political letters but may be withheld for good reasons on others. Writers are limited to one letter every 10 days. Preferenie will be given to short, typewritten (double spaced) letters permitting use of the writer's true name. All letters are subject to condensation. candidate who. as they say. "Paid his dues to 'he " This party practice lias resulted in the election of our present senators who have entoved complete anonymity during the many national ciises that have confronted the nation during their respective tenures. They have also been unilaterally partisan during the last two presidential incumbencies while the American people were being betrayed For Romney to win he would have to go into the primaries as tin imlepenilen' Thus he coaid eliminate a ('(invention fight winch could alienate Republican amt Denim tats alike The carpetbagrim. cnargos, valid or not tould lie overcome bv the hunger o! the people ol I tali to have a man in Washington who would have the gut' to take the moral position instead ot the political ( Rt-'- F. II. F K In order a it is President rabs as well - Jews are semi'n peoples so tbe la'st civ ol "tihti'emiMsm." will crime innn the unntormed and ignorant HILTON HOPE it- John Dean John Mitchell Charles ColHaldoman it is such as these that troth inhabit and obsC" the mind ot Washington. and must especially the mind ol the C S Senate . . . . ..HR son In short. Hus summer may well bring a than the Imal liquidation of utteilv now world situation we shall have walked in the i'ty less hMunc thing the (old Wat and an into which, to repeat, im (lal k heodore Tong: m The diama of Withering Heigh's ' now unlol.l-llican be attributed to the ciloiK of that vvtaih would have been killed hv admires!! at iv e m,.in:t the Vileliean press How luikv we aie to have it. ami muv it live orever JOHN (. R 1KY Ueminver ' No Interchange Okav Fditor. Tribune recent item in The Tnbiine stated that the Cottonwood Heights Commumtv belt route in the Council had endorsed t no of South Tins has been (onstmed b some of those concerned to militate approval ol a proposed clovcrltjl interchange at Loth Fast ami b4U() South This was not the intention nt the council, m tact the opposite is true, the maturity of the council opposes any but the simplest of interchange designs or none at all in this area. The council plans at a later date to endorse an interchange design. R L GUTHRIE Cottonwood Heights Community Council No Ones Exempt Editor, Tribune One disturbing thing about Watergate is that manv people do not seem to realize the 'crious implications of the whole matter Some people, tor instance, sav that even if President Nixon is involved, he should not he impeached or resign While I feel that we should wait until more evidence is in before nidging the President. it would seem to me that cv"n if he w;m only this would tie a serious involved in the i over-up- . crime and should lx punished bv impeachment '' '' iU 1. " ' io c' it's" ' ! A.n to reparations for lost lands and1 businesses of the Palestinians, and a return of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, in exchange lor a peace treaty, with a F N patrolled bonier nil'll thev both learn the fact tb.it tor an eve" is the seed tilt' Yiosiac law ot "an ut world wais I my opinion Watergate the best thing that ever happened to Amenta !t senes to illustrate how insanity can reach the high plateau of executive order by the apathetic attitude expressed by myriad people who should take more than a passive interest m Ilnur pohical surroundings. Pei haps now they 'hall rise Irom their lethargic bed and notice what is going on m the country A of tustice and the encouragement of perjury. If we were to allow a president to continue leading us NS Thin" Ever t Fditor Tribune mind I tab and Salt Lake Countv have a rising record of reported YD Since lilTll, detected gonorrhea has gone twin )Vt eases to !t?s last year in Salt Lake County In I tali, lor the same period, the increase is from Mg to 1..VKI eases Syphilis in Salt Lake County went from 74 to Ml eases and statewide, from LV1 Uongrt'" itself The great difference is that the politicians and the people ut least never lost sight of what was going on in the Truman era. Now. Mr. Nixons transcendentallv important maneuvers in world affairs are almost literally ignored even in that place which has so long prided itself on monitorthe U.S. Senate ing just such affairs The Public Forum Forum Rules Tins suggests that while some offensive material may be rated against contemporary It some cannot standards, community alsuggests that the "average man" is not ways equipped to determine what has "serious value" although he might know what, in his eu's and in those u! has townsmen, is pornographic'. Finally, it suggests that the courts are still a long way from a definitive, reasonable. all things to all people, plan tor dealing with obscenity in Mill Fully in ( harge However damaged he may be at hum, the President is nevertheless 'till Hilly m charge of toreign relations In tin- - connection it would be wise to recall that when Huny Truman's public approval had fallen to jU'l halt ot that currently given to Mr Nixon, the Truman administration nevertheless maintained its toreign policies, over each and every challenge, to the very end. may even have gamed validity, considering increased mobility has made "constituency shopping" a more real possibility. Warning VDs Victims may have been more smoke than fire in the recent flare-uamong Salt Lake Count v otficinls over venereal disease conI) trol But there is no question about the problem's existenc e In attempting In detect and treat as much local I as possible, health have routinely subjected women arrested on prostitute charges to a medical test The practice was latclv suggested lor men uKo puked up tor sex crimes However, the scope ot the recommendation was or even It Another thing: If a piece of writing has serious value, that value carries with it whether it is published m New York (Tty or Albemarle County. Local community standards and the average person in Alber-mari- e County or anywhere else have nothing to do with it. Father it has serious value or it doesn't retrospect to The great point is that in whichever iliiectnm we may be traveling we are a- - a nation going theie with almost no awareness among the people how attempting to ban on grounds they offend community sensibilities, contain writings and other material of "serious value.'' llovv does the average person in Albemarle County weight a top notch article against nude pictures and decide in the overall that the nude picture s negative factors cancel out the fine article s positive values? in For Watergate has wholly diverted public and politicians alike from any real critical analysis, whether tnendly or hostile, ot lily revolutionary alterations in the whole international scene We mav he moving into a better and s.Uer time, we may tie moving instead into danger and disillusion hat expectation is a reasonable one that t lost its logic with the passage of time. '1 Serious Value Is Universal Albemarle County, irgima, Thomas Jefferson's home, has moved to ban "girlie" magazines as a followup to the U.S Supreme Court's recent rulings on pornography and obscenity The action could provide needed danlica-tioof the new guidelines. The majority opinion reversed an earlier holding that an olfensive work must he utterly without redeeming social value to be found pornographic. The new standard is that it should have "no serious value " unknowable watershed' in are being world attaiis Hus nation crossed by behind the (lankly obscuring curtain of Watergate. Whatever may be the au com of these scandals for Richard Nixon himself, the ultimate urse of Watergate will be seen t o Kiiiivv itiioinvri'i r ilvfv lit home-grow- lengths of time. When state Utah's was constitution passed, it required that all candidates for Slate Senate and House of Representatives must have first lived in Utah lor at least three years Also, all prospective executive branch oft leers governor, secretary of state, attorney general, auditor or treasurer must have resided here a minimum live vears. Ulearly. this reflects opinion generally held that to do a proper job, elected state officials should have lived among Utahns as many as live and no less than three years. hiisii - - caliber disarray. No constitutional or statutory requirement on icsideney prohibits Mr. Romneys candidacy even d he waited until next year to However, the state's founding fathers made clear their intent that Utah's elected representatives be residents here for given Inch into lamentable attraitmg More than that, they have worked tirelessly and regularly so local polities can be the honorable adunct to government it should be. They have earned the necessary grassroots encouragement and support. U.eorge Romney, as much as anyone, ought to realize that reestablnh If tie vveie to United Featuie Syndicate tatetul and Immense sllINGTO lor balance world power changes m the tuture to dark m the torward ill are lor or going goad betoie never a degree known in all the history ol modern diplomacy Grave anil unknown and Hut bagger" and political opportunist." a of tu such the the "return inuie point, native maneuver would help throw the of party function politics talent liitf . A-i- rt A j But Dont Blame Most Americans In a democracy the people are supposed to get the kind of government they want (Of by " in Abraham Lincoln's for immortal phnise ) Some observers ot juridical behavior prefer In A sav the people the kind iti government they deserve. meaning that governments, like chameleons, take on the lolora'ion ot their sui roundings Till' is called a realistic position, though it is shot through with cynicism and Mnie-nve- r is frequently untiue suite the realists speak up only when something goes terribly wiring in government, the people tend to receive tar more til. one Hun credit Here u a typical example excerpted lion; a loiter published in Tunc 't '& imi-ail- magazine Nmeruans lie. cheat, steal and indulge yet are outraged when they find their elected ollicials doing the same tilings " 'Mo-- in t airngarue. Meek ami Patient Now most Americans don't make a practice of lying, cheating or stealing If this were so, American society would really be on the skids. Nor do most Americans indulge in arrogance On the contrary. the arrogant are relatively few in number a handful of the rich and powcrlul who think they were born to command, a gaggle of intellectuals who know what's best for overs one. zealots of the extreme right and lar left, and government officials, elected or otherwise, who are determined to lead, tint not to listen The rest of us are mostly meek, and patient as well, though neither the meekness nor the patience is hinill"" Thus, while it is correct to sav that most meruans are (ut! aged bv what has been happening in Washington it does not fellow Dial thev see themselves reflected in the Watergate nurmr I'm!'! . " " ' ' a a 0 s trying to gue's the mood (if the country. So an ear to the ground, go to trie grassroots and cnroluliy study various signs and portents, including the public opinion poll The mood of the count rv last tall was and a tact so obvious that i orrohoratory evidence provided try the polls was superfluous When the Die'iilent begun tils sciomt term in the mood of the country was. if anv thing, even more Then in Watergate exploded with a mar. the moml abruptly (hanged, and Mr, Nixon found hinisolt m deep trouble But pis! how deep, no one cun sac with certainty at this time since any assessment has to tie based as much on guesswork as on The mood ol the country tnd.iv (an probably lie described as a combination ol contusion unease and tear contusion caused In conllnting statements. unease as more and more uastv taels are brought to light: tear that the prcsidcncv a' an institution may tie irreparably damaged Defamed I uintcnlimialh thev-kee- Jan-uai- poll-wor- The public in times of crisis has a terulencv to expel t the worst while hoping tor the best. The public also wants reassurance that the worst wi t going to happen and lhat. even if this isn't the best of al! possible worlds, it is. all things considered, a world which has not repudiated the virtues. And there is no reassurance in theme that political the corruption can be excused or ignored because polities ls a dirty business. It is indeed a tin me that defames, no doubt unintentionally, almost anv one who was ever elected or appointed to public ofiicc President Nixon intends to Watergate after the Enin mmmittcc ends the tint phase ol its investigation His (immients am ..w ailed with interest Meanwhile. Watirgate will he modi in the public mind The confusion, unease and tear will continue It is an unplc.isaiii sinmlion But don't let anv one tell von that "roost met nans' are somehov. responsible Mere than a vear alter the arrests at tin- Watergate otlue building the ss - " ' ' ..') i .1,1 ,,t n, ,,l A, A , A. |