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Show The Silt Lake Tribune. Sunday. August 19. 197 17 V Baker White House Employes' Problem? Theyve Been Working Too Hard New York Times Smiu1 All these White House people mu'-come Irom the same molil Nixotutos, all the Johnsiim.ins. Kennedy men '.ime I wonder if there i' a 'Oiret factory somewhere, Marhidden in seilles like the nulls, a pl,u e w h e r e e u n n i n u Frenchmen interchanlute House geable stall members ! Produced and directed by the Government of the United States of America hei-o- e manu-faetur- oA "We are changhair to a brush cut on the Mark s. ing the presidential asdynamic sistant Model C this sear. Marcel They've got a new president; he needs a new look " And soda! One night, a sinisVI at,;. 1 .' v ;vr, - i hard-nose- ter Turk and two Corsicans who wdl stop at nothing go over the side ol a ttamp Intelligence' uk ever Growing Number of Americans Believe the CIA Is Basically Wicked, Immoral, Incompatible By Page Smith Special to The lats Angeles Tunes 1 am one of, I trust, a growing num-bo- r of Americans v.ho believe- - the Central Intelligence Agency is basically incompatible with the ideals of what wo used to call "a Christian nation But the moral against the argument CIA, while always central in any human episode, is not the one I wish to deal with here. My basis for objection is much sun it is, merely, that intelligence syspier tems never work. No matter how elaborate, sophisticated or costly; whether run by the Defense Department. State Department, Army, Navy or CIA, they simply dont work They provide misintclli-gence- , nonintelligence nr unintelligcnce That will seem a bold, an intemperate statement. But it can be quite easily proved. Page Smith is a an and biographer. lie lives prize-winnin- g in Santa Personal Insight insight into this fundamental fallacy of all intelligence operations began when I played the part of the head of an intelligence system for a My personal That was wrong y . At the outset, we were brieted in the mechanics of the operation, given the essential data about four or five mythical countries, fed a stream of intelligence reports and charged witu deciding, on the basis of those- - reports by the use of computers and with some additional from our own unenmputeried input what the intentions of the fambrains ous mythical nations were in regard to making war. Simulate Months Suffice it to say that after an arduous a week that week of playing the game was supposed to simulate many months - we came up with the wrong .solution We reported to the fashioners of the game that there was no reason to anticipate the outbreak of hostilities between countries C and A recognizes the onset and knows how to administer the drug However, a word of caution Ergot is potent and continued usage or abuse as may cause serious side effects such . toes or Mcthy-gangrene of the fingers be may a preventive, migraine sergide, useful for those who develop frequent attacks, as it lessens the need for large amounts of ergot Products Beneficial Both products are beneficial because. in migraine, the throbbing comes from distended cerebral arteries. Belief occurs when the vessels are constricted by the Migraine, the King of all headdrugs. aches, usually develops on one side of the head. Pain lasts from minutes to sev attack is prcced-- d by constriction cerebral vessels. In the hours prethe individual may ceding the headache, 1 Hidden Away The puzzle about Pearl Harbor, of course was the fact that, hidden away in the records of information coming into that particular division of the I'.S intelligence system responsible for monitoring Japanese activities and analyzing Japanese intentions, was a substantial amount of evidence that the Japanese planned to bomb Pearl Harbor. II was the discovery of this material when intelligence records became accessible to scholars after the war that led to the charge that President Roosevelt had deliberately withheld informal ion about the impending attack in order to do nothing about an assault which, in turn, would provide him a belligerent act that he could Use as an excuse for bringing America into the war against the Axis powers What Mrs. Wohlsletter so gently pointed oul was that the flood of information s An had we been so far olf the Some lime later I read a little book by Roberta Wohlsletter, a historian and sometime think tanker herself, ( died "Pearl Harbor. Warning and Deciwinch gave me a clue (1 should sion, arrived point out that the theory that at Using Mrs Wolilstetter's cine is not one to which, so far as I know, she herself subscribes ) Japanese Intctions eral days. The throbbing distress maybe tolerable or completely disabling. often become irritable, nauseated, vomit, and arc bothered by light (photophobia). The pain usually centers about the temples, but may extend into the head, face, and neck of the . Why Drug is Effective for Migraines, But Beware of Its Side Effects pR, vveie that mark' an Delicti is one of the most Ergotamine reliable agents for migraine headaches. It is given in tablets, inserted into the rectum as a sup- k'1 ; ' , , pository, or inject- ed hypodermically, fgj Now and then it is fer' y I catcombined with feme. And the soon- - f.U er it is used, the better the icsults. Quick action means victim the that We supposed would launch t an attack on (' wit Inn hours. that We were paid oil' and about Sorry all those left, feeling a bit guilty months of preparation, all that computer time to have discovered my-sel- histori- Cruz. Calif. Dr. T. R. think tank. Heavy lliinkers in this think tank had spent, I was told, the better part of a year devising an intelligence game designed to bo played with l computer. I was asked to take part an intelligence and to recruit "team of graduate students at the of Southern California and the University of California at Los Angelos, most of them prospective historians well-know- feel dizzy. Develop Defects He may develop visual defects, such as dark spots or col, red zigzag lines before the eyes, temporary blindness, or paralysis ot an arm or log. As the constrictive phase recedes and is replaced by the dilatory phenomenon, the throbbing headache begins. Tins is the time for ergota-min- preparations Migraine often is brought on by many adverse physical and psychological factors It may follow prolonged .study or concentration, several sleepless nights, or unusual fatigue. Some occur during the letdown that follows a period of stress such as school examinations, business conferences, moving, or housecleaning. The number of headaches can be reduced considerably when the precipitating factor is recognized and avoided. about Japanese intentions coming into the American intelligence system was so contradictory that it was hard to make heads or tails of if. Information had been gathered by numerous indefatigable gatherers of iniormation that, in retrospect, would have supported, or could have been used to support, almost any con ccivable theory . Mrs. Wohlsletter called this flood of The only wav to information "noise turn the "noise into an intelligible message was to organize it But how1 11 seems easy enough, but ben1 is wheie the fallacy comes into play If you are an intelligence oil leer, you have certain assumptions about enemy capabilities and intentions. You have made up these assumptions in conjunction with your colleagues. Unfortunately they may, and usually do. have little or nothing to do with the real intent of Hie nemy. Yet the officers at the top of any intelligence gathering network have to make some sense out of the "noise, so they organize it in such a way as to support their favorite notion of what the enemy is preparing to do. They do this not with the deliberate intention of deceiving, God knows. It is simply the best that they can do Enemy Intentions Weekly Bridge Quiz Rv C. II. Goren Q. 1 Both vulnerable, South you hold as : KJ84 LAQ32 01052 0 The bidding has proceeded: Smith East North West 7 Hass 10 lk? What do you bid now? Both vulnerable, partner opens with one heart and you hold; AJS.12 6 4 CKQJ3 CJ10 What is your response? Q, 2 vulner- East-We- Q. 3 able, as South you held: 976 ?72 OAK 2 Q842 The bidding has proceeded: West Smith North East I Pass 1 Pass Pass 2 NT " What do you bid now? q. 4 As South, vulnerable, you hold. , v AKlfl 9 6 0AJ7 AtO 5 3 2 The bidding has proceeded: North East West South 1 Pass g? Pass 2 What do you bid now Both Q. 5 as vulnerable, South you hold: JI0 7 6 CTKQ1074 3 C 610 4 The bidding has proceeded-NortSouth East 10 ? 2 What do you bid now? As South, vulnerable, you hold: AOS OAK19 8 7 3 AKJlllfi The bidding has proceeded: West S uth North East Q. 6 Pass " 1 Pass I 'A ? Pass What do you bid now' (Look for nnsirer Monday Thus the principle upon which information is sorted oul and analyzed is internally created, it is developed within the intelligence system itself As a consequence, any information about enemy intentions which docs not meet the preconceived notions of the analysts is screened out The result is as obvious as the nose on an intelligence officer's face Only by the luckiest chance will his eslimale of Ihe enemys plans be the correct one. not data Thus, it is chance alone which decides tne accuracy of intelligence predictions. The data merely confirm hypotheses arrived at prior to receipt of the data shrouded cargo, and deliver 11 R llalde-nutto three Wall Street law yets in mover's van t a Dinner Table his explanation would bo easier to live with than the thought that people like these can glow naturally on nothing '1 more than a little protem and water, because if that is the case, anv of us might be growing one right there at the family dinner table Months ' Its about them work habits They work too much and give themselves airs about their diligence I don't believe it was always tins way. I dimly recall that in the Brone Age. when Eisenhower was President, at least one fairly important White House man regularly got home for dinner and two or three enjoyed the plea tires ot the bar almost ,i' ott i'n as the While House reporters With Kennedy vigor and all that resolution and so forth pride in endurance became a staple m White House talk, the way quibbles about vvlud is and isn't constitutional are always engaging senators Tireless Men depend on it lor accurate predictions about enemy intentions The Bay of Pigs incident would, of course, be another case in which preconceived notions prevented accurate predictions Searching history, recent and i emote, we could multiply Ihe instances almost infinitely There has hardly been a nuior attack from Xenophon to Caesar to Marlborough to Napoleon to Washington to Patton winch has not caught the defenders by surprise whatever the nature and extent of Ihe intelligence system The fact simply is that military intelligence. in the broadest sense, is one of those precious things that money literally cannot buy. No number of billions of dollars can provide us with truly reliable intelligence against the CIA trom Ihe moral point of view won t wash with the general public, then let's try the argument trom the angle o. .ciency We certainly have better ways of spending billions of dollars than by systematically misinforming ourselves If the argument A young man of our acquaintance figures he may have married above his station. His wifes family eats watermelon with a fork. BoriiNtciii on Word? By Theodore M. Bernstein Legal lingo. The abundance of lawyers who have been asking questions and answering them at the Senate Watergate hearings has introduced the public1 to a variety of stilted phrases that the legal profession delights in The motto seems to be, "Never say anything in one or two words if it can be said in six " Here are some sample .. followed by rough translationsAt a certain period of lime (once or ever). At that particular time (then). Did there come a time when you In that time (did you onee or ever). To the best of my frame (then). recollection (I think). During the course of that mooting (during or at that meeting). Subject matter have no knowledge of (subject) (I dont know about) . . . . . 1 ol touch with the Dull, musty old Washington, where you go out to dinner and nobody ever 'alks to you about anything unpolitical except kids and household repair and what to get the wife for a silver wedding it becomes Sodom, anniversary Gomorrah. Fellinis Roma. Here is the error in ton much work in the White House. It puts you out of touch with the tiny part of the country you inhabit. How can you possibly sense what the rest oi the country is all about Anyone who looks at what is called work these days m iy have noticed that this is not a particulaily hardworking country anymore r The day is shrinking to seven The four-daweek is on the bar- . eight-hou- v . Word oddities. The word handicap comes from the phrase hand in cap. Why hand in cap? Because that was the name of a kind of lottery back in the 17th century. The players would offer an exchange of articles and an unpire would decide the value of the articles. The would deposit forfeit money, which was kept in a cap until the umpire made his decision. About a century later there were handicap matches between horses in which an umpire decided how much extra weight was to be carried by a horse known to be superior. From that point the word came to be applied to any makes something disadv antage that more difficult to accomplish. WhaS price freedom 1 At Waterbury it starts at $23,900. Wocdbndgc is only slightly higher I I outturns 1 ( and Village III, both ot our new communities otter the v.mie concern for detail Ihe same sophisticated styling and design of the buildings and acres ot heauiilul landscaped open areas. And the knowledge ot how you want to live (Gained through ten yeais the h.ndest condominiums kinds ot testing ol families living in out ) Wateihury were row in the piocess ol planting Moodoiidge we'ie just starting to pour foundaVisit bmh communities theyre different in both But. oilier too oiler modestly priced ways, many "I reedom " Sales Information Office for both is located at 5700 South Nan Winkle Expressway. (Waterbury) Phone l glass tions. Al 278-2S2- !H)01)BRI1)GE PRILLS RANGE PROM s:4.400 10 $42,900. TERBURY R NGL TROM S23.900 TO S32.600. PRILLS AT w Mb. w WATERBURY WooiHimiyc do it lbs() South Smith's Law ( Smiths Law. thus, reads something like this- - K lop- '"HO Soulh Van Winkle Lxpressway ( I ast ol Jth asl ) mgs Row Ro.ui n - I 1 ,ls nn A ( . Pertinent question. A reader asks about the phrase pertinent information On its iaee the phrase pertaining to does seem to he redundant, but there is a shade of difforence between pertinent and pertaining despite the fact thal they come from the same Latin root Pertaining is the more general word, suggesting related to or applicability. Pertinent is more specific1, conveying the idea of relevance or connection with the particular point or matter at hand. Nevertheless, in writing it would be be'ter not to use the two words in one sentence where they may call atlention to themselves. It would be better to use a synonym for one of them. was working too man who feels he his share of the ho begins to imagine him self surrounded by loafers, rascals, people who sneer al the flag I ellinis Itoma When you own j house ami a y,iid you le.illy have oulv two choices lake eaie of cutting the lawn, pulling weeds, planting lloweis. vvatenng the glass, taking leaves and painting the ouiside ol the house v ourselt Oi , hung someone else to do M ( And don't toiget about the snow ientov.il task ill the wintei ) Roih W aieibuiv and Woodbndge. our newest Ope'' otter something eKe freedom. Spa.,0 ( onnminiiies, reedoin to swim in vout own pool I roedom to hush I up v our golf game on the putting gieen. reedoin to pist cut a on vacation without worn loik the door and lake freedom to pis! relax What mt, the about xcYuni) ing von do wuh yom new toiiiul reedoin is your business. All the icst is oin btisine". Built m the iiadmon ot lluee ountams, three . . If he had taken tune otf to get acquainted with the place, he would have known thal Washington is peculiarly a family town with a devotion to convenunmatched tional respectability anywhere m this century west of Edinburgh on a Sunday afternoon. How could ll be any other way in a city whose main some quarter of a million work force is constantly government workers sutqect to police scrutiny for symptoms of unorthodox bohav ior ex-G- The art of conversation has fallen to such a low estate that Tilly says she sometimes has trouble finding anybody to interrupt. (Copyright) s Mixed emotions may describe Ihe stale of mind of the man whose car runs out of gas on the wav to an environmental protection meeting. Sen. Proxmire complains that military officers have too many luxuries. Maybe they should be forced to take a vow of austerity and poverty, like senators. That Kennedy vigor was probably al ways bad for (tie country ll almost g"t us all blown up m lute. Why not urge the President to surround himself with people who live the way people do John Ehrhchman before the Ervin committee seemed close to self pity in his farewell statement, m which he talked about the satislactions of being a great human being and an indefatigable worker in a culture Washington which had no respect tor family or patriotism Ills casual slandering of WashingtKhrlich-man'on- revealed how damaging for ho obv had tirelessness been, loii'l.v had not Hie vaguest idea of what sort of culture really prevails down there Senator Soaper Family camping has many attractions, hut is rejected by the I who says the last man who was able to persuade him to sleep in a lent was FDR ptv.-ulon- Since then, this business of tireless men laboring at schedules that would destroy more mortals has become standard While House form, vvluih is bad enough The boasting about it is terrible. Ehrhchman was out city he worked m He much Finally, like any has done more than aeatinn Whue House nun working a 111 hour day, seven days a week, ought not to he tnusting about his labor Ho should be worried about letting himself lose touch with the Amet lean worker I'd teel better if would start lore mg these people to got their work done- - in limit like everybody else, the cght-houand make them go out in tbo evenings and meet some people, rul a bus, see a show I d like to see them all ton ed to take a month's vacation every year in a place w i'll no telephone' A right, seriously, what is the com- All plaint vvlai Mrs. Wohlstetter did not generalize from the specific case of Pearl Harbor to a universal principle. She left the delightful task to me. And I am happy to The mme complex and sophisticated an intelligence system, the mere surely ami iKevitablv will ll misinform those gaming i.ible The require that a lar population remains jobless, ami people who do work usually don't semi to be working very hard With the exception ot sweated lafmr. like airline stewardesses drugstore waitresses and the like, most to allow ample tune for butt jobs mg nails, leaning on the coitee niaclime. whistling at women and otherwise I'reelv partaking ot Ido's good moments 'learner otf .the fogbound Jor'oy coast. uw silently ashore with their cunvjx ouui MiiLx 1 |