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Show lt DESERET NEWS Looks Like Washington Was Impressed With The Name, Anyway ' imnmiimmnmmminnmitnHiitmiimimiiiniminttmmntittiimmintnTnTHi LETTERS TO THE EDITOR SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH BIIIII!IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIIIIII!IIIII1IIIIIIIIIII!IIIIIIIIII1IIIIIIIIIIIIHIHIIII1IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIib Agrees With Hickel We Stand For The Constitution Of The United States As Having Been Divinely Inspired 12 A EDITORIAL PAGE FRIDAY, JANUARY 17, How Not to Regarding your editorial Dec. 28, Hickels Mr. think I Keep America Beautiful, statement on locking up land for conservation s sake is not only right for Alaska, but also right for 1969 Utah. I think we can be extreme either way as far as conservation is concerned. Conservation in this state must be tempered somewhat, so as not to curtail economic development in the areas where it is most needed. deI, for one, would hate to see southern Utah Kaiparowits of the prived Power Project because some conservationists don't steam want to see a Inflation Curbs Look Good On Paper, But ... smoke-belchin- Theres only one thing wrong with President Johnsons plea in his final economic message Thursday for voluntary' wage-pric- e controls to curb inflation - they dont work. If they did, there would be little need for a presidential exhortation; business and labor would adopt wage-pric- e guidelines on their own, since they arent immune from inflation's ravages. As it is, organized labor spurns voluntary e con-- . trols on the grounds that produc'.ivy guidelines are set unrealistically low and, more important, because the federal government itself has encouraged inflationary contract settlements. A case in point is the settlement of the 1966 airline machinists strike. The settlement came after President Johnson himself insisted on a contract that more than doubled the governments own wage-pric- e guidelines for curbing inflation. For managements part, theres a limit to size of the wage increases and greater fringe benefits it can absorb without passing these higher costs along to consumers in the form of wage-pric- higher prices. Even so, its a shame that voluntary wage-pric- e controls dont work because, on paper at least, the principle behind them is fundamentally sound. That is, inflation can be restrained when wages and prices increase no faster than productivity. Indeed, until about two years ago America enjoyed relatively Btable prices under the general guidepost that wages and prices increase no more than 3.2 per cent a year, which was said to be the average annual increase in national produc- tivity. But then the voluntary restraints started coming apart, and prices went soaring. Its no accident that the current round of inflation was born when the U.S. began getting involved in Vietnam in a really big way while devoting big new federal expenditures to the Great Society. Just ask Arthur M. Okun whats wrong with the notion that America can afford massive doses of guns and butter at the same time. As he observed recently, the federal government itself has been the major cause of the current inflation because it has sent too many dollars chasing too few goods and services. Mr. Okun ought to know, since hes chairman of the Presidents own Council of Economic Advisers. So the White House prescribes wage-pric- e restraints for labor and management as a means of curing inflation? Physician, heal thyself. Give Them A Hearing Whether or not one agrees with the governments decision to boost grazing fees on publicly-owne- d lands, to do so without pubic hearings is indefensible. Bureau of Land Management fees were increased from 33 to 44 cents per animal unit month (grazing for one cow or five sheep for one month). The fees go up each year until they reach $1.25 in 10 years. Particularly are public hearings important where controversial issues are concerned. They test not only public sentiment, but also uncover relevant facts which otherwise may be missed. Previously, grazing fees were based more on meat prices and more nearly reflected the economic conditions of the cattlemen. Switching to a new system that could put many marginal operators out of business deserves the dignity of public hearings wherever livsetock is an important part of the economy. Study The Road Study - WASHINGTON This is the first week in five years that you cant hear an un.Vind word about President Lyndon Baines Johnson. As he is preparing to leave office his most ardent critics have changed their tunes, and its hard to believe that they are talking about the same man they were discussing a year ago. this page suggested that before the 3Sth Utah Legislature decided on the advisability of the proposed increase in the state gasoline tax, it should study the costs and benefits involved in the use of the highways by various types of transport. The basis for such a study exists in a 1965 report on Utah highways by Wilbur Smith Associates, an engineering research firm. Among ether things, the report concluded that each class of highway user is paying thiough taxes more than its cost responsibility. Moreover, it declared that increased traffic and changing needs arc making obsolete many existing highways and streets. Whatever the legislators may decide about the need for the gas tax increase or the propriety of the allocation of costs among various highway beneficiaries, the lawmakers should be aware of the Smith report and study it thoroughly. Public all the facts. policy should be based on facts ART BUCHWALD You know Nixon Why really worked as President, said another man who used to get red when Lyndons name was mentioned. Maybe he had his faults, but he also had his strengths, and his strengths outJohnson Nixons strengths." He other night, may have made mistakes, but you cant fault him on what he tried to do. Another Johnson nonadmirer Mr.Buchwald agreed, If Nixon does half as well as Lyndon did, hell be a good President. Nixon wont. They dont make Presi- dents like LBJ any more. You know what I liked about Johnson? another former man said. His style. He had a freewheeling style which made you admire him. I think Nixons biggest weakness is he has no style." You can say that again. Lyndon came from Texas, and at least you knew where he stood on the issues. Youre right You have no Idea where Nixon stands on anything. anti-Johns- faults outnumber wont do anything for sick people. numbered his faults. One of his critics t c ughest said at a party the his A lady nodded her head. I cant stand Nixon on TV. At least when you saw Johnson on TV you knew he was sincere. The lady next to her agreed. "President Johnson had kind eyes and a sincere chin. He was good to the poor, I said, not wanting to look as if I had anything against Johnson. And he worried about the black a former McCarthy supporter people, said. Nixon wont hold a candle to him when it comes to what Johnson did for education. And dont forget the redwood trees someone else said. To in California, this day, people dont know how Johnson saved the redwood trees. I think when I remember Johnson," said another person, it will be for Medicare. should he? They arent his people. I tried to bring some balance back into the conversation. I guess if youd have to fault Johnson at all, it would be in foreign affairs. Everyone turned on me angrily. He thought he was doing the right thing at the time. He was only following out the policies of Kennedy and Eisenhower." Do you think Nixon Is going to do any better? I tried to recoup. Therell never be another Lady Bird." Another hater said, Im going to miss the whole Johnson family, including Jack Valentis daughter. Tricia will never be another Lynda Bird." And Julie will never be another Luci. I was starting to choke up. I dont want him to go, I cried. None of us do," a former ADA president sobbed. The worst part is that hell never know how we felt for him. Yeh, and Nixon wont even have the class to tell him. I want to congratulate the Deseret News for its exciting Goals for Utah 69 program. It is interesting to note that much of the response and comment on projected goals centers around industrial development. I feel that anything done to acquaint the citizens of Utah with the needs and potential of industrial development should be encouraged and supported. There is little doubt that the key to successful industrial development rests on the local level, and media, like the Deseret News, does much to kindle awareness and enthusiasm for the challenge ahead of continuing to create new jobs and payrolls. Again, I congratulate the Deseret News and assure you that the Utah Industrial Promotion Board will support and is working toward those practical and attainable Goals for Utah 69. --WALTER G. SMITH Director, Utah Industrial Promotion Board Men Of Faith I am glad the astronauts read the Book of Genesis on their trip to the moon. Catholic or not, it showed virtues that belong to all good honest men Faith, humility in scientific study, gratitude to God and to the many people who helped build the machine for their successful trip. But most important, it showed their appreciation and gratitude for beautiful Mother Earth which was created, one way or another, by God for us who dwell here. --MRS. LOUISA W. LUKE Roosevelt Ave. 1218 Part-Tim- e Taxpayers millions of whom are taxpayers little people cant understand why 38 citizens who earned more than a million dollars each in 1967, are only part-tim- e taxpayers or even less. Nor can they see why other freeloaders" like certain owners should be so influential in government when they pay so little for all public services. However revealing the above statement is with respect to the very rich and not so rich, theres yet a greater need to scrutinize the middle rich those who pay their federal and state income taxes but are seldom concerned with local government costs because their values are not vulnerable. This affluent group will do much more perhaps their fair share if ever they are invited to do so by law. It should be heartening to every taxpayer in Utah to read what Gov. Rampton said Jan. 6, and we quote; Our problems are growing at a breathtaking rate . . . each of us should realize that we must pay our fair share no one else should have to pick up my tab." As a brand-neconcept for a better Utah by 1972, why not reform the present state tax fo.mu-l- a by no longer exempting any kind of taxable e bonds, thus property or values including broadening the tax base Immediately; and make the plan available, by law, to cities and counties? If ever there was a time to think about become ing a taxpayer, its now. -H- AROLD E. BERGESON Cornish, Utah Full-tim- e The Great Game Of 'Abandon By NORMAN VINCENT PEALE What a person! What a supreme football coach ! A man I admire tremendously. I recently spoke on a program with Vince Lombardi, coach of the Green Bay Packers; and he turned me on Just like he inspires everyone players and fans alike. As a longtime admirer of Vince Lombardi but knowing of his reputation as a hard driver, very tough with his players, I had pictured him as a man of gruff personality. Instead I found him affable, friendly and very good company. One thing I always want above all, Lombardi told me, is to win. There is no sense playing a game unless you aim to win it. Your playing, working, thinking should be geared to everything winning. Referring to the job of a coach he said, The big thing is to make men men who want to win and are willing to give all theyve got to roll up a victory. Jerry Kramer, Green Bay Packer guard, has written a gook called Instant Replay; The Green Bay Diary of Jerry Kramer. He remembers Lombardi telling the backs one day: This is a game of abandon. You run with complete aban don. You care nothing for anybody or anything, and when you get close to the goal line your abandon is intensified. Nothing, not a tank, nor a wall, not a dozen njen can st0P yu frm getting across that goal line! No wonder the Green Bay Packers became under Lombardis inspired leadership one of the most terrific teams in football history! And when you think about it isnt that how you make something of your job also? You dont fool around with it. You dont dabble. You go at it with abandon. You go all out. You make up your mind to win, nothing less. A man whom I met at a sales convention says the biggest thing that ever happened to him was when he grasped this ' one dynamic idea about abandonment and going all out and winning, and running with it Today he is a top producer on the sales force of a giant company. This, he assured me, is a complete reversal of how things used to be. For years, he said, I was a total flop. I felt life wasnt treating me right and I moped around hoping for better breaks. But those breaks didnt come. Then I happened to hear a fellow say it was no us waiting for life to do more for for it wouldnt until you got busy you and put more into life. Life can only give what you give it. Suddenly I got a whole new slant on myself. Saw what a jerk Id been. And the solution wasnt at all complex. I Just made up my mind that I was going to give living everything I had and I got going. So the first thing I did the next morning was to get up earlier. This is the day I go all out, I said aloud. I took the list of customers I was going to sell that day and started out. I got to the first store before it was even open and actually helped the man open up. Whats more, I enjoyed doing it. And I showed a lot of enthusiasm for his business. As a result I made my first sale before normally I would even have been out of bed, and without any effort. In fact, all my talking was about him and his business. And thats how things went all through the day. My whole world seemed different I was amazed. Oh, Ive got to admit Ive felt like slumping back into attitude at times, but I the old dopey-Jo- e just cant go it for the present pace is too exciting. It pays off too well. A Cinch For Bob Finch In - There were WASHINGTON, D.C. many among those who have come to inaugurate Dick Nixon who talk of burying Ted Agnew. to make the man from vice president. Maryland a one-terThey have a candidate, to replace him and even a slogan; Its a cinch for Finch." Thus among those who come not for the frivolities but for contacts in an assemblage such as has not gathered for 16 years, there is the beginning of ; I the move, which will escalate, to They forge A few weeks ago Goals For Utah Of Good Old Lyndon In Praise No False Economy With a growing population and increasing water needs, reclamation projects should logically deserve high priority. Apparently President Johnson and his budget advisers dont agree, however. The proposed new budget calls for only $8 million for the entire Central Utah Project, where $10.7 million was spent last year and Utah water experts were hoping for $15 million for fiscal 1970. The Reclamation Bureaus budget for Utah, in fact, will go down from $17.4 to $13.7 million if the budget recommendations are followed by Congress. Slowdowns in reclamation projects raise havoc with contractors, who bid the work on the basis of reasonable completion dates. Stretching out projects also increases their cost as wages and materials continue to increase in price. Reclamation projects, furthermore, help fight poverty, since they create jobs and provide lasting water and power benefits. The budget recommendations on reclamation need a thorough examination by the new administration. The nation needs a balanced budget, but it also should avoid false economy. , generating plant marring the landscape and polluting the air. Certainly, in this vast wilderness area, there is room for a development of this type and surely we have the ability to minimize the effect on the landscape. Also, I would hate to see Western America withdrawn for a wilderness area and deprive people from having proper access to Lake Powell. Lets keep America beautiful, but lets develop its vast potential -L-AUREL L. HOLMAN President, Panguitch Chamber of Commerce plan a Nixon-Finc- ticket h for 1972. For his promoters, former California Lt. GoverH. nor Robert Finch has all the virtues needed to ticket, or fight off a Humphrey-Kennedany ticket the Democrats can whip up in the next four years. First off, Bob Finch wants to run for vice president. With motivation no obstacle, the rest comes naturally. He is 43 years old, a Marine veteran of the and Korean wars, a sledgehammer campaigner, and the man they say can bridge the Eas ern and Western establishments. All talk of a premature boom is brushed aside by Mr. Finch's offstage y 3 VICTOR RIESEL backers. They say whats good enough for the Democrats, who already seem to have set their 1972 slate, is good enough for the Republicans. There is no personal antagonism toward Spiro Agnew. There is a feeling hes been dealt with unfairly by some newsmen. Theres sympathy and empathy when he tells of his most dispirited moment of the campaign. This came in Boston when he was about to leave his hotel room for the grand ballroom to deliver a speech. He picked up some news clippings, read them on the way down and then sadly told the audience that he had been described as such a Neanderthal, he would have appeared in loin cloth waving a stone axe had he had the chance to outfit himself. But this only strengthens the position of the Finch people. Empathy wont win votes or elections. They predict that '72 will be closer than '68. And they say that Mr. Agnew would drag the ticket. Insiders point out that Ted Agnew was chosen personally by Mr. Nixon to offset George Wallaces appeal. The Maryland governor therefore got the vice presidential nomination virtually by default. When it came down to the line late last August, the choice had narrowed to Governors Agnew and Reagan. There never was any real consideration of 72? Mayor Lindsay, Gov. Rockefeller or Sen. Percy. Mr. Nixon, who out of traditional political strategy would have moved to the left to cut into Mr. Humphrey vote, found himself forced to the right to cut into Mr. Wallaces strength. Only Ronald Reagan and Ted Agnew could do that. And political realists know n that a ticket would have overbalanced it, though Mr. Nixon was in desperate need of strength in California. So practically by default, the decision went to Gov. Agnew. But in 1972, the insiders say, the Wallace strength wall disintegrate. There will be no war. There will be money for the inner cities. The issues will be different. So they say Ted Agnew must go. Bob Finch must be built up. And hes in a spot for a boom. As Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare, hell minister to scores of millions Social Security, Medicaid, school funds and planning for the aged, digging into every problem of most families in the ugly modern megalopolis. This will keep him in the headlines. Of all the cabinet men, his post gives him the freest wheeling, the widest coverage of the citizenry, and the greatest chance to address himself directly to the hard-cormillions of the big cities. But most important will be the spreading certahiy that Bob Finch, of all the inner council, is closest to Dick Nixon. The others are Mr. Nixons friends. Mr. Finch is an intimate family, so to speak. Theyve been through many political wars together. Nlxon-Reaga- e ... tax-fre- full-tim- Help Handicapped You, the general public, helped get the new Handicapped School started. Thanks. We wondered if you would help again? The people are planning a Handicapped Recreation and Work Center that will serve all handicapped people, veterans, creeds and denominations. This would not be possible without the public to help us buy the ideal building (the old Safeway building on 4th Street). We will need $40,000 within the next three months for the down payment, or lose the building. If we fail to get this building, there will still be a center opened with the money that has been received in donations. --HELEN M. SUITE Handicapped Recreation and Work Center P.O. Box 2106 Ogden, Utah 84404 Back Pioneer Show I want to make a few suggestions, ask a few questions and make a few comments about Ogden's famed All Faces West. I have been in all 58 performances 18 years in the famed melodrama. I have had more parts than anyone in its history. The last six years I have represented the famous Jim Brldger in the show. I have spent about 4,000 hours and about 4,000 hours that I have walked to be in it plus hitch-hike- d 1L I have heard many comments and many criticisms about the pioneer show. I have said in private and in public what I have thought about the show. The Church financed the show last year, the first time we have had any financial backing in our history. Thanks! Why can't Ogdon and Salt Lake City people cooperate with each other on "All Faces West? Why can t we hold the pioneer drama in the Temple View theater? Why can't we take the show throughout America, and the world? We talk about tourism and missionary work, why isn't All Faces West worthy for both Ideas? The show hasnt had the promotion -R- it merits, MATHER 715 Laconlo Court OLAND |