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Show Hj SM mSi& m 4fcs milllliilllllll!ililllliillllilllllillllllliiillliilillihll,iihihl""'" Imprint LETTERS TO THE EDITOR DESERET NEWS : lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllillllllllwlIIIIIIIIHlll,llu,1IJIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlllllllll1llllllllll SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH We Stand For The Constitution Of The United Stares As Having Been Divinely Inspired u ! A EDITORIAL PAGE MONDAY, JULY Re-Exami- The tremendous emphasis on the space program the present time, due to the culmination of its for every objectives, offers excellent opportunity The values. his space to American program has shown how tremendous cooperation can achieve a long range and difficult goal. It is now up to all Americans in the private, to estabpublic and corporate sectors of the nation lish new objectives to achieve. The space program has demonstrated that almost anything is possible. Let us utilize the methods learned from the space soprogram for attaining objectives in curing the cial ills we face at home. Let us not lose that which that we have learned from the space program nothing is impossible to a cooperative nation. -G- EORGE P. OSBORN at 21, 1969 Flag On The Moon: Symbol And Challenge i Where no man has trod before, an American flag stands today to mark the way in years to come for other explorers and who will follow the Apollo 11 astronauts to the moon possibly go beyond. It marks the climax of the biggest, most adventurous technological project ever undertaken by any nation and demonstrates what can be accomplished with concentrated effort. It marks an achievement which, though the incentives were national prestige and security, was attained without the stimulus of war. This is the fruit of competition, not conflict. 1979 S. 12th Bravo to the astronauts and the brilliant men in the space program. We are proud of the courage and excellence displayed by all concerned. Our thoughts and prayers go with them. Instead of having millions of Americans take Monday off and loaf, why doesn't President Nixon ask every worker in America to work one extra hour and donate it to the space program? Why is it that when we should be dedicating ourselves to a better America, we take any excuse that comes Vietnam: Operation Volunteer - By ROSCOE and GEOFFREY DRUMMOND WASHINGTON - hope that American opinion will crumble U.S. support. Here's whats behind this new con- cept: It has become increasingly clear that the missing piece in the Vietnam puzzle after the reis how or even whether turn of ground combat troops, the United States can maintain a sufficient force there in a way to do two things: 1 Help South Vietnam adequately while it is in the process of taking over most of its defense if the Viet Cong and Hanoi step up the fighting. 2 Contain the demands at home, keeping them from becoming so ss in Vietnam necessary U.S. air, naval and logistical support. In the case of the Marine Corps and tiie Air Force, the percentage of those volunteering for a second and third tour of duty is exceptionally high, and there would likely be little difficulty in getting volunteers in sufficient number. THE DRUMMONDS leave The Nixon Adminis- tration is considering a significant new approach to get a decent peace in Vietnam. It is this: After the withdrawal of all American ground combat troops, the early goal would be to put the entire remaining U.S. military force there on a totally volunteer basis. t TliPie are high officials in the Administration who are convinced that this can be done and that it will put into the hands of the President the means to get a settlement in Vietnam even if Hanoi tries to drag out the peace talks in the split-secon- strong that Richard Nixon might well be forced to fold up entirely the American part in defending South Vietnam, even at the price of a peace. There is support in high quarters for that in the coming this approach the United States months everything npeds to do militarily in Vietnam can he done on a volunteer basis. The conviction is growing that Operation Volunteer is practical, that it will cut much of the ground from the advocates, since no U.S. troops would be in Vietnam against their own will, and that it would provide South Vietnam with all the help it needs, but no more. He is bringing about the "Vietnamiza-tio- n of the fighting. U.S. He is withdrawing combat troops. He has enunciated an eight-poipeace plan which assures Hanoi that the United States does not want any military bases or forces permanently in Vietnam. He advocates that all Vietnamese troops be out of South Vietnam in 12 months. non-Sout- h Here is the way Operation Volunteer would fit into the whole Vietnamese pic- Meet The Press ture. No responsible person, no matter how much he wants to see the United States get out of Vietnam, proposes either a precipitant or a total withdiawal until a peace settlement is reached. Former Defense Secretary Clark Clifford, who advocates a speedier withdrawal than most, does not at all suggest that all American forces can be returned at the same time combat ground troops are returned. The Clifford plan would He has persuaded Saigon to propose internationally supervised free elections by which the Viet Cong could win public office if it wins the support of the voters. But what President Nixon needs is a secure foundation so that he can negotiate successfully. He cant negotiate successfully if he is going to be hounded by d WASHINGTON Sometimes one gets the feeling that the right-hangerms in the government dont know what the d germs are doing. This was brought home to me the other day when I read about the millions of dollars that were being spent to see that the astronauts did not bring back a single germ from the moon. d left-han- Unfortunately, across the page from that story was another that the Army was going ahead with open-ai- r testing of nerve gasses and germ warfare. I was sure it was a mistake, so I went to see my friend Prof. Heinrich Apple-bauthe government microbiologist and germ warfare expert. Professor, I don't understand why were going to so much trouble protecting the earth from moon germs when we are still experimenting with germs for wartare." One does not have anything to do with the other," Applebaum said angrily. We must be certain in our space program that we do not do anything to contaminate the earth. This is essential to the survival of mankind. Then why are we experimenting on earth with germs for war?' pened, no one would forgive us. What kind of germs could be on the moon that are any worse than the germs youre experimenting with right now? Applebaum said, "We dont know what kind of germs they have on' the moon, and we have to be particularly cautious to make sure our astronauts dont bring back infection. After all, the space program is devoted to peace. Now, the germs we have here we know about, and those germs are important to our defense program. "But what if you had an accident in which the earth germs got out of the laboratories or escaped from the testing area? We dont like to think about things like that. If we did, we wouldn't have a germ warfare program." But how can the same people on one hand spend all this money to see that no germs come back from the moon, and on the other hand to figure out ways of spreading germs around the world? A quiet announcement from the U.S. of Agriculture last week was in the national excitement Department almost lost over 11. Apollo While everyone was thinking of exploration of the moon, the department at last moved tou ard preservation of our eal,h: It suspended 1 the use of DDT and I Ic'a,pd pesticides j ai fpderal-spon- Mr. Kilpatrick sored progtams. The suspension is for 30 das only, while additional is "expert advice sought, but the piobabihties are strong that the suspension is for good. Over the past ear, and especially as a consequence of the massive hearings in Madison, Wis overwhelming evidence has accumulated against DDT and its chemidieldrin, endrin, aldnn, cal cousins chlordane, toxathene, lindrane. and All these are now banned. r The department's action provides one more belated vindication for the late Rachel Carson. Her 1962 book. Silent presented the first dramatic Spring, challenge to the widespread use of DDT. The ominous points site made seven ea:s ago were essentially the same points developed at Madison: Man can go just so far in playing at being God; beyond a certain point, man invites dis- aster Mis Carson ran into savage denunciations for her tementy in taking on the f JAMES J. KILPATRICK industry. She was derided as a little old lady bird watcher. She was charged with being indifferent to the world's needs for food. Her scientific credentials were scorned. In the view of agricultural spokesmen. DDT was not an enemy, but a savior of mankind She was a fighter. For the remaining two years of her life, she lashed back at her ciitus. She spoke widely around the count y. Liberals and conservatives alike found common cause in Miss Carson's crusade; and little by iittie, the evidence began to mount : Dying fish showed massive concentrations of DDT. Whole colonies of robins disappeared. Birds of piey appeared especially vulnerable. The trouble with DDT, as fellow biologists urged, is not that DDT is ineffective. On the contrary, it is too damnably effective. Its toxic effects linger for 10 years after application, hut these effects cannot be localized. The pesticide gets into ground water, travels with rain and snow, and contaminates fish and birds. In the course of time, the deadly stuff does unintended work. wide-rangin- g Ironically, it was not an agricultural application that at ihst jtrought action front agricultute. Acting Secretary J. Phil Campbell issued his suspension order when a storm broke in Congtess over the spraying of National Airport with dieldrin. Quite suddenly the controversy was close at hand. Whv dieldrin? Well, When will the opposition give up and let Utah's new liquor law be enforced? The law was passed by our state Legislature, which represents the vi of the people. Why should a minority group ha the right to prevent enforcement of the law which is wanted and needed by the majority of the state's citizens? It makes a person wonder what is wrong with our legal system when a single individual or a small group of individuals can gain their selfish desires at the expense of the rest of the citizens. The time for opposing and complaining is gone. Every loyal citizen should get behind and support the state in enforcing this law. If we fail to support our government, we are disregarding our American way of life. Change and opposition should come through popular vote and not through legal technicalities. Lets wake up as citizens and let our feelings be known. -R- peace-at-any-pri- You dont understand, said Applebaum slamming his fist on the desk. It's two different departments. The Defense Department doesnt tell NASA what to do with their germs and NASA doesn't tell the Defense Department what to do with their germs. . Well, I said, why doesnt the Defense Department do its germ testing on the moon? In that way there would be less danger of contaminating the earth. Because, said Applebaum, breaking a test tube in his hand, we dont want to contaminate the moon. We know the earth is contaminated but were hoping to keep the moon clean. For what reason? Because someday we may want to test earth germs in a germless atmosphere. I have one thought, professor. They wouldn't let President Nixon have dinner with the three astronauts because the doctors were afraid his germs might affect them. Why dont they make it up to the President by letting him have dinner with the people in the Defense Department who are working on germ, warfare? of Applebaum screamed at me, here. And don't come back. Get out Miss Carson Would Be Happy No Strings, No Aid? Every President since Harry Truman has tried to cut the program of federal aid to schools impacted by federal installations, but Congress has invariably kept the program intact or 'ncreased it. With the annual struggle over impact aid about to resume. the proposed cuts are getting deeper. Before he left office, President Johnson, recommended that only $300 million be allocated in fiscal 1970 for operating costs of impacted schools which received S506 million for such purposes in fiscal 3969. President Nixon has reouested further cuts to reduce such appropriations to S1S7 million. If federal installations were really such a hardship, critics of impact aid argue, areas wouldn't try so hard to get them and complain so loudly when they close. Moreover, since about half the payments go for aid for school children whose parents work outside the jurisdiction in which they live, Budget Bureau officials contend theic is no way the school district could ever tax the property involved in the federal installation. But there's no getting around the fact that federal installations, which can't be taxed, remove taxable property from a school districts fiscal domain and at the same time bring more children to an area to be educated. Since neither federal installations nor the children of federal employes are being cut back, how can federal impact aid be curtailed without i'T'czng a crushing burden on local school districts where federal installations play a big role Unlike other forms of fedeial aid to education, there aie no fcd.rel strings on .nviaci aid. Ml the federal government docs is see that the money is recoidcd properly by the school district. Could it be that impact aid's most jolting impact has been made on those who think that whenever Uncle Sam doles ut dollars he should call all the shots? Ah, that's different. If we contaminate the earth with germs, everyone understands that we are only defending ourselves from the other side. But if we brought back germs and something hap- Enforce Liquor Law a mounting public opinion. Operation Volunteer may well be the means by which he can win the needed time. By ART BUCHWALD When the Nixon administration took office, Press Secretary Ronald Ziegler promised that the President would meet with reporters at regular intervals. Yet, with the completion of his first six months in office, President Nixon fcas held only six news conferences compared to 18 held by President Johnson and 13 held by President Kennedy during similar periods. Indeed, Mr. Nixon hasnt held a press conference since June 19, and none is scheduled before he leaves on his trip on Tuesday. The Presidents failure to meet the press more freqently Is unfortunate, since news conferences are a good way for the chief executive to educate the public on important issues and, in turn, to become educated himself about whats on Americans minds. When Mr. Nixon campaigned for the presidency, he promised to strive to bring Americans together again. Surely he hasn't forgotten already that one of the things which divided this country was the credibility gap between the White or that the gap grew wider as LynHouse and the people and fewer press conferences. don Johnson held fewer Confidence begets confidence. If President Nixon wants to win greater confidence from the American people, he can do so by taking them into his confidence by facing up more often to the questions of an alert and informed press. along to leave work? No wonder the poor people are inarching at the space launch areas protesting our expenditures when President Nixon lets millions of federal workers have the day off and asks that everyone else in America loaf an extra day. It seems we do things backward. -- T. G. MAHAS 2122 Browning Ave. At this point the President has in his hands nearly all the ingredients essential to generate a settlement. There Are Germs And Germs i round-the-worl- E. No Time To Loaf As the names Armstrong, Aldrin, and Collins enter the all history books beside those of Columbus and Magellan, we skill but technical their for salute the Apollo 11 crew not only also for their surpassing courage.The Apollo 11 voyage involved techniques that had never before been tested in space, particularly in the lunar landing and takeoff stages when hazards were at the maximum and decisions were required. d I In a hostile environment wrhere temperatures plunge to 279" degrees below zero in darkness and soar to 243 degrees above zero in the sun, the astronauts braved perils that no men had encountered before. A ripped space suit, a broken leg ojTthc landing craft, the failure of a rocket to fire properly at these were only a few of the hazards these tHe'right time brave men knew they faced in a lonely, alien world 238.856 miles away where rescue was impossible. These risks, and the $24 billion spent on the moon program, are the price the U.S paid not just to impress others but to reap significant scientific results. The moon is expected to be a huge repository of valuable mineral wealth as well as providing new knowledge of the earth and universe. Despite the conquest of the moon, the U.S. still faces stiff challenges regarding space. One of them is to maintain American space leadership without slackening the effort to come to grips with major social and economic problems here on earth. Another is to make good use of prestige that has accrued to the U.S. from a successful moon landing. Prestige is a fragile one that has been in particularly short supply commodity in the U.S. since our involvement in Vietnam. Still another challenge is to avoid exporting into space with which man has befouled the strife and the earth. With an American flag standing in the moon's Sea of Tranquility to mark the way for future explorers of space, may America also take the lead in exploring ways to achieve tranquility on earth. short-sightedne- Values ne said the Federal Aviation Agency defensively, one good spraying would last for years. And what harm would be done to marine life in the Potomac and to bird life in the area? The FAA passed the buck to agriculture. And that was that. Some profound lqssons ought to be diawn from the whole story of DDT. Perhaps the first of them is that you CAN beat City Hall. Miss Carson was one woman, convinced of the right. Her ex- ample inspired others. The critics of DDT never had the financial resources to take on the manufacturers and the government. Biologist Charies F. Wurster, Jr., and lawyer Victor J. Yannacone, who led the fight at Madison, had to travel from New York on a threadbare budget. They served without compensation. But they won. A second lesson is the great lesson Miss Carson tried to teach. She wasn't concerned wdth iobins simply as song birds on a lawn. Her point was the earth's ecology is so arranged that a natural balance obtains. The balance is not absolutely fixed: Man can rid his environment of houseflies, mosquitoes and rats without great peril. But when mans tinkering goes too far, the balance shifts, and the insects the robins might have eaten soon begin to multiply. Now. if we only had a Rachel Carson to take on the problem of smog, or a Rachel Carson to tackle stream pollution, or a Rachel Carson to quiet the noise of urban life . . . just possibly, reckless man might not foul up the other planets as hes fouled up his own. Midvale Mischievous Children To the mischievous children in Kearns: You know who you are. Your parents let you roam the streets until the early hours of the morning. You have thrown apples, eggs and firecrackers at your neighbors houses and property. On July 15 our baby fell and severely injured his head and had to be rushed to the hospital. But my wife could not use the car because the windshield and windows inside and out (also our seat covers) were heavily covered with soap. Thank heaven we have another car that was not touched by your little hands and we got to the hospital in time. Your mischief could have possibly cost our baby's life. Your parents know that they are responsible for your actions. I wish I knew who they are. They should see the four-lettwords their children wrote on the side of one of the cars. Boys will be boys, its true, but when mischief endangers family safety it has gone too far. -N- AME WITHHELD Bungling At The Palace I am writing in regards to the poorly displayed behavior of the management of the Salt Palace on July 12. The Glen Campbell performance, the first major performance in the Salt Palace, was scarred with the turbulent behavior of the management. I am sure everyone is aware of the poor hearing ability and the number of people demanding a refund or some kind of compensation for their $6 seats, then having the management completely ignore their requests. I am aware of the size of the auditorium and the seating capacity. I am also aware that this was the first performance and that it will take a whilp to press out the kinks. But what I cant understand is why the management would disallow any compensation. My personal opinion would have been to satisfy the public as much as possible. I realize that approximately 150 unimpressed people out of 13,000 isnt too high a per cent. But some compensation should have been met, because in the future the success of the Salt Palace will depend on the communitys support. -R- OBERT T. JOHNS JR. 36 E. 7th South A s. Code For Drivers? I agreed most heartily with your editorial Make Driving Unique in the July 14 edition of the newspaper. Instead of pointing out one obvious fault such as hogging the left lane as you did. I am wondering why no one cares to write a complete ethical for Utah drivers. Being a native Utahn and having had the opportunity to live and drive in many slates in America hasnt made me a driving authority, hut I prefer driving any place except Utah. People I know- wlto have visited Utah from the East Coast have said it seems Utahns throw aside their manners, morals, and ethics and assume no responsibility Jor other motorists when they drive. Most of their complaints have been channeled in these directions: hogging the left lane; slow traffic in the fast lanes; weaving in and out of traffic; failure to look when changing lanes; improper entry and exit from and freeways; insistence upon the general discourtesy. There are many others. My hope is that someone, either a newspaper or a civic group, will take it upon themselves to write an ethical and present it to the people of Utah and will keep it in front of them. With the money being spent on promoting Utah, logically we should then help our drivers to be moie courteous Then people driving through Utah will be able to enjoy the trip as well as the scenery, instead of hurrying between borders and hiealhmg a sigh of relief when they reach the stale line. -G- ORDON M. KIRKHAK Bountiful d right-of-wa- d l i i ICHARD N. BUTLER i |