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Show y flfiigiftiiA ttltfiBl ffli fcciplte'iiiWiijt mas Unbound ERMA BOMBECK DESERET NEWS Limit: 6 Words A Day SAIT LAKE CITY, UTAH VVe Stand For The Constitution Of The United States As Having Eeen Divinely Inspired : 10 A EDITORIAL PAGE ; WEDNESDAY, I have publicly stated that men speak approximately six words a day in their own homes. A few readers have chalme and lenged want to know what the six words are. I should have qualified my statement before. The six words are not necessarily spoken in sequence nor are they necessar-il- y spoken to JULY 23, 1969 Pioneering Is Still A Test Of T rue Faith Come, Come, ye Saints, no toil nor labor Jear, But with joy wend your way . . . of friend mine, for example, has a husband who saves his six words until the Carson show has signed off and she is fast asleep. Then he snaps on all the lights in the bedroom, punches his pillow, shakes her out of sound slumber and says, Did you turn off the hose? (6) Some men will blow their quota at one time. Theyll garage the car, make tracks to the kitchen, take the lid off the frypan and announce loudly, I had it for lunch. (5). A events seldom record the full impact a particu- y Day-to-da- wives. lar occurence may have on our lives. That is left to history. But even now the magnitude of the events of this past are week mans first step onto an body recognized as one of the most momentous occurrences in the history of mankind. Utahns will find a fitting climax in the Apollo lls splashextra-terrestri- al down on a day which has gained increasing historical significance as the years go by -- - July 24th. .. Though hard to you this journey may appear, Grace shall be as your day. ' Then, realizing he has used only five words, he will add, Yuuuk! Others will spend a half dozen words of blue invective directed toward Bobby bicycle in the driveway. My week gets off to a slow start but builds to a feverish climax. There are striking parallels in the epic journey of the Mormon pioneers and Apollo 11. First, of course, there had to be a singular, compelling motivation. Mob tyranny gave this to the Saints in 1846 and 1847. Persecuted from place to place, those stouthearted pioneers sought a place of refuge where they might workship in peace. For the Apollo triumph of man on the moon, it was the stinging psychological shock of Russias Sputnik I, its first satellite in orbit, its history-makin- g voyage of Yuri Gagarin as the first man in space. Monday: Me: Say something. Him: What ya want me to say? Tis better far for us to strive Our useless cares from ms to drive. Total commitment to an ideal, a cause, Is a precondition of great accomplishment. How else does one endure the pioneer hardships of dust, broken wagons, dying children and loved ones, privation of even the essentials of life, and the miles and miles of rough wagon roads still to be traversed? Or the discouragement of rocket failures, the loss of three of Americas finest astronauts in a flash fire, the knowledge that the U.S. was second best in space? Nor is commitment alone enough. Plans must be drawn, goals set, an effective organization created And whatever the obstacles, means must be devised to overcome them, a task which brings mans innate ingenuity into full flower. T. Conquering the summit brings an exhilarating joy for what man, with Gods inspiration, has been able to achieve. But as every mountain-climbrealizes, there is always another mountain on the horizon . . . another test for mankind. Each peak makes man realize how puny he is compared to the great expanse of Gods universe. Each bit of knowledge raises new questions, so that man is continually searching further, even as old questions are settled. Faith is the key faith coupled with long and arduous work. History has proved the efficacy of such a combination for our pioneer forebears, as well as for modern-da- y space pioneers. f- - er Reign In Spain? Same In acknowledging Prince Juan Carlos of Bourbon as his successor this week, Generalissimo Franco not only clarified the years-ol- d Spanish succession question, but made it clear he intends to keep strong-argovernment around a long time in' Spain. ' If this were not so, Franco would neither have bypassed the most logical person for the job Don Juan, father of Prince Juan Carlos and son of the last Spanish King, Alfonso XIII nor have picked an individual so closely aligned with his dictatorial philosophy as Juan Carlos. Granted, Don Juan, had he been chosen, might not have been the champion of democracy the Spanish people have long sought. But because of his strong criticism of Francos regime, at least he offered them the best hope for a step in that direction. But Juan Carlos, unfortunately for Spain, can hardly offer the same. Not only does he go along with Franco, but he has been personally groomed by Franco for this moment since he was 15 years old. The preference Juan Carlos has already voiced for an image of a sportsman-princ- e rather than a politician-princ- e is even less of an indication that he would be interested in his subjects plight. As Francos successor, Juan Carlos has acquired the supan absolute essential for backing up any port of the Army claim to power in Spain. Even so, no one should mistake the one who is and will for a long time be calling the shots in Spain. In dignifying his dictatorship with regal title, Franco, after already rigidly ruling for 30 years, has done no more than clothe his wolf with sheep's fleece. m Seeing Another's View Its easy to defend ones uwn point of view, but how about to .trying defend someone rises? Thats the problem students will have who attend the first International Model United Nations Security Council at U.N. headquarters in New York City Wednesday through Aug. 1. The idea of Model U.N.s" or model legislatures" is by no means new. Students have been holding such debate forums for years. In such Model U.N. cases, students are assigned a nation to represent. But the new Internationa Model U.N. is something different. Patterned after the U.N. itself, the student enclave will draw delegations from many countries. Instead of representing their own nation, however, these student delegations will be assigned to mirror the viewpoints of another country. Tanzania students, for instance, will represent Britain; Nigerian students Nationalist China, etc. One of the more interesting combinations will be the U.S. and Russian delegates provided the Soviet students decide to participate. They will represent each others point of view. The United Nations charter asks its members to practice tolerance and live together in peace with one another as good neighbors." The student format certainly should help to . pro-mo- that ideal. k te paper? (6). Thursday: Me: We had a crisis here today. Him: The dog isnt lost, is he? (6). Friday: Me: Guess what? Know who called today? And is corning to dinner? And is' bringing her new husband with her? And .cant wait to talk your arm off? Are you ready?" Him: No. No. No. No. No. No." (6). Saturday: Me: I'll be out for awhile. Ive got some errands to do at the shopping center. Him: Admit it. My chattering gets on your nerves. (8). Sunday: Me: Do you know you spoke eight words to me yesterday? I wouldnt be surprised if you were starting a new trend. Him: Dont count on It. (4). Part of mans silence is womans doing. We created the strong, silent, masculine image. The silence represented deep thought, a repression of emotions, A quiet man was an island of mystery; a challenge to probe and discover as the years went on. I always thought a quiet man was subtle and romantic. But that was before I started arguing with the tropical fish over which channel we were going to watch I iiMnMiiimiuimnMimimmnumhiiiminimmmmmimmiimmNiMMmmmiHi Regaining Control Of Pentagon THE DRUMMONDS By ROSCOE and GEOFFREY DRUMMOND The most important WASHINGTON eight words spoken in Washington in six months may well be these: When Bob Mayo says something, I mean it. The man who now speaks with the authority of the President is Budget Director Robert Mayo. The purpose is to establish direct and decisive presidential control of military spending. The importance of Mr. Nixons action, the importance of making it bluntly clear within the spending agencies of the administration that when Mayo says no he is speaking for the President, is vividly evident in this fact: Not once in the past eight years has the Bureau of the Budget won a major spending argument with the Department of Defense whenever the Pentagon really wanted its way. The Pentagon always won. The Budget Bureau never won. If President Nixon holds his ground, it means tighter White House control over the budget-makin- g process of every deover the partment and stern goal of reducing the military budget. One official put it this way: The most exciting thing in the Budget Bureau is that we have now got the authority to oversee the Pentagon budget. This action does not bring Mr. Nixon into conflict with Secretary of Defense letters to the editor asked is whether it is possible to get effective civilian control over the industrial complex and its tendency to put military budgets higher and higher. Those who raise this question usually bracket the civilian heads of the Pentagon as part of the military-industrimilitary-- complex. Our answer is that it can be done and is beginning to be done. It will be done: If the President plays a direct, participating role in shaping the Pentagon budget. He is beginning to do so. or very The man who spoke them was similar words to the same effect Richard Nixon. Do this, and joy your hearts will swell All is well! All is well! (6). Tuesday: Me: What kind of day did you have? Dont aggravate me. You Him: wouldnt believe. (6). Wednesday: Me: Try me. Him: Wheres the rest of the . R. Drummond G. Drummond Melvin Laird. The President is giving Budget Director Mayo the same authority to speak for him to all departments and agencies, and he underlined the word all. The point is that he is not making defense an exception, a law unto itself, as it has been so often in the past. Mr. Nixon and Laird want the same thing a more skeptical scrutiny of new and costly weapons systems so enthusiastically advocated by the inventors, the manufacturers and the military. Laird does not expect and doesnt want these people to dampen their enthusiasm. He thinks their enthusiasm is good, but he wants to have a few more pessimists and at the top of the Pentagon to hold the balance. He figures that an objective skeptic like the director of the budget will help hold the balance and help keep military spending within balance. nay-saye- rs One of the questions most frequently If Congress does its part better by more thoroughly and completely examining Pentagon appropriations requests. The military cant spend a penny Congress doesnt vote. Sen. William Proxmire who heads a special joint committee looking into government economy, points out that usually the appropriations committees in Congress want to spend more than the Pentagon asks. We believe that the influence of the complex is exaggerated by those who want to slash defense spending below what is proffered and that it is entirely within the reach of the secretary of defense, the President and Congress to make significant economy. Theyre beginning to do so. military-industri- al The level of needed defense spending is conditioned far more by the state of a very turbulent world than by anything else. Large appropriations will continue to be needed if we are to avoid the pitfall of unilateral disarmament which the most ardent economizers say they oppose. But the era when the Pentagon could get anything it wanted just for the asking may well be at an end. Nixon Wont Tolerate Recession Administration officials, at last confident that their policies are taking hold, do not expect President Nixon to tolerate any steep climb in CHARLES BARTLETT anti-inflati- u nemployment. Mr. Nixon is described as particularly sensitive to the political conse-quenc- of a recession because of his defeat in 1960. The tolerable limits of unemployment are said to be about one percent higher than the present 3.4 per cent rate of unemployed. Many of the 800,000 people who stand to lose their jobs under this policy are young Negoes and the White House is studying adaptions of the manpower training program that will permit manufacturers who fire workers to retain ttiem as subsidized trainees. The administration does not want to create any public employment programs. a The popular impact of the Apollo mis-- . sion in the Communist countries was demonstrated in Leningrad last week when Russians stood in a line three blocks long in the rain to inspect an American education exhibit which had had no publicity. The Rumanians plan to turn President's Nixon's visit into a major event and three miles of road from the military airport where he will land are being rebuilt and landscaped. Recent visitors to Eastern Europe report that excitement over the moon journey has intensified the anxiety of the people to draw into ( closer cultural and commercial contact with the West. Astronaut Frank Borman has been transformed into a White House insider by President Nixons discovery that he is a Republican. Mr. Nixon has taken up Borman in the same way that the Democrats took up John Glenn a few years ago and he is expected to be influential in the coming deliberations over the o space program. Borman was invited over to the State Department to brief officials on what he learned from his trip to the Soviet Union but he disappointed the diplomats by flying bark to Houston before a meeting could be arranged, week of John Richardson, new assistant secretary of state for cultural affairs. Rogers, noting the presence of Rep. Wayne Hays, a veteran Ohio Democrat, said he hoped Hays would use his position on the House Appropriations Committee to support the cultural program. Hays, who has a quick temper, did not hide his unhappiness over Rogers failure to know that he is in fact on the Foreign Affairs Committee and was one of the of the bill which created the cultural affairs post Wc have all heard reports, Hays said, about how poorly the top officials of this administration are briefed by their subordinates. post-Apoll- GUEST CARTOON State William Secretary dropped a blooper at the v ) Rogers this swearing-i- n Blind). Old Age Assistance for the single person case today is about $90 per month. I dont know how these persons manage. If rent and utilities add up to $55 for a recipient, one is left with only $35 for the month to cover food, clothing, homemaking items and other necessities. Legislative public welfare decisions in Utah appear not based on the requirements of human dignity. social justice, and intelligent awareness. It is as if we have made personal synonymous with personal righteousness and those not deemed the chronically ill, the physically handicapped, the mentally retarded, the very old, the psychologically disabled, the blind, the indigent children, the poorly trained and educated are unworthy to live more than a survival existence. This cannot be justified today (especially in Utah) except on the basis of hatred, ignorance, and bigotry. There are about 39,000 Utahns on the public welfare program (approximately 1,600 recipients are actually employable; they work for their funds on welfare work projects). Studies show that most applicants have no available resources to help themselves with and will turn to public assistance only as a last resort The ratio of Utah population on public welfare is not high when compared to the fact that Utah has about 31,000 mentally retarded, 45,000 physically disabled, 80,000 aged, 170,000 living below the poverty line, 11,000 alcoholics, and ranks 15th from the top In the national divorce rate. Nearly every fifth student fails to complete high school, and Primary Childrens Hospital reports over 50,000 children with serious emotional disorders. The national population on public welfare is also low. In fact, the ratio is about even with that of the LDS Church membership on the Church welfare program or about 4.3 percent for both groups. I would suggest that when we Utahns come to understand why welfare recipients live so tragically in Zion we will know a lot more about the reasons behind the widespread turmoil which afflicts our nation today, and maybe we will uncover some answers which have something to do with authentic Christian love. -J- AMES E. CHAPMAN Assistant Professor of Sociology, Southern Utah State College Cedar City Why cant there be more of what happened at the opening of the Salt Palace when Commissioner Blomquist praised the previous county commission? Why is it always that the two great parties must oppose each other? Wouldnt it be nice if more of what happened at the Salt Palace opening cculd take place more often? -J-OHN D. DOUROS 55 Gordon St. Buy American Goods Why dont we all start a concerted drive to buy American-mad- e products? For an example, lets consider automobiles. If they are made and purchased here it is a fact that the money stays in this country. If they are purchased here but are foreip made, the money by American advisers. of Your recent article regarding Utah ranking lowest in seven western states in size of welfare grants (July 16) points up an embarrassing inconsistency for many Utahns. In my own case, the inconsistency is deeply felt I believe it is wrong, perhaps immoral, for a state to present itself to the rest of the nation as so ambitiously committed to the Christian ideal of man the great intrinsic worth of the human soul while at the same time forcing thousands of its indigent citizens to live so tragically when the public welfare program is their only source of sustenance. The state legislature just raised welfare grants, and yet we rank at the bottom among seven western states. Last year we were the lowest in the nation in at least one of our programs (Aid to the Must They Sicker? The White House has no real fear, despite the warning by Vice President Ky, that the South Vietnamese will quit the Paris negotiations. No progress is being made there, however, and the administration shares Kys impatience with Hanois refusal to budge its position. Concern is also felt over a new Viet Cong push in Laos which seems designed to demonstrate that the Communists can take that country over at will. Another major concern arises from the slow development of the South Vietnamese military machine, which is not judged capable of standing alone against the enemy at any time in the foreseeable future. Officials there report that the local forces remain reluctant to go on patrol unless accompanied Criticizes Welfare Level "No! It's not the heart, Doc! The pain's right here!" Rockfordr Ml. Mornint Stir mostly goes out of this country. To keep your neighbor, friends and relatives . . . and you working , , , buy American-mad- e products. W. R. LIVINGSTON Beverly Hills, Calif. |