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Show nmnimniiiiiMiiiii!!! inmtiinnn,iitm limimimmimnimmmtmmiifmm ? -- DESERET NEWS a4 I Stand For The Constitution Of The United States As Having Been Divinely Inspired WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER LETTERS T,1 t. -- W .f V:1 )k W 'v. 2 ; M i Let's Iron Out Bugs !n Legal Machinery Three weeks ago this page urged that the part-tim- e deputy attorneys in the Salt Lake County Attorneys Office e be phased out in favor of a career legal department. We did so because under the present arrangement the County Attorneys Office has become a training ground for i full-tim- fledgling lawyers who soon leave for tice . full-tim- e private prac- e, It's October 1st October lit is aspen leaves twinkling biilhunt-1- , each shiny surface serving as a little minor to flash falls sunlight m your eyes . . . And it s the dry, crystalline atmosphere of Eden that lets the sunlight through the aspen leaves like a ilear. sustained blast on angelic trumpets. . . . October 1st is the foliage of aspens shining for miles so that as you cross the desert, still hot and sere, you can see The gold band of aspens in the sky, topping the mountain peaks . October 1st is the West where there is no tree with such brilliant autumnal foliage as the aspens. And if this seems faint praise, because the West is lacking in the great range of color seen in the East, yet our West is so rich in the gold of the aspens leaves that we can forget what it lacks in cop per and bronze. . . . full-tim- full-tim- part-time- rs full-tim- s -- Questions For Army The Armys decision to drop the Green Beret murder case leaves too many important questions unanswered for the public to be entirely satisfied with the outcome. According to Secretary of the Army Stanley R. Resor, charges against six members of the Special Forces accused of killing an alleged Vietnamese double agent were dropped because the Central Intelligence Agency wouldnt testify. The CIA refused to testify on the grounds that it might jeopardize national security. But shouldnt someone higher up make that decision? Or the CIA covering up for its superiors? ' How can Secretary Resor square his claim that the CIA was not directly involved in the episode with his dropping the .case because of the CIAs refusal to let its agents testify 7 Doesnt this suggest that the Army dropped the case because it didnt want to air differences between the Armys high command and its special services branch? Many Americans feel it was a grievous error to charge lie men in the first place. Or, if the charges were really justified, it was a mistake to drop them. In either case, America gets a big, black eye. is The case smacks of bungling and ineptitude all along the line. It should not be forgotten until a better job is done of managing and meshing the work of all agencies involved in intelligence. coin-shape- d By ROSCOE and GEOFFREY DRUMMOND WASHINGTON an Pn-- ivory-tow- -lent? Richard Is Is he isolated deliberately or helplessly hom the harsh ciosscurrents of public opinion? Does he get only a tenderized version of whats being said and done and thought in a turbulent nation? If the answer to these questions were yes, the United States would be in danger from an insensitive, unaware, President. We report the good news that Mr. Nixon gets the bad news and plenty of it. He wants it that way. He knows that he cant do his job unless he knows what is going on in the country and is sensitive to its moods, its concerns, its complaints. We are appraising how well President Nixon does with all his information; we mantic past. To keep capitalizing on the Golden Spike celebration, the Utah Travel Council and others suggest the Interstate 15 from Ogden to the Idaho border be named the Golden Spike HighMoss is urging Secretary of Transportaway. Senatoi tion John Volpe to go along with the idea. As Senator Moss observed, naming of this section of the .Golden Spike Highway would enhance efforts to attract tourists and new industry. We second the motion. I-- nk 1-- , n THE DRUMMONDS are reporting that he is exceptionally and that he continuously knows this is a vital input for him. He has set about to make sure he isnt insulated, that he isnt fed only what some of his aides might think he would most like to hear. Hetes how its done. Every morning at 8 an aide puts on the Presidents desk in the Oval Room loose-lea- f an 18- - to blue book e For The Presidents Eyes Only. It isnt classified; everything in it is from the public pi ess but its prepared for the President only. A typical breakdown of its contents: Summary of American and foreign nevvs based on developments dispatches six pages. maiked press-associati- Digest of other news reports from 42 U.S. newspapers, plus summary of principal columnists and analytical writers six pages. Summary of the TV news from tne three national networks plus commentaries six pages. A weekly cross section of articles in weekly and monthly magazines, including the Saturday Review, Newsweek, Time, National Review, Economist, U.S. News and World Report, Life, New Republic, Fortune, Business Week, Nation 30 pages. The President also gets a weekly summary of the lu'Cign press and of magazine articles from all over tin world including Communist publications. Mr. Nixon himself reads at least six daily newspapers which reach the White House on their day of publica ion. The most elaborate nr as summary his problems, and how he allocates his time. Associates Prei-- d say , the e n ts reticence stems from a feeling that Charles D e G a ulle was wise, as president to of Mr. Bartlett maintain an air of mjsiery that kept him from bomg too heavily exposed to public curiosity. He believes this kind of exposuie was dam- aging to Lyndon John-o- n and demeaning to the presidency. One result of tins policy is that Mr, Nixon has become a shadowy figure to tho-- e who cover ins and the White House is drawing criticism, even irom some cabinet officers, for its handling of public France, CHARLES BARTLETT marijuana use. It is probable however that the funds will be voted by the Senate and that a research project requiring at least two years will be initiated. The Senate's focus on the American role in Laos finds the administration in tiie midst of a secret, internal struggle to decide whether to shore up the nation with increased American support or leave it as it is, seriously vulnerable to takeover by the North Vietnamese. The problem is that the American Ambassador, George M. Godley, is actually directing military strategy for the Lao- - GUEST CARTOON relations. Force Vs. Reason A few years ago the National Labor Relations Board lowered the boom on a company for trying to present to employees during working hours its side of a dispute with labor. Now the NLRB has weighed in with a ruling in which it refuses to net aside a union representation election. The election w'as contested because a union representative intimated thatif employees went on woiking during a strike they might get their arms broken. In other words, its all right by the NLRB for a union to threaten wurkprs but not for an employer to reason with them. Does the NLRB still w onder why theres a movement on to get it abolished? K for a president would be gravely harmful if it were softened or slanted. The Nixon news summaries aie lemarkably objective, and faithfully representative of all viewpoints and sources from the whole country. They give the rough with the smooth, the favorable with the unfavorable, the critical and hostile with the praise. Anyone w'ho has read samples of the summaries can affirm that this is the fact It is evidence-- of Mr. Nixons desire to keep himself abreast of reality that he insists that it be so. If unpleasant news and critical comments dominate the press, it dominates the Presidents digest, and our impression is that if there is any doubt as to what should be included, the critical gets more space. Vietnam is never played down, college unrest is fully covered. The news bearing on black estrangement is reported as are the Haynsworth hearings, congressional criticisms, Sen. Kennedys troubles, the peril of war in the Mideast, Latin American uprisings and racial disturbances at home. Does Mr. Nixon really read and use his unusual daily newspaper? The best evidence is that Cabinet members and others get chits almost daily as the result of his reading. These news digests werent something the staff thought it would be nice for the President to have. He ordered them. Why Nixon Seeks The Shadows Reporters find it increasingly difficult get such background information about President Nixon as whom he con- suits with, how he An attempt to settle the dispute within the administration over marijuana will be made next week when Attorney General John Mitchell meets with Dr. Stanley Yolles, the director of the Institute of Mental Health who has opposed the White House proposal to stiffen penalties against distribution of the drug. The probable compromise will be agreement to delay changes in the law while a presstudies the issues. idential commi-sio- n Mitchell is agreeable to the commi-sio- n study, as long as it does not take too is reluctant, long, but the adnnni-tiatio- n for fiscal leasons, to ask Congress (or the $25 million in leseaub money which tne doctors feel is uigently needed to the medic ai consequences of u The iPerHind) tians, who seem to some observers extremely casual about the fate of their country. Americans are masterminding the resistance because a Communist occupation of Laos will intensify pressure on Thailand. Even though American troops are not being used, this degree of involvement is becoming hazardous for the administration because its clandestine character runs against the trend of public sentiment. The Senate Republicans choice of two strong civil rights advocates, Sens. Hugh Scott and Robert Griffin, for the top leadership posts will heighten the pressure on the President to make a strong speech on the racial issues. The pressure is already great and the White House has been debating whether such an effort would be useful The predominant view is that it is preferable to wait until the administrations actions in behalf of the Negroes have a chance to speak for themselves. The President is anxious, aides say, to build a constructive record in behalf of the black minority but he is not interested in rhetorical flourishes designed to attract Negro support for his administration. One surprising friend whom Mr. Nixon has cultivated as president is Dean Acheson, the acidly brilliant exsecretary of state whose most scathing critic in the early 1950s was Sen. Nixon. Drawm together by their agreement last winter on the ABM issue, the two have met in the White House and maintained contact by telephone. At one White House dinner Acheron was prodded so repeatedly by the President to make a toast that he grew visibly annoyed. Finally he arose and declared, Mr. President, you are presuming on a very bnct friend- Bitter (Diet) Pill 1 Finding His Kind ... fruit-lade- Nixon approaches When the centennial of the driving of the Golden Spike was observed last May, Utah gained some valuable attention all over the country. But since then, most Americans have forgotten about the spot where the rails joining the East and the West were wedded. That's a shame, since theres still much at Promontory' Summit and the visitors center there to interest visitors to Utah, particularly those who still thrill to railroadings ro- October 1st is also cottonwood leaves turning yellow, no match for the beautiful translucent gold of the aspens, but still vety welcome in our desert lands . . . And it is the blazing scarlet of maple climbing the steep Wasatch Front and ringing the talus slopes in unlikely patches high among the gieat, brooding cliffs. . . . October 1st is also box elder leaves turning yellow along the lower w'ater courses, and cottonwoods standing like golden sentinels along a It is the last of the harvest, country lane bottles gleaming softly on basement shelves, black loam turned to the sky in what was a Nephi beet field. . . . October is the perfect transition from summers frenetic activity to winters peace. It is that best of all times of the year. Keeping The President Informed to A Golden Spike Road Our present national wave of crime, violence, poverty and unrest is a shameful reflection on the intelligence of the American people. For years past no sage was needed to foresee our present troubles.1 The Little Hoover Report predicted our present-statof lawlessness some years ago and little or It nothing was done about its recommendations. seems to require an atomic blast or a number .of national disaster tn awaken America and get her into action. We have not lacked talent to give us direction and have had a surplus of manpower. Unemployment has usually plagued us and in emergencies vast reservoirs of Americans, old and young, would rally to a call for service. There are hterally thousands upon thousands of our people running to and fro in the land searching for some satisfying activity. Our beaches, parks and recreation areas are and the numbers of, crowded with pleasure - bent Americans are increasing daily. Mary are searching for some activity which will give purpose tc their lives. They w'ant something, that will quicken and lift them out of their meaningless pursuits. They are weary, unhappy, and sick of living. The Rev. Billy Graham has expressed their plight as follows: America is said to have the highest per capita boredom of any spot on earth. We know that because we have the greatest variety and the greatest number of artificial amusements of any country. Feople have become so empty that they cannot even entertain themselves. They have to pay other people to amuse them, to make them laugh, to try to make them feel warm and h tippy and comfortable for a few minutes, to try to loe that awful, frightening, hollow feeling, that terrible, dreaded feeling of being lost and alone. Lets face the facts. The time is far spent for all Americans to wake up and about face- our challenges and get into action. We accept must light the fires of patriotism and become, enthusiastically involved in solving our problems first m our homes, then in our communities and-ou- r nation. -P- ARNELL HINCKLEY 2538 S. 9th East thrill-seeker- . . Because the resulting high rate of personnel turnover makes it difficult to maintain continuity and takes time for training that could otherwise be devoted to cases . . . a case Because, with deputies working only part-timthat comes to one attorney for initial review may have to be handled by another when the case comes up for hearing . . . Because there is a temptation for the part-tim- e attorneys to favor their private practices at the expense of their duties in the county attorneys office . . . Because this situation has helped produce a backlog of three to five months on preliminary hearings, with the result that justice is denied when it is delayed. With the impending departure of two more deputy attorneys, making 12 out of a staff of 16 that have left since the first of the year, an opportune time has come to start making e career legal staff. As is observed by the shift to a PauJ Van Dam, the new chief criminal deputy attorney, its men now than to retain fairr to hire e e in the switch to a them to later release staff, only, the County Attorneys Office and the County Commission move to solve this problem, there are also a number of other bugs in the countys legal machinery' that ought to be worked out. in ! There is, tor example, no central log of assignments the .County Attorneys Office. As a result, the deputy attorneys cant find out what cases each other are working on without going to some unnecessary trouble, and coordination within the office suffers. There also is said to be insufficient cooperation between the, criminal and civil divisions of the County Atiornts Office, and the resulting friction doesnt help morale. But top priority should be given to eliminating the backon log preliminary hearings. Salt Lake City should, of course, appoint the additional judge that has been authorized by the Legislature, More full time deputy attorneys will help, too. Meanwhile, how about shifting a judge from traffic or civil court to help clear up the criminal cases, which surely are more agent? And how about getting a few attorneys in private practice to volunteer their services to the County Attorneys Office until the backlog is cleared away? The longer the bugs in Salt Lake Countys legal machinery go uncorrected, the worse the problems become. Fundamental reforms cant come too soon. Accept Challenges V. ' 1, 1569 TO THE EDITOR e'liiiiifiiiniiHuiiiiiiiiitiniiiiiiiii'iii'iiiiiinmiiiiHiiiiitH'tiiiiiinitnniiminitimn T.V- - - t 6 A EDITORIAL PAGE 1 & . SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH vVe w L? : u v V 7 as. Oromn ship. $ Why does Keith Moore remain in a state w'liera the people are backward, hypocrites and narrow-- ! minded dumhbells? He reminds me of a story about a family seeking a new home because the father had been tranfe- ferred. They drove into a town, saw a man mowing Ills lawn and stopped to ask him, What kind of place is this? What are the people like? To which the man answered, From what kind of place did you come, what kind of people .were there? The father staled We came trom a wonderful wontown where people were kind and generous derful neighbois. We hated to leave." You will find the same kind cf people in this town," the man replied. The family remained and ' ' was very happy. A few weeks later another motorist stopped the same man, asked the same question but he received a different answer to his question. The town from which we came was lousy neighbors were nosy, selfish, rude and unfriendly. They were all hypocrites. We couldnt wait to get away from there. Well, answered the man, you w'ont like it any bette here. The people here are just like the ones in the town you left behind. The second man and his family moved on and on and on and on . . e -L- INN SHATTUCK Salt Lake City Seek Military Victory As stated in Thursdays Deseret News, Hanoi Cold on Peace Endeavor, Lodge Says. What can one expect when we have a bunch of crackpots headed by some U.S. senators advocating complete surrender and the pullout of our forces? This element is largely responsible for the continuation of the war by encouraging Hanoi and the Viet Cong to hold out, knowing that through the contention of certain elements crying for peace at any price they can expect more concessions from Washington. In my book, senators and others of their opinion are responsible for the continuation of the war with its great loss of life and property'.' Surely. Hanoi realizes that the U.S. could crush them with military power, isolate them and destroy their ability to wage war, as we did Japan. Several of our leading military men advised ways of ending the war, militarily, in six months, through invading and blockading North Vietnam, destroying its abil: ity to make war. We have made many concessions trying to get them to negotiate and conclude a peace treaty. They wont as long as they feel re are so anxious for peace that we will meet their . terms. , Lets bare our teeth, finish the job and get out, -F-RANK 0. PAUL Clearfield Statesmen And Peddlers The Nixon Administration has been in office nine months, and a dispassionate appraisal of its procedures and policies brings to mind an aphorism of Edmund Burke: 1 have kvxrn merchants with the sentiments and the abilities of great salesmen; and I have seen persons in the rank of statesmen with the conceptions and character of peddlers." -H- UBERT GRIZlELL CONFERENCE NOTICE Illllltllttttlllltlttllltlltltlltllllllltlllllliltltlllltlltllltttlttltttljftttlltlttlllfllltllllllttlltl The One Hundred and Thirty-nint- h Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-daSaints, to which all Church members are invited, will convene In the Tabernacle, Salt Lake City, Utah, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, October 3rd, 4th and 5th, 1969, with general sessions each day at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. The General Priesthood meeting will be held In the Tabernacle on Saturday, October 4th, at 7 p.m. Only those who hold the priesthood are invited to Semi-Annu- y attend this meeting. Fast meeting may be held on the second Sunday in October. Fast day should not be observed on Sunday of quartet !y conferences. It is understood that waid Sacrament meetings will be held Sunday evening after the dose pf the Sunday afternoon general session of the conference, where practicable. David 0. McKay Hugh B. Brown N. Eldon Tanna? f |