The Daily Banner, Greencastle, Putnam County, 23 October 1968 — Page 6

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Wednesday, October 23, 1968

The Daily Banner, Greencastle, Indiana

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—A Writer’s Niche

Anyway, I’ve now arrived at a system that I herewith pass on to all heavily-muscled fellows in my fix. I starve it off in a world of calories and carbohydrates until I’m down far enough to satisfy the critics. This takes a couple of months. If you play your cards right, you then can eat and drink in a worthwhile fashion for eight to 10 months before you gain it all back and start over again. If the wife objects, you can threaten to resume smoking or take up dipping snuff. It’s a tough cycle but it’s better than being full-time slim. Pass the wheat germ. . . .

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By DICK WEST few minutes juggling a couple of suppositions. Suppose that U.S. presidents were elected by popular vote, as critics of the electoral system - have advocated. And then suppose that the presidential race were to end in a tie. This isn’t likely to happen, of course. But as long as such a possibility exists, there should be some provision for dealing with it. One means of breaking the tie was suggested the other day by Rep. Jonathan B. Bingham, DN.Y. (Actually, Bingham wasn’t referring to this particular problem. But I’ll give him credit for solving it anyhow.) Measure Emotions Speaking at a computer symposium in New York, Nixon picks up more support By MERRIMAN SMITH NEW YORK (UPI) — RepubUcan Richard M. Nixon added his voice today to a national chorus of concern about the schools. He suggested that parents themselves might help more than any echelon of government by personal involvement in how and what their children are being taught. With a statement of more than 4,000 words on the state of American education from preschool through college and how he would attempt to improve matters as president, the GOP candidate began perhaps the most physically active week of his campaign. Portions of the statement were used by Nixon for a radio speech Sunday night. The full document was issued today. Nixon’s political battleground this week included five of the country’s more populous, Industrialized states where school operations constantly are at the top of state and local problems. With even more bearing on the Nov. 5 election, all five are states with large electoral votes — Ohio, 26; Pennsylvania, 29; Michigan, 21; New York, 43, and New Jersey, 17, for a 136 total. After some midday conferences in New York where he spent a leisurely Sunday, Nixon planned to fly to Cincinnati, Ohio, for an indoor rally tonight. On Tuesday he scheduled his first and perhaps only 1968 campaign trip by train, covering nine stops in Ohio from Cincinnati to Toledo, an undertaking of more than 12 hours. In addition to suggesting that parents might help themselves and their children as much or more than government by making school operations their personal business, the GOP candidate made these other points in his education paper: — “Communities of America need to stand behind their teachers in the classrooms insofar as discipline is concerned.Jt is time to restore teacher authority where it has been allowed to erode, and parents and community leaders must work cooperatively with teachers to that end." — He advocated a greater degree of state and community control over education. Saying those of the state and community “know better than anyone in Washington what is best for their children.” He said there should be “no rigid blueprints or inflexible guidelines” imposed nationally. He promised to press for a federal program “to turn back to state and local control, through bloc grants, such funds as are urgently required to upgrade their educational performance.” — Higher pay for teachers; task forces of state and private industry leaders to forecast more accurately the job market for vocational education students; federal assistance, distributed according to state plans, for non-public schools. (This seemed to mean all private schools, presumably including religious schools if they qualified under state plans).

Bingham said it might one day be possible to measure the emotions of voters as they cast their ballots. “The use of computers and some sort of emotion-measuring device in the polling booth” would distinguish “those who feel deeply” from “those who are indifferent or unsure,” he

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He added, however, that he personally would oppose such an innovation because it would “favor the fanatics and haters over the moderates.” I certainly agree that it might not be wise to give an emotional vote more weight than a dispassionate vote in the original tabulation. But if two or more candidates received the same number of votes, then it seems to me that the attitude of the voters would be a legitimate consideration in determining the winner. The victory could go to the candidate who received the least number of “lukewarm” votes. Or perhaps the greatest number of “I’m for you 100 per cent” votes. Reflect Opinion Even if not used for breaking ties, the “emotion- measuring device” would more accuratelyreflect the opinion of the electorate than merely counting the votes. The tabulations alone are often meaningless, and can even be misleading. As I have pointed out previously, there is presently no way to cast a protest vote. You cannot vote against one candidate without voting for another candidate. And if you don’t happen to care much about the other candidate either, then your vote does not represent your true feelings. But if your emotions were recorded along with your vote, you could strike a blow for desperation. Courage is Patricia Neal By VERNON SCOTT UPI Hollywood Correspondent HOLLYWOOD (UPI) — COUrage is telling John Wayne he’s soft on communism. Courage is challenging Jim Brown to a balcony fight. Courage is stealing Dean Martin’s booze. Extraordinary courage is Patricia Neal recovering from the paralyzing effects of three massive strokes suffered more than three years ago and returning to make her first movie since her illness. In February of 1965 it was feared the Academy Awardwinning actress—for “Hud” in 1963—would fail to survive the strokes and the long hours of surgery that followed. But she has made a valiant comeback. Her performance in “The Subject was Roses” is being universally praised, which pleases the blue-eyed actress greatly. When she left Hollywood three years ago she wore a brace on her right leg, a hat to cover her shaved head, an eye patch, and was unable to use her right arm and hand. In public she smiled and relied on her writer husband, Ronald Dahl, to do her talking for her. Although she could think clearly the actress could not coordinate her speech. “When we got back to our home in England—Great Missenden, a village 30 miles from London— I was terribly depressed,” Pat said. “It took me until November of 1965 to like life again. My husband was absolutely responsible for my recovery after the wonderful surgery that was performed. Back home he got 10 women in the village to help me to learn to talk and walk again.” Pat still limps somewhat, and occasionally she has trouble finding just the right word to express herself. Otherwise she has made a full recovery.

Shopper’s Guide

USDA’s Consumer and Marketing Service reports the usual good news for weekend food shoppers: Good suppUes of meat and poultry, fresh vegetables, and fruit should be conspicuously evident in food stores and supermarkets. Broiler-fryer chickens and turkeys are abundantly available. Beef cuts in the abundant class are roasts and steaks and ground beef. Featured in all areas are pork chops and roasts, as well as bacon, Boston

butts, and smoked picnics. Featured in some areas will be ham, sausage, and spareribs. Fish buys to watch for are canned pink salmon and fresh fish fillets and steaks, according to the U.S. Department of the Interior. Fresh vegetables in good supply are green beans, cabbage, carrots, celery, lettuce, onions, and potatoes. Fresh Fruits in the abundant class are apples, bananas, grapes, limes, and oranges.

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-By BENNETT CERF-

'•pHE NEW LION TAMER was being interviewed on TV -I the night before the circus opened in Kalamazoo. ‘T understand,” prompted the announcer, ‘‘that your father

was a lion tamer, too.’’

‘‘Right,” nodded the neophyte. “And is it true that you actually put your head in the lion’s mouth?” prodded the announcer. “Well, I only did that once,” recalled the brave trainer—“and that’s when I was looking

for Dad.”

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The night before all the banks closed in the Thirties, a famous newspaperman tipped off the guests at a big dinner party in New York. “Better sec you have plenty of ready cash on hand before FDR makes his announcement tomorrow,” he advised. “If anybody here needs some cash, I've got it.’’ One member of the ensemble, looking more distinguished than most of the guests, took advantage of the offer. He was an out-of-work actor happy to get a job for the evening checking hats and coats. He told the newspaperman he could use three hundred dollars. He got it, too—then broke all records for disappearing into the night. * * • DIALOGUES: 1. Well-dressed tourist to hippie: “I threw away better clothes than those rags you’re wearing.’’ Hippie: “Where?” 2. Waiter: “May I serve you a shrimp cocktail?" Tipsy customer: “I don’t care what size it is." 3. Voice on phone: “Is your wife home, Mr. Burns?” Mr. Burns: “No, she isn’t, Mrs. Brown. Would you like to leave a rumor?” C 1968, by Bennett Cerf. Distributed by King Features Syndicate.

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By BERNARD BRENNER UPI Farm Editor

WASHINGTON (UPI) — A Washington state wheat farmer, A. Lars Nelson, appears to be the top prospect to win the leadership of the National Grange next month, farm sources said here today. The sources added that Nelson may face strong competition from other potential candidates including John W. Scott of Pennsylvania. Herschel D. Newsom, national master of the Grange since 1950, will resign from the farm group’s top post Nov. 11 when the organization opens its 1968 convention at Peoria, Ill. Newsom, 63, was appointed by President Johnson to a sixyear term on the U.S. Tariff Commission. The Senate confirmed the appointment before adjourning this month, but Newsom planned to delay taking his oath of office on the commission until after the Grange convention. With Newsom stepping down midway through a two - year term ending in November, 1969, Grange law requires election of a successor next month for the remaining year of the term. Nelson, who has been master of the Washington Grange since 1953, appeared the strongest candidate for the Nov. 18 election because he also holds the post of national overseer, farm sources said. This office, the equivalent of the national vice presidency, makes Nelson currently the second-ranking official in the National Grange leadership. Unique Hotel PORT - AU - PRINCE, Haiti (UPI)—Visitors who say, “It looks like something out of Charles Addams” when they see the gingerbready Grand Hotel Olaffson in Port-au-Prince are almost right. The cartoonist often stayed there and a suite has been named after him.

FILLS SENATE VACANCY Rep. Charles Goodell of Jamestown, N. Y.. talks to newsmen in Albany after Gov. Nelson Rockefeller appointed him to fill the U. S. Senate seat of the late Robert Kennedy.

Newsom’s departure from the Grange leadership after 18 years was not expected to produce any , marked shift in the organization’s policies. The Grange has been a strong backer of government programs aimed at controlling farm surpluses. It has also plugged hard for “domestic parity” programs in which crops for domestic use are supported at high levels through farm payments, while export crops move at lower prices. —Buckley kind of deal which, if it had been made by, say, Marshall Petain with the Nazis concerning Algeria, would have had us all cluck-clucking about the necessity to liberate a country enslaved by opportunists. The political cogency of the argument is sharpened by our appetite to prove an identical point 10,000 miles away in Vietnam. But the issue is steadfastly skirted by both Mr. Nixon and Mr. Humphrey, though both of them (would you expect other-wise?) allude in their party platforms to the desirability of bringing democracy to Cuba; which is certainly desirable- -like bringing democracy to Czechoslovakia. Leaving open the question- -what does the U.S. propose to do about it? 3) Michael Thompson is raising the issue by calling attention to his opponent’s record on the subject, which Is almost as bad as that of the U.S. Government. At one point early in the game Cbngressman Fascell was caught up by Castro's idealism, and asked us all to show patience toward him which dutifully, we did. A year later he was calling for a trade embargo against him; another year, and he called for Cuba’s liberation; another year, and he refused to sign a motion to recommit the U.S. to the Monroe Doctrine. And then, as recently as May 20 , he uttered the breathtaking judgement that U.S. policy in Cuba has been remarkably “effective,” which is rather like saying that the U.S. has done a wonderful job in balancing ir.ie r national payments. We are moving towards a new isolationism in this country, as a result only in part of the limitations of our resources.Mostly, it has to do with the demoralizations of the anti-Communist alliance. Cuba, young Mr. Thompson points out, is a finger of scorn at the architectural presumptions of American foreign policy. If we mean it about Vietnam, how can we ignore Cuba? Ask Humphrey, ask Nixon. But I do not blame them. The appetite is gone. Why then, one wonders, don’t we normalize relations with Cuba, and begin be-bopping with her? Surely it won't be long before we send a cultural delegation headed by Leonard Bernstein to call bygones bygones.

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