The Mail-Journal, Volume 6, Number 18, Milford, Kosciusko County, 4 June 1969 — Page 25

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PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY The Milford Mail (Eet 1888) Syracuee-Wawaeee Journal (Eet 1907) Consolidated Into The Mail-Journal Feb. 15, 1962 DEMOCRATIC ARCHIBALD E. BAUMGARTNER, Editor and Publisher DELLA BAUMGARTNER, Business Manager 1 Box 8 Syracuse, Ind., — 46567

Father's Day 1969 What will Father’s Day 1969 bring for your Dad? Kisses from his wife and daughters? Hand shakes from his sons? Or, will he be ignored? Will the Dad or Dads in your life be King on June 15 or will it be just another day for him, a day when everyone is to busy to remember Dad? Sunday should be truly Father’s Day. If you can’t spend some time with Dad then be sure and call him or drop him a line or two and let him know you really

Flag Day 1969 . . . Os the thousands of words written about the flag some stand through the ages: Woodrow Wilson, in 1912: “I cannot look upon the flag without imagining that it consists of alternate stripes of parchment upon which are written the fundamental rights of man, alternating with the streams of blood by which those rights have been vindicated and validated.” And five years later in 1917, Theodore Roosevelt: “We can have no ‘fifty-fif-ty’ allegiance in this country. Either a man is an American and nothing else, or

Let's Clean Up! Although a spring clean-up week was not designated this year by the Wakarusa town board, we are hoping and certainly urging Wakarusa residents to give their homes and business establishments a good cleaning up. Certainly, we have seen other communities more in need of a clean-up than Wakarusa, but a good housecleaning never hurts. A few hours work could give both a fresh, clean look and might prevent a costly accident.

CAPITOL COMMENTS With SENATOR 1 VANCE Wit t sniv : Indiana

Gary Example Os Pipeline Safety Needs

Tragedy again has made Hoosiers aware of the urgent need for stringent safety regulations for gas pipeLnes to prevent needless tragedy. Last year 41 died when an entire city block of downtown Richmond was ripped apart by a gas explosion. Last week, a gas explosion seriously damaged the Glen Park section of Gary. Fortunately, no one was killed but several were injured seriously. At my request, the National Transportation Safety Board will work with Mayor Richard Hatcher and conduct an investigation and public hearing to determine both the cause of the accident and whether any Federal pipeline safety regulation was violated. The board will also use the information which they collect to make recommendations for

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EDITORIALS

additional safety regulations to prevent similar accidents in the future. Last year, the Gas Pipeline Safety Act was approved by Congress. The law, which I co-spon-sored in the US Senate, requires the Department of Transportation to establish minimum pipeline safety standards by August 12, 1970. Interim standards were adopted last September. The public hearing in Gary should provide information that will be helpful in drafting jpermanent safety regulations. I want them to determine if there are any unsafe conditions existing in Gary which are not covered by Federal regulations. Also, I want to make sure that no explosions will happen in the future. Last year, I conducted six Senate hearings of the Commerce Committee to determine

care. Father’s Day should be a day when Dad is free to do what he wants after the family returns home from church. Maybe he’ll golf, fish or take a nap. Or, maybe he would like to do something with the family. One suggestion we offer is the Flotilla on Lake Wawasee. It’s held each year to honor Father and features decorated floats and boats of all shapes, sizes and forms as well as golf tournaments and other activities.

he is not an American at all. We are akin by blood and descent to most of the nations of Europe; but we are separate from all of them . . . and we are bound always to give our wholehearted and undivided loyalty to our own flag, and in any international crisis to treat each and every foreign nation purely according to its conduct in that crisis.” Over the years, the American flag continues to have profound meaning for most Americans. When we celebrate Flag Day on June 14, let us pay homage to the flag of freedom. Let’s fly it proudly!

Clean the yard — pick up the broken glass, rocks, cans, etc. Repair or discard the broken furniture, tools and toys. Spring clean-up is not just an outdoor job, so don’t neglect the garage, basement, attic and storeroom. Remember, a vigorous spring clear up of all trash is a must. It is even smarter to repeat the job at regular intervals throughout the year. — Wakarusa Tribune

what was needed for pipeline safety. Experts testified that the area in which safety precaution.'! were most lax was the local distribution system. There is a network of 800,000 miles of gas pipelines buried beneath our cities and countrysides which must be made as safe as possible. The Office of Pipeline Safety, whose representative was at the scene of the Gary explosions within hours of the first blast, was established after the nev law was passed. Steps are being taken to give the people the protection that is long overdue. Obviously, there is more to be done.

You And Social Security Q — At the present time, how many people in the United Stages have Medicare protection? A— Twenty million Americans age 65 and over are presently covered by Medicare. This represents about 10 per cent of the population. Q — If I retire before my busband does, may I receive benefits on my own social security record even though my husband continues to work? A— Yes. As long as you are entitled on the basis of your own work, the amount of your husband’s income would have no effect on your right to benefits. Q—l am a farmer and plan to hire a school boy to help me during the summer. Do I report his earnings for social security purposes? A—Yes, if you pay him SSO or more in a year or if he works on at least 20 different days and is paid on a time basis, i.e. by the hour, week, etc. Q — I travel several months of the year. If I should need medical treatment away from home will Medicare help pay the bills? A— Yes. If you are treated in any of the 50 States. You should be sure to have your Medicare Identification c r d with you. Show it to the hospital admitting office if you are hospitalized. Also show it to any doctor who treats you and obtain an itemized bill.

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Know Your Indiana Law By JOHN J. DILLON Attorney at Law

This is a public service article explaining provisions of Indiana law in general terms.

Help From Bureau Os Motor Vehicles

An additional hazard of becoming involved in a motor vehicle accident, over and above the possible personal injury and death and the property damage, is the possibility that the person responsible for the incident may be carrying no liability insurance and does not have the financial means with which to pay for the damages he has caused. This would at first glance lead one to believe that the innocent injured party would be left to his own resources to remedy his situation and to bear his own expenses in the payment of medical and repair bills. You might remember some time ago I wrote about the excellent insurance coverage a-

Special Report from Washington

WASHINGTON — A secret U. S. intelligence report from Moscow suggests that the Kremlin may be preparing for an attack on Red China. The Russians have been building up a formidable military force in positions where it could strike across the border at China’s nuclear laboratories. The Russians have raised such a clamor about Chinese border harassment, the report notes, that a Soviet attack could be portrayed to the world as strict* .ly defensive. Furthermore, the Chinese have so alienated world opinion that they would receive a minimum of sympathy. The intelligence report also points out that Chinese belligerency has forced the Soviets to deploy their military hardware to guard against threats from both east and west. The Red Army has always stressed the danger of dividing its strength between two fronts, and China now has caused this to happen. The Kremlin is also apprehensive over China’s growing nuclear power. Soviet hit-and-run strikes at China’s nuclear and armament centers could not only eliminate China as a military threat but set back her nuclear program at least a decade. We repeat, however, that this is only an intelligence estimate of what Russia may have in mind in its buildup along the border with Red China. MORE COURT PACKING President Nixon is moving fast to stack the federal judiciary with staunch conservatives.

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vailable on your own automobile policy to protect you against the i uninsured motorist. There is also I relief available. In Indiana some relief can be 1 found in the division of Safety Responsibility and Driver Improvement of the Bureau of Motor Vehicles. In motor vehicle accidents resulting in bodily injury or death, or in damage to property in excess of SSO, (shortly to be raised to $100) the Commissioner of the Bureau of Motor Vehicles requires from the operators of the motor vehicles ■ involved, or from the registered owners of the vehicles, depending upon the circumstances, a security deposit sufficient in the discretion of the Commissioner

His latest appointment to the Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago is Charles A. Bain, who has distinguished himself by excluding Federal Judge Jacob Braude from a South Shore apartment house cooperative for one reason. Braude is Jewish. If Bain is confirmed by the Senate for the Court of Appeals, he, of course, will have to pass on all kinds of civil rights cases, involving Jews as well as other minorities. Meanwhile, it’s interesting to note that approval of Judge Warren E. Burger to be Chief Justice was rushed through the Senate Judiciary Committee in the record time of one hour and forty minutes. In contrast, Chief Justice Earl Warren waited two months before his name came out of the Senate Judiciary Committee. Democratic Senators are falling all over themselves to please Nixon. ROCKY’S TRAVAIL Nelson Rockefeller and Richard Nixon have been political rivals for a long time. Each wanted to be President, and at one time there was a very bitter feeling between them. Rockefeller forgot this bitterness, however, in order to undertake a very important but very difficult mission to Latin America for the President. Obviously he didn’t realize what he was letting himself in for; despite his personal record of friendship and understanding of Latin America, he has been booed, jeered, rioted against, and barred from visiting several coun-

to indemnify the injured party against loss and guarantee the payment and satisfaction of any judgment for damages resulting from the accident. This security deposit may be in the form of cash, money order, certified check, or corporate surety bond. If the person or persons required to furnish this security neglects or refuses to comply with these requirements, then the Commissioner suspends their current driving licenses and the registration of every motor vehicle owned by them Even if a person meets the requirements of providing proof of financial responsibility as prescribed by statute, his operator’s license or chauffeur’s license and any registration certificates and plates will be suspended if he fails for a period of thirty days to satisfy at least in part, based upon a statutory schedule, any judgment obtained in court against him bcised upon his blame or liability for the vehicle accident. This law relating to financial responsibility has proved of considerable value to the innocent injured parties by virtue of the strong leverage imposed by the suspension of driving and registration privileges of the guilty person or persons involved. The

tries. One problem among our neighbors to the south is that we have spent so much money .in Viet Nam that we had drastically curtailed the Alliance for Progress even before Nixon entered office, and since he became President he has chopped it down even further. In addition, Nixon was very critical of education in Latin America, which is why Latin American students have demonstrated against Rockefeller. And he has quadrupled aid to the military government of Brazil while neglecting aid to civilian governments. President Johnson had suspended aid to Brazil after the military government began censuring critical newspapers and jailing critical politicians. However, Nixon has reversed LBJ’s policy and is rewarding the military government of Marshal Artur da Costa e Silva, not only by resuming aid to Brazil but increasing it four times above the Johnsen figure. This has dismayed Latin American democracies, which fear it may encourage other military leaders to establish new dictatorships. This disenchantment with United States policy made Rockefeller’s mission almost hopeless from the start. KIIRK THE UNWANTED President Nixon has turned down overtures from Gov. Claude Kirk to become Ambassador to Brazil. Kirk would like to go to Brazil where his wife Erika lived

Congressional Comer: John Brademas Reports From Washington

Health, Safety And Hospitals

Health, safety and hospitals were on the agenda of the House of Representatives this week. By a unanimous 351-0 vote, the House sent to the Senate a bill to amend the provisions of the Public Health Service Act relating to hospital construction and moderization, popularly known as the Hill-Burton program. The measure authorized $937.3 million in matching grants to the states to build and modernize hospitals and other health facilities. The Hill-Burton program has helped build nearly 425,000 hospital and nursing home rooms in its 23 years of life, most of them in small communities, including many here in the Third District of Indiana. The measure voted by the House this week authorized $405 million for new hospital construction and $165 for modernization. The bill also would set up a new program of Federal guarantees for construction or modernization loans with an added provision for a three per cent interest subsidy on such loans. The House also passed a bill this week that would require contractors on Federal or Federally - financed construction, alteration or repair projects, to assure that no worker or contractor will be required to work under conditions which are unsanitary, hazardous, or dangerous to health and safety. A CONGRESSMAN’S DAY People often ask me how a Congressman spends his time in Washington. I thought you might be interested in knowing something of a typical day in the life of your own Congressman, and so I have looked at my calendar and selected last Wednesday as an example. At 8 in the morning I joined two of my colleagues to have breakfast with Congressman Carl Albert of Oklahoma, the Democratic Leader of the House of Representatives. We reviewed with him important legislation coming up in the session ahead of us. At 9 in the morning, I attended a briefing session on Latin Ameronly three ways by which suspension can be prevented or terminated in these cases is by filing with the Commissioner of the Bureau of Motor Vehicles evidence of insurance coverage at the time of the accident, by posting sufficient security in the manner prescribed by law, or by obtaining notarized general releases from liability from all persons involved in the accident.

ican with Charles A. Meyer, the recently appointed Assistant Secretary of State for Inter - American Affairs. I questioned him about some of the troubles that Governor Rockefeller of New York has experienced during his expedition to Latin America as an emissary of President Nixon. At 9:45 a.m., the subcommittee of which I am chairman, conducted hearings on a bill, already passed by the Senate, that would establish a new center for educational media for the.' teaching of handicapped children. The center would be established here in Washington, D. C. After hearing testimony from witnesses for the Administration and other experts in the education of the handicapped, the subcommittee, including all Republican and Democratic members, voted unanimously to report the bill to the full committee on Education and Labor. At noon, I had lunch with some constituents and took them on a tour of the Capitol. Among my luncheon guests was Princess Elizabeth of Toro. Princess Elizabeth is from Uganda and is now living in the United .States. During our tour of the Capitol, we by chance encountered former Michigan Governor G. Mennen Williams who had been, as you know, Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs. At 2, I met with several of my colleagues to discuss legislation now before our Committee, dealing with the problem of campus disorders. At 4, I joined other colleagues to hear an address by former ‘ Director of the Bureau of the Budget, Charles Shultze, and a discussion of the problem of rising military spending. (Dr. Schultze had once been a Professor of Economics at Indiana university.) Next, I talked briefly in the halls of the Capitol with delegates attending a meeting in Washington of the Indiana Medical Association, including Dr. Burton Kintner of Elkhart. Following that, I journeyed down to the Smithsonian Institution to join former Vice President Humphrey, Daniel P. Moynihan (now Special Assistant to President Nixon and the Commencement speaker at the Uni versity of Notre Dame last week), Senator Fulbright and other Members of the House and Senate for a discussion of the proposed new Woodrow Wilson Center for International Scholars.

By DREW PEARSON And JACK ANDERSON

for some years. He has the support of top Florida Republicans, who frankly would like to ease him out of the governorship as gracefully as possible. They believe it will take a stronger gubernatorial candidate next year to keep the Republicans in power in Florida. Leaders of the dump - Kirk movement privately approached Nixon before his Midway trip to ask whether he would take Kirk off their hands and send him to Brazil. Nixon replied bluntly that the ambassadorship is not open to Claude Kirk. NIXON AND QUAKERS The arrest of 13 Quakers on the steps of the Capitol for reading the names of American war dead has called attention to the fact that the President of the United States, Richard Nixon, is also a Quaker, but has not attended, one Quaker meeting during the five 'months he has been President. Nixon, so far, has managed to avoid attending services of his own church, either by spending week ends at Key Biscayne, Fla., where he does not attend any church, or by holding special services in the East Room of the White House. Before he became President, the Quakers sent Nixon a letter asking what he wanted them to do in arranging for church services. They never got a reply. Herbert Hoover, the other Quaker President, regularly attended Quaker meetings on Florida Avenue. Nixon, during eight years as Vice President., attended only once; as President, he has not attended at all.