The Mail-Journal, Volume 6, Number 22, Milford, Kosciusko County, 2 July 1969 — Page 15

The Mail .lournnl , PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY I'''■ ■ ' -J The Milford Mail (Est. 1888) Syracuse-Wawasee Journal (Est. 1907) Consolidated Into The Mail-Journal Feb. 15, 1962 , - . i 1 L ’ ' , ' ...... ; . 1. ...V ?•.. ■ .L, ' DEMOCRATIC ARCHIBALD E. BAUMGARTNER, Editor and Publisher DELLA BAUMGARTNER, Business Manager Box 8 Syracuse, Ind., — 46567 EDITORIALS • > ■

Prediction Scares Have you let those predictions of traffic deaths scare you off the highways on holiday week ends? We did, too, until we learned that the scare tecjhpiques used in holiday traffic safety campaigns have little basis in fact. The Chicago Motor Club AAA says that startling highway fatality predictions can be made for nearly any week end. The experts point out that the emphasis on holiday death counts does nothing to promote traffic safety, but instead adds to the worries of the average driver and discourages many from enjoying a holiday trip by auto. They advocate a positive approach to safe travel filled holidays, a campaign called “Bring ’Em Back Alive!” The “Bring ’Em Back Alive” program is to stress the wider observance of common sense rules of good driving. It is primarily aimed at the motoring public but does not pass over the concern for pedestrian safety. Pedestrians, who

Faith Os Our Forefathers

What faith our forefathers must have had in America when they struck out against the British back in the 1770’5. That faith must have grown by leaps and bounds to enable them to have Thomas Jefferson draw up the Declaration of Independence and sign their names to it knowing that if they were caught by the British it .would mean sure death. On July 4, 1776, it was rumored around Philadelphia that the delegates in session there would risk all and sign the Declaration. If the Declaration was signed they had agreed to ring the bell in the belfrey of the old state house as' a signal to the city that a new country — the United States of America —1 had been created. All of a sudden on that hot summer afternoon in 1776 the bell did ring and soon the people began to cheer and riders were sent to tell the rest of the nation the good news. Those cheering

CAPITOL COMMENTS w ' th SENATOR JI < VANCE HARTKe/4 j psi < i Indiana * Students Victims Os High Interest Rates

Many Indiana college students will be priced out the loan market because of rising interest rates and students at state universities vfho must find extra money to pay increased tuition rates next fall especially will be hard hit by the credit crunch. Many of the same people who have drafted the foolish and unsuccessful monetary policy which has led to the highest interest rates in decades are calling on the Congress to approve higher interest rates for Federal anteesloanso fuptosl,oo student loans. Under the Higher Education Act of 1965 the government guarantees loans of up to SI,OOO and a large part of the interest. The

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annually add to fatality counts, must share equally with motorists in responsibility for traffic safety. “Bring ’Em Back Alive!” strikes us as a sensible approach to holiday highway safety on a number of counts: it encourages the individual travel that is economically healthy for the state; it takes into consideration our need for recreational outlets £,nd our desire to travel about in our frse time; and it calls on all of us to be totally responsible for ourselves and, others on the highway. « If each of us, when driving, is a little more courteous, a little more careful, knows a little more about safe driving practices, then driver also has a better chance to “Bring ’Em Back Alive!” i This year, we afe looking forward to indulging our vagabond spirit over the July Fourth holiday by keeping both eyes on the road, both hands an on the steering wheel, and by resolving to “Bring ’Em BackiAlive!” How about you?

people, too, had faith in what the delegates had done. With the signing of the Declaration of Independency America came into being and the revolutionary war became a real thing as Americans, not British subjects, were fighting for their country and the future they had in store for her . . . soon many took up the fight ... a flag was made ... a new nation was created. ' As we celebrate the 4th of July this year let us renjember that it is Declaration of Independence day and not just a day when v\’e don’t have to get up and go to work.; Let us issue oVr own declaration — one in the cause of faith. Faith tlAt we can and will do our part to help right the mess America seems to have gotten herself into, faith that we will instruct our children to respect this great nation, faith that we will continue to be a free nation ... a nition under God with liberty and justice for all.

law also says that the interest rate charged the student for the loan cannot exceed seven per cent. When commercial interest rates started climbing last year, Congress raised the ceiling on the interest rate from six per cent. Because of the high interest rate being paid, most institutions prefer to invest their money in something other than student loans. The student is the unfortunate arid helpless victim of our severe economic crisis which has been brought about because of the miscalculations of the Money Managers of Wall Street, the Treasury and the Federal Re-

serve Board. Ths Federal Reserve Board and the Treasury, instead of abandbning policies that have plair,ly failed, are persisting in them with an almost fanatical zeal. Already the American consumer, the wage earner and the small businessman have felt the effects of this inflation generated by the Viet Nam War and fueled by the mistakes of the Mopey Managers. Nbw those parents who identify with the millions of middleinciime Forgotten Americans see their children being victimized by inflation. An increase in the Congressioial ceiling on interest rates for student loans is not the answer. Our monetary policies must be reversed. The unsuccessful efforts of the Money Managers to fire-tune our economy must be hclted. And American industry must resume full production capacity so as to create a greater abundance of goods at lower prices and not be hamstrung by ci.ipplingly high interest rates. The situation is unforunate especially in Indiana because of the decision to increase tuition ahd force students to rely on student loans. I warned the State Legislat.jre last February 11th that such a decision would be a step backward for Indiana. The monetary policies now in effect unfortunately have made that prediction come true.

We’re in debt wars, health services and bloodbanks. helpß ar The American Red Cross.

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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.

Gifts To Minors

Minors may legally be given gifts. However, a problem sometimes arises when the minor wishes to dispose of the gift. Grandfather Jones gives his minor grandson ten dollors as a birthday present. There is no problem, if the minor grandson buys a baseball mitt with the money, the transaction is not questioned. However, it is possible that the sale could be voided because the grandson is a minor. Because the gift and the sale involved very little of value, as is the case with most gifts, no one questioned it. If grandfather

Special Report from Washington

WASHINGTON - Richard Nixon has gone to elaborate lengths to place his own stamp on the Presidency. He deliberately adopted a style, say intimates, that would contrast with that of his predecessor. His orderly, go-slow approach was intended to dramatize the difference from Lyndon Johnson’s strenuous pace. Because of LBJ’s spur -of the - moment scheduling, for example, President Nixon carefully lays out his schedule as far in advance as events will permit. This sometimes upsets the Secret Service, which would prefer that he withheld his travel plans for security reasons. Nixon won’t even use teleprompters because of the attention Johnson’s fancy, transparent teleprompters attracted. He always used teleprompters in the past. But now he makes the extra effort to memorize short statements, which he scribbles in advance on legal-size yellow pads. The longer speeches he reads from the script, glancing up from the manuscrJk to look into the TV cameras. LBJ’s publicized midday naps and dips in the White House pool, au naturel, prompted aides to spread the word that the new President doesn’t indulge in such habits. Herb Klein, the communications czar, explained to reporters that the water was too tepid for a rugged surf swimmer like Nixon. “You could mix instant coffee in it and drink it,” Klein said after poking a finger into the White House pool. The only way to coax the President into the pool, Klein suggested, would be to “pour in about a ten of Mor-

Jcnes had given his grandson a ten dollar share of stock, the gift would have been legal. But suppose the grandson wanted to sell the stock. Since the sale of a stock by a minor can be voided, very few people would be willing to take the risk of purchasing it. When large amounts of money or property which has written documents of title are involved, people are much more careful in dealing with miners. There are several ways to avoid these problems. One way is to have a guardian appointed to manage

ton’s and then figure out some why to churn up some waves.” The truth is that Nixon usually takes a 20-minute nap after lunch and swims half-a-dozen laps in the pool in the evening. You can be sure, however, that he’ll never permit photographers to picture him holding poolside conferences with aides as Johnson did. Nixon has also removed all traces of LBJ from the President’s oval office. He has ripped out all the push buttons and electronic gadgets that Johnson loved. In place of LBJ’s 42-but-ton desk phone, Nixon’s has only half-a-dozen buttons. Gone are the muffled news tickers and the huge, three - . screen TV console which enabled Johnson to check what the wire services were reporting and to watch all three networks at once. The President has also completely revamped the interior of Air Force One, so that it no longer' looks like the same plane’ on the inside. The message is clear: Richard Nixon wants the world to know there’s a new President in the White House. REWARD TO A FRIEND Sigurd Larmon, retired chairman of Young and Rubicam, was one of the closest friends of the late President: Eisenhower. He was chairman of Citizens for Eisenhower and one of his biggest money raisers. He has also been a money raiser for Nixon, and the other day was attending a SI,OOO -a - plate dinner to augment Nixon’s 'future campaign funds when he read in the newspaper that he had been fired by Nixon. - The job that Larmon was fired from did not pay anything. He

the gift. A court must appoint a guardian if one is needed. This of course requires the filing of a petition for the appointment of a guardian with the court, filing periodic reports and petitioning the court for permission to make various transactions such as sales, purchases and distributions. Minors are permitted by statute to deposit and withdraw funds in United States Savings eßonds aqd in Lank accounts with out liability to the depository. An important stature on gifts to minors is called the Uniform Gifts to Minors Act. This law makes it possible for persons to give a minor stocks, bonds, money, life and endowment insurance policies and annuity contracts. A person who wishes to give a gift under the Gifts to Minors Act appoints a 'custodian and conveys the gift in care of the custodian by using the special writing as provided in this Act. The giver can appoint himself as the custodian. But a gift once given cannot be taken back. One of the primary benefits of

devoted his time patriotically to advising the United States Information Agency, and had done so for 15 years. Larmon was first appointed by Eisehnower, reappointed by Kennedy, and reappointed again by LBJ. But after 15 years of devoting his expert public relations experience to the service of his gov. ernment without pay, he was unceremoniously dropped without a word of advance notice. NIXON AND PRESS President Nixon’s office staff gripes mildly that he almost never reads the newspapers or watches TV pews. His first order after moving into the White House was to banish LBJ’s TV sets from a side office and from the living quarters upstairs. The only set remaining is a color TV which Tricia watches. What the President relies upon are news digests prepared for him by his staff. This puts quite a burden on them and they sometimes worry whether they may skip something important. In reading the papers Nixon glances only at the headlines, seldom bothers to read the inside pages. The only time he turns on TV is to watch an occasional baseball game. APPEASING THE GENERALS The Nixon administration, believe it or not, is planning to appease the military dictatorship of Peru — despite the kicking around which Peruvian generals have given Uncle Sam in the past. The White House is prepared to lift its ban on $2,500,000 credit for arms sales to Peru imposed after Peru seized American fishing boats more than 100 miles off the coast.

Congressional Comer: John Brademas Reports From Washington

Oppose Administration Tax Bill

Taxes are the top item on the Congressional agenda right now. The tax bill scheduled for a President Nixon has been pressing Congress to extend the 10 per cent surcharge which is due to expire at midnight on Monday, June 30. The Administration considers the surtax to be essential to the battle against inflation. Most Congressmen would agree in placing the problem of inflation very high on the list of national concerns. They would further agree that government revenues must be increased in order to reduce inflationary pressures. But there is considerable dist> agreement concerning the most equitable and effective means of accomplishing this objective. The tax bill scheduled for a vote Monday fails completely to close the loopholes which enable thousands of the wealthy to continue to avoid paying any taxes at all. Extension of the surcharge would therefore only increase the financial burden on middle income taxpayers. Moreover, President Nixon’s rtax bill, in the view of a large number of Members of the House, would kill any serious prospect of passing significant tax reforms in this Congress. Yet only with tax reform will we be able both to generate billions of dollars in needed Federal revneues and to make our tax structure more equitable. I believe it is high time for Congress to provide some substantial relief to the American taxpayer who carries the overwhelming tax burden. The Administration’s tax bill in no way meets that test.' I, therefore, oppose this measure. APPROPRIATIONS BILLS Two actions of the House in dealing with appropriations bills last week illustrate rather clearly our sense of national priorities.

the Act is that third persons can deal with the without the danger that the minor could or will void the transaction. Also, the custodian is appointed by the giver of the gift, not a court: no bond is required, no reports are needed to be filed with a court, and the custodian has the right to transfer the property without petitioning for permission.

By DREW PEARSON And JACK ANDERSON This brings to light the hitherto little - known fact that the United States never did cut off ail arms to the Peruvian junta. Nine million dollars in arms gifts was continued plus a $700,000 gift for military training. Furthermore, the State Department did not ban Peru’s right to buy arms on the US market. All it did was to terminate million in credit — the latter now to be reinstated. Despite this the Peruvian government instructed its ambassadors all over Latin America to wage an intensive hate campaign against the United States accusing Washington of highhanded imperialism. Furthermore, t h e Peruvian navy seized three more US fishing boats. In fact, whenever the Peruvian government appeared to be having political problems at home it distracted public attention away from these pro- , blems by seizing American vessels and making the American eagle scream. It was American arrfis shipments to Peru over a long period cf years beginning with the Truman administration and continuing under Kennedy which led to the high - handedness of the Peruvian military. It kicked out civilian governments at will, using American arms to do so. Now, the Nixon administration plans to repeat the mistakes of the Truman and Kennedy regimes by resuming full scale military aid to the generals. Note: George Thayer reveals in his recent book, “The War Business,” that the United States even sold two old cruisers to Peru for $5 million each when Peru had naval personnel to operate only one at a time.

The House passed virtually without question a $2.5 billion appropriations for the Atomic Energy Commission. The amount appropriated was actually $7 million higher than the sum requested by the Administration. But when it came to approving funds for the Development of Housing and Urban Development, the House quickly changed from spendthrift to miser. The House cut $384 million for the Administration’s request of slightly over $2 billion for housing programs. Urban renewal and enforcement of the fair housing provisions of the Civil Rights Act will be among the programs most severely damaged by these cuts. OTHER NOTES This week I attended a briefing session at which John Holdridge of the Eastern Asian Division of the State Department in Communist China with a bipartisan group of Congressmen. These weekly briefings were initiated by Secretary of State Dean Rusk several years ago at my request, to enable Congressmen who are not members of the Foreign Affairs Committee to have the opportunity to hear top State Department officials and to question them on important issues of foreign policy. The House also this week passed the Interstate Taxation Act, which is aimed at enabling business firms that operate in several states to pay their share of state and local taxes without being subjected to multiple and unfair taxation. Also this week, I joined a bipartisan group of 104 Members of the House who wrote a letter to President Nixon to express our distress over discrimination against Roman Catholics in Northern Ireland. We have known prejudice in our own country, religious and racial, and we continue to struggle against it. As a Protestant, I deplore the evidence that the Government of Northern Ireland pursues policies that discriminate against the Catholic minority on such matters as jobs, housing and voting rights. The signers of our letter, nearly one-fourth of the Members of the House of Representatives, asked President Nixon to convey our concern to the Prime Ministers of Northern Ireland and of Great Britain.