The Mail-Journal, Volume 7, Number 8, Milford, Kosciusko County, 25 March 1970 — Page 9

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A Welcome To Easter

( Every holiday is accompanied by certain customs and traditions. Most of them are characterized by exhausting, frenetic activity. Even Christmas, with its centuries-old religious connotation, leaves participants exhausted from holiday festivity. Other holidays are marked by equally strenuous exhibitionism. Memorial Day is inextricably linked to the “Indianapolis 500” —a gruelling death-defying auto race. Labor Day and the Fourth of July have become occasions for a mass exodus to the seashore and mountains that make the trek of Hannibal and his elephants pitiful by comparison. Perhaps because of its antiquity, as

Common Sense In America

Most of our readers are aware that we take a generally dim view of the “Big Brother” concept of the dogooders, who operate under the assumption that Mr. Average American doesn't know enough to come in out of the rain; and. this being so. it is “necessary" to establish all sorts of special bureaus, committees, and departments (usually in Washington at taxpayer expense) to determine what is best for America, But when it comes to simple, plain, down-to-earth common sense, our bet will always be with John Q Citizen from Main Street, America. Consider, for example, the “top” motion pictures of last year (1969). Judging from the “Academy’.’ nominators and the avant garde critics, one would assume that the majority of the movie-goers last year had flocked to see the cheap and dirty film fare. The record shows otherwise. The film that grossed more money at the box office than any other 1969 movie was Walt Disney’s “The Love Bug,” featuring Dean Jones. Michile Lee. and Buddy Hackett. American movie fans plunked down sl7 million to

Indiana's Soil And Water Conservation Districts: Senator Vance Hartke

WASHINGTON. DC. - As our cities become increasingly overcrowded, we will have to place added emphasis on rural iife during the next few years. Very shortly, the pattern of migration from rural to urban areas will have to be reversed Statistics tell us that a third of the rural counties in Indiana have suffered a net loss m their population since the last official census, while an additional third have shown no appreciable gam in population As our state and nation grow m population and urban expansion, it becomes increasingly imperative that rural areas establish goals and workable plans for growth No efforts will be more vital in stemming the Ude of migration to our congested cities from rural America than the programs administered by Indiana's Soil and Water Conservation Districts. The Soil and Water Conservation Districts offer a

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EDITORIALS

major solution to our problems in the cities by creating a climate in our rural areas which will attract both new industry and population through the availability of economic power, flood-free location, an abundant water supply and recreational opportunities In Indiana, we have 91 SWCD's working effectively in urban and rural areas They offer us the unique opportunity of controlling the quality of our total environment from the local level. Through a local, state. Federal partnership, local people are able to determine their own needs and propose their own solutions SWCD programs have had tremendously beneficial effects in strengthening the economy of the nation and have unquestionably proven their ability to produce benefits in excess of costs. These benefits are manifested not only in flood

well as its meaning to Christians, there is one holiday that is commemorated in a different manner. Easter, which this year is observed on March 29. is usually a quiet occasion. Children hunt their colorful Easter eggs in the cool dampness of a spring morning. Instead of heading for the mountains or the seashore, millions of Americans make a special effort to go to church on Easter Sunday. Easter is a wholesome kind of holiday. It gives everyone an opportunity to recuperate in a small measure from the harassments of daily life. Its will be more than welcome.

see the film. A close second, with a box office gross of $16.5 million, was “Funny Girl.” starring Barbara Streisand, Barbara Streisand, and Barbara Streisand. The fact that Barbara seemed to be out to steal every scene in the picture didn't seem to be a drawback; it was an entertaining and enjoyable film, and people went to see it. “Bullitt.” the Warner Brothers film starring Steve McQueen grossed nearly the same amount as Funny Girl, followed by Paul Newman’s “Butch Cassidy.” Other top grossing films for 1969 included “Romeo and Juliet,” featuring Leonard W’hiting and Olivia Hussey; “True Grit,” starring John W’ayne, Glen Campbell and Kim Darby ; and" “Oliver.” with Oliver Reed, Shani Wallis. Ron Moody and Mark Lester. Although there was much talk last year about the smutty films, when it came to the vote at the box office, the choice was clear; what the people wanted, and what they were willing to pay to see. were good, clean, thoroughly entertaining motion pictures. —Hoosier Democrat

control, but in agricultural improvement. erosion and pollution retardation, the expansion of recreational facilities, the guarantee of water supply for urban areas, the stimulation of economic progress, and the development of human resources As our factories, highways, airports, and shopping centers continue to occupy more and more land, our water development needs are expanding at an alarming rate. Federal assistance to SWCD’s has increased. but at a rate which does not even meet the rising cost of technical operations 1 believe that this trend toward diminishing Federal assistance to SWCD's simply will have to cease This week, I presented a statement to the Senate Appropriations Committee in behalf of increased funding of Soil and Water Conservation Districts in Indiana I urged the Committee to remove the current personnel ceiling restrictions which throttle our conservation efforts and recommended the appropriation of additional funds to provide at least minimum technical staffing for each District. I recommended that the amount of funds for watershed planning be increased significantly and that we return to the authorization level of 100 new planning starts annually which we achieved during the 1960 s — as opposed to the level of 71 starts which has been proposed for approved Resource Conservation and Development Districts. I expressed my disappointment at the failure of the proposed budget to authorize new RC 4 D Projects and urged the Committee to authorize at least 15 this year. Finally. I noted with regret that new funds had been denied for the Agricultural Program, long the back-bone of incentive to landowners to support district programs which apply conservation practices to the land, and urged the members of the Committee to support a budget request of 5195.000

FOR ALL MANKIND!

Know Your Indiana Law _ By JOHN J. DILLON Attorney at Law This is a public service aiticle explaining provisions of Indiana law in general terms.

Advertising With The Flag

With the political season opening and candidates for office blooming like the crocuses in spring, it should be noted that certain items cannot properly be used in political advertising. Some candidates for office apparently are under the impression that they can wrap themselves literally in the American Flag in their advertising on billboards. The Indiana Legislature has seen fit. however, to make the improper use of the United States Flag a misdemeanor punishable by a fine. The law prohibits any commercial use of any flag, standard, color, or ensign of the United States. This very broad statute in effect prohibits the placing of any advertisement, political or otherwise, upon the flag of using it in conjunction with promotions

Special Report From Washington B > aNriFM ?- w

WASHINGTON — The latest intelligence reports on the crisis in Laos declare darkly that the North Vietnamese could push into the Laotian capital of Vietiane at their pleasure. The communist build-up has been bolstered by a fresh, new North Vietnamese division which brings the communist force up to 67,000 troops They are superior in size, firepower and fighting ability to the Royal Lao Army. They have also brought into Laos heavier artillery and anti-aircraft guns than they had previously used. Their advance across the Plain of Jars was swifter and smoother than the American advisers had anticiapted. The American B-52 raid upon their field headquarters, according to the intelligence reports, was not intended to stop their advance across the plain but was meant as a warning to the North Vietnamese not to push too far. Thailand has sent secret word to Hanoi that she will not tolerate North Vietnamese troops along the Lao-Thai border If the North Vietnamese invaders push all the way to the border. Thailand threatened to send the Royal Thai Army across the border to the aid of Laos The Laotians, meanwhile, seem completely indifferent to the crisis. It is against their happy natures to worry or to fight. At the height of the North Vietnamese advance, when enemy patrols came within six miles of the Laotian capital, the Defense Ministry closed for the week end Not a creature was stirring throughout military headquarters, except for some tennis players who dropped by to use the courts The army commander called no urgent strategy sessions but relaxed in sports clothes with friends. All the while, the travel authorities continued to encourage tourists to visit the pleasant little kingdom, as if the war at the doorsteps of the capital might somehow turn out to be a tourist attraction. Here at home, meanwhile, the peace-at-any-price crowd has started to misrepresent the events in Laos It was the communists, not the Americans, who escalated the war. The Plain of Jars was assigned to the non-

of products or persons. This, of course, is not intended to say that the proper use of the Unied States Flag at a political gathering or any gathering wherein the flag is used as the symbol of all citizens of the United States is improper. The thrust of the statute is to prohibit the placing of one's name or a political advertisement on the flag itself or any other figures, marks, inscriptions or picture or designs on the flag. The Indiana Election Code requires political parties to designate its candidates by some suitable device such as a star, and eagle, a plow, an elephant, a donkey, a rooster, or any of the well known political emblems. The Code prohibits, however, the use of the coat of arms or a seal of the United States, the United States Flag, or any other emblem

common to the people at large. It is not improper to use red. white and blue bunting or other symbols that are similar to a flag. But the design must be such that a person seeing it, without deliberating, must not believe it to be. or represent the United States Flag, or the colors, or the standard, or the ensign of the United States of America. The statute also prohibits the use of the flag as a decorative item. The law contemplates that when the flag is displayed, it will be displayed properly. Candidates seeking public office should be well aware of these statutes and should be very discreet in the use of emblems to insure that they are not improperly using national symbols. The reason for these laws is that our national symbols belong to all of the citizens and no candidate, commercial enterprise or political party should attempt to pre-empt them as their own.

communist part of Laos by the Geneva Agreements of 1962. It was the communists, not the Americans, who first broke the agreement. The North Vietnamese assault upon the plain this month required months of planning. This means the decision to escalate the war was made in Hanoi at least five months ago. The build-up, beginning the escalation, started more than two months ago. All this, of course, was long before the controversial B-52 raid on North Vietnamese field headquarters—which the peace crowd is blaming for the escalation. NAME-RANK-SERIAL NUMBER The White House is deeply concerned over what is happening to American prisoners in North Viet Nam. With the signing of the truce in Korea the Army launched an investigation of prisoner conduct and came up with the shocking statistic that almost one of every three captives had in some way collaborated with the enemy despite the rules that they could provide only name, rank and serial number In Viet Nam, we once again have the films and statements of prisoners apparently confessing to charges that are to us at home patently ridiculous. But there can be no doubt of the propaganda impact of these statements both on our friends and enemies. The United States rigidly abides by the Geneva Convention, which provides for the protection and humane treatment of prisoners. Yet, at the same time, the Army puts its own men at the mercy of communist captors. « The Nixon administration is quietly exploring the feasibility of doing away with the prisoner conduct code in its entirety. A POW must, of course, be restrained from giving military information to the enemy or informing on his fellow prisoners. But the Administration is expected to abolish the regulations that lay prisoners wide open to enemy presures and torture By scrapping the name-rank-serial number rule, the enemy would be deprived of a propaganda dividend

Congressional Comer: John Brademas Reports From Washington

President Asked To Support Drug Abuse Education Bill

A few days ago I joined House Majority Leader Carl Albert of Oklahoma and Congressman Lloyd Meeds of the State of Washington in a press conference on drug abuse education. We called the conference after President Nixon announced that he would order what he termed a “greatly expanded Federal program’’ to help stem drug addiction among the nation's high school aged youth. Os course, we will be pleased to get increased support for desperately needed education on our nation’s alarming drug problems. But at the press conference we asked the President to demonstrate his support for drug abuse education by endorsing a drug abuse education bill which the Administration opposed last year. As Majority Leader Albert put it: “It is hoped that the President’s decision to release modest funds, which Congress provided and which he had frozen, for drug education is not another headline-grabbing act.” The President’s decision will mean that six and one-half million dollars in previously frozen health, education, and welfare funds will now be used to finance teacher training in drug abuse, to step up research on marijuana, to intensify the training of professionals in the health field and to op>en a national information center on drug abuse. The Administration has also said it will be spending S3O million more during the next fiscal year to tackle the drug problem on all fronts, from law enforcement measures to rehabilitation. The United States and Mexico have already agreed on a program to fight narcotics smuggling. The agreement has been signed by the attorney generals of both nations, and would include one million dollars in technical aid to Mexico for the eradication of marijuana and poppy fields. The Advertising Council. Inc., will expand a public service campaign to produce commercials and movies on drug abuse. Federal agencies would provide $150,000 in production costs for this campaign. However, I feel that much more is needed if we are to have an effective drug abuse education program. Nonetheless, I welcome President Nixon’s position as an improvement from the astonishing indifference the Administration has shown on the drug problem during the past vear.

and at the same time stop the torture of our POWs. SUPREME COURT The Senate debate over Harrold Carswell’s appointment to the Supreme Court is nearing its climax. The campaign to confirm Carswell has been directed behind the scenes by Attorney General John Mitchell, who apprently is regarded by President Nixon as a political master, but whose campaigns invariably have wound up in near disaster. He ran Nixon’s presidential campaign starting with a 16 per cent margin over Hubert Humphrey. By election night Nixon’s lead had been whittled down to less than one per cent. It was also Mitchell who directed the confirmation battle for judge Clement Haynsworth who started out with a clear majority and ended up rejected by the Senate. Under Mitchell’s handling, Carswell’s majority has also been slipping away. Pressure has been building upon such conscientious Republican Seantors as Robert Griffin of Michigan and Len Jordan of Idaho to vote against Carswell. Carswell’s opponents will keep the debate going until the Easter vacation. This will give the Senators a chance to retunj to their states and find out how the homefolks feel about Carswell. The Senators will discover surprising opposition to Carswell in their home states. When they return, therefore, the opponents will gain enough votes to defeat Carswell by a razor-thin margin. » RUSSIA COMPLAINS The Russians have complained about the slaughter of polar bears in Alaska. The Russians claim this is threatening extinction of the rare breed in the Arctic. Polar bears, of course, don’t respect international boundaries and roam both the Soviet and American side of the Arctic, Alaska licenses hunters who kill an estimated 200 bears a year. It is believed at least three times that number are killed illegally. In Russia, shooting polar bears is outlawed.

For example, in July, 1969. the Administration opposed the Drug Abuse Education Act which I introduced with Congressman Meeds. When hearings on the bill were being held by the House Select Education Subcommittee, which I chair. Dr. Morton Miller of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare, testifying for the Administration, said that no new legislation was needed on drug abuse education. Yet the Drug Abuse Education Act passed the House unanimously, 294 to nothing, on October 31. However, the problems of drug abuse have painfully been brought to the attention of the nation by the shocking stories of drug use by youngsters, some of them not yet in their teens. Two of them were twelve-year-olds in New York who became addicted to heroin.l One of these, a youth from the South Bronx, told of his drug addiction to heroin at a public hearing a few weeks ago. where one state legislator was so touched that he broke down and cried at the boy’s story. Such pathetic stories as these have made worried parents ask what can be done to meet the spreading problem of drugs. The Drug Abuse Education bill I proposed with Congressman Meeds would authorize a three year program costing $29 million dollars. The monies would be used to develop scientifically valid arid objective teaching materials in the whole spectrum of drug abuse problems. The monies would also be used for the training 1 of school teachers to offer drug abuse education courses, and most important of all. the funds would be channeled into elementary and secondary schoolAfor use in teaching such courses The Senate has not yet acted on our Drug Abuse Education bill. I am hoping that President Nixon’s recent announcement will be followed by a decision on his part to reverse the previous opposition of the Administration to the bill, and that the President will use his very great influence to win, speedy approval of The bill in the Senate. The problem of the use of dangerous drugs by Americans, but most of all by young people, has become such an alarming one in our country that we should spare no effort to insure that we provide a maximum amount of education possible to the young people of our country on the dangers of drug abuse.