The Mail-Journal, Volume 7, Number 28, Milford, Kosciusko County, 12 August 1970 — Page 9

J’fie if PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY The Milford Mail (EsL 188 S) Syracuae-Wawaaee Journal (Eat 1907) Consolidated Into The Mail-Journal Feb. 15, 1962 DEMOCRATIC ARCHIBALD E. BAUMGARTNER, Editor and Publisher DELLA BAUMGARTNER, Business Manager Box 8 Syracuse, lnd M — 46567

Everyone Means You!

The summer issue of The Hoosier Health Herald carries an article with the headlines, “Pollution: Everyone Must Care.” How true that statement is and as we see it, EVERYONE MEANS YOU! EACH and every person in America is going to have to join the fight against pollution or there is no way to stop it. Fighting pollution is a big job and a few persons can not do it alone. i VICTORY can only be gained if we all lend a helping hand and do our part to “Keep America Beautiful.” We like the national slogan that is now being used — Take nothing but pictures and leave nothing but footprints! EVERYONE does mean you! You must join the fight as well as your neighbor. the man down the street, the man across town or the people elsewhere in the state and nation. Truly, we need to all do our part in the fight against pollution. RURAL areas are getting as bad as the cities as people dump trash along the roadside and in our lakes and rivers. YOU are an offender unless you can truthfully say you have never thrown anything on the ground — even a chewed stick of gum is litter. OF concern today is the total environment — the ecology of life. The problems today are overwhelming because of polluted air and water, increase in soil waste, the loss of green recreation areas and the defacing of the landscape. NO one can solve this problem — and it has become a problem —by himself. Your help is urgently needed.

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Pace Os Congressional Action Steps Us Considerably In Past Few Weeks

WASHINGTON. D C. - The pace of Congressional action has stepped up considerably in the last few weeks, as both houses attempt to cope with the crush of legislative business m the waning days of this session. One bill that was voted upon favorably in the House and Senate is the Office of Education Appropriations bill, the main education funding bill. Two education items that are of particular interest to me were included in this bill. I am pleased to report These are a S2O million appropriation for guidance, counseling, and testing, and a $123 3 million appropriation for supplemental educational services and centers An amendment I introduced was responsible for at least a portion of that funding To date, the guidance coun seiing and testing program has been enormously successful in Indiana, as well as other states When federal funding for these programs first began in 1958. there were fewer than 100 counselors in Indiana Today, there are more than 1,400. Moreover, the funding has enabled Indiana to provide mobile units to bring guidance, counseling and testing services to rural areas, which have traditionally lacked these services This has been of great assistance to our young people. More and more students are receiving advice in their decisions as to the type of education program they should pursue, the vocation they should train for and enter, and the job opportunities in various fields A larger number of students are taking the necessary courses for admission to institutions of higher education and entwing Mich institutions - including vocational-technical

EDITORIALS

institutes Students are staying in school longer and more are graduating from high school.

For this we can thank the fact that we do have more counselors available to help our young people. Most teachers do not have the training to enable them to provide counseling services to dozens or hundreds of children, and we should not expect them to do so Our teachers burdens are great enough as it is without their having to take on the respon si bill ties of another profession 1 feel very strongly about the importantance of proper guidance and counseling services. however If our young people are to take the nght directions in life, they need assistance. In a day and age when our society offers some 35.000 occupations, as defined by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, it is imperative that guidance be available to all who need it. Supplementary educational services and centers. 1 believe, also fall into this category of essentials This is basically a program designed to develop new and worthwhile approaches to old problems in education, a program of innovationdesigned to raise the quality of education in regular school programs Since the beginning of this program in 1965. it is estimated that more than 11 million children in over 21,000 public school districts and 2.000 nonprofit private schools have participated in its exemplary and innovative projects. And these children have done more than participate they have benefit ted concretely from these programs. The programs have proved their effectiveness m improving reading skills and achievement of elementary pupils. Parental and community involvement, inservice education of teachers.

EVERYONE must help with the immense job of stopping the stupendous and increasing flow of dirt, gases, minerals and other pollutants that are filling our atmosphere. * MANY things are to blame for pollution — industry, transportation, private and public burning, litter, etc. EXTRA care should be taken so as not to add to the pollution that is already here. Kosciusko county residents are lucky because the problem of air pollution is not as great here as it is in many cases across the nation. However, we must be on our guard so not to cause anymore pollution than we already have. AIR that is once again clean would save money, health and lives. This gives us all something to think about! NOW is the time to start, if you haven’t already, on this immense job of stopping |he pollution. Os course we won’t be able to stop it all — don’t be silly — but if we learn to control it and stop the biggest part of it we may be able to save and save and save — money, health and lives! STATE and local officials have been working on this problem for some time. Won’t you join them now? YES, like Smoky Bear says, “Only You Can Prevent Forest Fires” — Only You Can Stop Pollution! OF course you can’t do it alone! You need help from everyone! UNTIL you join the fight against pollution it will continue to steadily fill the earth’s thin layer of atmosphere to suffocation.

and training of teacher aides have been a few of the successful features of programs for the disadvantaged, the handicapped, the potential dropout, and . the talented and gifted children from the pre-school to the high school levels Supplemental services were not designed to carry the main burden of our educational funding. of course They are. as thier name suggests, merely a supplement to the more traditional federal programs for improving education around the country. Thus, they account for only 3 per cent of our overall education bill this year, which now stands at more than $4.4 billion. Their purpose of innovation, however, has produced "spillover” effects that eventually upgrade other federal programs and improve the quality of education in districts which decide to follow their lead. One criticism of this program, unfortunately, has been that it does not confront essential school problems. But as a matter of fact, a recent change in the law provides that funds under this program are to be used to help "any local educational agency which is making a reasonable tax effort but which is nevertheless unable to meet critical educational needs . . . because some or all of its schools are seriously overcrowded, obsolete, or unsafe"; and to finanace other programs designed to provide "vitally needed educational services not available in sufficient quantity or quality." It seems to me that Congress is doing its best hr see that fedtral money is beirfg used where it is really needed. And that, I am sure we would all agree, is at the local school level YOU AND SOCIAL SECURITY Q — My teenage son is going to enroll in a Drivers Training Course in summer school. He says he has to have a social security card in order to obtain a beginners permit. Is this true? A— The State of Indiana does require the individual to give his social security number before ether a beginners permit or a drivers license is issued. Issuing a social security card may take up to three weeks if the individual previously had a card and has no record of the number.

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

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

Constitutional Amendments 1970

In the general election in* November of 1970, the citizens of Indiana will be asked to vote upon some very important ammendments to the Indiana Constitution. It is necessary that two successive sessions of the General Assembly approve a constitutional amendment before, it is submitted for approval or disapproval by a referendum of the voters. This week I will discuss the amendments concerning the Judicial Article of our Indiana Constitution. This amendment will provide a new method for the selection of Supreme and Appellate election after having been selected as nominees by their respective parties. The

Special Report From W ashington

WASHINGTON — The Defense Department has done everything it can to cover up marijuana smoking by American troops in Viet Nam. For example, last March the Department reported that only 15 men out of 1,000 were smoking marijuana. However, we have been given access to some confidential files on the subject and the facts are quite different. A suppressed study made under Defense Department sponsorship shows that the figure is not 15, but more than 290 men out of every 1.000. The Pentagon also pretends that pot smoking is confined to rear areas. Actually, the heaviest smokers are found in combat areas. The study was prepared by the Defense Department and shows the major difference between those who use marijuana in Viet Nam and those who don't: The potheads are two years younger Most of them are city boys They are in the low ranks, not non-coms. The pot smokers have been in the Army a shorter time and have been in trouble with the Army more often on unrelated matters. Many more GI marijuana smokers are single than are married. The main s conclusion that can be drawn from these confidential records is that the Pentagon is hiding ugly facts from the folks back home. PEACE DOVE FLUTTERS The glimmer of peace in the Middle East appears to be brightening. Here are the latest developments: President Nixon has prepared to use all the pressure of his office to persuade Israel to accept the Egyptian initiative. He decided, however, that the pressure of events would be more effective than strong words from,him. The build-up of Soviet planes and missiles in Egypt and Nasser's acceptance of the U.S peace proposal, the resident felt, would bring both military pressure and world opinion to bear on Israel The President, therefore, used the soft approach on Israel. His strategy was to create a balance of forces that would encourage both sides to stop fighting long enough to give peace another chance. One reason for Soviet support of the American peace plan, according to an in-

proposed amendments would remove the election of Supreme and Appellate Courts Judges from partisan political elections. Under the proposed amendment a nominating commission consisting of three attorneys selected by the legal profession, three lay , members appointed by the Governor and the Chief justice of the Supreme Court would evaluate the candidates for these posts and submit three names to the Governor of Indiana. The Governor would then be obligated to appoint a judge from the three persons submitted. That judge would then serve for a period of no longer than three years when he must come before the citizens on the question of whether he

could be retained in office. This would be accomplished at a nonpartisan election in which the judge would be presented to the voters on the basis "Should Judge Smith be retained in office? Yes or No.” If the voters say yes he should be retained in office, then Judge Smith would serve for a period of ten years at which time he would again come up for a vote for his continuation in office. If the voters vote no thereby removing the judge from office, then the nominate i commission again starts the selection process and a new judge is appointed. All of these elections would be of a nonpartisan nature without any political party label and without any opposition candidate. The Judicial Nomination Commission will also serve as a disciplinary body to provide for both administrative removal of a judge unable to perform his duties and disciplinary removal by initiating action before the Supreme Court to determine whether a judge should be removed for persistent failure to perform his duties. This proposed Amendment will in no way affect local trial courts which will continue to be elected as they are at present on the political party ballot. It is. however, an important change in

telligence analysis, is that the Kremlin would like to reopen the Suez Canal. The Russians are eager to make this part of an Arab-Israeli peace settlement. A reopening of the canal would restore direct access between the Mediterranean and Red Seas and enhance Soviet naval power in the area. President Nasser has closed the Cairo offices of several Arab commando groups that refuse to go along with the truce effort. These groups have now gone underground and are strengthening their ties with Peking. Increasingly, the Arab governments are cooperating with 4 Moscow, and the Arab guerrillas are working with Peking. In an attempt to appease the guerrillas, however the Kremlin has secretly suggested that Jordan be turned over to them. This would give them the independent Palestinian state they have been clamoring for and would get rid of King Hussein who has been too proAmerican to suit the Soviets. But it would also saddle the guerrilla leaders with the enormous problem of ruling Jordan. They are painfully aware that it is easier to condemn King Hussein than to take his place. HOFFA AND THE ADMININSTRATION Jimmy Hoffa, the imprisoned Teamsters boss, still has another year to serve of his eight-year sentence. He also faces another five-year sentence for pension-fund manipulation. When he was on the outside, he usually supported the Republicans. He threw the weight of the Teamsters behind Richard Nixon, for example, in the 1960 presidential campaign. Now he is using his Republican contacts to -wangle a parole. He intends to seek reelection as president of the union when his term runs out next July. Rivals inside the union, however, would like to see him stay in prison. Even behmd bars, he could probably win re-election. But the Justice Department is trying to bar this by tightening the Landrum-Griffin Act. The proposed amendment would prevent anyone convicted of kidnapping, perjury, forgery and various other offenses from holding union office. The amendment, however, is caught in a legislative logjam. White House aides, who

Congressional Corner: John Brademas Reports from Washington

Environmental Education Act; Agriculture Act And Postal Refoim

On August 3, the House of Representatives, by an overwhelming vote of 288-28. passed the Environmental Education Act, which I introduced and managed on the Floor of the House. The ten to one margin in favor of this bill offers dramatic evidence that Congress is vitally concerned about the quality of the nation's environment. I have supported several environmental protection and antipollution measures in the 91st Congress because I believe we are devoting far too small a portion of our national budget to the protection and restoration of our land, our lakes and rivers, and the air we breathe. But anti-pollution measures are not enough. We must also launch a major educational effort directed at developing more knowledge and a better public understanding of our environment. Future generations must not be faced with worse problems than the ones we only now are beginning to face up to. The Environmental Education Act would allow the Federal government to provide support for developing curricular materials for teaching environmental studies, support for offering environmental courses at the elementary and secondary school levels, training of teachers and community and other leaders in environmental affairs, the operation of adult and community education programs in environmental quality and ecology and the development of materials for use of the mass media on environmental questions. YOUTH CONSERVATION CORPS In a related measure. I was delighted that Congress sent the White House last week a bill I cosponsored to set up the Youth Conservation Corps. This threeyear pilot program would employ youths aged 15-18 in summer jobs on public lands administered by our Judicial System, and the first basic change in the Judicial Article proposed since the adoption of our Constitution in 1851. Next week I will discuss the constitutional amendments affecting the meeting of our Indiana Legislature and changing of the terms of certain administrative offices. Copywright 1970 by John J. Dillon

secretly would like to see Hoffa back in power, will lie low. But Justice Department aides already are urging congressional leaders to act on the amendment before the Teamsters election next year. Any appearance of helping Hoffa would hurt the Republicans, so the President’s political aides are nervous about calling off the Justice Department campaign. Terefore, the antiHoffa amendment will probably pass in time to bar him from the Teamsters presidency. AUTO STRIKE LOOMS Both the auto industry and auto workers are bracing for a strike that could give the faltering national economy a servere jolt. The new Auto Workers boss, Leonard Woodcock, is eager to prove to his members that he is as tough a bargainer as his predecessor, the last Walter Reuther. The auto companies, on the other hand, are determined to hold down labor costs at a time when their sales are threatened by increasing imports of foreign cars into the U.S. Both sides have declared their determination not to give ground. Therefore this stalemate will lead to an auto stnkp. However, Woodcock will select only one of the big three to strike. This strategy would increase the economic pressure upon the company to settle. Once he gets a settlement out of one company, Woodcock will tackle the others, one at a time. This may lead to a settlement before there is too much economic damage. EHRLICHMAN ASCENDANT President Nixon has ordered his new Domestic Relations Affairs Council to find solutions to the nation’s pressing domestic problems. Already, the council has become as powerful in formulating domestic policy as the National Security Council is in establishing foreign policy. This has made John Ehrlichman, who heads the Domestic Affairs Council, a power in government. In private, he talks like a conservative, but he has been recommending policies that are surprisingly liberal. It was Ehrlichman, for example, who pushed the minimum income plan which would guarantee all impoverished families a minimum income.

the Departments erf Interior and Agriculture. AGRICULTURE ACT 0 Last week the House passed legislation to revise and extend the 1965 Food and Agriculture Act for three more years. The bill contained a provision, supported by the Administration, to limit the maximum amount of farm payments to any one individual to $55,000. This was the first time a limit on farm subsidy payments has been set. but in my judgment, it is still far tod high. Therefore. I was one of a bipartisan group of both farm and city Congressmen who voted unsuccessfully to limit these farm payments to no more than $20,000 per producer. This would have permitted annual savings in the farm program of $169 million. The $20,000 limit would have reformed one of the least justifiable aspects of our farm program. Some large farmers have received hundreds of thousands of dollars in government subsidaries. These extravagant payments, which have been made to a small minority of very wealthy farmers, primarily Southern cotton growers, done nothing to help the small family farmer for whom the price support program should be designed. The huge subsidy payments have, in fact, been a political roadblock in the way of getting needed big city support in Congress to help small farmers POSTAL REFORM After many months of lengthy deliberations, both Houses of Congress finally approved landmark legislation to provide sweeping reforms in our postal system. The postal Reform bill, which is now cleared for the President's signature, provides a well-deserved eight per cent raise for postal employees and reorganizes the U. S. Post Office as a semi-independent public corporation. 1 Our postal system has served Americans well for nearly two centuries. But members of both House and Senate agreed that some aspects of the postal system have become obsolete and impractical under the burden of the great increase in the volume of the mail. This measure, which I am sure President Nixon will sign, is the most significant reform of the postal system ever undertaken.

By JACK ANDERSON