The Mail-Journal, Volume 7, Number 42, Milford, Kosciusko County, 18 November 1970 — Page 4

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PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY The Milford Mail (Ist ISM) Syracuoe-Wawaeoe Journal (EsL 1807) Consolidated Into The Mail-Journal Feb. 15, 1882 DEMOCRATIC ARCHIBALD E. BAUMGARTNER, Editor and Publisher DELLA BAUMGARTNER, Business Manager Box 8 Syracuse, Ind., — 48587

Let's Back The Warriors No one can say fans were not behind the Wawasee Warrior football team this year. A full house seemed ever present when the Warriors played on their home field and large crowds braved wind and rain as they followed the Warriors in their travels. Wawasee’s football team and coaching staff deserves congratulations for having fought their way into second place in the school’s first year in Northern Lakes Conference football competition. Now it’s time to move indoors and # time to turn our thoughts and our support to Hoosier Hysteria as it takes over in all of Indiana. Wawasee will take to the hardwood November 20 at Carroll for it’s first game of the season and Make Marijuana Legal “Make marijuana legal!” Sound familiar? This cry is not only heard from the ghettos to the college campuses, but also from students right here at Concord Should marijuana be made legal? There are many questions to consider before deciding. Marijuana, also known as grass, pot, tea, and in stronger forms, hashish, has been classified as a hallucinogen, meaning it produces hallucinations, or illusive, waking dreams. It is included in the group dangerous drugs, along with other hallucinogens, stimulants and sedatives. Those who urge legalizing marijuana frequently made the assertion that no medical evidence exists proving that it causes harm to its users. New studies show that marijuana interferes with the thinking process and recent memory, weakens concentration, and retards speech. Hashish users suffer conjunctivitis (eye inflammation), chronic bronchitis, insomnia, and digestive problems. The mental harm caused by grass is fairly evident. Marijuana-induced panic reactions are not uncommon among users. Large amounts impair logical thinking and rational functioning. This explains why many have committed self-destruction while high on pot. Along this line of thinking comes the question “Does marijuana lead to the use of other more harmful drugs?” Physically, there are no withdrawal symptoms as of yet, but the use of marijuana does play a psychological role in the initiation of more potent and dangerous drugs. The pleasure which one derives from smoking pot may

NEEDS NEW SHIPS Canada May Lose Control Os Arctic

By GREG CONNOLLEY Copley News Service OTTAWA — Canada has been warned it must demonstrate its sovereignty in the arctic in a practical manner. rather than just passing legislation in Parliament Capt T C Pullen, who was Canadian representative on the Northwest Passage voyage of the U.S. tanker Manhattan last year, says ‘‘practical” means things like new. giant Canadian icebreakers in the north The cost of modern icebreakers, navigational aids and increased reconnaissance of ice from the air could cost S2OO million, according to federal Transport Minister Don Jamieson. Capt Pullen declares that if Canada doesn't provide this equipment so that it can control the arctic, "someone else will do it" After the Manhattan's journey, Capt. Pullen related, the United States realized its 20-year-oW icebreakers were outclassed and set aside SSO million for the first of a new class of powerful ships.

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“There is a lesson here for Canada," he emphasized The arctic expert predicted huge oil tankers would be plying the Northwest Passage in three years and Canada’s present fleet of icebreakers would not be able to cope with the situation. “We could find ourselves in the unenviable position of calling on the U.S. Coast Guard for help," be commented. The Canadian government has authorized a study project to recommend new icebreakers that could handle any situation in the arctic. But even when a design is agreed upon, it could take as long as six years before the first icebreaker would be ready for service. Pullen's call for a Canadian presence in the arctic to establish sovereignty may be met more quickly from other fronts, however. Recently, the Canadian armed forces established an arctic command post Air force aerial reconnaissance of the north is being increased Now Defense Minister

hopefully a NLC crown. Deserving equal support this year at Wawasee high school are the newer and less followed sports of wrestling and swimming. Both are coming into their own. Both offer more boys a chance to re ’•esent the school in competition. By deserve your support. The first match of the year is at Lakeland on November 23 while the first swimming meet will be held at Wawasee on November 30 when the Warriors take on Warsaw. Area merchants, business and professional men are offering their support through advertisements to be found elsewhere in this issue. We join them in their support of the Warriors and hope you do too!

become less satisfying with continued use, causing a user to seek greater highs through LSD or heroin. Many people argue the issue “if alcohol is legal, then why isn’t marijuana?” True, alcohol and pot are similar in certain aspects, but would legalizing marijuana clear up our alcohol problems? The drunken driver and pot-smoker do present real driving hazards, but in the latter, the inducedstate is much farther advanced, giving the user, far shore unimaginable ideas of his abilities and surroundings. Do we want both of these characters on the road? In addition, the argument of “It’s my body and what I do with it is my civil right,” arises. This may be true, however, our constitution was written to protect our citizens and in order to protect this group of people, we must guard against certain individuals who threaten them. Lastly, what can be gained from using marijuana? When used to escape his troubles, the user finds that when his trip has ended, the same trouble still exists. Creativity may be brought out while on high, but finished products are rarely produced since self-discipline is lost. In conclusion, is marijuana really something we want our children to grow up believing is lawful and right? Do we want our society to concentrate largely upon immediate needs and impulses, taking on a very unrealistic attitude toward the future? Do we really want to “make marijuana legal?” —Concord Hi-Times

Donald Macdonald says he may assign a squadron of jet interceptors to the arctic although it isn’t quite clear what they would intercept. Macdonald has also been mulling over the purchase of nuclear submarines from the United States for under-the-ice patrols which in fact are carried out now by American and Soviet submarines But the nuclear submarines are probably too costly for Canada which may have to rely on electronic listening devices to keep track of the submarines of other nations. And Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, who had cut Canadian armed forces' strength in Europe by 50 per cent, says more and more of the troops will stay at home now to keep an eye on “national sovereign ty”

You And Social Security Q — In going through my papers, last week I found SOS in doctor bills from the spring of 1969.1 have Medicare insurance. Is it too late for me to file a claim on these bills? A — No. You have until December 31,1970 to file a claim for any doctors services you receive from October 1,1968 thru September 30. 1969.

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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.

Double Jeopardy

One of the great principles in the American system of justice is that no person may twice be tried for commission of the same crime. This principle is reflected in the sth Amendment to the United States Constitution which states, “nor shall any person be subjected for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb” and in Article 1, Section 14 of the Indiana Constitution which states, “no person shall be put in jeopardy twice for the same offense.” Thus the Indiana Constitution and the Federal Constitution provide the same protection against being tried twice and further the United States Supreme Court has held that the Federal provision prohibiting a person twice being put in jeopardy is also applicable to states by virtue of the application of the 14th Amendment

SPECIAL REPORT FROM WASHINGTON

Reported To Have World’s Largest Land Army

WASHINGTON — Intelligence reports warn that the Red Chinese have quietly strengthened their army during the past 18 months until it is now the most formidable ground force in the world. The Chinese began arming and training additional troops to meet the threat of a Societ attack. The army’s training had been neglected during the convulsions of the cultural revolution. To overcome this deficiency, the troops have been given intensive training during the past 18 months. A huge million-man militia has also been armed and trained under the army’s direction. Another two-million man force, known as the production and construction corps, has been given military training. All told, the Chinese ground force is now estimated by between seven to ten million men. The crack divisions have been moved to the north to guard the Soviet borders. Another large force is stationed at the rail hub of Wuhan in the center of the country. From this hub. troops could be moved rapidly to any trouble spot in the country. The military assessment is that the Soviets today would have trouble defeating the Chinese on the grund. FEELING OUT ALLEN DE The Nixon administration has started cautiously to feel out President Salvador Allende. Chile's Marxist leader American Ambassador Edward Korry has held two quiet meetings with an Allende aide. President Nixon's delegate to the inauguration. Charles Meyer, also paid a formal call upon the new Chilean President. Their secret talks covered the whole range of Chile-American relations with emphasis on the expected nationalization of U.S.-owned copper mines. “ President Allende hinted that a change of ambassadors would improve relations between the two countries. Allende also indicated that he didn’t intend to become another Castro. NEW GUIDELINES The National Guard Bureau is circulating new guidelines to avoid another incident like

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to the Federal Constitution. As one noted judge said, the purpose of the double jeopardy clause is to guarantee “that the state with all its resources and power shall not be allowed to make repeated attempts to convict an individual for an alleged offense, thereby subjecting him to embarrassment, expense and ordeal, and compelling him to live in a continuing state of anxiety and insecurity.” This right has been strictly enforced by our courts to prevent multiple prosecution for the same offense. It was not uncommon in history that the prosecutor would use the great power of his office to try a defendant several times until he got the right combination of judge and jury to convict the defendant. Many people confuse these provisions of our constitutions

because they observe cases which are appealed to a higher court and reversed with a new trial granted. It should be pointed out the double jeopardy provision does not apply to the situation where a defendant is found guilty, and then appeals and is granted a new trial because of some error committed in the original trial. In order to avail himself of the defense of “double jeopardy” the defendant must have been acquitted at the first trial. Even this rule of law has been strictly interpreted of late by our courts and it was recently held that a defendant who was tried for the crime of first degree murder, but convicted of a lesser crime of voluntary manslaughter, which conviction the higher court reversed, could not again be tried for the more serious crime of first degree murder. The defendant, having been put in jeopardy once and not convicted of the first degree murder charge, could not again be tried for the more serious charge. The United States Supreme Court has also required that all charges which arose out of the same incident or set of facts must be tried at the same time or jeopardy would attach. This interesting decision arose when three armed men entered a tavern and robbed five customers. One defendant was tried and acquitted for robbery of

the Kent State University shootings. The Guard has blamed the incident chiefly upon neglect. Two years ago. Guard officials begged the Pentagon for riot control training and equipment. Because of the Viet Nam priorities, however, the Pentagon never got around to meeting the request. The Guard has now issued another urgent appeal for such non-lethal equipment as riot vests, batons, tear gas, face shields and other equipment which would enable them to handle civil disturbances without loaded weapons. Guard officials have also made another request for special riot control training. Meanwhile, they have submitted a federal operational plan, known as “Garden Plot,” which emphasizes the use of minimal force in controlling disturbances. STEPPING DOWN GRADUALLY Generalissimo Francisco Franco, the 77-year-old Spanish dictator, has personally held the full powers of government for 34 years. Lately, however, the old man has been giving his cabinet officers more authority. He has presided over cabinet meetings, but has let his ministers do most of the talking. This is a prelude to a gradual shedding and sharing of power. It is expected that Franco’s next step will be to appoint a prime minister who will take over the day-to-day functions of government. Franco will, however, remain on as the ceremonial chief of state. PALESTINIAN PROBLEMS King Hussein's successful defense of his kingdom against the Palestinians, according to intelligence reports, has left the guerrillas in dissarray. r The Palestinian guerrillas had counted upon the Syrians and Iraqis to help them overthrow Jordan. But the Syrians pulled their tanks back from Jordan after Israel began massing their own tanks on the Syrian border. And Iraq, which had 15.000 troops in Jordan, ordered them to stay out of the fighting. This has caused bitterness between the Palestinians and their former Iraqi and

i Bayh-Lines [a] MatJSfc FROM WASHINGTON IMI A REPORT TO THE PEOM.E »INDIANA FROM V. S. SENATOR BIRCH BATH

Little Cause For Optimism State Os Our National Economy

WASHINGTON, D.C. - As recent data reported in the press indicate, there is little cause for optimism about the state of the national economy.The election, one would think, would have convinced the President that something was wrong. A sagging economy and a steep rise in unemployment since he took office in January, 1969, turned away voters in great enough numbers to deny the President, who himself had campaigned hard for congressional candidates, an election victory. It certainly long past the time for a change. It has been obvious for many months now that the President’s economic “game plan" was not merely running behind schedule but that it was not working. The President’s main target—inflation—has decreased only three-tenths of one per cent in the last year, comparing the current rate of 5.4 per cent with the 5.7 per cent figure for the last three quarters of 1969. At the same time, unemployment has skyrocketed, from 3.8 per cent a year ago to 5.6 per cent at the present time. In the simplest human terms, this means that 4,259,000 men and women are now out of work, compared with 2,839.000 a year ago. These are people with families, not merely numbers or economic indices. Is this a fair trade-0f—1.420,000 more Americans out of work, in return for a decline in the rate of three of the customers in the tavern. The defendant was then brought back to trial on another charge for robbing the other two people in the tavern on the theory that this was a separate and distinct state charge and therefore, jeopardy had not attached in the acquittal of the defendant for the robbery of these two individuals. The court, of course, held that this in fact was jeopardy and that the prosecution could not, by bringing charges seriatim which arose out of the same incident and from the same set of facts avoid the defense of double jeopardy. It is probable from the recent decisions in our courts, at all levels, that the double jeopardy provisions of our State and Federal Constitutions will continue to be most stringently enforced. Coypright 1970 by John J. Dillon

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Syrian sympathizers. There have also been recriminations against the two top guerrilla commanders—Yasir Arafat, the leader of Al Fatah, and George Habbash, the leader of the Popular Front. Both stayed safely out of Jordan while the fighting was going on. This has not endeared them to their men who fought in vain. As a result, the commandos have been left disgruntled, disorganized and discouraged. WAGE-PRICE/iUIDELINES The Republican setback at the polls has stimulated new demands inside the Nixon administration for wage-price guidelines. An increasing number of Republican economists have come around to the conclusion that more drastic government action is required to hold down inflation, yet at the same time stimulate the economy. The pressure for wage-price guidelines, however, has made no perceptible impression on President Nixon. So he will continue to reject the call for guidelines. NO MURMUR ABOUT MERGER The Justice Department has been strangely silent about a gigantic merger of pharmaceutical firms. Warner Lambert and Parke Davis are well on their way to consolidating. The Anti-Trust Division of the Justice Department is supposed to make sure that competition, and therefore lower prices, thrives in the American market place. But there have been no gasps from Attorney General Mitchell about his merger of drug giants. The background of the case may be a clue to why there hasn’t been the usual outcry. Warner Lambert’s long-time chairman is Elmer Bobst, a contributor of time and money to Republican causes. Bobst is also a personal friend of President Nixon. He reportedly helped get Nixon on his feet with Mitchell’s New York law firm after Nixon lost his bid for the California governor’s chair in 1962. x

inflation of three tenths of one per cent, a decline whose impact is imperceptible in our daily lives? No, it is not. As most economists and, indeed, most people interested in the welfare of our‘country agree, it is a terrible price in human suffering to pay for a war against inflation which is not succeeding. Things have already been allowed to slide so far downhill that recovery is virtually impossible in this next We have already lost about SSO billion in output due to the Nixon slowdown. Economic forecasts foresee steadily rising unemployment and only gradually diminishing inflation throughout the year. Most economists believe that the Nixon Administration’s economic policies went awry during the first quarter of this year. Before that time, the Administration could with justification claim that unwinding the inflationary boom of 1968 took longer than most professional economists had predicted. Since early this year, however, the Adminstration’s ideological commitments have been the source of difficulty. These commitments are: (1) a belief that the present inflation is a much more serious problem than present unemployment; (2) an aversion to using government as a “third force” in wage and price decisions; and (3) revulsion at the prospect of a budget deficit, regardless of existing economic conditions. The President’s “game plan” went awry, it is believed, not because of forecasting problems or lack of effective policy instruments, but because the policy changes it could have taken were rejected on the basis of these ideological - commitments. Ideology—and only the possibility of reducing inflation somewhat—took precedence over the certainty that unemployment rate? would rise substantially under the President’s “game plan?’ I am sure we would all like to see inflation reduced, as little governmental interference in the economy as possible , ancV a balanced budget. But there are times when the economic wellbeing of our citizens should take priority over economic ideology.