The Mail-Journal, Volume 7, Number 50, Milford, Kosciusko County, 13 January 1971 — Page 9

Ifi<* Mail journal PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY The Milfort Mail (Eat 1888) Syracuae-Wawasee 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, Ind., — 46567

Drug Abuse Symptoms If someone in your family is abusing drugs, would you know it? It may be a difficult thing for the average person to recognize because symptoms are varied, sometimes vague, and often to those of other conditions. Drug abuse may be suspected if the following signs are present: Inability to coordinate when standing or walking, muddled speech and impaired judgment can indicate barbiturate abuse. This drug abuser may appear to be drunk. Lack of alcoholic odor may be the giveaway. Rapid pulse, restlessness, jittery muscular twitches, heavy sweating and bad breath ?re hallmarks of amphetamine abuse. The individual also

t Be A Smart Shopper

Swing to smart shopping. Start now to avoid last erf the year blues. Miss Jan Armstrong, extension consumer marketing specialist 4 aL Purdue university, suggests that you check for the following spending leaks to avoid flopping on your financial face — . Random spending for* toiletries, cosmetics and household drugs by various family members, including teenagers, in an era of high prices and increasing use of such products. Failure to time-shop, to take advantage of opportunities such as annual sales and clearances, either because of lack of planning or capital to finance advance buying. Heavy spending for commercial

What Else Is New?

We’re sometimes accused of ignoring the little things of life. “Do you always have to tell us what you think about the major developments?” complains a reader. “Why don’t you comment on the more mundane happenings. like Gentleman Jim Lonborg’s wedding?” y Well, if you’re really interested, or if you think it matters, read on. Cairo — Egyptian youngsters are no longer allowed to play soccer in the streets, under a new law. That's 5 repression. Paris — The city council, in an effort to save 54 trees, voted against building a parking lot. That’s civilized.

Country Facing Economic Revolution, Warns Author

“We are on the threshold of many changes.” writes investment adviser Harry Browne in “How You Can Profit From the Coming Devaluation" (Arlington House. |S95> “During the next five years or so, we’ll most likely go — through another economic revolution The posture and proposals of both political parties almost guarantee this economic upheaval Political solutions are being advanced as economic solvents—the very quackery that got us into the current economic quagmire. The Democrats, for- example. have urged, and will continue to urge into the New Year, that the Nixon administration impose temporary wage and price controls—something they refused to do when they occupied the White House *■ President Nixon, prior to a recent speech in New York before the National Association of Manufacturers, had rejected wage and price controls However, now the administration has made it clear it is fully prepared to use the power of government, in- , eluding huge budget deficit spending and subsidies to industries. to take the political peril out of rising unemployment and inflation The upshot is that both parties are playing a variation on a single economic theme spend, spend

EDITORIALS

and control, control The differences are in the degree and sectors of the economy each is' willing to spend on or whip into line by government edict .The significance <4 President Nixon’s essentially bipartisan declaration of fiscal policy is likely to be missed or evaded during the "season to be jolly ’’ But the raw reality is that the average American citizen is faced with choosing between two parties which are fully prepared to pursue policies of monetary megalomania. But individuals need not helpless as investment adviser Browne makes clear in his brilliant book “Ignorance is not bliss. It is a source of destruction." the author observes, adding, "your ability to act with foresight will make it possible for you to be ready for what is coming. But you must recognize that your responsibility is to yourself and not to the government No one can possibly live the life of someone else—and yet you will be asked to do so " Browne points out that there is "very little difference between the financial world of today and that of 45 years ago." Individuals and investors were told by government prior to 1929 that everything was going to be great and all they needed to do was leave their fate in

tends to be nervous, highly talkative and overactive. Marijuana abuse typically leads to increased appetite with an especial craving for sweets. The user often is apathetic, listless and careless about personal habits. Widely dilated pupils and the constant use of darkpasses — even at night — may suggest involvement with LSD or marijuana. Pinpoint pupils, on the other hand, are a sign of possible use of heroin or another narcotic drug. So are chills and needle marks on the arms and legs. Addicts often wear long-sleeved sweaters, even in summer, both to keep warm and to hide their scars.

recreation Larger-than-necessary expenditure for insurance, because of monthly payments instead of annual, or buying many small policies instead of combining. Heavy car and car-operating expenses, with many families now spending noticeably more thar\ the 12 per cent of after-tax income, which is a safer limit for all car expenses, including depreciation. Overspending for food, with some families feeding themselves nutritiously for as little as a dollar a day per person, and others in the same neighborhood and income bracket spending as much as $1.75. (

* Yosemite National Park — on reaching the top of mightly El Capitan, climber Warren Harding Jr., said, “Boy, I’ll never go through it again.” That’s courage. Tunis — An army captain ordered his soldiers to dismantle a sheltered bus stop in front of his villa and move it away 50 yards because the waiting passengers annoyed his family. That’s feudal. Boston — Ken Harrelson says it was he who introduced Jim Lonborg to the future Mrs. Lonborg, in the Hawk’s sandwich shop on Massachusetts Avenue. That’s romantic. —Boston Herald Traveler

the hands of “experts “Many millions of Americans did just that” Browne writes "But the experts were wrong. And millions of Americans lost their life savings. But there were also those who didn’t buy the prevailing, myths They had confidence in their own minds They provided for themselves, regardless of what the crowds around them chose to do. And they didn’t lose, they 1 won ' If this sounds like a philosophy of every man for himself, Browne acknowledges it is just that He reasons that r since both political parties have renounced sound economics policies, individuals affected have a right to protect themselves. This Christmas may seem gloomy with such a thought, but the best gift anyone could give is a copy of “How You Can Profit from the Coming Devaluation.” The current econotpit troubles, which are likely to get worse, are the consequences of our intellectual and political leadership’s belief in near absolute control of the nation's economic life "When a government takes over a people's economic life," wrote the late playwright Maxwell Anderson, “it becomes absolute, and when it becomes absolute it destroys the arts, the minds, the liberties and the meaning of the people it governs ”

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

This is a publi<^service aiticle explaining provisions of Indiana law in general terms.

'Sovereign Immunity'

The interesting maxim that the “king can do no wrong” is still with us in 1971. This harsh rule of law provided that since the king was completely sovereign, he was not amenable to law suits for the satisfaction of wrongs as other mere mortals. Since the law in the states of the United States recognize the precedents of Europe, this rule of law became part of our great body of common law, enforced by the Courts in the United States. When this doctrine was enforced to the ultimate, it meant that citizens could not have redress for wrongs against their government. Simply stated, it meant if you were injured.by the government or an agent of the government.

SPECIAL REPORT FROM WASHINGTON

Aides Urge Nixon To Use Personal Touch

WASHINGTON — American policy makers are secretly worried that the United States must either subsidize South Viet Nam indefinitely or the country will be in more danger of economic collapse than communist conquest. Most of the nation's businessmen who have grown wealthy on the war pay no taxes. Among the urban rich tax evasion is the rule rather than the exception Only the underpaid government workers whose taxes are withheld from their salaries pay consistent taxes. They are almost forced to make it up through bribery and corruption. American advisers from the Internal Revenue Service have tried to help South Viet Nam to establish an equitable tax system. A house-to-house surveyhas now been started, for example, to find evaders and raise the revenue that the government urgently needs. * * South Viet Nam win probably adopt some tax reforms that will catch a few tax evaders and increase revenue. But so many of the tax Collectors are corrupt that it will be almost impossible to stop widespread tax evasion in South Viet Nam. However, public opinion in the United States will force drastic cutbacks in aid to Saigon which may finally force .the South Vietnamese government to sink or swim. SOURED ON SOVIET The Middle East peace talks have now been resumed but the strains have increased. Soviet persecution of Jews has increased the Israeli distrust of the Soviet Union. More than two and a half million Jews live in the Soviet Union, more than live in Israel itself. The Kremlin, not wishing to for the Israeli army, has been allowing only 200 Jews a month to leave the country. The Israelis are so sour on the Soviets that Israeli officials have indicated privately that they agreed to return to the peace talks only to mollify President Nixon. On the other hand, the Israelis would like an extension of4he ceasefire in order to stop the relentless military attrition. But the Egyptians have indicated they won't extend the

you as an individual citizen could not recover damages from the government. Probably no rule of law has been as widely and vehemently critized as the doctrine of sovereign immunity In 1920. Justice Holmes said, “It is revolting to have no better reason for a rule of law than it was laid down in the time of Henry IV. It is still more revolting if the grounds upon which it was laid down have vanished long since, and th£ rule simply persists through blind imitation of the past.” As the years have gone by courts and legislatures around the country have found the doctrine as revolting as Justice Holmes and have proceeded to abrogate it

either partially or completely. In Indiana, citizens have long been able to sue municipal corporations for their wrongful acts or the wrongful acts of their agents, based upon the negligence of the municipal corporation. Although municipal corporations once attempted to claim the sovereign immunity of the state, this has long been disregarded by the courts and the legislature has made specific provision for the giving of notice to the cities as a condition to bringing an action for damages. The counties in Indiana have been able until very recently to maintain that they have sovereign immunity against suits for /damages arising out of negligent conduct. In the last decade, the Indiana Supreme and Appellate Courts have all but eliminated the doctrine of sovereign imrfiunity within the State of Indiana. Clearly county governments are now responsible for their negligent acts which cause damages, and any citizen can bring an action to recover damages in the proper state court. Many lawyers theorize mat the broad implications of the recent Indiana decisions make the State of Indiana, even in the sovereign capacity, liable for damage suits. Although the State

cease-fire beyond the February sth deadline —unless a substantial agreement has been reached. The Russians are eager to reopen the Suez Canal in order to connect their naval forces in the Mediterranean and the Arab Seas. They have urged the Egyptians, therefore, to take a more lenient view. The Russians have pointed out to the Egyptians that a peace settlement can’t possibly be reached by February sth. It is expected, therefore, that American pressure on Israel and Soviet pressure on Egypt will produce an extension of the ceasefire To save Egyptian face, however, the agreement will be unofficial MORE HUMAN Aides have Urged President Nixon to follow ex-President Johnson’s example and use more of the personal touch in getting along with Congress in 1971. The aides have cited Johnsons entertainment habits and have quoted this LBJ rule: “There are 365 days in the year. That means you can invite people to 365 dinners. When you break bread with people, you are effective with people.” \ Nixon’s aides have also urged him to be more human in his dealings with Congressmen. They have reminded him of Hubert Humphrey’s statement that he first began to admire Lyndon Johnson when he discovered one day that the hard-bitten, harddriving LBJ could cry. RUSSIAN BUILDUP * Intelligence reports assert that the clashes between Chinese and Russian troops along their dispitted border seem to have stopped. But the Russians have quietly continued their military buildup. During 1970, the Soviets established a new ■ Central Asian Command and increased their Far Eastern forces from 30 to 35 divisions. Early in the year Russia had only enough troops to defend its border against a conventional attack. Military experts say that the Soviet forces in the Far East now have an offensive capability. Os course, the Soviets have always had a

Congressional Comer: John Brademos Reports From Washington

Leadership And Policy Questions

Before the start of the new congress on January 21, Democrats and Republicans in both Houses of Congress will hold separate caucuses to decide leadership and policy questions within their own party. These caucus meetings are regularly held at this time, but the upcoming meeting of House Democrats promises to be anything but routine. Besides choosing Congressman Carl Albert of Oklahoma, the present Majority Leader, as the new House Speaker, the Democrats will decide a spirited campaign between several candidates for the Majority Leader’s position Also of great importance, the House Democrats will take up the questiort of the seniority system — the longstanding but frustrating custom of rewarding Members with Committee chairmanships solely ori the basis of years served on lie Committee. J Under this system, a legislator s ability and responsiveness to the nation's problems are not crucial in determining whether he becomes a Committee chairman. As a result, many bright young Congressmen feel thwarted and frozen out of decision-making in the House even though they have the ability to make great contributions to the"legislative process. Beneficiaries of the seniority system, of course, are the older Members of Congress, and especially those from “safe” districts- ones in which they face no serious challenge to reelection. This system is illustrated by the fact that two House Committee chairmen are now in their 80’s and another six are in their 70’s. A regional unfairness is also apparent in that eight of the 12 major House Committees are chaired by Southerners from areas of Indiana is still clinging to the last vestiges of sovereign immunity, it is apparent that it will be able to maintain this position only in the most important governmental function. Most legal scholars feel that the government, be it. national, state or local, is as well able to respond in damages for wrongful acts as is any private individual or corporation, and it is very probable that any question that the sovereign is immune for any type of an action to recover damages will only be of historical significance in a very’ few years. Copywright John J. Dillon

frightening nuclear edge over the Chinese. But intelligence analyses suggested that the Kremlin would never use nuclear weapons against another communist country except in desperation. There is no really reliable estimate of Chinese strength along the border. China has at least a million men under arms in the border regions. Bitt the state of their arms and training is difficult to assess. FAMILY ASSISTANCE Just before the 91st Congress adjourned, President Nixon called Congressional leaders into his office to make a pitch for his family assistance program. This is a revolutionary new welfare measure that would offer a guaranteed minimum income to working families. Experts predict it would double the welfare rolls almost overnight. The President is convinced, however, that it would also encourage chronic welfare cases to take jobs in order to increase their income. Their welfare checks would no longer be cut off if they went to work. In time, the President , believes, many welfare people would work their way off the welfare rolls. At his closed door meeting with Congressional leaders, the President passed around a copy of a New York Times story describing the welfare crisis in New York City. The story asserted that the welfare rolls had increased so alarmingly city could no longer afford the staggering budget. The story added that the nation’s biggest city was caught in such a financial squeeze that it was also threatened with a police, firemen and sanitary workers strike. The President told the leaders that the nation’s big cities are on the edge of catastrophe and that drastic steps must be taken to save them from chaos. Only me federal government, he said, had the resource to save our cities. President Nixon, therefore, in order to rescue our teeming cities will give first priority to his family assistance and revenue sharing programs. Congress will probably act swiftly and pass both measures this year.

dominated by one-party politics. Since all bills must first be considered in Committees before they go to the floor for a vote, the power of the Committee chairmen is immense. PANEL REPORTS So because of its great significance, the reform of the seniority system is not being taken lightly. An 11-member panel of House Democrats was appointed last year to study the problem and they recently reported their recommendations. The panel, headed by Congresswoman Julia Hansen of the State of Washington, a widely respected legislator, made several proposals which would reduce the strong control exercised by a few powerful Committee chairmen and give more responsibility to the junior Members. First of all, the recommendations would bar the chairmen of full Committees from heading more than one subcommittee of their own . Committee. In some cases, chairmen have*not only headed their full Committee, but three of their Subcommittees. If adopted, this change would open up about 30 Subcommittee chairmanships for junior Members. Another proposal of the Hansen group would permit the x Subcommittee chairman to lead the debate on the House floor on the legislation reported from his Subcommittee. With respect to appointments to House Committees, the Hansen report recommends that nominations for the membership of each Committee, including the chairmen, “need not necessarily follow seniority.” Linked to this proposal is one of the most significant recommendations of Mrs. Hansen's report — one that would give the entire Democratic House caucus authority to vote on Committee chairmen if ten or more Members challenge the selectipn of a chairman. This change would give each Member ofthe caucus a vote on the key question of choosing Committee chairmen. It would also open up the possibility of removing hitherto entrenched chairmen who repeatedly obstruct votes on pending legislation simply because they may personally oppose it. Already a challenge is being mounted, to the continuation of Congressman John L. McMillan of South Carolina as Chairman of the District of Columbia Committee.

By JACK ANDERSON