The Mail-Journal, Volume 8, Number 9, Milford, Kosciusko County, 31 March 1971 — Page 9

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Illogical Combination

An interesting article in a late issue of Life magazine presents an attractive picture of the steadily shortening workweek. It shows how families use their additional leisure time resulting from a four-day workweek to indulge in hobbies and greater enjoyment of the outdoors. One economic theorist believes the fourday week is just away station on the road to a three-day week. With a threeday workweek, he foresees the living patterns of workers changing substantially. The short week would allow them to escape from cities into the

At Least Neutral

Mr. James N. Sites, public relations executive, put into words the climate in which business operates today when he said, . you can’t whitewash a gar--5 bage dump. Any organization must be able, in effect, to go into the court of public opinion with clean plants. It is therefore only common sense for a firm to analyse and inventory where it now stands on air, water, noise and even ‘visual’ pollution — and either clean up, or be able to convince the public it is pursuing a program of determined action aimed at doing so. ... It is no

A Costly Sacrifice

* As expected, efforts are being made again to raise the amount below which public purchases may be made without advertising notices to bidders. At the present time, governmental units may purchase items up to $2,000 in value without advertising for bids. We remember when the limit was SI,OOO. Current efforts are to raise this limit to $4,000. While it might seem like a selfish interest, we assure you this is not the case. Our position of opposing this

U.S.A. Has Turned Into An Unsafe Place

Crooks, bums, thugs, along a with organized crime, vice and overly sympathetic judges, have turned our country' into an unsafe for our families day and night. In our neighborhood parks, once upon a time, it was safe to have a family picnic, allow the children to ride their bikes, and look forward to the sum* mertime evening weather, to enjoy one of the many things that, as taxpayers, we have paid for. But nowadays the parks are full of bums. Purse snatchings, rapings and robberies are at an .all-tune high. We no longer go to the parks and our children are not allowed their fun. So in essence we have just given up. One of the mam problems is the police departments inability to work effectively within our system. We have seen case after case where convicted, hardened criminals have admitted guilt, or in other cases where guilt was proven, but technicalities have allowed these misfits and deviates to go free and do more of their evil deeds. Our police departments deed more help, more manpower, more of the taxpayers' dollars. But, at the same time, without our commitment as citizens, and our assistance, their job will never get done. Judges throughout our country should take a hard look at what is happening in their courts. In return for our commitment to work with our police departments, we need their commitment: 1. That they will begin to be more critical judges of themselves and their actions. 2. Whenever they find one of their own beating someone or shooting his gun unnecessarily, they not only will fire him but

DEMOCRATIC ARCHIBALD E. BAUMGARTNER, Editor and Publisher DELLA BAUMGARTNER, Business Manager Box • Syracuse, Ind.. — 45557

EDITORIALS

punish him to the fullest extent of the law. 3. That they teach policemen that the factory that made their guns certainly made more than one, and that they only use it when it is absolutely necessary 4. That they give our youth the benefit of their experience and don't harass, condemn or I beat a kid because he has long hair. 5. That they just be darn good cops. Revolution In Liberty CONCEIVED IN LIBERTY Revolution and Evotattai The Bicesteunial Year Week of Arpfli through April 10 1771 — George Washington, Virginia planter, also operating a fishery on Potomac River, flowing past his property, plans shipment of dried fish as well as field produce to West Indies in exchange for foreignmanufactured goods. ... In London, House of Commons fails, tn final attempt, to prevent reporting of its debates in the newspapers. IS2I — What some judge the first great American novel, ‘The Spy," by James Fenimore Cooper, newly published. A romance of the Revolution, it was to go through three editions within a year. ... African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church founded in New York Gty.... Charles Pierre Baudelaire, French poet, born in Paris. 1871 — Civil service reform effort ban in March, when President Grant sought to

country from where they could commute once a week to their three-day job. One cannot help but wonder, however, about whether a three-day week or even a four-day week can ever be obtained if we persist in turning back the technology upon which greater leisure must ultimately depend. In the name of environment, we obstruct the pursuit of achievement and progress on many fronts. No one has yet explained how there can be a technological standstill or rollback coupled with a millennium of leisure living.

longer enough simply to prove we need a particular company’s products or services. Managements are being held responsible for their organization’s total impact on the community. If this cannot be positive in all respects, it should be at least neutral.” For its part — now that industry is recognizing its obligations in the environmental field — the public has no choice but to accept its share of the costs of the new standards that are a part of every business operation in the country.

measure is because it further limits the public’s right-to-know how its tax dollars are being spent. The current $2,000 limit is by-passed many times by governmental units by contract purchases which string out the payments, all of which are under the prescribed limit. We do not subscribe to the argument that it would be a savings to taxpayers, if it means giving up the right-to-knou where tax dollars are going. The Danville Gazette

establish the first Civil Service Commission, but the effort failed when Congress refused to approve the necessary money appropriation. .. . Charles Darwin s “Descent of Man" published in England. — Robert Desmond You And Social Security Q — Has the amount that a person can earn and draw all of his social security benefits been increased from sl6Bo'’ A — No. The present law still uses the SI6BO amount. Os course you may still be eligible for some benefits if your earnings are not too much over SI6BO Q — Will the social security tax rate increase next year? A — No. The rate is not scheduled to change but the amount subject to the tax will be S9OOO rather than the present S7BOO Q — When will my wife and I receive the increase in our social security benefits recently passed by Congress’ A — The first check to show the increase will be the one you receive June 3. A second check paying the increase for January through April will be sent later in June.

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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. copyrieht. John j. onion

Life Insurance Beneficiary

Clients never cease to amaze their attorneys by the casual fashion with which they treat their insurance policies. Every lawyer has the experience of opening an estate and finding that little, if any. consideration has been given to the treatment of life insurance policies. I hope that each person who reads this article will remember three things. First, that the named beneficiary of the life insurance policy in Indiana takes the proceeds of that policy regardless of who the heirs at law of the decedent are and regardless of who the decedent might name to receive his estate in his will. Secondly, to put your life insurance policies, together with the name of the insurance company and the serial number of the policy, and to keep this inventory in a place where it can

SPECIAL REPORT FROM WASHINGTON

North Viets In Laos Stronger Than Expected

WASHINGTON — Official statements on the fighting in Indochina have been contradicted so often by events on the battlefront that the Defense Department’s credibility has sunk to an all-time low. We have been swamped with inquiries from distrusting citizens who want to know what really is going on in Laos. It is true, in a sense, that the South Vietnamese are withdrawing from Laos according to plan. The planned pullout, however, is taking place six weeks ahead of schedule The North Vietnamese resistance has been more determined than had been anticipated. Bad weather has also hampered air support in a few crucial instances. The air support has been the key to Smith Vietnamese success. Most of the casualties have been inflicted upon the enemy by the terrible downpour of machinegun fire, bombs and napalm from the air Some South Vietnamese battalions have been excellent, some fair, and some poor under fire. But thanks to the air support, the North Vietnamese have taken the worst blows. t It would be inaccurate to describe South Viet Nam’s withdrawal as a rout. The purpose of the Laos invasion was to distrup enemy plans for a major offensive in South Viet Nam early next fall. Captured documents indicate that Hanoi hoped to disrupt the South Vietnamese election and harass the U. S. withdrawal by mounting a massive offensive. We probably will have to wait until fall to find out whether the Laos invasion was a success. THE SCAPEGOAT We have reported in the past that Lt. William Calley has been singled out as a scapegoat by the Army for the My Lai massacre. There can no longer by any doubt that women and children were gunned down at My Lai. It is ridiculous to believe, however, that the blame can be limited to a lowly lieutenant. As we have pointed out, the America! Division was thrown together hastily. Its commander. Major General

be found separate from the policies themselves. Thirdly, to take each and every life insurance policy that you know have in force, to unfold it and read it and make certain that the named beneficiary is still as of this date the person whom you want to receive the proceeds from your life insurance policy. Time after time a lawyer will find a policy on the life of a decedent that no one knows is in force until long after the decedent’s death because the decedent has not made known to anybody that he has the policy in force on his life. Your life insurance company will settle any claim very quickly upon the proper presentation of the proof of death of the insured, but no life insurance company can make any payment until it does receive a claim and notice of proof of

Samuel Koster, appointed his army cronies and West Point classmates to combat commands. Lt. Calley was part of a special task force that was untrained and unprepared for its assignment at My Lai. The regulations ' governing the treatment of prisoners and civilians had not been taught to members of the A men cal Division. But nominal charges originally brought against Koster have nowbeen dropped, though the Army claims the charges are now being reviewed. OPENCHANNELS Despite the rumbles out of Peking over the Laos incursion, the channels have been kept open at Warsaw between the U.S. and Red China. American diplomats have continually assured the Chinese that the U.S. plans no move in Indochina that would threaten Chinese territory As a friendly gesture the U.S. has removed travel restrictions on American citizens who wish to visit the Chinese manland. President Nixon has gone so far as to state that the United States would like to see China play “a constructive role in the family of nations.” State Department sources predict the United States will support the full admission of Red China to toe United Nations this fall. However, the American delegation will call for a two-China policy that would recognize both communist China and Nationalist China. But this will be emphatically opposed by Peking, which will turn down membership in the United Nations until Chiang Kai-shek’s government is thrown out. AGNEW’S IDEA Vice President Agnew's latest attack on the television networks was strictly his own idea. He was aware of talk around the White House about the impact of TV. He was also aware of continued complaints that the TV networks were slanting their reports against the Viet Nam war and other presidential policies. But President Nixon did not suggest to Agnew that he renew his attacks upon the TV

death. But everrgreater than this problem, people will take a life insurancei policy out. name a beneficiary that they want to receive the proceeds of the policy, then put the policy away in a lock box and 20 years later forget thet they have never changed the beneficiary. Particularly prone to do this are husbands who have a second wife, either through death or divorce, who forget to update the beneficiaries of their policies in keeping with their new state in life. It is a very traumatic experience when a wife of many years finds out that through pure oversight she is not the beneficiary on her husband's insurance policy. Each wife.who reads this article should double check her husband's insurance policy to make certain that the beneficiary named is the one that both parties want to receive the proceeds of the policy. As I have said many times before, no better investment in legal services can be made than those spent on estate planning. You or your heirs will get an exceedingly high return on money spent for these services. If you are not absolutely certain of the exact nature of your insurance coverage, visit with your life insurance man and have a conference with your lawyer to determine that this money will be distributed exactly as you want it distributed now.

Congressional Comer: John Brademas Reports From Washington

Another Milestone Passed

The 92nd Congress passed another milestone last week as the House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved a Constitutional amendment to lower the voting age to 18 in Federal. State and local elections. The House action, by a 400 to 19 vote on Tuesday, followed the Senate’s unanimous passage of the measure earlier this month. A total of 38 State legislatures must now approve the amendment before it becomes effective. Five states have already acted quickly on it. and a drive will be mounted to assure that enough States take affirmative action to win final approval by the 1972 election. I joined a group of Congressmen in introducing this measure at the outset of the 92nd Congress because 1 bleieve that the right to participate in the American political system should be extended to these young citizens. The vast majority of our young people have shown that they are mature and wellinformed and certainly deserve the opportunity to share in the decision-making of their governments on all levels. j Congress last year passed legislation clearing the way for 18-year-olds to vote, but a U.S. Supreme Court decision late last year indicated that the Constitutional amendment was necessary to permit participation in all elections. Unless this amendment is ratified, the voting age will be 18 for Federal elections while the higher age limit of 21. which now prevails in most states, will be in effect for State and local elections. thus creating confusion in maintaining voting rolls. RURAL TELEPHONE BANK In other House action this week, a bill to provide an additional source of capital to telephone cooperatives and companies serving rural areas won approval. The measure establishes a government sponsored rural telephone bank to be operated along the lines of the federal land banks. This is another important step in a legislative program to speed rural development and I was pleased to see it receive wide support. CHILD DEVELOPMENT BILL This was a big week for me, personally, as I led a bipartisan coalition of five Democrats and five Republicans in intorducing a major Comprehensive Child

networks. Agnew developed his speech against CBS within his own staff. He definitely did not submit an advance copy to the President for clearance. However, he knew from the attitude in the White House that he was reflecting the President’s views. MORE SUCCESS Secretary of State Rogers is having more success selling his Middle East than his Viet Nam policies to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Behind closed doors, he explained his plan to establish a peace keeping force in the Middle East. Not a single member of the committee opposed the idea. Seante Foreign Relations Chairman, Bill Fulbright, a caustic critic of the Viet Nam war, spoke up in favor of Rogers’ plan for the Middle East. Outside the Foreign Relations Committee, however, Senator Henry Jackson of Washington has raised his voice against the Middle East plan. He has charged that it will help the Russians keep their foothold in the Middle East. What we should be doing, he said, is seeking away to push the Russians out. CIA MONEY The United States has taken pains to keep out of South Vietnamese politics. We can report, however, that CIA money has been secretly channeled into South Viet Nam to build up a political organization in the countryside that could counteract the Viet Cong’s political apparatus. Some of this money is fimneled through the AFL-CIO to South Viet Nam’s Confederation of Labor. The South Vietnamese labor organization has used the money to build up an anti-communist Farmer-Labor party. An AFL-CIO spokesman denied that its contributions came from the CIA, but acknowledged that the money is being used to build an anticommunist political system in South Viet Nam. Competent sources tell us, however, that CIA money is behind the project.

Development Bill in the House. Members of our group met with Nfew York City Mayor John V. Lindsay in his Manhattan office on Monday as he announced that city’s intention to open fifty new day care centers to serve 5,000 children over the next two years. Then on Wednesday held our own press conference here to announce details ot the bill, which aims at making educational, nutritional and health services available for all preschool children in America. There are indications that our bill will receive widespread bipartisan support in Congress as well as the endorsement of many organizations interested in child development. Indeed, the recent White House Conference on Children and the Indiana Community Coordinated Child Care Committee, headed by Mrs. O; C. Carmichael, Jr. of South Bend, have already endorsed similar legislation. The bill I introduced last week also is in line with President Nixon’s statement in February 1969, in which he commented his administration “to providing all American children an opportunity for healthful and stimulating development during the first five years of life.’’ There is a great need for this legislation. By 1980, there will be 5.3 million working mothers, aged 20-44. with children under five years of age—an increase of 43 per cent over the 1970 figure. Today there are already five million preschool children in America whose mothers work, yet day care services are available for only 641,000 of these children. The Child Development Bill establishes the framework for services for developing the potential of these children and for providing opprotunities to develop for many other American children. I would emphasize that the program is entirely voluntary, and that parent participation would be required. It is not proposed as/a substitute for the home environment, but as an extension for our existing school system in order to give these youngsters education, nutrition, physical and mental health services. As Congressman Albert M. Quie. top Republican spokesman on education in the House and a co-sponsor of the Child Development Bill, said of it last week, the bill “strengthen family ties.”

By JACK ANDERSON