The Mail-Journal, Volume 8, Number 14, Milford, Kosciusko County, 5 May 1971 — Page 9
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Confiscating Your Income
When the three-day workweek arrives, there is a good chance that at the rate taxes are rising those three days will be spent working for government. The demands for education, social services and capital outlays have brought many states to a financial crisis, and most of them are turning for help to the federal government—which is itself setting new spending records.
Knowledge In AH Generations
Mr. John W. Gardner, former high government official and a long hardworking, idealistic leader in solving “some of the toughest, grimiest problems erf our society” spoke to a midyear graduating class of Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York. With remarkable conviction, he put across the message that youth is not eternal and that knowledge or superior wisdom is the property of no single generation. Mr. Gardner made a point with telling significance when he asked the graduating class to which he was speaking:”. . .to. . .have a look at the
Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow
As if it is news, it is reported that longhairs are now in the majority on college campuses. (Remember when a “longhair” was a rather no-with-it square?) To be specific* a Gallup College Survey reveals that 23 per cent of males like their hair long but not over the ear, 20 per cent wear it over the ear but not down to the shoulder, and seven per cent go all the way. But what is really surprising is that
Electricity Con Be Fatal
lightning bolts can kill. This is one of the few mysteries of childhood which holds up under careful investigation. The tremendous electrical energy of a flash of lightning is more than enough to kill someone in its direct path and to injure seriously people within a distance of even 100 feet. One billion volts and 20,000 amperes may be generated by a stroke of lightning, a sudden, awesome reminder of the majesty of nature. Even household current can kill. A scant 115 volts applied under exact circumstances is enough to injure seriously or prove fatal. But the principles involved in lightning stroke and injury from household current are the same. First off. grounding of the body is important. The current must be able to travel through the body to the ground to cause its damage. For this reason, insulated shoes are worn in hospital operating rooms. The insulation protects the pathway of the current through the body to the ground. For this reason, also, linemen wear insulated gloves when handling open wires, and are borne aloft in insulated baskets. Moisture tends to increase the conductivity of the body for current. Wet skin is more conductive than dry, and people oh wet surfaces are in more danger than those on dry places., The duration of flow of current is important since it is obvious that the longer the current flows, the greater the damage t Finally the outcome of the injury will depend upon where the contact is made. Current flowing between the top of the head and a foot will certainly cause more damage than a flow between the knee and the foot. Injury caused by electrical current depends upon all of the factors above As a result, the damage which occurs can vary considerably. Death is always possible, even from household current.
EDITORIALS
Since these currents are not very hign, injuries tend to be bums rather than stoppage of the heart. Charred, black areas appear at the sites of contact of the current and point of grounding. Muscle spasms may occur, incidentally making it im* possible to relax the grip on the current source. Even the relatively mild injuries from household current can produce some severe injuries. Lightning injuries are usually due to stopping of the heartbeat. This is caused by the passage of the current across
HIGHEST LIONS HONOR TO 808 HOPE VC Wm Comedian Bob Hope accepts the 1971 Lions International Humanitarian Award from Dr. Robert D. McCullough of Tulsa, Oklahoma. President of the world's largest humanitarian service organization. The award was given to Hope for his continuous efforts and work in behalf of sight conservation and eye research, one of the major concerns of Lions Clubs throughout the world. The presentation was made this past weekend in Washington, D.C.. because film commitments will prevent Hope from attending the Lions world convention in Las Vegas this June.
The vicious circle ends at the door of the taxpayer who has been reading those wonderful stories about how, as machines become more efficient, everyone will enjoy greater leisure. None of the stories explained how to enjoy leisure after taxation has reached a level that allows a person to exist, but not to live.
people you know who are 20 to 30 years older than you. How many would you count as individuals who are still learning and growing? Or to reverse the question, how many seem to have lost their zest of live? Or their curiosity? Or their capacity to care? Or their willingness to learn new ways? How many are trapped in fixed attitudes and habits, like gnarled tree trunks hardened into set positions?” Implicit in his words is the message that many of those who are inflexibly antagonistic to our country and everything about it have already ceased to learn and to grow.
45 per cent of those polled still prefer the traditional shorter length, including the crewcut. That’s what the man says. The figures don’t add up to 100 per cent. Maybe part erf the difference represents the premature baldies, who don’t have any choice either way. Whatever percentage is left over probably includes the barbers who would rather not even talk about the longhair fad. —Goshen News
the heart muscle. Doctors use this principle to treat certain irregularities of the heartbeat, but with mild current under controlld circumstances, so that the beat can be started again. Occasionally, even after lightning injury, the heartbeat can be restarted and all will be well if the interval between stoppage and starting has been short. But since most injuries do not occur near a hospital where treatment is available, heart stoppage due to lightning injury is usually fatal.
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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.
Lawyers' And Judges' Code
Members of the legal profession.'whether attorneys in the private practice of law or members of the bar who are sitting as judges, have been governed by “the canons of legal and judicial ethics.” These canons were a set of rules promulgated by various lawyers’ organizations to encourage outstanding conduct by members of the legal profession. The main* flaw in the “canons” has always been that they are merely morally binding upon members of the profession and not legally binding. On March 8, 1971, the Indiana Supreme Court, under its rulemaking power, has now adopted many of the traditional rules of ethics thereby giving these “canons” the force and effect of law insofar as lawyers and
SPECIAL REPORT FROM WASHINGTON »
Agnew Disdains Ping Pong Diplomacy
WASHINGTON — Vice President Agnew raised the biggest squawk inside the National Security Council over the diplomatic overtures to Red China. Insiders say that Agnew was speaking for wealthy conservatives, who contribute to the GOP campaign chest. Agnew has been assigned to keep the money flowing from the conservatives, most of whom have been loud supporters of Chiang Kai-shek Over the years the China lobby has contributed heavily to the Republican Party There are whispers that Agnew still collects from the Chinese Nationalists. One report is that the contributions were handled by beautiful Anna Chennault. the Dragon Lady of the Potomac. We have checked these reports as carefully as possible. Anna Chennault made a personal contribution to the Nixon-Agnew ticket in 1968. As a member of the Republican Finance Committee, she also has raised money for the partv There is no evidence, however, that she has funnelled direct contributions from Taiwan. Meanwhile. Communist China has appointed its first ambassador to Canada since relations between the two countries were restored. He will be Huang Hua. a senior Chinese diplomat who has specialized in American affairs and has many contacts in the United States. It looks as if China's new ambassador in Canada may be handling American affairs out of the back door. TAXES FOR VIET NAM The American people, who have just dug deep into their pockets to pay their taxes, should be interested in this item. Thirteen cents out of every tax dollar they paid to the government will be spent in Viet Nam. Yet the South Vietnamese profiteers, who have been fattening their Swiss bank accounts with American aid money, pay almost no taxes at all. ( The American embassy brought pressure on Saigon to start a government crack-down on tax violators. A house-to-house tax survey
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judges are concerned. In Indiana, the Supreme Court has the sole authority to admit persons to the practice of law. and finally to provide for the discipline of any member of the bar. Since the court has the power to grant admission to practice law and to give this license of public trust to members of the bar, it is also empowered to adopt reasonable rules and regulations for the conduct of lawyers. Prior to the adoption of these new rules, a lawyer could be given an admonition or reprimand by his bar association for unethical conduct, but unless the conduct actually was illegal or violated a trust insofar as a lawyer's client was concerned, disciplinary action leading to disbarment could not be taken. Although it is true that most
was started three months ago to catch the tax violators. Tenants were questioned about who collected their rents. Servants were asked about the living habits of their employers. But suddenly last week, President Thieu halted the survey before it was half completed. The pressure from prominent South Vietnamese got the tax drive called off. In theory. South Viet Nam imposes almost the same tax rate as the United States. But almost no one pays. The Saigon government, meanwhile, survives almost entirely upon U.S. aid. ABOUT FACE Republican National Chairman Bob Dole is crying over spilt milk. Here’s what happened: In March, Dole praised Agriculture Secretary Clifford Hardin for deciding to keep the price support on milk at its present level. This, said Dole, was a brave act and in the interests of dairy farmers. Dole sneered nastily at the Democrats for raising price supports when they were in office and accused them of playing politics. Senator Dole apparently didn’t check with the White House before he made his accusations. Just three days later. President Nixon raised the milk price supports reportedly after he got assurances of big campaign contributions from the dairy in- > dustry. Then, it was up to poor Dole to contradict himself and close the bam door after all his cows got out. In a sad little floor speech, he praised Hardin again, but this time it was for giving the farmers their price support increase. TROUBLE IN LAOS The latest secret reports on the Laos invasion show it was not the success that President Nixon pronounced it to be. The evidence is now clear that Lt. Gen. Hoang Xuan Lam, the invasion commander, botched up the whole Laos operation. For example, he tried to keep General Nguyen Khang, the Vietnamese Marine commander, fighting after his Marines had taken severe
lawyers attempted to live up to the ethical provisions of their associations, these were merely suggested rules of conduct and not mandatory rules of conduct which a lawyer had to follow as a matter of law. This created a problem with a very small percentage of lawyers who would operate beyond the sanction of their association, full well knowing that no legal action could be taken against them for their sub-standard, but not illegal, conduct. Many clients, upon being dissatisfied with the conduct of lawyers who represented them, were surprised to find out that although the activity of the lawyer in question was frowned upon by the canons of legal ethics, there was nothing a client could do legally to enforce them. Now, however, a whole new era of enforcement will be provided by the Supreme Court for any lawyer charged with the violation of the new rules of the Supreme Court. Although these new rules will affect only very few lawyers, since practically all lawyers adhere to the basic “canons of ethics,” for those who have operated on the margin of impropriety, the new rules will have great importance. Every lawyer and every judge in the State of Indiana will be held to a very high standard of conduct and any
Congressional Comer: John Brademas Reports From Washington
Distressed At Elimination Os Passenger Trains In Third District
The new national railroad passenger service went into effect May Ist, resulting in a decision that means an almost total elimination of passenger trains in Indiana’s Third District. I am distressed at this turn of events, as I know are many other residents of Northern Indiana who now find themselves far removed from a railroad terminal serving passengers. So I would like to take this opportunity to tell you what I have been doing in Washington to try to retain some vestige of rail passenger service for our area. Let me begin at the beginning. It has been obvious in recent years that passenger service on the nation’s rail lines has been neither profitable nor pleasant. The bankruptcy of the Penn Central was the most dramatic example of the plight of America’s railroads, but practically all lines maintaining passenger service have been floundering. CORPORATION FORMED In an effort to rejuvenate this service, Congress last year created the National Railroad Passenger Corporation, a semipublic corporation to take over the operation of ailing passenger routes in order to increase efficiency and improve service. Faced with a limited budget, the corporation —which originally was called Railpax and for some reason is now known as. Amtrak—was forced to choose between various existing routes to determine which of them it would continue to operate. The corporation announced its plans on March 22nd with only three Indiana cities— Indianapolis, Fort Wayne, and Lafayette—scheduled to enjoy the service. With the imminent takeover of passenger service by the national corporation, the three railraods serving the Third District—Penn Central, B & O and Grand Trunk—have announced that their passenger trains are being eliminated in our area. This action abolishes 19 trains with a total of 27 stops daily in our District. South Bend, Elkhart—violation of the rules of conduct adopted by the Indiana Supreme Court can cause a lawyer or judge to be disbarred. Copyright 1971 by John J. Dillon
casualties. General Khang ignored his military superior and ordered the Marines to withdraw. The secret reports also reveal that Viet President Nguyen Cao Ky warned that not enough troops were committed to carry out the invasion and that the invasion forces might get bogged down. He pointed out that Gen. William Westmoreland, the former American commander, had estimated it would take 500,000 troops in 1968 to drive into Laos and cut off the Ho Chi Minh trail system. This was more than President Johnson was willing to commit. So he vetoed the operation. Three years later, the South Vietnamese attempted to do with 18,000 South Vietnamese troops what Westmoreland estimated would take 500,000 American troops. VIET CONG WEAKENED Captured enemy documents show that the Phoenix program, aimed at destroying the Viet Cong infrastructure, has seriously hampered guerrilla operations. The Cambodian incursion has also cut off the main source of supplies to the Viet Cong in South Viet Nam. The captured documents indicate that the Viet Cong has abandoned hope of driving the Americans out of Viet Nam by military means and is now concentrating on rebuilding the infrastructure to renew guerrilla operations against the South Vietnamese. Hanoi apparently is counting upon political rather than military pressures to force the Americans out of Viet Nam. The Viet Cong, therefore, has been assigned to disrupt the pacification program. BRUCE COOL North Vietnamese diplomats in Paris have complained privately that David Bruce, the new American Ambassador. is unfriendly. Both of his predecessors, Averell Harriman and Henry Cabot Lodge, maintained friendly personal relations with the North Vietnamese. But Bruce has been cold and formal. As a result, there have been no secret meetings in the suburbs between the North Vietnamese and Bruce such as took place under Harriman and Lodge.
which has a long railroad tradition—as well as Plymouth, Syracuse and LaPaz, all stand to lose their trains. The famed Wabash Cannonball which serves Indiana was also eliminated. SEVERE CUTBACKS While I can understand that the new national corporation could not afford to maintain every passenger train in operation before May Ist, I find it sad, indeed, that the corporation completely eliminated passenger train service in our area and along key routes in the Great Lakes States region. For example, Cleveland, one of America’s largest cities, lost all passenger service under the corporation’s proposal. Therefore, I have joined a group of my colleagues—both Democrats and Republicans—in introducing a measure which Would provide the National Railroad Passenger Corporation with an additional $290 million to enable the corporation to retain several important routes—in particular, one between Buffalo, N.Y., and Chicago which would include stops in South Bend. Incidentally, the amount we are asking is equivalent to the funds the Administration sought *• for subsidizing the SST. I feel these . funds could be more appropriately spent in meeting this immediate transportation problem, which affects many people in our country, than in developing- an airplane which would only serve transoceanic passengers. , At this moment Congressional are being held on the new rail passenger system and I have also communicated my feelings on the matter to Congressman Harley Staggers of West Virginia, Chairman of the House Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee. In addition, negotiations are underway between officials of five Great Lakes States and Amtrak to continue the Buffalo to Chicago route, including South Bend service, under a provision in the law which would permit such an operation if the states involved agree to pay two-thirds of any deficit which might occur. I am hopeful that one of these steps we are working on will be successful and that we will retain at least some rail passenger service in the Third District.
By JACK ANDERSON