The Mail-Journal, Volume 9, Number 13, Milford, Kosciusko County, 26 April 1972 — Page 4

Mail .'■J PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY The Milford Mail (Est 1888) Syracuee-Wawaaee Journal (Eat 1907) Consolidated Into The Mall*Journal Feb. 15, 1982 DEMOCRATIC ARCHIBALD E. BAUMGARTNER, Editor and Publisher DELLA BAUMGARTNER, Business Manager Box 8 Syracuse, Ind., — 46567

Don't Forget To Vote

Tuesday, May 2, is a very important day in the lives of Hoosiers — it’s election day in Indiana. It’s the day we will go to the polls to select the Republican and Democrat delegates who will represent us at the conventions and the day we pick candidates for the November ballot. Many young people have turned 18 since the last election and will be allowed to vote for the first time. We encourage them to exerdise this right and vote. We also challenge them and other voters to study the candidates who are seeking the

Indiana Is For Kids “Indiana Is For Kids’’ is the theme of the month-long essay contest currently being sponsored by the Indiana Department of Commerce under the direction of Lt. Gbv. Richard E. Folz, director. Folz has sent letters and essay kits to every junior high and elementary principal in the state. The contest, which closes on May 15, is open to first-through-eighth graders. Grades one and two are writing 35 words or less; grades three and four, 65 words; grades five and six, 95; and grades seven and eight, 125 words. Regional winners will be announced May 19. Governor Edgar D. Whitcomb and Lt. Gov. Folz will host luncheons for the winners at which time they will be awarded their prizes. 'The grand prize is a field trip for each winner’s school class to the state park of his choice; lunch and transportation will be provided. Each first place regional winner earns a family pass to the state parks good through December 31 and a certificate of achievement. Second place awards include a certificate of achievement.

Half As Honest

“We’re only about HALF as honest as we used to be. Recently, the editors of Liberty magazine conducted a test similar to One run nearly a half century ago. The results were quite illuminating . . . and embarrassing for the current generation. Back in 1924, Liberty sent out 100 letters to people selected at random across the country, explaining that a dollar bill enclosed was ‘in ad-

Congressional Comer — Earl Landgrebe Reports From Washington

Urged To Support Nixion

WASHINGTON, D.. C. - Second District Congressman, Earl F Landgrebe, today urged the people of his district, the State of I ndiana. and the nation to support President Richard Nixon's action in stepping up the bombing of North Viet Nam in response to the blatant invasion by North Vietnamese forces of South Viet Nam. “I am calling upon the people in my district, the State u Indiana, and the Nation to send letters and telegrams to President Nixon in suppnrt of his action to protect our 84,000 remaining American troops still in South Viet Nam until he has completed his withdrawal program," Rep. Landgrebe said today from Washington. "Fa my part, I am cosponsoring a resolution in the House today which condemns North Viet Nam for their aggression while we de-escalated the war in good faith. This resolution calls upon Congress to censure North Viet Nam and the

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Soviet Union and it reaffirms America's support eg the administration’s retaliation," He noted. Landgrebe added, "in spite of what the liberals in Congress and some of the media say, Nixon's de-escalation of American involvement in the war and hj,< withdrawal program was working. American casualties dropped from 275 a week to practically nothing before the North Vietnamese invaded South Viet Nam across the DMZ. If President Johnson had only taken Nixon's strong stand, which I have supported continually, thousands of our young American men would still be living." Congressman Landgrebe said, "I have continually supported the President in his Viet Nam decisions I have also supported him on the incursions into Laos and Cambodia. 1 feel now his moral courage is being tested by the Communists, and in return is demonstrating that he is equal to die challenge.

nominations and then vote for those they feel will do the best job. Voting is an important responsibility and should not be taken lightly. Too many people walk into the place where they will be voting without knowing who is on the ballot. How can they make important decisions that will effect the government of the state and county for years to come when they don’t even know who’s running for what office. Please do your homework first and then help keep America strong by voting on Tuesday, May 2.

We thinly it is a good idea and hope several from the Lakeland area will enter said contest because we feel the Lakeland area is a good place for kids. Where else can you fijid so many lakes where youngsters of all ages can swim, ski, fish, enjoy the several forms of boating or any number of other outdoor recreational facilities; When summer fades into fall each year and the miles and miles of country roads become lined with an array of brilliant colors it’s refreshing to take a hike or ride a bike in this peaceful setting; And as winter takes command, the lakes freeze over and the ground becomes covered with its blanket of snow one can enjoy the thills of hours on the ice or skiing on the near-by slopes; With the coming of spring it is a delight to all to throw a few items together and take off for the Lakeview Park, the old fish hatchery or some other place for a picinic and a quiet day in the once again warm sunshine of the Lakeland area. Truly, Indiana and the Lakeland area is a place for kids — from one to 101!

justment of the error you complained of in your account,’ which of course, did not exist. Os the 100 people contacted, 27 returned the dollar, announcing that a mistake had been made, which was in marked contrast to the results in 1971. In this year’s test, only 13 of 100 people returned the money.’’ —The Terre Haute, Ind., Spectator

Rep. Landgrebe said he is also asking Indiana Democratic Senators, Birch Bayh and Vance Hartke to set aside politics and stand behind the President in his action to bomb strategic and tactical military areas of North Viet Nam. He urged voters in his district and the state to turn out and give Nixon a big vote in the primary, so that the people of the world will know that Indiana citizens are solidly behind their president. "Anyone who is thinking of voting for George Wallace as a form of protest over some domestic issue should remember that he belongs to the same party as Fulbright, McGovern. Lindsay, and others who are for undermining the efforts of the President at the expense of the security of our country." Rep. •Lcndgrebe emphasized in urging a heavy vote of confidence for President Nixon by letter, telegram and especially at the polls.

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Know Your Indiana Law _ By JOHN J. DILLON _VI Attorney at Law This is a public service article explaining provisions of Indiana law in general terms.

Expulsion From School

This session of the Indiana General Assembly has adopted a new law to cover the disciplining of pupils attending public schools. Effective 1 September of 1972 if the principal of a school desires to expel a pupil for more than five days he is required to give the pupil a statutory due process hearing before the pupil can be eliminated from the school. The principal must, bylaw, appoint an examiner, not associated with the infraction, who must give written notice to the pupil and to his parents of the school’s intention to expel the pupil, and provide the pupil with a hearing if he so desires. If the parents of the pupil so disciplined feel that the pupil has not been treated fairly then they may within 30 days demand that the superintendant of the school district give a hearing to the pupil

SPECIAL REPORT EMM WASHINGTON

CIA, Joint Chiefs Clash Over New Bombing

WASHINGTON - There was a hot backstage debate over the bombing of the Hanoi-Haiphong area. The Central Intelligence Agency had warned that the bombing would not affect the battle. The CIA criticized the armed forces for emphasizing the number of trucks and tanks destroyed in air raids. It’s not the equipment that’s destroyed, the CIA argued, but the equipment that gets through which is significant. The CIA contended that the North Vietnamese are getting enough equipment through to maintain the offensive This was disputed by the Joint Chiefs who pointed out that the Hanoi-Haiphong area was loaded with tank and truck parts and petroleum stockpiles. These were vital, the Joint Chiefs insisted, for the kind of conventional warfare that Hanoi has not launched. ; Secretary of Defense Mel Laird sided with the CIA over his own military chiefs He argued in the policy council that the stockpiles around Hanoi and Haiphong had great military significance. But he insisted that their destruction would have little effect on the battle for several months. He agreed with the CIA that the North Vietnamese already have enough supplies at the front to continue the offensive until new tanks and trucks can be shipped in from Russia or China. These will no longer be parked out in the open, he suggested, but will be moved to the front with great stealth. KISSINGER AND COMPANY The North Vietnamese bombing has been directed by the super-secret Washington Special Action Group, which foreign policy czar Henry Kissinger runs with an iron hand. The recommendations come from the field, which forwards target suggestions to the Pacific Command. In Honolulu, Admiral John McCain, the Pacific Commander, reviews the requests for air strikes by checking the latest strategic intelligence from the Central Intelligence Agency, Defense Intelligence Agency and National Security Agency.

and if dissatisfied with this result may appeal the expulsion to court. The new law also provides specific grounds that impower the principal to commence expulsion action against a pupil. These include the unlawful occupation of any school building or grounds, the unlawful blocking of entrances or exits to the school to prevent others from using these entrances or exits, substantially damaging school property, carrying, displaying or threatening the use of weapons on the school premises, interferring with any lawful meeting or assembly on the school property, interferring seriously with the teachers’ authority to conduct class, stealing school property, stealing of other persons’ property on the school grounds, causing physical

injury to other persons on school grounds, possessing or using any drug or alcoholic beverage and refusing to following the lawful direction of a teacher thereby interferring with the on going educational activities of the school. The intent of the Legislature in enacting this law is obviously to set but the various grounds as a matter of public policy so that a principal or superintendant might know exactly when the school authorities are entitled to expel a pupil. Obviously, any conduct which fairly comes within the very broad categories specifically set out by the statute will also be grounds for expulsion. Most observers feel that the nature erf the hearing both before the administrative staff of the school and before the school board, if demanded by the pupil or his parents, must include all procedural due process to law. This means that the pupil is entitled to counsel, entitled to call witnesses on his behalf and to cross-examine those witnesses charging him with an infraction of the statutory rules upon which his expulsion is based. It is also obviously the intent of the Legislature that in expulsion matters involving five days or less the principal can act in a summary manner and a statutory hearing would not be required.

His recommendations are forwarded to the Joint Chiefs of Staff which submits them to Secretary of Defense Mel Laird. Laird has authority to authorize the more routine Nath Vietnamese raids without consulting the White House. But all the sensitive decisions are referred to Kissinger and company. Intelligence reports show that Hanoi prepared fa- the invasion of South Viet Nam by installing 18 missile sites just north of the demilitarized zone. Fach site has four to five missiles launchers which fired a barrage of deadly missiles at our attacking planes. The barrage was far worse in the battle area than over Hanoi and Haiphong where only 12 missile sites are located. Yet, previously, these had been considered the best air defenses anywhere in the world. Our returning pilots also reported that the crews along the DMZ were far more effective. This was led to suspicion that Soviet advisers may have been directing the missile crews. There has been no confirmation, however, of this speculation. ARMY'S A DRUG SOURCE A confidential Army memorandum reveals yet another aspect of the Army’s alarming drug problem. Some of the illicit drugs used by GI addicts are stolen straight from Army hospitals and pharmacies. These wholesale thefts are facilitated, according to the memo, by the Army’s poor inventory control. The military has had a monumental drug problem fa years, but only in recent months » have the trass hats admitted it. They have said little, however, about where soldiers get drugs. One source is the Army itself. Here are some examples: — Some $134,000 worth of dope was stolen recently from the Army hospital at Fort Campbell, Ky. Two civilians have been indicted in the case. — Last year, a nurse at the Kimbrough Army Hospital, Fort Meade, Md., made off with nearly 20,000 milligrams of demerol. She

Pennsylvanians Led Continental Congress

Revolution and Evolution The Bicentennial Year Week of May 14 through May 20 Editor’s note: This is one of a series of weekly columns recalling events in the history of the nation, and of the world 200, 150 and 100 years ago. Copley News Service 1772 — The “founding fathers” of the nation destined to serve as delegates in the Continental Congress were more numerous in Pennsylvania than in any one of the other colonies. Nine were to sign the Declaration of Independence, in 1776. Benjamin Franklin, Robert Morris, George Clymer, and James Wilson have been mentioned previously, since they also were to be members of the Constitutional Convention in 1787. The other five Pennsylvania signers of the Declaration were Benjamin Rush, John Morton, James Smith, George Taylor, and George Ross. Two other Pennsylvania delegates served in the Continental Congress, Thomas Mifflin and Arthur St. Clair. Mifflin was a delegate in 1774-75 and again in 1782-1784. As its president in 1783, when the war ended, he received the resignation of Washington as commander-in-chief of the forces. He had had an active military career himself between 1775 and 1782, rising to the rank of major general. He was a Pennsylvania delegate to the Constitutional Convention in 1787, succeeded Benjamin Franklin as president of the Supreme Executive Council of Pennsylvania from 1788 to 1790 and continued as the first governor of the state from 1790 to 1799. 1822 — James Monroe was in the second year of his second term as President of the United States. His first administration was referred to

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covered her tracks by falsifying drug records. She was later discovered and discharged. — Just last February, the Army found 15,000 pills and capsules missing from a dispensary at Vint Hill Farms Station in Virginia. This theft is particularly astounding because Vint Hill Farms is a sensitive Army „ security post. The brass hats are understandably not commenting on the case. These and similar incidents, according to the confidential memo “reveal unsatisfactory inventory control practices and procedures.” The Department, adds the memo, “can ill affad the loss of its narcotics and drugs, and the attendant adverse publicity.” No concern is expressed, however, fa the Gls who are hooked on the illicit narcotics. VIET NAM NOTES — The Pentagon has relayed Presidential orders to the high command in Saigon to play down the American combat role in the present fighting. American authorities in Saigon have gone so far as to threaten American correspondents with disaccreditation if they poke too deeply behind the official handouts. — President Nixon has told subordinates that, if the South Vietnamese army should be in danger of collapse, he would have no alternative but to rush in American Marines to protect the 95,000 U.S. support troops still in Viet Nam. The Marines on Okinawa have been ordered on combat alert — just in case. — President Nixon has on his desk a detailed contingency plan calling fa South Vietnamese Marines to stage commando raids on the Nath. The plans call fa combatstyle forays across the Noth Vietnamese borders and amphibious raids along the Nath Vietnamese coast to knock out enemy communications, supply and staging centers. — South Vietnam’s Regional and Popular Faces, known informally as the “Ruff Puffs,” have surprised American observers with their canbat perfamance.

as the “Era of Good Feeling” because most sections of the country were prosperous. Not New England, however, because its manufacturers and merchant marine operated at a disadvantage ing from an imbalance tween exports of its own goods, and imports, and because of competition at sea both with British and American carriers. By 1822, however, conditions were improving in New England, a great demand for benefited the southern states, and progress and development were evident west of the Mississippi. 1872 - Oliver Wendell HolmeT'** father and son, were active in Boston. The elder Holmes (1809-1894), although a physician, and a professor of anatomy at Dartmouth until 1840, was chiefly known as an author. poem, “Old Ironsides” (1830), a protest against the proposed scraj>x, ping of the historic frigate Constitution, was largely responsible for saving that ship. Two installments of socalled “conversation pieces” in the New England zine in 1831-32, titled “The Autocrat at the Breakfast Table,” attracted attention, and he was to write other installments after 1853 in the new Atlantic Monthly, edited by James Russell Lowell. His son, also Oliver Wendell Holmes (1841-1935), was graduated from Harvard in 1861, following which Jie served three years as an om**, cer in the Massachusetts Volunteers during the Civil War, and was thrice wounded. He then studied law at Harvard, and practiced in . Boston after 1867. In 1872 was in the midst of three years as editor of the American Law Review, and a lecturer in jurisprudence at Harvard. He went on to a distinguished career in the law, including 30 years (1902-1932) as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. —Robert Desmond