The Mail-Journal, Volume 9, Number 39, Milford, Kosciusko County, 25 October 1972 — Page 4

L PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY The Milford Mail (Eat. 1888) Syracuse-Wawasee Journal (Eat 1807) Consolidated Into The Mail-Journal Feb. 15, 1962 DEMOCRATIC ARCHIBALD E. BAUMGARTNER, Editor and Publisher DELLA BAUMGARTNER, Business Manager Box 8 Syracuse, Ind., — 46567

A Safer Halloween Many trick-or-treating youngsters are injured — sometimes fatally — in preventable Halloween accidents. Here are some suggestions for making this year’s rounds safer. 1. Young children should be supervised by adults. Children of all ages should be taught not to enter strangers’ homes nor to follow them anywhere. 2. Hand-held flashlights and reflective tape sewn onto costumes will increase children’s visibility to motorists. 3. Masks or other facial disguises should not restrict vision or breathing and costumes should be short enough to prevent tripping. 4. Costumes should be fireresistant. Even with fire-resistant

Confusion Ahead If you are confused now about election issues, candidates, platforms and who you are going to vote for Tuesday, November 7, just wait ... it will get worse. In the few remaining days before this year’s Presidential election, you can be sure that the candidates will be attempting to reach the public through all media of communication as never before. If you have already made up your mind on which candidates you will

What The Bayh Bill Really Would Do ....

The official title says it is a bill to prohibit the sale of U.S.-made “Saturday Night Specials” just as imported ones have already been banned. The citation or short, handy name for it comes closer to reality. There it is the “Handgun Control Act of 1972.” This is S. 2507, by U.SL Sen. Birch Bayh, of Indiana, spiritual heir to the late anti-gun Sen. Thomas Dodd and chairman of what was the Dodd committee. If enacted by the Congress, S. 2507 would do far more than merely crimp the legal sale of so-called “Saturday Night Specials.” S. 2507 would at one stroke make a third of all makes and models of U.S.made handguns unsaleable. S. 2507 would place the burden of proof of innocence on anyone selling a short-barrelled handgun to show that it was shortened legally. S. 2507 would create a whole new possibility of arrests of otherwise reputable citizens for so-called “victimless crimes” — violations of its handgun control provisions which harm nobody. S. 2507, drafted as an amendment to the 1968 Federal Gun Control Act, would expand and strengthen that unpopular law with its vague definitions that “leave it up to Uncle” to say what the law is. S. 2507, although touted as respecting sporting use of handguns, would eliminate at least 11 popular models of sporting handguns currently made by five firms. In attempting to “dry up” the supply of handguns, S. 2507 would put the Treasury Department into the business of buying up banned handguns

cmd Social Security Q — I was taken ill while I was on vacation in Oregon. After 1 got home, I sent my bills to Medicare like I always do. but they returned them to me and told me to make the claim where I was ill. Why can’t I file my Medicare claim in the State where I live? A— Generally, your Medicare claim must be filed with the Medicare office in the State where you received the medical services. In this way, Medicare

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can keep track of costs for particular medical services within an area. Your Medicare Handbook gives a complete list of places where Medicare claims are to be submitted. In Oregon, for example, claims are made to Medicare Aetna Life & Casualty, 522 SW Fifth Street, Portland, Oregon 97204. Q — Can a person receive his retirement benefits if he has already earned 15000 but quits working in October? A— Yes. Social Security may pay benefits to retired workers for any month a person does not earn over |l4O as an employee and is not active as a selfemployed person, regardless of his annual earnings.

costumes, children should not be allowed to carry candles or other open flames. (Costumes may be made fireresistant by soaking them in a mixture of three quarts of warm water, seven ounces of borax and three ounces of boric acid.) 5. Children should not eat any of their collected goodies until these have been examined carefully by an adult. Remind children of basic safety rules: not to dash between parked cars; to cross the street only at the proper places; to look both ways before crossing. If you are driving on Halloween, slow down. Watch out for the young ghosts and pirates who probably will be too preoccupied to watch for you.

support, consider yourself fortunate. We believe the vast majority of Americans are putting off final decisions until the moment they walk into an election booth. We can offer no solace, but only urge voters to take the time to learn more about the candidates, their backgrounds and the principles for which they stand. This is your responsibility. —Danville Gazette

at whatever it determines is a “reasonable value” . . . provided the seller can prove lawful ownership. Its very definition of what a handgun is, “A firearm designed to be “fired” (emphasis added) by the use of one hand,” is faulty and could be arbitrarily taken to apply to ALL forms of firearms. For no rifle, shotgun, carbine or handgun is “fired” by using more than one hand, or, usually, one finger. Apparently the bill means designed to be fired “while held” in one hand — but it does not say so. Elsewhere, the bill would have the Secretary of the Treasury, as a sort of chief arbiter of what kind of handguns the American public may or may not own, consult with “the Chief of Army Ordnance.” The position of Chief of Army Ordnance WAS ABOLISHED 10 years ago, in 1962! It is this kind of loose law-writing which enabled the 1968 Federal Gun Control Act to slide through Congress without ever defining, to this day, what constitutes a firearms dealer, although anyone adjudged dealing in firearms without a Federal license may be sentenced to as much as 10 years and $5,000. In applying the point system to American-made handguns, S. 2507 would ban 31 of the 98 models currently manufactured and 78 of the 220 variations of barrel length, grips, size and caliber in which those models are produced. For example, Smith & Wesson apparently would be reducedfrom 32 to 22 models; Colt from 25 to 20 models, and Iver Johnson from seven to three models. —By Ashley Halsey, Jr., Editor of The American Rifleman

Q — I hear that the President has signed a bill to increase Social Security benefits. What do I have to do to get my increase? Is it retroactive? A— The increase will be automatic. It is not retroactive. The increase will first show up in the check you will receive October 3. Q — Should I hold Medicare claims until the end of a year before filing them? A— No. Medicare bills should be filed as soon as you have 150 In bills, and then as often as necessary for you to be reimbursed. This is the time of year to check your fire insurance.

akelan<,/s Halloween Activities Milford 4=B=l Trick or treat night — Monday, Oct. 30. Lions-Legion Halloween parade at the junior high school — Tuesday, Oct. 31 at 7 p.m. Syracuse Trick or treat night — Tuesday, Oct. 31. . BPW Halloween parade from Main 1 1 street to Scout Cabin — Tuesday, Oct. 31, at 6:30 p.m. fWg North Webster I Trick or treat nights, Monday and Tuesday, Oct. 30 and 31. Lady Lions and merchants parade and y contest at 7 p.m. March will be from school A to town parking lot. * lW ——*

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

'Sports Incorporated'

Today more than ever people are turning their attention to some form of sport. Sports have turned into big business and in turn have made the sports stars national celebrities. Because of this phenomena a series of unique

— Special Report from Washington — MCGOVERN’S USED CAR By Jack Anderson 1972 Pulitzer Prize Winner for National Reporting (Copyright, 1»72, by United Feature Syndicate, Inc.)

WASHINGTON- Democrats once again are dredging up the old familiar question about Richard Nixon. Political posters are asking voters: “Would you buy a used car from this man?” The question is especially unfair in this political campaign, since George McGovern actually has had more experience dealing in used cars. A few years ago, in fact, McGovern swung a sweet car deal back home in the Dakotas. He exchanged his used Chevrolet for a new Pontiac and then let a friend pick up S7OO of the bill. The friend is Paul McCann, a Minneapolis businessman, whose family owns an interest in James River Motors in Jamestown, North Dakota. McGovern sold his Chevy for $2,800, then picked up a $3,500 Pontiac at the factory. McCann made up the S7OO diffeAnce. At one point, the Internal Revenue Service investigated the deal. Agent William Heath questioned McCann about it and travelled to Jamestown to inspect the auto firm’s records. The IRS, however, found nothing incriminating. Senator, McGovern himself has discussed the transaction frankly with us. He called the money he saved on the deal a gift from a friend. The deal was all perfectly

organizations have developed across the country. These new organizations are termed sports management firms. The organization is usually made up of a public relations man, a stock broker, an in-

legal, but it does provide a new twist on an old question. A Republican might well ask: “Would you buy a used car from George McGovern?” —Chinese Control Drugs— New evidence has come to light that Mainland China is virtually free of drug problems. Last summer, we quoted an internal White House memo which strongly refuted rumors that China was heavily involved in the international flow of illicit drugs. Recently, we obtained a secret intelligence report which backs up the White House memo. The document’s authors state: “We believe that opium production and consumption is under effective control inside the People’s Republic of China and that any possible illicit export is in miniscule amounts.” The intelligence report concludes: “There is no reliable evidence that Communist China has either engaged in or sanctioned the illicit export of opium or its derivatives to the Free World.” Our sources tell us that the Chinese have a three-pronged antidrug program. First, they exercise strict control over the cultivation of opium. Second, they have instituted a vast program to educate the public on the evils of drugs. Finally,

surance man, a tax specialist, and an attorney. These experts are in a far better position to evaluate the longevity of the star athletes they represent. You undoubtedly see television commercials every day the contracts for which are negotiated by the experts. The tax specialist in these combines is also very helpful to the athlete. In the few short years when he is a star an athlete can see most of his earnings go for taxes. The tax specialists creates a corporation for these adventures or make other provisions to elongate over several years the large annual income received. During the early years of American sports most major athletes after ending their careers had very little to show for their endeavors other than the

they have rehabilitated old opium addicts and put them to work. —Around the U.S.— NIXON PUZZLED—President Nixon has told Republican leaders privately that he does not understand why the North Vietnamese are cooperating in his election-eve peace negotiations. They must know, said the President, that they are helping his campaign by holding secret peace talks before the election. The President hinted to his friends, however, that Moscow and Peking have quietly brought pressure upon the North Vietnamese to settle the war. The President has suggested that perhaps the two Communist titans have told Hanoi that Nixon would be tougher to deal with if he is re-elected. OILY BIRDS—The American Petroleum Institute has come up with another facesaving way to treat oil spills. It has published an expensive, full-color booklet on how to scrub down birds once they have been drenched with oil. The booklet is called “Operation Rescue” and took three years to prepare. A better title for it would be “Operation Double-Talk.” The oil industry offers the public helpful hints on the dos and and don’ts of cleaning oil-soaked birds at the same time that it continues to lobby against legislation that would prevent oil spills in the first place. COLLEGE QUOTAS-Repre-sentative Bert Podell, D-N.Y., is investigating charges that the Health, Education and Welfare Department is quietly pressuring universities to set racial quotas for professors. According to Podell, unqualified minority professors in many colleges are getting jobs that should be going to more

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OTIS R. BOWEN, Republican candidate for Governor, told a group of teachers and educators meeting in Columbus last week that he is committed to full and proper funding of education through a program of tax reform and property tax relief which is fair to all, is lasting and genuine. “I know that you have already heard, and you will hear, a great deal of partisan rhetoric between now and November 7. Charges and counter charges on property tax relief programs and records will be made over and over,” he noted. “But in the end, when it is all boiled down, the answer is obvious. People must flourish economically before government can take any action. “If — as is the case today — soaring property taxes are driving jobs and people out of Indiana cities, no matter how one may cry ‘soak the rich and business and industry,’ the jobs will continue to leave, and only poverty will remain,” he said. WAYNE TOWNSEND, Hartford City State Senator, has announced the formation of “Farmers for MATT WELSH.” Townsend, the chairman of the committee, said the group has 6,000 members throughout Indiana. There are approximately 55,000 farmers in the state. “We support Governor Welsh because of his concern with rising property taxes. Farmers, who are greatly affected by the steadily rising tax, have been through four years of state leadership which has done nothing to combat the problem of property taxes,” said Townsend. “We have enlisted substantial membership and plan literature distribution campaigns for Welsh. There are coordinators for the “Farmers for Welsh” aches and pains which went with the game. Today, however, because of these new organizations the peak years of an athlete’s career are used to increase his earning power for those years when he has left the sport. The athlete with the help of these organizations learns to invest his money and to capitalize on all the advantages.

committee in all the major farm counties and communities in Indiana,” said Townsend. RICHARD C. BODINE, Democratic candidate for Lt. Governor, made the following statenrent at a news conference held in South Bend last week: “I am today sending to the Legislative candidates of both parties, the gubernatorial candidates of both political parties, and the present Governor, a proposal which if acted on will give immediate property tax relief to those members of our society most desperately in need of such relief — citizens of our state over 65 years of age. “This proposal grants persons over 65 years of age tax relief through a graduated homestead exemption. “D Every husband and wife or a single person living alone over the age of 65 with income of $5,000 or less would be guaranteed a $4,000 tax exemption which is equivalent to a $12,000 home free of real estate taxes. “2) Each such family unit having income of $6,000 or less would be assured of a $3,000 homestead exemption. “3) Those family units having incomes less than $7,000 per year would be granted a $2,000 homestead exemption. “4) Such a family unit having an annual income of SB,OOO or less would be guaranteed a SI,OOO homestead exemption. “This plan would apply to renters and homeowners alike. The renters being directly reimbursed from the state in the form of a cash payment based upon the income provisions set forth for homeowners. “Local units of government would be reimbursed for loss of revalue from the state treasury' based upon their current tax rate. This plan is not cost free. Our estimates are that it would take from die state treasury approximately 50 to 55 million dollars per year. Federal revenue sharing is upon us and die money Indiana will receive each year will fund a substantial portion of this program. The remainder of the cost must come from the Governor’s reported surplus or as a part of a major tax revision program.

able men. HEW denies the charges. SMOKESCREEN—The Air Transport Association is proclaiming in newspaper ads around the country that airlines have put an end to smoke emissions from jet aircraft, but environmentalists tell us that by getting rid of the smoke the airlines have actually caused the amount of invisible and highly toxic pollutants from jet engines to increase. Despite ATA’s latest ad campaign, the Northern Research Corporation predicts a 200 per cent increase in invisible nitrogen oxide emissions from jet engines by the year 1980. —lntelligence Items— TERRORISM IN ATHENSBlack September, the underground Arab terrorist organization, may be planning strikes against U.S. installations in Greece. Intelligence reports warn that the strikes would be intended as retaliation against the United States for making Athens homeport for the U.S. Sixth Fleet. In Arab eyes, Athens has now become a U.S. naval base established to support Israel. SECRET ARMS TRADE - French and American arms salesmen are engaged in an ominous, secret rivalry in the Middle East and Mediterranean. They are competing to sell arms to the Israelis and Arabs, as well as the Greeks and Turks. Secret diplomatic dispatches from Kuwait, forexample, tell how the U.S.embassy is working behind the scenes to help American munitions makers peddle their war goods in Kuwait. This undercover French-American arms rivalry has helped to stimulate an arms race between Israel and her Arab neighbors, and also between Greece and Turkey.