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LINDNER Publisher WILLIAM J. KEATING President A Combined fomoiuaifidons Seippr A-4 Saturday, November 6, 1976 The U.S.-Cuba Hijack Pact -THE ENQUIRER lilrN Jim ANY FAINT HOPE for normalizing relations with Cuba soon was dashed fhen Fidel Castro so brashly and abruptly ordered the U. antihijacking sUreement canceled. Terrorists could regard Cuba once again as a haven for seizes! U. S.

aircraft. But another serious aspect of Mr. Castro's Intemperate action was the reason he gave for it: The Central Intelligence Agency's (CIA) "terrorist campaign" against Cuba. He blamed the CIA specifically for the October 6 bomb axplosion aboard a Cuban aircraft in Barbados, killing 73 persons. This was an Evident falsehood, as Secretary of State Kissinger made so clear in his denial of tjie charges.

Nonetheless, the multiple assaults on DAILY THOUGHT We must stop talking of profit as a reward It is a cost. Peter Druvker. the CIA from members of Congress have so smeared the agency many at home and abroad are likely to believe the Cuban dictator. This is regrettable for many reasons, including its impact on morale in the CIA and on international respect for the United States. As events were to prove, there was a note of irony in the Castro tirade.

One of the Cuban exiles arrested in Venezuela in connection with the explosion had been on parole in Florida after serving a four-year term for anti-Castro terrorist activities-including bombings-in October, 1968. The exile, Orlando Bosch, had managed transportation from Miami on a forged Costa Rlcan passport. Another arrested, Hernan Ricardo Losano, employed by a Cuban-exile detective firm in Venezuela, admitted planting the bomb that caused the crash. But Mr. Castro's indictment of the CIA points up anew the high cost of loose congressional tongues lashing an agency on which the nation's security may depend.

While congressional Investigations of the CIA never lived up to advance billings, their attendant publicity left a residue of crippling innuendo and doubt. So Mr. Castro saw an opportunity and seized it with his latest outburst. How better to increase the erosion of respect for the United States' main intelligence agency? With the arrests of Bosch, Losano and others, the whole truth about the unfortunate Cuban aircraft explosion eventually should be told -depending on where they are tried We would hope the result would be to compel Mr. Castro to reconsider his action on the antihijacking pact.

Under its terms, the agreement must run another six months after one side or the other de-cides to cancel. That should be time enough, we hope, for Mr. Castro's temper to cool-and for fuller assessment of what could be the awful consequences of his action. The Tumult And The Shouting Die Readers9 Views Roosevelt And World War II A Model vote Indicated Ohio's realization that complex public decisions need to be made in the legislative arena-through the frank exchange of views, through compromise and conciliation. Such questions do not lend themselves to referendums in which the voter is confronted with a take-it-or-leave-it choice.

If there are choices to be made in the field of energy, there already exist adequate governmental tools for making them. Togetherness A Turpin retailer who buys an article, takes a chance on many factors, and hopes to sell the artl-cle at a profit If loss occurs, Instead of profit, so be it But to call this scalping a crime is asinine, In my opinion. Isn't It a shame that our police have to devote time to apprehending scalpers? I wonder how many hours they spent during the recent series, time which possibly could have been spent apprehending real criminals. We are a strange breed of people when we sock a $250 fine on a man for something like this, but grant probation or a slap-on-the-wrist sentence to someone who has hurt people, physically or financially or both. Seems we have our priorities somewhat mixed up.

H.D. FRANKE, 603 W. McMlcken Ave. 'Run For Of ice' I submit a simple question regarding the letter by Gaston D. Cogdell (October 5): Why does The Enquirer keep printing Mr.

Cog-dell's personal views on any subject he wishes to write about? I have seen and read letters by him condemning aid to parochial schools from state or federal taxes, and now another letter on abortion. He even has been a guest on certain local television talk shows. Sure, I respect him for his own opinion, but must we as daily readers of the editorial columns be forced to see his writings over and over again? If he is so strong in his own convictions, why doesn't he run for some political Job where he can express his thoughts, which I am sure do not meet the standards of thousands of your readers? RAYMOND M. JERGER, 1025 Underwood Place. Ohio Sets I RALPH NADER, who appears to fancy Himself, the definitive spokesman for every American consumer, came to Ohio last week to speak up for State Issues 4, 5, 6 and 7 all of them related to the future of Ohio's public utilities.

Ohioans, declared Mr. Nader, could "set a model for tiie rest of the nation." As it turned out, of course, Ohio did set 3'model for the rest of the nation-though not in the manner Mr. Nader Hoped. Ohio's rejection of the four utility issues, it seems to us, represented a vote for common sense. For.

one thing, the vote suggested an that the burden of higher rates cannot be removed from one segment of the population without being shifted to another segment. For another, the vote showed that Ohioans recognize that utilities, like any other.enterprise, need to make a profit to stay in business. That is a truism that no amount of political chicanery can conceal For yet another, the vote demonstrated Ohio's belief in economic growth rather than retreat. The creation of new job opportunities demands more, not less, power, and those who oppose every known means of meeting the nation's energy needs-from strip-mining to nuclear power plants-are actually battling or an austere and grim future. Most important of all, perhaps, the TO THE EDITOR: In a recent exchange of letters concerning the relationship of political leadership and the U.S.

Involvement in World War II, one of your correspondents concludes with an appeal for the study of history. In this regard it is currently pertinent that both Herman Wouk, certainly no friend of Nazi Germany, and author of the stirring epic "Winds of War," which covers the period Just prior to Pearl Harbor, and John Toland in his "Rising Sun," a master- Letters submitted lor publication should be addressed to Readers' Views, 617 Vine Cincinnati 45201. For the sake of public interest, good taste and fairness to the greatest number, the editors reserve the right to condense or reject any letter. ful analysis of the Japanese Empire between 1936 and 1945, describe how Franklin D. Roosevelt repeatedly sought by every possible means to guide the United States toward entering the war on the side of the allies, from securing passage of universal conscription in 1940 to his unwillingness to deal with the party of moderation in Imperial Japan prior to December, 1941.

It was no secret that President Roosevelt welcomed the political and psychological after-effects of the disaster at Pearl Harbor, which galvanized the country Into wholehearted acceptance of his goals. These observations are made not to assert that Roosevelt was wrong in his course of action, but to suggest that it is historically legitimate to ponder what the outcome of events would have been if we had had a President of different convictions, one with less passion to join the battle. J. H. WULSIN, 231 Bethesda Ave.

'Long Way To Go Johnny Bench's interview, (reprinted in The Enquirer October 25) regarding his marriage, and the role he believes a woman must take in marriage, set women back 25 years. He portrays a woman as a puppet on a string, at his beck and call, and eager to please only him. This went out when women discovered they had brains, ability and mouths to make themselves heard. It was not the Equal Rights-Amendment (ERA) that changed the role of women today; it was the women who brought about the ERA that changed this role. He stated that he wanted a wife and a mother, but he said nothing about wanting another person.

Yes, a woman Is a person who has feelings, opinions and goals to pursue. Being a wife and a mother is a full-time job, and she has no time of her own except those hours between midnight and 6 a.m. if a child does not get her up. So, she has the enormous chore of being everything to her husband and family, and still fitting in her interests and ability to learn and to grow in many different areas. Marriage and children should not bring a halt to our learning and pursuing process; they open new frontiers to challenge and succeed in.

"A man still wants an economist in the kitchen, a lady in the parlor, and a whore in the bedroom." The first two parts give a little credit to being a woman; the last part takes an expression of love and makes it into the female duty. Can't this act ever be thought of as beautiful and cherished by a woman? Johnny Bench has proved that women still have a long way to go. BARBARA ROGERS. 7248 Jethve Le. 'Strange Breed9 I read the article about the alleged ticket scalpers who were arrested at Riverfront Stadium during the World Series and fined $150 and $250 respectively.

i Isn't is nice to know that such heinous criminals are apprehended and slapped with husky fines like that? Think of it. These characters actually scalped tickets to that sacrosanct thing called a World Series baseball game. In case you don't know, scalping is the practice of buying tickets to a sports event and then attempting to sell them to someone else at a profit. I couldn't care less if scalpers stood three deep around the stadium. To me, they are no different than any Money Worries Evident In By Robert Clerc IN ORDINARY CIRCUMSTANCES, the opening of a new high school would not warrant editorial coverage.

Nevertheless, events attending the opening of Turpin High School in Anderson Township have tended to remove the situation from what can properly be called ordinary. The school, which was constructed at a cost of $6.5 million, has been open since September, drawing its student body from the district already served by Anderson High School. The new school may prove to be unique insofar as enrollment projections for Hamilton County suggest that it may be the last new high school built for some time. Student enrollments are Just not showing signs of rising any time soon. But even if Turpin High turns out to be the last high school constructed irr Hamilton County during this century, of greater note are the spirit and manner in Cruze won handily over former Cincinnati Teachers' Association President Harriet Russell.

Tom Pottenger, a Republican running in place of the incumbent he defeated in the primary, made an easy job of the 20th District. And the appointees, Democrat Terry Tranter In the 24th and Republican Robert A. Taft II in the 65th, Justified their parties' faith in them by winning Impressively. THE SHERIFF'S RACE must be viewed as a reflection of the voters' increasing Impatience with hints of financial irregularities. Incumbent Sheriff Paul Fricker, a Democrat with 27 years' service with the department, might have seemed totally safe a few months ago, but that was before certain financial dealings with the former management of River Downs Race Track became public knowledge.

Voters who have shown themselves capable of understanding and forgiving conduct unbecoming a public officeholder are simply not inclined to be as generous when it comes to alleged fiscal shenanigans. Probably the most startling result in Hamilton County came out of the Second District, where Donald Clancy was unsuccessful in his bid for a ninth consecutive term In Congress. Even allowing that Mr. Clancy was running against an experienced campaigner in Tom Luken, and that he had grown more than a bit complacent In his campaigns of recent years, one could not help but get the feeling that Western Hamilton County was Clancy's. He had, after all.

Campaigned harder than had been necessary in many years, made use of the "carpetbagger" label that Luken acquired when he moved Into the Second to enter the race, and called repeated attention to Luken's propensity for supporting costly programs when he served In Congress during 1974. Interestingly enough, Luken did not seem to get a great deal of mileage out of his allegations that Clancy was remiss in his responsibilities to help the people of the which it was built Turpin High School is, in the truest sense, a community project Design recommendations submitted by the faculty were included In the specifications sent out to the contractors. Committee to deal with decisions regarding ring designs and the composition of a school song have been created. Even the maroon and gold school colors and the team name "Spartans" were selected last year by Anderson High School students who would be transferring to Turpin upon Its completion. These days, when the sheer strength of numbers tends to produce a sense of remoteness and even alienation, it is good to see people coming together in a spirit of co-operation and interest to contribute positively within a community.

Surely, the Turpin initiatives will start a tradition of accomplishment that will serve the school, its supporter and, ultimately, its graduates well. The Voting district who were affected by the 1974 tornado. In time, even disasters become remote, however, and at least one voter suggested sensibly that painful experiences ought not be revived for political purposes. Of seemingly far greater impact was Luken's use of Clancy's travel record. Rightly or wrongly, the American voter today is not disposed to accept such locations as Acapulco as the proper site for hard work and diligence in the public interest.

AS FAR AS the proposed increase in the city earnings tax was concerned, the proposal just came along at a very bad time for money Issues. Councilman Walter Beck-Jord did a great deal of work for the opposing Republicans In preparing an explicit accounting of the city's operations, but how many citizens saw it or were given the chance to reflect on its contents? The likelihood is that Cincinnati's voters remembered too well the flaps over the city's mlss-ing gasoline, over the pilfered parking receipts, over unwarranted garbage collections and over a host of other fiscal "unaccountables," and decided that the city should tighten its belt first. In truth, that is reasonable. So, the 1976 election In Hamilton County shows a great deal, yet It shows nothing that we did not know already. The working public Is Justifiably apprehensive about material well-being.

The middle-income taxpayer is tired of hearing about bold new initiatives with even bolder price tags. He is obviously calloused to most moral indiscretions committed by his elected public servants, but he is even more obviously disinclined to accept any indications of fiscal mismanagement or profiteering. If there is anything new In this, it would have to be the degree to which It appears true. And if Tuesday's successful candidates fail to appreciate this truth and to take It to heart, it is reasonable only to expect that two, four or six years from now their Incumbency will be more a hindrance than a help. 'Petty Differences9 It has become an Irritant to me to read of the Ohio Education Association (OEA) against the Parent-Teachers Association (PTA).

Any parent who Is knowledgeable In education is aware that In recent testing our high school students cannot read, cannot compose a sentence, cannot compute simple elementary math. Also, it has been stated they have difficulty in filling out Job applications. I think it's time we get on with the business of education and Join together for better education in all schools and stop (what I consider) petty differences from disrupting the educational process. This is our most important probleml MRS. ROY THURMAN, 4542 Matson Ave.

'Get The Facts' Regarding the current series "Vera Valiant" in the comic section, I fall to see the comedy in the repeated reference to podiatry being a mail-order course. It is slanderous and libelous to misrepresent a profession whose men and women spend six to eight years in college training and one to two years as Interns before they receive their doctors' degrees. I feel the writers, Lee and Springer, should get the facts about podiatry as a profession and set the record straight HERBERT W. SCHR1EVER, DPM, 224 Reading Rd. THE ENQUIRER I7 Vii Cmcmnoh.

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Hah II 21 5)7 0427 una id Km. J04 bom Bida 5t J) VH-ftiri INC NEW YORK OFICE-UUI 41262 GENERAL ADVERTISING REPRESENTATIVE -Bi THE TIME the dust had settled on Wednesday, the vote results locally tended to show the depth of voter concern over fiscal irresponsibility and the appearances of it; What's more, the voters worries surfaced lpr an unusually diverse set of electoral results. FOR EXAMPLE, those who appreciate stability had more than good reason to take heart in the state legislative races where the incumbents coasted home with margins frequently in excess of 20. Advocates of out-of-the-ordinary change had something to cheer about in Mr. Clere Is An Editorial Writer For The Enquirer the election of a Republican as Hamilton County sheriff.

The win was sweetened in that the loser was an Incumbent Democrat The congressional races here produced a landslide win forthe Republican incumbent In the First District and a narrow defeat for the Republican incumbent in the Second. Cincinnati voters were not Inclined to support issues that might possibly have cost them additional tax dollars or subjected them to changes in procedures. Hamilton County on the whole is still solidly Republican territory. State legislative races in Hamilton County have tended to be anything but exciting contests, with one candidate or the other literally running away from his opposition. This time nothing changed, including the voters' preference for proven fiscal stability.

In fact, even in the races where a strong challenge seemed to be mounting, the results proved otherwise. Thus, In the 22nd House District, Incumbent Republican Chet.