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Daily Times Herald EDITORIALS Washington Notebook Saturday, March 11,1972 POW Amnesty? The question of amnesty for America's draft dodgers and Army deserters was given an airing in Washington the other day as numerous concerned persons presented both pro and con opinions before a subcommittee headed by Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass. It would be encouraging if somebody, somewhere, opened a forum on the question of amnesty for America's prisoners of war held by North Vietnam, some of whom have been in captivity for as long as six years. Not one of this country's noble allies has brought the slightest pressure to bear on Hanoi.

Not one statesman has spoken a word of criticism about Hanoi's treatment of these men. The voice of so-called world opinion remains mute except when it comes to condemnation of the United States. If this country held hundreds of North Vietnamese prisoners virtually incommunicado for years, permitting only sporadic delivery of letters to or from them and their families, denying visits by Geneva Convention representatives and refusing to discuss the possibility of an exchange of prisoners, why, America's outraged students would be impaling themselves on the White House fence, their counterparts would be rioting in London and Paris and Berlin and bombs would be exploding at U.S. embassies and consulates in every capital of the world. (We do, in fact, (hold tens of thousands of North Vietnamese prisoners.

Or rather, South Vietnam does, and has made repeated attempts to repatriate some of them to a North Vietnam that does mot even acknowledge their existence.) But then, why should foreigners care about American prisoners of war when Americans themselves don't seem to care? Just as it is obvious that Hanoi intends to hold these men until the last measure of blackmail value is squeezed out of them, the conclusion becomes inescapable that Americans are perfectly willing to let them do so. In no other war this country has ever been engaged in (has the question of prisoners of war hinged upon capitulation to ememy demands amounting to virtual surrender. In no other war would public opinion have stood for it. But today we are so guilt-ridden, so full of self-doubt, so war-weary, so disillusioned that we seem ready to write these men off as scapegoats for our national sin of intervening in North Vietnam's conquest of South Vietnam. Each day they remain in captivity is, in effect, one more payment on our bill of atonement.

In the meantime, wives are growing old without husbands, children are growing up without fathers. The moralist (who applies morality only to the United States) may counter that the prisoners, most of them fliers, are responsible for the creation of uncounted numbers of widows and orphans in Vietnam, who have no hope at all of ever seeing their husbands or fathers again. Very well. If American servicemen are to be held accountable for carrying out the military policies of their government, then let the soldiers of every country, including North Vietnam, be held similarly accountable. But until that happens, let American prisoners of war be treated in accordance with international standards which even the Nazis abided by.

This would mean, at the very least, regular inspections of prison oamps by neutral-nation Observers. It would forbid the exploitation of prisoners of war for political purposes. There is nothing we can do to force North Vietnam to release or exchange or ameliorate the living conditions of her American prisoners of war. But we can speak out. Birthday Snag Here's another of the recurrent we- can-go-to-the-moon-but-can't et cetera et cetera observations.

The society able to marshal its resources to such billiant effect that men have trod the moon can't seem to agree on how to celebrate its 200th year of independence. There was a further reminder of this the other day when Philadelphia, supposedly to be the chief site of the 1976 festivities, was given until March 15 to put up or shut up. The ultimatum came from David J. Mahoney, chairman of the American Revolution Bicentennial Commission which is charged with advising Congress and the President on matters celebrative. Mahoney's view is that if Philadelphia doesn't submit an acceptable plan by the March 15 deadline then there won't be a 1976 World Fair because not enought time remains to start planning anew.

Philadelphia Mayor Frank L. Rizzo's at any rate, his public that Philadelphia will indeed be able to come up with a suitable plan. We shall see. But the mystery persists: How come deciding on how to celebrate the nation's 200th birthday is so infernally difficult? What Makes George Run? Bruce Biastat MIAMI (NBA) What makes George Wallace run? Here he is, going hard in the 1972 Florida presidential primary. You check back and discover that he has been, with one exception, involved in' a major political campaign every two years since 1958.

He ran for and lost the governorship of Alabama in 1958, then won it in 1962. In 1964 he entered Democratic presidential primaries and scored surprisingly high percentages even as he lost in Wisconsin, Indiana and Maryland. In 1966, legally barred from seeking reelection as governor, he successfully put up his late first wife, Lurleen, for the job and did the heavy campaigning. In 1968, he got 10 million votes as a third party candidate for the presidency. In 1970 he won the Alabama governorship a second time.

Only 1960 saw him idle. Whatever drove him at tha outset when few in the nation knew of him, it is clear that great zest for the game spurs him now. He loves the sounds and sights of battle. He relishes the national spotlight which has never left him since 1964. Most of all, he loves to shake up the northern establishment which usually means the national Democratic Party and its aspiring leaders.

Recently, he joined his fellow Democratic governors at a party caucus in Annapolis, Md. Wallace just toyed with them, dropping hints to governor after governor that he might enter primaries and upset the applecart. Said Gov. John Gilligan of Ohio: "I never heard more nervous laughter in my life." Speaking of those governors, a political observer observed: By Bruce Biossat "Have you ever heard a. man's voice turn white?" Most of Wallace's many detractors concede that he can be very effective as he punctures the pomposities and hypocrisies of his northern colleagues and rivals.

But the tougher part of his game is trying to upset the serious political calculations of presidential candidates. That's really what he is talking about when he says, as he did the other night in West Palm Beach: "I am a serious candidate." Wallace never wearies of recounting his 1964 primary votes, nor his big 10 million in 1968. Right now, in Florida, he leads a pack of 11 presidential candidates and is thus a source of maximum annoyance to such contenders as Senators Edmund Muskie, Hubert Humphrey, Henry Jackson, George Mc- Gpvern and New York Mayor John Lindsay. A sizable Wallace victory in Florida could quickly crush the hopes of one or two aspirants. And it won't end with Florida.

He expects to compete hard in other 1972 primaries hi Tennessee, Indiana, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Maryland. He believes he can win at least two of these. ambition so hot that he doesn't like to hear anything negative about his prospects. He was disapproving as he told a reporter recently: "I saiw your piece the other day. You said I was slippin'." Probably Wallace is not as strong nationally as he was in 1968.

Polls edge him down a bit. But he has not yet truly slipped. Indeed, the school busing issue may have given him a new lease on life. Goerge Wallace is not going to win the 1972 Democratic nomination. Nor will he determine who will win.

But he will have an effect on the race. And that is what the nation's head political disrupter wants at the very minimum. Vol. 19 Kuemper High School, Carroll, Iowa, 51401, Saturday, March 11, 1972 No. 1972 KHS Track Season Opens With the snow melting and the temperature slowly inching upward, the 1972 track season is getting underway.

Many aspirants can be seen on the streets of Carroll, getting in condition early for the upcoming meets. The first two meets of the year are both indoor, those being the State Federation meet on March 18, and the State AA on March 24. Heading into his second year as iiead coadh, Mr. Van Hecke feels that this year's squad should be greatly improved. Assistant coaches will again be Mr.

Donnelly and Mr. Temple- meyer. Leading this year's crew are 16 returning letter- man, with five seniors among these. Rich Bellinghausen, who is a two year letterman, holds the school record in the 440 yard dash of 52.1. Rich was a state qualifier last year and is the leading point-maker returning from last year's squad.

Another two year letterman is Jim Gretemian, who specializes in the longer distances. Jim's best time last spring in the two mile was 10:42.5. Bob Malloy will again be -this year's pole vault specialist. He is also a two-year letterman and will probably be called upon to run some of the short sprints. Leon Naberhaus, a weight man and one-year letterman, had a 45' Dear Abby Tasteless Comment By Abigail Van Bur en Abby Van Burew DEAR ABBY: Our daughtar, Gloria, was recently married at a lovely church wedding.

A reception at our club followed immediately af-g ter the ceremony. The mother of aj young man named Bill, I with whom Gloria had! been quite came through the re-3 ceiving line. Shej greeted me with aj warm smile and firm 1 handshake, and said, "We certainly wish Gloria every happiness, but if things don't work out, maybe one day our Billy will have a chance on her second time around!" Abby, what do you think of a person who would make such a tasteless remark at our daughter's wedding? APPALLED DEAR APPALLED: Nat much. But she obviously said exactly what she was thinking. (She may also have hit the punch bowl first.) DEAR ABBY: Larry (not his real name) and I have been married for three years.

I am 28 and this is my first marriage. Larry is 39, and he was married once before and has two children whom he adores. (They live with his ex-wife.) I wanted a child from the start, but we were unsuccessful. Now several doctors have told me that I will never become pregnant! I want to adopt, but Larry is just lukewarm on the idea. I'll be honest with you, Abby, one of the reasons I want a child is to hold our marriage together.

Larry spends as much time as he possibly can with his own children, which maki-s me very jealous and resentful. I know it's wrong to feel this way, but I can't help it. I feel that if he has that much time and love to give to children, why can't they be OURS? I don't have to work outside the home, and I know I would make a very good mother. What do you think? WANTS A CHILD DEAR WANTS: Of all the raauna for wanting a child, "holding a marriage together" is the worst. It would only compound your problems, if yours is a troubled marriage.

And it's unfair to the child. Before considering a family, you need to resolve your feelings of resentment and jealousy. It's to Larry's credit that he's a good father. DEAR ABBY: I hava been married for 17 years, have two wonderful teenagers and a darling 6-year-old. When I found out that my husband was having an affair with his secretary, I nearly had a nervous breakdown.

He admitted everything, begged for forgiveness, said he still loves me, and wants to keep our family together. He also said she didn't mean a thing to him. The secretary no longer works for my husband. In fact, she is married now. My husband told me he couldn't go on if I divorced him, but I don't think I can ever really forgive and forget.

Also, I want to do what's best for the children. What do you advise? CRUSHED DEAR CRUSHED: Try a little positive thinking. in terms of forgiving, and you will. And one way of forgetting is to never mention it again. DEAR ABBY: Tha fetter about the hostess who did not want to give out her recipes reminded me of this incident, which happens to be ture.

A woman I'll call Mrs. Jones served her women's luncheon club a delicious casserole. A guest whom I'll call Mrs. Smith had to have the recipe, so Mrs. dent, which happens to be true.

The next day Mrs. Smith decided to surprise her husband with that casserole for dinner. She put the recipe in front of her and said, "It calls for leftover lamb, but I don't have any, but tohe leftover pork chops will do. Oh, dear, I'm out of mustard, but I'll use ketchup instead. "It calls for chives, but I'll use that old clove of garlic I have in the fridge instead.

"And as long as I have turnips, I'll substitute them for carrots." (I think you get the general idea.) The next day Mrs. Smith telephoned Mrs. Jones and said, "Some friend YOU are! You didn't even give me the right recipe!" And they haven't been on speaking Puppet Shows Presented by Senior Students Studying different forms of the theatre is one of the latest projects for the Drama II students. The most recent form studied is that of puppets. To create more interest in the study, Fr.

Higgins has divided the class of 15 into three groups. Each group chooses a familiar story, or makes up one of their own, then makes their own puppets and finally their performance to the rest of the class. If the performances prove to be successful, they may be presented to the grade schools later. Presenting "The Fantasy World of Harry Faversham" will be Cindy Baumhover, Emily Meiners, Margie Stork, Mark Vonnahme, and Rae Jean Westendorf. This is a melodrama which takes place in medieval times.

The original idea came from a song by the Cowsills and was developed into dialogue form by members of the group. Their stage will be made of a board fronting. The group will use stick puppets in their presentation. Another group will use an old efrigerator box as a stage to resent "Hansel and The plot of their play is gener- lly the same as the story. Mar- onettes will again be used.

The roup consists of Mary Bruner, Debbie Dillehay, Mary Fasben- er, Mary Gaffney, and Sheri lacker. "Little Red Riding Hood" will be presented by Jeff Bushe, Cathy Cawley, Chip Fangman, Craig Murphy, and Ann O'Leary. This will be a modernized version of the old tale. The group will use hand pup- jets for their play. Members of he group formed the dialogue rom the music of "Little Red Riding Hood" by Sam the Sham and the Pharohs.

Reactions to this study by the students is generally favorable. 'Making marionettes and working around them is a fun and challenging part of drama" says Mary Gaffney. Mark Vonnahme adds "It's kind off dif- 'erent from the ordinary thea- because everything must be exaggerated to get the point across." terms since. J. W.

C. Daily Times Herald 515 North Main Street Carroll, Iowa Daily Except Sundays and Holidays other then February 22, November 11 by The Herald Publishing Company. JAMES W. WILSON, Publisher HOWARD B. WILSON, Editor W.

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The number of subscribers, recorded daily on permanent records and verified by the nationally recognized Audit Bureau of Circulations guarantees advertisers the paid circulation figures of the Carroll Daily Times Herald are accurate. Only an ABC newspaper can give assurance its stated circulation is accurate. 16 Win Firsts in CYO Speech CYO Speech Finals were held Sunday, March 5, at Breda with 23 Kuemper students participating. Sixteen students received I ratings and seven students received ratings. Two students received an outstanding rating.

Kathy Cawley received an outstanding ratinj in Interpretative Prose and Dick Donovan, in Extemporaneous Speaking. Ratings were awarded to the following people in various oa tegories: Oratorical Declama tion: Cindy Rosmann Jan Casey Interpretative Prose Kathy Cawley Janet Kelso I and Cathy Ludwig Interpre tative Poetry: Molly Burgess Deb Collison II; and Ann White H. Book Reviewing: Barb Treck er Improvisational Storytell ing: Sue Adams Jean Har man Storytelling: Danzer and Janet Kelso I Dramatic Acting: Deb Collison and Mark Vonnahme Aft er-Dinner Speaking: Sue Erie 1 Radio News Announcing: Jef Busche II; Humorous Acting Kim Hedthoff II; Expositors Address: DeAnn Reiff an Geri Reinhart Extemporane ous Speaking: Dick Donovan I Mike Klaus II; and Bob Water II. 9" effort in the shot put. Last but not least, is two year letterman Bob Wernimont who is a sprinter and middle distance runner.

Bob had a 24.2 time in the 220 yard dash and had the best 110 split in the 440 yard relay of 9.9. Other lettermen are: Bob Jeff Heisterkamp middle distance; Terry Kasperbauer middle distance; Mike Lehman Hurdler and sprinter; George Neil sprinter; Kevin Fee distance; Bob Friedman middle distance; Steve Garbier hurdler and field events; Bill Neumayer sprinter and distance; Tony Nockels hurdler 'and sprinter; and John Vonnahme distance. According to Mr. Van the sign-up looks good, but would encourage more boys to come out, since track is so much of an individualistic sport. His goal is to develop a good solid track squad and to make a good showing in the district track meets on May 12, at Urbandale.

Kuemper Seniors Elected Delegates to Conventions Saturday evening, February 26, seven Kuemper seniors were elected as delegates to the District and State Democratic Conventions. The seven, Mary Fran Bruner, Molly Burgess, Val Keenan, Patty Kitt, Joyce Reiff, Marlou Soyer and Angle Seyller were elected at the County Convention held in the Holy Spirit Auditorium. Mary Fran, Molly, Patty, Marlou, Val, and Joyce were elected as statutory delegates. They will attend the District Convention at Greenfield on March 25, and the State Statutory Convention at the Hilton Coliseum in Ames, April 22. Angie was elected as a presidential delegate and Marlou and Val were elected again as presidential delegates.

Patty was also selected as a alternate presidential delegate. These people will attend the District Convention as well as the State Presidential Convention to bt held at Veterans Auditorium in Des Moines, on May 20. In addition, Mary Fran was elected to the statutory rules committee and Marlou to the presidential rules committee. f'lfl'fillf! 1 1 i.f 'ijiij. 1 't.

1 1 11 3 1 Thoughts on St. Pat's Day By Teri Vanlerheiden With St. Patrick's Day heading our way March 17, one's houghts fondly turn to the glorious green. Tradition tells us hat unless one is Irish by descent on your great Aunt O'leeny's side or your great great grandfather Michael Sulivan McShane, that you shall not under penalty of being beaten with a shamrock wear green on the day of the Irish. Friends, with a fine paternal name like Vanderheiden shuren a touch of the Dutch here, and Cherman name like Barnes donated by ma ma; what's a poor girl to do? The greenest thing about me is my eyes.

A thought just entered my mind why not pretend I'm Irish Terrance McLee O'Van- derheiden. Yes, I'll dye my hair green, forget to brush my teeth after eating spinach and paint green on my fingernails. Ah, t'is truly the wearin of the green. Don't you agree that I'll pass for Irish now? Well, next time I'll ask someone else's opinion besides Ann and Nora O'Leary. You just can't win.

By the way, do they have a day for the Dutch? Another thought just entered my head. Kuemper's Annual Dutch wooden shoes and tulips. At least I have a dutch name and two lips! Forget it! I'm off to dye everything green just in case. Happy St. Patrick's Day.

STANDING (Right to left): Val Keenan, Patty Kitt, Mary Fran Bruner, Marlow Soyer. Sitting: Joyce Reiff, Molly Burgess. 3 New Courses Offered to KHS Sophs, Seniors Three new courses are being offered for sophomores and seniors for the 1972-73 academic year. These courses are Afro- American history, South American history, and Oriental history. Afro-American history and South American history are semester courses, so students who register for one course will automatically be scheduled for both courses.

Oriental history is a two-semester course, with an accent on China. Fr. Donahoe said that some students had requested these courses, but sufficient registra- tion will determine the actual teaching of these subjects. He said the main reason these subjects are being offered is because there is a lack of knowledge and understanding of these countries and the peo- 1 pie that inhabit them. Through these courses, we hope to rem- edy this lack of understanding.

EDITORIALS Steve Van Dyke from Nebraska is New Student in Soph Class A new student has been added to the sophomore class. Steve Van Dyke, formerly of Steve Van Dyke Humphrey, Nebraska, is the new student. Previously, he attended St. Francis High School at Humphrey which has an enrollment oi approximately 200 students. Steve readily commented, "The main differences are the sizes of the two schools, and finding my way around." He also added, "One reason I like Kuemper is because Mark Montgomery is in it." Steve is taking Mechanical Drawing, and expressed an interest in going out for football and wrestling next year.

Outside of school sports, he enjoys bowling, swimming and diving. Steve is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Norbert Van Dyke of Holy Spirit parish. By Rae Jean Westenderf The time for us seniors to say good-bye to Kuemper is rapidly approaching.

But before we leave we have one more great task before us: Project '72. This is a cause which should concern all of us, because it gives us a chance to go beyond ourselves, and help a deserving classmate to continue his education. Through the past four years our class has experienced many great things. Our freshman year we all pulled together, young as we were, and put on our fantastic Freshman Happening. Also we were proud to show our school colors at state and help to bring home the No.

2 trophy. At Sophomore Homecoming we again showed our talent! with the girls capturing the 1st Place float title and our boys coming in 3rd. Then junior year came with the girl's winning 3rd in float competition. Also we created a "A Midsummer's Night Dream 1 for prom. To achieve this goa we raked lawns, washed windows, baked cookies for bake iales, and washed cars.

We all vorked together to decorate and urned our simple gym into flowered paradise. We could walk among tall pillars, multicolored flower gardens, rose rellises, and lighted fountains. All this magic was produced by our class's hard work. And no one will forget going to state junior year. Even though we lost our first game, being stranded in Boone is an experience few can't forget.

We've seen the new modular scheduling in and seen supervised study hall out, in and out again. We initiated the first grub day and were the 1st class to have five subjects imposed upon us. We've stood behind the school at games, plays, music events, and state tournaments, and now it is time to pull together one last and work not just for our own benefit, but for that of a fellow classmate. Project '72 is our last chance to again prove our worth as a class, and we can do it. So please, sign up and help work to help a classimU get the education he deserves.

Prove the quality of the daat of '72,.