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4--Daily Messenger, Canandaigua, N.Y.--Wednesday, February 2, 1972 Published evwy tvfnlng txcepl Salurdiys, Sundiys holWiy! by Messenger. Incorporjltd. 73 Bulftlo Strrrt. Cansndalgui. N.Y.

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Page Macker Circulalkm Manage Oldest Newspaper Continuously Published Vim of the Hud son River. Gunboat Diplomacy Official Policy: Fraud, Fakery In Latin America Sc venih Old si in Ih Court! ry. Established 1796 Eye-Catchers Two items in the local news the other day caught our eye as being rather striking examples of some of the fine, forward-looking thinking that goes on in our part of the world. One concerned the vote of the Canandaigua school board to raise the amount of annual income a Senior Citizen can receive and still be eligible to have his school taxes cut in half. Previously, only those over 65 who had an income of less than $3,000 a year were eligible for the tax break.

Recently, the board voted to raise that limit to $5,000. This, surely, is a much more realistic figure and we applaud the board for its compassionate vote. As we have noted in this space on several occasions, this is little enough to do for these people who are no longer able to work, but who in the past have done so much for us. The second item which caught our attention was W.C. Dannenbrink's story reporting that the Planning Committee of the Ontario County Board of Supervisors is considering once again the possibilities of acquiring the old Thompson Hospital buildings on North Main Street.

We had urged such a step several years ago when the hospital first announced that it would be moving to its new Parrish Street site. And, as we recall it, a Supervisors' committee looked into the matter at that time, but turned thumbs down on it. Why, we are not sure. In those days, perhaps, the Supervisors had more grandiose ideas and thought that a new building would be more to their liking. Or perhaps the architect they had at that time preferred to build new instead of trying to renovate an existing facility.

But at any rate, under the progressive leadership of the Planning Committee's new chairman, Supervisor Joseph Tachan of the Town of Canandaigua, we are glad that serious consideration is now being given trying to adapt the old hospital to meet the county's critical needs for more office space. We think this is great. The old building may not be perfect, But in this day and age, when every level of government must watch every penny it spends, it surely makes great sense to try to make-do wherever possible. Unless the county goes overboard in developing elaborate renovation schemes, we think the old building can be used for office space with a minimum of alterations. Furthermore, we are confident that the hospital's board of trustees will not be greedy when it comes to negotiating a purchase price.

It seems to us that Mr. Tachan's committee is right on target in giving active consideration to this plan. We wish them every success. Voice Of The Reader WASHINGTON Classified documents in our possession reveal, unhappily, that deception is slill the official policy in Vietnam. The raw facts about the Vietnam War go through a filtering and flavoring process, which can be ascribed partly to a natural desire to make American troops look as heroic as possible, partly to the Pentagon's determination to portray the war as the top brass want the world to see it.

A classified memo to all top U.S. officials in the pacification program, for example, bluntly tells them to be misleading a command briefings. These are special briefings for visiting newsmen and dignitaries. The memo, therefore, is an order to flavor the well of truth at its source. Small wonder that Brig.

Gen. James Herbert, a top U.S. deputy in the pacification program, ordered that "Overall security classification will be SECRET." Rosy-Hued Dated September 8, 1971, the memo mentions the disaster- ridden programs for helping war victims and for persuading the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese to defect. U.S. officials in charge of these programs are directed only to "submit material which reflects progress" for the briefings.

General Herbert notes the briefing program is aimed at creating a pic lure of "progress made in the Republic of Vietnam." To carry out this aim, all pacification officials must "develop 10 or 12 high impact indicators that say persuasively that much progress has been made; that our effort has not been a fruitless venture; that we have helped to establish conditions and build systems that at least give the Republic of Vietnam an opportunity to choose its future course of events. "Final thought should be that a strong, broadly based military establishment has been created in RVN (South Vietnam) that will be difficult to destroy by military action Army-Inspired Slogans Our Vietnamese allies are even more blatant in faking success where none exists. A classified U.S. translation of an order by the late Lt. Gen.

Do Cao Tri explains all those slogans that visitors to Vietnam are shown, as evidence of pro-Saigon sentiment, in hamlets and along the roads. Soldiers and civilians in his military region were ordered by Gen. Tri to "display national flags at every village-hamlet office and person's home. Paint national nags 20x27 centimeters on the outer walls of the homes. "Draw as many of the following slogans as possible on the blank walls: 'To coalesce with the Communists is suicide' 'We are determined not to concede any land to the Communists' 'To Chieu Hoi (to defect) is the only way to end the War and restore "Depending on the local situation, all utilization of leaflets, slogans and banners must be exploited to the fullest.

These operations must be completed in one week Results should be reported to (Tri) and should include the number of villages "We keep saying that Belize (capital of British Honduras) is ours," he said. "But we all know that isn't so. Maybe we'd like the territory, but we don't want the people living in it." The feeling is mutual, scarcely reflective of the official view which has led to another By JACK ANDERSON and hamlets where flags were displayed, and the number of slogans, leaflets, and banners distributed at the localities." A hotel keeper in Flores, a or 'Discipline' city on the Guatemalan side of Tri added menacingly that his Army units should discipline the border with British Hondu- people who do not put out the flags. ras, summed up quickly local This attitude of fakery and falsehood extends down to every opinion on Guatemala's claim level. For example, Americans have been repeatedly told about to the British colony which is the increasing number of hamlets which are secure from Com- the last remnant of British munist control.

Empire in the Caribbean. A high U.S. pacification official, Wilbur Wilson, tells In a confidential memo, dated August 19, 1971, how he cut two Viet Cong-controlled hamlets out of a district simply by gerrymandering the district Tammany-style. "The District Chief has recommended that the boundaries of these two hamlets be changed," Wilson told his superiors. "I indicated to the District Senior Advisor that he could assure that this recommendation would be approved, and the August HES (hamlet survey) should reflect no (Viet Cong-controlled) hamlets." Actually, the Viet Cong have been making -inroads in places diplomatic confrontation be- that were formerly free of Communists, even as the American tween Guatemala and Britain people have been told the opposite.

For example, a classified U.S. study showed that by July 1971, 77 outposts had been overrun in the vast Fourth Military District, compared to 44 at the same time in 1970 and 67 for all of 1970. Perhaps U.S. officials simply are sick of the truths in Vietnam, and would rather read soft, sweet lies. As a symptom of this, we can quote from a memo written to his aides by Richard Funkhouser, Pacification Head for a giant area north of Saigon.

"I plan to visit provinces and districts," he advised his deputies down the line. Each division director, he said, should be prepared to give him three pieces of good news about programs that might possibly be-used to show "accomplishments." Helicopter Mystery The British have picked up mysterious helicopter activity on their side of the Hong Kong border. The secret speculation is that this may be a dramatic attempt to block the escape of high-ranking Chinese defectors. States a secret report on the incidents, "The location and pattern of the various radar tracks suggest that the helicopter flights were possibly related to anti-illegal immigration-defector measures. The use of helicopters in this role in the immediate border area has no known precedent That helicopters might be used to prevent the defection of one or more high-level communist cadres is not being ruled out.

Although difficult to substantiate, the present political situation in Communist China increases this possibility." Badgers in Egypt Ten Soviet Badgers, capable of firing missiles on the wing at surface targets, have shown up in Egypt. The secret assessment, however, is that "the Soviets will not employ the Badgers in support of Egyptian forces nor turn them over to Egyptians It is believed the Badgers in Egypt constitute an augmentation to.the Soviet Mediterranean squadron and are targeted against NATO naval forces." By PHIL NEWSOM DPI Foreign Analyst through treaties have been unsuccessful. Aside from the matter of geography there is little resemblance between the two. Guatemalans are mostly a as represented by some 3,000 British troops and Britain's biggest warship, the aircraft carrier Ark Royal. Two Different Names What the British call long- scheduled amphibious maneuvers the Guatemalans call gunboat diplomacy and have received the support of neighboring El Salvador.

Off and on for some hundreds of years Guatemala has claimed the colony which is sandwiched between Guatemala and Mexico on the Caribbean coast and is about the size of New Hampshire. Various attempts to settle the matter are Catholic, speak Spanish and in general may be said to take a somber view of life. Belizeans are mostly black, speak English and go to Protestant churches. British Honduras hums with soul music and enjoys a gay Caribbean life style. Treaty Rejected Its 120,000 population rejected a U.S.-sponsored treaty in the late 1960s which would have made them independent but obligated to consult, with Guatemala on matters of defense and foreign affairs.

In the present situation the British say their show of strength is only coincidental to the large numbers of Guatemalan troops in the northern Guatemalan department of Peten, known to be a stronghold of Guatemalan guerrillas. For their part, the Guatemalans deny any intention of invading British Honduras and say the presence of their troops along the border is solely in' connection with the anti- guerrilla campaign. The Lighter Side Tension Is Mounting Over Chess Tournament By DICK WEST PRISONER OF UAR WASHINGTON (UPI) Although the event is still some six months away, excitement over next summer's world championship chess match already is reaching fever pitch, match that may last more than two months, you need a lot of analyses to fill in the time between moves," he explained. In addition, he continued, many technical innovations According to the World Chess would be employed to bring the Federation, 10 countries and home audience all of the five cities have submitted suspense, tension and thrills record bids as high as $152,000 experienced by spectators on for the right to play host to the title duel between Boris Spass- ky of the Soviet Bobby Fischer of Union and the United States. the scene.

"We would arrange for a Goodyear blimp to hover over the chess board and provide interesting and unusual camera And that probably is only a -angles," he said. Observations To The Editor: We have gone through another election and entered another year, and one cannot help but observe some interesting proceedings. One supervisor lost an election and gained a job in the sheriff's department. Other offices were won much as a popularity contest, rather than selection of ability. Another supervisor told me that now the election was over, he would help "unload" the Martens property he voted against selling it.

Another supervisor went on record as saying his opponent was too hasty in selecting the site for landfill yet he voted to retain this purchase. Originally, the chairman of the board of supervisors had set up the machinery for looking into landfill sites. The committees were to report back, and then, after exhaustive studies had been made, a mandate was to be presented to the people to make the final Defense Budget Invitation To USSR By GEORGE ASHVVORTH Christian Science Monitor News Service WASHINGTON The new United States defense budget if there were agreement on numbers of submarines but not reoresents an open invitation to the Soviet Union to get moving upon the type, the Navy could go to steps two and three and toward a firm strategic arms limitation agreement, it is being said replace the existing fleet. But by spending for an interim missile, here the Navy has opted at the administration's request for a course Spending on strategic forces will be substantially boosted that could save money. Current estimates are that a whole new during the coming fiscal year if the administration has its way.

At submarine Heel would cost in the rough neighborhood of $20430 the same time, however, the budget for strategic arms, although billion. increased is clearly tailored so that Ihe U.S. does not get too In other strategic areas, the administration plans to keep on deeply into programs that might have to be scrubbed if there is an putting multiple warheads in the land-based Minuteman fleet and agreement at the strategic arms limitation talks (SALT). in the Posiedon submarine fleet. Also sought is more money for the These are the highlights of the new budget: safeguard anti-ballistic system to expand coverage from the --Total outlays for fiscal 1973 arepegged at $76.5 billion, which present two to four sites.

The eventual goal remains 12 sites, represents an increase of $700 million over the current level. although Congress has been most reluctant to go very fast with the --Total budget authority requests come to $83.4 billion, which ABM, which is running behind schedule anyway, is up $6 3 billion over fical 1972. (This includes $81.7 billion for the Steady Improvement Department of Defense and $1.7 billion for military assistance.) The administration also wants to continue developing a new --The true rise is even greater given defense plans to lower manned strategic bomber known as the B-l to replace'the B-52. manpower still further and the still declining costs of the wars of Looking at the budget, it is clear that strategic forces have Indo China teen emphasized much more than the conventional. With the Pay Raises exception of fighter-interceptors, the strategic forces are In their defense officials claim that $4.1 billion of the budget remaining at fairly constant levels and being steadily improved, authority increase represents pay rises.

The difference between On the conventional side, the Navy and Marine Corps are drop in the bucket. There also is in prospect "vast gross income from television and film rights." Having never seen a televised chess match myself, I approached a network official and asked how he would go about covering the 24-game encounter. Cosell Plus Analysts "I would hire Howard Cosell to handle the move-by-move commentary," he said, "and then I would sign up a team of analysts including Don Meredith, Bill Russell, Byron Nelson, Jack Kramer, Leonard Bernstein, Billy Graham, Bud Wilkinson, Elizabeth Taylor, Alfred M. Landon, Jack Anderson, Henry Kissinger, Lawrence Welk, Howard Hughes, David Eisenhower, Jimmy Hoffa and BillieSolEstes." "Why so many?" "When you are covering a layers ri "Each player would be equipped with a portable mike so the audience could hear them muttering to themselves as they mulled over their next moves. "We also would assign a board level camera to isolate on Fischer, who is noted for his daring style of play, and we would have instant-replays of all the vital moves, such as checkmates and castlings.

"Moreover, part of the match would be presented on prime time, live and in color, possibly in the 9-to-ll slot on Monday evenings." "That sounds breathtaking," I said, "but what would happen if neither player made a move during that period?" "In that case," he said, "we would spellbind the audience with a rerun of the 1956 Republican Convention." volving the interest of our young city, let us forget our politics and our party and seek only the public good --Jonathan Child, Kirst Mayor, City of Rochester." These guide lines will never be expressed any better -It is for those familiar with the rules to abide by them. Hy Behelfer Seneca Curb Expenses To The Editor: Let it be known, that the CenTralSchoolSctTnlTor holding the manning line, but the Air Force will drop 13,000 of- central bcnooi District, in tavor incmdes money ficers and men to a new total of 717i000 and the 1S declining nearly thai will be spent in later years as well as the current, but that the 20,000 to 841,000. particularly for the Army, still The Book Shelf brad one million dollars of New York State tax money, should never administration wants Congress to approve now. more widespread undermanning, since the administration has The biggest increases are in slralegic forces, research and decided that the force structure is to remain constant. complain of our high taxes or development, and the National Guard and reserves.

Basically the the that they have to pay decision was made to cut back people in order to pay for more higher state income taxes than some states. When will the rich people of this state and school district, wake up to the fact that there still are middle and lower in- weapons and research. The missile submarine program went from $140 million this year to $942million next year. Originally the submarine program hadbeen budgeted at $105 million. The extra post planes funds are being sought in a supplemental request this week along with funds for new Boeing 747 airborne command post planes.

The President told Congress that he is very interested in The Almanac By United Press International Today is Wednesday, Feb. 2, the 33rd day of 1972. The moon is between its full phase and last quarter. The morning stars are me peopie ii inane uie ii, 1B i decision Somewhere along the ome class citizens. Would they pusnin along various strategic programs in order tc the Mercury and Jupiter missile line the people have been totally ignored, and the ground-work established by the board of supervisors was not followed through.

It would be foolish to mention names; these people know who they are and must live with themselves. On the side of the Chamber of Commerce building in Rochester one can read the following inscription: "In the intercourse of social life and on all occasions in- ha PP ler lf there were only the rich and the welfare recipients to reside here? It is high time the district, State and Federal governments, started spending our tax money a little more sensibly. We all a the best educational facilities for our children, but lets not tax the "Home" away from the child. Donald Liddiard 36 S. Main St.

Rushville Soviet threat. The main money increase is for the new missile submarine program. Most of the new submarine money will go for early work on a new missile and for reactors for a new submarine. ThoS(J born Qn thjg are The proposed program, known as ULMS, for undersea long- under (he sjgn Qf Aqllarius rangfc missile system, is to be accomplished in three phases. First Aus ian violinist Fritz Kreis- there is to be a new missile which would be designed to fit into tne ler was Fe 2 1875 Navy's present Polaris-Posiedon fleet.

Second, would be a new submarine equipped with sleeves to lake the new missile. Third, would be a second generation of missiles specifically tailored to the new submarine. Stopping Points Lu The phasing has been worked out so that the Navy could stop at various points in the program, depending upon whether there is agreement with the Soviet Union. In the event of League was formed with teams build more missile submarines, the Navy could stop witti tne new missile. The evening stars are Venus, Mars and Saturn.

On this day in history: In 1848 Mexico signed a treaty giving Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California to the United States for $15 ti, New York, Philadelphia, St. Louis, Louisville and Hartford, Conn. In 1933 Adolf Hitler, the new Nazi chancellor, ordered dissolving of the Reichstag. In 1969 2 deaths in the world of arts--actor Boris Karloff at age 81 and metropolitan opera star Giovanni Martinelli at 83. Letters To The Editor The editor welcomes letters from our readers on any subject that Interests you.

and will gladly print them provided they meet our requirements. These are that letters must be In good tasle, must not contain llbelous statements and should be as short as possible. Furthermore, no letter will be printed that ll no signed the author with his name, address and, II possible, hts telephone number. Finally, the editor reserve; the right lo edH, reject, No Bridges Blown, by William B. Dreux.

(Notre Dame University Press, $8.95) If James Thurber's Walter Mitty had gone to war as an American agent behind-the- enemy-lines in World War II, he might have lived William B. Dreux's book. Dreux, now a New Orleans attorney; dropped into German- occupied France in 1944. The Office of Strategic Services (OSS) sent him to blow up bridges and do other mayhem to help pave, the way for the advance of the Allied armies pushing inland from Normandy. Dreux had a strange war.

He made contact with the French resistance he was supposed to lead into bailie. But things went awry. There was the rattletrap car ride down a German-controlled road. When stopped by SS stormtroopers, one of Dreux's fellow agents threw up his hands to surrender but Dreux just shouted obscenities--the confused Germans backed off in puzzlement. There were the "soldiers" of the resistance Dreux mustered to lead into battle.

They turned out to be Boy Scout types. It is a modest and witty and enjoyable memoir of one man's war. And it says a lot about the little people of war. Richard H. Growald UPI) Faces of Our Times, by Yousuf Karsh.

(University of Toronto Press, $15) The faces of people from all walks of life--two popes, presidents and royalty, statesmen and notables from the world of arts and letters, and U.S. and Russian spacemen- are represented in the 48 magnificent pictures in this splendid book. The imprint "Karsh of Ottawa" is sufficient to insure that each photo is an excellent character study of the person. A short biography backgrounds the camera subjects, and the photos are complemeneted by the distinguished photographer's pithy observations about the people and his experiences photographing them. The pictures are printed in sheet-fed gravure, assuring reproduction quality closely matching the original picture print quality.

Karsh's Faces of Our Times is truly "a museum without walls." HaroldBlumenfeld(UPI) Ontario Gazette, founded Nov. 24, UK: Ontario Repository, founded May, 1803; Ontario Messenger, founded 1803; Repository and Messenger consolidated Feb. 162; The Dally Messenger founded Entered as second class matter at Post Office, Canandaigua, N. 1U24. Subscription rate 15 cents per copy.

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