The Daily Leader from Pontiac, Illinois • Page 2

Editorials Bakfer savs Duly Leader, Pontiac, 111. Page 2 Aim at more vet schooling If war can be said to have fringe benefits, certainly among the most valuable to the individuals involved and to the national welfare to which they contribute have been educational aid programs for veterans. Under various "GI bills" dating back to World War II, millions of former servicemen have acquired educations they otherwise could not have afforded, or only with greatest difficulty. In the Vietnam era, almost 40 per cent of veterans are taking advantage of educational programs. Nevertheless, the Veterans Administration is concerned because those who could most benefit from educational aid, the economically and socially disadvantages! veterans, are passing up the opportunity.

According to Defense Department statistics, in 1971 almost 45 per cent of returning servicemen with some previous college experience returned to school Only 13.4 per cent at the high school level chose to go on with VA aid. There is also a racial coloring to the figures; Of the high school graduates, 14 per cent of white veterans enrolled in college programs, but only 9.4 per cent of the black returnees did. The VA, in cooperation with federal agencies and other organizations, including churches, is trying to correct the imbalance through an information program. A project financed by tbe Office of Economic Opportunity and operated by the National League of Cities and the Conference of Mayors is seeking out new veterans in low-income areas of a number of major cities, getting the word around of the opportunities open to them and encouraging many more of them to complete or continue their educations. Until they do, the GI educational programs will be nowhere near as valuable as they could be.

Poor Hubert is just too much a nice guy By RUSSELL BAKER "New York Times Newsservice that lie it because of distinguished locer. con in 1956 his run at the Vice professionalism, BMC, presidency--Stevenson let ruthless efficiency, briffl.at them fight for it that year-was reputation for cool, tougfl, org.nix.tioB similar in the excitement about i i a nard-nosea tender for the losing conference a small lecture, who took up MIAMI BEACH--The usual jggi me terrible things are already qualities from the Paitagoaiu Kennedy and Kefauver. In 1960, devastanonal power rests on nis being said about the qualities dre.m of fighting for the Presidency, the achievement in tafana certain that won the Democratic If it is the metaphor of yon Kennedys beat him at his own nomination for George Moltke's Germans wheeling game--the New Deal politics of McGovern. That he and the through Belgium toward Paris, west Virginia, agents of "the new politics," it is also the metaphor we apply i iw, the curse of irony, whatever that is, are cod, to the gaudiest American Apparent victory--the Vice A CrAVt to the McGovern Harmony! It's about time achievement in taking certain victory in 1968 and steering it to within an inch of defeat. There hadn't been much doubt about his losing here.

Tbe whatever Uiat is, are cooi, to me gauuiesi. Auictitou Apparent smell of Chicago, 1968, was too tough professional, hard-nosed, success--heavy tycoons a step Presidency--turned into deadly much from the start Tbe peopte ruthlessly efficient, brilliantly ahead of tbe law, successful embrace in the arms of Lyndon who still believed in him had producers of trash en- Johnson. The single momentary tertainment, winning coaches triumph of his Presidential at the Super Bowl. Tough. Cool.

Ruthlessly efficient. That tired old hard nose. Do we take it for granted that brutality is the natural ex- Well--. Maybe. He was at the quitting.

Defeat famous torrent What's in a second? Enough to bring all the nations of the world into agreement for a change, which is a very great deal indeed. The agreement was on a 61-second minute, the first such in all of recorded time. In case you missed it, the long count occurred simultaneously around the world at times ranging from 2 p.m. June 30 in Hawaii to 1 a.m. July 1 in London and was necessary to bring the earth back into the same time frequency as the universe.

Earth time is based on the revolution of the planet, which has a tendency to wobble a bit. Universal time, for scientific purposes, is based on the radiation of an atom of cesium, which never, never varies-- 9,192,631,770 oscillations per second. The discrepancy compounded over the years could" have had inconvenient consequences, such as sunsets at noon. Thus the worldwide decision to add an extra second to ordinary earth time won't have any effect on the boiling time of an egg or make anyone any earlier, or later, in getting to the office. But it is at least comforting to know that such really cosmic matters can be settled the nations with such simplicity and we earthlings, with all our mundane problems of war, poverty and pollution are once again synchronized with the universe.

By DON GRAFF organized, and so on, and on, and on. This reflexive resort to Prussian metaphor occurs after every successful political campaign. It was said about the Dewey people--those political -marshmallows--in 1948; about planation for success? This may the Eisenhower people (the sons explain why American of Dewey) in 1952; about the politicians, as a class, seem so Kennedy people in 1960, the much better at losing than they Goldwater people in 1964, the Nixon people in 1968. It may have been said about the Millard Fillmore people in who still believed in him had endless missed the news of the world's vanning side was not touched I heroic period and no interest in passed And not historv Certainly not hard-nosed. Good losers--Stevenson was has always been good at in which ever year it was that destiny singled them out.

The odd thing is that nobody means to be rude by use of this terminology. Indeed, in the are at winning. Hubert Humphrey is the finest extant illustration of the tendency. He has set no records for losing--he is unlikely to threaten William Jennings Bryan's lock on that distinction--but among the modern contenders, if we do not press political trade it is considered the case for Harold Stasseu, he high praise to say of a winner is the nation's most career--the nomination of 1968--was an affliction. And now.

There he was going down to the jeers of the cool, tough, brilliant winners who had be.ten him repeatedly whenever he had tried to move onto the grand stage. Always him; softness, if you prefer to the cool, tough, brilliantly dislike him. His humanity keeps organized hard nose h.d shown surfacing in spite of all the him how American winners did defeats and the brutalizing of it, and he couldn't master the the Johnson years. The cool, lesson, tough, brilliantly organized, There was no one, it seemed, hard-nosed people who have no one in all American politics always defeated him must have who couldn't take him at the seen this obvious quality of his main game. Four years ago he a an evidence of weakness, had even lost to Richard Nixon, At one point during the the previous outstanding convention he gave his press MC and loser.

rang, Top of toe Mere to von Willing Workers name Fairbury Mrs. Goodrich heads queen candidate Mrs. Sharon Aberle Correspondent FAIRBURY Mrs. Gladys ROWE Mary Lou Knudson wor a the 4-H Federation pop Nichols of Fresno, is was selected to represent the stan during the Livingston staying in Fairbury about Esmen Willing Workers 4-H county 4-H Fair at the Park. Retired Teachers The Livingston County various classification of plates, Retired Teachers Association types and manufacturers.

Mrs. met Tuesday, July 11, at Fisher is an authorized dealer a Esmen Willing Workers 4-H county 4-H Fair at the Park, week 'with her mother, Mrs. met Tues July 11, at i-isner is an aumurawu uw TM Club as queen candidate at the Blanks were filled out for the Jessie McClellan. She is also veng i ow Lodge. Mrs.

Louise of collection plates, bne saia, group's regular meeting July Fair Tuesday night. visiting her brother, Kenneth gtoutemeyer, president, called "good plates never lose tnar meeting to order. value" and in closing quoted Mrs stoutemeyer spoke Keats as saying, A thing oi cerning the 25th anniversary beauty is a joy forever. National Retired Teachers 11. It was announced that Achievement Night will be held at 7:30 p.m.'Tuesday, July 25.

Parents and grandparents of Talks were given by Kathy and Karen Skeens, "Before You Begin to Cook." Refreshments were served to 22 members, eight guests, and Evelyn Eapp and Mrs. Rosie Tipton. Gladys will also be concerning the 25th anniversary beauty is a joy visiting with other relatives and of National Retired Teachers the girls are welcome to attend, jjrg. James''Dixon Mrs. The girls will model Jheir Adolphus Thompson and Mrs.

clothing, and knitting. Those taking cooking as a project will have a display of baked foods and food items will be judged. There is a need for help to Ray MackinsOn, leaders. friends. Mr.

and Mrs. Joe Glover, Fairbury, spent a week camping in the southern part of Association. Mrs. Percy Andrus was the organizer of the organization and also of the American Association of Mrs. Lou Knudson presided at Kentucky and around Kentucky.

Retired persons. There are five the meeting. Andrea Francis Lake. They returned home A silver tea was served in the floor lounge. Flanagan members were in charge with Mrs.

Karl Zehren as chairman. were led the pledges. NEW CHENOA RESTAURANT The Hen House Interstate opened its fifth restaurant and gift shop June 24 at the junction of U.S 66 and Route 24 at Chenoa. The Hen House specializes in country breakfasts served all day, in addition to hearty lunches and dinners. Mrs.

Helen Powell of Ghenoa is the manager. Hen House restaurants are located nearby hi Gardner, Carlock and Farmer City and are under construction in Bloomington andPaxton. (Leader Photo by W. Alvey.) there for 17 days he will be expected to serve as an interpreter as well as having an opportunity to attend the majority of Olympic events. Catherine and Karl are the children of Master Sergeant and Mrs.

Bennie Swager who are living in Sembach, Germany. Mr. Swager and Mrs. Swager, the former Edith Shapland, have been active in scouting organizations. The Swagers are former Pontiac residents.

Catherine and Karl have three brother's Lloyd, Kyle and Bryan. All are scouts. Forrest plans AFS reception FORREST The American Chapter will be arranged by Field Service Chapter held their Mrs. Kenneth Steidinger. planning meeting on Monday, Michael and his mother have July 10 at Township Hall.

Plans been corresponding with the were made for the reception of host-family. He is interested in Michael Dal, who will arrive on music, teaches guitar and plays August 10. the piano. He speaks several High art languages and has planning his birthday party for Swagers to attend Olympics in Munich Catherine and Karl Swager, grandchildren of Mr. and Mrs.

Lloyd Swager of Pontiac and Richard Shapland of Cullom, will be attending the Olympics in Munich, Germany, as official representatives of the Girls Scouts of America, TOFS, and Boy Scouts of America, Transatlantic Council, respectively. Catherine has been an active Scout for seven years. Her Girl Scout activities have been numerous and included trips to the Berlin Wall, acting as Honor guard at the American Cemetery in Luxembourg, and to "Our Chalet" in Switzerland. This summer Catherine also will be returning to the International Girl Scout Home, "Our Chalet," to live for a week. While there she will be expected to sing the "Our Chalet" song not only in English but in German and -French.

Next she will return to Camp Lachenwald, Germany, for thfr third time but this time to do two weeks of back-packing and wilderness camping. Near the end of August she will head for Munich and the Olympics as a member of the American Girl Scout contingent to Camp Olymiade. She will spend seven days with Girl Scouts and guides from other nations while they camp and attend the Olympics. Karl is an Eagle Scout and also a holder of tbe Episcopal "God and Country" award and serves as lodge secretary for more than 1,500 members of the Black Eagle Lodge. Last year he served as a camp-craft instructor at Camp Freedom, Germany.

Karl was the organizer of the American contingent from the Transatlantic Council going to the Olympics as a guest of the Deuteh Pathfinders of Bavaria, German Boy Scouts, While Announcing WHEN YOU NEED AN APARTMENT that's fresh and new, then you need the rental columns of the Want Ads. i i August 13 with Mr. and Mrs. maintenance work to help earn Holcomb and Kim Young in his expenses for the trip. charge.

The community reception will be held at the host home of Mr. and Mrs. Gary Honegger. A date for the carry-out supper to be sponsored by the Honeymoon HOLLYWOOD (AP) Natalie Wood and Robert Wagner are honeymooning on the yacht in which they were remarried 10 years after their divorce. Among the guests at the ceremony off the coast Sunday afternoon were Wagner's daughter, Katharine, 8, and Miss Wood's 21-month-old daughter, Natasha Gregson.

It was the third marriage for the 42-year-old actor and the 33- year-old actress. Sunday. Wednesday a group of bicyclists stopped in Fairbury. There were 47 in all and they were traveling in groups of seven and eight. They started out three and one-half weeks ago from Oregon and planned to arrive in Delaware in another week and a half.

The boys a stopped in at Walter's Tastee- the piano. seVeVar Freeze, where we learned about their trip, then went on to the. Park. They came back to the Tastee-Freeze before heading living charter members of the local association. Miss Violette White presented the new officers.

Mrs. Lucile Goodrich of Saunemin, is president; Elizabeth Hoke of Forrest, vice-president; Voda Kilgus of Fairbury, second vice- president; Juanita Streid of Chenoa, secretary, and Harriet Meenen of Forrest, treasurer. The Mrs; Vivian Fisher of Gardner, who displayed a collection of j- .,,1,01.0 UlSUiayeu a vauurcuuu 1 Plates 'She spoke of the; they would stay for the night. NOTICE We need more work. Let us write an estimate on painting your buildings.

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