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Wtdtiiuhy, July 9. 1V72 THI INDIANAPOLIS NEWS 7t's The Agent -A New Piece By Bobby Fischer' QN THE OTHER HAND THE NATION'S PRCSS Legal Query: Are 30o Of Us Mentally III? Limit Growth? The MinHMjmlix Tribune A Wall Street Journal writer reported the other day that a growing number of liberals, leftists and radicals are becoming severe critics of the ecology movement. Their reason: Well-to-do ccologists, by insisting on resisting pollution no matter what the economic costs, add to the burden of low-income groups who lose jobs or pay higher prices. The writer cited a hypothetical liberal college professor, advertising man or foundation executive concerned with keeping Alaska's North Slope unsullied by paper cups, pipelines and people, and a welfare mother who's never heard of the North Slope. "All she knows is that she's pinching pennies to feed her children, and the utility bill for her dingy slum flat is going up because there's a gas shortage." Robert MacNamara, president of the World Bank, offered a similar view at the recent U.N.

conference on the environment. "Those who call for a slowing down or a complete halt to economic growth," he said, "tend to be those who are already amply provided with the advantages which that very growth has made possible." MacNamara wasn't talking about individuals in the United States, but rather the rich industrial nations of the world. But the comparison holds. The have-nots, whether individuals or nations, aspire to the standard of living of the haves. Without continued worldwide economic growth, how will the aspirations of the world's poor be met? MacNamara posed this dilemma: "The achievement of a level of life in accord with fundamental human dignity for the world's 2.75 billion poor is simply not possible without the continued economic reasonable drug laws.

He suggested to the doctors that they ponder what they might do if the family of a patient comes asking for certification that the patient is an addict so that he might be defended in court as "mentally ill." Marijuana might be the drug in question since it now is legally listed in Indiana as a "dangerous drug," rather than a narcotic. Legal sanity of a defendant in Indiana has for years gone to two fundamental questions: Could he tell right from wrong at the time of the alleged act and realize at that time the consequences; and can he understand the charge against him and aid in his defense? This is the substance of a legal sanity hearing. Now, Applegate is suggesting, the definition of "mentally ill person" in Public Law No. 223 would seem to fuzz up this question. A judge could, of course, elect to rule that 223 is irrelevant in a particular criminal case, but how would the certification of "mentally ill" look to an appeal court? Applegate posed another scary question: What, he con By FREMONT POWER In addition to those Thur-beresque "things that go bump in the night," consider, as a scary proposition, that maybe 30 per cent of the poo-pie at large aren't responsible for their own acts.

Or, at least, they are legally "mentally ill." This time bomb, apparently as yet undiscovered by the bulk of jailhouse lawyers, would appear to be lying in the verbiage of Public Law 223 as approved by the 71 Legislature. This act is a string of definitions in the general area of mental health. The first section states that "the term 'mentally ill per-sion' shall mean a person who is afflicted with a psychiatric disorder which substantially impairs his mental health. A following paragraph states that 'psychiatric disorder' means any mental illness or disease and shall include, but not be limited to, any mental deficiency, epilepsy, alcholism or addiction to narcotic or dangerous drugs." The law was cited here at a drug training institute last week by K. Edwin Applegate, a Bloomington attorney who is chairman of the drug abuse POWER avoid trial, at least temporarily? That is, if a client is "mentally ill" under these definitions, can he be tried? A doctor attending the institute arose and observed that within these classifications, it would appear that as much as 30 per cent of the population might not be responsible for their own acts.

Applegate didn't deny it, saying it conceivably is a matter that might have to be settled by the courts, which ultimately means the state Supreme Court. The purpose of the act, of course, was not to plunge into this thicket, but to clarify the legalities of the services of the Indiana Mental Health Department, including alcoholism and drug addiction. But the definition of "mentally ill person" sits there, waiting to be put to a use not intended. That's one reason, Apple-gate said, why he was inviting doctors to join the legal profession in trying to write jectured, if he were an addict being treated as an outpatient and "decided to mug the lady there," pointing to a woman doctor? Since he is an addict and hence "mentally ill," could he be tried at that time for the crime? It is, as one lawyer put it, "a matter for litigation." section of the Indiana State Bar. He is also a former U.S.

district attorney here. What, conjectured Apple-gate, if defense lawyers begin pouncing on these definitions to enable their clients to Opinions Of Others growth of the developing nations, and the developed nations as well. But economic growth on the pattern of the past and most particularly that in the already highly industrialized wealthy nations poses an undeniable threat to the environment and to the health of man." The nature of the threat was described pessimistically in a recent book, "The Limits to Growth." The authors fed 20th-century economic and population trends into a computer. The computer's readout was that the world's economy would collapse in the 21st century because man and his consumption would have exceeded the earth's carrying capacity. If the authors' assumptions and conclusions are correct (many critics disagree with them) and if the earth's limits of food production, natural resources, population, pollution and capital investment are only a century or less away, then the argument for no growth or severely restricted growth is strong.

On the other hand, if new technology (such as tapping the oceans for energy) or different growth patterns and new life styles (perhaps based more ori services and relatively less on industrial production and waste) can be achieved, then growth presumably can go on as most Americans optimistically assume it will. to the death To Hehetius Is Taking Life All Right When State Does It? 7 disapprove of what you say, but I will defend your right to say it' Voltaire LETTERS TO THE EDITOR 'God's Power Manifested' part of wisdom, in a presumably civilized society, for that society to take that course of security against a convicted murderer which itself involves the least violence. Prison officials are fearful that the elimination of the that committed by the state, not to add the violence of the state to the violence in everyday life. The goal in America must be to make government a partner in the effort to enhance civilization, not to move government farther into the realm of de-civilizing influ- death penalty would mean as- saults on prison guards by prisoners who understand that ences. the death penalty cannot, Killing a murderer is not now, be used against them, punishing him, except as he In such cases, again, it disintegrates inside while the would not be impossible for hour approaches when he will state legislatures to provide led to that deadlv chair- that a convict who kills a Punishment is in the mind guard is subject to permanent and destroying the i confinement by himself.

By WADE MANN (Mann, an ex-Hoosier editor and board member of the Indiana Civil Liberties Union, writes his personal views on state and local issues.) Indiana Atty. Gen. Theodore Sendak believes in killing as long as the state is doing it. He has been extremely critical of the U.S. Supreme Court decision ruling' out the death penalty.

Sendak believes punishment which fits the crime will be an effective deterrent. The death penalty, however, is more a response to society's revenge instincts than it is a deterrent to crime, particularly the unthinking crimes of passion which have been in the past, punishable by death. The most important need of society when it comes to dealing with a man who has killed another human being is to assure that such an individual cannot commit such a crime again. It is easily within the power of a state legislature to set up imprisonment penalties which provide for the above, without going to the extreme of killing the criminal in question. Killing the convicted murderer also makes sure he cannot again murder anyone, but it would appear the better The optimists had better be right.

Without growth, the divisions between the haves and have-nots in today's shrunken world will become increasingly severe and bitter. We haven't heard many haves suggest a willingness to take a greatly reduced standard of living in order to help the have-nots gain greater equality. The authors of "The Limits to Growth" say that their immediate goal is to get people thinking about the problems ahead for world growth. One response to the issue of unrestricted growth vs. no growth has come from Sicco L.

Mansholt, new president of Europe's Common Market commission. He urges that "gross national welfare" be given more emphasis than gross national product, the traditional standard by which this country measures its success annually. A gross national welfare policy would include measuring the social and environmental costs and benefits of. economic activity and perhaps point to ways of bridging the gap between the haves and have-nots without today's dependence on growth for growth's sake. A Crocodile? The Wall Street Journal Not only did the airline pilots strike recently to protest inadequate precautions against hijacking, but a Pan American flight was delayed two hours in Istanbul because the pilot refused to take off until ground crews captured a five-foot crocodile that turned up in the baggage compartment.

A crocodile? We can understand how a hijacker might sneak a gun through the security provisions or something like that. But you'd think they'd notice a crocodile. through administration of the death penalty, ends all life, thinking and punishment, as well. Not only can it be argued that the death penalty is cruel and unusual punishment and hence unconstitutional, but it can also be argued that the death penalty is an end to punishment and not, as its supporters assert, the ultimate punishment. Most of all, as we consider the death penalty, we need to recognize it for what it is and as civilized men and women reject it for what it is: An instrument of violence used unnecessarily by a society which says it abhors violence.

It is most regrettable that the attorney general of this state does not view the death penalty in that light. Once more this is a solution with punitive aspects which assures that the individual involved will never again be able to do what he has done. Again, the state would be responding with the least violent of alternatives open to it. The cries for the death penalty, such as that voiced by Atty. Gen.

Sendak, are in reality the cries of a violence-torn America demanding that society respond with equal violence to the challenge of lawlessness we presently face. Our thinking, in some respects, has not risen much higher than the retribution behind the tombstones of some western boot hill. The goal in America today must be to reduce violence, both that of individuals and To the Editor of The News: "What meaneth this?" is the question of surprise and wonderment being asked by so many observers concerning Pentecost. Many an eyebrow has been lifted and brow furrowed at the oft-ignored Book of Acts which now spins a tantalizing tale of a exciting, yet loving yet powerful yet tender God who graces the experience of men in a most unusual manner. Scholars scratch their heads in doubt at the supernatural manifestation of speaking in tongues.

Many so-called Christians warn against these "tongue talkers" and "Jesus only" folks while having to resort to social activism, political involvement, and circus-type side shows even to get people to grace their churches. Some people have begun to believe that modern religion is dying in view of the dry, starchy, and worn out rituajs that characterize church liturgies today. And yet there are those sincere people who attempt to find God in His completeness. Keep on seeking, for it is people such as this who have discovered this new dimension, this spiritual power. What is this that puts such excitement into an experience with God? It begins right in the middle of the New Testament.

Jews from all over the world had gathered In Jerusalem to celebrate the annual feast of Weeks or Feast of Harvest which fell on the 50th day after the Feast of the Passover. It was on this day of Pentecost that one of the greatest events in the history of mankind took place. Greater than the moon walk? Much greater! Greater than the birth of the nation America? Much greater! For a God who had been shunned and rejected by ignorant men, a God who had been consigned to a bunch of worn out religious rituals and tradition had finally found a people who were willing to heed the call to action and go all the way with the King of Kings and Lord of Lords. "Go tarry until ye be endued with power from on high" was not an idle command, for at Pentecost it became a blazing reality. While throngs of awe-stricken people looked on 120 of Jesus Christ's followers were infused and inundated with a magnificent baptism of Holy Ghost fire.

Were they piously kneeling and performing the popular "lip service" acceptance of Jesus Christ as their personal savior as do so many people who for the sake of convenience try to dodge the real issue of a heart to heart experience with the Almighty God? Some of the observers felt as though these people were drunk as they were so overcome by what they were experiencing. And then, the inevitable question, "What meaneth this?" And with this question they revealed to alt who were there their total unfamiliarity with the true power and presence of God, for they were much removed from those initial landmarks in the days of their forefathers when God would come into the camp of Israel and the The Newt wecomes your letten, whether you agree or disagree with our policies. Pen names or initials may be used it contributions carry writers' correct names and addresses. hills and mountains would melt at His presence and the earth would shake before His might. God was performing the unbelievable by coming into the very lives of those who had believed, obeyed, and were prayerfully awaiting the fulfillment of the promise of "power from on high." Peter answered their query with one of the most unforgettable declarations to ever proceed from human lips: "For these are not drunken, as ye suppose, seeing it is but the third hour of the day.

But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel; And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my spirit upon all From this rendezvous with the magistrate of heaven it spread to Cornelius' household where the Jews were astonished "as many as came with Peter, because that on the Gentiles also was poured out the gift of the Holy Ghost. For they heard them speak in tongues and magnify God." TJien to the Ephesian believers who had had an experience of believing on Jesus Christ, but who now raised their hands under the direction of the apostle Paul who asked, "Have ye received since ye believed?" and began to speak with other tongues and the spirit gave the utterance. And this group of people turned the world upside down with their message of God's power and truth. A far cry from Christianity today? Yes. But I hear a mighty crescendo of voices from sincere people such as the Episcopalians on the West Coast, Catholics right at Notre Dame, groups who have in the past discounted and never even considered this vital life-giving touch.

Yes, these people are discovering the long-lost power of Christianity. It is when people quit insulting God by bottling him up with their "small talk" theology and philosophy, when people keep right on going instead of stopping every time somebody flashes a saved sign, when people quit limiting God so that He can work a truly supernatural work in their lives, then and only then will we relive that dramatic and exciting confrontation with all-powerful Jesus, the one true God. "Behold I will do a new thing; this people have I formed for myself; they shall show forth MY praise." "For with stammering lips and another tongue will he speak to this people. To whom he said, This is the rest wherewith ye may cause the weary to rest and this is the refreshing: yet they would not hear." What meaneth this? This is Pentecost! NATHANIEL PAUL URSHAN Indianapolis. i i.

I How McGovern Used 'Old Polities' I -a surrounded other possible choices leaked by McGovern and his aides. President Leonard Woodcock of the United Auto Workers (UAW), whose name was floated by McGovern himself, would have been anathema to Rep. Roman Pucinskl of Illinois. Republican Sen. Charles H.

Percy, Pucinski's opponent in the Illinois Senate race, has been endorsed by Woodcock's UAW. Still another prospect on McGovern's list, Sen. Walter F. a 1 of Minnesota, would surely have rejected a formal offer. His intimates were certain he would not have exchanged easy re-election to the Senate this year for an uphill vice-presidential campaign.

A footnote: When Rep. Wil' 1 bur Mills of Arkansas asked his staff whether he should accept if asked, the unanimous feeling was this: lit should accept only if McGovern applied serious pressure, and only after the sena-' tor assured Mills that he would take immediate steps to shore up tattered relationships with business. But the call never enrne. Democratic fund-raiser standing nearby how much the plank would cost the party. The answer: A cool $5 million.

Frantic, the floor whip telephoned the McGovern trailer outside the convention hall for help on the convention floor to round up votes. But the roll call was never held, thanks to concealed cooperation between the McGovern forces and the convention management. To those listening, the Harris plank obviously carried on the voice vote. State Assemblywoman Yvonne Braithwaite of California, presiding as deputy per-m a chairman, seemed doubtful what to do. The parliamentarian, It p.

James O'llara of Michigan, quickly advised her the plank had lost. She so announced the vote. A demand for a roll call by Virginia delegate James Rosa-pepe was muffled when his floor microphone was mysteriously cut off in mid-course. Nor did hundreds of delegates hear Miss Braithwaite's call for those wanting a roll call to stnn d. Even so, many thought that the required 20 By ROWLAND EVANS And ROBERT NOVAK Sen.

George McGovern's forces used old-politics muscle at last week's Democratic national convention to crush a proposed radical tax reform plank to the platform that would have dried up what little money McGovern hopes to raise in the business community. The plank, pushed by Sen. Fred Harris of 0 1 a embodied in extreme form the tax-reform gospel McGovern has been preaching all year: Abolition of absolutely all tax deductions and exemptions. What's more, It had the backing not only of the McGo-verniles but Gov. George Wallace's delegates the one issue that could unite the party's opposite poles in a popu-listic coalition.

Clearly, the Harris plonk had a majority on the convention floor. Thai's what worried the McGovern high in a d. Henry Kimelmnn, facing problems enough as McGovern's chief fund-raiser, was beside himself with worry over the Harris plank. A McGovern floor whip asked a prominent McGovern. Harris was permitted to deliver a populistic stem winder, one of the few that energized the convention and prepared it to vote for his plank if there had ever been a vote.

Two weeks before the Dem-o a i national convention started, Sen. Adlai Stevenson of Illinois quietly informed McGovern aide Frank Man-kiewicz that under no circumstances did he want to be considered for vice-president. Stevenson's decision, uncharacteristic for any ambitious politician, was not unique at this party-splitting convention. At least two other prospective vice-presidential nominees Gov. Rcubin Askew of Florida and Sen.

Abraham Ilibicoff of Connecticut also ruled out any chance of accepting the second spot on the ticket. In each case the reason was different, but a common thread ran throughout: The great schism in the Democratic party might wreck their political careers if they went on the ticket. Moreover, other handicaps bq HuGo Soliloquy GO DOVJN THE CHEQUE MATES IN CHESS FISCHER AND SPASSKY, BY HOLDING- OUT FOR A RECORD HISTORY. HARRIS per cent did stand. But O'llara said no, and Miss Braithwaite refused a roll call vote while McGovern-Wallace tax reformers steamed in impotent fury.

Earlier, the i management tried to prevent Harris from speaking for his plank on grounds he was neither a delegate nor a member of the Platform Committee. But McGovern delegate Wes Watkins, a firebrand liberal lawyer from Greenville, threatened to make a coiivi'nC'in speech denouncing Pi I ft 4.