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Readertorials Corvallis Gazette-Times CITY HALlf 1 ft ROBERT C. INGALLS, Editor and Publisher Straight talk by MAYOR CECIL BARKER IB, I ALLEN PETERS-: Business Manager WANDA McALISTER --Editorial Page Editor ROSS CAKIETOWR. rsiews Editor MICHAEL BRADLEY Managing Editor short, residential' street, I check quickly to make sure neither of my kids is out near the. curb trying to cross the street. I have nightmares of what may yet happen.

I wasn't at all saddened to see the 1950s pass the first time. I'll be elated when they leave again. Dick Willis 2130 NW 11th Street 4 Gazette-Times, Corvallis, Oregon, Friday, July 7, 1972 Demos ponder more conventions Considering that the preliminaries leading up to the Democratic national convention somewhat resemble a destruction derby, it is astounding that party members want to meet more ofteiL Even minus the flirtation with party-cide, the money and hard work required argue against more frequent meetings. among the first items of business to come before the convention early next week' is a vote on a proposal to hold a policy-making convention in the even-numbered years between Presidential elections. "It would concentrate on up- Freedoms To the Editor: In regard to Kellie Walker's essay (Gazette-Times, July 4) on What America Means To I question the sense of responsibility of any person telling child such things about war, particularly the story of a gunner "shattering a baby's head without torching the mother." This is nonsense because 1) a mother feeling danger would protect her child with her body, 2) helicopters are not stable enough for that accurate fire and 3) running targets are at best hard to hit.

As regards the savagery of this country, think of places as declaration represented a sharp break with past GOPisolationism. Both parties expressed interest in off-1 year conventions in the early the 1950 congressional election I campaign, Democrats and Republicans each issued restatements of party principles and goals to guide their respective candidates. And the first All-Republican Conference, held in 1962 at former President Eisenhower's farm in Gettysburg, set itself up as a permanent body to advise GOP officeholders. Little more was heard of the council, however. More may come of the Democrats' proposal for off-year Demos, including Rep.

Donald M. Fraser of who is chairman of the Democratic reform commission, are convinced that an off-year convention in 1966 would have disclosed the depth, pf antiwar sentiment. The party might then have averted the deep schism on the Vietnam war and the trauma of the 1968 convention. And that's powerful motivation to follow through on the off-' year, policy-making, clwiyentions. Return to '50s To the Editor: I am a recent immigrant to Corvallis.

When I first explored the town, with its several parks, its clean, personalized downtown area, its excellent library, arts center and other; cultural highlights, and its generally serene atmosphere, I was like a kid in a candy shop. I had never seen so many good things in one town, with so many more good things within a comfortable distance, in my life. My first impression "was that Corvallis was a happy anachronism, somehow preserved intact from a simpler, less more beautiful time. Now that I've been here awhile, my impression has changed a bit. Corvallis is still a remnant of another era, but now I find that its time is in the not-so-distant past; to be precise, the 1950s.

Back then, as I recall, it was a big thing for an 18-year-old to take his old man's Ford, or his own if he were so fortunate, out on a Friday evening and race around town, proving his masculinity by the size of the hole in his muffler and the length of the strip of rubber he left behind. Since then, in other places I've been, this form of self-assertion has become passe, and is even recognized by many responsible youth today as just another form of multiple rape of our environment. But not here In Corvallis. Here good old-fashioned masculinity still reigns supreme, and since many young drivers own their owij keys in Corvallis, it's Friday night every night of the week. If anyone in town wishes to see and hear what wonderous things can be done with and to an automobile, I recommend the stretch of Circle between Ninth Street and Kings Boulevard anytime from noon to midnight.

Or 11th Street north of Circle on a spring afternoon as the neighborhood children are walking home from school. I am the father of two pre-' school age and whenever I hear the all-too-familiar sound of someone trying to get up to fourth gear -on our HiinTifav Nigeria, Pakistan. (Final in a series) In this final column in the discussions about the city budget election on July 11, 1 believe the public should be made more aware that the city council has passed some of the city's additional costs on to the benefited people and properties and is seeking further means to pursue this This is Indicated by the systems development charge and increased building permit charges and other things that might be established on a self-supporting basis. At the same time, however, certain services such as the library, swimming pool and parks are not and never should be looked on as obtaining substantial financial support from their operations. They are.

intended to be supported by the general fund and the people as a whole. As we approach the day of citizens' decision at the election on July 11, it seems to me that the city manager's statement to the city council and to the people of Corvallis is pertinent In making his budget reduction recommendations to the budget review committee, the city manager emphasized that preservation of basic city responsibilities, furtherance of city goals, and potential citizen discomfort attendant to a budget cut were major factors considered." Hopefully, he added, "a more positive conclusion can be achieved." I agree. Some of us may wish certain items that are proposed to be eliminated unless the budget is passed might be retained at the expense of something else. But reasonable people, gathered together in an effort to do the best job for the community, have arrived at these decisions. Certainly they are designed to provide the necessary and essential services for the conduct of the entire town a community such as the people of Corvallis have expressed a desire to live in.

Our problems are no different than those that face other cities. Our costs of operation are lower than the majority of major cities in Oregon and with the proposed tax increase would continue to be comparable. Corvallis is not a second-rate community. We are a first-class community with justifiable pride in our city. But if we want to maintain this level of livability we must be prepared to finance it responsibly.

One of city government's major problems relates to our ability to explain to the public that these services cost money and that there has to be a means by which the city can acquire the necessary funds. i The fate, of the services and projects projected for mis community through the proposed budget has been passed to the people for direct answer. You have the opportunity and obligation to assist in making that decision. Czechoslovakia and other such In contrasts to "certain other Democratic reform proposals, the off3 year convention idea breaks no new ground. In 1943, a Republican Postwar Advisory Council met at Mackinac Island, and drew up a charter in effect, a platform on domestic "and foreign policy.

The Mackinac Charter was chiefly noted for its approval of "responsible participation by the United States in postwar cooperative organization among sovereign nations." This space link-up actions. Not that they make ours right, but that we live in a rather calm place. On freedom, what people need to adjust their values so Kellie and other children of dissent may have their freedom? Most Americans are free from persecution and most are "free" from living hand-to-mouth; "free" from working 16 hours a day just ta get that day's bread; free to pursue any and all pleasures known to man what is that last burst "of "freedom fighters" after? As I see it the only left to win are freedom from responsibility and freedom from one's soul and the little voice that tells us that we are responsible for what we do and responsible to God for how we have conducted ourselves. Many false gods are ready to collect the soul you cast off, but before each of us goes off on the "freedom of the pursuit of happiness," let us remember the words, of Christ, "For what shall it profit a man if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his soul." (Mark America is free. Let us enjoy it and be thankful.

Ewe H. Bjornstad '960m Sycamore St, to buildicommunication and cooperation" between the two-nation teams." At the same time, Kutzer candidly exposed the underlying reason for the joint program: "Space is too expensive to be tackled on your own." The same motivation triggered the partnership. The high cost of research and modern technology is haying a constructive spin-off. Financial expediency has stimulated cooperative programs riot only in space but also has strengthened the impetus for arms control and scientific research in many other fields. While public attention is focused on the cooperative efforts of U.S.

and Soviet space teams, a joint program linking the United States and West Germany is quietly underway. Ants Kutzer, German, project manager for Project Helios, calls the atmosphere of cooperation in the joint probe toward the sun "fantastic." Financed by a budget of more than $150 million, the space probe will fly by the sun closer than any other man-made package. Scientists expect to learn more about the physics influencing life on earth by examining the atmosphere of the sun. A "couple months ago, 80 German-1 scientists in the program flew to California Pasadena Jet Propulsion 1 1 ART BUCHWALD los Angeles Times Syndicate These ties, forged by people of one of iwiv nation working closely with those VIPs plan vacations another, knit strong bonds for mutual understanding and world WIT ljctuui aioi lur une ui a series ui meetings Support The odd couple and money are what Sen. Humphrey will be pouting about this summer." Mad dogs, Englishmen, operatic divas and left-handed baseball pitchers have long been considered as somewhat more than eccentric.

Now add international chess champions to the list. Henry Kissinger's office said Kissinger hasn't firmed up his plans for summer yet. So far, all he has on his schedule are trips to Belgrade, Bucharest, Budapest, Siberia, Ceylon, Mt Everest, Beverly Hills, the Canary Islands, the North Pole, the Riviera, Stratford-on-Avon, Shanghai, Pisa, Bali, Stockholm, Australia, Addis Ababa and Loch Ness. "Except for these few trips," an aide said, "Mr. Kissinger hopes to keep his summer clear so he can go to the beach with a friend." been insulted, the Soviet Union has been insulted, the salt mines, Rasputin and the heroes of Stalingrad have all been insulted.

Fischer must apologize. With the increased prize money on the line, Fischer forgets he has made a caf eer of being a prima donna and falls all over himself to apologizedin writing yet. Actually, the chess match began some time ago. The first gambits were over a location. Fischer wanted Belgrade, Yugoslavia; Spassky favored Reykjavik, Iceland (which goes to show Spassky isn't that normal either).

Spassky won that round and the entire tournament will be played at the location, of his choice. "Possibly Fischer's antics have been in retaliation for losing the opening pawn. We are hopeful there is some excuse. WASHINGTON What are well-known people in Washington going to do this summer? A recent check around town revealed the following: Sen. George McGovern is going to Miami Beach in July for his vacation with either 1,478 or 1,509 of his dearest friends, depending on whom you talk to.

McGovern's staff said the senator plans to relax, watch television, read books on economics and take in some night life at the Miami Convention Center. When asked why McGovern had chosen Miami Beach for his vacation, a spokesman "Peter, Paul and -Mary are playing at the Fontainebleau." A check with Sen. Hubert Humphrey's office revealed that the senator was going to pout. "All summer?" I askedT-v "Maybe right through until November," the voice on the otfier end of the phone said. "The senator has been very busy with the primaries, and he hasn't had much chance to pout in a long time.

So he'll probably go back to Minnesota and just sit there in a rocking chair and look out at the sunset and pout" "Will he pout about anything in "In I960; the senator pouted about West Virginia, but this time he has decided to pout mostly about California. I would say California To the Editor: I should like to indicate my support of the statements expressed in recent Readertorials by two women on the staff of the Department of English at Oregon State University, The writers took issue with several remarks made by a regrettably unidentified female instructor fin the English staff in an interview for a June 19 Gazette-Times article entitled "Does Jeanne Dost Walk Alone? During the 27 years that I have been a tenured, full-time teacher in the OSU English Department, I have never been made to feel "discriminated against" by my male colleagues nor felt hesitant about engaging in pleasant conversation with them on professional subjects. Even more importantly, to the best of myknowledge, the chairman of the English Department, Dr. WalterC Toreman, deals most fairly and objectively with ALL members of his teaching staff. Margaret L.

Lawrence 3625 NW Fillmore Ave. In Bobby Fischer, the American champion and challenger for the world's title, we have the prize oddball. His past antics would have strained a mother's love. This time he should have lost his chance to challenge Boris Spassky, the defending champion, when he did not show up for the match when it was scheduled. Then someone over in England (we mentioned they are somewhat different) ups the television money and a smiling Fischer is on hand readv to beein.

Vice President Spiro Agnew is still not sure what he's going to do this summer, and so far the President hasn't told him. Agnew's administrative assistant said, "The Vice President has his heart set on going to Miami in August, but every time he asks the Committee to Re-Elect the President about an airline reservation for him, they tell him he's on I- Oooops np opponent. Now Spassky won't play. The Russian figures he has Martha Mitchell also is not sure what she's going to do this summer, and her husband John is not sure what she's going to do either. When I called her, she answered the phone herself and said, "What am I going to do this summer? I'll tell you what I'm going to do this summer! I'm And then someone ripped her phone out of the wall.

JOSEPH ALSOP los Angeles times Syndicate Now, "They Say We Have Smart Bombs' If Only We Had Smart Leaders" Soviet-Sirio hostility affects U.S. stance to "deal with China" is by naked military force. What men and nations prepare to do may not always get done in the end. But anyone is a fool who says, "It will never be done," even though the preparations are plainly being made at enormous cost. frontier that caused the Chinese to invite the President to Peking.

It was the journey to Peking which made it possible for the President to make another triumphant visit, this time to Moscow, against the reasonably lurid backdrop of Haiphong WASHINGTON Soviet reinforcement of the huge forces already deployed along China's frontier is currently proceeding at a net rate of 175,000 men per annum. The frontier armies are getting the very newest Soviet equipment, like the swing-wing version of the "Fitter" fighter- rasa xu.Hi: sessive on the topic China. Nor is tliat the end of this grim Story. In one of his astonishing press conferences in Russia the climactic one in Kiev Dr. Henry A.

Kissinger said forth-rightly that he was not "rejecting the possibility" that the various agreements at Moscow were "intended" by the Soviets "as a tactical device to lull certain people." Harbor. 1 KhucHi isk. 7f 1 This is why the current mood of the U.S. Senate verges on actual imbecility. There will be no better way to encourage the Soviets to be resolutely brutal than to reject the President's proposals for modernizing our own strategic forces.

By the same token, these same most unpalatable facts should be the main considerations in the combined Senate debate about the SALT agreement and about President Nixon's request for more funds for the U.S. strategic forces. Even Sen. J. William Fulbright has a duty, after all to answer the key question hanging over this debate.

bomber. Above and beyond normal divisional requirements, major reserves of heavy equipment are also being pre-positioned. Not unexpectedly, the Peking government is responding to this never-ending Soviet military buildup on the frontier in a quite new way. The former defense in depth, with the lightest of screening forces forward. Is clearly being abandoned.

Strong Chinese forces are being moved up toward the frontier itself. Whatever Moscow may decide in the end, in sum, the Soviets are most actively continuing their Jong, methodical preparations to attack China. Peking, in turn, is taking these preparations even more seriously than before which is saying a great, great deal Without bearing these grim facts continuously in mind, President Nixon's diplomatic successes of the last 12 months cannot even be dimly understood. It was the Soviet threat on the Since returning from Moscow, both the President and Dr. Kissinger have gone even further on the same line.

"Gaining a free hand to deal with China" has in truth been described as the primary Soviet aim. In other words, the Moscow summit has to The key question jswhy the lAPtKH THE welcome President Nixon and tranquilizatioit plan. In addition. That is the sort of thing the Soviets always understand and always slow down for, just as the Soviets have unfailingly reacted by a grab for new. advantages whenever the United States has recklessly begun disarming.

Rightly bandied, in fact, what has happened can prove the door to a much better world. But wrongly handled, it can lead to a radically novel situation of the direst danger. no one should forget that the price was inordinately high, because of-' the port blockade and bombing in North Vietnam. The answer to that question lies in China. When the President and his party were in Moscow, the Soviet leaders and negotiators were downright ob- this plan has of course included the Soviet actions in Western Europe and the Soviet inaction in the Middle East It has to be faced, further, that the way the Soviets are preparing I I I' I.