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Victor Riesel SAN MATEO TIMES AN P. DAILY NEWS LEADER, McGovern Offers Peace J. HART CLINTON Editor and Publisher George WT. Managing Editor JohnH.RuiMll City Editor Geoffrey A. Currall News Editor Ta give its readers the widest scope of information The Times varying opinions of many of the nation's leading columnists.

necessarily those of 'The Times. prints the informed and Their opinions art not Wednday, July 12, 1972 36 Sari Matee President's Decision Is Break for Draftees MIAMI BEACH With un Without a Ted.Kennedy or an characteristic humility, Sen. Abe Ribicoff md Pj MWfcvcm has been on Vie long the drive for unit with Gfge distance telephone all this past Meany's dlmo week' with powerful, albeit mo with the speed now OW mentally purged. Democratic in the Everglades. But McGov leaders county chairmen who era andMankiew however were defeated in primary have a strategy for paging races, ot reporting to them the "Meany movement sen tfaat he has been unable to cot.

sitivities. The strategy is called trol his troops. Humphrey. His recurrent theme is his McGovern reckons Hubert desire for party unity with would not turn his back on an old line with the pro old friend, a devoted com fesaional partv pecple and with patriot and the man vo the labor movement espe jumped to tne Chicago eonven 2. With l3bOT mVe" HHH inI''6! That man is Tvpioal is one such conversa McGovern.

Mm The South Dakotan was So when the Miami neat is on farm in Maryland" off. McGovcrn's game plan durinsr the Fourth of July calls for Sen. weekend when he asked his to be ambassador to the angry chief counsellor, Frank Man labor leaders up the beach kiewicz. to telephone some of at the Hotel Americana, the New York State county phrey nas been in constant, leaders who were brashly touch with Meany ana hispo wined off the hig state's con dium thumping money raising, vention delegation by McGov Nixon hatmg political director ern's youthful reform brigades. Al Barkan, the AFL CIO Without wide labor and year old Jim Farley, county machine support this If it all gees as McGovern swin" state.

McGovern can't plans it, I do believe Hubert carry and if ha Aoe3a '1 Humphrey wilt be McGovern take New York he might as ambassador behind the scenes well relax in the Black Hills, if not actually right out front So Mankiewicz. phoned the He would go to the United Steel blondish, fortyish Irishman, Workers' res i Pat Cunningham, the Bronx "Abe" Aoel, labor convention Countv leader. Frank suggest floor leader and Humphrey ed he call McGovern "cn the intimate friend. They would farm." The candidate would bring McGovern and Meany to like to hear from him. gether.

Cunningham is a blend of old This McGovern needs des Jae Kennedy Jack Kennedy peratoly. regardless of fcs politiss updated. Like 57 other effectively cool derision of all New York county leaders, he establishments, was deprived of his plsce in Few realize as well as the convention, delegation. Eu: McGovern does the role the la he rare "the farm." McGovern bor establishment nas' played answered There was some in making him a successful It's an old saying that one quickly learns never to volunteer for anything in the Army. Therefore there 'is unlikely to be a concerted rush by draftees to get to Viet, following President Nixon's decision to prohibit further service there by draftees unless they volunteer.

Limitation on the use of draftees serves to emphasize. the diminished role of American ground troops in Vietnam and the increasing effectiveness of the presidential program of Vietnamization of the war. By Sept. 1, the President will have ordered 510.000 troops out of Vietnam, leaving American strength at 39, Concededly. American forces have been beefed up elsewhere in Southeast Asia' to carry on the stepped up'air war in response to the current aggression from the North.

Nevertheless, getting Americans out of a Vietnam ground war was the overriding priority of the Nixon administration, and extension of the air war is a regrettably necessary step. On the domestic front, the draftee prohibition appears to be another politically astute move by Mr. Nixon to eliminate the war as an election issue. If it also stirs up some kindly feelings toward him among draft eli'gibles and their families, Mr. Nixon.

probably would not be at all surprised. "Pat, just Tell Dick, Politics or It's Either Washington Merry Go Round Cooperation Under Two Party System Stimulating O'Brien and Republican championships such things have paid attention to the maneuverings between these two. Some have been These, are the ones who take their game of chess seriously, as the intellectual challenge it was meant to be. They saw nothing becoming about the preliminary skirmishing, war of nerves or not. Still, if the series between these two is ever concluded, many more people will know about it than would have if the contestants had sat down quietly and on time in an Iceland room acd begun lo play.

Prima donnas in the sports world can be both entertaining and pain in the neck. Some of them simply act the: part of the spoiled brat until their dollar demands are met. Others have definite class, in an eccentric way. Whichever category Bobby Fischer, and Boris Spsisky: fail into; me Admission is inescapable that a lot more attention focused on. Reykjavik, Iceland, as a result of their antics "than otherwise would have.

Thousands of persons who haven't the slightest notion what chess is all about or that they hold world By JACK ANDERSON BJSAfti vvniie tne two parties bristle arid brawl for' the presidential campaign, thsv'are cooperating secretly to 'make America's political processes work. The Democrats, for example, quietly intervened tobriflgthe homeless Republicans, to Mi rougn a Wr Tbe Republicans, in return, for office trailers at rental lor wiw nutria rate the bankrupt Democrats nrn publicans have even helped the Democrats get ads for their GOP convemnm ctnfio'enl a talk wnicn ooesn i here. Then McGovern talk which doesn't Cunningham to come on Miami. There would convention Halt badge, certainly. And he asked what couJd be done to unite the par "in nomination, Vunningham listened respect fully.

Then ne suggest a 25 man national unity tee which could spread across the land preaching internal CT" wan. new lorn mayi" ncr and former Ambassador Avereli Harriman. ri T. bri t.hit: rf SMciaijv having difficulty, irJ, political convent Worried, by Hall's reaction. TpH Herman hastily called Strauss u.u was golfmg.

ou can play things i like Bu.i. Herman exp d.ned th pre o. ebaibb Strauss replied slyly We may have a home, but we don't have rK wat sc sinnd 95 tJ Prinnd word. He contacted nis tneno Florida Rcubin Askew, who promises waiter Beach ponce ana oner suppDrt forthe Republicans. With Askew and Strauss With Askew and Strauss be and ettv leaders in ivuami RlnriH5nS halted VhiaH but finaly gave the go ahead riMayJ Three weeKs atrausa and Herman Drought 40 staff members to coorcmaie ,7 sucn problems a port tion, rooms, seats, ottice trail ers, TV facilities and Hie like, miei Pn i c.lTEducation).

springs fm anYm dng too. far. But the GOP's Bob hind made a cru LP.Iid Ln nd.iti. Dole brushed aside their objec cial presentation to 75 state cial presentation to 75 state Peace Rumors impawn. still is in the Bronx waning to see if Ted Kennedy uses tnat seB 1 arMne bv rt Thon pvprv irf .5 h3ue not ot Tori fn c.ven up tryini Bnpyl Hjiiit, 'any anfj xr.ui ovu for the" convention programs.

Tne pair aiso Drougnt er a 'dozen Democratic and Re publican, ad men for a secret lunch meeting) at wasningion huge Hilton ho ei. uver me on and baked chicken, the Democrats and fepub Kans GOPnre gentaives found themselves siting ways for staggering convention deficits so an jhu aL.au urai mil thpir staffs to work listing corporations to hit up for ads. Some outraged GOP hardliners thought the use of fl CDnbibutore i nmnrratswas Eoiniz niiaivipa. uon wenc oil. The cooperation paid off for the Republicans ater when the arrangements lements in San "hold their convention in San Strauss wiey immediately phoned tas GOP inenc.

"Do you have any inLeresi airau rkw. "I don't think so." said Her; rr1 buldon "Weld, you've got my sianu inci i jjim H'" with San Uiego represenw ves. Herman ctecinea mai Problems WHn a OOr auu me facilities. made San' Diego possible as a convention site The suDsiay uner uw tainted the San Diego site. Bitrtisao Arrangements th hpyt At seven morning, Herman ana ms cup fiaio wrft on r.36 way to Miami Beach to with Mayor Ohuck Hall whose elderly constituents al ready less than enthusiastic nonven tion, 'fearing a repetition of the 1968 stvle violence.

The last thing wanted was another handlers: Without massive aid from Moscow, North Vietnam would have caved in long ago. If. the world is' now to be subjected to a string of peace rumors with little if any substance, an end to the fighting when it comes will be in the nature of an anticlimax. But it is certainly'an interesting phenomenon that the stock market is poised to take off with the emergence of a peace rumor. Rumors 'of an end to the war in Vietnam may be expected to' become more numerous in tiie light of the failure of North Vietnam's 1972 offensive.

One such rumor spurred a wild surge of. prices on New York Stock Exchange. This one apparently was related to the news of peace moves in Korea. All elements concerned have suffered a loss of interest in Vietnam hostilities, including apparently Hanoi's cf old party ks popped ne ticket are Kenne ma intwau wi pouuwau lessor writing an esoteric the sis on me wu widow ere. McGovern himself said as much right in this town shortly before noon last aovemoer i.

Then he had followed Rich ard Nixon to the AFL CIO convention platform. Fifteen times me 3r of fhp yiduucu J'C" President. They cheered he said: "One lesson nave it i nnt milv etioueh to be rieht on me issues, ear.ize to get ywui across anc i jum to the polls I want to say this morning that we are Jt, tn fCom tn il Ttaj Irsn and tn others lor flf ne scess we hav. try.utn mt er.joyea Jn state. ui tne nauons ieai veTts oreanizatioff organization' are hp.rp.

in this auditorium." with heir help, said he in ef feet, he could retire John Con Sniro Aencw and Rich Mrr.nVPrn's a nro. That's whv he bee1 proferine neace and pouacai Danaaa. His amateurs really cut up his Research and development is a major activity of all industry collectively weVe put $25 billion into in recent ye" was ''government money, not private capital. In 197L, almost three fifths of our nation's total expenditure for the purpose was paid for by federal government. Federal government jier fwras as well a5 jmances "ra sarrii.

During iJi. is per 0j research and devel Mt W3S ipcrfQnned directly bv federa! "rtimlte the de mnes contnoute to the search for vPt. wiipn lniiation is tasen Md development. Also.oon teaerai spending (or nocunna declined the uasf two years. cal arch rivals.

They are GOP Vice Chairman Dick Herman, a conservative Omaha trucker, and financier Rcfoert Strauss, the dewn to earth Democratic A treasurer Thev have been conierrmg closely since February when thev cautiously came tgcine al Ford Motor headquarters in in smiss coroo ra ads in the convention pro fe Pflrh other like iuncle cats, But man turned to meir ruia hosts. rrnt a nrivat nnnlri hmrflW for a miiiip fhP motor "1 MirtpH two DoUtieal rivsl? ducked into a private 7JLw Zm and shut the conference, room dnu im COOr, ut' mi messmz arouna, said Herman. "Let's get Strauss "lEE toe Shine Slrauss thrus out His hand, Jnffliai ataok ana tne i.vd rw aaamnlishmenl 1 tpLeram from Democratic Chairman Larry DlCK Industry, Government The Public Voice ln. a capitalist cuunuy, gu rmnint minds its own dusi llKSS atld keeps altogether out youfs. what'll you bet? tlhe SST hhe super sonic transnort plane was consideration in our Con the subject, as they' say, generated much more heat than light.

So Uncle iam, pioneer aw plane builder and supplier for me wono, eru wnius un nest of stale eggs while in dustry worldwide prtipares to purchafe its next generation France or Russia. Ann overraMBKU uie miu barh was tne tact mat it cosi ij n0je war to 'now. en we ill some other coun Tilings That Sway Convention pariy in mE ulu m.ui rr coruwdijujis oic program dus. ai out puiui, tmpu, inelv touched by how they been able to disagree about jnu, friends, told Herman: "The Lord works strange and niacin? wave ine ywmmz hut Herman ana azraatt aie determined that their lesson in amity will not be forgotten. The two are proposes a bi partisan commission to study how can continue in the future to hold down the bankrupting costs of parfy con ventions.

or ni)iffl, and aotuaLv won secona place on uwei. Historian, azret imi ae uiu convention. ju Democrat with hardiyanyna tional following gav the ate Presiden Kennedy his tough est opposition and likewise end ed up as the vice presidential nominee I refer, ol course, to, Jf hro i contention in Sers may not have quite impac of oonsk in; Sh forem when the balloting begins, WASHINGTON (U I) What tn watch for wnen me Democratic National. Convention reaches the The things' that make poll It seems to me that it is about time that we consider the actions these men are taking rather than their rhetoric. LINDA COEDODOR, Millbrae.

Editor, The Times: escaped, from the' maximum cent discussion about the need for more stringent gun control laws in this country. However, many times we are only given one side of the. picture. Previous gun control laws have not slowed down the illegal use of guns at all. The only people that gun control Jaws help are the criminals.

It gives' them more confidence that the' average citizen will be un armed1 in case of attack or robbery. Strong gun control laws would result in only criminals having guns, because they would not obey the law and that is the problem to begin, with. In many cases it. has not even been possible to keep out of the of prisoners already incarcerated. A few years ago two murderers escaped From the maxiumu security area of San Qucntih Prison using a machine gun they had' made on the premises.

And not long ago, four convicts armed' with pistols and took" 23 persons hosatge in the' Atlanta Federal 'Penitentiary; News reports said it was not known how they got their weapons, but certainly there, were gun. control la'wsattiie prison. MRS. R. RUSSELL Editor, The Times: After a number of months of promises by the Democratic leaders, it might be a idea to see what, in fact, they are doing in Congress.

The "reform" is a catch word that the average voter is made to believe is something good. But, the proposed property tax "reform" proposed by the Democratic leadership is cer tainly hot good news to homeowners. With the support of the leading Democratic presidential candidates. Congressman Wilbur Mills has proposed the termination of the deductibility of personal interest and state and local tases from your Federal Income This would most definitely raise the income tax paid by Uk avrage homeowner, but he will discover much too late what the Democrats mean by tax reform. RICHARD JE.

GENO South Sari Francisco Editor, The Times: It. appears that the Democratic leaders are going to dou blecross the people this year in the field of tax "reform. From the leading Democratic presidential candidates, we have 1 heard that they are anxious to help middle income taxpayers and' small businessmen. These are words that are appreciated by most, and no doubt attract votes. Meanwhile, in Congress, where it counts, it is quite another story.

Representative Wilbur D. Mills (Dembcrat The Times solicits letters fronr all its readers on all viewpoints. However, unless the letter, writer otherwise directs, the Editors reserve the right to edit letters when they feel that the fetters may be libelous, lengthy, not in good taste or contain poor grammar. We also reserve the privilege of rejection. Letters should be primarily on issues and not on personalities.

Letter writers should identify themselves by name, signature and address. Reasonable requests for anonymity will be honored. All letters should be brief, not. more than a page and a hair if typewritten, but preferably shorter. Arkansas) introduced a bill recently repealing 54 tax "Loopholes." Among these bills is a measure that would drastically effect homeowners; it eliminates the deductibility of interest payments, local property taxes, and interest on local bonds.

To the average homeowner, this means he is losing a deduction of $3,000 to $4,000 per vear. The biggest single loophole closed is net directed it big 'businesses and corporations, but is directed at small, businesses: It eliminates the lower tax rate on the first $25,000 of corporations, but a very significant effect on the small businessmen making 510,000 to $40,000 per year. 5aM3VSVimnarfSS leaserf a cache of balloons this almost' entirely on the iffi (J it' into consideration, our govern ethl ibtaV from the ceiling ofthe conven strength of the coonskm caps hav'e telped us win ment has been spending less that can come into piay Su)DOrtcrs during the rTlj, eM TPf.pnt vp.ar for research fluencc the delegates Nobody ever knows in ad vance which ot tne many whether to nommai tfle ate rreMuen; ximv second term. nr anrUn for a whi b.tt at a ner ect tiinftQ nnmi Tb p'i cunndrtprs re After that, 'there was' never any CouDt mat aisennower sweo' to victory: dran iaUc cannot be pre if you know what to Q3a sometimes see terore they actu mdicate.that'st a. tpn.tenwn yar.ous Sng happens at Miami 'again Cm, that the late Sen.

tential scale tippers wm prove, c've At one convention, it mignt be the cold logic of a third sets ending speech hat prn.ides the margin of victory. At.ano.ier delegates mv, te: swayed SiofiS' 'S delegates were trying to decide To turning points dicted. But ook or you thcn, coming ally matc 'All' signs hats of to Ser irg on what you'll recall a tbat Thc goose' that laid all'those Volkswag golden eggs is threatened with Pe. vatiowhie our ration is Thjs WKmim ra t0 the purpose of rehashing the earmark more of ei.ch'.budget whsfv disJfMsiiw fo "social services PolntS evef morl VertSS spending ir, creased OT perontlnibyeara. pending leased M4 aSmemtodent Nbcon, for fiscal 'WiMq match for the world, manpow develop nev, products.

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