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ry-i rTTTt ri'y e-y a i i A -s fT TT" NUtAMuN ILMEN, IttMJ.W, (Hl 16, 1973 Tom Wither wrrtryr The Tendency To Ignore Law l. A Glimpse into the World of Spiro Ag'new ads rise: lrit of I In VTf nrtirftl If Spiro Afirw uffrjrtJ any defense ing Il i'ith that hit trc9 the rae with iti'i no futtfft i ri.S i.rulte Lite d.ti to pe flail.) Hue In th.e isl I ft I. Uusliffr W(lrrle rtlilc 1 tnJe'l if I tajt he fc 4 tif- ift.U iuluf4 thl (raif 1 -i ij' ilc in 1., t. II I itilli the Ui ti i tj- It- Sil.tif-tl I t-'f ti 1.11(1 tih the ill, of hu mnd.it in put-lic offue dmin hu aditrsi'1 t.1 lutuirj Iasi lUght, wav ttia! t.e vattd with the trm a) tie found it And, hr Hull-lated, In the liptil of the "lie nmiaht)'1 tthuh rnirljfed ffu'U the Watergate Jtrlhajia that mfuitM was ho longer proji-f, Sijiufii antly, the former she Jntat dent, in a frxh sprinkled with refer-erne to (JJ and to urn he to country, saw no herd to ih-ine thr SS stern Until he himself tia tx-ioine i's puhlic victim And tie bowed to this nr as if public morality were a plunging fash-loll, like Use size of jh-U tdl jjentlemm'a suit coat a llie vue was mt resentant ll.a em- tom was that of d.adam for those who had (ratified against tiim with tm tmrnity, for the government prmecutins who he claimed had leaked Information about their investigation of him to the press, and for the press for having passed this information on to the public Mr A new vpoke as if the devastat investigation of hik offw ial lolubut, who was lead in up-ii court by Ally. Urn It.diafdaon at Mi Agi.e a atraignmrnt and senteming had Ho real standing and shoud bs anordmglv given lio itrdriue The addles made apparent that Mr Agile really regards himself as having Urn pot um unfaiily in all ths and that h-s resignation from the vhrtpresi demy was an ad of genuine aavrifut in the national interest, rather thin s.mplv saving Ins own skin 11 1 talk gave the Amen an public a revealing glimpse of the shallow world of Spiro gm-w, a world in wh.ch power and the appearame of rr jei tability Were gmdmg norms, a world smug and tomfort-able ur.ld its loamy foundation was crurn-bled In the fre-h air of public exposure IT.e saddening ironv IS that he sought an 1 was given free time on mt.onal tele visum to tel! us all this without remorse an I undoubedly without real.

hm-self l.o lompletelv mistaken has been his own notion of public servue I Si tien he ti it 1 our, i il. cft.i ii! i i III H.th I ir rai-fre He )ff irr i 1 I it Still Time for a United Way Investment Ihc War MONKS On! Tenia The East Room Scene A Repellent Ceremony The tct of wheUier the United Wav Is also the most jnodudtve way of meeting the needs of most of the voluntary health, welfare and recreational agencies of the county has hern going on the past four week The answer will come tomorrow night as the campaign to raise DOO for 34 organir.itions whnh are rswntra! to the vitality of life in this county comes to a dove at the Jcrimn Motor Inn A festive theme has been arranged by John J. Burns, campaign thairman, and we hope that the final figures will indeed give cause for celebration. For it is not merely the fund raising method which has been put to its annual test but the response of county residents to the welfare of their home communities arid their neighbors in need. We have said before that the mfuo all of us have of bw much more it costs these (lavs at Miermjrkctt is a Icar indication of how litllp a dollar pro-vidcs for those individuals am! organtra-turns dejwndent on the United Way of Lukawunna County for their survival in the vrar ahead But the point Is worth rmphavum, for sometimes we tend to forget that the high cost of living affects the poor much more than those of modest or ample means So if you havent yet lontrihuted to the Un.ted Way this year, there Is one more day to do so And if you feel the gift you did make isnt enough, theres time to increase your investment in the well-being of the people of this county That, after all.

i.s what a donation to the United Way is an investment in the people of our own county and thereby in the quality of life around us pid he! KC I t.i' -fro i'nU i iif i 1 1 IrCu't ii e) Ut.o 1 hi hrtiiu I of dr I 'he jj Ib'voIC Use pts-t lit rtl Rat we can't d-i thil." Ur official pfnlrtlrd I i pine 1 il's Use Ix mm in tel! me lluhihmjri thrn lirifandvd "U-it if fi thing that- mu in U-e puhl.e teteit the Im, dr: I hue t' jmrr to sei i' ill The rfuia! if girt va.n thit Hr Itr v.drri cm' vet" i but f'-t ignore 'hr the Irg.tUt.sr bran- had 'hr -rr aid il legislate He argued am lwcaie wat up against He mentality that pro lined the Watrrga'e ofissr Hr m-toui that the prrsnteuey it ave she law, the courti, iir.fcftf that in the cloak of rab-mal curdy or publ.c inVrejt, the elected mortal in the While House can become mure than that, an 1 can an) thing from a burglar) to the secret bombing of a couoHj. The Second Circuit Court of Appeal has just dimtrd that contention, the ma.tcr of Nixons tape; hut even a it did another story popped up to suggest how strongly it Influenced the first Nixon ad ministration Not just one, as had been thought, but two National Security Council staff members were wiretapped after they had left their NSC positions and the presidential campaign staff of Sen. Edmund fv a ilh-iut 'lilt, fni iciiii lit I fcl lhivr tap evecdirg eatrt.if,,1.1,rij duccUt ii ii 1 or ac.llaUon i maiir opponent, wrre of th nun! ropne'y and ere. in 'ho f.c it iriUncr, of Virftam legality, that it trua al-ii if Ue utsevpla.ned wire 'in on John Sears ar. 1 James Wcl-artr, two White ltmiio i ta.i a.Ui no ns ireurpy function or a -f In tecunty informal.

1. 1- 15 jt rt Jruprirty ilr arid concede the Pflgiral U.al.tv of tap. thn on Ha'perm arid lake bream fariy tlirgal without the ured renew ala They fiirn.vh mure of all po many in v'an-ri in huh the Nuoii Hat-deman Lhrlichman Whlta Hou.e did what it plraej anj what versed it ir-lerevt devpile what the Second Circuit called the law commands I r.fortunatel), ths k.nd of m.nuse of nwrr anil offmal lawhrrakmg is difficult to ex plain, it is apparently not of muih interest to a public that lends to concede to the Tresi-dent all sorts of powrri not to he found in the Constitution; anj it is frustrating to a Congrcv that has neither stomach for, nor efficient meant of grappling with the Treident on constitutional grounds much less in the press and on television So the perversion of the presidency under Nixon may go legally unpunished, shameful though that will be. 1S7J Ntw York TilWit Niwt tirvict mrn ay- ri ROSTOV Ft mrc Uun a rr mi, iisii hr f.ft tmr.l of Hilrijii.p mirr Uj through th drctinp and (alt of Aglc, qurttion ha haunted the pol.Lr of rountrj thrre an way In thr fai.h of American, llieir he Lrf their leaden and themseUe, while Ru hard Nison remain Imident' Xnyune whu lill hoped to find mm re iidusl (Iikoi!) or the man should have been diahued by the charade a he annoumed hi rhotce of Gerald lord for sue president That scene in the Fast Room of the White mse was the most repeiVnt American public ceremony in memory The very Idea of a televised tease user the name was contcmp'Jhle if it wa to he a public occasion, it should have been a solemn one before Congress The man who gave us Agnrw and Mitchell and Stans and Haldrman and F.hrlichman and Colson and t.iddy and Hunt and Krngh and Dean and Magrudrr and Chapin grinned a he unveiled his nest choice There was not the slightest tense of responsibility for what had passed, not the least reference to the grizzly reason for this occasion. The vulgarity of the scene would not ordinarily be worth noticing.

But in this case form and content were uncomfortably mixed. For the viewer inevitably found himself asking: Why should so many leading member of Congress have come to lend themselves to sqch a performance (Mike Mansfield did have the sense to stay ajsav.) Can Americans in general respond to such stuff Is that our country The answer has to he no: Richard Nixon's values are not Americas Either that or all of us give up our vision of this country. We really have to stop pretending that Nixon somehow going to change, going to conform to the old American dream of an enlightened society governed by law. It i of -il he rru cleir that hi ennui ihacEe We live uruSrf wn.trn h-il Id fail we drjieft-t upon re t'rauit to make the s)trm wutk Richer NrinU.lt of liars erj, a iadrnt of the (irendmc)', cell them reitremti of propriety and prudrnce, thry be called rettrahi.i of cheractrr inexorably, the rountry pr reiving that It eamud avoid the fundamen'al question of Richard Nison't leadership Even tongre, that most rclurtant Nxiv id heroei. i coming to far live difficult truth And the prutri cannot tie itnpped if Agr.ew I condemned for tax rsasnn, if Ford iiMdrrsam! that he must cien his tax and financial record, will Uongres let the President continue to shelter hi questioned dealings' That i nut possible.

It i the light of the Nixon question that Gerald Ford has to be Judged He is a man who would hardly have been considered for President on hi own merits, a dim figure whose most imaginative declaration was that "An impeachable offense whatever a majority of the House of Representatives conviders it to be at a given moment in history (That statement, in 1970, was aimed at Justice William 0 Douglas But on all the evidence so far. Ford is honorable He is a viable alternative to Nixon, in fact a belter one than we have had before now. Most important, he has his own political roots, and he cannot therefore be what Nixon would wish an absolute assurance of his own survival People are still reluctant to think of forcing a president from office, but they are beginning to understand that it mav be unavoidable. For as long as Nixon is there, it will be as Edgar said in "King "The worst is not long as wc can say, 'This is the worst Personal Pertinent Russell Raker Showing Visiting Folks Around the Hometown SOUL Something of the wind Something of the rook Something of the flavor of the sea F.nlers info the heart of man Before he can truly umlcr-tand Nature -JOHN'S CIUODO The largest city in the wortd i now part of the Communed world. Shanghai, which many sailor from this area have visi'cd.

now has a population of edging out Tokyo as the most populated city on earth. The figure from the United Nations Demographic Yearbook actually is an estimate of the 1970 population. And the figure does not include metropolitan Shanghais crowded But despite Shanghais size, it is not a "swinging town" under the Chinc-c Reds. In fact, it is among the most puri-w tanical of the major cities of the world. According to the National Geographic, the former global capital of vice presents a scrubbed and industrious appearance today.

Shanghai's myriad brothels, opium dens, gambling parlors and bars were shuttered after the Communist came to power in 1949 Sent to reformatories, thousand of prostitutes were taught mote socially acceptable trades. Public bonfires destroyed opium pipes and gam-bling paraphernalia. Sailors nos on leave there, have to content themselves with playing ping pong in the Seamen's (lub, watching revolutionary films or buying souvenirs from the Friend-hip Store. Chinese now live in what was once the International Settlement and the Western-owned skyscrapers that once housed British and European banks, insurance firms and trading companies are now occupied by governmental agencies. For instance, the old Hong Kong Sc Shanghai Bank Building now-houses the Shanghai Municipal Revolutionary Committee.

One cannot fault the cleaning up of the worlds wickedest city or even the takeover by the Chinese of a territory which really should have belonged to them. But I wonder how many persons died, how many persons lost their property and how many persons today have no real freedom in the new Shanghai, MORE ON MR. DAVIS Editor Times- This "nit picking" regarding the appointment of Roy Davis as vice principal of Technical lLgh School is ridiculous Some of the letters allege that he is a non-Scran-toman. Roy Davis attended No 18 School. West Scranton, and West Scranton High School with my two oldest sons.

Roy graduated from both schools, as well as the University of Scranton I know Roy very well as he was in and out of our home on Fserett Avenue many times, Rov lived across the street. No responsible person would call Roy a non-Scrantonian if that person did a little checking. I was visiting friends a little over a year ago in the 1600 block of Washburn Street, when Roy told me he was moving out and going to live in the country, nearer his work. Many of our Scranton people have done that. The complaints, and they will he futile, arc undoubtedly made by persons who had a relative or close friend aspiring for the position.

Jealousy will not help that friend or relative. There wiU he other openings, and if that person is qualified, as Roy Davis is, then his or her chances will be as good as the next fellow-. I am curiosis to know why those complaincrs did not raise their voices the last 25 years when many appointments were made in Scranton schools from all over the state, and from New York State. THOMAS P. COYNE Looking Backward (Oct.

16,1943) Fred M. Kern, Wilkes Rarrc, general manager of Wilkes-Barre Carriage yesterday became the vice president in charge of operations of Vulcan Iron Works. Charles P. Schopp, who for nearly 40 years ras employed in the engine service of Lackawanna Railroad, -died today. Fire-fighting facilities of (wo coal companies and Carbonaale City today- battled a fierce blaze in underground workings of the DeAngelis- Coal South Carbondale.

(Oct. 16, 1958) Atty. Harry W. Mumford, Dalton, formerly of this city and Clarks Summit, Republican nominee for a Lackawanna County Common Pleas Court judgeship in 1941 and a lawyer more than a half a century, died today. Frank Luigiano, president of Pennsylvania Federation of the Blind, addressed the organiza-, tions Lackawanna Chapter at a recent meeting.

Lackawanna Historical Society will commemorate the 80th anniversary Lackawanna County with a dinner-meeting 1 Oct. 21. the year We have determined to provide the bulk of our water nerds from the Hidden Valley-deep below the Susquehanna River at Scovell Island We are proceeding with tests now It is by far the most economical way to supply quality water for our future needs. Recently, we also have determined, it will be more efficient and economical to take water from Elmhurst and Hollister Reservoirs to supply Carbon-dale and Dickson City areas, rather than install transmission lines and lift pumps to serve those areas from deep well production at Scovell Island. Therefore, it is practical to Vn ild a f.l'er nlant at Elmhurst because it w-tll be useable and valuable through the year 2020 and beyond.

As soon as we were assured investment in a filter plant at Elmhurst would not be a wasted investment over the long run, we immediately decided to proceed with the installation. Pennsylvania Gas and Water Co. has an obligation to provide quality water as economically as possible. We will meet our obligation. DAVID F.

IliNSF.N President Pennsylvania Gas Water Co. ANIMAL 'SPOKESMAN' Editor Times: Since the animals cannot speak for themselves, someone has to speak to the hunters for them. The hunter classifies himself as' a "sportsman" possessed of noble virtues. His self-image is that of a merciful, ethical, brave, manly man who is a master ecologist and the only true nature lover. His mirror tells him his motives are pure, that he is a saint who saves animals from starvation or other certain death much harsher than a bullet.

His reflection is also that of a predator who eats what he kills. And finally he claims righteousness by virtue of the money about $250 million an- nually which hunters pay out to "support wildlife. The hunters mirror is transparently tinned by the' munitions industry and its henchmen the "biostitutes" (a biologist who prostitutes his knowledge to the commercial world), who make up the state fish and game commissions and various segments of the federal government. As we look through this mirror, it's easy to see that there's big money in catering to old-fashioned bloodlust and that, believing any of the line he is handed, the huntpr proves himself a fool. I look forward to the day when the unnecessary slaughter of animals will be looked upon by a new society as akin to the murder of humans.

To the new world tomorrow peace love. ANIMAL LOVER DIRTY WATIR COMPLAINTS Ed. tor Timri; Protests have been made about the divcolor-Uin of water supplied by Gas and Water Co in parts of the Scranton area The complaints arc and I sincerely regret this situation. Ibe basic reason for this situation is Lie quality of land drainage areas (watershed) at the newly completed Jlollisler Reservoir. This reservoir was constructed to replace a reservoir lost by condemnation because of highway construction.

We protested the condemnation. This new watershed suffers from man's encroachment and mnedf from nearby bogs. The plant matter carried along with the water in this reservoir is responsible for a great deal of the present problem In view of this problem we have commissioned a water engineering consulting firm to commence design on a filtration and treatment plant located at our Elmhurst Reservoir that will eliminate the problem. Unfortunately, it takes three years from design to completion of such a plant, so I must forecast that we may have this problem, if weather conditions arc similar to the past year, for the next three summers. Of course, we can and will make the water completely safe for consumption, but we will not be able to remove all organic materials that give discoloration tinUl the filter plant is complct-cd The question many customers have asked which deserves a straight answer is: "Why did Pennsylvania Gas and Water Co.

wait until recently to take action?" The condition, of course, is of recent development. And it comes at a time when Pennsylvania Gas and Water Co. is planning further development of its water system. The past two decades saw littlewhange in the development and operation of this system. In this period water earnings were reduced.

But, now with new environmental laws, we are forced to improve the water system and comply with new regulations. This means raising large sums of capital. Before individuals or Institutions will invest in an enterprise. it must be competitive in earnings. We have, as -you know, applied for a rate increase to recover Hie longterm low earnings.

The gas business annot carry the water business any longer. The opposition to increased water rates has been spirited to say the least. We are -acutely -taware'Ve must do everything within our power and skill to keep rates as low as possible in the future. This means we must plan and spend as efficiently as possible. We have done considerable engineering and economic projection work since the first of WASHINGTON Hi there, folks, welcome to my hometown.

Washington, DC. It's real good to bump into real folks hereabouts much anymore. Seems bkc they just kind of been avoiding us here lately. "As long as you're here, might as well come on and stroll around a mite. It's kind of fun strolling in my hometown, peeking in on the neighbors.

Theyre right good folks, most of them, though no better than most. My Aunt Hcpzibah shes from Morrisonville, you know now she wouldn't come down here and walk around, with me for all the "Excuse me, friend, but theres Billy. Hi Billy! Beautiful morning, ain't it? "Billys the preacher here. I expect you guessed that, seeing the gospel in his hand. The reason he's hurrying on so like that is because he's headed over to see the quality folks who live in the big house With the big fence all around it.

A heap of sadness in that great big house. A heap of sadness, friend. They need all gospel they can lay hands on. Poor old Billy! Seems bke there just isnt enough time in the day for providing all the gospel the folks need at time like See that fellow? Thats Dick! Hows it going, Dick? Keep the old chin off' the floor, fellow! Ain't nobody of any consequence gime to the jug yet, Dick! "Poor old Dick! Hes had a right hard time here lately. Dicks a pretty big man in this town, and some people been making a fuss, saying he knows more than he cares to let on about the break-in over the barber shop last summer a year Seems like when you get up there in the big money people just enjoy tearing you down, don't it? Funny though.

I figured Billyd be going over to see Dick, but the way Dick's going hes, got to be headed up to the Hill. That probably means Dick is going up to see Jerry, because that's where Jerry lives. Up on the Hill. I bet Dick wants to ask Jerry once more to cross his heart and hope to die if he ever took any dirty money. "Wc had some yilk here about some of the quality folk taking a little dirts- money, you see.

llcy! See that nice looking fellow? Thats Ted. "Youre looking great. Ted, they havent laid a glove on you fellow. Keep punching. "What a nice smile old Ted has! Isnt that some smile, folks? Poor old Ted! Hes got plenty of reason to feel glum, too, what with almost being jailed about the tax evasion and all.

Fine way to treat a fellow, isnt it, for something everybody docs. I wonder if Billy wasnt looking for Ted. Hey! Dont say anything, but get a load of these nine old fellows coming out of the drugstore. "Know who they arc? The town judges. Doesnt take much to guess what they were doing in that drugstore.

Having an ice-cream soda and arguing how to rule on Dicks big case. You see Dicks got some evidence in some crimes and he won't give it over to the police because, naturally, being quality folk, he says if you are the town quality, you dont give up any evidence you don't want to, if you follow me. "Isnt it wonderful, folks, being in a town where the judges even consider pushing the quality around? Oh! Theres Henry. Henry, you old devil, overheard any good phone jokes lately? You folks had a real treat, seeing Henry on his way to work; what with Dick, and the judges, and old Ted, and Jerry, and Billy with not enough hours in-the day to bring the gospel to everybody that needs it here. Henry is pretty much the fellow that runs the town.

"Folks! Where'd you get to, folks? I thought you wgre right there behind me. Hey! Folks! Is that you? That cloud of dust heading for the outskirts of town? "Now, what did they want to go and run off for? Oh, well. Tourists. Hi, there, officer. A cop.

What can he possibly know? What is he Whatever it is, I'll deny it. Flatly. 19)3 Ntw York Timet Newt Service OTitteiiw, A Puhtzcr Prize-Winning Newspaper EDWARD J. LYNETT JR. GEORGE V.

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