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Section 2 Wednesday, April 7, 1971 THE HERALD Letters From Our Readers: Casualty Calley Verdict Reactions The United States Army has always vilians at Hue. Americans condemn ma me want to laugh and cry. Calley while completely forgetting about Fools they have been in the past. We the way Stalin, Bulganin and Kruschev all know the mistakes they have made. The time has come for the United States Army to stop fooling around.

Mr. Calley, I hope, won't feel bad when the big brass puts him in prison for the rest of his life. Or shoots him. A man is trained to kill; he does so. Just as a man is trained to drive; he does so.

But when a man is trained to kill, and does so, knowing he may be in jail for doing what he was trained to do, there is no justice. This is just to say that for me, going to the Army will be in doubt. There may not be much of an opinion here, but I just wanted to say goodbye poor Mr. Calley. Wherever long.

you go, so Charles W. Drake Palatine engineered the murders of millions of people from Hungary to the Ukraine. We indict Calley when our leaders are getting ready to welcome the Butcher or China into the United Nations. Why is it that the American news media forget about the My Lai but remember to inform the American public about how our politicians continue to send American aid The FENCE POST Letters to the Editor and trade to the Communist countries who are supplying the North Vietnam War Machine? Is this less of an atrocity? If we need to talk about not bother with little atrocities like My Lai. talk about the huge atro-I REALLY BELIEVE I was beyond being shocked by anything.

We have be- cities committed by America against her place. all so tragically stupid. stop this senseless war. Lorraine Wagner Prospect Heights AS SHOCKED AS I was by the senseless slaughter at My Lai, I was even more shocked by the blatant use of Lt. Calley as a convenient scapegoat.

The real in this incident rests with the superiors responsible for training and conditioning obedient soldiers to follow orders and also for placing inexperienced and less-qualified officers in command of men. Lt. Calley, whatever his faults, was a victim of the system. And the system that should be punished, not the victim alone. Finally, the whole Vietnam mess has so sickened and wearied the American people that it is no wonder the public has cried out in behalf of mercy for Lt.

Calley. The people are not without compassion for the horror of My Lai but feel deeply the horror of our putting Americans in the position of being forced to cope with a My Lai situation in the first come conditioned to the twisted reasoning of our times that looks the other way when our flag and country are defamed) law enforcement is handicapped by our courts and the demands of a few are more important than the rights of the law-abiding, honest citizen. It's getting harder all the time to instill pride in our country to our children. We have reached a new low with the conviction of Lt. William Calley.

Mrs. Ronald A. Wiese Schaumburg THE WHOLE WORLD has been aroused by the results of Lt. William military trial. As I write this letter, a jury is pondering a life or death sentence for Lt.

Calley. What will be the final verdict in this case? Can any verdict be handed down with justice? Personally, I find it hard to point an accusing finger at Lt. Calley while millions of Doves embrace the Communists who butchered over 3000 ci- own fighting men. Daniel L. Schumaker Chairman, Arlington Hts.

Area TRAIN Committee CALLEY SAYS hope My Lai a tragedy but an eye-opener, even for people who say war is So do I. I also hope they don't stop the wheels of justice with Calley, but go on to court martial Capt Medina. Westmoreland, et al. Yes, go right the with this eye-opener. We showed the world that is with the Nuremberg war crime trials.

Seems history needs repeating that our system of warfare can breed the Calleys, Medinas, are the tools of a corrupt and immoral system. My Lai an isolated incident. open our eyes and ears as Calley suggests, but this time learn our lesson and E. A. Schmidt Palatine Crisis At Harper College No Candidate Obstacles Statements have been from time to time relative to alleged obstacles that have been placed in the way of certain persons as it relates to the forthcoming village election.

Upon inquiring. I have failed to find any truth to these statements. A guideline sheet was prepared by the illage Clerk's office over date of 12 2 70 to be given to any person or persons picking up petitions for the election to be held April 20, 1071, which reads as follows REQUIREMENTS FOR FILING NOMINATING PETITIONS WITH THE VILLAGE CLERK: Must contain signatures of qualified voters. For required amount and filing dates, please see below. Each person signing the petition must wTite in his or her street address.

The bottom of the petition should contain a statement signed by the qualified voter who circulated said petition in the village stating his residence address, certifying that the signatures on the petition were placed there in his presence and are the genuine signatures of the persons whose names appear, and ftiat such persons, to the best of his or her knowledge, were qualified voters at the time of signing. Nomination papers must be accompanied by a of signed by the persons named in such papers as candidates to the effect that he is not engaged in any subversive There followed the amount of signatures required, the filing dates and the office hours for filing petitions. This was an added service of that office, not one required by or expected of the Village Office under the State Statutes. Questions pertaining to the governmental operation of the Village have in the past and will continue in the future to be handled in the same efficient manner. Questions are answered to the best of ability, but statements of alleged obstacles will lead those who serve the public in years to come a reluctance to offer this same fast, courteous service.

Ted C. Scanlon Village President Village of Wheeling Harper College is facing a crisis on April 10. James Hamill, president of Harper board of trustees, announced that he would not run for re-election. He stated that people are aware of the peril facing the He appealed to the taxpayers of this community to study the candidates and make a choice. of us can realize the headaches, tremendous time, work and responsibility that went into the organization of a new college.

The board built for us a college to which every member of this community can point with pride. What did they receive from us, the taxpayers, in return? A few, but very few for their work. They receive no salary for their services. Nothing to pay for all the evenings they spend at the college twice a month, many times into the wee hours of the morning. The right to be questioned and criticized by the taxpayers, faculty members, administration and even as last week by a bearded student who resented being called student Last of all, the ever-present right to be sued as seven members of Harper Board, past and present can testify.

Sued for amounts that could wipe out a lifetime of earnings by two Harper teachers who claim their civil rights were violated when they were not offered a new contract when their first one expired. This new college had all the growing pains of any school its size. They were inevitable, but in spite of all these birth pains we have one of the best colleges in the country. In the meantime, the taxpayers of this area have been unconcerned. We paid our taxes but stayed away from the polls by the thousands when election dav came communication with the board.

In 1970 a teacher from Northeastern Illinois College and a school nurse from District 54 grade school ran as a team on money and support openly solicited from the faculty and students. The teacher was elected, but the school nurse lost and is running again in this election. It was after the Kent State flag lowering and the demonstrations that I really got involved. I was appalled by the accounts of the actions of the president of the Harper College Faculty Senate and the president of the Student Senate, both of whom were urging the students to continue the demonstrations. I was angered at the insulting remarks the Faculty Senate president made concerning the taxpayers of this community who pay his salary After that I attended several board meetings and discovered the things that are threatening the college.

Harper is new it can continue to grow only if it can get finances. The last referendum failed to carry. The public image of the college is costing it dearly in loss of money. Harper has a very small militant group of radical students almost lost about their school. Unfortunately the students who really care stand back and let the radical students be their public tions men.

The same thing is true of the faculty. Harper has an outstanding staff with many excellent, reasonable teachers. But why, with all this talent available, do they choose a person to be their representative before the taxpayers one who has ridiculed and antagonized the whole community? With public relations like these, who can expect the success of the next referendum? At the election coming up. another student and a school nurse are seeking election. If they are successful, the new board will have two students, a school nurse, and a teacher along with three community representatatives.

The educators will have the majority on the board enough to make it a self-governing school rather than community controlled. Mr. Hamill. as one of the original members of the board, is retiring. But as he goes, he is making the plea to the community for us to be concerned about our college.

The peril he has told us of does exist in more ways than one. There Is much more than can be put on paper. If you are interested, I am at your service. My telephone number is 392-1215. You see.

I think Harper College is worth saving. INVOLVED. Mrs Chester Pointer Mount Prospect Schools Need 4 Votes Occupation of a Methodist parsonage, first as the child of a clergyman, and then as a clergyman oneself, is a peripatetic experience. Not the least of the opportunities afforded by such an existence is the opportunity to judge many and varying school systems. Having lived in School District No.

21 for nearly eight years, and having had children enrolled in six of the schools in this district, I am prepared to say that District No. 21 has the finest schools of any district where it has been my privilege to live. The FENCE POST Letters to the Editor The value of formal education can not be questioned by any serious person in this day and age. It is all the more reassuring to me, therefore, to know that my children are receiving the best formal education available. It is imperative, I think, that the voters of District No.

21 cast votes on April 10 to increase the education fund and building fund tax rates, and to authorize the sale of construction bonds. It is imperative, I think, to insure the continuation of the high quality of education in this district, and to insure that the children who come along after ours are not deprived of the same opportunities. Noel Clark Holt Buffalo Grove Talent For Hot-Air I have heard many speeches and read many articles by Richard Friedman, and in them has been much about the bad things Mayor Daley is doing for Chicago, but very little that would qualify Friedman to be mayor. However, in Howard column (April 1), there seems to be one thing that would qualify him for this post. It is the fact that he is a hot-air balloonist.

I am sure this talent would help, but I would still bet on Mayor Daley to shoot it higher. M. Sieburg Arlington Heights Tremendous Potential As the Countryside YMCA building fund campaign gets underway, I hope that all the citizens in the Countryside area will pull together to make the drive a success. Already the is serving thousands of individuals and families through its varied programs. The potential when we have our own building is tremendous.

Civic, religious, business and professional leaders of our towns have endorsed this project. bring this drive to a successful conclusion with our generosity. Leonard Newendorp Palatine Two Reactions To Campaign Charge I am writing in response to an article that appeared in the March 29. issue of the Mount Prospect Herald. around.

We have been far too busy to Lashes Out At Joe Grittani, nsignedA llegati Banned At a candidates night before Timbercrest Homeowners Friday, March 26, Mayor Atcher was kind enough to point out from a 15-pound book of statutes) that the circulation of literature unadorned by name or addresses of purveyors is punishable with a $5,000 fine and up to one year in the State Penn. This message was delivered for the benefit of listening Thorsen-Meitzner supporters who have been circulating an unsigned paper called the (for Concerned Voters) and who, follow- i for the enlightenment, promptly took their new information home and signed the latest print-outs by hand before circulation. Several others in the Timbercrest audience were amused to note a new' addition to U.C.P. Slate handouts which had been running green and orange and unsigned all around the town for a month prior to this meeting. What was new? A Groen Court address in the neat print of a hand stamp, brand new on the back, just in time for the statute reading.

But, aside from quick adjustments, and a passing smile, what about the reasons for such a statute? I assume, if researched, have something to do with insuring the public a measure of truth, and guarding the public against undue influence emanating from irresponsible or negligent or even libelous statements that could be made freely if anonymous circulation were legal. The law notwithsatnding, printed and unsigned statements of a condemning nature to candidates for public office, have been known to fly around on election eve, here and elsewhere Now that the law and penalty for such activity are known, citizens have more reason than ever to seriously question the reliability of unsigned allegations appearing on their doorstep at the eleventh hour before an election. This year, hopefully, there be any. Thanks to Mayor Atcher. Mrs.

Thomas Smith Schaumburg, 111. wrorry about those things so we turned down referendums and ignored board elections. Why should Mr. Hamill be asking for help from the community when the college has our tax money? What more can they want? I the answer to that question only because I did the thing Mr. Hamill is asking the rest of the to do.

I got involved! My husband and I voted on an educational referendum after I began to read newspaper accounts of the constant fights and charges between the board, administration and faculty members at Harper. We began to see that the taxpayers were indeed footing the bill for faculty members seeking control and sweetheart contracts. We decided that there is a vast difference between good salaries and grasping for power. The next referendum we voted There are seven members on the board. In 1969 some students at the college supported and elected a Harper student to the board in order to truly have among a very large group of good, decent, serious students that are concerned campaign manager for the United Village Party slate.

As an independent candidate for Vil- lageN Trustee, I read with disappointment, Joe statement that he, bitterly to having two representatives on the village board from the same subdivision. I thought we had gotten far beyond the days when a person had anything to do with his qualifications to hold public office. I am disappointed in Joe because I believe he served this community exceedingly during his four years as a trustee, and he apparently believes he worked so diligently as an alderman of a ward, rather than as a trustee for the entire vUlage. Our village form of government is based on large representation" and as such, it make any difference where a candidate lives, unless all the candidates are limited in their sphere of activity and knowledge, to the area where they live. Although one of the present trustees, Daniel Ahren lives in the same subdivision as I do, it Only Swimming Stirs Further Opposition A copy of this letter is being sent to the Arlington Heights Park District Board as I.

too, strongly oppose the time every weeknight regarding the five outdoor swimming pools. Mrs. suggestion mentioned in The Herald on Thursday, April 1, page 3, is an excellent one in which adult swims be offered at different locations during the week. On a long, hot summer evening our children look forward to swimming. They went four nights out of five last year when the weather allowed.

As parents we knew where our children were and also that they were being well-supervised while participating in their great physical and healthy activity. I would like to know who considered our 16 and 17 year old children in this new' proposal (whom I regard as have someplace to go and something to want you to know I enjoy The Herald do now the Park District Board very much. My daughter, who attends would like to deny them this privilege. Northwestern University, recently perus- Even to try this plan for a short time to ed the Arlington Herald back copies on file in the A.H. Library, to attain information (both pro and con) regarding the Viatorian Property Proposal.

With the excellent coverage your paper has given this proposal she was able to write a term paper for her Community Politics class. see if it is would be a great mistake in my estimation. I have been to the Recreation Pool myself in the evening last summer and when the announcement is made please clear the pool; this will be an adult more than of those in the pool had to get out and last year I believe those who were 16 or over were considered adults. If Mrs. suggestion is not A acceptable let me suggest that adult A Ote.

swims be held from 9 until 10 p.m. What- I resent the implication of the (April 1) ever the Board final decision is I sin- letter that park facilities are for children cerely hope they will not take away those and adults have no claim on anv use of enmvahle swimming the pool. Setting aside a brief period for Mrs. Donald DeWyze Arlington Hts. hasn't resulted in any biased votes on his part on matters that have come before the board that solely affected his area and in fact.

seen him on several occasions where he felt voting would present a conflict. My attitude is the same, and I would expect the same objectivity from every member of the board. I also to take issue with Joe in his evaluation of Trustee Norris. Joe said "he attends meetings but he do his homework." I have attended village board meetings for the past two years, regularity, and I don't know how Joe could make this kind of judgment in absentia. Joe been at the board meetings for the past two years, except an occasional one here and there, so his information is apparently based on what someone told him.

I know who gave Joe this misinformation, but at least it wasn't any of the other candidates from the United Village Party slate because they been there either, at least up to the time they announced their candidacy. I believe everyone has an obligation to give some part of their life in public service. I like our community and I want a hand in seeing it develop. I have attended our village board meetings for the past two years, both because I wanted to know what is going on and I enjoyed attending. I know a great deal about our community and what has been going on for the past two years, and I want to put that knowledge to work.

As an independent candidate I want to give the voters a choice on April 20. I w'ant to see three men back into office unopposed. been ringing door bells for the past six weeks in every precinct in Mt. Prospect to show the residents that I have a sincere desire to serve them as their elected representative. I need their support.

The choice is theirs. Richard N. Hendricks Candidate For Village Trustee Mt. Prospect enjoyable summer evening parties that our children look forward to young adults). They will be seeking work more than the Arlington Heights Park this summer, if not all of them at least Board apparently realizes, many of them will, and they also would In my almost two years of residency in like to swim in the evening.

This is an Arlington Heights and as a subscriber of age where it is important for them to your paper ever since we moved here, I adult swimming deprive youngsters, and I think taxpayers are entitled to at least ONE concession. I back the park board! William Jacques Arlington Hts. I WOULD LIKE TO comment on your news-article published March 29, under the headline, Lashes Out At Since politicking is the subject of this article, and the Extensioneers have been drawn into the campaign battle, I as a member of this group feel there is a need for straightening the course of the political bandwagon. To say that Grittani or bitterly is superfluous, unless the reporter wanted to see more political sparks flying around. As I saw and listened, Grittani spoke in his usual quiet, orderly manner.

True, he said that Lloyd Norris, the incumbent trustee, a do nothing I call this a mild statement in face of the charges made by Norris, and I quote him from your article: (Teichert and Grittani) urge senior citizens to over there in droves so they (park district officials) handle everyone over In other words, sabotage the The above statement, it seems to me, is in line writh Mark suggestion, who once said, your facts first, and then you can distort as you Here it is, what I heard Grittani and Mayor Teichert say at our meeting (March 4), to which we had invited them to give us up-to-date information about park district plans to open a drop-in center for the senior citizens. Both men spoke in favor of this plan, stating that it was the first great step toward establishing a senior citizens center in Mount Prospect, with better things to come. The Extensioneers objected to the plan on these points: the location was out of reach for the members living on the northside of the village and those in Prospect Heights; the golf players will create parking problems; the place was too small to meet the needs of their membership. Now, if Norris had blamed the sioneers for not going along with the park program, he would make some sense. But accuse Grittani and mayor Teichert as saboteurs, is wholly unfounded.

But here is another political pill. and mayor suggestion that if we, the Extensioneers, went there in was in no way intended to undermine the park district officials program. It was clarified during questioning that our presence there in large numbers would rather impress them that there is a real need for establishing an adequate senior citizens center in Mount Prospect. And the Mount Prospect Park District might some day become credited as originators, promoters and founders of such a center. Can anybody find something with this? Anton Dvylis Correspondent for Extensioneers Mount Prospect wrong.