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BRUCE BEOSEAT
The Altus Times-Democrat
Tuesday, June 30, 1970
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The Political Pot
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FOR WEDNESDAY, JULY 1, 1970
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willing to implement the Prim
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promise. Stans and Miyazawi
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Subscription Rates ‘Payable in Advance! —City by carrier $1 80
every four weeks, $5 40 every twelve weeks, $10 80 every twenty
four weeks, or $23 40 per year in advance , rural by mail in Jack
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practiced in General Abhay’s
military domain. This would
have offended the general’s
sensibilities and jeopardized the
colonel’s career. He flatly
refused.
The disease finally became so
rampant that the girls were
chased away—still infected—to
spread the disease throughout
the country.
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Sincerely,
Mrs. Bill Snodgrass
Rt. 3, Altus.
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He makes no sharp dovish sounds on the Vietnam war
and has done the good soldier's chore for President Nixon
by touring Latin America for him.
These very things have turned away some of the liberals
who used to support him. But his offsets on the other side
look big.
Moreover, it can’t be overlooked that in critical problem
areas of government he still applies his own tirelessly ini
ventive mind and can dump immense funds into fruitful
researches. The “tired face" argument doesn't cut very
deeply into a man who makes Hubert Humphrey look like
a fellow with no solutions.
That doesn’t mean there are no big state gripes against
Rocky. He has got the Long Island (commuter) Railroad
mess around his neck, and he has had the state spend a
bundle on the drug problem without cracking it
Nevertheless, when his media campaign gets cranked up!
New York voters are going to hear a good many nice things
about the governor's performance that could blur the nag]
ging issues. Four years ago, when he was really deep id
the hole, his television campaign provided crucial uplift
Nor can it be forgotten that Nelson Rockefeller is one
whale of a personal campaigner. He ought to be sick of it
but he appears to find inner reserves for each succeeding
try. So he has to be a good bet to be the first man in U.S
history to win four straight four-year terms
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In a day when men with a genuine sense of command
are hard to find, New York's Gov. Nelson Rockefeller has.
more than ever, the look and manner of the leader That’s
one of his crucial advantages as he bids for a record fourth
term. But he has others, too.
Everybody who watches closely knows that Rockefeller
has a stronger grip on his state Republican party than
most governors in modern times have had anywhere.
When he put on the squeeze a few months ago, he quickly
ended any intraparty threat to the nomination this year of
Sen. Charles Goodell, whose lunge to the left has left
countless GOP conservatives very unhappy. He manages
to be the boss and yet nobody seems ahle to turn the issue
of “bossism" on him.
It’s thoroughly understood that Rockefeller’s money is
the great cementing force in his party organization and
that those same resources, skillfully applied, will make
him a highly formidable candidate this fall as before.
In 1970, again as in past times, there will be Democratic
efforts to highlight all this, but they will not worry his
aides. Says one:
"The purpose of these will be to show that Rockefeller
is rich, which everybody knows."
The governor may never have learned enough about how
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Dear Editor:
Well it seems to be my destiny
in life to be a fighter of lost
causes. Last year I put my head
on a chopping block to try to
create enough interest to get an
area vo-tech school in this
locality. But since I wasn't a
survey team collecting several
thousand dollars for my opinion,
it didn't become a reality.
Now it seems I am one of the
people involved in the an-
nexation recommended by a
survey team. I really appreciate
the city council doing this for
"our benefit” However upon
inquiring, I was told the city
does not have to provide us with
any services. This may be a good
idea considering we have to
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to mount a winning campaign for the presidency, but he
has become almost a master at orchestrating state political
affairs.
This time he will be getting more labor support than
ever, with one appraiser guessing it might go as high as
75 per cent. He has the Teamsters’ endorsement for the
first time. The construction worker "hard hats,” whom
he has helped to keep quite busy in recent years, probably
would cheer him any time he showed up. Endorsements
from a wide range of unions have just poured in.
He can’t expect to match the 38 per cent of the black
vote he got in 1966. what with black candidate. State Sen.
Basil Paterson, running for lieutenant governor for the
Democrats But Rocky seems to have some kind of a
minimum 20 to 25 per cent of the black vote and he could
very well keep that much again There has been some
judicious sprinkling of money in black leadership circles,
and some key black voices may be muted.
Some analysts like to point out that in 1966 a Conserva-
tive party nominee named Paul Adams peeled off 510.(KM)
votes and might do 100,000 or so votes better this time.
But far from all of that will come out of Rockefeller's hide.
The Conservatives draw considerable backing from con-
servative Democrats, especially in New York City.
Rockefeller, for his part, may do a lot better among con-
servative Republicans than he has done for a long time.
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Rocky: The Boss But No Bossism'
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Your at-
tention for the coming three weeks should
focus on ways of getting more effective
cooperation from others. Meditate on
where you have been short of your own
standards.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Creative
thinking comes more readily today. Get in
as many details of your regular work and
some side interests as you can, while the
energy flows well.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Use this
completely wholesome sort of day to meet
people halfway in good humor; act in
harmony with friends and family. Senti-
mental interests advance.
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ters are favored.
CANCER (June 21-July 22): Today
marks the beginning of a three-week per-
sonal improvement campaign. Make per-
manent the good things that are going on.
There is something to celebrate this eve-
ning
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Be sociable, make
life more enjoyable for everybody. Seek
introductions to recently arrived neighbors.
Find a small party this evening.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept, 22): Pay attention
to older people. You can attract beneficial
interest now. Today is very promising for
efforts at legal settlements, conferences, fil-
ing of papers.
LIBRA: (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Your friends
are trying to be helpful Turn to the most
important chores first, and continue down
to the more minute details. For the eve-
ning: good music or a quiet party
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Partnership
matters work out rather well Questions
involving distant people get answers from
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Times-Democrat welcomes We still depend on the old 1929
letters to the editor. All letters city-county pumper truck since
must be signed. However, the we have no fire hydrants. Since
author’s name will be withheld the city is unable to provide
upon request. Letters should not sanitation services, Mr. Wallace
contain any scurrilous or has been kind enough to still
libelous language and should be provide his. I guess it really
of reasonable length.) doesn’tmatter that the city can't
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BUT MIYAZAWA wad
accompanied to the U.S. by
more than two dozen Japanese)
textile manufacturers. They
wouldn’t listen to talk of
Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers, St. Louis-San
Francisco Railway Company,
naturally I was very pleased to
receive a copy of the Altus
Times-Democrat which carried
a full account, including pic-
tures, of the railroad accident
that happened near Olustee,
Oklahoma, killing four train
employes including engineer,
J.W. Heath, a member of long
standing in this organization.
GENERAL ABHAY uses his
soldiers not to fight the
communist Pathet ao but to
keep them out of his forests. His
troops also cow the Lao peasants
who had gone there ahead of him
to cultivate rice. Those who
object to his logging operations,
conducted in the name of the Lao
Timber Society, are driven off.
For in placid Laos, the man
with the gun is the law—and
Kouprasith Abhay has the guns
largely supplied, of course, by
the US. for the purpose of
fighting the Pathet Lao.
The general has tried
delicately to keep his
prostitution business quiet. But
the AID field report alleges that
he dispatched a dozen
prostitutes to bring a little night
life to Nam Ngum, 60 miles north
of Vientiane, where the U.S. is
helping to build a $3 million dam.
The construction has brought
a huge influx of workers, who
provide the customers for
Abhay’s ladies of the night. To
AID’S horror, the ladies were
housed in quarters next to AID’S
own leadership training
building. When AID protested to
Abhay’s colonel-on-the-scene, he
merely shrugged and disclaimed
any connection with the women.
provide adequate police
protection because of lack of
facilities, more than likely no
one will bother us rebels in
outlaw country anyway. Now the
city library, park and pool, and
ball parks will have more money
to operate on and we as well as
everyone else in Oklahoma or
beyond who visits our fair city
and pays the price can enjoy
these facilities.
Most of all I want to say
"Thank You," to the council
members, "for raising my social
status." I am no longer a "free
loader" but a host providing for
a parasite.
The political pot is coming to a slow boil, both
locally and state wide, with prospects pointing to a
few highly competitive races.
A July 6-8 tiling period still leaves time for more
candidates to file in the Democratic Primary that is
set for Aug. 25. It needed, a runoff will be held on Sept.
15, while the big show, the general election, will be
held on Nov. 3.
In order to clarify the situation, The Times-
Democrat, under present management, would like to
state that it has not endorsed any candidate in any
political race. We have not encouraged or proposed
that any person be a candidate in any race.
We feel that the decision of any candidate to run for
office should be his and his alone, which is the only
way a person should decide what to do about a
political office.
We do encourage anyone who feels he is qualified,
to seek any office that is now up for election.
Where two candidates are seeking the same
position, it is hoped that a good clean race will be run
by all persons involved. In the Democratic Primary
for the governor's post, both David Hall and Joe
Cannon have agreed to the dean race principle and
we encourage others to do likewise.
The Times-Democrat will probably alter its
position later, as campaigns progress, and come out
to endorse some political hopefuls. This will only be
done after careful study of all candidates in all
parties.
In the meantime, office seekers are now needed in
many places on both the state and local level and
those qualified persons are encouraged to run for
office. But, by the same token, office runners are
asked to keep their campaigns on a high plain.
More About the Rat Race
An experiment conducted at the University of California
School of Public Health in Los Angeles discovered that
rats inhaling only polluted air for two months eventually
came to prefer alcohol to water as a drink.
They were kept in an atmosphere equivalent to that
generated bv automobiles in bumper-to-bumper traffic on
a freeway. Other rats that breathed only clean air stuck
with water.
Dr. Robert S. Pogrund of the school cautions that it
would be premature to relate the findings to human beings.
37 Bridge holding 58 Symbol for
39 Suit in cards natrium
novel sources of information. With a grain
of salt, please
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Today
you attract much enthusiasm and assis-
tance. Group financial actions are more
likely to prosper. Take home something
nice for your loved ones.
Your birthday today: The year ahead
challenges you to learn greater self-reli-
ince. Your view of the world widens to
include many things that you missed be-
fore Your tendency is toward talk rather
than involvement You will need extended
limes of privacy in which to gather your
intuitive forces and work out your own
philosophy Today’s natives nearly always
follow several kinds of work at once. A
streak of unconventionality is normal.
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Exchanges of
property are possible. A short journey
brings results and a new interest. Senti-
mental projects go well in the later hours.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Use today’s
spurt of energy to do something about
your person, clothing, hairstyle. An open
mind suddenly seizes on a novel solution
to an old problem.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Listen to the
advice of people longer on the job than
yourself and take a conservative approach.
Consultations on health, confidential mat-
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form an appropriation district Dear Editor:
and pay for the entire cost of As Chairman of the
WASHINGTON — GENERAL
Kouprasith Abhay, the Laotian
warlord who controls the capital
city of Vientiane, has become a
millionaire by using American-
armed troops to protect his
logging operations.
The teak he cuts is delivered
across the Mekong River to
Thailand where it is sold for
huge profits to the U.S. military
establishment. He has
supplemented his income, too,
by supplying prostitutes at a
U.S.-financed construction
project.
His enterprise is dismayingly
typical of the success stories of
foreign satraps who have grown
rich off U.S. aid.
The titillating details are told
in a confidential field report to
the Agency for International
Development, which dispenses
U.S aid and provides a front for
the Central Intelligence Agency
in Laos. The facts have also been
confirmed by my associate Les
Whitten, who conducted an on-
the-spot investigation in
Vientiane.
The wily warlord, whose
control of Vientiane makes him
the real power behind Premier
Souvanna Phouma, got the
timber rights by having the
Laotian Assembly falsely
declare the land "unused.”
Actually, the land is occupied by
hundreds of Lao peasants, who
farm the highland rice plots that
nestle among the teak forests.
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AID RETALIATED by cutting
off the colonel’s gasoline
supplies, thus reducing his
troops to riding bicycles. Rather
than give up his own staff car for
an undignified two-wheeler, the
colonel capitulated. Still
insisting that the women were
beyond his jurisdiction, he
ordered soldiers to tear down the
offending house.
They promptly rebuilt it in
another part of the village, and
the construction men began
coming down with venereal
disease. Absenteeism also
increased sharply.
AID sent for penicillin and,
with the cooperation of the
Japanese contractors building
the dam, set up a clinic. AID
proposed to the colonel that the
prostitutes be issued
identification passes and be
treated regularly.
To do so would have been a
confession that prostitution was
ACROSS
1 Feminine
appellation
8 State at
existence
13 Disposed of
in a will
14 Afghan
prince (var.)
15 Burmese
wood sprite
16 "Raven”
author
17 Waltz, for
instance
18 Bewildered
20 Shade tree
22 Roster
23 Appears
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California
27 Old weight
for wool
28 Mergansers
30 Have recourse
32 Injure by
exposure
33 Town (Corn-
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34 Conveyance
35 Even (poet.)
36 Cubic meter
38 Wall recess
41 Sainte (ab.)
42 Coterie
44 Supposes
46 Certain
containers
48 Musical
syllable
50 Enthralled
51 Papal fanon
53 Too
55 Narrow inlet
56 Take place
again
57 Rural region
Want to congratulate you,
your managing editor, Mr.
Goforth, and staff on the
splendid coverage, feature story
and fine photography. The best
given by any newspaper in the
entire area, including the
Oklahoma City Times. In fact,
the photography was so ex-
traordinary, I would like very
much, if possible, to have copies
for display in my office.
Again, congratulations on a
well edited and desirous news
publication.
Y ours very truly,
J.C. McCullough
General Chairman
Frisco Lines
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Miyazawa, the Japanese voluntary limitations. They
Minister of International Trade recalled bitterly that they had
and industry, to his apartment agreed in 1964 to hold down
the other day in a futile attempt cotton sales to the U.S., with an
to head off a textile war between understanding that the
the United States and Japan. arrangement would be
Their failure to come to terms temporary. Now the agreement
is expected to bring protectionist has been renewed for another
legilation that not only will boost three years.
the price of shirts, sweaters,
skirts and scarves in this The Japanese
country but could produce manufactureres, therefore,
economic repercussions around flatly refused to go along with an
the world. agreement to limit the sales of
Stans and Miyazawa spent non-cottons. An embarrassed
four hours alone, without Miyazawa went back to Stans
advisers or interpreters, and explained that he had
discussing voluntary controls on spoken too soon. Sheepishly
Japanese textile imports. Miyazawa said he would have to
When President Nixon agreed retract what he had agreed at
last November to return their private, four-hour meeting
Okinawa to Japanese control, he in Stans s apartment.
was led by Prime Minister Sato Stans immediately set about
to understand that Japan, in drafting protectionist
return, would accept voluntary legislation, and the textile war
textile curbs. seemed about ready to erupt.
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