Local Issues, Society

Police-Citizen Teamwork

Click to see original imageUtah citizens received a challenge; from State Attomey neral Vemon B. Romney the other day. Addressing the Utah Peace Officers Association at its convention in Brigham City, Mr. Romney called on the citizen to join law enforcement officers in the, battle against rising crime. “I encourage every Utah citizen to join with. our professional peace officers in reporting, detecting, and preventing the cancerous growth of crime,” Mr. Romney said. The Utah attorney general said that in some cases police may have to step over the line of personal privacy in their battle to control crime. “We all recognize the right and need of privacy in our personal lives. But it is tragic that some elements of our society have used this right as an excuse for trying to shackle police departments,” Mr. Romney stated. There’s no doubt that law enforcement officers face a tremendous challenge in the months and years ahead in the light of rising crime. As peace officers seek to be more professional and more effective, so should the citizens be more mindful of what they can do to assist. Here in Utah County there have been a number of splendid examples during the past year of citizen assistance in bringing criminals to justice. Undoubtedly there are other cases where alert citizens can provide tips leading to arrest and conviction of law breakers. The Herald urges this kind of teamwork. Phrluiehc Phirst The ApolloSoyuz mission, the first joint venture by the United States and the Soviet Union in the history of space exploration, will appropriately be commemorated by a first in philatelic history. The U.S. Postal Service and the USSR Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications will issue a twin pair of postage stamps, one of U.S. design and one of Soviet design, honoring the Apollo – Soyuz teams on July 15, the day of the launchings. The same two designs will be used by both nations on stamps that will be identical in both countries, except for language and denomination – 10 cents for the U,S, stamp and 12 kopecks for the Soviet. So They Say “They made money. They made our uniforms.- They made some of our armaments. They sold over 800,000 Hondas, transistor, radios, television sets and I think it’s about time they picked up part of the load.” – Sen. Daniel K. lnouye 1D-Hawaii), criticizing Japan for failing to take in any Vietnamese refugees. “Business education is a complete waste of time because it just cannot be taught. It is not an exact science. You simply have to use common sense to succeed.” – William Black, chairman of the board of Chock Full 0′ Nuts Corp. A