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One of our strengths as a nation is the right of dissent–but surely the Bill of Rights never was intended to protect those who would contemptuously burn or desecrate the American Flag. Faith in the Supreme Court to interpret the right of this country to protect its sacred symbols was bolstered by the high court’s… Continue reading No ‘Right’ to Desecrute Flag

A good case for future statehood for Puerto Rico was made in a letter by Rep. Paul Simon. D-Ill. to his constituents. Puerto Rico is a commonwealth and that status means “second class citizenship” just as it formerly did for Hawaii andAlaska. said Simon. “The day will come,” he asserted. “when Puerto Rico will either… Continue reading Should Puerto Rico Be c1 State?

It seems reasonable to suspect that somewhere, somebody has information that could help police track down the cyanide killer (or killers) responsible for the seven Tylenol capsule deaths in the Chicago area, Evidence indicates the psrpet;-Iafor “salted” s ore s e ves at a number of establishments wpth one or more lgottlies o con aminate… Continue reading We Must Find Poison Killer

Politics may be the name of the game with some congressional issues, but you’d think a subject as crucial as nuclear arms limitation should be handled on a basis of merit and objectivity with political implications held to a minimum, Perhaps both sides have gotten a bit “political” on the issue between President Reagan’s strategic… Continue reading ‘Freeze’ Too Serious for Politics

Several problems contribute to the slump in the American Steel Industry but the No. 1 culprit is “Illegal dumping” of imggrted steel at prices low production costs, made possible by subsidies by some governments. That’s the consensus of House of Representatives Steel Caucus members who addressed the issue during a “special order” on domestic steel… Continue reading Steel Victim of lllegulities

When the northward widening and improvement of Provo’s Second West Street was planned. the prime objective was a traffic artery that would move cars with safety and dispatch. Obviously there wasn’t much immediate concern about sidewalks, understandable because there were rvery few businesses along the street north of 1230 North. Things have changed. Eating houses,… Continue reading Second West Needs Sidewalks

In the growing consensus for early nuclear arms control talks with the Soviet Union, too little attention is given the urgency of deterring spread of nuclear capability to other countries. Each new country which achieves the capability increases the number of hands on the nuclear button and the possibility of nuclear weapons falling into the… Continue reading Small Notions Also Hove Bombs

With nearly one in every three American households hit by crime each year. the Omnibus Victim Protection Act of 1982 is expected to attract considerable public attention. Essentially, the measure responds to the needs of the victim, an aspect of the crime scenario which often receives too little emphasis under the justice system. It would… Continue reading At Lust! Help for the Victim

Only those close to such situations can full! understand the lnartache an anxious uncertainty that parents and familis fed whui a loved orue is ahducted…or the horror experienced by the victims, even If eventually released. Moved by the kidnapping of s year- old Rachael Marie Rumyan and similar cases in his ownstate, Rep. Dan Marriott,… Continue reading Adopt Missing Childrcn’s Act

Super-clean air is always welcome in an industrial area-but bread and butter are prime necusities That apparently was the thinking, in part, of the Environmental Protection Agency in deciding to permit U.S. Steel Corpr to delay air pollution count for three years and to divert the savings lnto new mill equipment, EPA Administrator Anne Gorsuch… Continue reading Clean cir versus necessities