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viewooint PAGE 5 SPECTRUM SUNDAY, DECEMBER 7. 1980 Recent Nicon talk covers nearly all policy bases Copley Newt Servlc. 1 WASHINGTON Forty fathoms deep in the Atlantic Ocean, former President Richard Nixon recently discoursed at length on world affairs and national policy. His hosts were Adm. Hyman Rickover and the crew of the nuclear submarine Cincinnati.

A participant in the extraordinary undersea dinner on Nov. 14 has given me a detailed summary of the conversation. Nixon had some newt worthy things to say to his undersea audience. Her are the highlights: In our dealings with otner nations, it is important to differentiate between the characteristics of the people and ideology of their government. For example, Nixon said, the people of communist countries are generally friendly toward the United States despite the opposing ideologies of our governments.

We should maintain relations with the communists to keep the lines of people-to-people communication open. Trade relations with unfriendly nations are important. With its superior economic strength, the United States can gain political advantage by threatening to withdraw economic concessions. The shah of Iran was the key to stability in the Middle East. In fact, Nixon said, the shah would have prevented the Soviet takeover of Afghanistan.

Many of our problems in the Middle East are a direct result of our failure to support the shah. We should send economic aid to Poland to help the Polish unions' fight for autonomy. The draft should be reinstituted but carefully. Open support of the draft would be politically unwise, instead, Nixon suggested setting up a blue-ribbon manpower study that would logically recommend the draft. The president could then approve the results of the blue ribbon panel.

there is significant waste in the Department of Defense. The solution is to de-civilize the military establishment. A special tax should be put on gasoline and the revenue from it used for military spending. Nixon opposed televising congressional hearings. Some meetings, he said, should be held "behind closed doors." Footnote: Nixon also told the submariners that whenever he sailed on surface ships during his Navy hitch in World War II, he always got seasick.

He liked it better underseas, where it isn't so rough. rR DE H05W3E. CRISIS'- DM 1,485 rr jack anderson Where have all the consumers gone? NEW SECRETS SYSTEM: Not only will CIA Director Stansfield Turner be dumped when President-elect Ronald Reagan takes the helm, but so will the cheif spooks' brand-new classification system. Some months ago, Turner called in a management consulting team to examine the agency's classification system and to devise one that would more severly limit the distribution of sensitive information. The consultants came up with what they called the "Apex System," which was really just a new twist on something called the "withhold system." The latter was instituted by former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger as a way of keeping secrets from congressmen, policy planners and sometimes the president himself At the apex of Turner's Apex System was a classification called "Royal." It was due to be stamped on sensitive documents starting in January.

But Reagan's intelligence advisers don't like Apex. They say the new president will favor the old pouch system. In short, secret papers will be carried by couriers, some of whom will stand guard over the documents while they are being read and then take them back. art buchtvald The Soviet Union has made significant progress in human rights, Nixon proclained. As an example, he noted that Stalin executed his opponents, while Leonard Brezhnev let his predecessor, Nikita Khrushchev, live.

Nixon compared the Soviets' progress in human rights favorably to that of Great Britain in the 18th century. The Russians fear the Chinese, and we should use our friendship with Peking as a "trump card" in our dealings with the Kremlin. Indeed, Nixon said, the Chinese would be less likely to leak any military secrets we gave them than would the French, British, Germans and Japanese. The Soviets have considerable inernal problems. The ethnic populations are restive, and the Soviet economy is a shambles.

If the communist government was not so well armed, we would only have to sit back and wait for it to be overthrown by revolution. The Chinese are more ideologically pure in their communism than the Russians are. For example, the ex-president said, only U.S. dignitaries were invited to state dinners in Moscow, while in Peking the entire delegation-including drivers was invited. WATCH ON WASTE: National Archives bureaucrats hired a private contractor to develop a $39,000 training program for agency bigwigs.

It was to consist of three courses and 13 hours of teaching time. After some discussion, it was cut to two courses and only four hours of teaching- but the price remained at $39,000. Worse still, General Services Administration auditors discovered, the courses were never formally offered though the $39,000 was paid anyway. 1980, United Feature Syndicate, Inc. WASHINGTON It appears that the fortunes, hopes and dreams of everyone in this country this Christmas are based on only one person "the consumer." For better or for worse, he or she controls the destiny of multi-billion dollar corporations whose fourth-quarter earnings will depend on what the consumer does between now and December 24th.

If the consumer decides to sit this Christmas out, the country will continue to be in a recession, unemployment will increase, managerial heads will roll, and Ronald Reagan will walk in as president with one hellava mess on his hands. Millions of dollars are being spent every day to get the consumer off his butt and into the stores. But so far it doesn't seem to be working. I went to visit a consumer the other day, and found him watching a football game. "Harvey," I said, "it's a beautiful day.

Why aren't you jamming the stores and helping them ring up record sales so the economists can announce that the recession is over?" "I can't afford it," Harvey said. "The prices are out of sight." "But Harvey," I protested, "everyone is counting on you to get them healthy again. The stores are staying open until ten every night, just for you. They're not even closing on Sundays. You can make or break everyone's Christmas." "I'd rather watch this football game." "Do you know why you can watch a football game, Harvey? Because it's brought to you by the people who make blue jeans and electric shavers, light beer and popcorn machines.

The only reason thry're bringing it to you is that they feel you'll show your gratitude by going out and buying their products. If you just sit here they won't be able to sponsor any more sports events. There is no such thing as a free lunch." "You can say that again. Do you know what these potatoe chips cost? I'm lucky I don't eat during the game." "You mustn't think of yourself during Christmas, Harvey. You have to think of the economy.

The stores are depending on you for 50 percent of their annual sales in the next two weeks. If you don't go into debt this year, everyone's going to think you're a rotten person." The phone rang and Harvey picked it up. "Yeh," he said, "I know you've boon waiting for me out in the parking lot since nine, but I'm busy now. I'm watching a football game. No, I have nothing against you personally.

It's just that I'm not sure I'm going to buy too much this what with inflation and everthing, we though we'd cool it. No, it won't help to keep the store open all night thanks for calling, and the same to you." Harvey put the phone down. "It was J.C. Penney. He wanted to know why I hadn't responded to the ad he ran In the newspaper yesterday for an auto racing set.

lie said If I coulnd't come In he'd take my order over the phone." "Call him back, Harvey," I said. "Tell him you'll borrow the money if you have to. don't spoil the man's Christmas." "He's not the only man who has called me. I've heard from Sears and Roebuck, Mart of Mart, Shack of Radio Shack and Mrs. Tiffany.

Everyone thinks I'm loaded." "Harvey, you live in the greates country in the world. But it won't remain that way If you sit at home during the 'Christmas Shopping Days' watching football. That doesn't put bread on anyone's table. The only way you can repay America for all its blessings is to blow your savings on gifts for everyone you know." The phone rang again. Harvey didn't want to pick it upi so I did.

I was surprisedto hear the voice on the other end. "Harvey," I said, "It's Lee lacocca of the Chrysler Corp. It sounds like he's been crying." Harvey grabbed the phone. "Yeh, Lee, what do you want I told you if I decided to buy a car for my kid, I'd consider a new I'm flat busted. Interest rates on my house are killing 1 don't want to speak to Frank Sinatra.

I'll speak to Yeh, Frank, I've seen your commercials for Chrysler. They're You're doing a fine Frank, don't come over now. I'm tied Look, give me your phone number and if I change my mind I'll call talking to you again." Harvey hung up, and sighed, "It's not easy being a consumer these days. If it weren't for these TV football games, I don't know how I'd make it through the holidays." (y 1980, Los Angeles Times Syndicate ralph yjTX schriock 0 Forget the Bo Derek public forum Okay, let's'cut all the nonsense. I'm already ten years old, a fourth-grader at Estes Kefauver Elementary, and I feel kinda silly writing this.

But I didn't write last year and ended up getting after-shave lotion and a Roy Rogers lunch-box, so I decided that if there's a chance you're real and not some corporate rip-off, maybe if I wrote, this Christmas wouldn't be so fouled-up. I dumped most of the shaving junk out and had to tell my mom the lunchbox got run over accidentally by a bike. Look, I'm gonna be honest with you. So I wasn't the best little behaved kid on Donahue Drive this year. So I did dip Mr.

Agren's gerbils in his fishtank and rev up that whizzer top and put it in Laurel Palletti's hair. Hey, I goofed up. Honest, I really didn't know that she'd have to cut off six inches of her hair to get it out, and besides she's always calling me omelet-face anyway. But let's forget all that, huh? I figure you're probably too busy trying to keep up with all the nifty Star Wars toys they're making now to even check who goofs off, so why don't we get down to the goodies. I know everybody's probably asking you for a Bo Derek poster or calendar, but not me.

Honest. I don't even think she's that neat and she's got funny legs that kinda are muscly, you know? So you can forget that. And don't bring any" of those "Junior Scientist kits" like that nerdy four-eyes Donald Pearson has. Geez, what a creep! One thing I don't need is to have my class think I spend my afternoons looking at germs with a microscope like he does. Can you believe that? And besides that, he wears floods and picks his nose when he thinks nobody's looking.

What a grosso. But let's not talk about him. If you are making any Star Wars stuff this year, that's okay too. See, I've already got just about everything, except my little sister did get ahold of my R2-D2 doll and drop it in her baby food and then break it on the floor. So I guess that could be replaced.

And I guess that Landau-risien (I'm sorry if I spelled it wrong) doll is new too. So those wouldn't be bad. Another thing that might be good is one of those football games that two can play and punch the buttons back and forth to make the player (I guess it's a little flashing light) run back and forth and score. I'm not sure what they're called, and I hope you make them, but I saw one of them last week at school and it looked pretty neat. I wanted to play it, but it was Bart Lundgreen's, and he won't let me touch anything of his or he'll get his big brother Bobby to punch my lights out, like he did last year after I accidentally hit him with a snowball instead of Jeannie Greenwood.

If you have to give coal to anybody this year, give it to Bart. He's a jerk. See, I'm not asking for much at all. I figure if I ask for too much you'll just throw this away. So if this isn't too much, I'll even promise to stop poking my little sister in the nose with a stick when she's sleeping.

And I'll even try not to gag when my mom serves broccoli and that icky dago food with the stewed tomatoes. Gee, thanks Santa, Corrie Normalbaum. 1512 Donahue St. (The house with the fuzzy fat elves on the lawn. Editor, Spectrum: The election is over The people have spoken A mandate has been given President Elect Reagan to reform the government and every City, County, and State official is bound by their promise to reduce Government expenditures! I believe that he can keep his promise to do this, IF the people will allow him to do it! I believe that the people of Utah will be required to submit to some education, and I am positive that the governing bodies of the City, State and County will also have to be educated, for they like those depending on welfare have become so dependent on government aid to furnish the service which we demand and have come to except.

Some statistics are in order: From the years 1975 to 1979. The State of Utah has received from the Federal Government some 2033.401 millions of dollars. This aid from the Federal Government was used for the following necessary purposes. 1. Anti recession fiscal assistance.

2. Corportion for public Broadcasting. 3. General Revenue Sharing. 4.

Social Service Claims. 5. Veterans Administration. 6. Water Resource planning.

In 1979 alone the State of Utah received from the Federal Government 455.5 million dollars. Only 41 million dollars was given for Revenue Sharing. 414 million dollars was given outright in grants in aid with matching funds. Coplty New Servk today's almanac These statistics were furnished to me by Mr. William J.

Anderson director of the United States General Accounting office. The 1980 table has not been published yet but if it follows the trend which has been set since 1975 it will be even higher. Mr. Reagan has pledged to reduce Government spending by at least .07 this will decrease the amount of funds received from the Federal Government by the City, County, and State officials by approximate 31.185 million dollars. This at a time that the finances of this State are In serious trouble.

An amount of 50 to 80 million dollars depending on whom we believe, the governor or the legislature. We observe that the Tax rebate to properly owners may be scuttled. Some changes and reforms in the State Welfare program must undergo some changes. The educational system of the State is in deep financial trouble. Truly we are In a tight financial situation.

For this reason we should remember that public services costs money. These services must be paid for by the tax payers. If we don't want higher taxes, we must not demand more public services. To bring this thought home to us let me call your attention to the Friday Nov. 14, issue of the Spectrum.

Mr. B.J. Penrod in commenting on one ul my letters which was written in the heat of the campaign likened "Revenue Sharing" to the "Robinhood Principle, i.e. Rob from the Rich to give to the 1 do not necessarily agree with him on this conclusion, I believe that Utah as a State is entitled to her share of benefits given to all states under Federal Statutes. If it is wrong then it should be repealed.

In this same issue of the Spectrum while Mr. I'enrod who was disagreeing with me on principle, on the front page was a headline saving: "HEARING TONIGHT DISCUSSES H.U.D. GRANT FOR HEATER." This was a hearing to give the public an opportunity to express their opinion on installing a solar system to heat the water in the City Swimming Pool. In a follow up story on Sunday the 16th, the reporter tells us the hearing was "ill attended." I believe that if the people of Utah really want Mr. Reagan to cut Federal expenditures they should have been in attendance at that hearing and instructed the governing body to not make that application.

This project was and is not needed. The $60,000.00 could be spent for something more useful and any one who wants to go swimming in the middle of winter even in St. George is foolish. In the light of the above statistics recieved from The Treasury department, I believe that it will be necessary for the governing bodies of the City, County, and State to be very selective in the projects which they wish to acquire Federal funding for. In the meantime 1 feel sorry for the governing bodies of the City, State and County who have the duty to provide services to keep people happy.

With not enough funds to do Sincerely Yours Wilford M. Patterson ML 111 By United Press International Today is Sunday, Dec. 7, the 342nd day of 1980 with 24 to follow. This is Pearl Harbor Day. The moon is new.

The morning stars are Mercury, Venus, Jupiter and Saturn. The evening star is Mars. Those born on this date are under the sign of Sagittarius. American novelist Willa Cather was born Dec. 7, 1876.

On this date in history: In 1787, Delaware became the first state to ratify the U.S. Constitution. In 1931, President Herbert Hoover refused to see a group of so-called "hunger marchers" at the White House. In 1941, Japan launched a sneak attack on the United States at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, killing 2,400 people and catapulting the United States into World War II. In 1975, President Ford proclaimed a new "Pacific Doctrine" in Honolulu, saying American and world security depended upon U.S.

"Asian commitments." A thought for the day: Commenting on U.S. entry into World War II, President Franklin D. Roosevelt said, "Never before have we had so little time in which to do so much." I.