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i mwwtiwffi Mmvt'Fxtft'' i Established 178S i tioPin'li iin rW WW, Ns Itoi Mn, oS Pra Swaat IMM, PMpMSfMMi lo0. InSstSO Of SSVOno OSOs WOSSST at stop, tl Wt I Ma Mss I (n WCMr 190 11100 Q9 tnnxi xwifumi warn Auocwtto mis Thundoy, September 7, 1972 Tactical Clean up The first results a weekend of duty by the Poughkeepsie Police Department's Tactical Squad Were encouraging. City Manager Donald J. O'Hara said SO arrests were made on 70 charges ranging from assault and prostitution to loitering. Additionally, a step up in ticketing was reported for traffic violations.

The statistics are encouraging, of course, because it is evidence that, at long last, somebody is paying attention to what goes on in the central city, particularly after nightfall. It may have come as a shock to some good citizens to learn that there are. prostitutes and hooligans afoot in their city, but the education should be worth the trauma From all indications, the police action on the long weekend was not indiscriminate. One. of the real dangers of "crack downs" such as this is that over enthusiasticenthusiastic enforcement can lead to the abuse of police power which School Buses If anyone was not aware that schools are open, the proliferation of those yellow school buses in area highways mornings and afternoons would be sufficiently informative.

The absence of them on the roads during the summer vacation served to dull the memory of how many there are, and the fact that their flashing red stop signals did not interfere with the free flow of traffic was a pleasant relief for motorists. But they're back now, and every driver should be aware of their presence and their mission. Each school bus carries a precious cargo and should be treated with the deference it deserves.lt is breaking the law to pass a school bus stopped on the. highway, and, if a given situation leaves room for doubt, to halt is the safest policy. The tragic train bus crash in the Rockland County community of Congers last spring exemplified most dramatically the chilling potential of transporting school childrert.

Lesser dangers are faced daily by the hundreds of bus drivers who must ply the area roads. All of which punctuates the special need for safety on the highways during the morning and evening hours, and extra special attention to school buses. Cecil D. Sherow Dutchess County in general and Pleasant Valley in particular have suffered a major loss with the death of Cecil D. Sherow.

A native and lifelong resident of Pleasant Valley, he was prominent in the agricultural community and donated many years of his life to public service. A measure of his standing in his hometown was the fact that he served as supervisor of Pleasant David Hendin: Valley for lust short of 24 years. Concurrently, he served as a volunteer fireman, was active in the Grange, and contributed his talents to various civic, social, and service organizations. Mr. Sherow symbolized the type of solid citizen who forms the foundation on which a community progresses' with" intelligence and responsibility.

He will be missed. What's New In A Holiday Thousands Of Years Old? "Who so Ri oudiy We Hail?" Everybody's Column can result in innocents getting swept up with the guilty. O'Hara made no bones about the objective of this tactical squad which is, as he put it, "clearing the streets of drifters, disorderly persons and so forth. are making those streets unsafe for the public." We consider this a requisite preliminary if the much heralded revi talization of the Main Street business district is ever to be realized. We can expect new Police Chief James Callahan, who takes office officially today, to sustain the work of this tactical squad since he was in on the planning stage originally.

We say go to it. This tactical squad concept seems such a good idea that it makes you wonder why it hasn't been tried before. But before we get into that score, fellow citizens, be thankful for small favors. AJM TO Urn I The Journal invites, letter from readers under the following terms: (1) Wrlteri mutt sign their names and 'State their addresses. (2) tetters are edited as to taste, style, libel and length.

Preference is given to typewritten letters of 200 words or less. (3) A limit of one letter in three weeks ordinarily is imposed. TOTIIBKDITPK: When President Nixon npcaks of his foreign policy accomplishments, he seldom addresses himself to the disease which is the "Third World" wherein two thirds of the world's population resides. The fact that the president has followed a dangerous course of "benign neglect" toward these backward ma tion.s, heaping military hardware on certain banana republics as a supposed solution to a worsening eco nomic crisis. The president can talk all he wants about a because, If Mr.

Nixon Is in "generation of peace," but it such dire need of support will remain until an imagl that he stands beside (such native policy, a human pol a man), then we must elect icy is followed to begin to an AAierlcan who has knowl slgnlficantly assist thise edge and strength to bring peoples. out to the people all the According to the papers schemes going on In today's here, Sen. McGovern would government, reduce U.S. military aid to We must have a change in Latin American govern our government and we ments In exchange for a re must support the man who vitaflzation of the Alliance works honestly and hard to for Progress. President Nix do this, on, meanwhile, has shown All crimes have Increased an inexplicable lack of in the last few years and will statesmanship In diluting keep on increasing and mak ihis alliance, this in spite of ing our country the leading the fact that as vice presl crime nation in the world, dent he realized the root Mr.

Nixon has done a lot of causes that led to his rough talking about law and order, treatment during his South but that's all he and Agnew American trip in 1958. have done. They have not In addition. Sen. Mc stayed in Washington to find Govern would cease mili ways to help Americans in tary aid to Portugal whose need and those who have to two' major African colonies turn to crime, continue in their oppressed I have watched Mr.

Nix state at the hands of a large on's jaunts and I believe Portuguese military force, everyone else has noticed and to Greece where the his absences from the office military junta has made a he was elected to fill, mockery of democracy in its We are paying taxes to birthplace. keep him, Agnew and his It is among the people that Cabinet iri office, but they lasting political stability is have decided to do as they achieved. When we suDDort please instead. If a man Dutchess County voters tive and Judiciary Commit Conventional county gov cofrupt and often unrepre wants to be president, he will be asked this fall to de tee, the Citizens" Advisory ernment in the state, under governments, we must work at it and be there cide questions dealing with Committee said, "The cur the general county law, has are deIudln8 ourselves on where voters can see him, the County Charter. What rent Charter assures the been typified by large gov the nal.ve presupposition and he can, in return, show exactly is a charter and why existence of a strong local erning boards exercising we iust keeP on he ls for our best should Dutchess have ques government with sufficient legislative, executive and bui'd'ng up these regimes, interests, tions about it? power and resources.

A administrative functions; hard questions can The question comes up as The charter form of gov strong county government several elected officials; somehow be forever sup to the reason why Gov. Rea ernment is relatively new to under the Charter can act as dispersion of authority; and Pressed. gan of California refused the the county, having been a bulwark against undesira an aggregation of depart In view of contrasts, offer to run as Mr. Nixon's approved by the voters in ble encroachments on home ments, boards and agencies. il is President Nixon not vice president this year and April, 1967.

Prior to that rule by state and federal convention, mnntv fnm Sen' McGovern who Is the why Cabinet members are date, the county was gov authority. The Charter pro tion nclude court, rfn isolating our rfeslgning. Can it be thev can erned by a 32 member vides a vehicle for identify ki kT. a country from the problems never see the president long Board of Supervisors. Each ing and articulating county rr.n of the real world by cal" enougn to work with him? AUyne Rogers: Charter Governs County, But What Is It, Anyway? (Editor's note: With this article, the League of Women Voters of Greater Poughkeepsie resumes its series on important aspects of American government and citizenship.

The series will continue on a weekly basis throughout the coming months.) iown supervisor neaaea ms wiae prooiems to tne eiecto growth' and change, howev pwn town government and rate. It further provides the er, there has been a remark also served as his town's citizenry with visible, re able increase in county func representative on the board, sponsible institutions and tjons and responsibilities. City supervisors, elected agencies which can be held especially in the more urban by ward, did not participate accountable for the manage areas. in city government. ment and amelioration of The Board of Supervisors county wide problems.

Urban counties' functions served dual administrative' "The County Charter is a Include public assist TO THE EDITOR and legislative functions, sound, balanced, vet flexible ance and social services, KI With the adoption of the basic structure for the gov Public health services, two nu.nl!. tl, rh.rtpr th m.f tk. vear colleges, mental health disrespect for lously ignoring them. It is too late for Mr. Nixon RICHARD D.

EVANGE to make up for the lost time. LOU, We cannot give him another Peace Corps Volunteer, four years of vacations. Guatemala City, Guate America today needs a man mala who will work with all of Us and keep the dust out of the office of president. Or is Nixon planning to make inls Never has a president so thomas Mnn aif 363 South Road provide reatlon. uocso.naira nd bal Counties are becoming "PPort Nixon? We must years ago with my two remain Involved in basic utility out mto services such as water afraid to leav Committee which operated Oneida Countvl to a low of NEW YORK When I the nation.

They see what the rest or the year. not for conjunction with a six members in Nassau cuss the League's current recently received my tradi they believe to be the hypoc your whole life, it would be a charter Review Citizens' County. The average size of position on the Charter and tional assignment of writing risy of Organized religion good Advisory Committee and a the legislative bodies of the the two ballot issues relating an article about Rosh Has and the problem Is not only For Jewish people; then consuitant. chartered counties is 21 to the Charter to be decided lhanah, the Jewish New in Judaism, but other the holiday of Rosh Has in its report to the Legisla members. by the voters this fall.) I Year, and Yom Kippur, the gions as well.

Are these hanah is the time to make Day of Atonement, I drew a views amends to fellow men, for Tnnlc A nrlfrertn blank. No. The Biblical Prophets the relationships between sxMMuciauMi. themselves railed against members of the human race "What can I write about observance without the real are more important than that bit different?" I practice of religion being any other relationships that thought. good human being.

can exist. Last year I wrote about 'At my family's discussion, God can forgive sins my own holiday experiences my father suggested that against himself, but most in Israel. Rosh Hathanah and Yom sins are not of this nature. If you desire to contact your legislators you may address your communications this way. U.S.

Srator Jocob K. Jovm SmoM OHk Sodding Washington, t.C 103 10 Oor Snuoc Jovltsi Sen. Jwum i. tucUy OHka tuUdmo Wuhnglon, O.C 20310 RpnMntotiv Hamilton Pfch Hon OMk Sulldlng Washington, O.C, 70313 Oaor Cnerwtan 'I RprMfHollv John O. Dow HomaOHic Building Washington, D.C.

20313 Oaor Congrttmon Dowi Auambiyman Willi. H. tHphra VTlt, District Stota Copttol Albany, N.T. 12226 Assambhmon (mass S. Sottas 0lh District StotoCoprtoi N.T.

12226 Sonotor Jay P. Rollson Jr. Sanoto Chamber. Stat Capitol Albany, N.V. 12226 Charter, these functions ernment of this county.

The year colleges, mental health were separated, with an fundamental relationships services, unified probation uau. tLVZZi S.OUn,LEX.efUV,Ve branches and depart PWlc "braries m'anIike inXt: TO THE EDITOR 3.3 ThrSESrf why doe, I came .0 Poughkeepsie .6 Kepresentatlves assuming adequate checks and all legislative functions. ances and should The purpose of the Chart basically unchanged." services such as water sup er, according to the Charter ply and distribution, trunk Commission which drafted Is our Charter unique? sewerage treatment and the document, was the "se Thirteen of the 57 counties disposal and solid waste dis curing of maximum county outside New York City have po! Other indications of home rule, the separation of charters. Eleven of these expanding county activity legislative and executive counties have adopted their are such miscellaneous functions and the establish charters since 1958. Between functions as airports, public ment of 'an efficient and re two thirds and three fourths auditoriums, surface trans sponsible county govern of all non New York City pprtatlon and public mu ment." residents live in charter seums.

A charter is, In reality, a counties. The increase in responsi constitution. It describes the Of the 13 chartered coun bilities of the urban counties function, scope and areas of ties, nine have elected bears a clear relationship to responsibility of government county executives. Two, the adoption of county chart at the county level. Although Monroe and Schenectady, ers The assumption of mu still operating within state have appointed county man nicipal type responsibilities law, a chartered county is agers.

Two other charter has led to the adoption of permitted more organiza counties, Herkimer and what might be described as tional freedom under New Tompkins, have not substan a municipal type organiza York State's Municipal tially separated administra ion Home Rule Law, than non tive and legislative func As Dutchess experienced chartered counties. tions. rapid growth, the need for Has the Charter met the In 8 of the 13 counties, the such an organization was county's needs? To find out, legislative body is called the recognized, resulting in the the Board of Representa county legislature. The leg framing and subsequent tives last spring Initiated a islatures range from high adoption of the County review, assigning the task to of 37 members (a figure Charter, its Legislative and Judiciary which Dutchess shares with (Next week we will dis little was em at home overnight, and I would not accept any work that would keep me away. This is why I am not practicing nursing today.

What I am trying to say is that that was the time to 11 leave them alone because now the way Poughkeepsie I ls you can't walk the streets In the daytime, and don't try it at night. The poor children can't even play anymore and the older people are afraid to sit on their porches when evening draws her blinds together. You see them folding their chairs and sitting in the dark house, peeping out. Whoever it was that took the life of that 13 year old boy should come forth and say something If it was an accident. It will not bring little Jeffery back, but it will lift some of the burden.

God bless you, and make you do the thing that is right. MELLINEE L. HUTCHINSON BERRY'S WORLD Nixon's Head Fund Raiser Makes Pitch To Businesses WAClTTKIi VTt iKl I sinri i 1 1 i i. i I ii ns' sv "ui inert? cunsiucraoie t.1 i' i JTi ivippur oe tanen as aays of mosi sins are among men. dent Ntxon'a embattled administration In the federal merit to the idea of combin niStOriCAl ArtlCie.

mArtl InusntAru tA iss uh.1 r.s man snslntl lilmasll am 1 mm iw svssssi SB .1" sst, ss iiiuiicv raiicr. Maurice Hovernmeni inai is nniitv. ino jtii ni rttir stntrtniitistna ttL i Wnd P1 00 one hd man environ Stans, has been twisting aophicaHy dedicated to Into one mailing. With this In "LIS P8t and ment. corporate arms for cam.

maintaining and building mind, Mr. Donnell (Edward i asxea tor a tew how he could imnrove him. "Man must know." said nulom ihrni. th vtm in rv wHuitsuuiiuc. moral.

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the system in which you Donnell. president of Mont. my father, "that by overeat. have invested." gomery Ward) has asked SnpnnVxtdi ff STf' wh overdrinking or pollu under the law. corpora fhat I receive' of tS Jud7i4m are forbidden from The message impressed checks and forward the en netnougnt ot anyuung.

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fatber mn "For thoae who have wfote Abbott, "However, great benefit in giving Mr. kveneMfroraGod.lf Could Perhaps that made our career in nothing prevent, our mak, Donnell O. to I vmX wcr: omcuun ne," wrote "the ing individual contribut on. personally present all of our l.ttltuttocinanyldealUn tween Rosh lUshanah and about thl. year during the presidential election in 1972 throush the' ood office, of i I saasBBBBBBStaaa iwit uQjhfolfYlY jflc younar Jew.

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