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Governor loses cool
For the first time in his political life, Governor Dan
Evans blew his stack at a press conference last week.
Reporters questioning the chief executive about the
results of a poll which showed his popularity is slipping
apparently got to him last Thursday where they haven't
been able to in the past. , .....
He had reason to be angry. Results of the poll,
which was paid for by his own partT, were leaked to the
press and given state-wide airing, i They showed that on
the popularity track he was runnihg several lengths be-
hind U. S. Senator Warren Magnusonj neck-and-neck with
Attorney General John J. O'Connell, i nose ahead of State
Senator Martin Durkan and well up'the track in front of
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former Governor Albert Rosellini.
Evans knew the reporters had access to the Doll results,
but he decided to refute the published igures. This led the
newsmen to ask more penetrating questions and the more
insistent they became the madder he became.
It's amazing that a man with.thegvernor's political
experience would allow himself to be boxed-in in this man-
ner. The usual officeholder's response in a situation like
this would be as follows:
Reporter: "Have you seen the poll ?"
Governor: "Let me say this about that: I haven't had
time to properly evaluate the figures; in fact, I just glanc-
ed at the poll on my desk before leaving to dedicate a por-
tion of the new freeway built by this administration to al-
leviate the congestion caused by the booming economy o€
the state since my election."
Reportetr: "Are the published figures accurate?"
Governor: "That's a good question. Accuracy, as we
all know is very important. I remember when I was a
boy, growing up in a log cabin, my mother always stressed
accuracy in addition to the other virtues, such as honesty
and integrity, with which she imbued all her children."
Reporter: "In view of the figures shown in the poll,
what do you think will happen in 1968 ?"
Governor: "I can answer that with an unqualified
'yes'."
Reporter: "Do you think your popularity is slipping?"
Governor: "Popularity is a relative thing. We must
remember that in this great country m from the moun-
tains, to the valleys, to the oceans white with foam we
believe that all men are created equal. It is also true that
what goes up must come down, it's a long road that has no
turning, and every cloud has a silver lining.' I
GOVERNOR
Things Look Grea+
For '681
%
"We'll take another poll, Governor, and this time
we'll ask them if you could beat Vic Meyers."
Capitol dome:
.-. ) A surprising
from I,quor board
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By ROBERT C. CUMMINGS
• When the Liquor Control
Board officially signed the rule
change permitting Sunday liquor
sales from midnight to 2 a.m.,
and from 2 to 10 p.m., it did
what everybody expected follow-
ing the original announcement,
but there was one surprise.
It came in the form of a state-
ment from the newest member,
Iroy Hittle, when he seconded
the motion for adoption of the
change in regulations
The veiled threat to change
the rule if eonsmners don't
"handle their liquor in a moder-
ate, adult manner," is, as far
as is known without precedent•
"Just as surely as the board
has the power to permR sale of
liquor on Sunday, it also can
take away that privilege, and
will not hesitate to do so if the
licensees or the consumers vio-
late our rules and regulations,"
Hittle said.
Everybody knows the Liquor
Board has the power to act
against licensees but this is the
first time it has threatened re-
taliatory action if it becomes
displeased with the behavior of
the customers.
CARRIED TO CONCLUSION
As the Legislature had shrug-
ged off all responsibility on the
Sunday liquor issue to the Liquor
Board, the board probably felt
the statement was justified. Car-
ried out to its logical conclusion,
however, it would seem to carry
the implication that if drinkers
didn't behave in a manner satis-
factory to the board, it could
shut off liquor sales any day of
the week. This would be assum-
ing responsibilities far beyond
those assumed ny any previous
board. It is doubtful if many
legal
the theory
power.
That
shewing
J.
Dan Evans
Martin J.
strong didn'
made a lot
and didn't
cans too
high rating
Warren G.
what has
a
a low
session.
reason to
to be top
He
long waY
The
the most
however,
looks
than did
time before
first
1963
beyond a
heard of
SENATE
The
people
nuson
as he was
Christensen
fright. He.
but the
lacking
Senator
already
against
agreed
could
Seattle,
forts of
Impulsive women tourists deplete bankrolls in Greek cameo factory
ladies broke out in beads of zation, where the temple of Apol- of our group have experienced Windy. Now, I can see why a an
perspiration, started grabbing lo nestles in the mountainside this, but, happily, I haven't lot of the travel is by water about 60
cameos right and left, and rolled some 2,000 feet above sea level, succumbed to buying a thing yet and boat, as the Aegean and hair and
say that
Editor's Note: Printed below Is
the latest report from Shelton
teacher, Dean Tarrach, who !
touring Europe this summel'.) out their bankrolls.
g'lll'lg2,''Jd .AffJII Id .EB£ey '''' h W*qL .* ¢h •Everywhere we go in the wrapThe themSaleSuppe°plefast enough.C°uld hardlYMany
i '!:, ', F,) riled by a tour guide• It is [,L ladies, who had been on fight
' larger cities, we are accompa-
:Of: the a]g ose o voted for them to "railroad" US into mofie'Y Schedules to this point
against the Harstine Island bridge •proposal during its
three unsuccessful appearancesion the ballot concerned the
few property owners wlth la]tge holdings on the island. '
If they want a bridge to raise the value of their prop
erty, some voters reasoned, why don't they build it them-.
This argument might have had some validity in the
firs two elections, but it certatinly did not apply to last
year's proposal nor does it to the issue that will be on the
ballot in November, when Mason County voters will again
be asked to provide a modern transportation link to this
large portion of the county.
For, prior to the last election, property owners on the
island formed a Road Improvement District which levied a
total assessment of $300,000 on all landowners, large and
small, to be used toward construction of the bridge.
This action, providing nearly one-third the cost of the
span, proved that the islanders are willing to pay much
more than the remainder of the county's taxpayers to ob-
tain the bridge and the large property owners will pay their
proportionate share of the $300,000.
Five property owners, including the State of Wash-
ington, will be assessed a total of $144,000 by the Road Im-
provement District. The two largest -- Weyerhaeuser
Company and Pope & Talbot--will have to pay approxi-
mately $100,000 of this amount.
The state will not pay taxes or other levies on its
land but must pony up about $13,000 as its share of the
RID assessment.
In addition to the special assessment they bear alone,
island property owners will also pay their 10-mill road levy
and any voted millage. Since island property will un-
doubtedly increase in value once the bridge is built, they
also see an increase in taxes greater than those in the
rest of the county.
As Harstine Island develops, it will assume a larger
and larger share of the tax load, thus benefitting all of us
in Mason County. But it can only develop if a bridge is
built to replace the antiquated ferry which is costing all
county taxpayers thousands of dollars in subsidy each year.
a factory or a handicraft shop
so that we can buy items. In
return for this the guide is slip-
ped 20-25 per cent of the take
under the counter.
Near Pompeii, Italy, we fre-
quented the Cameo Factory. It
consisted of a three-minute dem-
onstration of how cameos are
made, and a 57-minute escapade
in the salesroom. Many of the
I have
I was
became
the
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The
or two
use ele(
ly use
sots,
first
on your
Most
Greek,
could
English,
langua
rived
ing is
of it is
ers
nizable
I can go
becOme
can't
all
The
ers of
of our
They
hill
there.
And
douS
he is
ings,
, We
be
friendly
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where the ancient Greeks made on this trip.
pilgrimages to the Oracles to find Bits and Pieces--Greece ex-
out their future, ports tobacc% some wool and
Delphi, today, has a gas sta-!: 65 varieties of, mar be'.,iGrbece
tion, a couple of grocery stores irtp0rts tourists for th#ig, money.
blew their bankrolls right here, and some 70 tourist shops. Many The Royal Palace is located
and grabbed for their Diner's
Club cards and started charging.
It was a beautiful example of
impulse buying !
Afterwards, on the bus, many
of them began to wonder what
happened !
Another example of the same
thing occurred 'in Delphi, Greece,
the city of ancient Greek civili-
of the ladies hurried in and pur-
chased some items. When they
returned to the bus, they wonder-
ed what happened--again ! ! l
"What am I going to do with
this 24x36 goat skin rug?" This
was a common expression heard.
The psychology of buying was
running the gamut from impulse
buying to buyers' remorse. Many
in Athens, but the king is very
busy at this time of year--King
Constatine II, 26 years old, is
extremely popular with the peo-
ple. Queen Anna Maria (from
Denmark) gave birth to the
crown Prince (Paul H) about
two months ago.
Greece is very mountainous,
and many of the roads are very
Adriatic Seas are very smooth.
The land of Greece is sparse-
!y, populated: as the land is rocky
and steep and ver3) little Vege-
ttio eis$ 9n some of the hill-
sides. Much of it is barely able
to support the gohts:
Greece has six million people.
Two million live in Athens
(Athenai, 'as the Greeks say.)
and it seems that many of them
pass our hotel room in their
cars. All night, all day: ROAR
ROAR, TOOT, OOGAH, SQUEAL
it's very hard to sleep.
A hair cut here in Athens is
Answer needed to question: How clean should our air be?
minute quantities of clmmical and-organic substances
that in large concentrations wouhl adversely atfect
our health. But this water has been cleansed and.
treated; the undesirable elements have been brought
down to levels that are consistent with healtl and
well-being.
Health must transcend economics
In many ways the air polhuion l)rol)lem is anal-
ogous to that of drinking water. Neither our water
nor the atnmsphere above our cities should be dan-
gerous to our health. These are not matters to be
decided on an economic basis.
But there are proper economic considerations in
air pollution control; they arise at the point where
scientists seek a COml)romise between today's unac-
ceptable conditions and a Utopian goal.
An examl)le of the search for (Oml)romise in the
air polhttion tield is provided by re(ent develol)nmnts
in New York City. Metlical authorities are agreed that
under certain sustained weather conditions high con-
centrations of sulfur oxides in the air, in combination
with other pollutants, represent a hazard to heahh.
Residual fuel oils, used to heat large buildings and
to generate electric power, often have a high sulfur
content (as contrasted with low.sulfur home heating
oils).
In order to diminislt the sulhn" oxide content of
the air, city officials ltave called for a series of reduc-
tions in the sulfur content level of residual oils burned
there. The permissible level now stands at .o.o per-
cent; by 97 it must be htrther reduced to percent.
"Ib achieve the percent level, fuel SUl)l)liers are
rearranging their worhbwide supply patterns to bring
limited quantities of low-sulfur-content residual oil
to the city. And the problem for the fuel companies
has been complicated by a recommendation made at
a recent air pollution conference that, for most uses
of residual oil, the sulfur levels be further reduced to
o. 3 percent by October, 969 .
"I'he confttsion as to the desirable level of sulfur
in rite fuel is a reflection of widespread confusion
about the effect of air-borne wastes on heahlt. How
far must these wastes be reduced to obtain a heahhful
atmosphere? Will the money spent to lower residual
oil from a 1 percent sulfur level to a o. 3 percent sulfur
level provide meaninghd reductions in the city's air
pollution? The answers to these questions have yet
to be found.
And there are other considerations. Sonte gov-
ernment authorities, recognizing that there may be a
sltortage of residual oil because of the sulfur restric-
tions, have suggested that natural gas and ltonte heat-
ing oil might be used to fill the gap. It is by no means
AMI,3tlt:ANS ARE N()I' ACCLSIOMEI) tO thinking of
/._ air in cot)heroic ternts except unde.r special
,& !, conditions. The hay fever sut[erer wire moves
from Chicago o northern Wisconsin, the New Yorker
who takes Iris sinuses Io Arizona-these pe,,ple put a
lni(e tag on air. ,Most of us, however, have long taken
IIe lluasc "as frec as air" l)rell) ' muth for granted.
.\\;(tually ,)ur eton(nnit s)stem-with its eml)hasis
(,u high l)r()du(ti()n, h)w-priced products, alld con-
stuner (hoite in the market place-las always in-
eluded an air (()st for the l)ul)lic, lnexl)cnsive prod-
utts ltaxe l)cen at hicved, Io a degree, ;, Ihe expense
()[ the (itutli|y ,)l our envir(,mnent. Our civilization
is I)uih upon the I.)tnning of lucls Io el)Lain energy
to heat our hollies, I]IOVC. Otlr atllOlnObiles, power
our industry. "l'his combination lno(h, es air-borne
wastes, wlfich until ret'emly we h;\\;e been willing to
bear in lieu of the extra (oss invohed in controlling
these wasles.
"ll)d,y, for g()()d and sutlicient reasons, public
auitudes I()w;u'tls air 1)()lluti()n are ('hanging. ;\\;11 seg-
ments €)[ society arc agreed that we c;i.n n(} longer
alh)rd to hMist:rintinately fetal the alnlOsl)here. But
tltere is less agrecntent on how this goal is to be
aclfievctl. Just how cle:m should our air be? How
large an cconolnic penahy are we willing to sustain?
All of us ltave an immediate emotional reaction
to such questions. We want the air to be al)solutely
pure; as to the cost, we'll cross that bridge when we
conte to it. But the businessman cannot proceed on
such a basis-he nmst know what his costs are if he
is to stay in business; Ire nmst know what the con-
sumer is willing to pay for his prodttcts.
And the consumer, too, has an obvious stake in
these calculzttions. Tire Ha)"v, rd Business Review has
estintated tltat .o 5 billion will be needed over the
next three decades to al)atc and control air polhttion.
These billions of dolhtrs will be the consumer's dol-
htrs, wltether they are spent through higher prices or
througlt increased taxes to finance go\\;'ernment pro-
grams. He should h:tve a clear understanding of the
situation.
It is not a siml)le matter. For example, the ques-
tion of how clean the ;tit" shouhl be can have a wide
range of answers. Certainly the air above our major
urban centers will never be as clean as it was two
centuries ago; certainly it must be cleaner than it is
today. Between these two extremes lies a multitude
(.,f possible levels of cleanliness. The level that our
society will eventually determine to be desirable will
necessarily represent a compromise.
The nature of this compromise is well illustrated
by the operations of our municipal waterworks. The
water we drink is in no sense "pure." It contains
P, 4 "h;Ron-Muon County Journal- Thu,rsday, J'uiy '27, 1967
certain, however, that large athliional SUl)plies of
natural gas couhl be nt;,le avaihlHe to he New York
(:it)' area, )nuch less to other titles lhat ntight copy
the New York regulations. Anti il wouhl I)c years
before tire ne(essary refinery trails couhl I)e con-
strutted to tneel the ad(liio)tal re(luirenmnts for
honte healing oil. ,\\;lore,)x:cr, in today's market thc
price of home heating oil is about twice that of re-
si(lual oil. ,\\;s Se(retar\\; of the Interior Stewart U(lall
has poinled out, "clt()rts It) i)tcrcase lhe use of one fuel
in l)reference I) an,)ther must I)e c()nsidercd from
ntore than an air l)ollttion standpoi)t."
Another cxaml)le of the sc,tr(h for solutions to
air l)olhnion is being I,rought home to he lmblic this
year. Purchasers of 968 mo(lel automobiles will pay
an extra c/targe of t)]) to S:3o for systems to Colll.rol
(rank(asc lind cxhallSt emissions [ronl their CllS.
A tyl)ical aulo with n,) conlrol e(/uipment of
any kind produ(es ;q)])roximately .5 pounds of hy-
drocarbon emissions a day. I)evi(es already on late
model cars re(lute emissions I)y '-',1 percent to .t
l)ounds. The new control (Icvices on all )!)68 models
will lower this figure another .I'-' pcrcent to one-half
pound per day. ,,\\;n(1 further redttctions are being
developed: An oil contpany, for examl)le, has an-
nounce(I a de\\;'ice that would bring the daily emission
rate down to one-quarter pound daily.
The goal, of course, is to viriually eliminate
emissions fi'om the internal coml)ustion engine. But
that goal has not yet been accontplislmd, and the
quick and sintple solution wouhl seem to be to do
away with the combustion-powered attto. Such a solu-
tion has indeed been proposed; it relies upon the de-
velopment of the much.discussed electric car.
The outlook for the electric car
Here again, practical consklerations intrude.
Many millions of dollars are now being invested in
research on electric propulsion systents, but automo-
tive experts believe that it will be (:lose to ten years
before a practical electric car can be mass-produced
and marketed. By tltat tinte, scientists expect, emis-
sions from internal contbustion engines will have
long since 1)een controlled.
In each and every area of the air pollution bat-
tle tllere exist similar problems of cost and practical-
ity. They center around the two questions: How
clean sltould our air be? How much must we spend
to achieve that end? They are uncomfortable ques-
tions 1)ecause they do not admit of easy answers; but
they must be recognized and answered if tire job is
to be done.
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