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THE UNPLANNED PART!

That -$375,000 Is Most Important

Amotip most imporlant funds ever* appropriated by a State Legislature will be the S37r>,-000 for pJanning a two year medical education program at East Carolina University,

The funds, after the bill authoriing them had made its way throtigh the Holise. reccivetl their final approval in the Sgnate Monday.

During the next two \ears the university will use the mony ta-^Taii a curriculum for the Ijegin-ni.ng of medical education. If all goes well, the University in a fewjreais can be in a position to begin offering the first two years of work toward a doctor of medicine degree, ' . .

Thus it is clear that the Legislatures action ^ histork. At last , thei-e is hope that something can be done o alleviate the critical shortage ofphVsi-cians in the eastern section of the state. This ffftr mean little to critics of the program; however it

^itrusted to it. The universjty has'a mandate now to do something about the shortage of medical personnel w'hich plague.s the-state. The groundwork for the highest (prality medical education program pos-.sible slM)tild be laid. Emphasis should be on the practicing jihysician and one who would be wullin;^ to wor4< in rurl areas, (bulling with the special medical problems that/rural p^Ople have.

It is a great resiwiisibility, but one which we East Carolina University is committed to

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matte-rs a great deal to the commiinify which sees itslast doctor retire with no replacennui in sight.

East Carolina I'niversiiy should plan with great care with the funds which the Legislature has

years Legislature has shown itself to be very conscious of the states medical needs. Not only was this planning money voted for East Carolina, but $ld million in construction funds was voted for the Chapel Hill medical school. We feel the egislators are reflecting the desires of the people that something I>e done to alleviate the shortage of medical personnel in North Carolina.

Retroactive Pay Bill

Concerned Over Sets Poor Precedent

PoDulation Glu

In passing a retroactive pay raise for themselves, members of tjie 1969 legislature have padded their own pockethooks by some $700 each. At the same time and perhaps more important they

By STACIE STEEI.E RcflectoiT Raleigh, Bureau

. R.ALEIGH-If the birth rate eontinues at its present rate our children, by die time, tlicy reach the age of 70. will be living in.a world with tw-o to three times the population it now has. '

Unles.s something is done. Rep. Art Jones of Mecklen-tmrg County says, the human race is threatened with extinction within 200 years.

J()nes, who is a member of a newly created Governors Commission on Population and the Family, has been active in supporting programs which deducate the public to the use ' of birth' control, is also responsible for the passage of North Carolinas liberal abortion law in 19G7. '

The Gonunission, to be created by executive order of^ Gov. Hob Scott from the North Carolina Committee of Population and the family, has th^ job of coordinating state agencies, with emphasis*on birth control programs.

The governors backing of the (Ximmission will pave the way for funding through pri--vate and public channels. The Committee (in Population and the Family had its origins in late 1966, and was made up of a group of interested pro-ple from the state medical societies, the North Carolina Board of Health and faculty members from the University of North Carolina.

The Commission will be funded, from private sources In the amount of $,70,000 as of July 1st. Chairman of t h e commission is Sen. Maritiall Rauch of Gast(Miia.

The North Carolina Com-missiMi, thought one of the first in the nation, is not alone In its concern with population problems. On the national scene it has been prqjoscd by S U. S. congressmen 'that ail matters relating to populating and family planning be coordinated under the Department of Health, Education and Welfare.

Rep. Jones declares that the growing number of six'ial ills; proverty, ghettoes, crime and mental illness, are mere- "

ly symptoms of a - disea.se. The fundamental, underlying, cause of all these problems is ov(rpopulation, Jones says.^ Overiwpulation has prompted a need for an evjer-grow-ing food supply and producing tins f(K)d supply, with the aid of insecticides, has caused a pollution problem in the major bodies of water as well as m the earth itself.

And despite the g r e a t strides in scientific production of food, Jones says, the supply is not keeping up with the needs. He adds that no matter what breakthroughs in food pr7xiuction are made, tiiere is nothing we can do to prevent famine in parts of the world.

Our own food surplus are gone, Jones says, predicting that if the United States, the leader in producing of food per acre, attempts to feed the world, there is no question but that well exhaust o u r farailands.

Jones {xiints out that of the seventy five million people born every year, most are born in the hungry <x)untries of I.atin America and Asia. Four persons are born Jones says, for every (Hie^p e r s o n that dies.

Hn addition to feeding these people, Jones declares there are two other major areas of development which must be undertaken.

T h e y must be educated, which will take vast amount of money, and the less affluent countries must undertake programs of capital formation

But no m a t t^e r what worthy cause is ^espoused by any group or organization, Jones says, they are doomed to futility without a stabilized population.

Fifst of all the birth rate must be brought down, he declares.

This means the use of all devices now known for limiting births, and for tremendous research in tjie area of developing new metliods. Jones says that . tremendous amount of education is also necessary to inform tlie public of the option for birth control now available.

have set a poor precedent for other officials by increasing their own pay while in;office.

There are few p(ople who argue that North (arolinas legislators are overpaid. The extra $5 t day the legislators have voteti for themselves will not bankrupt the state. The fact that they made the pay increase retroactive to the first of the session, how^ever, has left a bad taste for many North Carolinians.

Those serving in the General Assembly these past six months knew what the pay and allowances were when they asked votersjo elect them to the high office. They also knew that traditionally the legislature has declined to increase its own pay level although it has made such provisions for those who serve in siihseiiiient sessions,

The 1969 (ieneral Assembly would have stood much taller in oiir eyes if its members had not voted themselves a retroactive pay increase.

Better

By HAL BOYLE

NEW YORK (AP) The trouble with middle age is that most of the people undergoing it dont know how to relax and enjoy it.

They tend to regard it as teen-agers do acnesomething theyd like to hide if they could. They see it as an affliction, not a blessing.

But every period of life has its

ART BUCHWALD

he President Drove

Skentical Over

WASHINGTON President Richard Nixon endeared himself to the American people last week when, after taking a helicopter ride over Washington and viewing morning rush hour traffic, he said on his return, Pm glad that we dont have to drive to work.

being unfair to Mr. Nixon. What he really meant to say was that under present "conditions it would be impossible for him to be a commuter and also be President of the United States,

Peace Gestures

Now there may be some embittered drivers v;ho would compare that remark with Marie Antoinettes Let them eat cake, but I think theyre

Suppose President Nixon bad to drive to the White House every day from h i s suburban home in Virginia.

Its 7 oclock in the morning. Pat has just made the President his breakfast. Who

has the car pool this week? she asks.

Henry Kissinger, the Resident replies. Rmi Ziegler had it ^st week, and Ive "got itlfiext week. Its a bore, but i|s still better than taking tlffee cars into work.

At 7\15 a horn blows.

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By ROWLAND EVANS and ROBERT NOVAK

BELGRADE-T he deep skepticism that marks the Yugoslav governments private reaction to the new Soviet peace offensive here suggests that Yug^lav-Soviet relations reached a point of no return last August when Russian tanks^ rolled into Czechoslovakia.

Although Yugoslavia officially welcomes Moscows soft talk after nine months of tensions, this is not just another upward swing in the up-and-down relationship between the two Communist states since the 1948 Stalin-Tito break.

We had become accustomed to pressure and harsli words, a top leader in the Yugoslav Communist party told us, but the use of force in. Czechoslovakia shocked us. We can never trust them again.'

This constitutes an important* diplomatic by-product of the Czech invasion.'Yugoslavia, which in 1967 began gingerly moving one foot bgck toward the oviet camp, is solidly reaffirmed as" a non-aligned country increasingly looking westward (a remarkable windfall for Washington, considering notorious U.S. inattention to Yugoslavia) Ironically, although the Soviets aimed at worldwide Communist orthodoxy through their Czech adventure, the remnant of pro-Soviet politicians^here who want a tightly controlled internal, society-has been badly undercut.

The Kremlins peace offensive toward Belgrade surfaced last).month when the virulent Soviet press campaign against Yugoslavia sharply declined. Satellite Bulgaria, often -the vocations against Yugoslavia,

suddenly stopped territorial claims in Yugoslav Macedn- ' ia. Soviet-diplomats here, insultingly brusque since August, turned sUky.

A small incident reflects the new Russian attitude. Po-litika, the most important Belgrade newspaper, recently published the lunate confirma-tion^hearing of William Len-hart, the new U. S. Ambassador-to Yugoslaviaan act unprecedented'in the.Comimu-nist world. That woUld have attracted little attention in the Soviet Embassy a few weeks earlier. But in the latered mood, the Soviet counsellor contacted a Yugoslav foreign office functionary to inquire solicitously what this indicated about Yugoslavias foreign policy.

On an official level, the Yugoslavs are responding courteously to the warm wind from Moscow. For example, they ^welcome the Soviet proposal that a top Russion leader probably Prime Minister Alexei Kosyginvisit President Tito.

But beneath that official facade is reality: bitter a-^ wareness b> Yugoslav policy-,makrs that long-run Soviet ^ policy is aimed at extermi- nating the Titoistheresy, both to force Yugoslavia into the Soviet commonwealth and to provide ports for the Russian Mditerranean fleet. They covet us, a Yugoslav official said bluntly. They want to dismember us.

That is'no revelation to many key figures in the Yugoslav regime But the Czech invasion shattered illusions for some old Yugslav Communistsperhaps Marshal Tito himself. Tito, whose friend-(Continued On Page 6)

Other Editors Say

ART

BUCHWALD

Others Learn From N.C.

(Washington Daily News)

When a dozen state Commissioners ^of' Agriculture came to Beatufort county recently to tour some farms here and to view Texas Gulf Sulphur companys operations at Lee Creek, they came face to face with one facet of life in North Carolina which impressed, them greatly.

James Graham, North Carolina Clommissioner of Agriculture, said as he viewed the stay of the commissioners in our state they are really awed by the degree of cooperation prevalent in North Carolina between private industry, government, and university folks, particularly as it relates to research,

Then he added, These fellows look at the fact that industry puts money into projects, that it works closely with government in finding out a lot of answers, and in general this degree of cooperation is something they do not have in their states.

Such a picture speaks well for North Carolina. And we doubt that many people in our own state fully realize the degree of cooperation which exists among all facets of enterprise in our state.

On the trip to Beaufort county along with the com

missioners there was 'Dr. Brooks James of N. C. State university. 'Then some industry folks were along, too. We have the Research 'Triangle in our state, and all in all it does add up to a fine atmosphere. r-

One commissioner observed that in his state it would be impossible to get state government and industry to work together as' they are doing in North Carolina.

Sometimes we feel that we , have a lot ef problems in our state, and yet when we hear officials from other states praising so highly a feature of our state, it makes us feel good. Somehow many of us seem to take it for granted that industry and government cooperate completely. That is not necessarily so as was brought out by officials from other states.

We have heard it said many times over the years that North Carolina was showing the field of research and we we believe that to be true.

Our great strength lies in the full cooperation of all agencies. And it is our hope that such cooperation will continu on and on. We are pleased that other states recognize an area of greatness which today is North Carolinas.

Thats Henry. Goodby, Dear. Ill be home between 6 a n d 9 o*clock7 cTepe'hding on how the traffic is.

Henry, Ron * and the President start toward Washington on Shirley Highway. On t h e way into town, Kissinger briefs the President.

You have a meetiqg with the congressional/leaders at 8:30; then at 9:30 the Soviet ambassador is comiqg^ to your office; at 11 oclock youre to .greet*the president of Zambia; lun(^towith the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and then you have a Naticmal Security Council meeting.

Henry, stop talking and watch where youre driving. Fifteen minutes later the cars are * bumpw- to bumper. Whats the holdup? the President wants to know.

I think its at Langley, sir. The CIA is changing shifts, and there seems to be a bottleneck,

lion, make a note to move the CIA to Maryland. Holy smoke, its 8:15. Ill never make the meeting with the congressional leaders. Is the car phone working?

Yes, sir.

Call my secretary and tell her to cancel the first appointment. Wait a minute. There ' (Ontinued On )

advantagesyes, even middlt . age. For example, when yourt ^ middle-aged ,

It is no longer really necessary to waste money buying alarm clocks. Your conscience , .will wake y(Hi up.

While every work day does get to feel like Monday, that means you look forward with five times as much eagemesi toward Saturday and Sunday.

As there are fewer women older than you, there are fewer that you have to get and yield your bus seat t.

It doesnt take you so long to comb your hair, and the time you save can be put to more

constructive use. *

Realizing she must conserve your waning energy, your wife is more willing to take the dog for a walk in bad weather. She 'may even pitch in and help shovel the snow off the driveway in winter.

As your diet no longer allows you to eat gravy, it becomes impossible for you to spill it on t new necktie.

Many people in the upper reaches of middle age no longer have to tire themselves out brushing their teeth.. TTiey can simply take them out and soak them in a glass overnight. *** "

Who has to go to PTA meetings? Other people, yes. You, no. Your fledglings have flown away.

Being able now to look at women mor realistically and less romantically, youre surprised to find that many of them are really pretty nice people and actually not bad company. . 'Your children have reached an age where they are no longer ashamed of you-and you are no longer so afraid theyll wind up in jail.

The probability emerges that you will outlast toe mortgage on your home after all.

Perhaps youve passed the point where you can look forward to a major promotion. On toe other hand, youve been around so long that the boss would hestitate to fire you without thinking twice about it. And since thinking'is hard work for your boss, he is unlikely to do it twice.

No longer do you stay at a cocktail party until after midnight. You have learned that the only important thing that happens at a party after midnight is trouble.

Yes, middle age can be downright pleasurable. The only way it could be improved would be for it to come about 25 years later in life, then last 25 years longer.

^^etirement Costs Are Going Up

By ELMER ROESSNER

Strength For Today

DESTINY

Throughout history it would appear that God raises up Leaders when they are needed There have been evil leaders who certainly were not raised up by God but by the Wickedness of men. Hitler ^ was a leader, but his infamies will undoubtedly go down in his-^ tory,as ampn^ tlie most shocking of all times. .

There have been national leaders raise up to rescue peoples and races at the time when they most needed |his rescue. Evil as War is, the presence of military leaders ha.s been imperative at times, and more often than not these .military leaders have been ot the right sort.

LeaC(*rS' of thought h a v et shxked tiieir gt-nciuta>n -vith the e.vpresy.i.i. 4if trutii.

Often uifi pioneers luae bi'cu repudiated, ohiyfii^he acc*pt-ed lateivwjth acdaim.

The Church boasts of her leaders, and although some have been mistaken, the great body of religious leaders have, with all their faults and weaknesses, been a distinct godsend to their genergjtiwir ^

We cannot lie back in a state of complacent reverie and declare to ourselves that everything will come out atl Tight in the end. Sometimes it comes out all wrong, and reformation and suffering are tlie result. But we should bear in iliind that a good God possessing all kowiedge and wis-}, d(xn and acting always m a , spbit of love presides not on- ly oVer our world but over our universe.

Let us b^egin trusting God rrihre^iihd distrusting our partial knowledge, or perhaps our iiiiiitraiice. lA'Stinv is real for 'every one of us. and God ('ontroL it .

B\ Earl L. Douglass

If you (or your employees or clients) hope for at least a moderate living standard in retirement, better count on having an income of at least $379 a month at 1969 prices. A single person would need about 60 per cent of toe cost for a couple, or $220 a month for a similarly moderate but secure living standard.

This up-to-date estimate is provided in a new book, Your Personal Guide to Successful Retirement, by Sidney Margo-lius, a long-time writer on family fimmcial quesfions, published by Random House.

The new estimate is based on government data brought up to date to account for the inflation of the past three years. Inflation has added approximately $10 a month each year recently to a retired couples retirement costs, the aii-thOT'finds. In the past decade, toe (x>st of ft moderat i retirement budget has leaped a full $iuu a muHth.

Margolius offers fhls for-' mula fr estimating retirement expenses: Figure that living costs in retirement will

be about 70 per cent of your expenses before retirement for the same standard of living. If your living expenses after taxes are, say, about $700 a month before retirement, you would need about ($500 for the same standard.

' The new basic, budget cost of apprwximately $370 means that the average couple expecting to retire soon had better try to plan on at least another $130 a month income in addition to social security. Margolius points out th^ the maximum social security payable in 1969 is $240.80 for a couple.: $160.40 fr a single retired worker;^ and $132.40 for a widow 62 or older.

Under present law, toe maximum couples benefit will increase $7.50 a month in 1970 ($5 for a single worker), and then about $3 a month njore each year during the decade from 1970-80. You can count on the maximum if you earn as much as $7.800 a year after 1967. $6,600 in 1966 and 1967. and $4.800 In prior recent years. , *

. . Many retirees do not get toe maximum. Tlie average benefit payment in 1969 to a cou

ple is estimated at about $170.

Even if^ou are eligible for the maximum, toe current gap between toe costs of the budget and top social security payments is about $130 a month for a couple, $70 for a jingle worker, and $100 for a widow, Margolius points out.

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security makes retirement feasible for the average American, some self-help and knowledgeable planning still are nedessary. The new retirement guide shows how costs of even the standard retirement budget can be reduced by skilled management, and how income can be increased througHTon-version of hidden assets into current yeild, and by the in

formed use of annuities, sav ings plans and investments especially useful for retired" people, and by part - time work opportunities.

Estimating Savings Needed If you have no employer pension to make up the difference between social security and actual living costs, toe retirement guide offers this formula for estimating what savings you need. A lifetime annuity will produce about $10 a month income for each $1,600 invested at 65. Thus, a couple would need about $21,000 to produce a lifetime annuity of $130 a month to supplement Social Security. Many couples ^ do not have tois much saved up before retirement, but do have unrealized assets which can be made to produce income. ~

The two costs that require most careful planning are housing and medical care, Margolius notes. The recent inflation has widened the difference in costs between large cities and smaU'towns, especially for housing. In general, small-town living now cost.s ^ about $50 a nionth less for a couple than in a large cdty.CJ*f