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Lebanon'sTragic Demise
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WaShington,
O.C.,
January
11, 1978:
Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabio of Is rael
arrived severa! days ago in Washington to urge the Ford Adnúni.slrat.ion to
restore
SSOO,OOO,OOO
in aid that it had announced plans to cut for the fiscal year
1976-19n.
Mr. Rabio also wanted
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re&Sse$$ the overall Middle East situatioo
ancl. of coutSe. secure broad pubtic suppon in the United States for what will
surcly be an Israelí hardening of its position in future oegotiatioos with Egypt
and Syria.
President Ford hosted Mr. Rabin as guest of honor ara special dinner at the
White House, and Mr. Rabio addressed
a
joint sessioo of the Congress. He was
assured by Presiden! Ford ofoontinued American suppon.
The Presiden! urged funher steps
tO
adva.nee peaee negotiations, but Mr.
Rabio said, "You cannot achieve peaee bot from t.he standpoint of strength.
lt
cannot be done from
a
standpoinl of weak.ness. With
a
weak Israel, no one
wiU
negotiate. Only
tn
a Slrong Israel
can
there be
a
hope for
peace."
Reccnt events tn Lebanon have perbaps made lsrael's position more aeeept–
able lo the Untted States. In bringing about a destruction of a Lebanon that
bas
thrived for almost a miUenniurn as
a
haven for minority groups from a
JI
over the
Mideast - minorities as disparate as Christian Maronites, Armenians, Oruses,
and Jews (as well as Palestiniao refugees during the past.20 years) - the Arab
world has dcmonstrated lsrael's righl to be skeptical of Moslem or Arab toler–
anee and a t.ruc desire for peace and reconeiliation in the area. .
Out of ail of tbe Arab states, Lebanon t<as the only democracy.
lt
w~
the
ooly oouotry with a free press. Cree elecuons.
and
civil liberties.
lt
bad been held
up for so many years by moderatcs •n the Arab world as an eumple of
Cbristians and Moslems (as well as other minority groups) living together to
peace, barmony, and oooperation as they suoceeded in butlding a financia!
oommuoity wuhout parallel in the Arab world.
Now PLO forces, supponed by Syria. are pat.rolling tb.e slreets of Beirut,
although there
lS
sorne evidence that
a
withdrawal of these forces
is
taking place.
Mr. Arafat has demonstrated that he is calling the shots, bowever, and that he
has strong backing from Syria, thc most bellicose of lsracl's neigh–
bors.
In
tbe Lebanese crisis the world was rcminded once again of the terrible
dangers that are ever-present in the explosive Middle East. Confrontation
be–
tween the superpowers was a distinet possibiluy wt weelt. The Uoited States was
forced
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exei'CISe aU of its influeoce to persuade lsraelto reslrain itself. perhaps,
Crom
invading Lebanop
t0
protect lsrael's vital interests. Al the same ume, the
Uoited States was forced to exercise great reslraint in the face of ao cleventh–
hour request for American intervention, as occurred in
1956
when President
Eisenhower sent in
5,000
United States marines to maintain Lebanon's sover·
eignty.
Severa! columns ago, this reporter empbasized that the civil strife in Leba·
non would not cease witbout great efl'orts on the part of all parties within and
without Lebanon, despite
a
eease-fire that was being observed al the t.ime. The
cease-fire that is now in operatioo willltkely be no more su=ssful. The Christian
Maronite elemcnt, presently oooceding to the demaods of Syna, the PLO, a.nd
the Moslem element,
wiU
not
&~ve
up completcly, aod it
is
doubtful that Syria
will not be funher tempted
tO
force
a
permanent divisioo of Lebanon. Syria's
prestige has already been greatly enhaneed as
a
result of its role in dictating the
terms ofthe agreements ooncludcd with the Lebanesc govemment.
Tomorrow, Mr. Herben W. Armstrong and
1
will depart for París, Jerusa–
lem, and Cairo. We expect to have very meaningful discussions with leaders in
both Israel and Egypt, where the world is fortunate to have many men of
goodwill and peace who cootinue their cfl'ons to bring about
a
solution to a
problem that concems all of bumanity. Mr. Armstroog wiU speak before the
leaders in Jerusalem and Cairo, as be has in the
past,
asan ambassador for world
peace.
Mr. Armstrong will
stress,
as be has so oOen, tbat the world needs great
bumanitanan efl'ons.
1t
oeeds demonstrations of ooneem for others.
1t
needs an
understanding and appreciatioo of international cultures and, above all, the
world sorely needs to grasp the spiritual dimension - ao understanding of the
great trans<:endent purpose for all humanity.
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letters
8aibJ
ud
Tahoe
>..
lt
was
with
¡teat t:repidation that
1 rc.ad
the arttde. '"Tbe O.ath or lhe
Oce&ns" ;,.
!he
January
1976
isoue.
lt is
vcry reuet–
table tha.l Oamer Ted Anrutrong
in
this
article
hA$
compromised his integrity as 10
stalin& faet. ... Wben
a
gross
untrulh is
statcd it makes one skcptical about accept·
ing
aoy other statement as truth.
The sross untruth: ''The world's largcst•
fresb-water Jake, Lake Baikal" - arca
13,180
!<!·miles (ranks Slh if we clirñínate
the Caspian).
Fa<1, Lake Supeñor: area
31.820
!<!·
mUes.
Second doubtfut Statcmcnt: ..Lakc
Taboe ... one or lile largcst fresh-watcr
Jakes
in
the
world. •.."
J
think
he
as
lctting
bis
imagioation
rvn
away with
tu.s
reuon.
Lalte Tahoe doesn'l qualify in thl: first
fifty. Let us ha
ve
racl, no1 tiction.
H. J. Bolívar,
Oliver,B.C.
•
Tlt~
tJJUWtr
to
tht qutstion you
pqud
lfts
In lht m<QIIlng Ql rÁt WQrd "ltufVl.
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L<ux·
ut
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what
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bring
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lngly llUd
tU
tht tktumiJtllJIJ lór ranking
bódia
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wltr by
siu.
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1974
editlon
(1
$1h editlon)
•1
lne
En~Jopaedia
Britan–
nica,
l., vcomplt, ratu IAke Baikalln SI–
beria jirsl In llll
011
this btuls (stt WJiumt
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-
lhe world's tkepest lresh·
water /Qk• (owra mi/e dttp) -
is
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lO
contaln one
jifiA
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tite entir< world's fresh
waur
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lrast.
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cubic
kJ/omttuz
(or
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<Ubk
mi/u).
In
tola/ W>lum• ol
""'"'·
therel•"· Lalu Sup<rior
ls
l•r lrom
su~dor.
As
for
1Ak1
Talto~.
the
siluation
fs .tlm·
ilar. Tahoe (whlch ls a/so ..,y dttp,
/~$
feel
fn
on.-
place)
coma/m such o
tremen·
dous
yo/ume of worer lltac
it
could
~o,er
oll
•1
tht
S/Oit
olCsliforn/a 10 a deptlt
•1
lo•r·
·lttn incites!
M-..tos
all<l
Mantlsts
1 really
enJoyed lile
articlc,
~women's
Lib
"7S:
Moderates
vs.
Marxists."
But
1
tbiok
you·v~
failed
to
understa.nd lhe entire
issue.
You we:rc agrecable wilh equal
pay
for
equal work. That isn't pos<ible, however,
unlcss husbands assumc equal responsi·
bility
for child rcaring. Otherwise womcn
feel forced to
si••
up their goals and ca–
reers. Tbere
i.s
no reason for
th&$!
lnStead
the deeision mus• be made by both. before
m.aniage.
This
again would be tmpossiblc for most
marriages
unless
m.Ctl
oould eome
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fecl
that hoUKwork/child eare is
an
honorable
position
thal
wouldn't threatcn their cgos.
So
ll lS
uucrly necessary
to
re-evaJuatc
se.x
roles. Tbis would not destroy the ramily
(i.c., my mom's best fricnd is a doctor and
her husband succe.sfully raised two chil–
dren: whcre it•s possible for one famUy,
it
can be for otherS).
Until a fair and humane policy is
reached n.ationally, women's
or¡aniuuon.s
must fi&ht on.
MrS. Margan:t Brown,
Placerville,
CA
Regardi.ng Women's Ltberatlon :
Women, Jike men, sbould be allowed
choice, thc rreedom to decide. Sorne
women
shoutdn't
be
allowed
anywhcre
near children. Just because:
thcy
can breed
does
not ma.k:e them
molhers.
Some are absolute slobs wbcre
runnins
a
boUJC
i.s
coo.ccmed. but tbcy c:an ru.n a
department or ward. Sorne Joathe oooking.
sewtn& or any or the so-called •rem•nine
aru."
Thcn there are mcn
ot
yeat
teodcrness
and Jovc who adore
cbildrt.n.
Therc are
lilose who love
10
oook, make tbings and
run a
home very elliciently. And why not?
Let men also e.njoy the frccdom orchoice.
The family will n<>t disapp<a.r. bul
il
will
chanJ• radically, wruch
is
good.lts conOCJr
tíon as left over from another age, when
a
female
bbre
children endlessly and was
onJy vaJucd
for
bu
abilüy
to
do
so...
.
8ra1ns. intcUigeoce are essential today
whether mate
or
fernale.
aod
wc
can~t
af·
ford
to waste any.
S
renda Smoth,
Lake Como, FL
1 proposc adding a simple sentcncc
to
ERA
as
it
&tands now.
Thc exact
wording
eould be changed if needcd, but
1
word it:
"no person
!IU1Y
be denied lile right of
personal choice in maucrs rc'a.rdinJ tradi·
tional scx role$.
ot
natural dilfcrcnces bc–
twecn thc sexes...
bn't personal
choice
what
m
oC
lile
Women's Libbers say tbey want?
And
isll't
this same right of penonal choice what
makes the opposition so mad? l doubt if
over
1~
or the libbers are ac:tually
Marx–
ISts.
despitc !he factthat they make most or
the noisc. Most or tbcse women are sin·
ccrely trying
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malte a beuer opportunity
for womcn. As the arliclc says. these are
worthy goals.
Evan
Hanscn,
8eryl, UT
1
apprcciale
your
rair assessment or the
womcn·s
movcmenc in
your arciclc.
"Women's Lib
"7S:
Moderates
vs.
Marx–
lJts."'
However.
J
disagree wilh your s1a1cmcnt.
..tr
more
women would <li.sown the radical
fringc. more men would acccpt more re:ad·
ily thc reasonable requests of responsible
womcn."
Perhaps if men bad aceeptcd the reuon–
able
requests of
~ponsible
women in the
flt1t
place~
thc womc.o·s movcment wou.ld
never have taken on sucb militanl over·
tones.
We can't aJI'ord
10
play, "You do your
part,
lhen 1'11 do mine," with lile future of
ovr
civilization.
8oth
meta
aod
womcn
mu¡t join
in a cooperative
cfrort
10 insure
lile nghtsofallofus.
O.
J .
King.
Mankato, MN
MARCH f976