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British Seagull 387 Driinks & Druggies ( bv Im« Byrd My/ friend Fkluardo the Eagle, a big bird from Chile, visited thf coast last week to see how things were in the

United States

Tve been reading the reports on your bald eagles and •I'm.nojuirprised they are disappearing." Eduardo said ' solmnTy "In my country humans have more respected for us it s too barf." he said sadly After flying around together for a couple of days, Eduferdo got’very philosophical. ■» . "I.OOK AT THOSE KIDS oyer there,by .the bulkhead," he said "They re sniffing Some sort of terrible stuff , you con smell it from here They Just knock out.thbre brains for no reason—Just to enjoy the Eduardo was quiet Then he pointed his great wing’ southward-at a group of drunkies who were wending their way toward •their cars "If people don't (fare about themselves, you •can't expect thorp to care abou^birds" . * "I wonder why that is?" I asked watching the youngsters curiously. "We don't ever need stimulants or depressants to feel high, we just soar above the sea and feel the magnificence of the universe - We have thal advantage of seeing the total concepts of life without always * pulliiig down blinder Man builds his own blinders to the sea," I said. »' • MAN MAS.TIIIS FREE SPIRIT, we don’t,” Eduardo said "He .must discover the secrets of the universe without the advantage of knowing. It’s his destiny." We sat there a long time and then we both decided it might be interesting to find dut why so many youngsters were hitting the,bottle, smftking pot and using other drugs

to turn minds off to living

A gr oup of men -were partying on the beach so we flew over and picked at the ground in front of thorn. One of the men* who was half out of his mind wi f th booze, thfew a broken shell at us, nipping Eduardo’s wing. The rest of the

druggies and drunks laughed

"Do IT AC.AIN," they cried, "Do it again!"

Looking down New England Road, Cold Spring.

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Don’t Put Blame On All Unions

WithUvatthey all staggered to their feet, grasping shells and beach debris The crowd of strange beings hurled the objects skyward as Eduardo and 1 took to the skies, never

looking back until we were at a safe distance.

We both sat on the jettystone looking down bn the beach at the crowd laughing and carrying on as if they had accomplished some great and noble deed It was disgusting Just when we were feeling sorry for the entire human race, our friend the Midnight Gull approached us We told him what happened and he just shook his head and looked

off to the’sea. * s ■ It s ashame for their 'children:, their little childreh

growing up in a world where they are so drugged and

drunk that they forget compassion " ' ^,

WE SAT THERE. WE THREE until dark then the Mfdnight Gull sang one of his great songs fo us and we were filled with deep sadness. It was a song for humans — for

Children The ocean and clouds were still as he sang...

* Lightning bugs need their sunshine, like all of God’s ear-

thfy. things i

This is a world without passion, this is o world Without

pain •

This is a world you have fashioned, from out of the fallen

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Little children, little children, the winds send their

* message to you

Calling for loye and reason, in all that you thinh and do This is a world without honor, this is o world where truth

dies

This is a world without purity, narrowed by unseeing eyes Littfe children, little children, you hold all life in your hands Playing with magic fancies, your sandcastles cover the lands This is a world without passion, this is a world without

pain

This is a world you have fashioned, from out of the fallen

rain

Little children...please listen to me , NEXT WEEK Humans sure are crazy birds •

by Mike Coogan

. In "The Trouble With Unions" July 29, Ms Cunningham ' - asked the question "Are strikes necessary?’!;She then failed to answer her own question. SomeU®es strikes are necessary add sometimes they are not. TTtepoint of fact is workers have to right to organize. This rigM and privilege

was given, to them by the Taft-Hartley act.

There are bad unions and there are good unions. It is the responsibility of the members to see td it that they belong

to a good union.

The trade unions of this country have helped make working conditions bearable. Jrt general we have all gained by unions. Strikes are deplorable but sometimes a strike is the only way to bring a company to-arbitration . and to come to a reasoMble solution which will be fair to the worker and the compbhy. Union members are aware that they need the company. The companies realize that

they need the workers

IN THIS COUNTRY there are very good unions that have good working relationships with the companies. There are companies in this country — very, very large

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Censorship & Sense

Members of any form of communication media—whether it be print, radio, television, or film—are justifibly apprehensive when they think they are subject to censorship. . 4 Television producers are complaining angrily about outside pressure on companies to withdraw sponsorship of shows oecause of too much violence, sex or vulgar language Many of the problems t.v.aiflfccountering have been brought on by its own greed for higWratings (and increased ad revenues)! Unlike newspapers, books and magazines, which each individual reads privately, or films, where those attending have made a deliberate decision—television is an everpresent intruder in our homes. VIEWERS CAN. OF COURSE, choose what they want to see. Unfortunately, many of the viewers are young children and susceptible teenagers who are given a daily exposure to a lifestyle their parents would prefer them not to follow. The worst offenders are the afternoon^oap operas and some of the talk shows. Famous and glamorous participants in talk shows matter-of-factly discuss their living arrangements with members of the opposite sex and their children/born out of wedlock with the implied assurance that this isn’t just an alternative option to marriage, out a preferred one. An almost daily occurrence in the soap operas is the picture of two members of the op- ^ posite sex in bed. They may both be unmarried, both married to other people, or one single and one married. You can be certain they are not married to each other. These affairs are not even intrinsic to the plot, but are gratuitous episodes which glorify relaxed moral standards. MILLIONS OF IMPRESSIONABLE young people are being given a distorted picture of what life is and should be. The main problem is that there is very little balance in what is presented. Virtue is not only not its own reward — it is seldom considered. Marriage is the first step one takes for-a divorce. Is it any wonder the younger generations are cynical about almost everything? Television—which we should remember is using public air waves to broadcast-should be demonstrating more responsibility in what it shows and when it shows it. Writers who are clever enough to stir emotions with scenes of degradation should be able to occasionally insert some uplifting expositions, which would affirm integrity, virtue, loyalty and fidelity. INSTEAD OF CENSORSHIP, the trend should be towards discretion. Jane Ann Cunrtingham is former publisher of the Herald.

companies such as G.E. Bethlehem Steel, Hancock Insurance Co., Prudential Insurance Co. and many others - who have closed shops. To work for these companeis you S te a union member. . Cunningham generalizes too much on the evils of . It’s like saying there is crime in the city streets, therefore all cities are evil. • In this county alone there is a tremendous need for union representation. For example, the fish packing industries-. There are soine who are, paying workers minimum wage, no overtime for over 4® hours and paying wages "under the table.” (This term we are all familiar with). They are paying very poor wages for very hard work. Does Ms. Cunningham thing these conditions exist with Urf* Teamsters Union on the docks of Philadelphia? Teachers need and deserve the increases they achieved through collective bargaining. HOSPITAL WORKERS in this county are being treated Unfairly. They are overworked, understaffed and in most cases underpaid. Hospital workers in this area are not paid time and a half for working holidays. (Bell Telephone pays double for working holidays.) There are unfair labor pracHces in the health care profession. Employers can "firlr "terminate,’' "release from duty” anyone without cause. The State of New Jersey Department of Wage and Hour Compliance, recognizes this fact and recommends a collective bargaining agency for the health care employees protection. There is wrong in unions but it is up to the members to right this wrong. Strikes are band for all of us but they can be averted by sensible negotiations of union officials and management. * The solution for strikes does not live in government control. This is not a democratic solution. It is a tyrannical, unworkable solution. THE SOLUTION LIES with the unions, the Collective bargaining unit and the management: people working together to settle their differences. Ms. Cunningham should investigate further into the subject of collective bargaining before making such illogical statements against unions. Let us hear about the attributes of the unions, Ms Cunningham. Mihe Coogan is a resident of Fishing Creek, Lower Township.

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