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When It cornea to the economy ant | no doubt President Reagan is tryirg good old fashioned ideas — Good ii be beneficial, and old-fashioned ' that haven't been tried for a long they are accepted for whether the) administration has set this nation " vativism and frugality which takta government intervention in the livts This, of course, has had a domii o locargovernments, and with less ^ Washington to Trenton and Cape there will be greater reliance on Ii vide the services that heretofore least in part, out of federal dollai; citizen takes more upon himself - in the bygone days of rugged mdivi The foundation of the entire F government is the individual citize i convince John Q Citizen to become ‘-his own actfohs and less willing to government■' do.it, fine. That woi I really If Reaganomics can spur !h • regardless of his financial sitath n himself.and providing for others wl come under the mantle of expected so much the better The point is, ui large scale and is practiced by indu dividual, the very basic tenent 6f tl

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President Reagan,and various in lustrial and congressional ^opponents of the'federal rnountM a massive campaign to degrade the quality of the air we breathe The latest weaf an in their arsenal is

H R 5252. a bill which would:

• Double the existing emission standards'for new cars, making it impossible for New Jersi y to meet the carbon standards by the 1987 deadline and v orsening the already severe smog problem we have during the summer and

early fall

• Remove the requirements that r in dirty air areas obtain offsetting en lissions from existing sources, utilize the mosf string? it pollution control devices, and have inspection/maint mance programs for

testing car exhausts

• Extend the deadlines for meetirg the standards until 1993 — even though most states can meet them by 1987.' • Prevent New Jersey from requi ing pollution control devices called scrubbers on industry il sources converting

from oil to coal.

• Restrict the program for mainta r is achieved to national parks and w I There are several things which H f It would not deal with the problem c

becoming increasingly severe. It v ould not require the b* i » . .« itrop

Environmental Protection Agency t) speed up its control of toxic and carcinogenic air pollut ints. It would not require control of fine particulates wh r*- — **

mg inhaled’deeply into (he lungs.

It is clear that if H R 5252 is passe I, New Jerseyans and the nation will continue to suffer fr >m the health effects

caused by breathing dirty air Thost susceptible to air pollutants will be They are the young, the elderly am

and heart diseases.

That is why all of us must write to mr Congressman and ask that they vote against this dangerous legislation and

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Should Support Boat e '. • by Hafry O'Donnell Last week’s editorial (A Bad Place} did not mention an alternate plan of action, but did criticize a reasonable suggestion — installation of a public boat ramp and parking lot (along the Cape May Canal). I welcome comments on this suggestion, and I also hope those who do comment have enough nerve to sign their A Question Of Credibility by Melvin A. Steele II didn’t take long tor the Lower Township Taxpayers Association to feel the impact of the people’s resentment regarding the way the Association conducted its Jan. election of officers. In the Lantern's last week> edition (News notes from Lower Township). Debi deHa Cretaz complained of the difficulty she is encountering with the membership's apathy in attending board meetings, saying. "Three or four people can’t do it all." if Well. Debi. when you losq your credibility as an organization, even your staunchest supporters deserf 'v you I looks as if you are reaping the fruits of seeds you) planted quicker than expected. Maybe if you held a fair election and did away with those phony by-laws, you would heal some of the damage you and your supporters did to the Uiwer Township Taxpayers Association. MM yin A Steele is a past president of the Lower Twp Taxpayers Assn.

support amendments which strengthen the Clean Air Act. Anyone who wants more information can contact the New Jersey Clean Air Campaign, c/o the American Lung Association of N?w Jersey, 2441 Route 22 West, Union, NJ 07083. Louis Lamanna is public health coordinator for Cape May County and member of ffle Board of Directors, American Lung Assn./)f N.J. British Seagull 387 One Peace Dove, Slightly Tattered by Ima Byrd Our friend the dove of peace has seen better days. Her feathers are missing and the olive branch she holds is but a sliver of a branch, minus its leaves. Her eyes are blackened by the hearts of Aten and her tail has been spent on the winds of change as nations mobilize more and metre nuclear destfuction to aim at their brothers and at the world. There was a time when the dove was joyous, when she felt Hope and excitement at the prospects of peace, when she flew fn a magnificent circle of warmth and love aiW sharing. But the dove has had it with humanity. She sees into their deepest deep souls and knows they are diseased and without compassion. The few feathers she has left she will save for herself, for mankind, she says, has no time for such things as tyauty, peace, love — or life. % MISSILES OF DESTRUCTION PILE UP on every side, nuclear missile*, all sorts of horrible weapons to wipe man off the face of the Earth. The dove is tired. She has seen it all and at one time she believed in the uniqueness of man and his desire to live (Page 27 Please)

Ramp Idea name (which your editorialist didn't). The reason I suggested this is that in Stone Harbor, they have a beautiful bdat ramp and parking lot located at 83rd St., back at the bay. c * My feeling is that if we had the same, we could charge an approximate fee of $10 for boat and car. T|ien maybe someday, it would pay for itself. Can-you imagine what this would do for teal estate, business and employment 7 Another reason I think a boat ramp is needed to that I have been coming to L6wtr Township fo£ approximately 45 years and recall boat ramps and piers ah along the Villa^Boy, they were the good old days Remember how we would load our boats with fiah! I would like everyone to back our.mayor on this project, and any other project that would help Lower Township. Harry O'Donnell of North Cape May is a member of the Mayor’s Advjsory Board. (Editor’s reply: Our objection is not to a public boat ramp, but to such a facility located on the heavily travel, ’ ed, fast flowing, dangerous canal. A ramp or ramps on Delaware Bay might be nice, but if municipality operated any charge should be nominal. If a fee for profit is charged. it would be operated privately. The editor's^ersonal thought Is that a suitable site on the bayshore would be nicAor an amusement pier, as well as fishing piers and boat ramps.). ' K.r V — The Minnow’s Lesson — by Mrs. Herbert P. Campbell Due to the fact that Robert Frost was invited to have a part in President Kennedy’s Inauguration Day Ceremonies, many more people became acquainted with the beautiful writings of-this great poet, and his books now appear iti most households. I have been interested in Frost for many years.' His Birches is one of the lovliest poems»in our language — especially to those of us who recall the delight of swing- » ing in trees when we were youngsters. Usually they ‘ were young oaks I swung on, but I know the glorious feeling little birds must have each time they alight on a slender twig. I realize, too, how lucky I was. I did my childhood swinging in a shady little forest of oak and pine that used to beautify the edge of the Tuckahoe school grounds. Come spring, they were also sweet wild azalea and chaste dogwood bloom and pink lady slippers looking up at me. None are there now. The .thing some call Progress moved in and chopped everything down and built garages. I often wonder how a word can catch on and be used for an excuse for all sorts of travesties. Just last week I read that progress is going to move in on the internationally-known Bird Sanctuary in Stone Harbor. A part of it, the piece read, will be sold for building lots. Well, that will be only a momentary gain for those responsible—but it certainly won’t add to the tone and prestige of the town. And the birds will be pushed out. 1 guesrf birds often feel the way my Indian ancestors did-r- pushed farther and farther away and for no valid reason. I was also thinking about wild ducks during the big freeze. I fretted about their finding enough to eat . I was told they eat minnows. This is exactly how it was explained to me: "Minnies, up in the heads o’ them ditches there’s plenty of ’em. Eels an’ all bed down in the mud, but the minnies don’t. They keep right on swimmin’. They’re tough little animals." .1 think all of us can take a tip from 'hese tough little animals. "To keep right on swimming’ is a peach of a good idea. Mrs. Campbell is a resident of Ocean View.

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