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E D I T O R I A L S P a r o c h i a l School A i d . . . D u e t o s o - c a l l e d “ co n s t lt u t t o n a I r e s l i l c t i o n s , ’ ’ p a r o c h i a l s c h o o ls In th e a r e a and throughout New Y o r k S t a t e fa c e a s e v e r e c r i s i s - ta c k o f ftm d a . R e c e n t c o u r t d e c i s io n s h a v e s t r i k e n dow n ja w s w h ich w ould p r o v id e s t a t e aid to th e s t a t e ’ s nonpublic o r p a r o c h i a l s c h o o l s , a i d th a t w o u ld h a v e p r o v id e d t o s o m e d e g r e e th e funds needed fa t th e con tin u e d o p e r a tio n o f the s c h o o l s in th e y e a r s ah e a d . F o r y e a r s to th e S t a t e o f N e w Y o r k th e r e h a s b e e n a g r e a t d e b a t e fn p r o g r e s s o v e r th e is s u e of fe d e r a l and s t a l e aid fo r p a r o c h i a l s c h o o l s . 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An a r e a p u b lic s c h o o l , w ith an en r o llm e n t o f about TOO stu d e n t s tn its s e n i o r c l a s s , a l s o re c e i v e d th r e e T h is sh o u ld , fo r a l l p r a c t i c a l p u r p o s e s , d i s p e l l an\ thoughts jb o u ! ‘ ‘ the ontv thing they le a r n is re l i g i o n / * H t s in t e r e s t in g to e x a m in e (h e ed u c a tion the a r e a ’ s p a r o c h ia l s c h o o l s a r e p r o v id in g on th e ir sh o e s t r in g bu d g e ts. M o s t o f the s c h o o l s a r e u s in g c l a s s r o o m s , b o o k s , d e s k s and o t h e r equipm e n t w h ich w o u ld h a v e w a r s a g o b e e n re p laced by ev e n the m o s t c o n s e r v a t i v e puM tc sch o o l d i s t r i c t . A s an e x a m p le , one a r e a p a r o c h i a l h igh sch o o l u s e s d e s k s and ty p e w r i t e r s p u r c h a s e d a s s u r p l u s fro m C a m p D ru m . 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About th e s a m e situ a t io n e x i s t s a t F a t h e r L e o M e m o r i a l S c h o o l , C r o g h a n . A n d sp e a k in g o f th is sch o o l b r i n g s up an o t h e r in t e r e s t in g poin t; s c h o o l s d o not n e c e s s a r i l y h a v e to h e m o d e m to h e p r o g r e s s i v e and fu t u r i s t i c A t F a t h e r tfc r * o n e o f th e m o s t p r o g r e s s i v e e l e m e n t a r y and ju n ior high s c h o o l p r o g r a m s in the e n t i r e s t a t e ts b e in g u n d e r t a k e n , a p r o g r a m w h ich w a s fea t u r e d m a r e c e n t is s u e o f “ E m p ire** m a g a z i n e , a su p p lem e n t to a S y r a c u s e S u n d a y n e w s p a p e r . 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L e i ’ s a c c e p t th i s rea s o n in g . Whv sh o u ld th e m a jo r ity pav fo r th e ed u c a tio n b e n e f it s o f th e m in o r i t y '’ W e ll, th e a n s w e r to that on e b r i n g s u s rig h t b a c k to th e begin n in g o f th is e d i t o r i a l . T h e a n s w e r Is b e c a u s e it is in th e b e s t in t e r e s t s o f the m a j o r i t y of ta x p a y e r s to k e e p the p a r o c h i a l s c h o o l s o p e n , slm p iv b e c a u s e fh e $20 o r $30 m illio n th e y newd in s t a t e aid in th e S t a t e of New Y o r k w i l l b e c o m e m o r e than o n e b i ll i o n if th^v a r e fo r c e d to closer and Ifretf stu d e n t s m u s t tin ier the p u b lic s c h o o l s fn b r i e f , th e b e s t rea s o n is b e c a u s e a c h il d ca n r e c e i v e an ed u c a t io n at fe a s t eq u a l to that h e r e c e i v e s in a p u b lic s c h o o l at on lv a fra c t io n o f t h e c o s t . V a r i o u s b i l l s a r e b e in g c o n s i d e r e d that it is hoped wiU c i r cu m v e n t the c c j r l ru l in g s ag a in s t aid to p a r o c h i a l s c h o o ls; WC hope that som ehow on e IS s u c c e s s f u l , r o t on ly fo r thp s a k e o f th e p a r o c h ia l s c h o o l s hut f o r th e s a k e o f th e a l r e a d v o v e r - oW dtMted New Y o r k State ta x p a v e r - M ich a e l 3 . JHtair Welfa re Re for oi L i k e N o w by Terry Oakes 1 •*» u . t i “ In the s i z e o l th e lie th e r e Is a lw a y s co n t a in e d a c e r t a i n fa c t o r of c r e d i b i l i t y , smi-.e tne g r e a t m a s s e s o f the p e o p le ... w i l l m o r e e a s i l y fa l l v ic t im to a g r e a t lie than to a s m a ll o n e . ” W hen A d o lf H itle r uttered this thou g h t, he re v e a l e d th e ex t e n t to w h ich h e g r a s p e d how to m a n ip u late the m ind o f th e p u b lic. It has b e e n p r o v e n throughout h isto r y that if a go v e r n m e n t o r le a d e r te l l s a b i g en o u g h lie , and t e l l s it often en o u g h , th e p e o p le o f the co u n try »:!J sw a l lo w it an d co n v in c e th e m s e lv e s that they a r e b e in g told Ihe iruth. T h is is b e e a u s - a s the o ld s a y in g g o e s , th e truth o f t e n hurt-.. M o s t peop le th e r e f o r e don’ t want to krloiv th e truth and w ill become* g u l l i b l e puppets to lie m a n ipu l a t e d by one who telLs them w h a t th e y want t o h e a r . P r o b a b lv the b e s t e x a m p le o f how th e “ b ig lie ’ ’ theory w a s put into e f f e c t in r e r e n t y e a r s is the 1984 P r e s i d e n t i a l e l e c t io n , in that y e a r , A m e r ic a n s w e r e b e c o m in g a l a r m e d a t th e g r o w in g in v o lvem e n t In the w a r in S o u th e a s t A s i a . M o s t A m e r i c a n s , w ith m e m o r i e s of K o r e a , had no d e s i r e to b e c o m e tied dow n in a b loo d v and ex p e n s iv e land w a r . A lthough It w a s c l e a r th a t. In the face of m o u n ting C o m m u n ist a g g r e s s i o n , so m e t h in g would h a v e to b e d o n e to p r o te c t U S a d v i s e r s tn South V i e t n a m , th e A m e r ica n p u b lic c h o s e to ig n o r e th i s fa c t and co n v in c e th e m s e lv e s that th e y cou ld c o n tinue th e s a m e c o u r s e ln A s t a and s a v e th e S o u th V i e t n a m e s e w ith o n ly a handful o f a d v i s e r s . But th e n - e n t e r S e n a t o r G o id - w a t e r . T h is o b s e r v a n t S e n a t o r from A r izo n a re c o g n i z e d the f a c t s and trie d to a l e r t the g e n e r a l public to th e tru t h : If w e w e r e to p revent a C o m m u n ist ta k e o v e r in South V i e t n a m , it w o u ld be n e c e s s a r y to ta k e s h a r p ly in c r e a s e d m i l i t a r y actio n again s t the N o rth. T h i s a c t i v i t y w o u ld be c o m p r is e d a l m o s t e n t i r e l y o f a e r i a l b o m b a r d m e n t o f s t r a t e g i c s i t e s in N o r th V i e t n a m . T h e v e r y id e a , although it has sin c e been proven tru e , h o r r i f i e d so m e A m e r ica n s . Lyndon John s o n , then P r e s ident, s a w h i s golden opportu n ity to d e fen d S e n a t o r G o ld w a t e r fn the e l e c t io n . T h e P r e s id e n t w e n t on n a tio n w id e te l e v i s io n an d c o ld * iy tied about th is co u n try ’ s p o licy in S o u t h e a s t A s i a . H e d e c l a r e d th a t h e had n e v e r c o n s i d e r e d p la n s fo r b o m b i n g t h e N o r t h , and that fu r t h e r m o r e , h e w o u ld n e v e r s e n d an A m e r t n a n co m b a t tro o p to South V i e t n a m . L y n d o n B a i n e s J o h n s o n had to l d h i s lie . It w a s b i g e n o u g h , a n d re p e a t e d o ften en o u g h in the e l e c t i o n c a m p a ig n . A n d b e c a u s e ih e tr u t h w a s d i s ta s t e f u l , th e A m e r i c a n p u b lic w a s d u p e d , J o h n s o n w o n th e P r e s id e n c y , an d a l l th e r e s t is now t r a g i c h i s t o r y . A le s s s t r i k i n g e x a m p l e of th e s u c c e s s o f th e “ b l g li e ” th e o r y o c c u r r e d d u r i n g t h e 1968 P r e s id e n t ia l ca m p a ig n . R i c h a r d N ixon w a s b e in g p r e s s u r e d b y the new s a g e n c i e s t o ta k e s o m e kfnd of sta n d on th e w a r is s u e . N ixo n , w h o had n o d e s i r e to p o l a r i z e a n y s e g m e n t o f h is c o n s t it u e n c y , d e c l a r e d th a t h e d i d tn fa c t h a v e a p e a c e p la n f o r S o u t h e a s t A s i a b u t , h e w o u ld not r e v e a l it b e c a u s e it m i g h t h in d e r th e p e a c e o v e r t u r e s that P r e s i d e n t Johnson w a s m a k in g t o the C o m m u n ists. W e l l, m o r e than th r e e y e a r s h a v e p a s s e d s i n c e M r . N ixo n took h t s o a t h o f o f f i c e . W h a t h a s hap pened to his p lan fo r p e a c e ? C l e a r l y , N i x o n n e v e r had su c h a m a g i c fo r m u l a , b u t y e t th e A m e r ic a n p e o p le b e l i e v e d h im . M r . N ixon a l s o s a i d in 1968 that h e w o u ld n e v e r p e r m i t R e d C h in a to b e a d m i t t e d t o th e U n it e d N a t io n s a s lo n g a s h e w a s P r e s id e n t . 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