European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 2, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 18 the stars and stripes saturday september 2, 1978 abrasive adm. Rickover Carter s substitute father by Brooks Jackson Washington a if president carte has a substitute father it is adm. Hyman g. Rickover a Man with whom the chief executive shares Many  Carter has vetoed one of Rickover s pet projects a fifth nuclear powered aircraft Carrier. Rickover has testified in favor of the ship and his testimony is bound to come up again before a House vote scheduled sept. 7 on whether to override the  the two men retain what Carter de scribes As a close  though Little is known about what passes these Days be tween the 78-year-old Navy legend and the 53 year old  says he sees Rickover frequently and their discussions Are general in nature. They appear together in Public Only  men work hard demand hard work of subordinates and Are  particularly noted for their humor although Carter makes fre quent attempts at it. Both Are Annapolis trained  adviser both men claim Little concern for the Opin ions others have of them. Yet Carter has an advertising Man to pump up his image and Rickover who shuns interviews has been known to Call reporters to Tell them when flattering statement about him is in the con Gressional  was Rickover then heading the Navy s nuclear propulsion program who in 1952 rebuked Carter for saying in a Job interview that he had  always strained himself to the limit while at the naval Academy. Why  Rickover asked and carte never forgot. Twenty three years later he titled his Campaign biography Why  the Best Carter a Navy lieutenant when he met Rickover worked for him for less than a year most of the time in Schenectady  was in charge of training the Crew of the sea Wolf then under construction As the Navy s second nuclear powered submarine. It s unclear from Carter s Book How much personal Contact the two men had but it prob ably was  much with Carter based in up state new York and Rickover in Washington. Strong impression still Rickover made a Strong impression possibly made stronger by the fact that car Ter s real father James Earl Carter was dying of cancer of the Colon at the  May  have cared or known it. But Admiral Rickover had a profound effect on my life perhaps More than anyone except my own parents Carter wrote in his  was unbelievably hardworking and competent and he demanded total dedication from his subordinates. We feared and respected him and strove to please him. I do  in that period Ever remember him saying complimentary word to me. The absence of a comment was his compliment. He Vas never tactful or timid in his de mands upon the Congress the Navy or the manufacturers Rickover s protege years later has been criticized for being undiplomatic in his de mands on Congress. He also recently ordered his aides to support his policies whatever their personal  by Carter s account Rickover did t know or care about his influence on Carter in the 1950s, he has kind words for the president now. I took to him at once Rick pollution cancer research urged Washington a the United states needs a dramatic increase in research on the relationship Between chemical pollution and cancer and lung and heart disease the chief of the environmental Protection Agency Douglas Costle  government spent Only $207 million last year to discover How chemical pollutant cause these diseases in humans he said. Changes in our level of Effort will be Nec Essary to reduce the risk and occurrence of these diseases Costle said. Current preventative health measures Are inadequate to obtain desired reductions of the risk and occurrence of these  Costle made the comments in a report to Congress by the task Force on environmental cancer and heart and lung disease. The task Force is comprised of Epa National cancer Institute National heart lung and blood Institute National Institute for occupational safety and health and the nation Al Institute of environmental health science. The report shed Little new Light on the prob Lem relating to these diseases. It noted that much research has been done on heart lung and cancer diseases and there is evidence of environmental  across 1 fumbles 6 moves briskly 11 latin lady 12 farm implement 14 of clans 15 unfastened 16 tear 17 wading Bird 19 Wolf Amite 20 Pagan deity 22 replace Slang 23 . 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He said that for american that belief was replaced around the turn of the Century incidentally Rickover was born in 1900 by the freudian ethic which sees Man ruled by unconscious drives and external pressures hence  really responsible for his acts. American egalitarianism reinforces this caricature of Freud s concepts. Mediocrity excuses itself As the Normal and healthy state of  Carter seems to share his Mentor s  was the White House that released Rickover s remarks which were made to a Carter  s manner has t softened much Over the years. On june 7, speaking at the naval Academy Carter opened with this Story i invited my old Boss Admiral Hyman Rickover to come and join us. He sent word Back that he would of course comply Withy orders As commander in chief but he thought his work for the Navy in Washington was More important than listening to my  i was   the Annapolis men understood and laughed heartily. Oblique Praise later speaking at a ship commissioning Rickover seemed to Praise Carter who has been faltering in Public opinion polls. The Public is More critical of those in High office than it has Ever been he said. It is easier to Point out the flaws and fallacies of a great Man than to be  was Only 12 Days after the two men appeared together at the commissioning that Carter vetoed the military weapons Bill on grounds that another nuclear powered ship would Cost too much and the Money would be better spent on less glamorous  whether Rickover had objected to the veto Carter said i did  discuss it with  he said Rickover did t try to influence him on specific military items because of our close personal relationship in the past which still  he does meet with me quite frequently and we have very Frank discussions but i think More in general terms. And he has no Thad any inclination to try to influence me on this particular matter Carter said. M a 24 20 31 43 32 53 21 28 46 25 44 22 29 40 30 41 49 52 54 27 23 42. 50 19 10 37 38 9-2 v. Clear Ann Landers dear miss Landers in All my years i have never been move to write to someone like you. However one of today s letters really hit  applaud your advice to the woman who confirmed to her dying sister that she had terminal cancer. I was in a similar Situa Tion a year ago. Only one physician out of a dozen gave me a ten percent Chance to live through surgery. Without it they said i would die within six months. My wife and i prepared for More than a month for the opera Tion. We faced All the emotions fear anger and denial. Then came resignation and"1 finally peace. My wife allowed me Tolean on her and we planned to Gether for her life alone. Had we  been instructed Bya very Wise Friend we would have been unable to do this. A person who is very ill knows what is go ing on inside himself. Silence Only builds and confirms one s fears. It also robs people of hour Sand Days that could be spent pleasurably and productively when the truth is admitted and discussed. Our relatives went to piece when i entered the Hospital. The Day of surgery was worse. Found myself comforting my parents inlays and others. Lookingback it was a strange scene. Somehow i survived. Today i am in Good health. My wife and Iare closer than Ever. We now know that if the conclusion had been different we would have at least done our thing and pre pared for whatever the future had in store for us. Your advise is super Ann. Keep it up. Reader in Stamford dear Reader a letter such a yours Means a great Deal to me. Thanks for writing. Dear Ann Landers our 24 year old told us last night that heis marrying Rosanna next month. She is a Lovely girl and we Are very fond of her. Rosanna and de have gone together two years. We feel she has made Ourson a far better person. Problem Rosanna s parents live 55 Miles from Here. We have never met them. De says it s just As Well because they Are  Are giving the wedding be cause the Bride s parents live in tiny studio apartment and cannot afford even the simplest kind of affair. Rosanna wants to be married in our Garden with just a few close friends and her sister an Brothers present. Both Rosanna and de have told us it would be useless to invite her parents to the wedding because they Are very strange and Don t go any where. This is a Touchy situation to say the least and my husband and i Are at a loss to know what to do. Will you help us in the Middle dear Middle by All mean Telephone Rosanna s parents and invite them to your Home to be come acquainted and discuss the wedding plans. If they refuse you will have at least made the Effort. And by All Means Send them an invitation to the wedding regardless. If they choose  to at tent you will still have the Satis faction and peace of mind that comes with knowing you did the right thing. C 1978 Field enterprises inc