European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 18, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 the stars and stripes monday september 18, 1978 the new elite political philosopher says struggle threatens roots of american democracy Minneapolis up a struggle be tween the new elite and the left be Hinds threatens the roots of the nation s democratic system a nationally known political philosopher claims. What is happening now has never happened before attorney philosopher David Lebedoff wrote in a recent Issue of Esquire Magazine and its most ominous result could be the death of  for the first time in Western demo cratic tradition Many educated liberals no longer instinctively believe in majority Rule Lebedoff wrote. They no longer be Lieve All men Are created  in an article entitled the dangerous arrogance of the new elite Lebedoff accuses the new elite of attacking the Prin Ciple of majority Rule. He described California s proposition 13 As the result of a revolt by the left behinds against the new elite and said it does no represent a swing to the right. The country is not becoming More conservative Lebedoff wrote. It is becom ing More Liberal in terms of specific is sues and the polls show that support to be steadily growing. The shift to the right that so Many commentators perceive is really something else. It is the revolt of the left  Lebedoff a 40-year-old at Torney Active in state democratic politics and Long time Friend of the late sen. Hubert Humphrey described the new elite As the managers of society the teachers the journalists the planners the articular tors of thoughts and  the left behinds he said Are the traditionalists corporation presidents top executives manufacturers businessmen retailers manual and clerical workers and salespeople. The most left behind occupation of All is holding Public office or at least that s the Way it s supposed to work he wrote. In new elite society Lebedoff wrote a Artemow one vote saved a president in this great land of ours one single Vole was responsible for saving our National Honor and the Good name of the presidency. In March of 1868, the greatest Politi Cal trial in the history of our country began when impeachment proceedings were brought against Andrew Johnson the Tennessee tailor who upon the tragic death of Lincoln had become the 17th president of the United states. Johnson was charged with the grave National crime of abusing his executive Powers and went on trial before the sen ate which in such a unique Case sits As both judge and jury. After a lengthy hearing a vote finally was taken among the senators and John son was found innocent by the narrow margin of just one ballot. This historic single vote not Only saved our highest office from Dishonour and shame but it also prevented a Seri Ous miscarriage of Justice because it is believed today that Andrew Johnson was the innocent victim of politics. Your one vote counts use it nov. 3 amazing but Truf 1970. All rights a Ivd Volvo wins More Points than a Cadillac amino coat at a faculty party is a social i  accompanying the article identify Barbara Walters Jerry Brown Mort Sahl and Alexander Hamilton As examples of the new  Reasoner Robert Strauss Bob Hope and Thomas Jefferson Are portrayed As the left  new elite Lebedoff says use the wok have polished Wood floors and at tended the Bronx High school of science the left behinds use the microwave oven have Wall to Wall carpeting and went to Phillips Exeter  influence of the new elite he said is far greater than their numbers. Real Power is transferred in  May be decided by the people but the candidates Are chosen by political parties. If the new elite can gain control of one or both of the political parties Itcan choose the candidates  deploring these tactics he wrote we must ask everyone s opinion and let the majority  members of the cast of Charlie s Angels to series get together with producer Aaron spelling at a party at angelic Hollywood party Mem studios in Hollywood. The girls Are from left Kate Jackson Cheryl Ladd and Jaclyn Smith. The occasion was the premiere of another spelling production the users a to movie starring Smith and Tony Curtis. A estimated at a conservative $ 114,000 Carter vacation costing taxpayers Washington a taxpayers Are paying at least $114,000 and probably thousands of dollars More for president Carter s 12-Day vacation last month in Plains ga., and in the West. The first family s Western trip aug. 18 30 will Cost Carter himself at least $2,232.82. The estimate of the taxpayers Cost compiled by the associated press is extremely conservative because no Esti mates Are available for the expense of Many vacation items and services. A figure of $114,298.39 was obtained by adding readily identifiable expenses such As hotels local police assistance transportation arrangements by the . Forest service and the outfitters who took the Carters rafting Down Idaho s Salmon River. Not included were expenses of report ers whose news organizations pay their Way. It would suit the president Fine if he could go on a vacation without Security and communications personnel and without a press office staff to respond to the needs of the Large press contingent said Rex Granum Deputy press Secretary when Given a copy of the a figures. Since the nature of the modern presi Dency makes that impossible there will Al ways be extra costs associated with his vacations As with his other travel he said in a statement. I would suggest to you that All this does not mean he should not be Able to take a  estimates were unavailable for such costs As two receptions that Carter and wife Rosalynn gave in the tetons of Wyoming. Also lacking Are Cost estimates of the elaborate communications system that enabled Carter to maintain Contact with the outside world and commercial airline flights that carried agents and White House aides in and out of Carter vacation Sites. The president s out of pocket costs included $1,800 to outfitters who took the first family on a three Day raft trip Down the Middle Fork of the Salmon River in Idaho $336 to stay six nights in Brinkerhoff Lodge in grand Teton National Park and $96.82 for a suite and an extra room at the Rode Way inn in Boise Idaho the night before the raft trip. Government costs included at least $35,498.83 to put up White House aides and secret service agents at six hotels during the trip. A seventh hotel refused to provide an estimate. It Cost $37,777.20 for the first family s transportation operating air Force one for nine and a Quarter hours and operating two helicopters for almost seven hours each. Secret service spokesman Jim Holt said it Cost about $8,000 for agents to drive presidential automobiles from Washington to Carter s various vacation Sites. Local police Protection in Georgia Idaho and Wyoming Cost $20,842.36. That includes expenses incurred by the . For est service during Carter s raft trip and his stay in the tetons. It also includes Money spent by the Georgia state patrol during Carter s three Day trip to Plains and by three Idaho police agencies during his overnight stay in Boise. The estimate also includes these costs for White House aides and agents $7,680 for meals at the government rate of $16 a Day and $4,500 for 12 aides who accompanied Carter on the raft trip. No comparison could be made with costs of vacation trips of previous presidents be cause figures for those earlier trips were unavailable. However a congressional committee estimated in 1974 that the government spent $17 million on three Homes used by former president Richard m. Nix on when he travelled from the White House. Aside from Carter s transportation most of the Money was spent on room and Board for government employees including secret service agents members of the White House communications Agency and Vance men and at least 10 members of the White House press office