European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 1, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday May 1,1994 commentary the stars and stripes Page 21 elected president i get loses to Juk <960 trip a a to Chima 1972 strategic h Richard Milhous Nixon a is much Smth Catu a  Are saying at Home the following editorial excerpts Are selected from a Cross Section of newspapers throughout the United states. The editorials Are provided by the associated press United press International and Scripps Howard news service. A a / a. Y a. Baltimore Sun not since Herbert Hoover has a president used his Gost White House years to better advantage than did Lichard Nixon. Both of these men came from Humble Quaker beginnings climbed the nations political Heights were swept from office in an Avalanche of vilification and then through grit and the blessings of Long life managed to begin a process of rehabilitation that a inevitably would be left to  As hoovers death brought a torrent of Praise from Many quarters some once Hostiles Nixon i death is drawing accolades from world and National leaders. These Are tributes to resilient human beings to be sure they also Are tributes to the forgiving Side of human nature new York times to characterize Richard Nixon As a president forced to resign would say Little about a career and a character steeped in controversy Long before watergate. He was a Tough and ruthless competitor who Seldom hesitated to Cut Corners or engage in questionable tactics and Many opponents never forgave what they regarded As his smears and trickery. Blade citizen Oceanside Calif. Richard Nixon was much More than the dark caricature created by his political opponents. Our living sex presidents Are a treasure. With Richard Nixon a passing this National depository of Wisdom experience and Sage advice has been deeply diminished. Fayetteville  observer times Richard Nixon persevered through adversity so Many times you might be excused for thinking his Middle name was momentum not Milhous. Few people could be Neutral about Richard Nixon. His defenders insisted wrongly this newspaper believes a that he did nothing other presidents did no to do. His detractors were equally certain that he had committed against this country sins that should never be forgiven. But strengths flaws and All he was beyond question a major Force on the american scene for almost half a Century. It is strange to realize he is no longer in the Arena he loved so Well. Star Tribune newspaper of the twin cities Man Neapolis St. Paul for Many of the past 20 years president Richard m. Nixon struggled to rework Nis image in history. He did it with actions and he did it with the pen. But though presidents listened and found value in his advice and though his opinions saw print Nixon was unable to overcome watergate a shame. Yet the ruthless Man of the a saturday night massacre was also a Man of Talent a Man whose secret opening to China showed vision and courage a Man whose Domestic policies took All the More moderate As his Republican party moves Ever to the right Nixon was a president whose vicious political impulses lived Side by Side with policy initiatives that showed foresight a a foresight that is better appreciated with the passage of time. Observer dispatch Utica . It is trendy to canonize Richard Nixon As a statesman victimized for letting some pals get out of line. The imagery flows of peaks and valleys of equal 1 parts Good and bad. That a appropriate. Blurring the truth so that it is no longer Sharp would be How Nixon would have it. That would be wrong. Nixon put his stamp on an Era of american politics and left it a worse place than before he arrived. That not some political sainthood is his legacy. Janesville wis Gazette Richard Nixon of the 1990s was a far cry from the Nixon historians will remember. They will remember a president who Rose to Power Over the years by fear Nion Gering and dirty tricks a resident who manipulated the Fri the via and the is to try to defeat political enemies and opponents. Nixon got what he deserved when he was run out of the White House. His coverup of the watergate scandal his blatant disregard for the Constitution and his outright lies to the american people were unforgivable a Patriot Ledger Quincy mass. For much of our lifetime Richard Milhous Nixon arouse red visceral emotion the world Over. Some people respected him even considered him Brilliant. Others despised him As a Man without a political conscience. History will surely list Nixon who died at age 81, As one of americans most memorable presidents a for Good and for bad reasons. A Public servant of. Contradictory qualities. Hawk Eye Burlington Iowa Richard Nixon a reputation will be marked forever by the disgrace he brought on the presidency. Unfortunately some will say but properly nonetheless. Boston Globe could it be that lightning hit the wrong tree when Les Aspin was fired from the Pentagon four months ago. ,. The president whose experience and competence in foreign affairs is wanting has to accept most of the blame. But his Secretary of state Warren Christopher who served As no. 2 in the Carter state department has shown a conspicuous absence of the initiative authority and leadership that the top Job requires. Harry Truman who came to the presidency with Little foreign policy experience had Dean Acheson and George Marshall to Back him up. We May not see their like again but president Clinton needs a Secretary of state who can command the respect of the state department bureaucracy. Congress the White House Ana the world. Unhappily Warren Christopher is not that Man. Pittsburgh Post Gazette credit it to safety campaigns tougher governmental regulations or the changing workplace but the chances of americans getting killed on the Job Are becoming less and less. Managers May still grouse at the demands made on them to provide costly safety equipment to workers and install expensive safeguards on their equipment Accident figures such As those just released however provide a Strong incentive to keep up their  Angelos times Armando Calderon sol president elect of Al Salvador takes office amid High Hopes and deep questions about 10 percent of Al Salvador a electorate was prevented from voting in recent National elections but even Rubt Fin Zamora the losing candidate does not claim that a cleaner election would have Given him Victory. The questions Are rather about what Calderon will do after Nis inauguration. A a a a. A a. / a a Blade a a a a. A a. A Toledo Ohio its getting easier to make a Buck a at least for counterfeiters. Such features As watermarks and multicolour patterns Are under consideration for . Currency and must be incorporated in our Bills As soon As is practicable that wont mean the end of the Greenback. It will make our a folding Money More varied in color and design and less easy to counterfeit. Dallas morning news gov. Lawton Chiles and the state of Florida filed a historic lawsuit. As floridians sought reimbursement from the Federal government for costs relating to illegal immigration. _. It appears that Only when the rest of the country is forced to share the Burden will the Federal government get serious about controlling the uninvited influx. Christlar science Monitor Boston More than 200 Riv Hon children Are forced to work daily like adults. Simon Van Der Meere a Neth Erlander who won the Nobel prize for physics in 1984, made this simple sobering declaration at a recent labor department hearing coincident with announcing the formation of a group called child right worldwide which numbers More than 100 other Nobel prize winners among its members child right will undertake a three year study of the exploitation of child labor giving particular attention to India Africa and latin America. Meanwhile the . Remains the Only Industrial nation that has not signed the convention of the rights of the child it adopted by the , More than five years ago. The . Should sign the . Convention the worlds children cannot wait