WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1973 With our POWs coming home and our troop strength in Southeast Asia being dras- tically reduced daily, our thoughts regarding Vietnam have turned to post-war prob- lems. Two such problems LEARN MORE ABOUT PRACTICAL HOME VEGETABLE GARDENING A good garden contributes to the well-being of the fami- ly by supplying foods that might not cl rise be provi ded. Besides providing whole some focd, vegetzble garden- ing is an inter e-liag hobby in which the ole family can participate pianning, planting, cu'livating and har- vesting, Gardening aiso pro- vides healthful exercise, offers preductive activity for handi- capped or isabled persons and is an excellent way to teach children about growth and reproduction. 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The National Institute of Mental Health est'mates that every year approximately four to eigl ht million Americans are in need of care for ‘‘de- pressive ilinesses,” meaning breakdowns. Dr. Leonard Cammer, foun- der of New York’s Gracie Square ‘hospital, defines a breakdown as an emotional problem that has gotten out of control! to the point that it seriously interferes with a per- son’s ability to maintain his normal way of life. “When a person's energy is depleted and he can no longer adjust to rising situations, he becomes depressed and breaks down.” says Dr. Cammer. “It is like a car battery suddenly running out. The car no long- er works.” A sudden family crisis or personal lragedy can be that last straw that triggers a breakdown, but disastrous up- heavels in life do not cause them, the article says. In many cases the sufferer has just achieved something ex- tremely important to him or her. Senator Thomas Eagleton suffered a breakdown after winning an election and Astro- naut Buzz Aldrin had a ner- vous breakdown a month af- ter his historic flight to the moon. “A breakdown can be a positive thing,” concludes Cor- onet, “Finally, you face the problems that existed for a long time and you can clear them away.” CHURCHILL SPEAKS: * On Dec. 26, 1941; Winston JI Churchill became the. first British prime ministér to ad dress a joint session of Cong- ress, ~ ED ESHLEMAN’S "WASHINGTON REPORT should be seem most prominent — the question of amnesty and the quest:icn of rebuilding both Vietnams. There are strong feelings on both sides of the amnesty question, In general, I have taken the attitude that some form of conditional amnesty should be provided for those who fled the country to avoid the draft. On the other hand, military deserters should be forced to face the court action against them. By conditional amnesty I mean some form of alternative service that takes note cf the fact that the draft dodger broke the law and required to do something mean.ngful on be- half of his countrv in order to return to his country. Many Americans have grave reservations about sending our dollars to either of the Viet- nams to help them rebuild. I admit to some real questions about such a program, too. We are all too familiar with the situation in Vietnam where graft is a way of life, and there are no guarantees that the money we send would end up doing much good. However, it does occur to me that these two serious post-war questions — amnesty and rebuilding — might have a common solution. The sclu- tion that comes to mind is something I'll call, for want of a better title, the Vietnam Reconstruction Corps. The VRC would be a group of Americans whose talents & muscle would be used to help rebuild Vietnam. Basically it would be an organization with the prime goal of helping the Vietnamese to help themselves —not unlike the Peace Corps concept. The difference would be that most of the manpower for the VRC would come from those who evaded the draft during the Vietnam conflict. Amnesty for the draft dod- ger would be conditioned on a two-year period of acceptable service in Vietnam as a part of the VRC. That two-year hitch would be equal to twice the time of service that was required nf a draftee who was sent to Vietnam as a part of the military. The VRC recruit would be paid at the same base rate that a military enlisted man made for Vietnam duty—Iless, of course combat pay. Thus the cost of the operation would be considerably less than the billions of dollars be- ing talked about for recon- struction aid. In addition to using draft evaders to staff the VRC, it should also be open to any person who wants to volun- teer for such duty. 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