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THE COTULLA RECORD, COTULLA, TEXAS
THURSDAY, JULY 2, 1981
A FRIO-NUECES LTD. PUBLICATION
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Reps. Charles Wilson, D-2, Jim Mattox, D-5. Jaek Brooks. D-9. Jake Pickle, D-10, J. Marvin
Leath, D-ll, William Patman, D-14, Mickey Leland, D-18, Henry B. Gonsales, D-20, and Martin
Frost, D-24, voted "nay.”
Rep. James Wright, D-12, did not vote.
HOMOSEXUALITY The House adopted, 281 for and 124 against, an amendment prohibiting
the use of Legal Servicea Corp, funds to "promote, defend or protect” homosexuality. The bill
1 HR 34801 including the ban and funding the poverty law agency through fiscal 1983 later was
sent to the Senate.
Sponsor Larry McDonald, R-Oa., said that while people “in their own personal lives can do as
they see fit” it is wrong for Congress to “venerate that conduct by expending funds to protect
those practices.”
Opponent Gerry Studds, D-Mass., said the ban “is wrong and mean-spirited and it is un-
worthy of the members of this House and of the country.”
Members voting “yea” wanted to stop Legal Services Corp, advocacy in behalf of the rights
of homosexuals.
Sam Hail, Wilson, Collins, Ralph Hall, Gramm, Archer, Fielda, Brooke, Pickle, Leath,
Wright, Hightower, Patman, de la Garsa, White, Stenholm, Hance, Loeffler, Paul, Kasen and
Frost voted "yea.”
Mattox, Leland and Gonsales voted “nay.” ****
BUDGET By a vote of 210 for and 217 against, the House handed the Democratic leadership a
major defeat on budget strategy. The vote, which pleased President Reagan, killed a
Democratic plan to force separate votes to further massive budget cuts required when
Congress in May approved the Reagan-blessed fiscal 1982 budget blueprint. Following this
vote. Republicans hoped to obtain a single up-or-down vote on Reagan's plan for cutting fiscal
1982 outlays by tens of billions. The vote came at the beginning of debate on HR 3964.
Rep. James Wright, D-Tex., a supporter of the Democratic-backed floor procedure, asked:
"Should we vote on a package dictated by David Stockman or on the provisions individually?”
Rep. Phil Gramm, D-Tex., an opponent of the Democratic plan, said: "This rule takes two-
thirds of the president's program and throws it in the trashcan and takes the other third and
breaks it up.”
Members voting "nay” backed the Reagan position.
Mattox, Brooks, Pickle, Wright, Patman, de la Garsa, Leland, Gonsales, Kasen and Frost
voted "yea.”
S. Hall, Wilson, Collins, R. Hall, Gramm, Archer, Fielda, Leath, Hightower, White,
Stenholm, Hance, Loeffler and Paul voted “nay.”
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The yo-yo it believed to have originated at a weapon in the Philippine It-
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freedom. It
celebrate and reflect and
give thanks.
The United States is two-
hundred and five years old -
HOUSE
PUBLIC BROADCASTING By a vote of 146 for and 266 against, the House rejected severe
Administration-blessed funding cuts for public radio and television during fiscal years 1984-86.
The vote left standing less extensive cute that will reduce Public Broadcasting Corp, outlays
from their current 6220 million annual level to 8130 million in 1986. The bill (HR 3238) was sent
to the Senate.
Rep. James Collins, R-Tex., sponsor of the deeper cuts, said his amendment deserved sup-
port from “those of you who voted for the Reagan budget... who said you wanted to have a
reduced federal budget.”
Opponent Henry Waxman, D-Calif., said the severe cute “would lead to the disappearance of
exceptional public television and radio programs from the air.”
Members voting “yea” wanted severe rather than moderate cuts in public broadcasting
funding.
Reps. Samuel Hall, D-l, James CoUlas, R-3, Ralph Hall, D-4, Phil Gramm, D-6, Bill Archer, R-
7, Jack Fielda, R-8, Jack Hightower, D-13, Kike do la Garsa, D-15, Richard White, D16, Charles
Stenholm, D-17, Kent Hance, D-19, Tom Loeffler, R-21, Ron Paul, R-22 and Abraham
Roil Call Report Service
WASHINGTON - Here's how area members of Congress were recorded on major roll call
votes June 18-26.
SENATE
NINE-DIGIT ZIP The Senate rejected, 46 for and 62 against, an amendment to deny funding
for the nine-digit zip code, which is scheduled to be introduced soon on a voluntary basis. The
vote came during debate on a budget reconciliation bill (S 1377) that was later sent to the
House.
Sponsor David Durenberger, R-Minn., said “we do not object to automation of the U.S. Postal
Service (or) to its productivity. We only object to using nine numbers in the process of ac-
complishing it.”
Opponent John Glenn, D-Ohio, said conversion to the longer zip code “is the best way we can
get better productivity in the postal service.”
Senators voting "yea” opposed the nine-digit zip code.
Sen. John Tower, R, voted “yea.”
Sen. Lloyd Bentsen, D, voted “nay.”
CHILD CARE By a vote of 46 for and 52 against, the Senate rejected an amendment to restore
$87 million the Reagan Administration wishes to cut from federal grants to states for child
foster care, adoption assistance, and welfare services. The Administration proposes cutting
foster care spending by 25 percent and combining it with other social services grants in a new
block grant to states. About 110,000 children placed in foster care by state agencies would be
affected. The amen dm ent was offered to S 1377 (see preceding vote).
Supporter David Boren, D-Okla., said “some federal programs are so important as to
require funding outside the context of a single block grant.”
Opponent John Danforth, R-Mo., said: "The question is not whether we are turning our backs
on needy children. The question is at what level of government will we vest the responsibility.”
Senators voting “yea” favored separate and larger grants for foster care.
Bentsen voted “yea.”
Tower voted "nay.”
BUSING The Senate rejected, 30 for and 46 against, an attempt to remove anti-busing
language from a Justice Department spending bill (S 961) that awaits final action. The vote
affirmed a proposed ban on the department advocating busing as a school desegregation
remedy.
Sen. William Cohen, R-Maine, who supported killing the ban, said “the Supreme Court has
ruled that involuntary busing is one option, maybe even the last option, that should be used” to
desegregate schools.
Sen. Strom Thurmond, R-S.C., said “the American people^ do not support the forced busing
of school children away from their neighborhoods."
Senators voting “nay” wanted to prohibit the Justice Department from advocating school
busing.
Bentsen voted “nay.
Tower did not vote.
still a young, innovative and
independent nation - and we
still have all the many
reasons to be proud and
thankful that our
Declaration of Independence
set forth our rights of life,
liberty and the pursuit of
happiness.
Our founding fathers
believed that the right of
liberty included the right to
participate in the political
process and the right of an
impartial government to
distribute that liberty. The
novel “pursuit of happiness”
has generally been defined
as peace, security of property
and a situation in which an
American may pursue an occu-
pation and enjoy the fruits
of his or her labor.
Hispanic
Highlights
The highest tides in the world occur at the Bay of
^undy, where they ere often known to reach sixty feet.
COWPOKES By Ace Reid
There were critics in the
beginning and voices today
who insist that our system of
government will neither
work nor long endure, but I
believe it has served us well
through darker days and ia
stronger now than ever. Our
free nation stands as a
shining example for others —
as shown by the fact that
people are always trying to
get in, not out. Where in the
world would we rather be?
I think our nation on its
birthday has achieved a
record we can be proud of as
we pursue our own happiness
on this great American
holiday.
TEXAS BIRTHDAY
I have been asked
remind South Texans
begin preparations
another big birthday in 1986 -
- the Texas Sesquicentennial
marking the 150th an-
niversary of the establish-
ment of Texas as a Republic
in 1836. State Representative
Chris Semos of Dallas is
chairman of the Texaa
Sesquicentennial Com-
mission and Texas' 24
Congressmen and two U.S.
Senators have been named to
a special advisory com-
mittee.
As of now, the celebration
will include a year-long
schedule of international
exhibits, pageants and other
cultural exchange activities
with nations that had
diplomatic or trade relations
with the Republic of Texas.
The Postmaster has
promised a commemorative
Seems that a freight train had derailed a couple of
wheels as it passed over the many crossovers that dot
every huge raily*rd.
stamp. Each community will
probably come up with other
unique ways to mark the
event.
ESTATE TAX CHANGES
I am a co-sponsor of the
Estate and Gift Tax Equity
and Reduction Act, which is
designed to make it easier
for a farm or small business
to be transferred from the
owner to the members of the
family. Families in our area
have faced the loss of farms
simply because they could
not pay the heavy estate
taxes after the death of a
loved one.
This bill
substantial
estate and
would make other important
changes to lift some of the
heavy penalties. Another
provision is aimed at
keeping small businesses in
the same family by
providing estate tax
reductions if the heirs hold
their interest in the business
for ten years.
INCENT IVES TO SAVE
Americans save less
money than the people of any
other industrialized country,
and the decline in savings by
Americans has had a very
damaging effect on our
economy Homes are not
financed or built, workers
are idle and attempting to
live on unemployment
checks and the dream of
home ownership is still a
dream for many people.
Over a million workers have
lost their jobs in the housing
industry since 1979 and, with
mortagage interest rates
over 16 percent, the outlook
is not good.
I was pleased to co-sponsor
the Home Mortgage In-
centive Act in the House of
Representatives — the
measure is sponsored in the
Senate by Senator Lloyd
Bentsen of Texas - in hopes
that it will help turn our
economy around. The
legislation would exclude
from taxation the interest
earned on deposits used for
residential mortgage lending
purposes. Experts who have
studied it believe it will
attract billions of dollars into
savings institutions,
replenishing the supply of
mortgage money and driving
interest rates down to where
families can again afford to
buy homes.
by Martha Cotora
Otra VeoVRA
As we predicted in April
the extension of the Votini
Rights Act is making this i
hot summer in Washington
D.C. Although it does no
come up for congressiona
action until August 1982
lines are already bein|
drawn between the Reagai
Administration and libera
Democrats and minorit]
congressman.
The Voting Rights Act o
1965 and its extensions o
Blacks
othei
finally made It0>t ot the depot. That waa the time the
first of the CoevenUon activities was getting underway
over at the Hyatt Regency Hotel. We arrived there
sweaty, hunpy •■d thirty minutes late.
Now I won’t bug you with a lengthy tale of our return
trip. But. there was a serious incident. One lady came
to grief as we pulled into San Antonio. She fell down the
stairs and when questioned said she believed she had
hurt herself
1 was horrified by that accident and etopped on her
handa as gently as I could so 1 could get off the train.
PS: The train was so late we couldn’t find a decent
restaurant ope” 8* something to eat. We were able
to take it - after all we were veterans by then.
by Abraham [ Chick]
Kasen Jr., M.C.
Independent Day brings
forth images of fireworks,
marching bands, warm days
and cold watermelon.
The Fourth of July has
always received special
attention in South Texas
1975 protect
Hispanics and
m i n o r i t i e s
discrimination in
registration and in elections
This is the law that knocked
down the old poll tax, th<
literacy tests, intimidatioi
from political bosses and th<
make-up of politica
precincts which favor non
minority people.
Catch 22, When You
Win, You L ose
It is the success of th«
voting Rights Act which nov
makes it vulnerable. Th<
increase of 30 percent ii
Hispanic registered voter
and the increases in Blacl
and Hispanic elected of
ficials has legislators lik<
Representative Henry Hydt
( R-Ill.) saying that much o
the Act's coverage is n<
longer necessary. Generally
the Reagan Administratioi
and adversaries of votini
rights agree that the ad
ministration of election lawi
should be the states' domain
P roponents of the Act say th<
states have traditional!]
^discriminated agains
minorities through th<
election process and the;
cannot be trusted to ae
fairly in the future.
Hispanics Should Watch
The Act
Since the VRA has beei
called the most important
civil rights legislation of th<
century, Hispanics are urger
to become familiar with iti
major provisions:
Section 2
Bans racial discriminatioi
in voting, nationwide.
Section 3
Judges, nationwide cai
order pre-clearanc<
( review) of any method use<
in running elections.
Sections 4 and 201
Permanently ban literacy
tests, nationwide.
Section 5
Jurisdictions must submi
all election changes to th<
Justice Department fa
approval. This applies to al
areas which used literacy
tests and those which ha<
less than 50 percent eligibk
voters turnout ii
presidential elections. Thii
section also provides foi
bilingual elections it
certain localities. Thii
provision favors Mexicar
Americans and
Americans in Texas,
Alaska and in areas
fomia and New Mexico. Sine
this provision was added i>
1975, almost 200 counties i
the country consistently hoi
bilingual elections.
So What's the Fuss
The fact is that minoritie
do not want to be caught of)
guard on this one. Althoug
the vote is 14 months away
Congressional hearings hav
already been held this Ma
and June in Washington, i
Austin, Texas and i:
Jackson, Mississippi.
Political notables lik
Polly Baca Barragan, Stat
Senator from Colorado
Willie Velasquez from th
Southwest Vote
Registration Educatioi
Project and Robert Moe
dragon, Lt. Governor of Ne<
Mexico have alread;
presented testimony ii
Washington, D.C.
Chief adversaries
Representative Henry
(R-Dl) who wants
elim inate Section 5,
Senator S.I. Hayakawa (R
Ca) and Representative
Robert McClory ( R-Ill) an
Paul McCloskey, Jr. ( R-Ca.
who want to eliminate th
bilingual provisions of th
Act. These changes wouh
directly affect HispanL
voters.
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By Butch Reddell
Even an old passenger train lover like me who goes
to incredible efforts to ride any train should any sort of
opportunity arise, finally got disgusted with the whole
mess last weekend.
Now the Texas Press Association had its convention
in Fort Worth so we decided to let Amtrak do the
transporting and we would watch and relax out of the
window and let the “rbythym of the rails” relax us.
If you've got an urge to travel by train and you live in
Pearsall, that’s when yon run Into your first obstacle.
The Inter-American does indeed come through Dilley,
Cotulla and Pearsall, bet you had better not stand on
the rails waiting for it to stop. It won’t.
So, you’ve got to get up early go to San Antonio to the
Southern Pacific Depot and wait and wait and wait in
that dingy old station. From there your travels begin -
not by rail - but by bus.
The bus takes you to a barren, duaty graesless spot
next to some railway tracks, seemingly in the middle
of nowhere, even if it 1s in beautiful downtown San
Antonio.
We eagerly debussed anxious to entrain.
The train comes to San Antonio 150 miles from
Laredo with absolutely no stope. Even so, this day it
waa thirty minutes late.
I was especially anxious to ride on the highly touted
new double-decked Superliner Cars.
The train finally arrived and we boarded -
depositing our bags on shelves on the lower deck then
tramping up a narrow set of stairs to our seats which
give you a view similar to that of the old green
passenger cars which did not make you trudge up and
down the stairs.
After a few minutes the Inter-American started up
and when we finally got out of the city limits, the
superliners began to sway and shimmy like a camel
who has just quenched his thirst in an oasis filled with
120 proof vodka. By the way, you can’t hear the
rhythym of the rails.
Since it was getting toward mid morning, we went to
the dining car for breakfaat.
Tough luck. The dining car did not open until 10:30.
We could take it, it was only 10:25.
When it did open I ordered toast and coffee. I didn't
drink the coffee and the toast was literally harder and
colder than bricks •• the slices didn't have any butter on
them either.
I could take it, I waited on lunch.
When I saw the selection and the dining car’s lunch
prices it looked like I would have to take it.
All was not lost however, the train arrived at Temple
and two or three more of those Superliner cars were
coupled on.
Someone in onr car passed the word that there was a
lounge car downstairs and they had of all things -
Sandwiches.
We trudged through a couple of cars and made our
way down the swaying steps. They had ham sand-
wiches and soft drinks, the combination of which cost
somewhere around $2.00.
We trudged back to our seats and prepared for a
repast. Alas, the ham was frozen in spots and the bun
covering it was much like eating mushy wall paper.
Well, we decided to give up on the eating part of
Amtrak travel and eagerly awaited our arrival in Fort
Worth.
Indeed, we could see the tall spires of Cow Town
when suddenly the train stopped. The conductor came
through and said we had about a 46 minute wait ahead
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