The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 65, No. 186, Ed. 1 Sunday, June 7, 1987 Page: 4 of 34
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THE BAYTOWN SUN
Sunday, June 7, 1987
(EDITORIAL
Request denied
Refusal of two Saudi Arabian pilots to honor a U.S. re-
quest to force down the Iraqi warplane that attacked the
USS Stark in the Persian Gulf further damaged the
Saudi government’s standing in Congress and may have
killed the Reagan administration’s plans to sell the
Saudis $500 million worth of F-15 aircraft.
The Saudi pilots were asked to intercept the French-
made F-l Mirage by U.S. Air Force controllers as well
as a Saudi controller aboard an AWACS electronic
surveillance plane in the area after the attack that killed
37 American military personnel.
The White House said the ground compander did not
have authority to order the pilots to intercept the Iraqi
plane. Nor did American agreements with Saudi Arabia
on deployment of AWACS entitle the U.S. to ask Saudi
pilots to engage in hostile acts.
Regardless, the Saudi failure to help touched off fresh
criticism of the Saudis in Congress where hearings had
detailed Saudi Arabia’s secret contributions of billions
of dollars to the American-backed Nicaraguan rebels.
These revelations had already made the lawmakers
angry at the Saudis.
Realizing the political perils of pushing a project for a
country in congressional disfavor, President Reagan
had already decided to delay telling Congress about
plans for further sale of aircraft until later in the sum-
mer.
This was only one development in the troubled Middle
East where the U.S. has been rebuffed by its allies, who
have refused to help provide military escort protection
.for ships plying the Persian Gulf.
Karen Perry
Human error in
Jim Kyle
Fun without big funds
^ r
I’ve
Being an ordinary working man,
never taken a world tour.
I’ve never watched the changing of the
guard in London or roamed around Rome,
but I really don’t care.
I’m not too keyed up about a Mediterra-
nean cruise, either. I don’t know how to play
shuffleboard, and I’m too pot-bellied to line
up at a luxury liner pool with a Charles Atlas
army. *‘v
Besides, if I want to go on a cruise, there’s
always the Lynchburg ferry.
From time to time I’ve thought of tracing
my roots to Ireland'and visiting County Cork,
the place my ancestors called home. But, on
the other hand, they don’t seem to care about
coming over here to see Cousin Kyle in Coun-
ty Chambers. It’s a two-way, too-ra-loo-ra-la
ocean.
^ When you don’t have the funds for a fancy
vacation, it’s amazing how easy it is to come
up with reasons to take the cheapest way out.
For example, I’d rather read about ancient
tombs of Egypt than go there. The musty
smell of mummies would make me sneeze so
hard that I’d burst their bandages. Why,
they’d[ run me out of Tut Town . . I’d be
singing “Tut, Tut, Tutsie Goodbye.”
Give me a good book (like “Mummy
Dearest”) any day.
The glamorous gambling casinos of Monte
Carlo? Not for me. I’m still sick over losing
$12 at St. Ann’s Church bingo 45 years ago.
Holland when you can admire Stella Herr-
ing’s garden.
Another thing. The French Riviera will
hold no fascination for you onde you become,
like myself, a Bun’s Beach buff.
The Great Wall of China. If those Chinese
people just knew the thrill of riding a tube
down the Guadalupe at New Braunfels,
they’d think we were nuts to come all the way
How about a second, uxorious honeymoon —^ver there to walk on a wall.
at Niagara Falls? No way. Just watching a
movie of those millions of gallons of water
crashing down makes me have to go to the
bathroom. If I were there, I’d spend three-
fourths of my time in the men’s room.
And what’s the big deal about going up in
the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France. I can
always go to the top of the San Jacinto Monu-
ment and look over Lomax
As for fancy French cooking, give me Ca-
jun any day, 1 gar-antee.
Paris in the spring couldn’t be any prettier
than spring bluebonnets on the way to San
Antone. And why tiptoe through the tulips in
I did go to Big Bend once, but I never djd
see or hear a big clock. With all that pretty
scenery, there really isn’t any need for q
clock anyway. ^
I admit I’ve never seen the Taj Mahal, but
I have driven by Jones Hall and even been in-
side Rundell Hall — so I’ve been around.
In conclusion, in my opinion, spending two
or three years of savings to go all over the
world seems ridiculous to me
For a couple of hundred bucks I can spend
two nights in Nuevo Laredo with a Ramos
Gin Fizz thrown in at the Cadillac Bar.
Jim Kyle u The Sun feature editor.
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news these days
Have you ever met anyone
who never made a mistake? I
doubt it. Making mistakes is
part of the human condition.
Through TV, we have been
witness to many big mistakes
lately.
On an international scale, the
•Stark incident is a run of classic
mistakes. According to news
reports, Iraqi pilots fired the Ex-
ocet missiles by mistake. The
captain says there may have
been human error in the lack of
response from the Stark. This
mistake cost 37 lives.
•If we can extrapolate a little,
suppose Iraq was angered by the
revelation of President
Reagan’s involvement in the
arms sale to Iran as part of his
good intentions to supply the
Contra rebels. This accident
then becomes a deliberate act.
Of course, we can’t verify this so
we have no recourse other than
to accept the Iraqi clafrn of a
mistaken firing as truth. In the
quiet of the White House family
quarters, Reagan may be
regretting havingJiis involve-
ment revealed to the world and
Iraq.
Nationally, Gary Hart made a
monumental mistake when he
began seeing Donna Rice. He
lost his bid for the presidency
because of his. actions. No mat-
ter*how innocent the activity, be-
ing in the public eye demands
that politicians either be beyond
. reproach or at least discreet.
Jim and Tammi Fay Bakker
made some mistakes too Their
biggest may have been" turning
PTL over to Jerry Falwell.
He seems to know just how to
use the press and he has no in-
tention of returning control of
the multi-million dollar religious
empire toJhern’
It’s hard to develop sympathy
for someone who is only down to
their last $100,000 dollars even if
it is only walking-around money
for them.
Mistakes in* high places cause
giant repercussions — that’s ob-
vious. But what we fail to see rs
that all the people are just that,
human and fallible.
Perhaps our fascination with
the mistakes made on a scale we
have seen recently helps us deal
with our own smaller, more
manageable ones. ~
Karen Perry is The Sun news editor.
From Sun files
Sideline Slants
Pig created furor
By PRESTON PENDERGRASS
I was amused bTa story in a
country weekly newspaper in
1915. and was particularly in
terested in the writing style,
which is a far cry from modern
journalism Here it is. under the
headline. Mad Pig Creates
Furor:
"A mad pig created a sensa-
tion in the business centre last
evening. It was a pig owned by
Bob Rice and was bit by his dog
which went mad two weeks ago
and was killed.
“The pig. which was a small
one, kept up peculiar actions al!
day, running at people, picking
up bits of paper and chewing and
stomping on them.
“It got near the^supply store
and scared some, of the people,
and the verdict went out to kill it.
A rock thrown by A us Mosier,
one of the crack pitchers on the
Sequachee ball team, settled the
question, the pig dropping as if
shot when hit by the missile bet-
ween the eyes.
“It is a subject of debate as to
whether the pig would have
recovered or not. Mosier asked
to be allowed to have the pig and
see if it would not recover, but
Rice refused to let him have it.
fearing it would injure someone
“It was a very fine little
animal of Red Durbc stock and
worth five dollars “
In the same edition of the
newsy little weekly were some
old-timey health hints and home-
remedies, to wit:
“When, very weary or weak
from exhaustion, heat some mrlk
to scalding-point, then sip it as
hot as possible. It refreshes
almost instantly, even if you do
burn your tongue.
“How often we hear women
say that by the time they have
prepared a meal they are too
tired to eat. One way to mitigate
this evil is to take., about a half-
hour before dinner, a faw egg
and beat it til light. Put in a lit-
tle sugar, flavor- it and drink it
down.
“The concoction will remove
the faint, tired-out feeling and
won’t spoil your appetite for din-
ner, or supper, whichever the
case may be.
“Here’s a cunFfor cold feet:
rajse the body on the toes fpr a
minute or two. then drop quickly
to the heels Stand again on the
toes and continue changing until
blood goes tingling through the
feet
“Gargling once an hour with
hot vinegar, in which a teaspoon
of sugar has been added, is a
sure cure for sore tonsils The
same,mixture also works well in
pickling cucumbers.
“Egg gruel for the ailing: beat.
the yolk of an egg, add a tables-
poon of sugar, pour a teacup of
boiling water on it. add the white
of an egg beaten to a froth Then
add seasoning or spice if
desired
“Gunpowder mixed with
vTaterlias been known to relieve
“poison oak itching Use warm
water and drink quickly ,
“Here^l an ancient cure for
ringworm: yellow dock root or
leaves steeped in vinegar Apply
to the infected area for quick
relief
“A cup of very strong coffee,
preferably Arbuckle brand, will
banish onion odor from the
breath.”
Preston Pendergrass i
editor of The Sun
the former executive
Four drown
as car rolls
off ferry
From The Baytown Sun files,
this is the wav it was:
55 YEARS AGO
More than 1,000.people attend
funeral services at Trinity
Tabernacle for Sarah Rebecca
Tidmon. Mattie B Hamilton and
her 5-year-old son Jack, and
Esther Gladys SWick, 8. who
drowned in a car that rolled off
the ferry at Cedar Bayou
" They were returning from as
church meeting at the home of
Odell Fisher at Cedar Bayou
when the tragedy occurred The
lights went out on the car as at
entered the ferry, and Mrs
Hamilton’s husband A T
Hamilton, got out of the car to
repair the lights. A* he was’
working, the vehicle suddenly
rolled backward and plunged in
to t he w a ter......The-only. survivor
w ho had been inside the two door
-ear was - Nicholas Glasullo A
passenger in the front seat, he
was able to leap to the ferry as
the car' %ent overboard
Hamilton dived into the water
and joined by nearby residents
in the search Hampered by
darkness, they were not able to
find the victims in time
K K Compton was seriously
injured during the rescue at
tempt The bodies finally were
recovered by Glen Busch Ivey
litres. Oscar Johnson and H W
Fisher
Mrs Tidmon was revived with
a respirator but died of a heart
attack la minutes later
50 YEARS AGO
John W Thomas, caretaker
for Camp Ross Sterling Jr on
Galveston Bay, dies of apoplexy
rn a hospital here Thomas was
like a father to hundreds of
needy youngsters and others
who each summer took bay.shore
vacations under the sponsorship
of the Houston YMCA
James Arthur Hillhouse. 45. of
Pelly dies of pneumonia _■
Mrs Dave Marr wins the qn
nual R E Powell cup at a go|f
tournament at the Baytown
Country Club
40 YEARS AGO
Dr L.D. Farragut, director of
Harris County Health Depart
begins a five-^ay school.
€ ® 1987 OyftEA. I
“There are some old, crumbling bridges
out there, so be ready!"
Wt,ie Paptoton &un
Leon Brown.....
Fred Hornberger
Fred Hortmon .. .
Wanda Orton
Romono Merrill..
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By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Today is Sunday v June 7, the
158th day of 1987. Vhere are 207
days left in the year. '
Today’s Highlight in History:
June 7, 1769 is recognized by
Kentucky's Historical Society as
the probable date that fron-
tiersman Daniel Boone first
began to explore the present-day
Bluegrass State.
■Onthis date:
In 1654. Louis XIV was crown-
ed king of France in Rheims.
In 1776, Richard Henry Lee of
Virginia proposed To the Con-
tinental Congress a resolution
calling for a Declaration of In-
dependence.
In 1848, French post-
impressionist painter Paul
Gauguin was born in Paris.
. In ’ 1864, Abraham UjicolmWag .
renominated for president at his
party’s convention in Baltimore.
In 1929, the sovereign state of
Vatican City came into existence
as copies of the Lateran Treaty
were exchanged in Rome.
In 1948, the Communists com-
pleted their takeover of
Czechoslovakia with the resigna-
, tion of President Eduard Benes.
In 1967, author-critic Dorothy
Parker, famous for her caustic
wit, died in New-York. .
In 1968, a grand jury in Los
Angeles indicted Sirhan Sirhan
for the assassination of Sen.
Robert F. Kennedy.
In 1980, a better than 50-to-l
long shot, Temperance Hill, won
the Belmont Stakes in New
York.
In 1981, Israeli military planes^
destroyed anuclear power plant
in Iraq.
Ten years ago: Britain
celebrated the silver jubilee of
Queen Elizabeth II; Miami-area
residents repealed a homosexual
rights law; Chicago’s acting
mayor, MTchaelA' Bilandie, won
a special election to complete
the late Richard J. Daley’s term.
Five years ago: President and
Mrs. Reagan flew to Rome for a
six-hour visit that included a
meeting with Pope-John Paul II,
then traveled to London for a
welcome from Queen Elizabeth.
One year ago: Danzig Connec-
tion won the 118th running of
horse racing's Belmont Stakes in
New York, edging out Johns
Treasure and Kentucky Derby
winner Ferdinand.
ment
for food handlers at’ the Com
munity House
Officers MM Brown and
Adley Thibodaux investigate a
burglary at Reynolds Store and
an attempted burglary next door
at Woolworth Store on Texas
^Avenue
Today's Birthdays: Actress
Jessica Tandy is 78. U.S. Rep.
Peter Rodino, D-N.J., is 78.
Former boxing champion Rocky
Graziano is 65. Actress Delores
Gray is 63. Singer Tom Jones is
47. Rock drummer Bill Kreutz-
mann is 4L Singer-musician
Prince is 29.
Thought for Today: “Wit''has
truth in it; wisecracking is simp-
ly calisthenics with words.” —
Dorothy Parker (1893-1967)
Bible verse
For God judges everyone by
the same standard.
Romans 2:11
30 YEARS AGO
Baytown’s Maxwell Construc-
tion Co. is the. low bidder for
renovation wdrk at Robert E
Lee High School The bid is
$250,065
Baytown Planning Commis-
sion recommends extensive im^
provements at the West Main
Sewage Treatment Plant.
A E. Archer retires from
Humble’s Baytown Refinery
20 YEARS AGO
Keith Harshbarger takes over
as coach at Crosby High School,
replacing Raymond Crow, who
- recently resigned.
... Stafford Campbell, Barbers
si Hill Elementary School teacher.
will attend a National Defense
Education institute in Conway.
Bessie Durham, registrar at
Lee College, says 684 students
have enrolled soTkr for the sum-
mer term.
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Brown, Leon. The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 65, No. 186, Ed. 1 Sunday, June 7, 1987, newspaper, June 7, 1987; Baytown, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1051996/m1/4/?q=j+w+gardner: accessed July 6, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Sterling Municipal Library.