Mineral Wells Index (Mineral Wells, Tex.), Vol. 85, No. 184, Ed. 1 Sunday, December 8, 1985 Page: 1 of 32
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Reagan may lose tax overhaul hid
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dements’ speech touches base on campaign issues
an amended version of hia tai pro
Cl written by Democrats on the
m Ways a nd Means Committee.
The BRA has been providing trash disposal pits at the
lake, which Garland said has proven “fairly satisfactory”
Connally ended with introducing
Clement* a* "one of the two boot
governor* this State ha* ever had."
When Clement* rose, ho said to the
audience, “I guarantee you, thia I*
the flr*t time anyone ha* ever com-
pared mo to Sam Houston "
(Continued on Page 3)
income-tax roll* altogether
Delivering the Democrat* roponse
to Reagan * radio address, Way* and
Means Chairman Rep. Dan
Roatonkowski, D-III , said the bill
"carries more tai reform and more
lax fairness than any bill In our
Michel of Illinois said "1 have a per-
sonal trauma" about going against
Reagan for the first time on a piece of
major legislation, but said he would
vote against th* Democratic bill.
Michel** district la suffering
through a recession centered on farm
•nd Import problems He find* little
political sense in voting for a tax bill
that he judges would worsen hia
district'* plight by making it mor*
difficult for busineasoa to create jobs
But officer* say It ended when she
■hot herself in the head a* she was
about to bo aent to Illinois, where she
and her husband faced a HS-pago,
. 722-count federal Indictment alleging
fraud.
ByL.J Abernathy
Staff Writer
Republican gubernatorial can-
didate Bill Clement* paused in hi*
serious survey of Toxas' economic
problem* Friday to delight the au-
dience with a discumion of Gov,
Mark White's "million dollar jot with
a >4,800 John."
In true Taxa* stumping stylo, ho
first told the crowd that "the pro-
peller plane Preston Smith loft mo
was just fine." Thon he informed
them that White "ordered the jet
before he took office."
Next came the promise to bo kept
the moment after being sworn into of-
fice. "The minute I take my hand off
"'s'lndex
contractor back in the political arena
termed them.
The first related how the cam-
paign's bumper strip which reads
"Gee I Miss Gov. Clements" helped
the candidate's ranch foreman out of
a hospital parking lot.
It seems that Bob Chapman who
runs th* Clement* Ranch at Forney
wa* one quarter shy of making it past
the turnstylo. When the attendant
discovered that Chapman was "the
fellow with Gov. Clement's sticker"
on hi* pick-up bumper, he told the
cowman, "you can get out free."
Clement* said "that's a true
story," and told the audience th*
bum sticker “was Chet's idea He
an unenthustestlc public and a shop- prove this important
tical Congress. President Reagan i* The House is also ■
perilously dose to losing the tax-
overhaul plan that just sis months
ago he hailed as the spark that would
set off a second American revolution
Without some monumental arm-
twisting by the preaident, say leaders
of Congress, the Hous* just might re-
ject th* bill when it comes to ■ final
vote this week That probably would
kill any chance of major tax changes
before 1M7
But In hi* weekly radio addroes on
By JIM LUTHER AP Tax Writer vote y» n«tt week and allow the
WABHINGTON (AP) — Thank* to Senate to consider debate and to Im-
i measure."
also scheduled to vote
on a substitute tax plan put together
by the Republican leadership
that Bible, I'm going to aay, 'sell that
jet.’"
Th* largo crowd al Palo Pinto
County Republican Women and their
guest* at the noon Holiday Hill*
Country Club event burst Into
laughter and applauded loudly.
I hr promise followed Introduction
of Clement* by Chet Upham, hi*
Statewide campaign vice-chairman,
and a serious review of the Texas
economy by Clement* who face* two
Republicans in the primary, and If
successful, White in the general elec-
tion.
The anecdote preceded questions
from the audience and a press con-
ference.
last eight months is the president's
determination to move * refrm tax
bill through the Houae 'hi* year, nor
has mine '
In his original proposal, Reagan
recommended that a significant
■hare of the total tax burden be
shifted to corporations, chiefly by
repealing the 10-percent investment
credit and by scaling back deduc-
tions allowed for depreciation of
machinery and building* Democrats
did that and more; while Reagan's
bill would coat corporations >123
billion over five years, the
Democratic plan would coat them
(and benefit Individual*) about >140
billion
The big Increase in business taxes
is the chief reason most of the 1M
House Republicans are likely to vote
against the Democratic bill, even
though Reagan ha* urged passage as
a first step toward tax reform with
the notion that the GOP-controlled
Senate can be counted on to improve
It.
House Republican Leader Robert
FBI about three hour* before th*
died.
She and her hueband, who ran the
financially-troubled Mason Oil Co.,
Dus* Corp, and Torensolla
Petroleum Inc. In Illinois, wore In-
dicted by a federal grand jury on
Nov. 22 Authorities »*y they had
been living a* fugitives In this Corpus
Chrtati suburb, hiding from charges
of N.I million In securities frauds,
mail fraud, wire fraud and sal* of
unregistered securttes that bilked
about >00 investors worldwide.
According to I
tent U S. attori
District of Illli
alleges they drained the comps
and cheated Investor* to finance
their lavish lifestyle
"The indictment alleges ,., they
purchased a Palm Springe (Calif. I
vacation homo, a Texas ranch, two
Rolls-Royces, a Cadillac. a Lincoln, a
Chrysler Imperial, a jet aircraft
from Israeli Industries, a helicopter,
a helicopter hangar, fur coats and
jewelry," Reppert said
The congressional bills follow the
brood outlines of Reagan * proposal
Either would cut taxes for moat in-
dividual*, raise them for meat cor-
porations, snare some of the
millionaires and giant corporations
that have been able to dodge the tax
printed them in 1982 at hi* own ex-
pense They've created comment."
He added, "they've become a
•aleabl* Item."
Next, Clement* told of Former
Gov. John Connally's introducing
him at an agricultural event at th*
Stat* Fair. He explained that Connal-
ly was most gracious in the introduc-
on way to jail
FLOUR BLUFF, Texas (AP) -
Authorities say oil executive Elenora
Duse Mason lived a life of luxury
complete with a Rolls-Royce, a jet
plane, a Palm Springs vacation
home, a helicoper, a Texas ranch, fur
"They have never been responsible
for private enterprise that has the
Poealbiiity to fall or succeed,"
Upham said.
keying that "Gov White will pro-
tect the big boys " and noting par-
ticularly White's fund raisers,
Upham took the toughest right hook
with
"Those boys know they want the
bos' governor money can buy.
They've bought him, and they want
him back in office," he assorted
Clement* opening remark* cam*
in the form of two anecdote* or
--- — M — —-—
"If Gov. Clemente la not elected
next year, we will have personal and
corporate Income taxes In the Mate
of Texas," Upham said.
Although neither Upham or
Clemente attacked Republican can
didates Kent Hance and Tom Loef-
fler openly, Upham packaged them
neatly along with White a* young
M oo
Mr. and Mrs. £.0. Turner 28.00
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Baugh 100 00
Anonymous , >0 00
ChristineFuston :,,, moo
Mineral Wells Noon Lion's Club 180.00
K.F. Lavender m oo
Mr. and Mrs. Travia Key 80.00
In memory of Mabie Wilkerson from
Lewis and Lucille Moore M 00
A.O. Thomas ,, M00
Mr and Mrs John H. Goode . 80 00
In memory of Gordon and Lola Smith
from
Mr and Mrs. Larry Lack
J.T. and Bea Bima
In memory of W J Davis from
Bob M. Davie moo
Dolly Both Highsmith a 00
Victory Pennlx gunday School
Class m oo
Mr and Mrs Paul Schneider ,. 80.00
Mineral Wells gavlngs and
Lean ...................... ioooo
Total iodate............... M.omoo
gaming momentum
Contributions to the 1008
Goodfellows Christmas Food pro- Willing Workers Quilting Club
Earn began to pick up momentum Ug and Marie Boon*..........
te last week with Tt gifts totalling Amend ...........
81,00.00. Modene Calvin
With little more than two weeks re- Mr. and Mrs. Gene R. McCallumM 00
mainlng before Christmas Day, the Marilyn Proctor
grand total stands at 0,080 00, still
•ome >4,400.00 short of thia year's
goal of 07,800
Contributions to the Goodfellows
Christmas Food program may be
dropped off or mailed to the Index of-
fice at 300 BE 1st Street (Box >70).
Th* latest list of Goodfellow con-
tributor* are a* follows:
In honor of our grandchildren - Amy
and Bret Martin from Mr and Mrs
Ernest Duncan IM 00
In memory of John E. Belcher. Sr
from
John Belcher. Jr M OO
Virginia Teague
In memory of Richard Upham from
the
niminv areawide on Wodnouday. The
bUJUUT highs will bo in the Mo and Ns.
--------- The lows will bo in the Ms and
Lavish Uffttylc
Authorities say Mrs. Mason, 54,
wa* In the custody of a deputy federal
marshal and and FBI agent when she
killed herself.
The medical examiner pronounced
her dead, a probable suicide, at about
0 p.m. Thursday — an hour after U.S.
Magistrate Eduardo de Ases had set
her ball at >80,000 and ordered her
taken to the Nueces County Jail to
await transfer to East St. Louis, HI.
Mrs Mason wa* arrested by the
Goodfellow Fund
Incidentally..
Happy birthday greetings to
MAY HALL from
Employees of Upham Oil 4 Ga* >0000
Willing Workers Quilting Out
g and Marie Boone
friend .........
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