The Hereford Brand (Hereford, Tex.), Vol. 85, No. 84, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 30, 1985 Page: 1 of 12
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★ Hustlin' Hereford, home of Rick Alley
October 30, 1985
85th Year, No. 84, Deaf Smith County, Hereford, Tx.
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“This is the highest tides we've
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American spy photos also were
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Police arrest two
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money.
For Halloween
Hulk Hogan hottest mask
long blond hair, large nose.
movies.
The United Way
1985-86 Goal:
$52,713
$130,625
Be A Winner 1
40 percent
Hurricane Juan may deposit
more rains on coastline
Lar
hy
iors. Brumley
imed Hereford
with premium
parents from
ng in the fair's
i were: Mr. &
& Mrs Ray-
it Mrs. David
(land, Johnny
ell and Davy
ns conducted
ral Extension
of all ages
inomic levels,
on, handicap.
>m mosquito
Irazil rolls its
its mouth.
Serious flooding persisted have been sandbagging levees along
throughout the eastern "toe" of boot- the heavily populated west bank of
shaped Louisiana, which was punish- the Mississippi River across from
ed by high tides and nearly a foot of New Orleans since Monday night
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WASHINGTON I API - New fights
are likely over spending for nerve
gas and "Star Wars" antimissile
research when the House takes up a
bill which would freeze Pentagon
spending for the current fiscal year.
The $292 billion appropriation bill
was scheduled for floor debate today,
a day after the House gave voice vote
approval to a separate measure
authorizing the Pentagon to spend a
record $302 billion.
Meanwhile, the Senate Appropria-
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Sand-
bags and pumps were precious com-
modities today as levees in New
Orleans' suburbs and smaller south
Louisiana communities strained to
resist floodwaters left behind by Hur-
ricane Juan
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Weather
TUESDAY S HIGH: 57 OVERNIGHT LOW: 37
MOISTURE: None.
OUTLOOK: Clear and colder tonight, with lows in the lower 30s.
Sunny Thursday with highs in the mid 60s.
Hereford city police made two arrests Tuesday, one for public in-
toxication and the other on a warrant.
Police also responded to a domestic disturbance, two reports of
criminal mischief where windows were broken out of vehicles. and
one report of reckless driving.
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Forecasters said the slow-moving
and erratic storm, whose 85 n.ph hur-
ricane winds had diminished to 60
mph, could produce 4-8 inches more
rain today along a broad line exten-
ding from the Florida Panhandle to
east Texas
At 2 a.m. CST. the poorly defined
center of the storm was estimated to
tie near latitude 29 8 north, longitude
92.5, between Lafayette and Lake
Charles.
.After stalling off the Louisiana
coast Monday, Juan backtracked
Tuesday and moved over land
southwest of New Orleans, then
began drifting westward again.
Two of the missing were believed
still aboard a jackup drilling barge
that capsized Tuesday in a marshy
ship channel 20 miles east of New
Orleans. One crewman escaped
when the 52-foot vessel overturned,
and divers recovered the body of
another from the barge Tuesday
night, the Coast Guard said.
A search for the two missing men
Local Roundup
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Secretary (Mikhail) Gorbachev we
declare that the president goes to
Geneva with the full support and
solidarity of the alliance,” the
ministers said.
Dishing It Out
Loyd Ames, general manager of Hereford Cablevision
points to the small Cinemax scrambler that scrambles
movie signals from 5 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. On Jan. 15,
both HBO and Cinemax will go to full-time scrambling.
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The final declaration did not,
however, specifically say NATO sup-
ported American "Star Wars"
research into a space-based defense
system against nuclear missiles, a
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The death toll from Juan's four-
day rampage back and forth along
the coast stood at six confirmed
deaths. Juan, downgraded to a
tropical storm Tuesday, also left six
people missing, thousands tem-
porarily homeless, millions of
dollars in damage and at least $1.5
billion worth of crops endangered.
Several NATO nations have turned 1
down a U.S. invitation to join the I
research, and some have expressed I
concern about its implications for f
future arms control agreements with I
the Soviet Union. ?
The United States had sought the |
joint NATO statement iting alleged I
Soviet arms violations. But some I
European nations, including Britain, I
a close U.S. ally, argued that I
judgments on treaty compliance are 2
strictly a U.S.-Soviet affair.
None of the United States' NATO
allies is a signatory to either the 1972
Anti-Ballistic Missile treaty or the
1979 SALT II accords.
In an opening session Tuesday,
U.S. Defense Secretary Caspar W.
"On the eve of the meeting bet- major obstacle to progress in
ween President Reagan and General U.S.-Soviet arms control talks.
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WMihe
sought in what would have been the research to find a high-tech space
last year of his record five-year shield against nuclear attack.
defense build-up. (See MILITARY, Page 21
was scheduled to resume at thur, Texas, and Alexandria and
daybreak. Boothville, La.
Commercial helicopter companies People were warned against
planned to resume an airlift of hun- wading in floodwaters because of
deeds of workers back to offshore displaced poisonous snakes and
rigs and platforms evacuated in the floating balls of stinging fire ants
Weinberger presented spy
photographs and other evidence to
support his charge that the Soviets
are breaching terms of the ABM
treaty and SALT II
Manfred Woerner, the West Ger-
man defense minister, told reporters
he was impressed by evidence
presented by Weinberger showing
deployment of SS-25 intercontinental
nuclear missiles.
Woerner said Weinberger showed
pictures of SS-25s deployed in three
locations in the Soviet Union.
Woerner did not say how many had
been installed.
"We’re just as busy bringing them had since God knows when,” said
out as we were bringing them in," Ron Beason, president of the West
Jim Suggart, a spokesman for Jefferson Levee District in suburban
Petroleum Helicopters Inc., said New Orleans.
Tuesday. District employees and volunteers
In the mask business, however, the mustache, bright teeth, bushy eye
massive star of the professional brows, big brown eyes and a dimple
wrestling circuit who inspired a in the chin.
mania named after him is the top Bertolino said he did not have a
choice. body costume to go along with the
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) — "We take the most serious view of
NATO allies today called on the this and call on the new Soviet
Soviet Union to cease what they said leadership to take the steps
are violations of U.S.-Soviet arms necessary to assure full compliance
control accords, and endorsed U.S. with its commitments,” the state-
arms negotiating positions prior to mentsaid.
the superpower summit meeting.
In a statement at the close of two The 13 NATO nations endorsed the
days of talks among allied defense U.S. approach to arms control
ministers, the North Atlantic Treaty negotiations with the Soviets, and
Organization expressed concern said the alliance was united behind
over U.S. reports of Soviet treaty the United States as it approaches
violations. the Nov. 19-20 summit.
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the fiscal year which began Oct. 1. Neiqhborhood
That would have been a 5.9 percent -
increase, adjusted for inflation, from • • •
last year’s $292 billion Pentagon snubbina . , ...
budget. But he has said he would ap- Cinemax ) to protect, if they want to, less problems will occur for the pro-
prove the figure in the Senate bill. L:. LI:. their signal when it crosses over the grammer and the user.' said Ames.
The Republican-controlled Senate Kia qoDiins satellite,” said Ames. “Once the The addressable descrambler also
authorized a $302 billion budget an signal is received by the local cable helps protect the interest of the local
increase to account for inflation. DALLAS (AP) —Most residents of company, it is up to the local cable cable system, programmer, and
while the Democratic-run House the Swiss Avenue Historical District, system to protect illegal reception,” copyright owner
voted for a flat freeze at $292 billion, an area of stately mansions located Therefore. the programmers have "HBO-Cinemax is scrambling only
The conference committee accepted near downtown Dallas, plan a chilly chosen to scramble so those people 12 hours a day, from 5 a.m. to 5 p.m.,
the Senate figure. reception for the droves of with a satellite dish or illegal recep- because there haven’t been enough
Now House Democrats have vow- youngsters who will be out in search tion won't pick up the signals free descramblers put on the market to
ed to fight for the $292 billion total in of Halloween treats. " HBO-Cinemax rely on the cable take care of the private dish owner.”
the separate appropriation bill which A district newsletter issued last systems to bring in their main source explained Ames
is needed to actually spend the year recommended that of revenue," said Ames. "They Ames also mentioned that HBO-
homeowners use the silent treatment wouldn t bite the hand that feeds C inemax will go to full-time scrambl-
to keep youngsters, mostly Hispanic, them. ing on Jan. 15, 1986
black and Vietnamese, who pour into Each cable system has to pay a According to Ames, Movie Channel
the neighborhood each year from monthly fee, per subscriber, per and Showtime are already shipping
nearby low income homes and apart* month to the programmer for basic descramblers to their systems,
ments a few blocks away. channels and pay T.V. (See SCRAMBLE. Page 21
Most residents plan to keep their
porch lights turned off, their curtains .n a
drawn and will not answer their FAnIr Chrmher
mask, but that customers seem to doobells Thursday, the Dallas Times IVUI IIEVV •lHuIIHEI
feel they don't need the Hulk's Herald reported today.
6-foot-8, 350-pound muscular physi- The newsletter noted that f • ■ J ■ f
que. residents should use the silent treat- ClirCCTOrS elecTed
“It's great when you see a little kid ment for homewoners "not wanting
wearing this humongous mask, he to treat the truck-loads of non- Four new directors for Deaf Smith The C of C board nominated eight
said. “It's hysterical. The kid looks resident trick-or-treaters.” County Chamber of Commerce have persons to fill the four positions up
like a Munchkin character with a big Some residents say they no longer been elected in a mail ballot of the for election this year The other four
head and a little body." can be expected to supply the vast membership, it was announced to- candidates were R.L. Blakely, Jack
But this Halloween adults also are amounts of candy required to treat day by Mike Carr, executive vice Mars, John Perrin and Jerry Walsh.
getting into the act. the large throngs that troup down the president. Ballots were mailed Oct. 10 to all
"This year, everything is going.’ tree-lined boulevard in the affluent Named to begin three-year terms chamber members, and the ballots
said Bertolino, whose wholesale and neighborhood. in January are B.J. Gilliland, a part-' included provisions for write-in can-
retail company has been doing Not everyone along the street ner in Gililland-Nieman Agency; La- didates.
business in downtown Boston for 51 where some scenes of the television Jean Henry, owner of the Pants Directors whose terms expire at
years. "It’s unbelievable. I’ve never drama "Dallas" are filmed agrees. Cage; Allen Parson, owner of the end of the year are Charles Bell,
seen anything like it in all the years “I tell you, it’s the saddest thing in K-Bob's Restaurant; and Fred Rosie Griffin. Steve Nieman and
we’ve been in the business." (See SNUBBING Page 2) Rivera, owner of Rivera Produce. Gary Phipps.
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By CINDY SMITH Subscribers’ fees are paid by the
rain since Juan formed Saturday. Workers formed a human chain American spy photos also were Staff Writer local cable service on all channels
Tides were running 5-8 feet higher nearly a half-mile long Tuesday to shown of Soviet SS-20 missiles, a How do you monitor theft of a ser- except for CBN and PTL.
than usual, the weather service said, sandbag the brimming Harvey medium-range nuclear rocket that is vice that simply travels through the The cable operator is tired of los-
New Orleans measured more than Canal, said Jefferson Parish Sheriff not limited by any treaty, airwaves? ing customers that receive the signal
10 inches of rain during the four-day Harry Lee. Weinberger reiterated that 441 of Given the choice of what to do free, via satellite, when the cable
period, while 8 or more inches fell at them are operational throughout the -scramble the reception or develop a operator and cable customers have
Pensacola. Fla . Beaumont-Port Ar- (See HURRICANE, Page 2) Soviet Union, marketing plan- HBO has chosen to pay full price for the service," said
_ _ a e a scrambling to protect its service be- Ames
Kf 1A/ Firhfe Hikeolu Au-r enonel:ne in received through satellite dishes "You have more control over
a w ww ww a a K . / & HInGlY VVGI >HEIIMIIIM and illegal reception. scrambling because of the use of the
T • The Cable Communications Policy addressable descrambler,” said
f a • • a | | Act of 1984 has taken away some of Ames
tor nerve gas, antimissile research dcraxalaired that
, e . ... . _____ . ing to get "free" channels, can be turned on or off by the pro-
Uons defense subcommittee is The $302 billion authorization "Scrambling is a method of protec- grammer.
scheduled to begin marking up its measure contains a larger spending ting the programmer's (HBO and For example, if the customer does
version of thebillappropri ating8302 amount because it includes pro- Cinemax. mainly, signals, ” said not pav their bill, the programmer
billioneforsthesDefense Department. grams that will be funded in ap- Lloyd Ames, general manager 01 can turn the addressable scrambler
The differing versions enacted by the propriation measures in future Hereford Cablevision. off
two chambers will be reconciled years "Scrambling technically messes .Ames said that the scrambler that
later in a conference committee. Two major disputes are expected the picture up to where the movie HBO-Cinemax system uses is an ad-
Whatever finally emerges from the over nerve gas, the only weapon cannot be received,” said Ames. dressable scrambler
appropriation bills will be far less denied President Reagan as part of - The programmers have several ___________________________________
than President Reagan originally his Pentagon build-up, and Star Wars reasons why they feel it is necessary
for them to scramble; one being that E..IL:m. ceremkI.
they pay royalties for separate Tuu-time Scramble
movies shown," said Ames.
"At Hereford Cablevision, we lose
subscribers because the public gets
the programming without paying for
it. "The less equipment that the
"It is up to the programmer i HBO- programmer-descrambler has, the
BOSTON (AP) — President "He’s alone in his greatness," said
Reagan and glitter rock stars are Carl Bertolino, assistant manager of
out. former President Nixon still is Little Jack Horner Inc., one of the
in, and Charlie Chaplin and E.T. are nation's largest costume shops. "We
making comebacks. But this year’s can’t get enough of them."
hottest selling Halloween mask is a Bertolino said that to meet last-
likeness of professional wrestler minute demand, the company is now
Hulk Hogan. shipping the masks, made in France,
The queen of the costume rental by air to customers around the coun-
business appears to be Elvira, the try.
syndicated TV hostess dressed as a The mask sells for $40 and includes
sexy vampire who introduces horror a sweat band wrapped around it and
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