The Big Lake Wildcat (Big Lake, Tex.), Vol. SIXTY-FIRST YEAR, No. 21, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 22, 1986 Page: 2 of 10
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MAY 22,1986
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Spokesmen for the govern-
ment la Moscow uy the United
States overplayed the accident at
one of Russia's nuclear power
plants They claim that only an
area twelve relies distant from the
accident was evacuated, where
crops and livestock were de-
stroyed.
Tl,ey also claim the American
people were never told how
precarious and serious the earlier
accident at the Three Mile Island
nuclear plant in this country was
Both charges may be partly
true Because of long prevailing
secrecy in the Soviet Union,
sensational events there become
even more sensational (CBS TV
news reported there might be as
many as 2.000 fatalities two days
after the accident; the Russians
My two died.)
There have been several
allegations that the operator of
the Three Mile Island nuclear
plant didn't entirely reveal the
full ertent of the crisis there--in a
timely manner.
What concerns the American
public is that there are five nu-
clear plants in the U.S. without
the later-day protective shields to
lessen accident danger. At these
five, presumably, accidents
similar to that in the Ukraine
recently would be possible.
Something needs to be done
about that; if the recent accident
in Russia results in new shields or
Mfeguards at these five plants, it
will have produced something
good
May Anniversaries
The second half of May con-
tains American anniversaries
worth remembering On the 21st.
in 1927. Charles Lindbergh
landed in Paris, the first pilot to
complete a non-stop flight from
New York to Pans.
On the 22nd. in 1819, the
"Savannah" sailed from
Savannah. Georgia, for England-
and arrived there in June, the
first steam powered ship to cross
the Atlantic. She had been order
ed by the Georgia legislature in
1818 and built in New York, but
was so much in advance of the
times she proved a financial bust.
(She sailed from Savannah
empty in spite of ads soliciting
passengers When she reached
Europe, she was repeatedly
thought to be on fire and chased
by cutters, whose captains
couldn't understand how a ship
without sails outpaced them.)
May 25 is the Anniversary of
the birth of Ralph Waldo
Emerson, in Boston in 1803. son
of a Unitarian minister and one of
the nation's great thinkers. He
himself became a Unitarian
minister but resigned in 1832
because he no longer could accept
the view that certain rites were
necessary or logical; his appeal to
fellow Americans was to do their
own thinking.
Memorial Day falls on May
26. It’s observed by most states
and dates back to 1868. The day
originated because of a custom,
followed largely in the South
immediately after the Civil War.
of decorating the graves of those
killed during the war.
On the 29th. in 1917, John F.
Kennedy was born at Brookline.
Mass., destined to be assassi-
nated while serving as the 35th
President of the United States.
May contains sports classics-
among them the Indianapolis
500-mile automobile race. It's the
last month of school for millions
of youngsters, the last full month
of spring.
WASHINGTON
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U.S. Madia
46 Year* Ago-
It now seems fairly evident
that the campaign by U.S. tele-
vision networks to prevent elec-
tion of Kurt Waldheim as presi-
dent of Austria helped him.
To get involved in another
nation's elections is a very deli-
cate business under any cir-
cumstances. But to single out that
country's most prominent
internationally known statesman,
a former secretary general at the
U N , a good one. is doubly
delicate.
That was what was attempted
-reaching back forty years into
the past. Apparently many
Austnans felt this was a low
blow. Many obviously felt that
even if Waldheim as a young
officer did come under influence
or orders from above which led
him tc> err. it doesn't mean that
today he is the same man. or in
the same compromising
circumstances.
Waldheim was under orders
as an army officer in 1943 Who
can say what they would have
done in the same situation, how
much they would have risked
their career to disobey orders or
challenge them? That's a very
difficult question
Crimes were committed on
both sides in World War II. The
REPORT
only crimes which are regularly
and constantly brought up today,
however, are those committed by
the Germans. They were horrible
and a reflection of a horrible
regime But that was forty years
ago. Is there never to be any
forgiveness, any admission that
Germans and Austrians have
learned better?
For these reasons. Austrian
citizens resented the effort
among U.S. television networks
to discredit Waldheim after the
former U.N. secretary general for
so many years has demonstrated
his dedication to democracy. That
dedication may have come late,
but it has come.
The net result of the smear
campaign, in which one U.S.
network anchor man stated flatly
that Waldheim had "lied” (how
could he know that?), etc., was to
rally Austrians around a native
son being attacked from abroad
by a superpower's television net-
works.
If Waldheim or any other
former Austrian army officer had,
under orders, participated in
programs now accepted as crimi-
nal. does anyone eipect them to
publicize these mistakes, in an
election campaign?
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letter to
the editor
To the Editor,
The staffs of Reagan Memorial
Hospital and Reagan County
Care Center would like to
express their appreciation to
the 400-500 persons who took
their time to participate in the
Open House held during the
week of May 11-17, 1986. The
staff was proud to be able to
show the facilities, new equip-
ment, and remodeling that is
taking place.
This is your hospital and we
are always available to show off
the facilities. Come by for a
visit anytime.
A special thanks to the school
system and the teachers and
students who visited with us;
They were delightful.
Rose McWilliams RN
Director of Nurses
NEWS
f u' VIEWS
jJ. \
Alan Dixon, Senator (D-Hl). on
proposed sale of missiles to
Saudi Arabia;
“The Saudis have repeatedly
acted against the interest of the
United States by their support of
Libya."
Ronald Reagan, President, on
economic summit;
"The fundamental issues of
the agenda were achieved. All we
sought to accomplish at the
summit was achieved.”
Hans Blix, chief. International
Atomic Energy Agency:
"...radioactive consequences
of this accident are far more
serious than in any accident so
far, also that the radioactive
releases to the environment are
much more serious."
James C. Miller 111, budget
director:
"The budget which was ap-
proved recently by the House
Budget Committee Democratic
majority adds insult to injury al-
ready occurring in the budget
process."
No Better
No matter how much you
nurse a grudge, it won't get
better.
•Journal. Petersburg.
True
Life is really more what you
make it than what you make.
-Courier. Waterloo. Ia.
How True
Half the charm of the “good
old days” is that we were 20
years younger.
-Tribune. Chicago.
A /wavs Pushing
A woman is usually respon-
sible for a husband's success
because of the money she makes
it necesMry for him to make.
• Reporter. Kanawha. Ia.
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Golden
The great business of life is to be.
to do, and to do without, and
to depart.
-John Morley.
Life is an instinct for growth, for
survival, for the accumulation
of forces, for power.
-F.W. Nietzsche.
Life is the art of drawing suffici-
ent conclusions from insuf-
ficient premises.
-Samuel Butler.
Life is a fatal complaint, and an
eminently contagious one.
-O.W. Holmes.
Life is a wsve which in no two
consecutive moments of its
existence Is composed of the
ume particles.
-John Tyndall.
STATE CAPITAL
HI6HH6HTS
By Lyndsl Wiliams
TEXAS PRESS ASSOCIATION
AUSTIN—The first Soviet
fallout was recorded as mini-
mal and no health threat in
Texas last week, but the falling
out between teachers and edu-
cation reformers heightened.
Reformers who thought
teachers would lie appeased by
their 97 percent success rating
on the competency test were
wrong.
Instead, the state’s largest
teacher group, Texas State
Teachers Association, sued to
have the test thrown out for
racial discrimination.
About 18 percent of black
and six percent of Hispanic
teachers failed. Only one per-
cent of Anglo teachers failed.
State Education Commis-
sioner Bill Kirby predicted the
lawsuit would be thrown out
of federal court because the
state took every legal precau-
tion in giving the test.
Worse news issued last
week: nearly half of public
school students failed at least
one part of the three-part basic
skills exam, part of the 1984
school-reform law.
Budget Error Found
Even those who failed prob-
ably got off lighter than state
employees after an error was
found in the Comptroller’s
state spending report. One was
fired; two resigned.
Comptroller Bob Bullock,
who tolerates few mistakes,
corrected his April report to
indicate spending was up only
one percent, not 25 percent as
he reported two weeks ago.
Like a doctor tending a pa-
tient hourly, Bullock has been
monitoring the ailing state
budget monthly as Texas hur-
tles toward a projected $1.3
billion deficit.
He has been critical of Gov.
Mark White's austerity pro-
gram for lacking the teetn to
trim 13 percent in state agen-
cies. Bullock’s monthly scru-
tiny gives it teeth.
Texas House Summoned
House Speaker Gib Lewis
plans to call all 150 state rep-
resentatives to a one-dav brief-
ing on state spending, the bud-
get and major education issues
this month to prepare for the
regular session in January.
His action underscores the
governor’s reluctance to call a
special session this summer
prior to the November elec-
tions. The Republicans want
White to call one to cut the
budget.
Lewis, a Democrat who lives
in what has grown into a GOP
district, faces a Republican
candidate, strength unknown.
Appointed Judges
Texas Supreme Court Chief
Justice John Hill wants a new
system to appoint state judges
instead of electing them.
Reasoning that judicial can-
didates appeal to voters more
by name identification than
bench qualifications. Hill sug-
gested that non-partisan com-
mittees submit a list of five
names for each seat. The gov-
ernor would choose one for
Senate ratification.
Other Highlights
—Gov. White and his oppo-
nent, former Gov. Bill Clem-
ents clashed over the collection
of a telephone tax that was re-
pealed last session.
White told telephone compa-
nies to quit collecting part of
the gross receipts tax which
was eliminated when White
signed a sales tax on some
telephone services.
Clements criticised White
and his utility commiMioners
for allowing the double taxa-
tion to take place.
—The Texas Democratic
Party confirmed that despite
its efforts to repel followers
of extremist Lyndon La-
Rouche, some infiltrated via
uncontested slots.
The party also told Railroad
Commission candidate P. S.
Ervin he cannot use the nick-
name ‘‘Sam’’ on the ballot
again since he could not prove
it was commonly used the past
two years.
Ervin capitalised the nick-
name to confuse voters’ identi-
fication with the late North
Carolina Sen. Sam Ervin and
knock long-time party activist
John Pouland out of a runoff
with John Sharp.
—Andy Briscoe, who fin-
ished second in the governor’s
race, called for party unity but
stopped short of endorsing
White. Briscoe indicated he
will run for some office again.
—Convicted serial killer
Henry Lee Lucas said Attor-
ney General Jim Mattox was
right for criticizing law offi-
cers who accepted dozens of
fake murder confessions from
him.
Last week Mattox’s report
accused Lucas of playing a
hoax on the criminal justice
system.
Former Williamson County
Attorney Ed Walsh, who prose-
cuted the Lucas conviction, is
in a Republican runoff election
seeking to oppose Mattox in
November.
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team to the state tournament in
Austin. Miss Gooch was elected
cheerleader as a sophomore,
junior, and senior. She was
senior class president, and was
elected senior favorite.
Baccalaureate and Commence-
ment exercises will be held on
June 1, 1986 at 8:00 p.m. at
Owl Stadium. Molly Bobb will
give the valedictory address.
Rev. Jim Townsend of Bethel
Baptist Church will be the
Baccalaureate speaker and
James Dubose, pastor of Church
of Christ of Big Lake will give
the benediction. 54 seniors will
be candidates for graduation.
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Werst, David. The Big Lake Wildcat (Big Lake, Tex.), Vol. SIXTY-FIRST YEAR, No. 21, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 22, 1986, newspaper, May 22, 1986; Big Lake, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth657213/m1/2/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Reagan County Library.