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The Agony in the Dressing Room
By BJL Thomas
As it seems to be the new national pastime to
yell discrimination over gender, age, national
origin or some other thing, I am considering a
lawsuit against a few clothing stores for dis-
crimination against men of small stature. I
recently made a tour of a dozen stores in search
of a pair of coveralls, but the smallest size they
had was a 38 long. I wear a 34 small, but both the
clerk and my wife insisted that I go to the dress-
ing room and try on these monstrous things.
I had never before tried on clothes in a dressing room. In the
Army, you told the supply sergeant your size, and with a growl he
tossed you a shirt or a pair of pants. No crusty old supply sergeants
would ever think measuring a man’s waist, nor would he crawl
around on his knees checking an inseam. Of course, the things were
never a proper fit, so you took them to the post tailor who took
positive pleasure in sticking pins in your belly while taking up the
shirt in the waist, and who didn’t mind crawling around on his knees
checking inseams.
During the war in Europe there were a few occasions when we
could select our clothes by the trial and error method. Europe is
truly a beautiful country; I am not trying to bad-mouth anyone’s
homeland, but there were a few places that had a remarkable
infestation of lice to combat this scratchy problem, the army set up
facilities in the rear areas where soldiers could bathe and have their
clothing steamed to rid them of any seam squirrels that might have
been lurking there.
There was one hitch; you didn’t get your own clothes back. When
you entered the shower, you turned in all your clothing to a fellow
who sniffed audibly and dropped them into a large bag. After
scrubbing with GI soap, you left the shower and were issued freshly
steamed clothing by a well-scrubbed supply clerk from Peninsular
Base Section whose sensibi lities had never been offended by having
to dive into a muddy hole to escape hostile fire, and who had a
distinct disdain for those who did so on a daily basis.
The clean clothing had not been sorted according to size; mine
was always several sizes too big, but rather than stand around
looking like a clown in uniform, I just waited in my knee-length
undershirt until some huge gorilla of a man came lumbering by with
his pants up to his knees, open at the waist by a foot or so, and tied
with a boot-lace. An exchange with the gorilla would result in a close
enough fit to allow me to return to my unit without having too many
people bray at me, and I could make a few more trades at the
company level. It was like playing Musical Chairs with GI britches
and shirts.
Rack at the store, at the insistence of the saleslady and my wife,
I reluctantly went into the dressing room. I had heard of hidden
cameras in these places, not to provide lewd amusement for voyeurs,
but to discourage shoplifting. I tried to remember if this was the day
I wore my flour-sack drawers, but to play it safe I just pulled the
gargantuan garment over my street clothes.. It fit like a saddle on a
sow; the legs were a foot too long and it hung on me like a sack. As
I stood there before the mirror looking like a clown, I wondered again
about the hidden camera, and I could imagine several ladies gath-
ered around a monitor, convulsed in laughter at the hilarious
spectacle in the mirror.
Salespersons had rattled the locked door at regular intervals, and
now some oafish fellow was banging impatiently on the dressing j
room door. I hurriedly removed the baggy coveralls and fled like a j
thief in the night.
Maybe a good lawyer can raise the ante in my discrimination suit
by working in a little something about my pain and suffering from
the pins that were left in the garment, along with my claim of
embarrassment and great mental anguish. And there is the possi-
bility of invasion of privacy if the hidden camera theory can be
proven. Like the big rat-hole in a comer of my den, this will bear
looking into.
Many a man would rather you heard his story than granted his
request.
—Lord Chesterfield
OPINION
News you may have missed...
The following two news items should have been headline news.
Instead, the big newspaper chains -if they reported them at all-
buried the stories on page 18 D, and, because these items don’t con-
form to the liberal worldview, the television bosses didn’t bother to
broadcast them.
(1.) Officials who run the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) re-
cently announced that they ‘deliberately exaggerated the risk of
AIDS to the general public.” For the last ten years, the CDC has
deliberately spread the lie that AIDS was about to break into the
general community. , v
The CDC, homosexual rights activists, and liberals joined together
in a campaign to convince the public that ‘AIDS is everyone’s dis-
ease.” It isn't.
The CDC-Homo-Libs worked night and day to spread this lie for
at least two reasons: (a.) to win the support of normal people who
would worry that they were at risk because AIDS was about to in-
fect the population at large, and (b.) to persuade Congress to spend
mountains of money to provide medical care for AIDS victims and
to pay for research to try to find a cure.
The CDC has known for years that 99% of all AIDS cases are the
result of promiscuous sex (especially between male homosexuals)
and intravenous drug use. The chance that a normal person will
get AIDS is almost zero, a fact the CDC has tried to cover up.
Militant homosexuals and liberals knew that they would never be
able to persuade Congress to spend billions of taxpayer dollars for
AIDS victims and research unless a large portion of the general
population could be frightened into supporting such expenditures.
How the Homo-Libs got the scientists at the CDC to cooperate is
still a mystery.
(2.) Goldman Sachs walked off with a ton of money in 1996, thanks
to the Clinton administration. Goldman Sachs is an international
banking firm that has mqjor loans and investments in Mexico.
When the Mexican economy collapsed last year, Bill Clinton quickly
asked Congress for 50 billion taxpayer dollars to protect the inter-
national hankers who had investments in Mexico. When Congress
refused, Slick Willie took money from other government accounts
and gave it to the Mexican government with the stipulation that
they takeaare of Goldman Sadrs and the others.
It just so happens that five years ago Clinton’s Secretary of the
TVeasury, Robert Rubin, was a director of Goldman Sachs. Goldman
Sachs’ directors and employees were the largest contributors of any
company to Bill Clinton’s 1992 election campaign. In addition to
iis contributions to Clinton, Rubin personally gave $250,000 to the
Democratic Party.
While at Goldman Sachs, Robert Rubin made $25 million per year,
and one of his mqjor clients was the Mexican government. In his
ust to please the international bankers, Bill Clinton ignored the
wishes of Congress and the American people.
The liberals who control the news media find nothing suspicious
or unusual about this incident.
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nology, evidence has bear col-
lected that may support poten-
tial findings of additional mam-
moths at the Waco mammoth
site which is under the direction
of Baylor University's Strecker
Museum.
The mammoths were discov-
ered usings ground penetrating
radar from the university's geol-
ogy department The radar is
being used in various research
experiments by the department's
Application of Geophysics to En-
vironmental and Engineering
Problems class.
The radar has only been used
in archaeological studies within
the last few years, said Dr. Tho-
mas Goforth, chair of geology and
The W.M. Keck Professor of Geo-
physics. Goforth said the radar
can enhance archaeological and
geological studies and Baylor is
one of the few universities in
America with one of the radars.
This radar can easily and
quickly find small, buried, non-
metal objects that can not be
found any other way," Goforth
said.
The geology class also assisted
Strecker Museum in analyzing a
native Indian site near the
Steinbeck Bend area of the
Brazos River. The area is be-
lieved to have been the site of a
Indian village dated around the
1700's and may have Indian
structures buried there.
Twenty-two mammoths have
been discovered since the origi-
nal discovery of the site in 1978.
Future plans include creating a
permanent exhibit for the site
and Calvin Smith, director of the
Strecker Museum Complex, will
discuss the site at the Interna-
tional Geological Congress in
Baying, China, in August
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Thank you very much,
Kerinne Schroeder
Tha public Is being dacnlved by thn um ot fraudulent checks and
money orders. The comptroller's office of the U.S. Treasury Dept. Is
putting consumers on alert.
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(NAPS)—The Office of the
Comptroller of the Currency
(OCC) today advised consumers to
beware of worthless financial
instruments being presented for
payment at banks and other busi-
nesses nationwide, and cautioned
them to avoid participating in
fraudulent check schemes.
The financial instruments in
luestion are often called “Certi-
ied Bankers Checks,” “Certified
Money Orders," or “Comptroller
Warrants." They state that they
ire drawn on, are to be presented
o, or are payable through the
Jnited States Treasury or
'reasurer, the United States
'oatmaster or Postal Service
nd/or the Comptroller of the
urrency. The OCC emphasized
ftiiU. these instruments have no
vftlus ami qq |Vtlidi*
ty, and that consumers who par-
ticipate in these fraudulent
schemes may be exposing them-
selves to the potential of criminal
charges.
“1 am distressed that the public
is being deceived by the use of the
Comptroller’s name in connection
with a fraudulent payment instru-
ment,” said Comptroller of the
Currency Eugene A. Ludwig. “We
caution consumers to avoid these
check schemes and we have put
all national banks and OCC exam-
ining staff on alert.'
According to federal investiga-
tors, thousands of consumers have
paid between $125 and $200 since
1995, to attend workshops held by
M. Elizabeth Broderick of San
Diego, Calif., where they allegedly
were told that they could use these
fraudulent instruments (which
they purchased for $100 par check)
to pay off thousands of dollars in
debts to banks and other creditors.
Broderick allegedly told those
attending her seminars that
checks could be written for more
than the amount owed, and that a
refund could be obtained for the
excess amount. She also alleged to
have further told them that if a
creditor rejected a check, a multi-
million dollar lien should be filed
against that creditor.
Following a six-month investi-
gation by a federal task force,
Broderick and four other individu-
als were arrested last month
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ment charging violations of the
laws of the United States, includ-
ing mail fraud, obstruction of jus-
tice and conspiracy. The indict-
ment charges those involved with
creating and carrying out the
fraud, as well as individuals who
have submitted the fraudulent
checks to their creditors.
The OCC said that any instru-
ments presented to it for payment
will be returned to the sender
with copies provided to the appro-
priate law enforcement agencies.
Consumers should notify their
local law enforcement agencies
and the F.B.l. if they receive one
of these instruments.
The Majority of tw are for free speech only whet, R deals with
those subjects concerning which we have no intense convictions.
—Edmund B. Chaffee
Crop tour
this Friday
continued from page one
Cotton plant populations and
cotton pest management consid-
erations will also be discussed.
Those planning to participate
in just the second portion of the
tour are asked to be at Cotton-
wood Hall at approximately 10
a.m. From there, buses will take
the tour to see cotton varieties
and a plant population study on
the Frank Polansky farm and to
corn and grain sorghum variety
plots on the Larry Mechel! farm.
Speakers for the tour are to
include Dr. Roy Parker, exten-
sion entomologist; Dr. Cloyce
Coffman, extension agronomist;
Bill Buxkemper, Hill County
extension agent; Marty Jung-
man, extension IPM agent; and
various agribusiness represen-
tatives.
Lunch is to be served at noon
at Cottonwood Hall, compli-
ments of several local agri-busi-
nesses. Two CElTs will be of-
fered for pesticide applicators.
Got a cold?
Maybe you
shouldn't fly
HOUffiPWf-ffead cofds can he
a problem when traveling by air-
plane, even in the summer. Fly-
ing results in ttopped-up eers for
many travelers, and those with
colds may suffer even more.
In fact, people with severe
head colds may want to considar
postponing their fights, said Dr.
James H. Runnels of the Travel
Medicine Service at Baylor Col-
lege of Medicine in Houston. This
is especially true if then is a
high fever or sinus pain or if the
traveler is a child.
But, if theflightmustbs mads,
decongestants aad/er nasal
sprays can be helpAil if used be-
fore take-off, Runnels said. Por
long flights, he suggests timing
the decongestant dosags so that
it can be taken an hour before
Special Thanks
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food and visits they extended to me during my
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The West News - Thursday, June 27,1996
Another Point of View
By Keith Pock
Do you believe that the federal government
intrudes too much in our private lives? Do you
think that those who advocate smaller govern-
ment are playing with leu than a foil dock? If
so, give heed to a law that was passed several
months ago. It is H JR. 776 which is also known
as the National Eneigy Policy Act. It deals with
such subjects as radioactive waste disposal,
metallurgical coal development, the export of
natural gas and what kind of commode you have in your bathroom.
By federal decree, new toilets must flush no more than 1.6 gallons
of water. That is less than half the amount they used to flush. Old
commodes commonly u*ed 3.5 gallons to 5 gallons. The larger
commodes can no longer be made, consequently the larger toilets are
fast being depleted. Those being affected the most are consumers
wanting to build a new home. Getting a commode that will flush
efficiently could prove to be an impossible task. Now I question the
wisdom of passing laws that foist an unworkable appliance on an
indulgent public. To me that is an unwarranted intrusion into our
private affairs. Will someone, anyone, please tell me why such
legislation is necessary? Water is nota perishable commodity. Thera
is as much now as there was five hundred years ago. It is true that
the quality may be poorer but the quantity remains static. Reducing
the amount of water used per flush is not going to increase the
amount of water available for drinking. It will increase the number
of times you have to call the plumber to unstop your sewer.
If saving two gallons of water per flush serves any useful purpose,
why not outlaw indoor flushable commodes altogether? We could
then go bach to the outdoor "chick sale" that was popular a century
ago. Now that's real progress! Way to go Congress!
Why We Seek Flag Protection
by Syble Deshotel
National President of the
American Legion Auxiliary
(NAPS)—Following the Sup-
reme Court’s 1989 decision legaliz-
ing flag desecration, I experienced
flag burning. I attended a basket-
ball game between two rival col-
leges in Louisiana. A beautiful col-
lection of flags filled the room, and
in the center was the American
flag, with breathtaking red, white
and blue proudly displayed.
A few kids in the center were
acting unruly, and they were
asked to quiet down. Frustrated,
one teenager took a lighter and
set the American flag on fire.
Everything stopped. Teams
stopped playing basketball, the band
stopped playing music, and everyone
in the stadium became silent. And
then one by one, each pereon walked
out of the center. No one sprite.
It was a sad day. Sad because
just a few minutes prior we all
stood together and sang the nation-
al anthem in unison. Sad because
the hateful act of one person took
from everyone else something we
cherish: families coming together to
share an American pastime.
The remarkable thing about
that day was the people. I was
pleased to discover that nearly
everyone felt the same way I did—
that the flag is a sacred symbol
worthy of our respect.
The gym was filled with many
different faces that day. But they
were all people, and the American
flag represents everyone despite
our differences.
This is why passage of the consti-
tutional amendment to protect the
flag is important. There are few
issues that the large majority of
Americans agree on, and this is one
of those issues. In fact, in five
Gallup surveys, 80 percent of
Americans said they support this
amendment
This is because the issue
affects everyone. The American
flag does not discriminate accord-
ing to race, creed, gender, or age.
It ia one symbol which represents
“Thsre are faw Issues that tha
larga majority of Americana
agree on, and thla la one of
thoaa Issues”—American
Legion Auxiliary Preeldent
Syble Deehotel.__
all Americans.
As National President of the
American Legion Auxiliary, I have
traveled around the country meet-
ing people and discussing issues
important to them. Flag pro-
tection is one of those issues. And
I have learned that this amend-
ment is about something greater
than protecting the flag from
physical desecration. This amend-
ment is about values—sacred val-
ues which we as an American peo-
ple share—values such as respect,
decency and the American way.
And although the proposed
amendment will not solve all the
world's problems, it will bring us
one step closer to keeping these
values intact for our children.
The Supreme Court's 1989 deci-
sion legalizing .flag desecration
deprived us of our right to safe-
guard our national banner. Now it
is time to take back that right.
I support this proposed amend-
ment because it is the right thing to
do. This is our country, and We the
people have the right to protect it
Concerned Americans are
encouraged to contact the Citizens
Flag Alliance for more informa-
tion at 1-800-424-FLAG.
Keeping an eye on Texas
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