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2. The Hondo Anvil Herald, Thursday, October 8.1M1
Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor:
My “Killer Konfigura-
tions" conplaints don’t often
get as prompt response as
did my recent letters re-
garding high speed police’
chases through congested
areas to apprehend minor
teen-age “criminals” such as
marijuana smokers, stop
sign passer-uppers, speed-
ers, petty theft, eta
I have looked into this
unnecessary “killer konfig-
uration” of modem law en-
forcement - usually involv-
ing kids - and have reason to
suspect the practice is not
limited to St. Louis (6 kids
smashed to pieces in one
chase), 2 more recently in
San Antonio, but is a com-
mon high speed police chase
policy nation-wide.
The local TV stations have
taken up the cuget of looking
into this hazard to local life
and limb. A SAPD officer
just admitted on TV, even-
ing of Sept. 28, that as a
young officer he might have
done some high speed chases
but as a more mature officer
he would have second
thoughts. In other words
‘KID" officers might have
more tendency to chase
‘KID’’ offenders.
I believe we should leave
these chases to the “Key-
stone Kops”.while the police
departments adopt by get-
the - license • number - and
check-up-later recommenda-
tion.
Bloody streets are not a
nice thing to see or read
about. Long ago I got tired (I
^.tire easily) of aviation news
about the “un-necessarily
dead” (pilots and passengers
killed needlessly) and began
doing something about it. I
am nowgetting tired of the
news about the “un-neces-
sarily dead” on our streets
and hope to get the cooper-
ation of news media, law
enforcement, and the Gen.
Public in stopping this
"painting of our streets with
red corpuscles". In aviation I
described the mayhem as
’’painting our courtyside
crimson with customer cor-
puscles”, a little blunt per-
haps but it got attention and
results.
Sincerely,
Claxton McDarrin
Sirs:
I recently received and
read a copy of your news-
paper
What is a BUNCO Party?
Is Bunco a card game or
perhaps a dice game?
I am looking for a way to
raise money for our Scholar-
ship Fund (PEO). Would
someone be kind enough to
explain this “game” to me.
My husband is a Texan,
bom and brought up in El
Paso. And we are long-time
Foreign Service friends of V.
H. and Hazel Blocker.
Thanks
Doris V. Metcalf
3709 30th St. N
Arlington, Va. 22207
(Editor’s Note: Here are the
fundamentals of the game.
Bunco is a dice game played
with three dice. Four people
play at one table (this may
vary;, with the players pair-
ing up in two’s. (Partners sit
across from one another.)
Each person gets his-her
turn to roll the dice. Each
time a six is rolled, one point
is tallied for the team rolling
the rice. When three 6’s are
rolled by a player, it is
known as a “Bunco”. All
players scramble to cover
the dice with their hands. If
a player covers all three 6’s,
then that team receives six
points. The team reaching
the score of 21 first, is
declared the winner. These
are only the basics. The
game can be played a num-
ber of ways. For exact rules
you might be able to find a
Bunco Rule Book at a book-
store or game store. Anyone
who wishes to send Mrs.
Metcalf the correct and com
plete rules on bunco should
do so and I’m sure they will
be appreciated.)
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(Editor’s Note: The follow-
ing article is a public service
provided by The Prosecutor
council in cooperation with
your local prosecutor, Hunt-
er Schuehle, and the Texas
Crime Prevention Institute.
Its purpose is to make you
aware of a prosecutor’s role,
of your responsibility as a
resident of Medina County,
and how we can work to-
gether to alleviate some of
society’s problems. For fur-
ther information cal) Hunter
Schuehle at 426-2052.)
Without private citizens
exercising their responsi-
bility to report crimes, the
arrest, prosecution, and pun-
ishment of criminals would
be impossible. Crime pre-
vention, and the entire crim-
inal justice system, relies on
the assumption that laws are
made by the people and that
it is primarily the people
who enforce them A patrol-
ling police officer rarely
witnesses a burglary or rob-
bery in progress. Most of the
time the responsibility for
bringing the criminal to jus-
tice falls on the victims and
witnesses of crime.
The first duty of a victim
or witness is to REPORT
ALL CRIMES. National vic-
timization studies sponsored
by the Law Enforcement
Assistance Administration
of the U S. Department of
Justice reveal that a large
number of crimes are never
reported.
According to the studies,
non-reporting victims often
feel: the incident is not
important enough to report,
they will suffer much incon-
venience by being a witness,
or they will be exploited and
subjected to undesirable
media covereage.
Whatever the reason, un-
reported crime means less
police protection „ in your
neighborhood because law
enforcement administrators
use crime reports to deter-
mine manpower needs for
each police district.
Witness do not have to
identify themselves when
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reporting a crime. General-
ly. police dispatchers under-
stand the problems of wit-
nesses and will usually send
a cruiser. With an anony-
mous witness, however, the
police officer who arrives at
the scene must personally
witness the criminal act in
progress (a rarity) or dredge
up a willing witness to go on
record. Crimes cannot be
successfully prosecuted
without identifiable witnes-
ses.
If you are willing to ac-
company the victim through
the litigation process you
can usually expect three or
four appearances in court. In
an effort to cut lost earnings
to a minimum, some prosecu-
tors' offices put witnesses
“on call" on those days when
they are most likely to
testify so work-time is maxi-
mized.
Some witnesses are fear-
ful of threats and recrimina-
tion Remember:” if you, as a
witness or victim, receive a
threat, it is: 1 > a crime: and
2) almost never carried out.
Threats should be immedi-
ately reported to the inves
tigating police officer, the
prosecuting attorney hand-
ling your case or, if possible,
the victim-witness assistant
attached to the prosecutor’s
office.
If you are victimized by
any kind of crime, report it
to the police Besides your
right to prosecute the of-
fender, several avenues of
compensation are open to
you. One, of course, would
be your own insurance. You
can also bring a civil suit
against the defendant or you
can work out a deal for
restitution.
If your community does
not have a victim-witness
assistance program, there
are many things you can do:
work with your county or
municipal prosecutor to dev-
elop free public transporta-
tion services for witnesses,
victim-witness intimidation
bureaus, child day-care faci-
lities for witnesses or vic-
tims. or victim-witness assis-
tance offices staffed by col-
lege students, the elderly, or
other lay volunteers
Traveling
Tips
By Judy Abbott
This week we are continu-
ing with our preview of
skiing in the Rockies.
STEAMBOAT: Here
you’ll find a skiing environ-
ment reminiscent of the Old
West, with evidence of
Steamboat's western heri-
tage everywhere. Even the
ski instructors wear cowboy
hats. This magnificent ski
resort boasts its light, dry
"champagne power" snow,
fast lift lines and a ski school
with 75 instructors. Enjoy
the Western hospitality of
Steamboat.
BRECKENRIDGE: With
the personality of a colorful
gold-mining town, Brecken-
ridge is a skier’s gold mine.
Enjoy 38 miles of well-
groomed slopes spread over
two mountains. Average an-
nual snowfall is over 250
inches, which also provides
for other snowtime fun like
snowmobiling, sleigh rides
and skating.
KEYSTONE: Just a con-
venient 70 miles from Den-
ver, Keystone has crisp,
clear mornings ; and a great
view of the Snake River
Valley, Lake billon and a big
chunk of the Continental
Divide. Keystone offers 35
miles of groomed ski trails
and is considered a serious
American rival to the famed
ski resorts of Europe
COPPER MOUNTAIN:
With over 35 miles of nation-
ally-acclaimed terrain for
skiers of every ability. Cop-
per Mountain has been
called the fastest growing
ski resort. Only a short 75
miles from Denver, it is a
self-contained hideaway.
Yet. every condominium,
shop and restaurant is with-
in walking distance of a lift.
CRESTED BUTTE: Rea
dy for real Victorian archi-
tecture and Western atmos-
phere, along with gourmet
dining, exciting night life
and lots of unique shops?
Everything in the Crested
Butte resort area adds up to
a happier, friendlier vaca-
tion you’ll remember. The
extra-dry powder is usually
deeper than your ski poles.
But there’s plenty of sun
shine because it usually
snows during the night, leav-
ing the day sunny for your
enjoyment.
Next week we will feature
two more Colorado ski areas
plus ski resorts in New
Mexico, Utah and Wyoming.
JAY H REYNOLDS
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Legislator* Bspovt
Editor’s Note: This is the
first in a series of five
reports explaining the pro-
posed Constitutional
Amendments.)
The upcoming election on
Tuesday, November 3,1981,
promises to be one of those
elections when the majority
of voters choose to stay
away from the polls. Either
because of indifference, this
being an off-year election, or
because the issues involved
seem so complicated that
understanding them is im-
possible, many citizens will
not exercise their right to
vote.
Because each of the seven
proposed constitutional
amendments is complicated
and involved, they have
been debated and studied for
months prior to being passed
by both houses Having been
passed by the House and the
Senate, these resolutions
now are dependent upon the
decision of the voters. And.
only if approved by voters,
can these resolutions be-
come law.
By assembling the facts
and presenting some of the
pros and cons about these
proposed amendments. I
hope to be able to help you
decide whether or not you
support them
The seven proposi-
tions that will appear on the
November .3 ballot are: 1)
Tax increment financing and
tax abatement; 2i Patents
for free school land. 3) State
finance management: 4 > Wa-
ter trust fund: 5) Exemption
of livestock from taxes; 6>
lYoperty tax relief for home-
owners: 7> Veterans’ land
fund
In the coming weeks I will
present bri^f analyses of the
seven amendments, begin-
ning this week with Propo-
sition No 1 on the ballot:
Tax increment financing
and tax abatement
It will appear on the ballot
as follows:
“The constitutional a-
mendment to authorize cit-
ies. towns, and other taxing
units to encourage the im-
provement, development, or
redevelopment of certain
areas through property-tax
relief and the issuance of
bonds and notes."
EXPLANATION:
Passage of this amend-
ment would permit legisla-
tion to become law that
would give cities two power-
ful tools for attacking urban
decay Either through prop-
erty tax exemptions or the
use of bonds, private and
public interests would be
encouraged to work togeth-
er to redevelop inner cities.
Tax-increment financing
(TIF>. for application only in
commercial areas, will allow
the issuance of bonds for
area improvements. The re-
sulting increase in property
values will generate more
taxes and this excess tax
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money will be used to repay
the bonds. Taxes on the
original value of the prop-
erty continue to go for their
original purpose (in other
words, to the school district
or the county, etc.)
Once the bond debt is
repaid, the total value of the
property goes on the tax roll
normally and the taxes go
into the general funds of the
individual taxing units.
El Paso and Laredo have
established such reinvest-
ment zones under a 1979
law. However, Attorney
General Mark White ruled
the tax-increment law viola-
ted a section of the consti-
tution that requires that
taxation be “equal and uni-
form". White held that ear-
marking of TIF revenue to
pay for improvements in the
reinvestment zone meant
that property owners in the
one were not contributing a
fair share to the dty’s gene-
ral fund.
PRO: Supporters claim
the establishment of TIP
zones will create a powerful
alliance of dty government
and private owners. City-
financed improvements will
attract investors; and taxes
on resulting private con-
st rud ion will pay for the dty
improvements. They con-
tend that improvements of
blighted areas will generally
benefit the entire dty, even
though the improved area
only pays for the revitali-
zation. The law makes man-
datory the partidpation of
all taxing units, not just the
dty FTivate investors could
buy the bonds, thus making
defaults highly unlikely, as
well-conceived ideas would
get off the ground
Whereas TIF applies
largely to commercial areas,
the tax abatement applies to
residential or commercial
zones, by offering partial or
complete tax exemptions to
property owners who agree
to redevelop their property.
Tax abatement offers advan-
tages for smaller dties that
might want to encourage
redevelopment without is-
suing bonds.
The present taxing sys-
tem penalizes, with higher
taxes, the person who reno-
vates an older home. Sup-
porters of the tax abatement
bill believe it contains ample
safeguards against misuse.
CON: Opponents question
the advisability of altering
the part of the constitution
that requires “equal and
uniform’’ taxation. Some
fear that an appointed board
that would administer the
TIF plan may not be sensi-
tive to voter opinions.
Opponents of the measure
also feel that forcing all
taxing units to go along with
a dty’s tax-increment fi-
nance plans, and penalizing
them if they fail to do so, is
unfair It is felt that school
taxes should go only to
schools, county taxes only to
counties etc.
However, under provi-
sions of this tax-increment
bill, the dty tax collectors
will allocate taxes by allow
ing each taxing unit its taxes
on the original value of the
property and any taxes in-
cremental values that are
obligated by contrad execu-
ted before creation of the
TIF zone All remaining
taxes go into the TIF fund.
In next week’s report I
will present discussion on
Proposition Two and Three
TODAY’S THOUGHTS
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Shakaapaara
A pollta man la on# who llatana with
Intaraat to thlnga ha knowa all about, whan
thay art told to him by a paraon who knowa
nothing about tham.
Da Momy
Rldlcul* la tha flrat and laat argument of
foola.
Simmona
Tha Lord’a bleating la our greateat wealth.
All our work adda nothing to It!
Proverbs 10:22 (LB)
God hat two dwalllngs: on# In haaven,
and the other la a meek and thankful haart.
Isaak Walton
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Thank-you For Allowing Ua
To Share These Thoughta With You.
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