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El Campo Leader-News, El Campo, TX, Wed , May 30, 1984
GOP Candidates Debate Issues
CIIKIS MEALY SWEENEY
Candidates Jar (,OP nomination for
U.S. representative, 14th district
What are your qualifications?
MEALY: I have dedicated my entire professional life to public ser
vice. Since 1976 1 have served rural Texans for 6'- years as county
attorney. I served all Texans as Governor Clements’ assistant
general counsel, working on the governor’s anti-crime and anti-drug
legislative programs I am a family man, a former pilot in the
USAF, and have run my own law firm I know what it’s like to work
for a living, to feed and care for a family, and to serve my country
my opponent can’t say that
SWEENEY: In an election for national office such as U.S Congress,
candidates should possess some measure of national experience.
Candidates for national office should require of themselves a keen
and unquestioned understanding of the true dimensions of our na
tional problems Having worked on the staffs of Senator John Tower
and Governor John Connolly and having run the business operations
for Ronald Reagan at the White House, I have already demonstrated
my ability to deal with and solve the problems in our government
first hand.
List your reasons for running.
MEALY: First and foremost, 1 am concerned about the future of our
country I don’t see that concern reflected in the present Congress. I
see politicians who are more interested in image than in solutions;
who are more concerned about being elected than in governing
They are mortgaging the future of our nation to support their spen-
ding habits and maintain their special interest support. I want to
change that, to get the Congress back on the track of representing
the people and restoring control over the federal government.
SWEENEY: My family has lived in Wharton County for over three
generations My opponent in the primary run-off is from Ohio My
opponent in the general election moved here from Washington, D.C.,
without ever really sharing any life experiences with the people of
this district. As the only candidate who was born in, raised in,
schooled in, and has worked in this congressional district, I am also
the only candidate who really understands the problems facing rural
Americans and rural Texans — both the problems of today and
tomorrow.
President Reagan would like to
see the Freedom of Information
Aet abolished. What is your
position on the inherent rights of
Americans to a free flow of
information?
MEALY:For a democratic society to function, the people must have
open access to information. If they don’t, they can't make the
critical decisions necessary to ensure their government is truly
representing their interests There is a legitimate need for secrecy
in some matters, particularly in regard to military strategy, but in
most instances the public’s right to know must be protected.
SWEENEY: This question is impossible to answer adequately as it
is written. There is no doubt in my mind that certain exceptions to
FOIA must be allowed for the orderly and impeded conduct of
classified government business There is also no doubt that
Americans have certain inherent First Amendment rights, where
those rights do not collide with objectives to be achieved for the sake
of national security, national health, national safety, etc. Finally,
you do President Reagan a disservice by stating his position to be so
absolute; this is indeed not his position.
W hat must the U.S. do to remain
an influential world power and
improve relations with the Soviets?
MEALY: The Soviets must come to the realization that they need to
improve relations with us. We have already given too much to them
for too little return. When Soviets are certain that bluster and bluff
will provide them with no unilateral gains, they will return to the
bargaining table and we can achieve some real gains in regards to
arms control. Until that occurs we must continue to demonstrate our
willingness to negotiate and our absolute refusal to unilaterally
capitulate to their demands.
SWEENEY:An improvement of relations with the Soviets is mostly
a matter of Soviet initiative. For at least a quarter century, our na-
tion has gone out of our way to accommodate and appease the
Soviets. The result: blatant violations of SALT II, the invasion of
Afghanistan, the invasion of Hungary, self-admitted violations of the
ABM treaty, the invasion of Czechoslovakia, outright trouble-
making in the Middle East, martial law in Poland, military actions
and aggressiveness in Central America; the list could run to over 100
items easily The simple truth is that the Soviet Union understands
one thing: strength The strengthening ot America’s defense is not
only an obligation to the people of this country; it is also consistent
with our twin goals of developing peace with the Soviets — through
strength and supporting reliable democracies across the globe
with our military, economic and spiritual strength
Several Arrested For DWI
During Holiday Weekend
Local law enforcement
agencies reported a quiet
Memorial Day weekend
with no traffic fatalities
"nor any major arrests
However, a number of
people were arrested on
drunk driving charges
over the weekend
The El Campo Police
Department arrested
Gustavo Martinez
Gallegos, ill Sunnyside
No D 6, on charges of
driving while intoxicated
and possession of
marijuana Saturday
Police allegedly found
Gallegos in possession of
a brown bag of a sub
stance believed to be
marijuana He was
released upon posting
two $f>oo bonds
t diaries (’linton
Holloway. 1227 Briar
Ridge. Rosenberg, was
arrested for DWI
Saturday He has been
released upon fisting a
$1,000 bond
Chuck Howard
Plowman, Route 1, Box
262. was arrested for DV\ 1
Saturday He was
released upon posting a
$500 l>ond
J P tNistejovsky, 714
Fahrenthold, reported
the theft of a truck
Monday. According to
police, the truck has been
recovered. however, a
set of keys that was in the
truck when it was stolen
has not been recovered
Steve Burroughs, 401
Alamo, reported the theft
of an $85 bicycle from his
residence Sunday
J V Korenek, 2211
Bunton No A, reported
the theft of a $70 bicycle
Sunday night
Lynnie I. Vick, 613 W
Norris, reported the theft
of four gold frame
glasses valued together
at $ 1 (H) from her
residence sometime last
week
Larry How ray, 511
Roth. reported the
shoplifting of three cans
of beer from the Shell
Station at 311 N
Mechanic Monday
Kenny A Michaelson.
306 Merchant, reported
the theft of a 1978 pickup
Friday night
Elaine Long. 110 \S
Third, reported the theft
Rainfall ("hart
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ficial t S Weather Bureau figures of Radio Sta
lion Kl’I.Pt.
Total rainfall Ma\ 25-28. non
Same time last \ ear non
lMill ' >infall fm iint h i
Total rainfall to this dale for 19s l 22 To
Weekl\ High 9N
Weekl\ I ow 72
Sanford Appraisal Service
Real t*tate Approitol*
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t.« Venter 4
Mi Mr JoImk
mj frit
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of a $175 12-gauge
shotgun as well as four
other rifles and a $30 gun
case sometime earlier
this month
Ella Sparks, 802
Empire, reported a
criminal trespass at her
residence Saturday.
Linda Alvarado. 908
Peach, rcport»*d the theft
of a $115 bicycle from her
residence sometime
during the week
Ervin Ritter, 605
Divide, reported the theft
of a 1978 car stolen early
Friday morning
County
An official from Louise
School reported the
burglary of a school bus
According to the Wharton
County Sheriff’s
Department report, the
bus's $55-valued battery
was removed last week
Bobby Long, P.O. Box
1231, reported the theft of
a whiskey bottle, some
l>eer and $7 worth of
silver dollars last
Wednesday night from
his residence on FM 441
Officals from Hen-
derson Farms reported
the burglary of a business
on U.S. Highway 59 and
County Road 307 A
shotgun, three desk top
calculators, a 22-caliber
rifle and two car radios
were reported stolen last
Wednesday.
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Barbee, Chris. El Campo Leader-News (El Campo, Tex.), Vol. 99B, No. 20, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 30, 1984, newspaper, May 30, 1984; El Campo, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1017424/m1/6/: accessed July 9, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Wharton County Library.