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El Campo Leader-News, El Campo, TX, Wed., Nov. 2,1963
Editorial On Target
Editor, tha into Waw:
Congratulations on your editorial entitled, Basic Extras in Oct. 19
You fell the “nail aa the head” and vour comments were timely!
endemic program and a
ir program —we can ha ve'both!
Jim Barnes
ProftHoaa) Education Servieea
Tharo* nothing conflicting about a strong a<
nag axtracumcular program — t
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Yapikee Waste
Ever heard of “Maine Yankee?”
Now, don’t be funny and answer that everyone north of
the Mafon-Dixon line is a Yankee, whether they come from
Mgine or Michigan.
Actually the reason for the question isn’t the least bit fun-
ny.
Arrogant, perhaps, but not funny.
This writer was in northern New England the past couple
Of weeks and watched not only the splendid fall foliage
display, but also a series of institutional (as we call ’em in
tha trade) commercial announcements on Maine television
stations (and maybe in other states where the “Yankee”
opmtes).
“Maine Yankee” is the nuclear power company that
OMrates in New England with some of the first nuclear
plants in the nation.
Now this isp't a “Pro or No Nuke” discussion. This
nawpilpor has Indeed supported the South Texas Nuclear
Ptojact at Bay City since its inception. We think multiple
safeguards are mandatory, but feel nuclear power is still
the most viable means of self sufficiency at this time in an
Arab-controlled oil world.
But I digress.
Back to good old “Maine Yankee” and their television
public relations campaign delivered by a pleasant, well
modulated Ph.D.-type woman nuclear physicist.
First announcement calmly explained that the often
stated “the nukes will blow up” phrase is false. She said the
amount of nuclear fuel cannot explode, it is only capable
of “boiling water.” No problem with that, though we
suspect it will boil that water pretty good.
Next one aired answered the question, “Don’t nuclear
plants generate a lot of radioactive waste and what do we
do with it? ”
Answer caple across, again very calmly, “Yes, the
plants do generate nuclear waste materials, but they are
taken out of Maine for dispoal elsewhere,” implying
•• there’s no danger to Maine residents because, 4 ‘we’re going
to dump it on the lower 48” (figuring they’ll be trying to put
: Mia Alaska next.)
Somehow, that hit this Texan wrong.
If you fmrate nuclear waste in Maine or anywhere else,
■; how about disposing of it there, also?
< the air is pristine and the scenery simply
' gorfous in New England, but we sort of like Texas the way
ltteftoo.
So when we fight hazardous waste disposal efforts in our
county and neighboring ones, remember, there’s a very
culm gal in Maine pushing it our way.
(UdU-ir.yi
Sound-Off
Not long after
hearing U.S. forces
had invaded the
island of Grenada
last Tuesday, El
Campoans received
word that one of
their own was killed
in the suicide bomb-
ing attack on an
American barracks
in Beirut, Lebanon.
This week, Sound-
Off asks: “How do
you feel about keep-
ing U.S. troops in
Lebanon?
Grenada?”
Mildred Crites
467 Merchant
V < Housewife
“1 think the president knows
best. I’m not in the position to say
whether our forces should he
there or not. If we need to be
there, then we should be there, but
I will admit I hate to see it.”
Yvonne Morris
11954k Olivia
Housewife
”1 sure didn’t like them getting
bombed (in Lebanon). We’re
liable to end up in a big war. I
think we ought to bring them hack
from both places before we end up
in a war.”
Kea Hays
4194k Oscar
Sales CoasaHaat
“In Granada, I’m very much
bohind Reagan. 1 think it’s time
we stand up to the Russians and
let them know we mean business.
About Lebanon though, I don’t
really have an opinion on whether
or not our troops should be there.”
Charlotte Tucker
SOS Oscar
Housewife
“I don’t think we should have
sent them to either place. They
ought to let them fight their own
battles. If we were having trouble
they wouldn’t help us out.”
V f : ■ -
Maria Espertoueta
P.O. 1192
Bookkeeper
”1 think they ought to be pulled
out of both places. I don’t think
they have any reason to be there ”
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THE
OBSERVER
By HARLAN HOBBS
Fortunately for the dignity and
integrity of The American Press,
the major television networks are
not truly indicative of the high
standards observed by members
of the journalism profession
generally in this country. For
which the public may be truly
thankful.
One might think that the first to
attack the motives, methods and
meaning of actions taken by
elected leaders of the United
States of America would be the
Kremlin or Tass or maybe, in a
pinch, Castro. Not so.
First in line to blast the
President, his cabinet and
American generals and admirals
individually and collectively were
. . . can you guess? ... CBS, ABC
and NBC.
To the man, each of the morning
and evening anchorpersons has
pointedly questioned the
judgment, intentions and the
integrity of the State Department,
the Pentagon, the CIA and even
the Commander-in-Chief.
During the past week the biased
manner in which the news has
been virtually ignored in favor of
opinion is a disgrace to broadcast
journalism. These well-coiffed
anchorpersons (none of whom has
been elected by a vote of the
people to run any department of
the country and each of whom is
paid more than the President of
the United States) have been
venomous in their obvious
prejudice against the elected
leadership. So blatantly so that
responsible members of the press
are beginning to refer to them as
“a six pack of peevish pundits.”
Despite such people and the so-
called elite Eastern Press, the
main body of American jour-
nalists are still at work and
serving the public well as they
consistently do throughout the
mainstream of American life.
With calm good judgment they
serve to reassure readers,
listeners and viewers throughout
the 50 states the enemy isn’t
really the major networks.
El Campo and, sadly, too many
other communities throughout
America touched hearts this past
week to mourn their fallen heroes
and to honor all those warriors
willing to pay the last full
measure to protect the people and
the institutions and the ideals of
their country. And they will not
have sacrificed in vain, for so long
as there is a Free Press in
America, they will have their
place in documented history as
well as in the hearts of a grateful
people.
We believe that commendation
should go forth to the manner in
which the media in El Campo, in
Victoria and in Houston have
dealt with the tragic newt events
of these past weeks And a special
bow to KUHT-TV and the Public
Televison System.
Their many listeners in our
town will agree, there’s quite a
difference between the cool and
intelligent presentation of all
elements of the news as developed
by MacNid-Lehrer and the biased
and sometimes incoherent reports
of the “peevish pundits” of the
major networks.
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Barbee, Chris. El Campo Leader-News (El Campo, Tex.), Vol. 99, No. 64, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 2, 1983, newspaper, November 2, 1983; El Campo, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1017488/m1/4/: accessed July 9, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Wharton County Library.