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Volume 71, No. 4
Wednesday, November 4, 1992
Baytown, Texas 77520
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Clinton wins presidency
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By The Associated Press
President-elect Bill Clinton Wednes-
day promised “the new blood, the new
direction” to change America, casting
his electoral landslide over President
Bush as a mandate for a fresh economic
course. Voters gave the 42nd president
strong majorities in Congress, ending 12
years of divided government
A year punctuated by palpable voter
anger ended with the first Democratic
White House win since 1980 — and
only the second Democratic presidency
in a quarter century. Women and minor-
ities made dramatic gains in the new
Congress, but anti-incument sentiment
was not as widespread as some had
predicted.
In any event, change was headed
Washington’s way, led by the Demo-
crat’s baby boomer ticket.
“The American people have voted to
make a new beginning,” Clinton said in
a victory speech in Little Rock, Ark.
“This election is a clarion call for our
country to face the challenges of the end
of the Cold War and the beginning of
the next century, to restore growth to
our country and opportunity to our
people."
Bush, held to 38 percent in a three-
way race, pledged his cooperation in the
transition of power.
“There is important work to be done
and America must always come first,”
said Bush, the fourth president in this
century denied a second term. “So we
will get behind this new president and
wish him well."
As he walked off stage in Houston,
his three decades in American govern-
ment near an end, Bush whispered to his
wife, “It’s over."
Ross Perot, whose candidacy was the
very symbol of the turbulent political
season now ended, saluted Clinton too.
“We need to all work together and
work with the new administration and
give it a world class best effort to get
these problems solved,” said the Dallas
billionaire, who ran a strong but distant
third after spending $60 million on his
laign.
inton’s election foreshadowed a
tide of change in Washington after a do-
zen years of Republican rule.
Ending, all at once, will be the
Reagan-Bush era, Democratic exile
from the White House, and the divided
government that spawned the word
“gridlock,” this year’s favorite addition
to the political glossary.
Beginning was a new day for the
Democratic Party and its young ticket,
the 46-year-old Arkansas governor and
his 44-year-old running mate, Tennes-
see Sen. A1 Gore. On Jan. 20, the na-
tion’s leadership will be passed for the
first time to members of the generation
shaped by the Vietnam War.
“We feel good tonight,” Gore said.
“But think of how we’re going to feel
when we change a country.”
Clinton won 32 states with 355 elec-
toral votes. Bush won 17 states with 157
electoral votes and had slim leads in two
states, Georgia and Arizona, with 21
more. It takes 270 to win the White
House.
Perot won no states, but his 19 per-
cent showing was best by a third-party
candidate since Teddy Roosevelt’s 27
percent in 1912.
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Dan Shelley to succeed
Green as state senator
Crosby resident defeats Baytonian Don Coffey
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400,000 new constituents, especially in the incumbent Carl Parker, D-Beaumont,
earned 114,351 votes (55 percent) to win
He said he has a reputation among his re-election. Challenger Michael Galloway,
Republican Dan Shelley — who will constituents as being highly accessable, a Republican, garnered 45 percent with
succeed Gene Green as District 6 state which is another reason he feels he was 94,498 ballots cast in his favor,
senator — said Wednesday he is ready to successful. Three of the four legislators now repre-
jump right into the next session. Among the pressing issues facing the senting Baytown in the Texas House are
The Crosby resident was the victor in a next Texas Legislature are school finance newcomers,
contest with Democrat
Don Coffey, earning
nearly 56 percent of the
vote to Coffey’s 44 per-
cent. Shelley received
80,252 votes, while Cof-
fey got 63,855.
“I’m looking forward to
getting started next
week,” he said.
The state legislator,
who has represented part
of the Baytown area in the Texas House “Unfortunately, in politics, that makes a Texas House, ran unopposed for re-elec-
since 1987, said about 150,000 people in big difference.
District 6 were already familiar with him. Coffey added that he is pleased with the
“We worked really hard,” Shelley said, way his campaign was run. Local volun- Fogo won narrowly over Republican
“People knew me and knew the job I did teers knocked on more than 45,000 doors Robert E. Taltoa Fogo got 13,120 votes
during the process, he said. (52 percent), while Talton ended the night
In the District 4 state Senate race, with 12,224 votes (48 percent).
By Elizabeth Froehlich
of The Baytown Sun
Farm Road 1960 area.
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reform and prison overcrowding. Also,
Shelley said he is interested in environ-
mental issues in east Harris County.
Coffey, a Baytown resident and Lee 27,172 votes (66 percent) to 14,144 (34
College regent, was seeking his first percent) for Republican George Mayes,
statewide office. In District 127, Republican Joe Crabb
“I’m pleased that we got as many votes got 34,715 votes to win easily over
as we did,” Coffey said. “We knew it was Libertarian candidate Randall Waibel with
an uphill battle when we got into the 6,746. There was no Democratic challen-
District 20, which includes Chambers
and Liberty counties, will be represented
by Zeb Zbranek, a Democrat. He received
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race.
ger.
Coffey attributed part of the campaign
loss with having been outspent 3 to 1. is now completing his first term in the
Incumbent Fred Bossc, D-Houston, who
Dan Shallay
Photo by Carrla Piyof
Thurman and Syble Watson head for the polling place
St. John’s United Methodist Church, where voting boxes
100 and 101 were combined. A number of location
changes were made and several voting boxes were com-
bined for the general election.
tion.
at
In District 144, Democrat Donald Peter
before.”
Shelley added that the district has about
Good
Afternoon
Benefits push compensation to above average
Goose Creek teachers higher
than average, according to the
report.
Including retirement and
trict makes "excessive expendi- health benefits, the district
tures” on health insurance and spent $2,350 per student in
supplemental retirement bene- teacher salaries and benefits in
fits for all employees, while 1991-92. Harris County dis-
base teacher salaries in other tricts averaged $2,162 per stu-
Harris County districts are dent, and 46 Texas districts
catching up to Goose Creek’s, a with enrollments like Goose
committee that studied school Creek’s averaged $2,151 per
finance said. student in 1991-92.
Goose Creek teacher base sa- Gdose Creek’s total compen-
laries — not counting benefits sation remains higher than av-
or hours toward an advanced erage because the district pays
college degree — were above supplemental retirement bene-
the county average last year but fits and a relatively high per-
dropped below it this year, the centage of health insurance
study found.
In 1991-92, Goose Creek
employee at retirement or after salary, wages and benefits area
leaving the district in good more in line” in Harris County,
standing. First-year employees the market in which Goose
are not eligible. Creek competes for employees.
School officials don’t know The committee did not re-
exactly how many Harris commend action on the supple-
County districts still contribute mental retirement fund — it
to Social Security. Superinten- only listed the district’s op-
dent Harry Griffith sard a few tions, which included leaving
districts continue to pay Social the plan as is, eliminating it or
Security, but “a vast majority” altering it.
don’t. School trustees discussed re-
The Goose Creek and Deer ducing payments to the plan
Park districts are the only two earlier this year to help relieve
in Harris County to offer sup- a $1.2 million deficit. But
plemental retirement benefits, teachers and other employees
This year, Deer Park em-_ protested, and the school board
ployees will receive 4.5 percent left the plan intact,
of their salaries, up to a maxi- The study recommends that
mum salary of $20,000. Goose die district review the wages of
Creek employees will receive long-tenured auxiliary person-
6.65 percent of their salanes, neit whose wages “tend to be
up to a maximum salary of
$55,500.
The report concludes that
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“the distnct’s policies and prac- —-s-eL
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amended to bring the whole incentives.
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By Josh Daniel
of The Baytown Sun
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The Goose Creek supple-
mental retirement plan began in
costs, according to the study. 1981. The year before, district
The district pays 46.5 per- employees voted to create a
paid $380 more per teacher for cent of family health coverage district-funded Money Punch-
base salary than the average for its employees, while the av- ase Pension Plan to replace So-
Hanris County district. erage in Harris County is 26.2 cial Security. Proponents hoped
This year, Goose Creek will percent. the district would benefit by
pay $599 less per teacher for The district also pays $3.3 paying less to the plan than it
base salary thin the average million a year — $1,768 per would to Social Security, and
Harris County district employee — into a supplemen- that employees would have a
While other districts’ base tal retirement plan. . more reliable retirement fund
salaries have caught up with All public-school teachers in than Social Security.
Goose Creek’s, benefits for Texas must contribute to a Under the pension plan, the
health insurance and supple- state-sponsored retirement plan, district contributes 6.65 percent
mental retirement continue to The district’s plan comple- of an employee’s salaiy into a
make total compensation for ments the state fund. pension fund available to the
MINI-THOUGHTS
From Thomas Jeffer-
son: i like the dreams of
the future better than the
history of the past.”
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above competitive rates.”
Teachers make up 56 percent
of the district’s work force and
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Dobbs, Gary. The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 71, No. 4, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 4, 1992, newspaper, November 4, 1992; Baytown, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1153469/m1/1/: accessed July 6, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Sterling Municipal Library.