The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 62, No. 057, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 5, 1984 Page: 4 of 29
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By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Today is Thursday. Jan. 5, the
fifth day of 19W There are 361
day* leff'in the year.
On Jan. 5,1781, a British naval
expedition led by Benedict Arnold
/ burned Richmond, Va.
On this date:
In 1895, German physicist
Wilhelm Roentgen announced
discovery of the X-ray
In 1933, CaJvin Codidge. the
39th president of the United
States died at his home in
. Northampton. Mass, at the age of
} j 50
IJ In'1949. in a state of the union
Tf address. President Harry
Truman labeled his administra-
tion the “Fair Deal."
In 1972. President Richard Nis-
on approved development of the
space shuttle
In 1973, U S. airlines began
routine preflight scanning of
passengers for weapons
ResuMicaa presidential-
-contenders John Anderson.
Howard Baker George Bush.
JohnConnallyvPhilip Crane and
Robert Dole took part in a na-
tionally televised debate in Des
Moines. Iowa
Argentina President
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Car Argentina, rich in natural and human resources,
finally make democracy work? Many observers, mindful
of the nation's violently zigzagging history, express
doubt We hope they are wrong
President Raul Alfocsin faces many challenges One is
the economy . Stagnation as well as roaring inflation must
be addressed.
Secondly, there is Argentina s MO billion foreign debt
which the nation is struggling to handle \a '-’S,
.Another challenge is the military' In the late 1970s the
ruling junta authorized a war against leftists Terrorism
was used to counter terrorism: More than 6.000 persons,
including small children, simply disappeared Justice
demands ah accounting and. where possible, the prosecu-
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repeal the.amnesty that the military granted
Ttsif before the recent election, to let the coiirts deal
unflinchingly with dirtv^war crimes
.Argentines always. havS been fervently nationalistic, a
streak
Britain
lacked is ^ mature sense of nationhood, a cooperative
spirit of shared sacrifice in pursuit of a greater social
good. .Aifoosic must meet that challenge if be hopes to
bring forth a negr Argentina
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notably exploited by the military in
over the Falkland Islands What .A
its war with
Argentina has
MS, Politicians Vs. The Media
Sit the are also voters Sad such visual number of other valuable sugges-
far more appealing '1obs Raimev. a former president
than watching a politician read a °* American Political Science
pass*® paper written by an -Association, proposed that
anscymous aide ’ political parties be guaranteed
The most compelling evidence access to blocks of free television
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The symbiotic yet adversarial to President Reagan compLamec tdeviswo s efforts to seriously Appealing to the news media to
R-N . Y.. the legislation would provide federal tax and in- relatwnsfciD between those hid in- that because ’.e’eviswe is esser- explore public policy issues is the reject the conventional wisdom
Haemal groups has been ana- Ualiy as entertainment medium a reception given to the hour-king that fund raising is necessarily
lyzed repeatedly Bat it deserves distorts the pu&ixrs perception of documentaries on various sub-" comgit. Ms Lewis noted that
another examination as the na- politiciacs by portraying them as jefes, usually not related to journalists regularly ask loaded
twc prepares lew a major election perfomers politics 'sporadical:;, broadcast rhetonca! questions, such as.
campaign "If *50 Minutes' spent each by the networks ’’ Why are these candidates spen-
The .American Enterprise In- week focusing on how pout;- Although these programs are ding $506,090 apiece in tbe cam-
sutute. a Washington-based con- cians :belp old lathes get Social informative, professionally pro- paign to gain a political post
senrattve think task, performed Security checks and perform duced -and devoted to topics of which only pays $50.00 annual-
that task with distinction when it other tjsaodane -tasks.." .added cosssderabie importance, they in- fr?'—~ .
recenlly sponsored a prov oeative -Ann F Lew_s, poluicai director of van ably rank last m the televi
for aiding the nation s cities and the poor. It seems panel discussion on the strengths the Democratic .National Com- son ratings ;_y ■;____ ■ __y
Rostenkowski is more interested in playing politics than and weaknesses of the news mittee. ;as time on the air wubicl Placing "the blame On aer will promptiy set-out to make
in helping'the poor break out & the welfare dependency media in repcrtmgpQir-ical cam- sows be sami^tes-and then no viewer voter apathy does not ah- up the difference through graft or '
rvrle ^ K ’ ■ Y * pa:gns especially presidential minutes at a?5* , solve the potitjetans and the news corruption - an insinuation that,
'd -♦ ■ . n A *K , . , , . contests When poifticiacs don bizarre media of their responsibilities, not only is usually inaccurate but
K0Sienxo,w SKI -and omer memoers Of me committee Universally excoriated at that - headwear, pose with every im- however We know that less than al$o helps destroy the trust which
should Stop playing partisan games and get behind this» sessk® was the med.ttm that agmable species of asmi. and >- percent of the people par- ought to bind voters and their
legislation which could be a real,,breakthrough for the most frequently trivializes engage n other uncaiucal hapate in’ the political process." • elected leaders:
disadvantaged of inner Cities. politics yet probably IS the most behavior to gam exposure on Republican National Committee Indeed, the entire subject of
influential in terms of the number television newrs programs, thee Chairman Frank J FarenkopfJr. campaign finance is either poorly
of voters it reaches and they are frequently accused of told the AEI seminar. He sag- covered by the news media or
presumably: influences — televi- staging hears events and gesed thoPboth politicians and handled-in a fashion .ghat fails to
me press device strategies to help integrate it with the electoral pro-
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American workers who have seen thfeir jobs stolen by repeatedly complained — with that most teievissoc viewers ihc Panel members offered a where improvement is needed
recession, cheap overseas labor, illegal aliens, robots and
beavers. Beavers?
Since 1977, it was recently revealed, the federal Bureau „
of Reclamation has been employing beavers to build and
maintain a series of small dapis in Wyoming. The dams
are necessary to arrest the erosion process.
......WithtmmarrTat58TT th& dffms were co&injflEe govern- 1
ment about S3,W0 each But in tbe last few years, the I
bureau has built 254;dams with importod-beaver labor at a 1
total cost of $6,000 for all 25. i .
WASHINGTOT SEA' -
Politicians and the new*
Stop Partisan Games
>:me . legitimacy'
teievTsma networks ‘ news dBvr
media." suggests political fries- sots focus too much coverage on
The Senate has approved President Reaean's proposal Aarjr R^oey need each me candidate persocaimes and
to create urban enterprise zones that would.provide TZllSSTSSS
economic opportunities ior lmpoverish^residenLL.ol^.^^.^.^-.. --—-—~
declymg inner citiesTTbe brainchild of Rep. Jack Kemp
vestment incentives for businesses to set up shop in
poverty-stricken areas to be called enterprise zones.
The measure, however, is stalled in the House Ways
and Means Committee because senior Democrats on the
committee plan to kill the legislation.
Getting the bill past committee chairman Daniel
Rostenkowski. D-Ill.. may be difficult. He apparently
does not want the administration to be able to take credit
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The implication is that after
being installed in office, the win-
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Tte bea^? are ti^ppecf in tlieir liabitats aiid: v
to suitable dam. sites where-tbey are freed nfcxt to a pile Of tosk stuffing ti* turkey With ex- Finally, engmeers found Saws
imported tree branches. On the average, it then takes two -av agant aneccsuiy coBswwr. » the Stigtai de^ sr :r.a* mM
beavers three weeks to build a dam. i cost me tax- cost a bundle to correct Congres-
Most beavers also stick around to maintain their dams * Sf, akciates Cortv Johnson Wtol
— at no extra charge. The vast majority appear to be not and Donald Goldberg have com- dan,u££hh
onl^ppy but very- goodat their draft, ...
C RttJ the unemoiJitiwWlZDbfem eases greaflv in,this suspectstnitaf^eB^nwwttie - —
“ * Treasury Tbey're enou^. to give
any taxpayer a post-Xew Year's
oeadache:
-----The Narrows Unit, a dam
and irrigation project on the
Squtb Platte River is my out that qne-fourth of the
jDommeeJorthehnondogapetrf
year At a cost rf just under MOO farmknd 15 °® 01 P^Atctioo
millkm. it is supposed to st^iply
water * to a few fanners in
northeastern Colorado. CrflScs
both in and oat of government say
the Narrows is bad-news
economically and enviroranexUal-
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doggie has drawn fire from the
EPA. Tbe Animas-La Plata ir -
rigatkm project is intended to pro-
vide water to farmers in Colorado
and New Mexico, at a cost of
about $5p(' miUk®. But tbe EPA
country, however, wouldn't it better for the government
to employ real people?
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ABOUT THE COMING OF THE A6E0F *BKj i!£[E£'T
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From Sun Files
Sgt. Smith Trained Dogs
™m-ik In Mi I itary Pol ice, 1944
Works Committee, is trying 1 $ 9
The Interior Department's desP®ratdy to snare a '$280 From Tbe Baytown Sun files. nelView dies from injuries he suf
Bureau. of Reclamation Haim* million dam for his constituents, this is the waiy it was 46 and 30 and fered in a traffic accident on the
tbe project s cost-benefit ration Kentuckv doesnlr want the »years ago
beats tbe breakeven mark. But Ealmouth Dam. south of Cincin- JAN. 5,1M4
tbe Office of Management and ^land ^ P3^ its siiare Sgt. Tberma* G 'Smith « _ -
Budget disagrees. Some critics of the cost.- So Snyder is trying to Creek ^ c^rge of train- J. ,is ^ daughter of Mr
say the Narrows would return have the federal government pay ing four dogs to w^T2guards at 81x1 Mrs. JackRobert Crowder,
less than 5® cents in benefits for aaa the air field in Childress, where Mr an, ... „
even dollar it costs Tbe dam is justified as a floodf he is a member of the military ”a Is ”unt
Environmentalists predict that cohtrol measure, but critics say a police. His parents. Mr, and Mrs. 8"|uv*rsar>'
construction will be a disaster for floodwap would do a better job ajt A.G. Smith, have another son in Rn^f
several rare species of birds tlut one-tenth the price. Army tbe service — Pvt. Herman Smith . j ^ ub
use the area'swetlands on their engineers' figures show the at St Petersburg, Fla. n*ets today inthe W.J. Jenkins
migratory fli^its each year “It is Fatoo^ Dam would,(testroy ^i L.W. Pobier is compieting an Graduating from Texas AAM
oar biological opinion that tbe to 9.000 acres of prune farmland, aviation cadet pre-techmcal University thk month
NarrowsUntt islikly to jeopar- part of a state park and two school at Seymour Johnson Field. 2S2jr wSS?
dizethecontinoedexistenceofthe wildlife refuges, and would X.C Ja^C Ahl HZJs til
whooping crane,” a Fish and displ^e as many as 500 families. ****** ^. , togtoo ^ John Sy AUeJ ^
Wikflife Service memo warm. - Reps, Tom Bevffl, P-Ala., Charim 2fcr»rkh, e*»emical andGeotieK ..........— H
Tbewhoopiag crane isidready ari and Jamie WWtten, at Hnmble's Baytoiro Beivi>u wr8ftK"3Wri*,-ri 1
endangered species. powerhouses on the Appropria- Rritoery. is back to work today -
z s In addition, the Environmental tions Committee tacked $9.4 after performing what probably a
Protection Agency has warned million for the Appalachian " __, . , .
that waste runoff caused by tbe Regional Commission's highway feat of his life. He delivered his Tbe Lord is ntgh unto thorn
‘ Narrows project will cause program onto the supplemental own son as he was taking his wife that are of a broken heart; and
^ serious water problems. EPA funding bilL The money will be to St. Joseph’s Hospital in mnKh sudi as be of a contrite
sources say the Reriamatidb spent on roads in — where else? Houston. ' ' spt™- _
Bureau refuses to cooperate in — Alabama and Mississippi William C. Miller of Chan- Psalms 34:11
undo- the government's PIK sub-
sidy pr^ram Tbe plan also calls
■for pumping irrigation water
from a site near uranium wastes.
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