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Monday. November 5, 19S4
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NEW YORK — As the reporter Peter T. Kilborn to Reagan did not start from the It down (It is 12.75 percent tp-
presidential campaign thunders write a long article on the sub- same base
toward its climax, thoughtful ject. Accompanying his article The growth experienced by the Then come the measurements
people will be on guard, even when it appeared on Oct 9 was a economy in the Reagan ad- for “inflation," defined as the
more than ordinarily, against chart, entitled: “The Carter and ministration was on top of the “rise in the Consumer Price In-
misrepresentations in our ultra- Reagan Terms: How the the entire growth it achieved dex during the administration."
liberal national media. The Economy Fared.” If a Museum under Carter. Here the Times simply throws in
famousLichter-Rothman survey of Journalistic Dishonesty is The next category involves in- the sponge: Carter 45.7 percent,
in 1980 revealed that at least 80 ever created, that chart terest rates, but here the Times Reagan 26.1 percent. Even this,
percent of the media elite voted deserves a glass case all to becomes preternaturally however, avoids comparing the
After0 * Aim? as “too nroteetionist” initial lecisl*; ' democratic in every presiden itself. choosy. It concentrates solely on rate of Inflation for Carter’s last
After ‘Cj-uog as too pro^ctiomst initial 1^1S«. ggf election sinee 1964 ^ ^ ^ purportedly sets -home mortgage rates (25-year 12 months (11.7 percent) and
tion regulating foreign trade, President Reagan Signed haven’t changed their spots. forth comparative figures for fixed rate)" — a notoriously Reagan’s most recent 12 (4.2
a comprehensive package Of tariff and trade changes A truly spectacular example the Carter and Reagan ad- sluggish indicator — and offers percent) — that, of course, beiilg
that will help keep the United States from becoming the of distortion appeared recently ministrations, in seven us two measurements: an “ad- the comparison invited by Mr.
“world’s Steel dump.” to fbe anti-Reagan New York categories of economic ministration average” (Carter Reagan’s question.
The compromise measure provides an approach to Times In his first d**31* wth measurement. The first is 10.60 percent, Reagan 16.38 per- Next comes the “unemploy;
Attar h* hlrnod Hnum Walter Mondale, President “economic growth,” as reflected cent) and an “administration ment rate,” which was 7.5
restraining foreign steel imports. After he turned down Rgagan asked the American by the “increases in the GNP, peak” (Carter 14.15 percent, percent when Carter left office
a Similar bill several weeks ago, President Reagan met people whether they believed the adjusted for inflation.” The in- Reagan 16.38 percent). What the and is 7.4 percent today, evei
with steel industry leaders to explain the trade legisla- country was better off creases given are: Carter 13.6 Times thereby conceals is the though five-and-a-half million
tion on which he hoped Congress COUld agree. economically today than it was percent, Reagan 10.3 percent. It ‘astronomical prime rate when more people have joined the
Most steel industry representatives while not fully four yeaTS aS° Anticipating the should be borne in mind, Carter left office (20.16 percent) work force. None of this,
J K ’ question, the Times assigned however, that Carter and and how far Reagan has brought however, is even hinted at in th$
Times chart. Instead we are of-
fered the “average administra
tion rates” (Carter 6.4 percent!
Reagan 8.6 percent — reflecting
the big rise in unemployment
during the midterm recession)
and the raw numbers of
unemployed at the end of
Carter’s term and today (7.6
million and 8.5 million, respec-
tively) without reference to the
size of the work force.
When it comes to the “national
debt,” however, the Times skips
the fancy footwork and used the
proper comparison (since it is
unfavorable to Reagan): Carter
$914.3 billion in fiscal 1980,
Reagan $1,575.6 billion in fiscal
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satisfied with the second trade bill, agreed it would be a
step in the right direction and did not oppose the com
promise Reagan signed into law.
The House-Senate compromise extends until 198c
tariff concessions to some 140 poorer countries. It also
empowers the president to negotiate with Israel the first
full free-trade agreement between the U.S. and another
nation. ^
Reagan said the measure gives him new leverage to
lower barriers to commerce erected by America’s
trading partners, and new authority to enforce
agreements on steel policy.
Trade experts predict the pact to be negotiated with
Israel would’be the forerunner of mutual duty-free ar-
rangements with other U.S. trading partners, including
Taiwan, South Korea and Singapore.
It is vital to U.S. interests to make U.S. exports com-
petitive with goods from the European Common
Market, which concluded a free-trade accord with Israel
in 1975. The proposed U.S.-Israeli agreement would ex-
empt each other’s goods from import duties, thus
creating the first American free-trade system.
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In the matter of “poverty,
the Times resorts to the old Mon-!
dale dodge of counting only cash’
benefits in computing a family's;
poverty (i.e., disregarding non-;
cash benefits, which can rise tor
as high as 70 percent of total in-
come). On that basis it finds 13
percent below the poverty line at
the end of the Carter administra- .-
tion, and 15.2 percent today.
Finally, under “disposable
personal income in 1972:
dollars,” the Times concedes;
there was an increase of only 7.9,
percent under Carter, vs. 9.8
percent under Reagan.
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Many more millions of Americans than you may have
thought receive direct government benefits in one form
or another, a new study has revealed. The figure ap-
proximates 67 million.
Nearly one American in five receives some aid based
on low-income levels, such as food stamps, subsidized
housing, Medicaid and Aid to Families with Dependent
Children.
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To The Sun: It is the poor people who have Reagan’s much touted leader-
I am going to vote for Don to scratch around to make ends ship is leading some of his
The number of Americans receiving aid makes up Buford because he favors the meet, not those fat cats who followers to da
nearly 30 percent of the non-farm population. Farm negotiation of verifiable reduc- never have been without money Since the Baytown
families were not included in the government study tions “ the world’s nuclear or jobs. Democratic headquarters has
because too few were surveyed for the sample to be ar^fnals.; *avors 3 national com- 1 think it is downright been open on Alexander Drive,
valid but thev will be added in the future P mitment toward improving degrading how the poor always the people who have volunteered
Vai11?’ , De,a.7a®aom *umre; . , educational standards, and have to pay the price and the to work there have been sub-
The study disclosed that Social Security payments to believes that economic growth rich keep getting richer and find jected to the following in-
31,710,000 people and Medicare assistance for 27,711,000 can exist along with a clean and all the loopholes. dignities.
healthy environment. This country can’t take four a person came in and sug- and 20 years ago:
Also, be wants to put people more years. gested to our volunteers that * NOV. 5,1944
back to work and keep them Jan Malick they should all be stood against a Col. George Keene for the first
, , , , ... . . , * , . working; supports passage of 803 S. Circle wall and shot. time in 25 reunites with the man
tempt was made by officials to place a monetary value the Equal Rights Amendment; A person, after berating the who was his commanding officer
wants to balance the national To The Sun: volunteers personally, pasted a in France in World War I. Col.
Benefit programs included in the study were food budget; wants to maintain a The pocketbook issue is con- sticker mi our door implying all J.P. Dunn, who now is in charge
stamps going to 18,662,000 people; Medicaid, 17,508,000; drogue with the Soviet Union, nected to Reagan’s policy of Mondale supporters are of the internment camp for Ger-
ald will fight for the economic returning control to the states, homosexual. - „ man prisoners at Mexia, invites
Because of this policy, the fed- a Baytown church group told Keene to visit him there. Col. <
Lucille Nelson eral government is taking more four volunteers that they were Keene left yesterday and will
806 S. Circle money out of Texas and return- not “moral” people. return tomorrow.
tog a smaller percentage of it. A relative of a Republican can- NOV. 5,1954
From letters appearing in The Has the average Texan saved didate threatened to “blow A Baytown Club is reorganized
Sun and other newspapers, it ap- enough in federal income taxes away” the driver of a certain at the University of Texas Of-
pears that backlash from anti- to pay for the 5-cent per gallon vehicle he had seen on our park- fleers are Jack Commings,
female women may be quite a ta* 00 gasoline to fund our road- ing lot and to whom he attributed president; Lloyd Guidry, vice
factor in the coming election, building needs or the increased (incorrectly) destruction of president; Cynthia Moore,
The feeling of inferiority in so sales taxes to pay for the educa- some of his signs. general secretary; Betty Hart!
tion bill? The windows of our donated corresponding secretary; Mary
11 10 S0Vl!^te headquarters building were Write’ treasurer; Lola Kay
Barbara Heinrich *°r diese taxes but his actions defaced with spray paint. Palmer, parliamentarian.
80X3498 ^ All this could be written off as Heading committees are WUlye.
Ftersonallv I like the Presi- harmless campaign emotional- ^er’Ji°e Ed McLemore and
election is more important than dent and admire some of his poli- {?“: the ^ *S New cheerleaders at Lee Col-
the quality of life on our planet? <*ies*and I would he a liar if T ** 16nor®£ the subtle invita- neerieaaers at Lee Cole
Our environment mist be pro- iS in?e tn tion o( tbe Reagan campaign for L'«e ,>rf ?•'“'* BowUoehe.
tected, If the quality of our*air. ££^V5*e ■.«**. .“gig".'TerennlLee and
and water are diminished and cord within me. “is. raiser. ,
our recreational sites are
From The Baytown Sun files,
this is the way it was 40 and 30
are the two most common benefits people receive.
Although the report tried to estimate the number of
people receiving direct government assistance, no at-
on the aid.
Aid to Families with Dependent Children, 9,323,000; sub-
sidized rental housing, 8,465,000; Veterans’ compensa-
tion and pensions, 4,622,000; educational assistance,
3,624,000; federal Supplemental Security - Income, ToTheSun:
3,205,000, and unemployment compensation, 3,040,000.
rights of senior citizens
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Kathy Lewis, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Bob Lewis of
Highlands, is crowned-
Reagan HAS tried to equate
Too many people are'influ-
destroyed, any other gains we enced by the gimmicks that our 1118 beliefs with morality and
might make as a society will be political nanrfiHatre use to dis- family'values, implying that his
tort the facts, but tbe daily Daoer °PP°nents are immoral and anti- ^ ,
provides information tlmtcan family He HAS tried to make a ^^queen at Deer
our environment is protected, helpyou make an unbiased opi- greal virtue fo ^ liberation of - ™J
Take a stand for clean environ- Son tbe best candidate for toe Grenada by the U.S. Army, MfUan^L.CR°f®
ment by votmg for Don Buford, presidency. Marines, Navy and Air Force ,.re Bod Chase, is pic-
Democratic candidate, 8th Con- Unfortunatelv the Republican when tbe fact is that the Harris tur" °“ “e front page holding:
gressional District. motto seems to be “Ask not County Sheriffs : Department Poppiesfor toe annual Polly Day
KSxi,he Americ“
try, but ask what your country to have capped Grenada. He iary' _
can do forvou.” HAS taught that toe way to con- , E" Cam& 3 Baytown resi-
7 Johnny S. Reyna front your enemies is to build
How many people can really 2113 New Jersey more and more bombs and guns ^
.. and trulv sav we are better off and issue more threats before of ®e Buccaneer, campus
rN9«^idit£ than we were four years ago? »" you talk to toon. He has tried to S!^aper at Carver High;
Not many. Not at least toe ToTheSun: ?ake Am«|can ignore ^
retired and those on Social It would be grossly unfair to the Plight of toose other J* J
Security. suggest that all those, or even a Am^808 who are needy by ^fbeert of the Robert E. Lee
My Dad is retired from a steel large fraction of those who sup- ^ voting test,
mill (Armco, now closed), his port President and Ms slate are Are.YPu _fettgr °ff than you
benefits cut to half and be intolerant, lawless or brutaL Ob- werebewre?
doesn’t get much from Social vknsly, they are not Most are Do you wonder that this kind of __
Security. just plain average people, voting JPaderaMp leads to local law- fbo Lwi nm to
Mom has to house<lean for their pnr*Pfhpo|ni »r iessness and disre^ect for one’s “to fro toroughout toe -whole
<p» used newspaper There are times when these articles do not reflect The Sun's people to make up the difference dences. opponents? «artoto show Himself strong in
in order to survive the high cost Itowever. it would be lust as Buraie W.Reglaii ^P^ialf of them whn>e heart Is (
BaytownAreaDemocrats perfectUwardHlm-
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