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Jack Anderson
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Safety not always first
One such incident Involved a soldier who ing is still a growth Industry, in Washington
tinue to die needlessly in accidents that could was run over by a 30-ton, self-propelled intelligence circles. Fueled by the Reagan
haw been prevented if the Army would take
safety instruction seriously.
WASHINGTON — American soldiers con-
tote of otl
howitzer during a nigit exercise. The young administration’s ill-starred arms deal, which
battery commander had refused to let the the White House claimed began as a feeler
Part of the problem is a sort of macho, howitzer crew turn on its headlights to spot toward potentially friendly Iranian officials
fatalistic belief by young officers and the soldier on foot, who
enlisted men that accidental deaths and in- guide.”
: other states, coupled with public pleas by the American ^ur‘e®arfaninevitable Price t0 be Paid for
Petroleum Institute, apparently failed to persuade rea 1S1C raninsexercises
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speculation on the state of Khomeini’s health
“This was caused by a sense of urgency to continues apace. The trouble is that the in-
get ali of his (howitzers) into position on a side scoop coming out of Iran is hopelessly
*■ r» ., , D , ,, .. , The Army’s own inspector general holds timed portion” of the exercise, the inspector contradictory. He’s had a heart attack; he
, ref!^en^ „ fa8an; a , ,ess tnejndustry S problems in the high command responsible for failing to general’s report stated, adding: “The bat- hasn’t. He’s dying; he’s doing fine. You pays
~ drill safety int0 the 0fficer corps an(j to ^ tery commander believed that the unit would your money and you takes your choice.
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2 his State of the Union address to Congress.
- They had hoped mention by Reagan would make a na- that recruits are taught how to avoid ac- fail that portion of the (exercise) if driving
2 tional issue of their plight and help to focus public atten- ctdentsstarting in basic training.
2 tion on the fact that the same low oil prices Americans
2 are now paying could, by wrecking the domestic oil in-
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lights were Used to locate the missing gun AIDS & TOURISM: Americans traveling
The inspector general has set forth His guide.” , „ abroad may soon face discrimination
views in a highly critical report, not meant Throughout the chain of command, the in- t because of fears that they will bring ex-
* , , . , ,, ... . . ,. f°r public perusal. A copy obtained by our spector general found, there is a reluctance posure to AIDS, the fatal disease spread by
: dustry. again place them at the mercy Of OPEC in the associate Stewart Harris is stamped on each to blame anyone but the soldiers directly in- «xua, Gontact Jananese authorities have
-future. r ' page: “FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY. This volved in an accident. Even on bases where reported an outbreak of AIDS cases and
As far as is known, the president has not explained document contains information EXEMPT safety is supposedly given a high priority, it claim to have traced them all to contact with
- why he did not at least attempt to encourage the ailing FROM MANDATORY DISCLOSURE,” is not Included on the commander’s job visiting Americans. Mainland China has had
—QU.ijidustry. whose leaders feltthat mention in the State cSSSfcre. ih.
of the Union address, because it commands such a large report; for example, is a survey of officer safety inspectors are inadequate. Morale is The ISSw ’
^ audience, would boost their drive to Win yarious kinds of candidates at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., often low because of poor chances for promo- also reported to be concerned. U S. medical
relief from a mostly hostile Congress.. which found that: • tion, and wide pay discrepancies abound, specialists of the disease say they wouldn't
* * Instead, what they*get was bare mention on the list of - u3i<! thf^ “in!Se^u?ntly'or Tith S0I?e ®afety offl®^s ean?“1i little more blame foreign governments if they instituted
2 ______ -r* never” thought about safety on the ]0b. than enlisted men while civilians with the
_ legislative goals customarily sent by the president to _ 15 percent said their superiors gave samedutiescah make up to $50,000 a year.
- Congress at the beginning Of the year. The president did safety “little or no importance” either on or “Numerous examples of improperly con-
I pledge his support of complete deregulation of natural off duty. ducted accident investigations and mac-
gas, deregulation Of Oil pipelines and filling the Strategic — 17 percent said safety rules, often in- cffcate accident reports were found during
; Petroleum Reserve to a level of 750 million barrelsV terfered with realistic field training;
, ; None of these was considered new programs.
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THE BURDEN OF worrying about foreign
policy, Wall Street chicanery, the budget
deficit and holiday traffic snarls is pretty ex-
hausting, so we’re grateful for one small
favor: There is nothing we can do about the
“ozone hole” over the South Pole until scien-
tists figure out its cause, and so far they
haven’t been able to. The finger of suspicion ,
points to Chemical gases used in refrigera-
tion, but apparently it would be premature to -
scrap all our air conditioners until more ...
studies are done.
Joseph Spear assisted United Feature columnist Jack
CONFIDENTIAL FILE: Khomeini;watch-' Anderson In writing today's story.
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the inspection,” the report notes.
In another survey at a different ArmyExamples from more than 300 accident
, ase, half of those polled said they believed it reports included such unhelpful explanations
As far as COUld be learned, the president was not urg- is "inevitable that accidents will occur on du- of the cause of injury as
I ed by Energy Secretary John Herrington to again bring ty m their unit.” in a third survey of enlisted passenger seat,” “ ' ' “
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ejected from vehicle” and
the Oil industry’s plight to national attention. The mertand Officers, one out of three guffawed “not applicable.” Descriptions of accidents
! Secretary’s reason may have been that a high-level ad- at the idea of safety measures in field train- included: “At some point both riders were
! ministration study of the domestic energy condition has in|he inspector genefal Muned secret ex-
i not yet been completed. amples of fatal accidents that might have driver’s body combined to cause the acci-
| At any rate, encouragement from the administration been prevented if the officer in charge had ' dent.”
wSs not forthcoming, which added to the depression Of received proper safety training - or had
• Oil industry leaders. ~ been taught to get his priorities straight.
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\ It’s no secret, we have becojpe out of their busy schedules to try
a litigious society. In more sim- and make this community a
pje terms, we love to sue each more worthy place to live. These
other over anything at anytime individuals, by volunteering,
in the hope of righting all wrongs place their personal lives at
and making a fast buck. As with litigious, risk. Whether'they
most democratic situations serve as an officer or board
there a\e fair and unfair things member for an agencyor sell hot
about thi^ system. But the bot- dogs at an Optimist baseball
tom line isV pro or con, we all pay game, the volunteer can be sued.
\ Needless to say, the pool of
One of thg more frustrating volunteers is diminishing,
areas where \this. “.sue syn-
drome” is having a negative ef- protect themselves and these
feet is with our local non-profit necessary individuals must pay
agencies and clubs. A large por- enormous sums for insurance —
tion of the hard-e
that have been donated by the found at all.
people of this community never
reach the intended
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before the Texas Legislature to
help relieve this situation. Three
of the bills were pre-filed in the
House while the fourth one was
filed Jan. 27 in the Senate.
They are:
-(-House Bill 24, sponsored by
Rep. Phyllis Robinson, (D-
Gohzalez), on civil immunity for
directors and officers of non-
profit organizations.
-(-House Bill 103, sponsored by.
The agencies in an effort to Rep. Bill G. Carter (R-Fort
Worth), on civil immunity for
civil damages-for employees,
operators and sponsors of non-
monies that is, if the insurance can be profit sporting organizations.
-I-Hpuse Bill 104, also spon-
sored by Carter^ on civil im-
munity for volunteers of non-
profit organizations.
<i -(-Senate Bill 202, on volunteer
liability, sponsored by Sen. Ray
Farabee. (D-Wichita Falls). In
addition to other worthy points,
the bill seeks immunity for
volunteers of non-profit
organizations.
Baytown is a unique communi-
ty, heavily supported by
gracious, hard working people
and strengthened by its army of
committed volunteers. People
who care about each other. Let’s
stop paying for overpriced pro-
tection and help our non-profit
donations reach their intended
goal.
Take a few minutes to call or .
write your state legislators and
let them know you support these
bills.
There are currently four bills buicoohwuu■dwtumdirector0;tva**.
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The Bay Area Rehabilitation
y par- Center had to search for months
ties. The money instead is used for an iilsurance company tha{
to buy insurance for .these would supply directors and of-
groups for protection from being ficers liability insurance. Once it
sued out of existence.
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„ „ Our local non-profit groups amount of protection provided
The Gander basketball team pass a joint resolution in favor of deal with a host of potential sues was ridiculous. So ridiculous in
wins top honors on the first day consolidation of Goose Creek, .worthy activities every day. The\ fact that the board of directors,
Baytown Opportunity Center, \whose concern is to make every
ar count toward Crippled
dren, took personal risk and
, Women’s Center, Sheltering went wiUiout protection several
Arms. Boy Scouts. Girl Scouts, months in an effort to get a bet-
Child Care .Center. YMCA, Big ter rate. They eventually had to
Brothers D^d Big Sisters. Senior settle for the policy at a 63 per-
Citizens Nutrition Center, cent increase.
Baytown Lions Club, Optimists, Suffice it to say, the “sue syn-
Kiwanis clubs, Pilot clubs and a drome” and the insurance rate it
From The Baytown Sun files,
this is the wav it was:
55 YEARS AGO
In an effort to economize, sored by Sam Houston State
school trustees approve cutting Teachers College. “ T
the salaries of six employees and
r deleting some worth of
items from the current budget.
Students in the school district when a heavy piece of steel falls president of the Women's Golf
here will be encouraged to, see on him. Association at Goose Creek
Old Ironsides between Feb 24 New license plates are on sale Country Club,
and March 1 in Houston. The and prices for cars range from Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Mc-
famous old naval frigate was” $2.80 for the old Model T cars to Clellan plan to open a new store °f other community-minded has spawned are disabling one of
reconditioned with funds $28.50 for the seven-passenger inBeachCity. organizations all have insurable this society’s more noble pur-
donated by school children from Packards and Lincolns' Charles Stratton earns his ' actiyttics , ” suits. Money given to help others
over the U.S. A.J. Froehner is named presi- bachelor s degree at the Univer- These activities are often in- ends up first in buying protec-
Sumner s Dry Goods bowling dent of the choir at Grace sity of Texas. itiated and run by concerned tkm. and services then get cut
team beats the American Methodist Church Services are held todav at community-minded Volunteers, for lack of additional funding.
40 YEARS AGO Memorial Baptist Church for Individuals who take the time
Goose Creek City Commission a.D. Anthony. 59. of Baytown
and Pellv Board of Aldermen Leslie Lanham serves as
president of the Bayonettes, a
girls’ service organization at
Cedar Bayou Junior High.
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of a basketball tournament spon- Pelly and Baytown.
Funeral services are held for Say Area Rehabilitation (Renter,
Bed Cross, Baytown Area
Major T. Garrett, school prin-
cjpal. v _
50 YEARS AGO
Elmer Stockton is killed at
Humble’s Baytown Refinery
20 YEARS AGO
Mrs. M.E.“Schiller is elected
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newly organized Goose Creek
Bowling League.
Today in history
Bap
Sing to the Lord with
thanksgiving, make music to our
God on the harp. He covers the
sky with clouds; He supplies the
earth with rain and makes grass
grow on the hills.
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Fifty years ago, on Feb. 5, was adopted.
1937. President Franklin D.
• In 1917, Mexico’s constitution
One year ago: The Reagan ad-
ministration unveiled its federal
In 1958, Gamel Abdel Nasser budget for fiscal 1987 totaling
Roosevelt created a storm of was formally nominated to $994 billion and containing a pro-
controversy by proposing the ap- become the first president of the jected deficit of $143.6 billion.
To The Sun: pointment of up to six additional new United Arab Republic. Today’s Birthdays: Actor
What qualities make up a sue- justices to the Supreme Court. In 1962, French President John Carradineis81. Comedian-
cessful school board member? Critics charged Roosevelt was Charles de Gaulle called for actor Red Buttons is 68. Former
A trustee should be intelligent attempting to pack the court. Algeria’s independence state Department spokesman
in order to problem solve and The Senate defeated the pro- In 1973, funeral services were Bernard Kalb is 65. New York
make important decisions. He or posal the following July. held at Arlington National Times publisher Arthur O.
she must be an open-minded, in- Chi this date: Cemetery for Army Lieutenant Sulzberger is 61 Baseball Hall of
dependent thinker The board' In 1631. the founder of Rhode Colooel William B. Nolde, the Famer Hank Aaron is 53
.........M<y«ig*gEditor member should be dedicated Island. Roger Williams, and his last American soldier killed
Assooqte MonoQgiq Ecktar—enough to_study the issues and wife arri ved in Boston from before the Vietnam cease-fire
Ten years ago: The United
In 17S3. Sweden recognized the States ordered the expulsion of
correspondent Vladimir I.
Alekseyev in retaliation for the
In 101. Phoenix. Ariz.. was in- Soviet Union's expulsion the day
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Brown, Leon. The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 65, No. 82, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 5, 1987, newspaper, February 5, 1987; Baytown, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1154300/m1/4/: accessed June 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Sterling Municipal Library.