The Big Lake Wildcat (Big Lake, Tex.), Vol. SIXTY-SECOND YEAR, No. 3, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 15, 1987 Page: 2 of 12
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PACE 2
2Ik Big CiSkt tUil&rai
JANUARY IS, 1907
The Democratic 100th
The IQtXh Congress, cnnvcnui|t
Idler this month. Iji.cn unique ob-
nUlIcn am) obligations Democrals
no* control all committees and
both housen and thus they s*ill
write ail bills which emerge on
their way to the White Mouse
President Reagan's budget, now
being completed, is very similar to
post Reagan Administration bud
gets It calls for an increase (3 per-
cent l in defense spending ami more
cuts in domestic spending
That is almost certain to he re-
jected by the Itlthh Congress In
stead, the democratic-controlled
Congress will very likely increase
s»>me domestic programs * hich
have been cut and greatly reduce de-
fense spending
Mr Reagan can veto funding
bills which he feels totally unac-
ceptable and he can be sustained by
one vote over two-thirds of the
membership in either house This
will be easier for him to achieve in
the 55 45 (Democrat) Senate thjn
in the House
What the record of the 100th
Congress will finally be is sure to
reflect is the will of the moderate
majority in Congress. Democrats
and Republicans Many Republi-
cans agree defense spending must he
cut or laces raised -if Mr Reagan
is to have anything near what he
asks for defense
If taxes are not increased, then a
moderate consensus in Congress is
sure to offer Mr Reagan only
funding bills which protect domes-
tic programs and reduce defense
spending Republican minorities,
especially that in the Senate, will
likely determine how far Mr Rea
gan is hacked up from his submit-
ted budget He is sure to be hacked
up more than in the 97th. 98th. and
99th congresses
Mr Rcjgan is also weakened by
the current arms scandal His moral
authority and public support, not
urn. on nee ted. have been undermined
Thus his often-used threat, to go
over the heads of Congress appeal-
ing to the voter, is less of a threat.
As to Its obligations, the KJOth
Congress faces a grave and sobering
responsibility to reduce the federal
deficit, which three previous con-
gresses have failed to do Since this
Congress is totally IJemocralK con-
trolled. it will he Democrats who
must accept ihc blame in I9HH
elections if the deficit continues on.
out of control
Democrats will have controlled
(he House all eight years of the Rea-
gan Administration and the Senate
for the last two They will have
barred cuts in domestic spending all
that time. Unless they reduce the
deficit appreciably in the IOOth Con-
gress. they will be vulnerable on
this cntKal issue in I9HX elections
Students observe Arbor Day
In conjunction with Arbor
Day being celebrated on Friday.
January 16. 1987, the second
grade students of Reagan County
Elementary have held an Arbor
Day study and program. During
the week of January 12-15 they
have studied the history of Arbor
Day and the significance and
uses of trees. There will be an
informal program for parents
and friends on Thursday.
5!K 3ig WiUtrai
Eatabliahed In 1925
USPS Publication Number 055-860
Pubiit»«d every Thursday by the Big Lake Wildcat, Inc In Big
Lake. The County Seat ol Reagan County, Te«as at 309 2nd Street.
Big Lake. Texas 76932
David Werst...................................Editor
J.L. Worst, Jr...............................Publisher
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to make correction In next issue after it le brought to his attention
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Continued from
page 1........
They got mad. 1 got mad.
The day was saved once again
by that master of strategy,
Reagan County's own Ronnie
Reeger. Coach Reeger wandered
in the back office about the time
the argument was heating up
and he took action.
Coach Reeger lightly stepped
up on a box and to my amaze-
ment, it held. I likewise stepped
up on the box next to him and to
Ronnie's amazement, it held.
The ladies took the picture. It
is no wonder that he was named
coach of the year.
1 am waiting until the
laughter subsides before I am
flooded with orders.
Golden
Gleams
A man that siuiliclh revenge
keeps his own wounds green
— from ts Bni on
Neglect will kill an injury
sooner than revenge Owen
Living well is ihe hest re-
venge (ieoiiie Herbert
The revenge of an idiot is wiih-
out mercy ihomas hullo
There's small revenge in words,
but words may he greatly re-
venged Beniamin hankhn
I will not he revenged, and this I
owe to my enemy, hut I will re-
member. and this I owe to my-
self CC Colton
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NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
FLUID INJECTION WELL PERMIT
TRITON OIL AND GAi> CORP 4649 GREENVILLE AVE. DALLAS. TX 75206
(Company Name And Address)
has appHcd to the Railroad Co.-mission of Texas for a permit to Inject fluid Into a
formation which Is productive of oil or gas.
The applicant proposes to Inject fluid Into the Grayburg _
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■— _Well Humber *f>48 t The proposed Inlectlon
(Lease} *-
well Is located < east otB.q Lake in the Price Grayburg
(Direction/ Miles To Nearest Town]
Field, In _
(Direction/ kilos To Nearest. Town)'
Re*‘°an_County, Fluid will be Injected into strata
In the subsurface depth interval from ?403 to 2429 feet.
IECAI AUTHORITY: Chapter 27 of the Texas Water Code, as amended, Title 3 of the
Natural Resources Code, as amended, and the Statewide Rules of the Oil and Gas
Division of the Railroad Commission of Texas.
Requests for a public hearing from persons who can show they are adversely
larijsi'M
STATE CAPITAL
HIGHLIGHTS
By Lyndolt Wiliams
TEXAS PRESS ASSOCIATION
AUSTIN—With the Legisla-
ture having just convened, a
federal district judge is getting
tough with lawmakers over the
controversial and overcrowded
Texas prison system.
He has their attention.
Last week, Tyler federal
judge William Wayne Justice
threatened to fine the state for
contempt of his longstanding
court orders to upgrade prison
conditions.
The penalty could be as
much as $21 million a month,
and state coffers contain no
extra cash right now.
Justice’s warning prompted
Gov.-elect Bill Clements to
schedule a private meeting in
the judge’s hometown with At-
torney General Jim Mattox
included.
Clements and Mattox met
earlier with Lt. Gov. Bill Hobby
and Speaker Gib Lewis to line
up ways to defuse this cash
bomb which could drain the al-
ready anemic state budget.
“landmark” Contempt
The landmark contempt rul-
ing is regarded nationwide as
the hardest constitutional colli-
sion between state and federal
governments over prison re-
form.
In effect. Judge Justice has
the entire Legislature’s feet to
the fire, forcing them to ap-
propriate millions in the next
three months for prison re-
forms. A gutsy undertaking.
Justice ruled the Texas De-
partment of Corrections has
done little or nothing to meet
the reform order handed down
during Clements first adminis-
tration, hut state and prison of-
ficials claim much progress has
been made.
According to Hobby and
Lewis, prison appropriations
have more than tripled since
the court order, maintained
even during the summer’s con-
troversial budget crisis special
sessions.
Surprise Visit
Departing Gov. Mark White
is being made the scapegoat in
Capitol halls for not making
headway on the prison issue.
In defense. White took re-
porters on a surprise visit to
two prisons last week to pub-
licize that conditions weren’t
as bad as made out to lie.
He criticized Justice as “my-
opic” and said Clements is
making Texas a "laughing-
stock" for the nation. At one
point he characterized Clem-
ents as an “old goose." Their
rivalry Is alive and well.
White’s maneuver, probably
his last as governor, under-
scores his genius for using the
media to make his points.
His point this time is that
many improvements have been
made in the prison system, that
Justice’s fine threat is not
necessary, and the prison is in
compliance with much of the
reform order.
Other Highlights
• Clements and new Okla-
homa Gov. Henry Bellmon have
scheduled a meeting with Pres-
ident Reagan and other federal
officials to push for an oil im-
port fee.
• As reins change hands,
Clements fired some 60 em-
ployees on White’s staff by
letter. Not all will be replaced.
Clements, himself, resigned as
lioard chairman at Southern
Methodist University.
" • Attorney General Mattox
released figures claiming his
office returned to the stateg
treasury last year 034 for every
$1 in state money spent.
• Treasurer Ann Richards
was sworn in by a host of
notaries public on her staff;
new Railroad Commissioner
John Sharp was sworn in by
Mexican American Democrats
chair Ruben Bonilla.
• The State Board of Insur-
ance asked lawmakers to give
it the power to force insurance
companies to make restitution
to wronged consumers, partic-%
ularly for systematic over-
charges for policies.
• State Sen. Buster Brown,
R-I*ake Jackson, has filed a bill
to abolish the prison system’s
program allowing for early re-
lease of good conduct Inmates
when prisons grow over-
crowded.
• Former Irving State Rep.
Bob Davis will be Clements’
budget director. Davis once
chaired the Ways & Means
Committee.
• On the economic front, §
Japiuie.se investors are coming
to the Rio Grande Valley. Furu-
kawa Electric of Tokyo with a
Michigan company will start an
auto parts company headquar-
ted in El Paso with a maquila-
dora plant in Cuidad Juarez,
Mexico. The maquiladora pro-
gram allows raw materials into
Mexico duty-free for manufac-
turing, then the products are
exported with limited duties
into the U.S. -
Opponents of the program *
argue that cheap Mexican
laborers take jobs from Ameri-
cans ; proponents say those jobs
were going to Korea or other
nations anyway.
Ruth Ann’s
rRul
SPECIAL OF THE WEEK
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Werst, David. The Big Lake Wildcat (Big Lake, Tex.), Vol. SIXTY-SECOND YEAR, No. 3, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 15, 1987, newspaper, January 15, 1987; Big Lake, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth658733/m1/2/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Reagan County Library.