Burleson Star (Burleson, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 40, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 27, 1986 Page: 3 of 40
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Editorials, Opinions
Burleson Star, Thursday, February 27, 1986—3A
The Burleson Star Poll
Respondants tell Marcos where to go
BY TERRY M. EVANS
Two posters met Ferdinand
Marcos as he, his family and
friends stepped from two U.S.
aircraft Wednesday.
One read "Welcome to Guam,
Marcos," the other held a
message more indicative of
world sentiment: “Thank you for
leaving the Philippines.”
Looters stormed the presiden-
tial palace in Malacanang Tues-
day night and vented their anger
on possessions left by a hastily
fleeing Marcos family. Inside
they found remnants of 20 years
ot an oppressive dictatorship that
looted the national treasury to
the extent that holdings in Mar-
cos' and his wife Imelda's names
are estimated in excess of $1
billion each
The hostilities that spelled the
end of two decades of self-
granted royalty were ignited bv
the 1983 assassination of his
then-greatest rival, Benigno Aquino,
the instant he stepped onto his
native soil lor the first time after
years of exile.
The final inch of fuse that
touched off an explosion of
nationwide revolt against the
man on the gold-lipped throne
was his incredibly blatant fraud
in a /nee election that saw Cor-
a/on Aquino, widow of Benigno
Aquino, proclaimed the real
winner /
AQUINO ONCE/ SAID she
would have Maryos tried for
murder, but reportedly changed
hei stand on the/issue. She also
may not pursue a return to the
treasury of money that funded,
among other things, large Mar-
cos family holdings in the United
Stales
Landing in Guam with Marcos
was his right-hand-man and ac-
cused engineer ot the Aquino
assassination, General Fabian
Ver Criticism against Marcos
was escalated when he refused to
have Ver tried for the murder
While Imelda Marcos escaped
with an internationally-famed
jewelry collection, she was for-
ced to leave behind dozens of
gallons of expensive French per-
fume, scented soaps from around
the world, Italian bathrobes, and
her 12-foot-wide bed.
The Marcoses also could not
find room in their United States-
fumished escape helicopters for
valuable rugs from Afghanistan,
China, Iran, and India, crystal
statuettes and Chinese silk prints,
silver dinner services, about eight
wide-screen televisions, and the
ex-president’s 5-foot-long remote-
control toy car
Facilities they will be deprived
of, at least until they can copy
rooms in their Malacanang
palace wherever they find sanc-
tuary, include Imelda Marcos’
15-foot-square sunken bathtub in
a private bath with mirrored
ceilings, and her husband's
gymnasium-size bedroom equipped
with sophisticated medical equip-
ment to treat his debilitating con-
dition, lupus.
PRESIDENT REAGAN SENT
word to Marcos, through chan-
nels that insulated him from
direct public contact with the
man, that he and everyone in his
entourage would be granted
asylum in this country if he left
the Philippines without forcing a
bloody confrontation The last
word before presstime was that
Marcos and around 55 others
were on their way to Honolulu,
Hawaii
Considering their current home-
less condition, we asked people
leaving the post office Tuesday
afternoon where they would send
Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos il
they could write their tickets.
A retired printer, Chester
McCurry. said he'd rather see
Marcos go anywhere but the U.S.
"I don't think the United States
should grant asylum to Ferdi-
nand Marcos or any other dic-
tator." he said
However, McCurry also con-
demned past L'.S adminis-
trations as well as Reagan's for
allowing the situation to get so
hot where our country has the
SYLVIA POWERS
MIKE MCCLESKEY
two largest military installations
outside oui own borders then
virtually abandoning die man
responsible The l S should not
have suppoiied Marcos tor 20
sears it we re not going to sup-
port him now II the government
knew he was crooked, it shouldn't
have been dealing with him all
this time."
Marie Lamerson a book-
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keepei lot k-.Mart, knew exactly
where she’d send Marcos. "I'd
send him where lie's going any-
way, to hell "
Imnerson said Marcos made
the situation that led to his
downfall. A leader can't sit on
and treat lu„s people like he's
done and not have used terrorism.
He s guiltv of Benigno Aquino’s
murder and he and Imelda
couldn t have gotten their money
honestlv We should not grant
saiutuary to any terrorists."
Since- she knew of no commer-
cial flights that slopped in Hades,
Lamerson said her second
choice would be to send the Mar-
coses to live with Libyan Leader
Moammar Khadafti
A photographer named Mike
McCleskey said it is fine with
him for Marcos to come to the
United States. "We've got a lot
worse people than him on the
streets already.” he explained
1 don’t think giving him
sanctuary here will make a whole-
lot of difference in the long run.
Cora/on Aquino will probably
make a stronger relationship
with the U.S. than he did She's
got the advantage of being a
woman."
McCleskey’s final sentiment
was echoed by Sylvia Powers, a
BHS English teacher.
"This is one of those times
when a woman is the best man
for the job,” she said. "I’m sur-
prised it took the Filipinos this
long to do something.”
Powers suggested Marcos
should fly into the Bermuda
Triangle where he might lose
himself. “We (the U.S.) shouldn’t
be a depository for misfits and
tv-rants. We get everybody else's
social outcasts. He kept his peo-
ple suppressed for over 20 years,
never allowing them much
freedom. His was not a govern-
ment by the people, but a
dictatorship."
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Letters To The Editor
New laws confusing
Mjv I ask a few questions
about Texas new laws1
1 Oui school svstems tell our
children thev can quit school at
age In with parents consent But
if thev quit and get in trouble the
Slate orders them back lo school
and the child is placed oil ptoba-
Uon and the parents are respons-
ible foi his school attendence
and all city. county and State-
law violations.
2 Minors under I 9 are ruled bv
Texas State drinking laws The
law concerning minors are. no
one under 19 may buy, consume
or be served alcoholic beverages
But |ust try to file contributing to
the delinquency of a minor
against someone in Johnson
County and you will find it is
almost impossible to do Yet il
vour minor child is caught with
alcohol of any kind he is charge
with minor in possession If he is
operating a motor vehicle then
he is charged with DWI
3. A minor under 18 can get a
Texas driver's license at 16 with
Driver Education and parent's
consent. The parent then as-
sumes responsibility for their
child's driving. If a parent wants
to revoke their own child's
driver’s license then that minor
can go before a County or Stale-
judge and get their driver’s
license back.
Texas lawmakers can't seem lo
make up their minds on what
they want Texas Law to be.
I believe that Old Texas Laws
were better and much less
confusing.
Whv shouldn’t minors still be
under 18 with no exceptions?
This one year gap between 18-19
causes problems.
Texas Taxpayer and Former
District Attorney’s Daughter
Anetta Perkins
Joshua, Texas
Make 4-way stop
before bad wreck
As a concerned citizen and
parent, I urge that a four-way
stop sign be installed at the inter-
section of Dian and Irene Streets
(by the fodtbalKfield). If this is
not possible, then no parking
should be allowed on Irene
Street for 200 feet on either side
of the intersection. During
school hours the cars parked on
Irene Street block the view for
people stopping at the stop sign
on Dian Street.
I remember seeing another let-
ter pertaining to this same inter-
section in this column a lew
months ago Minor accidents
happen there frequently A mem-
ber of my family was involved in
one recently Something should
be done before a serious acci-
dent happens
A Concerned Citizen
(Name withheld bv request)
Batch plant
vexes mourners
Shortly before Christmas I at-
tended the funeral and burial of a
fnend in Burleson Memorial
Cemetery The noise from the
concrete batch plant was deafen-
ing Although the grieving family
might not have noticed, their
friends did
It was a sad day for the com-
munity when the City Council
decided to ignore the wishes of
the family lot owners
Doris J. Haas
Burleson
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