Sulphur Springs News-Telegram (Sulphur Springs, Tex.), Vol. 103, No. 105, Ed. 1 Monday, May 4, 1981 Page: 2 of 10
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Housing industry sets
lively pace here
Nfe one would claim a total housing
tur Springs, but through
months of HU permits
led for 40 new readences
hove been issaed for 40 new
SiteitathurilOini
In addition, there has been one
lew apartment wmniw permitted to
help ease the housing shortage in
SaUnr Springs.
BaJkBng permits through April
totaled almost $2.5 million during a
comparatively high interest period.
Tl» construction industry is moving
ctable pace not only in
but in outlying areas.
f the more expensive homes
known to be in progress or in planning
are located beyond the city limits.
These structures are not reflected in
the building permits issued by the City
of Sulphur Springs.
The good dimate in the construc-
tion industry is another indicator that
the economy in Hopkins County is
sound. Some observers predict that the
industry would really be stimulated
favorably with a slight dip in interest
rates that would make housing more
available.
Even with high interest rates, it ap-
pears that Hopkins County continues a
progressive movement It is nice to be
a part of a progressive, growing and
prosperous area of Texas.
Texas legislature
accelerates work
Behind the embargo decision
WASHINGTON (NEA) - The lifting of the Soviet grain
embargo has ended the longest and sharpest debate to have
taken place thus far within the Reagan administration. In the
final analysis, it was a combination of personalities and poli-
tics. both domestic and international, that caused the white
House to reverse its previous decision to retain the embargo.
Candidate Ronald Reagan often promised farmers that as
president he would end the embargo and refrain from using
food as a weapon of international politics. But by mid-March
the decision to retain the embargo, at least for the time beirig.
had been all but made
In fact, the administration not only intended to continue to
bar the Soviets from buying more grain than they had already
contracted for under a multi-vear agreement, as President
Carter had ordered last year after the invasion of Afghani-
THE WAGMAN HU
BobWagman
stan. but was also talking about closing some loopholes in
Carter's embargo order
The decision to continue the embargo was made chiefly for
reasons of foreign policy Anti-Soviet hardliners within the
administration, led by Secretary of State Alexander Haig,
believed that ending the embargo would send the Soviets
mixed signals" at the very time that Washington was trying
to establish a firm front in its dealings with Moscow
Haig and others insisted that the embargo had to be contin-
ued even if it was not very effective and even if American
farmers were being adversely affected Reagan seemed ready
to accept this argument despite his campaign promises to the
contrary
This position was strongly opposed by Agriculture Secre-
tary John Block and other administration officials in the fields
of domestic policy and politics They argued that the embargo
was hurting U S. farmers and the U S. economy more than it
was hurting the Soviets and that Reagan had to keep his cam-
^ The^debate reportedly led to some direct confrontations
between Haig and Block in which the secretary of state
asserted in effect that the final decision was his because the
embargo was a matter of foreign policy. This left some bru-
ised feelings within the Cabinet and the White House domes-
tic-policy staff.
Several recent events turned things around. First, France
notified the State Department that next year it would increase
substantially its grain exports to the Soviet Union, which was
willing to pay premium prices for grain. Upon learning that
Haig's State Department had in effect signaled the French to
go ahead by not protesting or trying to dissuade them. Block
let his anger be known quite forcefully
A number of influential farm organizations then informed
the White House in no uncertain terms that the embargo had
better be ended if Reagan expected their cooperation and the
cooperation of their friends on Capitol Hill when it came time
to vote on his economic package
Finally, the events surrounding the assassination attempt
brought to a head much of the animosity felt toward Haig by
some senior White House officials Some staffers began to
argue for ending the embargo in order to further "put Haig in
his place "
The threat of a Soviet intervention into Poland gave the
administration an excuse to change its mind No Washington
official really believed by late April that the Soviets were
planning an invasion. But the administration was able to save
face by seeming to lift the embargo as an inducement to keep
the Soviets from marching into Poland
The phase-out of the embargo is not all that it seems The
Soviets will be allowed to buy as much as they want of grains
that are in oversupply but will be precluded initially from
buying more corn, not to insure that they behave in Poland as
much as to determine whether the drought has left U S. farm-
ers any com to export
So, in the end it was the unwillingness of the State Depart-
ment to try to force U S. allies not to sell additional grain to
the Soviets along with domestic political considerations that
forced the lifting of the 15-month-old embargo
(NEWSPAPER ENTERPRISE ASSN)
BARBS
Lawmakers down at Austin have a
bogy month ahead as they work toward
of the regular session. As pa-
many of the most important
“ the legislators
Tte power brokers, it would seem,
porpoadykeep things in a fluid state in
order to compress favored legislation
be dying days of the session,
of the mortnnportant and far-
ms often are made in
committees by the
handpicked members.
Legislation approved late in the ses-
rion atten does not filter down to the
poputoiiar to later, occas-
bringing surprises. Hie sur-
ire not just lor the general
however, as it is not a unique
experience for a solon to learn about
actions after the matter of fact.
It is difficult for local concerned
citizens to keep up with the day to day
operations of the legislature, but they
should stay abreast and communicate
with their representatives as the occa-
sion demands. Too often local people
with strong opinions
pifpfjj of legislation
their views to the lawi
specific input with the people back
home, the legislators usually vote their
own viewpoints.
A representative or senator may
not be swayed by a single letter or
telephone call, but that is one way to
get opinions to them. In a democracy,
ft is important to express viewpoints to
elected representatives. Try it.
about certain
ition do not express
views to the lawmakers. Without
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•A City-County Health Unit
•City Beautification
• Enthusiastic Citizens
•Minimum Housing Standards Code
•Improved Streets A Drainage
Phil Pastoret
Some people fall in love -
others liken the experience to
being hurled into a jungle pit
along an uncharted trail.
Diameads may be a girl’s
best friend, but HU take all
fbe iiamaudi a gal own to
buy a (teak in a man’s future,
at today’s prices.
Save for a rainy day and
they’ll be out of umbrellas.
Pioneering, ’80s style: Hav-
ing to run hot water because
your can of self-beating shave
cream is empty.
That contemplative look
worn by pipesmokers has
more to do with swallowing a
slug of concentrated nicotine
than with a scholarly mind.
People who lose their but-
tons cau be a little bit round
the bend. They can also be
candidates for a fat farm,
niffs our neighbor’s wife.
If it’s confidential, someone
will tell you about it almost
immediately.
May is the mouth that
comes betweea April’s
showers aad June’s onslaught
of roofers hauled in to repair
the leaking wigwam.
Anderson
Is Interior chief weaving
toward conflict of interest?
lilli
WASHINGTON - During
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Watt from
worth mil-
to the
appears
i m|f}t if
not the letter ofbls pledge the secretary ag
What makes thtetapr- *P?rovinf,»« «
taut Is that the exchange before GA(
Foundation has
the view that
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to the day of Us
to. Watt was au artteu-
for this
suspect the big oil compa-
nies cast their “bread’’ upon
the waters and are hoping to
get it back offshore.
Another case that Watt is
reportedly acting favorably
oo involves the Utah Power
and Light Company, which
is also a contributor to the
foundation that Watt set up.
The utility wants the Interi-
or Department to OK a
lease-exchange on coal-pro-
ducing federal lands.
Approval could mean mil-
tons for Utah Light and
Power.
to a private letter to Watt
on April 2, the General
Accounting Office cautioned
the secretary against
ease-
GAO has
time to submit a report on
the dal. “An unanswered
question." the letter noted, is
whether the exchange
“would result in leasing non-
cumpeuuveiy m prospeciivt*'
jsj nigniy coropciiiivc iruCi-
A spokesman for Watt
told my associate Tony
fipUTio ao decision
ha ben reached yet on the
Utah Lijjht and 1
that Watt "has a national job
with a national perspec-
tive,” and insisted that the
Power
In the hope of enlightening
Secretary Watt, I’d like to
list a few 1980 contributors
to the Mountain States Legal
Foundation who have either
litigation or other actions
with the Interior
lent.
addition to the afore-
mentioned oil companies,
the list of donors includes
the Arizona Public Service
Co. (88,000), Consolidated
Coal ($2,000), Boise Cascade
(87,500), Burlington North-
ern (84,000), Gulf Oil
(81.000), the Adolf Coon
Co.’s foundation (835,000).
Phillips Petroleum (82,500),
Amax (about $5,000), Amoco
Foundation ($19,000), the
Rocky Mountain Oil and Gas
Association and the Moun-
tain States Fuel Supply Co
If Watt really wants to
avoid the appearance of a
conflict of interest, these are
cases he should be keeping
an eye on. I can assure him
that I will.
THEY'RE (MV!: Extrava-
gance is the Pentagon’s pet
projects pates before the
munificence of the King
Khalid Military City, a base
the United Mata is building
for Saudi Arabia. When
completed, the base will
bouse 70,890 personnel and
shhoulaad^as a imwaua alieMMusso
m uir|c Bnoppmg
area, swimming pools and a
riding stable
Kiac Khalid Military CKy
will att. apparently, have a
racetrack The following
UMettof. not revere?by the
press, bet won Hop Gerry
E. Studds, D-Mass . and
Brigadier Gen. James Ellis
of the Corps of Engineers,
which is building the base:
Ellis: “I doubt if we would
build a race course.”
Studds: “This looks an
awful lot like a racetrack to
me in your photograph of
the plans here."
Ellis: “That is the
hospital.”
Studds: "That is a
hospital?”
Ellis: “A soccer field...”
Studds: “I am sure that
you have seen ... that oval is
labeled ‘racetrack.’ So you
can forgive me for thinking
that it might be a
racetrack.”
Ellis: “I suspect it is.”
WATCH pN WASTE:
Hawaii’s chamber of com-
merce has for years extolled
the islands' balmy climate,
tropical i
with the
sunshine
tempered by cooling trade
winds. But the Pentagon
doesn’t believe the claims. It
insisted on installing air-
conditioning in its bousing
units for military fatniltes ~
an amenity that even many
luxury residences in the
islands manage to do with-
out The utility bill for this
tersely unnecessary air-con-
ditioning now exceeds $2
minion b juw. ijovernmem
inspectors estimate that
air-coodittoners (tthl save
than 9880,800 the first
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Ctta®
Hulwe
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“It’s tough on the kids
standard.”
— they’ll never be able to afford our housing
Elderly helping elderly
By Harold Blumeufeld
The elderly are the nation’s
primary health-care
consumers.
But some older people don't
know where to go when they
are ill. They cannot cope with
the lack of transportation, the
wide array of available ser-
vices and the many health and
insurance records that must
be completed.
They are usually eligible
for financial assistance with
their medical bills, but they
may not know where or how
to obtain it.
Older people who are in
better health and who have
more know-how can be orga-
nized to help their less-for-
tunate peers.
Such a project has been set
up at the University of Michi-
gan’s Institute of Gerontology.
It is called “Health Advocacy
for Older People.”
“The project is designed to
improve the access to and
GROWING OLDER
Harold Blumenfeld
quality of health care for non-
institutionalized older
people,” says Director Marvin
L. Hackney. “First, older peo-
ple are being trained to be
health counselors for their
peers,
“They will provide escort
for elderly
from
a.
ointments,
patients to and
appoii
help them locate special
health-care services and
equipment, file necessary
insurance forms and make
sure they understand a
doctor’s or pharmacist’s
instructions.
“They will also set up com-
munity health-education
Berry's World
workshops with a wide range
of topics, such as managing
high blood pressure, handling
medical emergencies, con-
sumer rights and normal age-
related changes that occur
with their hearing, vision,
mobility and memory.”
At one of the University of
Michigan workshops, volun-
teers were advised: “Pick out
one or two people you can do
something special for. And
add to them slowly. As an old-
er person, you can’t do too
much. Yet, just keeping in
touch with others benefits
both of you.”
One of the peer counselors
had been a truck driver for 23
years. Now he works part
time as a security guard.
the healt!
He says that
cation workshops
th-edu-
that he
helps to organize provide use-
ful information for the parti-
cipants and answer questions
related to their individual
needs.
“In a future program," he
says, “the audience will bring
along their own prescription
medicines and will be told
how to take them with no dan-
ger of an overdose. People
enjoy the chance to get
together and learn new
things.”
You don’t have to be part of
an organized program to help
seniors less fortunate than
you.
One of my neighbors offers
his talents to elderly people In
frail health. "When I do some
good for others,” he tells me,
S1 feel good."
I alto know a 70-year-old
woman who shuttles others
her age to doctor, market and
church. She makes four or
five calls nightly to people liv-
ing alone.
"i have a lot of health to
give and a lot of love to give,”
she explains. “It blesses me to
know that I can be of service
to others.”
(NEWSPAPER ENTERPRISE AMN.)
Qimwma M
"When putting § keen on government Infor-
mation pubUcattone, we came acroea thlt book-
let How to 8aH Your economic Package to
Congraaa'."
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Parking problem needs solution
Kditeri
There is an untenable
situation concerning parking In
the downtown ana of Sulphur
Springs. A meter maid make*
two hour rounds, and on# Is
forced to either move Ms car,
or rec '
several timas a day.
“Catch-22”
we have been unable to loato
monthly parking anywhere In
the downtown area to avoid tMs
a parking ticket
is a day. This la a
I propose that If parking
ticket issuance is to continue, a
viable altornatlvo full-time
parking area should bo made
available for those that must
work in downtown Sulphur
Springs. Further, If thin are
enough folks who feel as I do,
perhaps we can work out a
solution with the city council to
end this long standing
nustencs.
Thank You,
DR. RICHARD D. ROWE
2MConnallySt.
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