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4—THE NEWS-TELEGRAM, Sulphur Spring*, Texas, Friday, July 25,1910.
In our opinion
Census blues felt as
early numbers hurt
This is the time a ten-year affliction
that might be termed census blues
begins to take hold in cities and towns
all across the land.
The malady changes convictions of
pride and accomplisment in thousands
of communities to disbelief, hostility
and even outrage.
The first tentative numbers in the
government’s census counts are
coming in and, in most cases, the home
town boosters just can’t believe what
they are hearing.
They are certain that Uncle Sam has
sold them down the river.
Most of the shock waves come from
communities that have enjoyed sub-
stantial new building over a decade
and then are told that they have grown
little if any, during this period.
This situation is not as contradictory
as it may seem at first glance. Other
conditions, including a trend toward
smaller family unit memberships,
easily can offset the edge gained by
having more homes on the market.
Sulphur Springs encountered
disappointment from this source in
both 1960 and 1970, although emerging
with small census gains. So did a lot of
other cities in East Texas. -
This year’s census has been over-
shadowed by certain question marks
from the beginning, including changes
in technique, arguments at top level
and personnel changes. Trouble could
be anticipated when the magic num-
bers began making their appearance,
but nothing quite like cities such as
Fort Worth and Wichita Falls being
confronted with apparent population
losses.
Formally endorsed population
estimates range all the way from
13,907 (TP&L) through 14,974 (highway
signs) to 17,500 (Chamber of Com-
merce). '
On the surface the census taking
process appeared to go fairly smoothly
here. It shouldn’t take long now to find
out what the government is going to do
to us on this one.
Can GOP broaden its base!
DETROIT (NEA) - There is probably no U.8. city more in
touch with today’s economic realities than Detroit Local
unemployment is pushing 15 percent, and minority unemploy-
ment is closer to 50 percent
Yet it was in Detroit that the Republicans chose to unveil an
election strategy that would more properly have been
unveiled at Fantasyland in Walt Disney's Magic Kingdom.
Throughout the recent Republican National Convention,
certain buzz words cropped up in the vocabularies of party
strategists when discussing the fall campaign Their two
favorite expressions seemed to be broadening the base” and
reaching out to the center ’’
THE WAGMAN FILE
Bob Wagman
The meaning of those phrases is obvious For a minority
party to wm a two- or even three-candidate election, it must
appeal to more than its own members For Republicans, who
are more than ever a party of the right, this means attracting
independents and Democrats
So how did four days of prime-time exposure on all three
networks further this extension of Republican appear If the
American electorate was listening carefully, probably not
very well.
As the Republicans were meeting here, the news came out
of Washington that the federal budget defict for the current
fiscal year may well approach $60 billion due to the worsen-
ing economy Against the background of this depressing
disclosure, consider the campaign promises of presidential
nominee Ronald Reagan
Reagan promised to implement a Kemp-Roth style tax cut
immediately upon his election He would slash taxes by 10
percent in the first year with additional reductions phased in
until overall taxes are 30 percent lower than they are today.
He pointed out that these cuts should result in a massive spurt
m the economy so that federal receipts would increase despite
lower tax rates
Every major tax cut of this century ended up yielding
new revenues for the government." said Reagan in his accept-
ance speech But even the most enthusatie supporter of Kemp-
Roth admits there would be a time lag between the initial loss
of federal revenues and the later gain brought about by the
tax cuts. The best estimate is that a 10 percent reduction
would cost the federal government about $30 billion in reve-
nue the first year.
Coupled with the tax-cut proposal is Reagan's promise to
add at least $10 billion in real dollars to the defense budget -
plus a few billion more to raise military salaries.
Cutting taxes and increasing military spending would thus
cost the U.S. Treasury more than $40 billion a year.
Now consider what was perhaps Reagan s most emphatic
promise a balanced budget in his first year in office. How
could Reagan accomplish this if he intends to subtract another
$40 billion from a budget that is likely to already be badly in
the red-’
The only answer is by massive slashing somewhere in the
budget. If that somewhere is not defense, it will have to be
domestic social programs in such fields as health, housing,
education and fiscal asssistance that cities depend upon for
their survival In other words, the cuts would come in pro-
grams that most directly touch the lives of the very voters
that party planners talk about broadening the base' to
capture.
To win in November. Reagan clearly must extend his fol-
lowing beyond the true believers like those cheering delegates
who gathered here in Detroit. But careful examination of the
party’s platform and the candidate's promises causes one to
wonder if Reagan will be able to convince enough Americans
to vote against what may well be their own self-interest, at
least in the short term
NEWSPAPER ENTERPRISE ASSN)
Strong intelligence
capability backed
The two major political parties in the
United States appear in agreement on
at least one position - they both favor
strong intelligence systems in these
uncertain times. There may be some
differences involved in operational
procedures, but it is becoming quite
clear that the importance of reliable
information throughout the world is
vital to America’s overall defense
posture.
The intelligence agencies have come
under strong attacks, some unjustly
and others deserving. Hardly anyone
appreciating the difficult roles the
intelligence agents perform can draw
conclusions that the United States
should pull back into a shell and not be
aware of what is going on in the world.
In retrospect, perhaps there have
been some errors in judgment in some
Jack Anderson
covert intelligence activities. But the
errors in judgment, if admitted, can
not offset the fact that America’s
position as a world leader demands the
operation of first class intelligence
systems.
One of the major needs in America is
the strengthening of laws concerning
the availability of the top secret ac-
tivities by members of Congress. The
Senate recently passed legislation
which will greatly reduce the chances
of leaks by cutting the number of
congressmen to be given access to
these sensitive matters.
Stronger legislation also is needed to
penalize disgruntled former members
of the intelligence communities who
release the names of agents, en-
dangering their lives and harming
their effectiveness as the eyes and ears
of America.
The Almanac
By the Associated Press
Today is Friday, July 25, the
207th day of 1980. There are 159
days left in the year.
Today’s highlight in history:
On July 25, 1978, Louise
Brown, the first baby ever
conceived outside of the human
body — a ‘‘test tube baby” —
was bom in Bristol, England.
On this date:
In 1934, Adolf Hitler staged
an unsuccessful attempt to take
over Austria. Troops of the
Nazi black guard assassinated
Austrian Chancellor Engelbert
Dollfuss.
In 1956, the Italian liner
Andrea Doria and the Swedish
ship Stockholm collided off the
New England coast. Fifty lives
were lost when the Andrea
Doria sank.
In 1963, the U.S., Soviet Union
and Britain concluded a treaty
prohibiting nuclear testing in
the atmosphere, space or under
water.
Thought for today: The best
time to make friends is before
you need them — Anonymous.
Senator s denials
raise questions
WASHINGTON - The cir-
cumstances surrounding the
financial affairs of Sen Don
aid Stewart, D-Ala. have
grown even murkier since
my first reports on them
Stewart is an amiable,
ingratiating, backbench sen-
ator who is deeply in hock
The folks who voted for him
will tell you he’s "a good ol‘
boy.” It is a term of affec-
tion and respect
He arrived in the Senate
full of repentance Having
accepted $164,060 from spe
cial interests, he pledged
that he would not touch
another penny of tainted
money. He then set about
collecting another $160,000
from 82 political action
committees, which distrib-
ute campaign funds for the
special interests
In response to my column
on Stewart's convoluted
finances, he issued an indig-
nant denial He focused on
an illegal campaign dona
tion of $22,000 from a con-
victed con man named
James Dennis ,f
The senator stoutly denied
any wrongdoing, claiming he
returned the $22,000 to
Dennis when he learned the
donations were from corpo-
rate funds and therefore ille-
gal. He assured my associ-
ate Tony Capaccio that he'd
document his denials, then
refused to show us the
promised documents
Stewart did show two
home-state reporters docu-
ments that he insists clear
his name. In the interest of
fairness, I’ll list Stewart's
claims of innocence, though
his evidence is hardly iron-
clad.
• To prove that he gave
Dennis a refund check for
the $22,000. Stewart pro-
duced a canceled check
dated May 11, 1979 The
check is endorsed "For
deposit only " The sticky
part is that on the same day
the refund check was sent to
Dennis. Stewart loaned his
own campaign $22,000
Where did he get the money?
As I reported earlier, the
FBI is investigating the pos-
sibility that Dennis deposit-
ed the check and then
slipped the $22,000 in cash
back to Stewart - a possibil-
ity that s not ruled out by
the "For deposit only”
endorsement
* To explain the source of
his $22,000 loan to his cam-
paign fund. Stewart pro-
duced an affidavit from an
Anniston. Ala. banker last
month attesting that Stew-
art borrowed that amount
on May 11
day Denn
refund check from Stewart
The problem here is that the
loan from the Anniston bank
was not reported by Stewart
in his Federal Elections
Commission report at the
time, or later in his 1979
Senate financial disclosure
form
* To refute my report that
an eyewitness swore he had
seen Stewart accept $1,000
in cash from Dennis in early
1978. the senator produced a
cashiers check for $1,000
dated Jan 27. 1978, and
signed by Dennis. Under-
neath Dennis’ name is a
handwritten notation that
the contribution was from
his wife Melissa Yet she
denies ever having author-
ized a contribution Further
confusing things. Dennis has
on May 11. 1979 - the same
nms deposited his
told federal authorities he
made two separate $1,000
contributions at that time
under his wife’s name Yet
only one Melissa Dennis
donation was shown in
Stewart’s FEC filings This
leaves one $1 000 check
unaccounted for and both
denied by the supposed
donor
* To explain why he had
not returned $1,150 in corpo-
rate funds that Dennis had
donated to his campaign - in
violation of federal law -
Stewart said the FEC had
not told him to While tech-
nically true, the FEC’s gen-
eral counsel reported last
August that “all contribu-
tions" by Dennis were from
corporate funds. That made
them illegal
GOLDEN HOARD: The
shilly-shally brigade at the
State Department has suc-
ceeded in sandbagging a
congressional effort to force
the communist Czechoslova-
kian government to reim-
burse several thousand eld-
erly Americans Whose
property was confiscated 32
years ago
The U.S. government
holds a strong hand in the
diplomatic poker game 18 4
tons of Czech gold under the
control of an American-Brit-
ish-French commission
since it was captured from
the Nazis after World War
II. But Foggy Bottom is no
match for the tight-fisted
double-dealers in Prague.
Our diplomats insist on
negotiating in good faith,
and the Czechs refuse to
budge
In May, legislation was
introduced in Congress
aimed at prodding the
Czechs into a more reason-
able attitude If no agree-
ment was reached within 60
days, according to the pro-
posed legislation, the gold
would be sold, the proceeds
would be invested in Treas-
ury bonds and the claimants
would be paid from the
interest over the next five
years Then, and only then,
the proceeds of the gold sale
would be turned over to the
Czech government.
But the State Department
lobbied frantically against
the legislation, and won The
bill has been stymied by a
key House subcommittee
and the gold hoard, now
worth between $300 million
and $400 million, still sits
locked in the vault And the
claimants - many now in
their late 80s ~ still haven’t
gotten a penny of the $105
million due them from the
communists
BRISTLING BRITS: On a
quiet Sunday evening last
February, U.S. Navy person-
nel on the British-controlled
Indian Ocean island of Diego
Garcia were watching an
American Forces Television
broadcast of “60 Minutes"
when the screen suddenly
went blank
The British landlords, it
turned out, had objected to a
"60 Minutes" segment on
racism in the United King-
dom. A few minutes into the
report, according to an
internal U.S. Navy memo.
British Lt Cmdr. D.A. Good-
ing called the TV station and
“in a very abrasive manner
... demanded the immediate
removal from the air" of the
show
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“We’ll have seen everything if we see it fly.”
Those born again
This is the first of a two-part series on the "born again"
movement and its impact on the American religious and polit-
ical scene.
Jimmy Carter mentioned casually one day in March 1976,
while campaigning for the presidency in North Carolina, that
he had had a "deeply profound religious experience” in 1967
which changed his life. While he did not go into detail, “born
again” Christians were quick to identify this as a valid bom
again experience.
The expression born again — first used by Jesus — sudden-
ly began popping up in news stories about Carter, especially
after he was elected president in November 1976.
Polls were soon discovering that 50 million adult Ameri-
cans considered themselves bom again Christians.*
Can these 50 million Americans of voting age, with their
strong conservative stands not only on religion but on issues of
morality and politics as well, be a key factor in the upcoming
election, which comes at a time when the country appears to
be experiencing a swing back to conservatism’
Berry's World
SAINTS AND SINNERS
George Plagenz
What is it that makes a born again Christian different from
an ordinary Christian? Why is the born again Christian being
so closely studied as the 1980 election campaign swings into
high gear’
What is said to distinguish a born again Christian is that he
can put his finger (time and place) on the turning point in his
life when he committed himself to Jesus Christ and acknowl-
edged Jesus as his “Lord and Savior.” This experience is said
to so transform a person, both inwardly and outwardly, that
he sometimes isn’t recognizable to himself or others as the
same individual.
For Charles W. Colson, President Nixon’s celebrated
hatchet man, the change of his life leading to his bom again
conversion came after the seven months he spent in prison for
his involvement in the Watergate affair.
In his best-selling book, “Bom Again,” Colson tells how an
old friend, Tom Raytheon, president of Raytheon Corporation
and himself a bom again Christian, told Colson that what he
needed was a personal relationship to Christ. He gave Colson a
book to read, “Mere Cristianity," by C.S. Lewis. Colson was
deeply impressed by it.
Then, early one Friday morning while sitting alone at the
ocean in Maine, Colson recalls saying, "Lord Jesus, I believe
you. I accept you. Please come into my life. I commit it to
you.”
After that Friday morning, says Colson, “there came to me
a new strength and serenity, a wonderful new assurance about
life. I felt old fears, tensions and animosities draining away.”
Similar experiences have happened to thousands of other
bom again Christians. It is not always a dramatic moment.
Some make the commitment while alone with themselves,
others at a church service when the invitation is extended to
come forward and make public confession of their faith in
Christ Others do it while listening to an evangelist on TV
Many bom again Christians were unbelievers until their
moment of conversion. Others had been believers for years
but had now come to the point where they realized that"be-
lieving (mental assent to the tenets of Christianity) is not
enough ” *
One bom again Episcopal priest — a bom again Episcopali-
an is a rarity — compares being bom again with making the
marriage commitment: “No matter how much you are in love
with your beloved,” he says, “no matter how much you admire
her and enjoy her company, there comes a time when you
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have to come forward and put your feelings into words and
_ tell her you want to give yourself wholly to her forever. The
same is true in your relationship to Christ”
It was Jesus, in a conversation with a Jewish ruler named
Nicodemus, who said, “Except a man be bora again, he cannot
see the kingdom of heaven.”
Many Christians feel baptism bestows this new birth. But
born again Christians insist there must be a personal commit-
ment as well - a spiritual rebirth - for a person to be saved.
NEXT WEEK: Profile of the typical born again Christian.
Who is be? How will be vote in November?
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