Sulphur Springs News-Telegram (Sulphur Springs, Tex.), Vol. 102, No. 16, Ed. 1 Sunday, January 20, 1980 Page: 1 of 34
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Super Sunijay
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ROSE BOWl • PASAOtNA CALIFORNIA . JANUARV i«?6C
The Dallas Cowboys are missing,
but it’s still the Super Bowl — the end
result of seven months of the National
Football League training camps and
season.
And Sunday the Pittsburgh Steelers
and the Los Angeles Rams meet for
the coveted ctWn.
Read all about this game and the
previous 13 contests in a special 16-
page Super Bowl XIV supplement
presented today by The News-
Telegram,
Sulphur Springs
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VOL. 102.-NO. 16.
Sunday
FOUR SECTIONS
15 Cents
JANUARY 20, 1980.
-An AP Special Report: Part 5-
China breaks
Soviet talks
PEKING (AP) — China Saturday broke
off its talks with. the Soviet Union on
normalizing Peking-Moscow relations,
saying continued negotiations would be
inappropriate now because of the Soviet
intervention in Afghanistan.
A Foreign Ministry spokesman said the
Soviet invasion “threatens world peace
and Cina's security, creating new ob-
stacles for normalizing relationships
between the two countries. Under such
circumstances, it goes without saying that
it is inappropriate to hold Sino-Soviet
talks."
There was no immediate Soviet com-
ment on the decision.
• The Foreign Ministry had earlier called
in the Soviet ambassador in Peking to
demand withdrawal of Soviet troops from
Afghanistan, which shares a 50-mile
border with China and a 1,200-mile frontier
with Pakistan, China’s ally,
Military stakes high
in Persian Gulf area
By FREDS. HOFFMAN
AP Military Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Soviet move
into Afghanistan raises worries about
possible bold new Russian military ad-
ventures in a vital region where U.S.
alliances have crumbled and local defense ,•
forces are weak J
Months ago, several of President Car- *
ter’s advisers, notably Zbigniew Br-
zezinski, started talking about a need to
prepare for possible Soviet adventurism in
the 1980s when, for a time, the Russians
will enjoy an edge over the United States in
strategic nuclear power.
That view provided the impetus for
Carter’s $10 billion plan to equip a “rapid
deployment” military force of Marines
and soldiers for movement into the Per-
sian Gulf or other world trouble spots.
But the transport planes and depot ships
essential to such a force will not be ready
at least for several years, assuming
Congress votes the required funds.
Meanwhile, geography works against
the United States in trying to safeguard
U.S. interests in' the Persian Gulf-Arabian
Sea region. The area lies about 12,000
miles from the U.S. East Coast.
In contrast, geography is on the side of
the Russians. Afghanistan is next' door to
the Soviet Union, as is Iran. Supply and
reinforcement of Russian forces' oc-
cupying Afghanistan present no serious
logistal problems, certainly nothing
comparable to the difficulties that would
be faced by the United States in landing
and supporting a major military force sent
from the United States to the Middle East.
In occupying Afghanistan, Soviet troops
are in position to threaten Pakistan. With a
major base in Pakistan, U.S. strategists
say, the Russian navy would be able to
clamp a grip on the West’s jugular, the oil
tanker routes leading to and from the
Persian Gulf.
Thus, Pakistan now finds itself in a vjce
between its traditional rival — India^and
the new threat from the Russians in
Afghanistan.
President Carter has indicated the
United States will offer Pakistan the sort
of military aid which was recently denied
them, but Pakistan may not be prepared to
resume a close relationship with this
country. Instead, U.S. officials believe the
Pakistanis may forge a close cooperation
with China, which supplied Pakistan with
arms while India got support from the
Soviet Union.'
India, in the American view, remains
the dominant country in the whole region
and the experts believe that New Delhi is
concerned about heavy-handed Soviet
moves such as the Afghan invasion, but
will not join in any international moves to
censure the Soviets.
Even without intervention in Pakistan or
a closer alliance with India, the Soviet
Navy already has access to bases in South
Yemen and Ethiopia, from which it could
choke off oil shipments through the Red
Sea and the Gulf of Aden.
Soon after the Soviet intervention, a
team of Pentagon officials was dispatched
to speak with authorities in Oman,
Somalia and Kenya to determine whether
American military units might be allowed
to use their bases more than for oc-
cassional rest stops and port calls, as now.
Prospects look good, U.S. officials say.
—Continued on Page 8—
Mother's March rehearsal
Participants in the Mother's March of Dimes got in a tittle
practice recently preparing for Monday evening's fund-raising
campaign in the city. Dana Whilhite (left), of the Mother's
Culture Club, Deneen Reynolds and Jill Pearson of the Hi King
Klub, run through the collection procedure at the home of Mrs.
William Glover. The campaign will is scheduled for 5:30 p.m.
until 7:30 p.m. in Sulphur Springs. Last year the organization
collected $1,500 for the March of Dimes against birth defects,
and hopes to do even better this year.
-StaH Photo
Winter time
due return
After several days of warm
pleasant weather, winter is scheduled
to arrive in Sulphur Springs Sufiday to
remind local residents that it really is
January.
A cold front moved into the Texas
Panhandle early Saturday and a
blanket of snow is expected to cover
much of Northwest Texas by Sunday
morning.
The winter storm should cover most
of the state except the southeast by
Sunday. The National Weather Ser-
vice forecast for the Hopkins County
area is calling for scattered thun-
derstorms Sunday with much cooler
temperatures and the possibility of
freezing rain and sleet by Sunday
afternoon
Overnight lows are expected to drop
into the 20s through Tuesday with
daytime high readings reaching only
into the mid 30s.
According to the forecast the front
should move through the area in a
couple of days and a warming trend is
forecast for Wednesday with daytime
high temperatures climbing back into
the 50s.
The high temperature in Sulphur
Springs Friday was 66 degrees. The
mercury dropped to 40 overnight and
at 8 a.m. Saturday the temperature
under cloudy skies was 52 degrees.
Memorial Arbor Day planting
The student body of Houston Elementry school planted a tree Friday in celebration
of Arbor Day and in memory of Mrs. Ruth Ashcroft Stirling. Mrs, Stirling lived next
to the school for several year before her death and worked for the betterment of the
school for many years. Over the years she donated equipment to the School, had a
fence built to protect the children from the street, and provided several other ser-
vices to the school. Her great-great nephew Michael Moore, son of Mr and Mrs. Joe
Moore, got the honor of filling in the hole around the live Oak tree planted on the
west side of the school.
—Staff Photo
New process brings
hope in cancer fight
HOUSTON fAP) — A newly-developed
process that allows mass production of an
anti-cancer agent has been called
"something we’ve all been waiting for” by
an American Candtr Society official.
“It’s extremely important that we don’t
over-promise anything,” said Dr. Fank J.
Rauseher Jr., ACS senior vice president
for research, “but personally, I’m as
optimistic about interferon's potential for
treating cancer as anything else I’ve
seen.”
Interferon is a rare body protein that
provides defense against infections. Only
about 1,200 persons have been treated with
the anti-tumor agent thus far because of
the limited supply and high cost — as
much as $40,000 per patient.
Rauscher’s statement came late in the
week after it was announced that a team of
Boston scientists had developed a method
for making interferon from a bacteria.
Currently, supplies are obtained from
human blood samples.
“We’re barely over the 50-yard line in
our efforts to assess (interferon’s) full
(fllti-tumor effects alone,” Rauseher said,
“and we need to test it in combination with
other drugs.”
Dr. Jordan Gutterman, who supervises
interferon studies at University of Texas
M.D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor In-
stitute, said he was “enouraged by results
so far" in using interferon as an anti-
cancer agent.
“We could move faster in assessing
interferon’s effectiveness for different
types of cancers if we had cheaper and
more plentiful sources of the material,”
Gutterman said.
The hospital is treating 65 patients for
various types of cancer. Gutterman said
at least half of those treated had partial or
complete remission of the disease.
Old city park building eyed
as potential center for arts
It's possible
The armory building in City Park may look like an eye sore
to some, but those with vision see it as a potential center for
the performing arts. Glenn Wagner, far right, and Com
munityVIayers members Joe McCorkle, left, and Gene Poe
survey the>old building during a Friday tour Sulphur
Springs city officials are looking into grant possibilities to
help fund the renovation, and the newly-formed little
theater group has volunteered to help should the project
prove feasible.
—SUH,Photo
City officials currently are looking into
the feasibility pf rennovating the old ar-
mory building in City Park, possibly
turning the structure into a community
performing arts center.
Glenn Wagner, community development
coordinator, said he and City Manager
HVendall Sapaugh have begun looking into
existing city-owned but abandoned
properties.
The old armory isn't the first or only
project to be salvaged or upgraded by joint
government-citizen efforts here.
Lake Coleman received the first at-
tention. City employees have erected
stools and benches near the lake; the area
has been mowed and other clean-up work
done. "All this has been done with no
Additional cost to the city. It has been
accomplished by directing the efforts of
people already working,” said Wagner.
Of the City Park armory, Wagner said,
“that building is an eye-sore and we want
to make something out of it,” Wagner said.
As Sapaugh and Wagner were mulling
over various possibilities for the armory,
the Community Players little theater
group began organizing, and Wagner and
Sapaugh began-to ponder the possibilities
of a performing arts center there.
It was decided that a performing arts
center would benefit the city and would not
effect Civic Center operations or revenues,
as the building could seat only 200 or 300
people. Theatrical productions also Heed
rehearsal space and an area where
scenery can be left standing for a period of
time.
' “Nothing is firm on this," stressed
Wagner, “we are just looking into the
government funding possibilities along
this particular area."
Wagner met with Community Players
representatives Gene Poe, Joe McCorkle
and Jan Blake at the armory building
Friday. The quartet gingerly stepped over
broken glass and the buckled ground floor
while attempting to visualize the
building's potential as a performing arts
center.
“The building has tremendous
possibilities," said McCorkle. “It would be
a great home for the performing arts. It
would be nice not to have to spend a third
of your time haulirig things (sets and
props)around.”
Wagner mentioned that labor provided
by the citizens of Hopkins County could be
used as in-kind contributions for matching
grant funds.
“Anything we can do, we will do,” said
Poe speaking for the Community Players.
“We will all get our brooms and shovels
and get the building cleaned out to start
* with. There are 50 very active people in
our group.”
The community planning coordinator
said he does not believe the renovation will
be too expensive. Underneath the existing
flooring is a solid floor of unfinished
concrete. Cement would need to be poured
and smoothed over the existing surface.
The electrical system would require im-
provements, but the existing wiring is
contained in in conduits and appears to be
in good condition. The roof needs some
repair, officials said, and a stage would
have to be constructed. Also, the majority
of the windows would require replacement
along with the necessary air control
equipment.
Wagner said, “we believe the building is
or can be made structurally sound without
too much trouble.
“We’re (he and Sapaugh) excited about
this old place. We think it can work but
everything is just in the hopeful stage right
now. We are looking into every grant
possibility.
' “I believe we will be able to find a grant
and this will all work out great,” Wagner
said.
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Keys, Clarke. Sulphur Springs News-Telegram (Sulphur Springs, Tex.), Vol. 102, No. 16, Ed. 1 Sunday, January 20, 1980, newspaper, January 20, 1980; Sulphur Springs, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth824532/m1/1/?q=%22%22~1: accessed June 22, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Hopkins County Genealogical Society.