Corpus Christi Caller-Times from Corpus Christi, Texas • 20

i wwsrsrw rv WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 5 10B8 LIETTIEIffiS From On i Headers Serve Good Government Added Boat Tax Rrsrnlrd Vole Ajjainsl IIJR IS dead but the Legislature will he free to adopt an annual longer period or permanent registration system The various registration systems each have merits and demerits The annual system may have the strongest political support However we believe that is a question that a majority of the legislature should he free to decide and to change later if experience so dictates The legislature's hands should not he tied by a constitutional provision which could he allered only by two-thirds vote of both houses and a subsequent majority popular vole Therefore we believe ihnt the cause of good government would be served by Ihe volers rejecting HJR 13 In the Nov 8 general election Editor the ('slier: Rive a surker an even break" aeemi In he the moitn of our rily tax collector Boat owner pay a aalea lax when they buy their rig They pay a boat license tax and a trailer license tax On every gallon of fuel they burn the boat they pay 7 rents lax One more tax added to all these should hardly he noticed Thus It la that we are stuck with a personal property tax Peking wings of Ijalin Communis! parties will wither into insignificance II did that hv becoming the first and so far only actual or polpnllal nuclear power to reject flatly Rnd finally Mexico's regionally cherished proposal to makp Ialin America an internationally recvignized denuclearized zone The Mexican plan is to bar nuclear weapons In Latin America in relum for nuclear powers' pledges lhat nuclear arms would never he used against Latin America The United Slates favors the plan with necessarily cautious reservations relating to the defense of the Panama Canal and to Ihe status of Cuba The other nuclear powers it is helieved will in time go along Latin American denuclearization would lie a significant contribution to the anti-proliferation treaty on which the major powers are now working through UN-sponsored negotiations Red China not yet an operational nuclear power would it seems have had nothing to lose and much lost influence to regain by at least paying lip-service to the Mexican plan for denuclearization of Latin America which cannot in the foreseeable future have any appreciable effect anyway on the nuclear balance of terror-power But Peking chose instead to slap all Latin America in the face paradoxically to the main benefit of Mao-haled US influence in the region Communist China's foreign policy thus is liecoming Incomprehensible in either nationalistic or ideological terms The question is whether its policy if such reckless inconsistencies ran he called lhat can be considered any longer to he sane Red China Senselessly Forces Self-Isolation A stale (oiislitufioiiaI amendment proposal In abolish thp poll tax as a requirement for voting will hp on thp Nov 8 general election hallnt along with IS other amendment proposals passed by the 1065 Legislature The Texas Supreme Court has so ruled and its decision though it may have adverse consequences can hardly he faulted in law The fact is that the US Supreme Court has already Invalidated the Texas poll tax requirement for voting There is no need for the state constitutional amendment (IIJR 11) Whether the voters of Texas approve or reject that amendment Ihe poll tax system is out and the next legislature will have to set up another voter registration system Unfortunately the Kith legislature wrote into IIJR LI a requirement for an annual rather than a longer periodical or permanent registration That require-ment will not appear on the amendment proposal summary on the Nov 8 election ballot hut it is in the full-length resolution Consequently if Texas voters approve IIJR 13 next fall the Legislature will be confined to establishing an annual registration system such as a special session created for stopgap usp last February If the voters reject HJR 13 the poll-tax voting requirement will still be The City Council was so busy tabling such motions as the one to build a boat launching ramp along the Oso that they were not even Informed until the notices had been sent out The reasons given for Ihe boat tax were: 1 The revenue was needed for schools commendable 2 It was not desirable to raise property taxes on homes and businesses commendable 3 Other sources of revenue were not available highly questionable In the recent election the voters gave the city government a mandate to annex and tax the property In the bay That gold" property would appear to be a logical Communist China's onrushing drive into self-isolation now seems almost paranoiac The Mao Tze-tung regime in Peking now showing severe internal strains has forced Its schism with the Soviet Union to the brink It has scornfully rejected Western overtures toward eonciliation It has lost 1o Moscow competition for influence over Communist parties in most of the world even in the Far East And it has itself blocked the movement which was nearing success of allowing Red China inlo the United Nations Now Communist China has In one senseless stroke alienated all Iatin America assuring that the pro- and appropriate source of this revenue It would also pay part of the soda' social costs to society for the obstruction rr "1 -yy ft r' -is ijtJt -rin -vTr-J defacement and pollution nf bay and laguna Could it he that the Hnntcrville council is reluctant to tax reylnn industries? "ANDERSON" JOSEPH KRAFT New Possibilities Opening For Negotiating End WASHINGTON The diptom- guarantee of the whole package The focusing of attention on acy of Viet Nam Is so obscured embodied in an international Tho now reverses the trend and by ctafe ol anblwly that fnn some kind puls IcceM digenous aspect of the analytic review of recent developments is in order For it shows that considerable progress R2KK Con- has bwn madeand that there Iti thus a step that positions also been movement Zoning Chang Protested Editnr the Callrr: At a meeting on September 27 at rity hall a small gathering nf Corpus Christl residents had an opportunity tn see bureaucracy of the city government at ils highest peak Some ten to 15 residents of the Farkdale Terrace Number 2 Subdivision appeared before apublic meeting nf the Zoning and Planning Commission Tim commission was scheduled to hear public views on a request to change the zoning on some lots nn Lavaca Street from single dwelling zoning to two-family unit dwelling zoning A petition was presented to the commission signed -by some 35 property owners in the area asking that the commission deny this request Mr Jim Wilson (indicated) tn the property owners lhat unless he received approval nf his request to change the zoning on some six lots in the area he would move on some cheap dwelling houses as a last resort Mr Wilson had already sold two lots to a church which moved a used frame building onto the lots Although no one spoke in favor of approving tho request the zoning and Planning Commission went on record recommending approval to the City Council The Zonking and Flanning Commission went on record agreeing with the staff report that although Mr Wilson had madp a bad Investment on the lots which were facing a sanitary fill area which Mr Wilson also owned the commisslnft should make an attempt tn help him regain the $20000 investment which he said he had made In a very arbitrary decision the commission simply forgot about the 35 property owners who aU had investments equal to or in ex--ccss of Mr Wilson KEN MILLER In Saigon the South Vietnam- ''et Cong far more than ese elections of Sept 1 1 have any words can to enter the poli-hrought to the constituent as- tics of South Viet Nam on a sembly a crop of new in- legitimate basis dependent men many of whom are already thinking and talk- ''h respect to the parties in-ing about negotiating with the directly involved there has also elements a negotiatiim have Viet Cong The other side has been movement The United emerged in more explicit fash- matched that development with states in Ambassador Arthur he interview given by the chair- rf0ldbcrgs add has for man of ihe Liberation Front the fjrsl time eXpliciUy accept-there which was broadcast by the the principle of a troops is good reason to maintain the search for peace against the war-lnvers here and in Saigon and beyond the election deadline lhat the President seems to have set The first and most Important mark nf progress is that the acnl 2 JLSS lh Principle of a timetable would have to he: for withdrawal of troops after A cease-fire on the ground: an cast by Radio Hanoi on sept conclusion of a political agreement In bring the National The interview is Important be- agreement Liberation Front or Viet Cong cause nf the special position it Into the political processes of accords to the Liberation Front 0 0y)p yp South Viet Nam with a chance chairman Nuyen Huu Tho For hat lh- rhin-L tn attain power in free elections: Tho represents the part of the Three VFW I silica Auxiliaries an agreement for an eventual front which is non-Communist oninm irindptend free choice by South Viet Nam and moled in the South as i5 on unification with the North a against North Viet Nam Over more 8rtronelv than the Ruv -st sAitiras'iis ss fnr withdrawal of foreign kind' have been steadily losing Se'eneva point acMrfst ta'eouaf-troops both American and influence to hard-core Commu- if North Vietnamese from South nist cadres sent down from the Viet Nam and an international North TEXANS IN POLITICS Editor the Caller: Reference is made to the mention of VFW Auxiliaries in the special women's club section in paper would like to correct this In addition to the two auxiliaries mentioned we also have our fine Ladies Auxiliary to Jessie Utile Post VFW 9932 Our post home is located at 218 NAS Drive We meet each first and third Thursday The officers of Ladies Auxiliary to Jessie Little Post VFW 8932 are as follows: President Mrs Use Hill: senior vice president Mrs Julie Jones junior vice president Mrs Norma Guerin treasurer Mrs Mary Callaway and of course we do not want to fail to mention Mrs Crey of Ladies Auxiliary VFW 2397 who visits our Indies Auxiliary often acting as patriotic instructor and for any other assistance she may give them with her past experience knowledge and knowhow JOE CALLAWAY Commander Jessie Little post VFW 9932 ly clear only from the news of a steadily increasing Soviet role in the war that Moscow is pining influence in Hanoi at the expense of Peking To be sure there remain vital differences notably on the terms for receiving the Viet Cong Into ordinary political life and on the withdrawal of North Vietnamese troops Moreover the Communists have shown in the most savage terms a disbelief in the President's professions of peaceful intent Cabinet Is Well-Tested Idea Still the skepticism of the other side was inevitable Making peace initiatives in the midst of a political campaign is bound to arouse suspicions of an electoral maneuver By GARTH JONES Associated Press Writer When (ini John nnnally suggested to the state Democratic convention that a Texas governor should have a cabinet there was a flutter of rau-ed evebrows Actually it's been done before Tho late Gov Beauford Jester invited all of the elected executives of the executive branch tn join him in forming a which had been suggested in a 1932 legislative study cabinet has had most interesting and useful meetings and I think we have a heller stale government and a happier family of slate officials as a result of its existence" Jester said in a statewide broadcast SOMEDAY MY BOY THIS ILL ALL BE YOURS: What Happened In Riirhel County? Editnr the Caller: 1 read with much interest the letters to the editnr Fnr the first time I would like In reply tn a rouple nf them: First the person who signed GP: I would certainly appreciate further information regarding the county In Texas named fnr Col Buchel My Texas Almanac doesn't list It! To Tarragon Tip Twangor: Sir are you a vegetarian? Most men are meat eaters someone slaughters the beeves' JtSVStSiSnSr ROSCOE DRUMMOND gards as a claque of suppliants interested only in pushing the United States deeper into the war Still less when the meeting is likely to provide a new platform for Premier Nguyen Cao Ky a known foe of negotiations Asian War Parley May Give Percy Senate Seat and hogs from which you get meat! This venison will he eaten by people but if not controlled by hunting the deer Gov Allan Shivers did not follow through with Jester's cabinet idea saying he preferred instead to deal with elected officials in his administration on an individual basis Gov Price Daniel thought cabinet meetings could be useful on specific matters but only with those department heads who had some part in the function to be discussed When ('nnnally succeeded Daniel a number of exploratory meetings with the various departments headed by elected officials were held not necessarily labeled as cabinet meetings wit starve and the buzzards will get them That what you want? Perhaps you are a hit hacked because you can't play Indian! B- In these circumstances a double logic argues the imperative need to continue the search for CHICAGO President John- Here in Illinois the Asian con- Asian conference project peace patiently and without any son will not be the only political ference idea is thus pretty much emerged as the alternative found thov were a lot of help" said a man who sat in deadlines Progress has already beneficiary of the Manila con- Percy and it emcr- which appealed mast to Percy nf 9kom 1 1 Cnmrioinirl I lfll flf lie T19fl KIITIllflF flffln Vvaan maJo 4tm hoii mlAfl lumnita uiklk ko mill omo fka of them a lot of us had similar prob been made and the roles ference which he will the on some lems and it helped to talk about them at the same time" (A county created by the Texas Legislature in 1997 was named Buchel probably in honor of Brig Gen August Buchel who served in the Mexican War and Civil War hut the county was abolished In 1997 and Its territory was included In present Rrewster The new cross I 1- being taken on by the constituent Pacific to attend on Oct 18 Sps as a Rn can tamPa8n and "hkh he subsequently assembly In Saigon by the indi- There will fnr certain be an asset particularly because his velnped and expounded as a cen- gennus elements in the Viet outstanding Republican benefici- opponent Sen Douglas has tral theme nf everything he was Cong and by the Russians in ary and this may be just the been a steady critic of the Percy saying on Viet Nam Hanoi suggest that there is more unexpected dividend needed to proposal on the ground that it to come give Charles II Percy the II- might lead to negotiations in Conversely 1o step up the war linois xenatnrship over veteran which the US would have no all-Asian after our elections as the Presi- Paul Douglas voice and Red China a major conference" Percy points out dent now threatens would only The reason the suddenly sum- voice allow those most direcl- The series of Connally session was Interrupted by the assassination of President Kennedy and the wounding nf Connally Several were held in 1964 and 1993 particularly when the Great Sonny programs appeared involving a numlier of different departments at once No definite plans have been drawn for a Texas cabinet but any such move likely would include the state treasurer where the Incumliem has been re-elected for 23 years the state comp- confirm the suspicion lhat recent mnnded Asian meeting plus the It working nut that way anPr-H Hnoi Hirr-tiv initiatives have only been a po- United States is a direct boon and with the President and Sec- pnna rpn npai trnller where the incumbent is a 17-year veteran: the state agri- jlh nPhi-m af i-h tc culture commissioner a 13-year holder nf the office: the stale liUhoaxln Omunumst epn to the IVrcy candidacy is that rotary of State Rusk taking part land commissioner lumbers of the Railroad Commission and Johnn dis in a very special sense he is its in an Asian conference on the recommendations would reflect perhaps the attorney general qualified' jriucn as iTPsinenI originator at the very lpast its eve of the election the political an understanding nf the region The lieutenant governor is considered more a part of the first and foremost American fall-oul from this unexpec ed whkh js esscntia thr tora- Row Hunting Season Stirm Editor the Caller: I want to take this opportunity tn thank your outdoor editor Roy Swann fnr his coverage of the opening nf the how hunting season at Aransas National Wildlife Refuge We feel lhat he covered it very nicely and from some of the reports that we received accurately Some of the happenings that took place nut in the field went unnoticed by all except a few who were actually trying to hunt These were pretty much as we hsd expected and will probably decline as these people find that their handles" are murh too shnrt and it is not as easy as your anonymous writer from Rockpnrt had led many apparently to believe in your letters column Friday All things considered we agree with the reftige manager Phil Morgan and others that the opening was a success and pretty much as we had expected (BILL) JOLLIfFE District 8 Field Governor Texas Field Archery Association Eisenhower was Ihe last years nf his term as a man with whom it was useful to negotiate n- PuBHihrn Nrwwoorr Syndicate legislative than the executive branch until he becomes acting governor Corpug Otriati Caller gov mamina ai advorate turn of events can hardly fail lo help the wie Republican who lmn P08' 11 smp While this fact may not be has done much lo further such find an Asian solution to a widely realized in the nation it a conference problem in Asia thal threatens is well-known in Illinois and it the peace of the world is a major political plus to the Percy doe not claim he alone -perhaps an Asian conference JSRfgSt Is hSS Here iS h0W be only a beginning but in posiogt running even wtln or a nuie it came about: ahead of Sen Douglas his Viet Nam was certain to be a let us begin economics professor in college major concern if not a major And now there is a beginning At first proposal got issue in the senatorial cam- The Manila meeting is not all- few takers Then support began paign rercy saw nothing to be AsJ but it RdudPS all of the In mount Gen Eisenhower gamed by matching arguments came in behind it when other with the Johnson administration al'e who are to defend TSLaiXte Republicans were holding off on how best lo wage the war South Viet Nam and Its purpose to be Is to bring Hanoi and the Viet In other states where there are other members such as commissioners commerce urban affairs transport and others Some think it might be a good idea to do away with some of Texas' commissions that are appointed by the governor and let him directly appoint the top administrative officers such as state highway commissioner and director of the Department uf Public Safety One member of the governor's staff in any administration who is likely tn support the cabinet idea is the Texas secretary of state At present he is ihe one and only member of the governor's cabinet Is a governor's cabinet there lissioners or directors of labor Auodoted Prtoi omitted tmiuilvriy iiw utt tor uoi icoi ion at aii meal Later the GOP congressional He did see something mm printed Hi this iwwipopor wall pa pll SP Mwt dlipptchn leaders Sen Everett Dirksen gained if he could come Respert for I oral Police Editor the Caller: Wm If Darby's oblique attack nn law enforcement officials in Thursday's letters column has a ring of hatred and fascism Such diatribes are remindful of Hitler who first had to undermine respect for local police before he' could fasten his tentacles nn Germany Decent law-abiding citizens support their local police GOOD CITIZEN (Bishop) up with (w to the confcronre table ve how administration's accept- ge the peace Sse he of party policy A month later the best to wage the peace Deny foreign minister of Thailand For this purpose he called In- nip le Manila confrrenre 'wmth Thanat Khoman advanced the gether a number of Far East- was obviously not designed to lUaSCRIPTION HATH 1 lnSnma Vti: i month STs mcT iwil-VniSihrw 2i tri "T'Siir IW1 ldPa- finally at "hitf ern experts mostly from the sc- help Charles Percy in his sena-month ii sunoov only montin i Hoase press conference rresl- ademic community nf Illinois torial race Kul it looks as The secretary nf stale Is ihe rhlef election affierr nf Ihe stale keeping records and results nn all elections He charters corporations administers the untfnnn commercial code and franchise tax laws keeps the state seal issues all commissions to office and gubernatorial proclamations is custodian nf the legislature appoints notaries public holds extradition hearings and makes speeches when Ihe yivernor is nut nf town W'ilh a cabinet there would he a larger speakers bureau available to substjtulc fnr Ihe governor SSTI deM Johnson said he wnttld he universities and without regard though it will benefit him enn-" 'S' PMspd 10 ail to psrtisanship They explored a klerably Old Sunoov ronte mornlnq sjan (inference" i rinln inifiafiipa and I ha nvMvnn ond Sunday CU1 0 orrok variety of initiatives and the mt puMuiteri Nrwamiprr svndioitn rko Colter opotemtet MMrt Hon in rawmi I often owM hoot mo vrrifr I MfMturo oM oOOraoa Hu tenHilicotiM mill ba boot oomigooHoC roquMl ooirti'0 MHort will Mt ua0 lhorl oteMO teiteri will oivm grate! 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