Corsicana Daily Sun from Corsicana, Texas • Page 2

NOVEMBER 1 1977-CORSICAWA DAILY SUN Texans possess energy clout WAjonwiirkM T4 WASHINGTON (AP) It wodd be difficult to find three practicing Teiu politidim with mwe dlspainte energy views thui Reps. Bob Eck- hmlt, Charles Wilson, and James CoUins. But this trio has made its way into the limdight by securing podtions. along with Rep. William Archer, on the House- Senate conference committee ttat will write whatever com- prahenilve energy ledslation Congress passes this year.

Eckhantt, wears rumpled, vested suiU, a gold pocket watch and bow ties. He rides a bicycle to the Capitol. He is also one of the only members of the Teaas delegation (the other is fellow Houston Democrat Barbara Jordan) to vote regularly against the in- tereds of the oU and gas in- Eckhardt pays a price for his liberalism and independent positions. Every two years, someone by the energy industry runs against him. never had an easy time being Eekhardt says.

even when I was in the Collins and Archer, both Republicans and both doctrinaire conservatives, are at the opposite end of the dwctnim. Collins is the more widely known of the two, probably because he is more flamboyant Thin and grey-haired at II, he is the heir of a Dallas inaim- ance fortune. As a member of the House Commerce Committee, Collins has been a prominent voice in the chorus calling for an end to regulatkx) of natural gas prices. Somewhere in the middle is Wilson, 44. He is an East Tesas Democrat tall and lean, with styled hair, flared pants, and lots of (Mwtty women on Ids office staff.

It is Wilson and Edduutlt who are likely to (day the most influential roles on the committee, not that Collins and Archer are not trying. But, as RepubUcans, their influence is limited. Because of the distance he places between himself and energy industry, Eekhardt is an Influential voice among liberal Democrats. He is a past man of the Democratic Study Groig) and is percrived as a Abortion struggle still going strong Tesan who knows a great deal about the energy inMry but can be coimted on ncd to automatically its views. Wilson is file mori iiduitive politician among the group and, as a protege of House Majority Leader Jim Wright of Fort Worth, the man most Ifltefy to be involved in fiie compromises and deals that will likely make 19 the final padtage.

Perhaps the only thing they agree on is that the energy biU will have a vital impact on more Tesans than any piece of legislation that has come from Washingtcm in their carem. Here is a sampling of thrir vtews on the key iswes: -On deregulation of natural gas prices: ColUns says he and moat House Republicans always been conristoit on that We favor Wilson favors deregulation, but he thiidu academic now. The House is not to accept it like to see the price set at a level that would approach the market price $2.10 to $2.25.1 can take Eekhardt says the ooosumsrs in Tesas would suffbr inordinately from dsregiilation, and he opposes it. The reason, he said, that Texans have no base supply of low-priced gas under long-term contracts. Interstate pipelines could bid the price of gas up to $2i0 or $3, he said, and mix mmII amounts of the idghixlced gas with the gas they have under contract at prices as low as SO cend.

Texas companies could not, he said. They would be paying the higher price for all their gas. So would consumers. -On preserving a separate intrastate market: Collins says is absolutely essential that intrastate gas not fall under the Juriadictkm of a Washington He fears it would iMd to rules forckig Texans, who have built their supply by paying high prices, to share their gas with states that have benefited fnsn low, controlled prices which did not sfimulate exploration. Wilson is looking not at what likely to get, but to what it may be posrible to get He thinks Texas will have to ac- cspt fsdsral authority to taka intraMate gas in times of severe shortage and send tt te Imneowners in states with shortages.

But he has vowed to fight any Mfmt to malm Texu share its fmhiMriul with in- dustrtes in other states. would be a filibuster against it in fiw Senate, ami maybe hm in the House, Wflaon says. Eddmrdt is supporting the Carter (dan, which would abolish the pricing distinction between intrastate and interstate gas, controlling both at $1.75. It would also give the Prosidsiit emergency authority to allocate intrastate supplies to other statm. what to do wtth the pith.

coeds of the proposed tax to equalise the prices of domestic and imported crude oil: CoIUns is a firm believer in a provision that would rebate the taxes anyone produce more oil Usually, that would be Inde- pendsnt he said. one- won WASHINGTON (AP) A congressional conference committee is coiXinuing its wrangling ova- federal funding for after failing for a second time to meet a dmdline tor resolving the emotional issue. But congressional leaders said the dispute would not threaten the paychedu of employees of the departmenu of Labor and Health, Education and Welfare. The paychecks are Involved because the abortion proposal is attached to the $10.2 billion appropriations bill for the two agencies. The dispute hu stalled approval of the spemfing measure, so the agencies are working with makeshift financial arrangements which expire at each deadline.

After failing Monday to reach an agreement on when the federal govermnent can pay for abortions, the conferees planned another meeting today. Rep. Silvio CkHite, said the break would give the conferees time Meanwhile, Rep. Charles Mathias, and Rep. Newton I.

introduced a proposed resolution that would permit the two huge federal agencies to pay their 240,000 employees even if the atxn-- tioo issue remains unresolved. The two agenctes lost ity to spend mcmey at midnight Monday, when a similar Oct resolufio) expired. The resolution had authorised ex- penditiwes by the two departments through the end of the month. The abortion impasse developed eariio- this year whoi fiis Senate insisted on fiwt would authmise fedsral funding of abotkxw a variety of circumstances, while the House advocated much stricter limitations. Each chamber has refused to change its basic poaitkMi.

Senate conferees support abotion payments in cases where a life would bs endangered by full-term pregnancy, in cases of rape or incest or where a woman or fetus would suffer serioM health damage. On M(mday, howem, the senators offered to soften their stand. They suggested author isation of abotkm payments when a life would be Jeopardised by a full-term pregnancy, or where serious physical health damage to the woman would result from a fuU- tom iwegnancy. In adopting this proposal, the Senate conferees abandoned their previous demand that exceptions be noade for mental health and the health of the fetus. But the was rejected by House conferees on a Mvote.

Kiwanis officers Jim Acker, left, Monday was installed as president of the Corsicana Qub by Kiwanis U. Gov. Don Young, second from left. Other local officers are Terry Means, first vice president; the Rev. David Hale, sewnd vice president; and James Seaton, secretary.

(Sun Staff Photo by Sylvia A. Waters) Acker will lead Kiwanis Club Jim Adcer was installed as president of the Corsicana Kiwanis Gub Mcmday by Kiwanis Lt Gov. Doi Young at the meeting held at First United Methodist Church. He succeeds president David Helmer. Other instalted Young included Tory Means, firrt vtee president in charge of mon- bership and attendance; the Rev.

David Hale, aec(MKl vice president in charge of programs; and James Seaton, secretary. Joe Felder, treasurer, was not present during the in- stallatkm. The new directors are Charles Hooaer, P.W. Cruise missile nullifies ABM Pentagon praises cruise This is the U.S. Air cruise missile, one of several being developed by the United States.

Pentagon experts said Monday that the missile had largely nullified the Soviet $100 billion air defense system. (AP Wirephoto) A.L Arnett TRINIDAD Services for A.L Arnett, IB, of Trinidad, who died early today at Memorial Hospital in Corsicana, will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the First Methodirt Church at Trinidad. Burial will be in Trinidad City Ometery, under the dlrectkxi of Paschal Funeral Home in Kerens. Arnett was a retired employe of Texas Power light and a member of the Methodirt church.

He is survived by his wife, Mrs. LucUle Arnett of Trinidad; one son, G.A. Arnett of Mount Pleasant; one daughter, Mias Margaret Arnett of Dallas; one Obituaries step-son, Irby Smith of Sherman; (me broither, Riley Arnett of Bastrop, three sisters. Miss Mildred Amett and Mias Julia Amett, both of Ckmsicana; and Mrs. Rowena Clark of Dallas; by seven grandchildren, five grandchildren; and by a number oi nieces and nephews.

Mrs. Austin Funeral was to be at 3:30 p.m. today at the Funeral for Mrs. Mary (Averitt) Austin, 15, of who died Monday in the Corsicana Nursing Home. The Rev.

Kenward Goode will officiate, with burial in Hamilton- Beeman Cemetery. A native of Navarro Mrs. Austin was a member of fiw Baptirt Church. She is survived by one son, Loyd Averitt of Corsicana; two daughters, Mrs. Elaine Wiley and Mrs.

J.B. (Kathryn) Redden, bofii of Corsicana; seven grandchildren; 12 grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs Claire McCain, Mrs. Efiiyl Miller, and Mrs. Vera Harwell, all of Corsicana; one brother, Clifford Adamson of Humble; and by several nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be Windle Prater, Windle Wayne Mark Prater, Buddy Ballew, Gary Pillans, and Harold Scott.

WASHINGTON (AP) Pentagon experts believe development of the cruise missile has largely nullified the Soviet $100 billion air defense system and that Moscow would have to launch a crash pith gram to catch up. Defense officials said Mcnday that even with a $50 billion crash program, the Soviets would traU the United States if the Pentag(m coiXinues to improve the sophistication of the new U.S. weapon. Cruise missile improvonents now being developed can be made operational faster than the Rusrians can update their air defense system, the defense officials said. The officials, rebutting a published report questioning the capabilities, said they are confident the present cruise missile can penetrate current Soviet air ddensM.

President Carter has decided to 19 development of the cruise missile, (dmoaing it the proposed B-1 bomber as the next major strata weapon. But it faces a Soviet defense system described by the Pentagon as the mort extensive in the world, involving scms, more than 12,000 surface- anti-aircraft missiles stationed at 1,000 sites, and 2jioo aircraft. The cruise missile, a technology in which the United States is believed to taad the Russians by at least five years, essentially is a small, pOotless Jet plane which can carry either nuclear or conventkmal warheads. About 14 feet long and 2 feet in diameter, it flies at about 110 miles an hour as low as 30 feet above the mirface, presenting what U.S. planners would be a nightmare for defenrive radar.

Defense officials said the weapon would be launched in a saturation cloud of 3,000 cruise missiles at the same time 300 bombers attacked the target, further complicating air defense problems. Poitagcm officials the cruise capability following a published report that secret computer studies showed the weapon have a of penetrating the Soviet ddoiae system. The repent, by columnists Rowland Evans and Robert Novak, said the computer rtudy was baaed on a study of the cruise versus the U.S. Hawk air defense system. According to the report, the rtudy showed that Hawk radar would locate the cruise and that a surface-tthair Hawk missile would shoot it down.

The officials said once they determined that the cruise would pomtrate the current Soviet system, they asked the researchers to (tafign a system that could ddeat the cruise. GIFTS W. 3rd AN. ISth St. 874 3791 Brookehire winner Kathy Wright, 10, of Mildred loads up her shopping cart during a minute fling at the Brookshire Food Store candy section Monday.

She the Halloween candy contest and $86.90 in candy during her 60 seconds. (Sun Staff Photo by Richard Anderson) Arms embargo likely against South Africa UNITED NATIONS (AP) African delegationi to the United Nafions are their response to a Western rea- olutlon for an indefinite arms embargo against South Africa introduced in the U.N. Security Council after the Western Big Three vetoed African reaolu- tkms calling for military and economic sanctions. A spokesman for the African bloc, Radha K. Ramphul of Mauritius, Mid his groi9 would proposed amend- and feadoe rtill at large, tt demands fiiat the South African goverment retoase all persons imprisoned or restricted under security lam cnr tor the apurtheid racial policies and Iffi the bans organ- iMtions and newquiperi op- rica, they profMsed that hialand poaed to aparthrid.

of economic aancttoM, fiw The resolutioo, sponsored by council call on aU govenunants puision from woiid orgaa- iMtion. The Western powers wanlad arms embsiif 0 Umitod to six months inltlaUy. And because of their larga and trade interests in South Af- McClendon, Zane Stites, Bennie Waggoner, Gene Barron, Bud Curington, Charles Harwell, John Nelson, and Orel Smith. Young discussed the various duties of each chib officer encouraged them to become more involved in Kiwanis activities and community projects. ments to the resolution.

The new resolutioa, in- tnxiuced Monday night by West Germany and Canada, would call on all U.N. members to stop shipments of weapons to South iriiite govon- ment until the Security Council lifted the ban. ffiit it omits a ban on nudaar cooperation which the Africans called (or in thrir vetoed arms emlMirgo ree- OlutiCMl. The council adjourned to let the 4B-fiatlon African bloc confer on the new residitthm. One resolution did pass the Security Council on Monday.

Prompted by the crackdown Oct. IB on Uadi organhatiom Benin, Libya and Mauritius as African manberi of the 15-oa- tion council, passed unanimously. Thai came three triple vetos by the United States, Britain and France, the largest numba in one day in the history of the councU. They killed resolutttms that would have: all U.N. member governments to refrain feom investments in, loans to or encouragement of trade with South Africa.

on a mandatory arms embargo and called for an end to nuclear cooperatton wtth South Africa. -Declared that South Africa had threatened international peace and security and aistently violated principles of file U.N. Charter princtyles, behavior rendering it liable to ex- to review their economic relations with South Africa and make codM of cooctaet for companies operattng there. All three reeohitloos died in IM votes, wtth Canada and West Germany Joining the three veto-wielding Wi powers. Voting for the ttons were Benin, China, Imtta, Libya, Maurttiai, PMama, Pakistan, the Sovlel Unkm and Voienaeia.

The three pennanoit Wealam members of the council Jotaed in vetoing aUMouth African resUtttioos three timm bafen but the votes occsifid In three diffaent years, la mi, thmr a reatduttoi to apti South Africa from the Uitttad Nations and in 1B75 and 1171 their vetos killed an arms embargo. Busnapers face charges OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Three men who admit kMnap- plng a Chowchilla school bus driver and 21 children last year now must defend themselvee against charges that the victims were injured in the stran- ger-than-fictkNi ordeal. Bus driver Ed Ray, who became the hero of the mass ab- ductioo, was scheduled as the leadKiff witness today. Fred Woods, 21, James Schoenfeld, 21, and his brother, Richard Schoenfeld, 34, have pleaded guilty to the kidnap- Ittng, fiw motive for which remains a myrtery.

The plea could get them life aentences with eligibUity for parole in sevoi years. But they Freestone gas hike suspended AUSTIN, Texas (AP) The have pleaded innocait to with bodily a charge that carries a mandatory life term without the possibility of perole. Eight of the kidnapped children were also to appear in the trial, confronting tbefr abductors for the first time since I Hospital I There woe 131 patiotts as of midnight Monday. ADMISSIONS; LaJuanna Colbum, Gtorge Ward, Charlie Muiihuad, Lola Claudette Henry, Mamie Flemming, Carolyn Nutt, Louise Holyfleld, Audie Dunagan, Edgar Hicks, Robert Newland, Ricky Bouheare, Dee Mackey, Thomiteon, James Wmver, Connie Lane, Margaret Barnett, Renda has suspended a natural gu in- Robert Groves, Carol Adanm! Poindexter. and Gas Co.

for unincorporated areas of Limestone and Freee- hmeCountiM. The (Kunmission set a Dec. 20 tearing on the rate increase proposal. Brown provides gu service DBMB8AL8: Haddie Bevis Calhoun. WUla CargUe, Arron Cob tongame.

Sharon Cottongame, Terry Crawford, Damia Cumby, Patricia Cumby, SpSrsursi The rate increase wu sched- uled to go into effect Nov. II, but the commisakm the increase for 120 days from that date. and Dramekia July The defenae, aware that children will te the star hu chosen a trial by rather than by Jury might te swayed by sympMhy for the youngstefs. The defendants claim ttet net only were the children un- hanned, but there also was never any intention to harm them. wu really somethliM that came up a flake fimt wu perpetrated by three not too brilliant public defender LaeterJendron hu said.

bilk will increase Texu Power ft Light Co. biOs for November wiU te up an averageofllJi, or 3.41 per cent because of the fuel coat adjustment TPftL Manager Embry Fergueon said the aitjwtment for fuel win te 1JB7 cents par Wlowatt hours, compared wtth Mm cents for October. Baaed on the avttige reeldentid uu of kwh the average bill win be compared with $36.44 for October. Tte fuel cost adjustment is the amount tte bfil chaaiM month becauu of tte price for the gu TPftL pays to fuel tte generators. SPECIAL eai review THURS.

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