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Home My WebLink About1980 Bond ElectionsThe Eagle /Bryan-College Station, Texas — Friday, January 25, 1980 Page9A Vote FOR. on Both Issues January 26 The following Brazos County taxpayers endorse passage of the two bond issues for courthouse facilities. We believe there will never 'be a cheaper time to expand and improve these necessary facilities and we believe that the growth of essential county services makes this need obvious. Due to legal requirements in bond elections of this type, it is necessary that BOTH ISSUES re- ceive favorable consideration. Therefore, we recommend you vote FOR on BOTH ISSUES. WE URGE YOU TO VOTE ON JANUARY 26 Sara & Lee Fazzino Mr. & Mrs. R.D. Staten Josephine & Tony Varisco, Jr. H. Louis Hecox Nena & Vince Court Vernon Galloway Judy & Tony Varisco III J.L. Howard Lydia & Lee Smith R.W. Butler Marlene & Ken D. Timmons Daniel Rueda Joe Varisco Nan and J.O. Alexander Bob Franke Mrs. Lucille Alexander Joyce & W.C. Scasta, Jr. Mary and T. H. (John) Arnold A.A. Melton Mr. and Mrs. D.A. Anderson Freddie Wolters Peggy and J.T. Ayers Mr. & Mrs. Troy P. Wakefield Mr. and Mrs. Ben Bailey Travis B. Bryan, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Larry Bailey Calvin Guest Mr. and Mrs. L.C. Bailey Dr. James R. "Dick" Maples Verda and Joe R. Barron Lowell Jones Mr. and Mrs. John F. Chandler M.D. "Red" Worsham Marjorie and Henry B. Clay Joy W. Komegay Alice and Pete Clary Annette & Mervin Peters Mr. and Mrs. M.M. Deans Anne and L.M. Beal, Jr. Pat & Bookman Peters Penny Beaumont M.L. "Red" Cashion Ruby James Doris and W.J. Douglas, Jr. James H. Collier May and Guy Davis Judy & Clint Phillips Mr. and Mrs. Davis McGill John L. Sandstedt Travis Thigpen O.M. Holt Barbara and Joe A. Ferreri Gennie & Don Saylak Mr. and Mrs. Donald S. Foster Henry W. Hawley Mr. and Mrs. Jack L. Fugate John R. Hughey Mr. and Mrs. M.R. Guyton Charli Light Callaway Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hale Jewel & Philip Limbacher Mr. and Mrs. Don Garrett C.J. Allen General and Mrs. Spencer J. Buchanan Genita & A. W. Davis Royce and Frank C. Litterst Joan & Victor E. Paulos Mr. and Mrs. George Green Diana & Len Gallagher W.T. Riedel Mr. and Mrs. Paul Nealis Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Campbell Donald Ladewig Jean & Stan Stephen Gregory Rodriguez Mr. and Mrs. Philip Sandel Bill Grueger Fred Maier Dick Munday Dr. Willis Pequegnat Mr. & Mrs. Ray Slaydon Margarett & E.J. Dyksterhuis Mr. & Mrs. Frank Thurmond Mr. & Mrs. Dwight Allen Mr. & Mrs. Lynn Stuart Robert L. & Linda Allen Mr. & Mrs. Ray Robertson Mr. & Mrs. Joe L. Holliman Mr. & Mrs. Dick Peacock Charles Squire Mr. & Mrs. Irvin Carroll Donnella & Ed Elmore Mr. & Mrs. Milton Franklin Rosalie & Paul C. Patranella, Sr. Mr. & Mrs. Bill Kuykendall Judy & A.D. Rychlik Mike Beal Randy Matson Bob Wimbish Switzer L. Deason Mr. & Mrs. Richard Rosser W.S. "Dub" Pearson R.B. Butler Harry J. Green, Jr. Joe Buser Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Walker E.E. Holley Kay & Ronald Hale W.G. White David L. Dobbs John F. Barton Endorsed by: League of Women Voters Mexican - American Democrats of Brazos County Board of Directors, Bryan - College Station Chamber of Commerce League of United Latin American Citizens Political advertisement paid for by the Committee to Improve Courthouse Facilities, M.L. (Red) Cashion, Chairman, 4101 Texas Avenue, Bryan, Texas Carter finally shows strength � in State of Union address America has seen its president more decisive, more determined and more direct than he's ever been. President Carter's State of the Union speech Wednesday night was his strongest. Perhaps he should have been that firm months ago. In a nutshell the president pledged to keep shipping routes in the Persian Gulf open. He warned of stern action should the American hostages be harmed in any way and said he would try to convince Iran that its greatest enemy at present is Russia. He set an oil import level almost exactly what it was in 1980, stopping our runaway depen- dgnee on foreign oil, and said he 4buld not hesitate to impose mandatory gas rationing. To bolster the armed forces in case of an emergency he said he would introduce plans to resume registration for the draft. His speech drew immediate bi- Tomorrow is a day of decision. Brazos County voters will cast ballots, which will determine the course of local history. Voters will decide if Commissioners Court can or cannot issue S10 million in bonds to enlarge and upgrade the ,jail and courthouse. Ladies and gentlemen, these bonds have to be approved at the polls! I've worked here for some 20 months, reporting to you the operations — the goings on — of your county government. Those operations include the Courts. I'm not saying I have done a tremendous job. I'm not trying to get "a pat on the back." What I am saying is that I have observed the d-ay -to -day operations of all departments of county government. You — YOU — want more ef- ficiency in government, more response to your requests, better service when you seek advice or service, quicker response for any partisan support. We, too, betzeve it contained the force- fulness thgt America needs at this time. Unquestionably we must defend the shipping routes out of the o` producing nations and he must do what he can to warn Iran of its Soviet dangers. Russia mu;t come to realize that we don't intend to merely pout after each of its aggressive military arts, that we are going to draw a line and will act should the Soviets cross that line. Without that kind of strong stance, Russia soon could run roughshod over the Middle East and Europe. Carter reaffirmed that line Wednesday night in specific terms. On the other hand, we're beginning to fret over the well- being of Americans who have been held captive for more than three months. It's just about time for Lis to establish a more (Editor's note: Jane Mills Smith's column, usually appearing here on Fridays, will appear next Monday.) demand. Enlargement and;or addition to the courthouse complex cannot guarantee all of the above criteria will be met. But, it will be a step in those directions. There is presently only one court- room able to seat a 12- member jury to hear a case. Last year and this year both, jurors have been moved to the Brazos Center to hear cases. Not prejudging a case, but trying a case at the Brazos Center is not the most secure place in the world to try a criminal defendant. We have to have a second 12- member jury courtroom for the 272nd District Court. And, I'm telling yoiL now, we're going to have to have a third district court shortly. A second county Court -at -law may also be needed. active role in obtaining their release. Carter's oil import lid and his plant to impose gas rationing in an emergency are points that should have been linked to the energy policy he promised America in 1976 when he made his first run for the presidency. Granted, Congress' inaction is responsible for part of that problem, but Carter must assume some of the blame too. Not coincidentally, Carter made several strategic points at the same time he made precious political points Wednesday. That's one of the benefits of being an incumbent (the drawback being that incumbents also become an easy target of political foes). But the president said what had to be said in certain and strong tones. Thanks, .Jimmy. We needed that. The county is growing. No one disputes that. Courts have to grow with the times. If you disagree, I challenge you to wait until you are a victim of a crime and see how loud and long you cry. Two propositions are on the ballot. One calls for authorization to sell 58.6 million in bonds to renovate and enlarge the present courthouse. The second seeks approval to issue $1.4 million more in bonds to acquire land and buildings to further provide more office space for county departments. Both propositions need an "X" in the "yes" block. Please vote that way. Defeat of either_ or both could prove disastrous for this county. The increase in taxes is estimated at only five cents per $100 property valuation by County .Judge R. J. "Dick" Holmgreen. If you vote "no," don't complain if you cannot be served adequately when you go to the courthouse. Soviet Union views Carter as `weak, vulnerable' man WASHINGTON — There is a quiet, nagging conviction in the Washington strategy councils that President Carter himself laid thg groundwork for the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. His unsure, unsteady hand at the helm, the strategists think, en- couraged the Soviets to strike. These professionals believe Carter was gulled and intimidated by the Soviets. According to one scathing assessment, the Kremlin took Carter's measure and found him ``weak, vasciIIating and vulnerable." The strategists doubt that the wily but wary old men of the Kremlin would have risked a massive military move to the rim of the Western oil reserves if they had thought the president would stand up to them. In an earlier column, I described how the Soviets had tested Carter's mettle at the beginning of his term. They repeatedly rebuffed him, and he repeatedly rebounded — full of confidence that moralism would triumph over amorality in the end. He was sure he could reach an understanding with Soviet President Leonid Brezhnev if only they could sit down together. Carter believed that the sincerity of his purpose and the power of his faith would overcome the barriers between them, that a summit meeting would ease world tensions and reduce the nuclear heat. The president was as enthusiastic as an evangelist when at last he Jack Anderson congressional leaders that the Soviets were lying. "The Soviets deny it has combat status," he told them privately. "But it is a combat unit." He made his protest public. The presence of a Soviet combat brigade in Cuba, he declared, was "unac- ceptable." He would use diploma- cy, he said, "to get the Soviets to eliminate the combat nature of this unit... If we do not succeed, we will take appropriate action to change the status quo." But four weeks of diplomatic ef- forts had no effect upon the Soviets. Gromyko rejected Carter's en- treaties in blunt language. "Our advice on this score," he said, "is simple; It is high time you admit this whole matter is artificial and proclaim it to be closed." Seventeen years earlier, the Soviets had backed away from a Cuban confrontation with President John F. Kennedy. This time it was America's turn to back away. What had been "unacceptable" four weeks earlier, Carter conceded, was now acceptable. "The brigade issue is certainly no reason for a return to the cold war," he explained to the American people. He couldn't even extract a Soviet pledge, according to insiders, not to provide airlift or sealift capacity for the disputed brigade. The military buildup was monitored by U. S. intelligence agencies which submitted their reports to the president. He sought and explanation from Moscow, and Brezhnev reassured him that the Soviets intended no military action. The trusting Carter accepted Brezhnev's assurances. Later Carter took the Afghanistan aggression as a personal affront. He was particularly offended by Brezhnev's explanation over the Moscow - Washington hot line that the Soviet troops had been "invited" into Afghanistan. "Phis was ob- viously false," the president later commented angrily. uut with the elctu,n only nine months .away, he now seeks to project himself as the hero of his own catastrophes. United Feature Syndicate confronted Brezhnev in Vienna last June. Carter beamed happily when the Soviet leader responded to his appeal for world peace by declaring: "God will not forgive us if we fail." Eagerly, Carter jotted down thn remark on a sheet of yellow paper. Other members of the American delegation looked startled at the old atheist's reference to the Deity. Soviet 1; oreign Minister Andrei Gromykc, apparently sensing their surprise, pointed at the ceiling and confirmed: "You know, that's the Guy up tliere." Carter left Vienna exuberant over his new personal relationship with the Kremlin czar. But intelligence reports Suggest that Brezhnev was less impressed with Carter; ac- cording to one report, Brezhnev regardeil his American counterpart as weak and waffling. The next crisis came just a few months later. Photo reconnaissance detected a Soviet combat brigade on maneuvers a few miles south of Havana-Soviet advisers had been in Cuba for 17 years, but the ap- pearaneC of a combat force within 90 miles of our shores was a disturbing new development. The president registered a protest with his new friend in the Kremlin. Back came a flat denial that a Soviet combat brigade had been sent to Cuba. Carter complained to ".1 The Eagle I m.x. d .xYrrr loth vhnl ,nu .,a%, hut /trill de(rn l to the leefh wm, rwhf f, xi it, W.S. Pearson Robert A. Fleischer President Publisher Managing Editor Rod Armstrong Bryan L. Clark James L. Pollard Operations Director Circulation Director Advertisinq Director `,* > Dedicated to community service SM �laltll F since 1876 (r(( of U�S�)Apf 1Z R