Del Rio News-Herald (Newspaper) - March 7, 1984, Del Rio, Texas Hart aide says Vermont vote poses threat to Reagan Vt AP Gary Mart has completed an astonishing week with a better than win over Walter MondAle in Democratic presidential primary a vic tory the Colorado senators campaign says otters a fair warning to Reagan If 1 were in the White House tonight I be very concerned about the Mart said Oliver Henkel Harts national campaign manager He represents a far more significant threat to the president than does Walter Hart whose campaign snowballed through northern New England in the past week captured 71 percent of the vote in nonbinding primary Tuesday He won the Maine caucuses on Sunday and the New Hampshire primary on Feb 28 Mondale once the frontrunner look ed south for his comeback campaign ing today in Georgia Alabama and Florida three of the nine states holding Democratic presidential primaries and caucuses on Super Tuesday next week This is not just a Mon dale said Tuesday night in Tampa Fla This has become a battle for the soul of the Democratic Party and the future of our Hart also watched the returns while in the South and he immediately embrac ed indications there was a Republican crossover vote in Vermont I intend to defeat Ronald he declared Although no delegates were at stake in Vermont and the outcome was main ly symbolic the depth of Harts victory was dramatic Hart appeared to have won every precinct in the state an accomplish ment that not even former President Jimmy Carter achieved in 1980 when he captured 73 percent of the state vote in a Democratic primary against Sen Ed ward Kennedy Polling conducted of voters by CBS News indicated that Hart drew support from voters under 30 years of age by an 81 margin He also outdrew Mondale among elderly voters by 21 and carried the union vote despite the former vice presidents AFLCIO endorsement Despite three successive victories Hart shunned the frontrunner label Ive been the dark horse for a year and a half so why start Hart said in an interview For Mondale the loss had not been unexpected and he sought to put the best face oh it saying he had not really contested Vermont New Hampshire Maine has hurt I assume Vermont will Mondale said Mondale said he would now focus ex in the South adding We were really not contesting Vermont We spent little or no money there this was one we just couldnt afford to be Henkel said statement Del Rio News Vol 54 No 353 Phone 7751551 1984 Del Rio Publishing Inc All Rights Reserved Del Ro Texas 78840 Wednesday Afternoon March 7 1984 BOX 45436 DALLAS TX 75245 151700 USPS in the face of reality They were here and they played Mondale said Vermont would give Hart momentum but contended You dont elect momentum to the White House You elect a human With all of 284 precincts reporting Hart had votes or 71 percent to votes for 20 percent The Rev Jesse Jackson had for 8 percent By failing to gain 10 percent of the vote for the second straight primary Jackson now faces the pro spect of losing federal matching cam money in 30 days To regain for federal money he must win 20 percent in an upcoming state contest raid 32 Pages Today In 2 Sections Justice Department approves consolidation of voting sites By CYNTHIA GARZA Writer The amendment to the city code consolidating polling places with the San Felipe Del Rio Con Independent School District for the April 7 city coun cil and school board of trustees elections were approved by the Justice Department City j Attorney Robert Garza received notice from the Justice Department today He said the Justice Deparment responded earlier than anticipated to the Ci ty of Del Rios request to con solidate polling places with the San Felipe Del Rio school district Garza said the deadline for a response from the department was 12 He said the Justice Department would pro also come through with a response for the school district Meanwhile school officials are waiting for notification of ap proval for their request for joint polling places The deadline for the school district is March 28 As of today school district Tax AssessorCollector Jesse Ortiz said no word has been received from the Justice Department regarding the request If the Justice Department does not respond by March 28 he said the school board will convene in special session March 29 to authorize use of the districts regular polling places The Del Rio City Council voted to consolidate polling places with the school district during a meeting on Dec 27 Councilman Don Ellis commented at that meeting with this ordinance if we dont do anything else in 1984 we have done a service to the voters of the The school district voted dur ing their November meeting to consolidate the polling places with the city At that meeting superintendent of schools Sam Evins said that since the board and council elections are held on the same day in April the con solidation of polling places would be in the best interest of the voting population The filing deadline for the April 7 elections for city council and school board were today As of noon today candidates on the See ELECTIONS Page 2A wants no Amtrak change i t WASHINGTON Rep Chick Kazen Jr said this morning he has taken steps to make sure Congress will receive advance notification of any proposals to eliminate San and Del Rio from the Amtrak rail system I to make sure that we have ample opportunity to study any proposed changes so that we can prevent our own case and we now have assurances that we he said During Congressional debate over the Amtrak Improvement Act of 1983 Kazen and Rep Henry B Gonzalez DSan Antonio asked about the Sunset Limited route in response to reports Amtrak is considering a change from the El Antonio Houston segment to a route from El Paso to Worth to Houston Before I vote to authorize funds for them I would want some assurances that Congress members af would be notified or given an opportunity to have some in Kazen said in an exchange of remarks with Rep James J Florio of New Jersey chairman of the Subcommittee on Com merce and Transportation Kazen he wanted to make sure Congress would have an opportunity to study any pro to change or discontinue some segment of service before they are actually put into effect Florio agreed that under pro set forth in the Act members would receive tion Kazen said the exchange with Florio would notify Amtrak that no changes were to be made without Congress having the op See AMTRAK Page 2A ASH WEDNESDAY Father Ed Vrazel pastor of Sacred Heart Church bestows ashes on a parishioner at Ash Wednesday services this morning The custom is a reminder of mans mortality and begins the photo by Benigno Garcia Lenten season in preparation of Easter The ashes used were a combination of palms from the previous year and burned papers on which Sacred Heart Academy students wrote their intentions of Lenten sacrifice Del Rioan to test air energy By JOHN BRAMHALL Writer A Del Rio man has designed a machine that he says can run on air Poison says that the system he has formulated should be able to run a 12 by 18 foot motor using only air for fuel Even the best mechanics cant tell me why it wont the Poison said The system involves compressing air into a storage tank which would fuel the motor while simultaneously connected to one or more air com The storage tanks output can easily be regulated Poison said and the system may be enlarged or expanded infinitely Poison already has a or poor mans patent on the idea and is in the process of applying to the Patent Office in Washington the invention patented The system is still only theoretical however Poison said having never been built and tested Poison has had a great deal of experience in technical mechanics he said having worked for Brown and Root Construction Company for eight years in the late putting together instrument control boards for chemical plants Later he designed a cutoff system for his brothers 12 oil wells in Snyder He had to walk 10 or 12 miles a day to cut each well Poison said So I came up with this system using natural gas to cut them off We bought cylinders at the junk yard then we put in a line through which natural gas would run them That way we would just open the valve from the back porch and run the wells four hours then cut it off Poison has lived in the Del Rio area off and on since 1924 and operated Town and Country Mobile Homes for 10 years before retiring He is anxious to have his system built and give it a test run Right now Im just looking for investors who might be interested in financing the project so we can test it Poison said Perot asks reduced panel to plan education reform DALLAS AP Dallas businessman H Ross Perot chairman of the Texas Select Committee on Education says there is no point in moving ahead on major educational reforms until the State Board of Education is abolished Perot wants to replace the panel with a small appointed board In my opinion this is so im portant that if it cant be done we shouldnt call a special ses sion of the Legislature and we shouldnt go for a tax Perot said It wont do any Perot chairman of Electronic Data Systems said the elected board is not getting the job done and should be replaced by an appointed board if there is any hope of improving public schools in the state The recommendation to abolish the Board of Education was among those approved by one of the select committees subcommittees last week It will be considered along with numerous other reform pro next week when the select meets in Dallas for is expected to present its final tions by April so that Gov Mark White can convene a special legislative session this summer on educational issues On the inside Dear TV Wall Weather DEL RIO AND VICINITY Sunny today fair tonight and sunny Thursday with the low tonight in the low 40s high Thursday in the upper 60s Winds from the south near 10 miles per hour High Tuesday 60 low this morning 37 Sunset Sunrise Del Rio Latin nets awards in Austin event Del Rio High School and School Latin Club students returned victorious from the area meet in Austin The cer tamen team won the competition and received a first place plaque Team captain Roger Mercado placed on the allstar certamen learo and David Guerra was named alternate members of the winning team art Nora and David Placed third to affi SUva the Other finishers are Cora Hernandez sight recitation Sandra Lee Juarez frisbee throw David Bustamante mythology Bonnie Wilson first year vocabulary and Diane Roman life Del Rios advanced and first year cerumen teams went to the semifinals Advanced team members are Mario Barrientos Greg Pennock Arthur Guerra and Bonnie Wilson The first year team members are Smith Sara Calvetti Vela and Sandy Gomez Club sponsor Love accompanied the team to with Doris Dyer as Prayer compromise plan pushed by Senate GOP photo a Club members Roger team captain Janice Silva and David Guerra display awards won at the area In Austin Other team members are Nora Garza and David Bustamante WASHINGTON AP Senate Republican leaders seeking to find a version of a constitutional amendment that can win the needed twothirds support in the Senate are pushing a proposed compromise that would permit silent as well as public prayer in public schools Senate Majority Leader Howard Baker chief architect of the proposed com promise said he would seek a quick vote on the measure But opponents have vowed to block it Unanimous consent of senators would be needed to take up the new proposal Sen Lowell Weicker leading the opposition said he would formal ly oppose Bakers attempt I would certainly not expect to see a vote on any tional amendment for the next several Weicker said The offer of a compromise came late Tuesday in the second day of Senate debate on the emo charged issue The proposal now before the Senate supported strongly by Baker and by President Reagan would authorize institutional spoken prayer throughout the na tions public schools The new version which Baker called a synthesis of would also permit local school authorities to See CONGRESS Page
