Galveston Daily News (Newspaper) - February 1, 1990, Galveston, Texas Thursday Morning February 1990 Monument Works Texas Oldest Memorial Establishment SINCE 1854 317TUASAVI 93M170 SERVING ALL GALVESTON COUNTY Vol 147 No 297 Daily 25 Sunday 75 t V i Denies rumor 4 Mikail Gorbachev says he is not stepping down as party boss Page 7A No Isle hoping for top three finish XI 1B Texas oldest newspaper Ilii fOlt COUNTY COMMISSIONER PRECINCT TWO VOTt Marth 13 1990 Pd by Mien for County Two John Kane 4813 GoWon TX 77550 TEC representative advises employers against drug tests By STEVE GEISSEN The Daily News GALVESTON Texas employers in 1990 are more knowledgeable about the laws regulating drug testing than in previous years but an alarming num ber of employers lack even a basic understanding of laws that relate to AIDS in the workplace said a Texas Employment Commission cial Mary Scott Nabers the TEC commissioner repre senting employees advised employers estab lish drug testing programs without first consulting with legal experts and said many Texas employers are not aware of new laws that apply to AIDS in the workplace Nabers was the keynote speaker on Wednesday at the Galveston conference Drugs Dangers and Dol lars What an Employer Can Do About spon sored by the Job Service Employer Committee in conjunction with the TEC and the Galveston County Personnel Association Nabers said she warned against the dangers of im drug testing programs that didnt con form to the letter of the law in a mailing to Texas employers I said Everybody in the state is running pell mell into drug testing and hundreds and thousands of you are doing it wrong and its costing you big bucks so dont do it Dont rush into it until youve been advised legal ly and in every other Most Texas employers now seem to be heeding advice she said I think were probably getting the awareness lev el up to the where people are understanding the and theyre not making the mistakes they See TESTS 13A OCAW rejects Amoco offer could strike Associated Press DENVER The Oil Chemical and Atomic Work ers International Union rejected the oil industrys contract offer Wednesday and threatened to strike some or all of the nations largest petrole um companies OCAW officials said the contract offered by Amo co the pattern contract for the industry fell short on pay health benefits and environmental con cerns Telephone calls to Amoco headquarters in Chicago were not returned Walkouts could be called at individual oil compa nies the union said It is our extend the bargaining agreement on a 24hour rolling said union vice president Robert Wages referring to the con tract set to expire at today The negotiations affect about domestic oil workers and 300 contracts Wages said negotiations will continue but major companies that could be struck include Amoco Tex aco Chevron Mobil Shell Atlantic Richfield and Unocal The average refinery workers wage now is an hour See 13A Its not magic Stall by Robert W Rizzo Magician Kim center is as Get Hooked on the Illusion of Drugs by students during his Dont program Wednesday Magician to students Drugs are an illusion Chickens may be yellow and full of feathers too But Chickens aint nobodys fool We know that drugs aint cool Antidrug rap by Heights Elemen tary By AMY COUVILLON The Daily News TEXAS By creating illusions a magician can make colored scarves appear from nowhere repair a piece of paper or pluck a silver dollar from behind your ear Drugs are an illusion area magician told students in Texas City I dont want you to get hooked on the illusion that drugs will make you happy do anything else for Kim Swartz told students who filled the auditorium at Texas Citys Intermediate School Swartz whose visit was sponsored by the Optimist Clubs of Texas City alter magic tricks with his antidrug message Many of the students in his audience Wednesday who responded to the show with gasps applause and cheers wore orange CHICKEN Club Tshirts The in the clubs name stands for Cool Honest Intelligent Clearheaded Keen Energetic and Not interested in drugs Frank Fleming of the Optimist clubs said more than students in southeast Texas belong to the Chicken After the magicians show Gerald Cos DRUGS 13A Bush urges sharp cuts in Europe Time right to reduce troops Associated Press WASHINGTON President Bush acclaiming the revolution of 89 in Eastern Europe pro posed a sharp new cut in and Soviet combat troops Wednesday night saying in his first State of the Union address the time is right to move forward in Europe Bush also announced plans to withdraw all of the nearly troops sent to Panama in an inva sion to oust Gen Manuel Antonio Noriega well before the end of With ambassadors from across the world in attendance Bush told a joint session of Congress and a national broadcast audience We are in a period of great transition great hope yet great The events of the year just the revolution of 89 Have been a chain reaction change so striking marks the begin ning of a new era in the worlds af fairs Think Bush asked his audience to the world we knew as 1989 In the year since President Bush Communist governments gave way in Poland East Germany Ro mania Bulgaria and kia Within the Soviet Union there See BUSH 13A Speech called visionary by Republicans By AMY COUVILLON The Daily News GALVESTON President Bushs State of the Union address was called visionary by some in Galveston and full of glittering generalities and political buzz by others Political and economic leaders in Galveston had mixed reactions on the presidents speech in which Bush proposed a new cut in and Soviet troops in Western Eu rope challenged Americans to ex cellence in education defended the current Social Security system and called for the reinstatement of the capital gains tax Rose Farmer president of the Republican Womens Club of Gal veston praised Bushs handling of the call for troop reductions and his communication with Soviet leader Mikail Gorbachev Dr Letha Barber a Galveston physician active in the Republican Party said she was impressed with Bushs challenge to the Amer ican people to work to maintain the ideals of democracy I dont think we have been asked by a president since John Kennedy to look to the future and commit our own personal lives to the Barber said It seemed to me to be a very progres See SPEECH 13A Passing Parade Inside Happy birthday Ryan Wolters Electra Woolage Eddie Hunter Roosevelt Moore Martha Ann Burditt Zola Temple John E Broughton Sonya Thompson Jessie Smith Brenda J Taylor Pvt Rolanda Hill Wooten Jessie Smith Clem D Carter III Eva Newton Lurnell Howard Rosie C Gonzales Walter Nichols Roder ick Russell Cynthia Suter Steve See PASSING 13A Bulletin Entertainment Marine A Cash In With Classifieds PERFECT SALE Dodge 77 Aspen good condition radio standard good tires work I got lots of and sold the car the trice we Miked today AREA FORECAST with a 60 percent chance of showers or thunder High In the upper 60s To night with a 20 percent chance Low near 60 South near 20 knots today and tonight Smart craft should ex caution Bay choppy to rough BEACH 59 degrees More 2A Hall marks 60 years in banking By BEVERLY MILLER The Daily News DICKINSON Walter Hall was sporting a yellow rose boutonniere Wednesday and his smile said he was pleased as punch Related stories 12A The boutonniere and a simple plaque presented to him by Citi zens State Bank President Bob Holcomb marked Halls 60 years in the banking business Bank employees Wednesday showed their appreciation for Halls contributions to banking and of Galveston County and bay area communities Although Hall is chairman of the board of Citizens State Bank Bay Area Bank and Trust in Webster and League City Bank and Trust banking is by no means his only business He has made the quality of life in the areas served by the banks an equally important concern and he attributes the success of the banks Our democratic society will suc ceed to the de gree that those in it discharge their responsibilities which are in direct ratio to their capa Walter Hall to the development of area com and to the banks prudent lending policies Hall describes himself as a citi zen first and a banker second And under the mantle of a banking con servative Hall has been a prime mover and a driving force behind the growth and devel of Galveston County and the bay area His leadership style is subtle but elected officials have been heard to say Its easier to com ply with Walter Halls suggestions for community improvements than to explain to his satisfaction why they could not be Halls contributions to the coun ty are considerable He has served on several boards and committees that have helped shape the future of the county Hall has made inroads into bet tering the quality of life in his com including making match ing contributions to the Mares Me Library in Dickinson which along with the efforts of De lia Mares assured the librarys ex istence in a new home Hall also pushed the road bond issue passed in 1985 which is fi improvements to the roads and highways that he long ago foresaw as essential to the development of north Galveston County and the bay area A man of strong convictions Hall was named Mr Democrat of Galveston County in 1974 by a group of local state and national dignitaries and he has served as director of the Texas of Rights Foundation and as chairman of the Galveston County Democratic Ex Committee But Hall sees a lifetime of civic accomplishments as no particular credit due him Our democratic society will succeed to the degree that those in it discharge their responsibilities which are in direct ratio to their he said
