The Paris News (Newspaper) - November 20, 1988, Paris, Texas Good Morning Memories of Kennedy Remembering the assassination of a president is still painful Pg ID 34 indictments returned 11A Wildcats rally for victory IB run past IB Weather The Forecast No rain Monday with highs in the upper 50s Pg 4A Index 75t Call 7858744 For Home Delivery Sunday Nov 20 1988 121st Year No 102 Paris Texas 75460 The Paris News 48 pages In 5 Sections Bush looking to deliver on his promises By Christopher Connell The Associated Press WASHINGTON George Bush will be looking to deliver on his kinder and gentler nation theme when he moves into the White House but economic pressures could force him to put George Bush some cam promises on the back burner The stock market retreat and the dollars fall in value since the Nov 8 election both testify to the concerns the financial world has about the ability to bring down the billion an deficit especially given his promise not to raise taxes Bush has already decided to keep friend and adviser Nicholas F Please see BUSH Pg 4A Cold wet fans Football fans lr Chell King Freddie Powell and Francie King braved the cold wet weather Saturday to watch the Raymond Berry Classic News Photo By Marvin Gorley a tournament featuring youth football teams from Paris and the surrounding area Hunger exists in Lamar County doing something about the problem By Kacey Golden StaH Writer Millions of Americans will sit down with family and friends Thursday to celebrate ing But while we live in a nation of plenty thousands of families in Texas still go hungry Approximately 18 percent of Tex ans are still below the poverty level In Lamar County about people are living in poverty or about percent of the popula tion according to recent figures made available through the Texas Department of Human Services About 11 percent of Americans are living in poverty according to John Hugg a statistical analyst with the Texas Department of Health The national poverty rate has been decreasing by a small tage but not in Texas Hugg said Christina Onassis dead at 38 The Associated Press BUENOS AIRES Argentina Christina Onassis heir to the multimilliondollar fortune of her father Greek shipping tycoon Aristotle Onassis died Saturday of a heart attack local press reports said She was 38 Miss Onassis whose famous father lavish lifestyle and huge for tune made her an interna tional celebri t y was stricken at a country club about 30 miles northwest of Buenos Aires a doctor was quoted as saying Onassis was the stepdaughter of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis widow of the assassinated Presi dent John F Kennedy She married Aristotle Onassis in 1968 The two were later divorced Please see Onassis Pg 4A In general its getting worse Most counties in Texas had in creased poverty rates from he said In Texas the most poverty stricken area was reportedly in the Big Bend region which showed a 55 percent poverty rate Hugg said In Lamar County an average of people per month have used food stamps this year an increase of 279 people over 1987 statistics show More than million in federal and state aid has been spent this year on the food stamp program in Lamar County according to statistics A large percentage of welfare is spent on the elderly said Vicki Sykes community services officer for the in Paris In Texas we only help the poorest of the she said One of several organizations in Paris trying to address the needs of the hungry and homeless is the The People to People Initiative Part of the worldwide Hunger Project People to People is at tempting to make citizens aware of the problem through a series of town meetings said Gary OCon nor the local coordinator The purpose of People to People Initiative locally is to help people of the community identify what the problems are the degree and scope in regard to any kind of human OConnor said The organization is also working with the Salvation Army which plans to expand its operation here he said OConnor said hes aware of about 18 people in Lamar County who are just flat he said and estimates 300 to 600 peo ple are Those are the ones were trying to do something OConnor said One of the problems is a shortage of affordable housing he added The Paris Housing Authority has a waiting list of 200 There is some private housing that is sub by the federal government Another 300 to 500 people are check ing to see if they can get on the OConnor said OConnor said his group wants the community to become aware of the seriousness of the problem Its not a question of people not helping themselves Its a question of people not having the opportuni ty the facilities to generate basic human needs Nobody in Paris Texas knows Paris like the people of Paris Were committed to taking care of our he said The group is looking into setting up a food bank a centralized clear ing house where people can be referred by social service agencies A goal is to have a facility for temporary shelter where a person can get a hot meal and someone who hasnt taken a shower in two weeks can get some clean clothes so he can apply for a OConnor said Lt Gene Hogg commanding of ficer of the Salvation Army in Paris said there are not a lot homeless here The socalled street he said usually migrate to the larger cities What we do have here is a lot of several families liv ing together Some pay a month in rent for a house that should be condemned That results in hunger They have a roof over their head but its Hogg said see Hunger Pg 4A Christina Onassis Ready for Leeta Henson left and LaCinda Stanfield members of the Hugo Chamber of Commerce Christmas committee examine new decora tions that will be installed in downtown Hugo News Photo By George Kimbrough this holiday season The wreaths complete with lights and bright red bows will be put up Nov 21 grandson Christopher is shown the holiday greenery GAO says tax increase may be necessary Security defense cuts suggested By Jim Luther The Associated Press WASHINGTON Rejecting both the Bush and Dukakis plans as un workable the General Accounting Office said Saturday that tax in creases and cuts in defense and Social Security must be considered to slash a federal budget deficit that threatens the nations economic future Additional revenues are pro an unavoidable part of any realistic strategy for reducing the the congressional wat agency said in reports to Presidentelect George Bush and leaders of the House and Senate Comptroller General Charles A Bowsher director of the GAO said a workable solution can be developed only through close cooperation between Congress and the new president with Bush per sonally involved in the negotiations The GAO which uses hundreds of experts in every field to oversee the federal bureaucracy on behalf of Congress made no tions on which taxes should be rais ed or which programs should be cut However the report cited estimates that billion could be raised annually with slight in creases in personal income tax that a 5 percent national sales tax on most commodities ex cept food housing and medical care would yield billion a year All participants must all parts of the budget to be Please see Taxes Pg 4A By Kenneth Kesner FIGHTING ILLITERACY Looking over some of the materials us ed by the Lamar County Literacy Council to help adults increase their basic reading writing and mathematics skills are volunteer tutors lr Vicki Wood Betty Dickson Jo Bulls and Diann Mason Thirtyeight area residents have volunteered their free time to help others in the program but more are needed High rate of illiteracy has effect on all of us County group fighting against illiteracy Second in an occasional series By Kenneth Kesner Staff Writer Texas high rate of illiteracy af all the states citizens either through increased taxes and costs to help support those without work because they cannot read or write or more directly as a victim of so meone turning to crime But now some people are fighting back Thirtyeight area residents have given up their time to work one and in small groups tutoring people having trouble with reading or writing The volunteers are a vital part of the Lamar County Literacy Councils program to combat illiteracy according to Daisy council coor And more are needed She had never worked with volunteers before and thought it would be hard but it is one of the most rewarding experiences she has had said Mrs Redding I reap the benefits of association with these And the tutors though they work very hard reap many benefits from the association with their students Anybody that has the time is paid more than money can ever pay said Jo who has been tutoring since March It just brings the best out in you Its so gratifying I have found my She said most students have been so appreciative and so motivated that it becomes infectious and the tutor is swept along on the wave of good feeling That sentiment is echoed by nearly every volunteer working in the program For prospective tutors if they are thinking at all that they would like this program they need to run to the Paris Junior College library and talk to Mrs Redding said Diann Mason who works in the presidents office at Volunteer tutors receive six hours of training before they are matched with a student training that gives them some idea of what to expect and how to approach their teaching Tutors are also introduc ed to the different workbooks and materials available to them and their students And help continues to be available as the tutors go through the many hours of teaching ses sions with their charges Mrs Mason has been a literacy tutor for two months and finds herself organizing her personal Please Pg 4A
