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United Press International
H< 'USTON —John Connally
'7Y‘. U ys rie isn’t running for any
le J. hlsa ”|e, he’s just running.
|t takes weeks to see the for-
i M t°B three-term Texas gov-
e weeks a* r ’ f° rmer secretary of the
ired rese» ur y anc ^ former secretary of
Saints c ehavy because the tall, silver-
49 «d Texan is constantly on
bniove.
lie Saints me still is dabbling in politics,
itlweek i&aid he only does it in hopes
Gentgeftretting the best people
Me to Jpd.
>f a pulRionnally, who is 65 but
tensive e«n’t look it, said he spends
btful "ittHof his time practicing law,
ftting in profitable business
SH^ltures and enjoying life. The
jBof public office is not as
■tizing as it was for 40 years.
“) have no plans to seek any
le nor hold any office —
Bintive or elective,” Connal-
Bd in a recent interview.
1 never have been one to seek
Bsion or even tranquility,”
Bid. “1 am going to partici-
I as long as I live. That
Bn’tmean 1 want anything or
;pe< i anything.”
N
Bnnally, who with former
■sLt. Gov. Ben Barnes is in-
Big heavily in Texas real
B, has not held public office
■ 1973, although he made an
Bcessful bid for the pres-
;m v in 1980.
Bl, no matter where he goes,
!0|jl( line up to shake his hand
Bnfer with him concerning a
Bude of subjects. What is it
Bdraws people to Connally?
“I don’t want sound modest
or immodest, but after all, I have
watched and been a part of the
Washington scene for 43 years,”
he said. “I went there as a young
man in 1939 and I’ve known
substantially every leader of this
country in both parties and in
both houses of Congress.
“Being a senior partner in one
of the largest law firms in the
world (Vinson, Elkins), you ob
viously need to keep abreast of
what’s happening international
ly and domestically ... in order to
adequately advise your clients
who work in the international
arena. I think I have a consider
able amount of knowledge and
information.”
Connally first went to
Washington as a Democrat and
aide to tnen-Rep. Lyndon John
son. He changed to the Republi
can Party in 1973, which many
observers regarded as a move to
position himself as a presidential
candidate.
But he denies the White
House ever w'as his goal. He
dropped out of the 1980 pres
idential race after spending $10
million and wanning only one
GOP convention delegate. After
Ronald Reagan entered “it was
over for the rest of us,” Connally
said.
“I’ve never had a goal except
to try to do the best job I was
capable of doing at whatever I
was doing at the time,” he said.
“I never had any clear political
ambitions. I’ve never had any
burning ambition to hold poli
tical office.”
fight against TB
till long battle
United Press International
LANTA — Tuberculosis,
teat respiratory killer of de
sago that filled sanitoriums
h thousands of victims, is
Ring onto its reputation as a
■cions disease difficult to era-
■he knockout punch is a long
y down the road, says Dr.
Renee S. Farer, director of
■uberculosis control division
lie national Centers for Dis-
| Control.
The incidence of tuberculo-
brTB, has leveled off for the
I three years after declining
Idily since the 1950s. From
|8 through 1978, there had
■ an average decrease in the
■ber of cases of 5.6 percent.
Re then the decrease has av-
pged just 1.4 percent.
uberculosis is caused by a
Iterium called “tubercle bacil-
that affects mainly the
igs. Persons contracting the
Iction may develop an active
fe of the disease or it may be
lie dormant. Farer estimates
Ire are 10 million Americans
Ih dormant TB infections.
The cause of TB was disco
vered 100 years ago by a Ger
man doctor, Robert Koch, but
“irtvas not a curable disease until
we had drug treatment about 30
years ago,” said Farer.
Globally, TB still takes three
million lives annually, especially
in the developing countries
where medical facilities, housing
and diet are inadequate.
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He said he is glad he did not
win the presidency in 1980 and
never expects to run for that
office again.
“President Reagan’s got all
the headaches in the w r orld and I
have the pleasure of privacy and
the ability to enjoy the fruits of
my labor,” Connally said. “I’m
not going to rule out the possi
bility (of running for president),
but I’m not planning on it.”
Connally is sure his image as a
rich Texas wheeler-dealer may
have had a negative impact on
the public.
Although he was acquitted of
wrongdoing in 1975 in the cele
brated milk scandal, the allega
tions of using his influence in
behalf of milk price supports
haunt him.
“It is regrettable that most
people are not particularly fond
of Texans,” he said. “They have
an image of Texans that is some
what born from a bit of envy and
jealously.
“I am what I am and I’ve nev
er attempted to be anything else
but a true image,” he said. “I’m
very proud of being a Texan.
I’m proud of my state. I’m a
proud individual and I make no
apologies.”
Connally is now a millionaire,
although his life started in
Floresville as a farmer’s son.
He’s been married for almost
42 years to college sweetheart
Idanell Brill and takes great
pride in his ranch near San
Antonio, where he raises quar-
terhorses and Santa Gertrudis
cattle.
nally said. “I’d like it if we, Nellie
and nyyself, were viewed as two
people who sacrificed not only
financially, but also our time
with our family and enjoyment
with our friends in order to de
vote our energies and talents to
the cause of public service to
which we have been dedicated.”
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