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Battalion/Page 14
February 8,1983
Warped
by Scott McCullar
Freshman 'players’ help
Congress in name game
United Press International
WASHINGTON — One way
to get a foretaste of what a new
Congress will be like is to ex
amine the rosters of freshmen
members of the House and Sen
ate. But maybe it would be more
interesting to clue in the public
by matching the legislation with
the names of its originators.
In the agriculture area, for ex
ample, a Missouri first term law
giver, Rep. Alan Wheat, cannot
be written off despite his lack of
seniority. Perhaps he can col
laborate with a Texas colleague
to give the nation a Wheat-Fields
bill.
In the light of the administra
tion’s plans to set up a payment-
in-kind program to help stabil
ize agriculture prices, it can be
seen that such legislation will be
big in the 98th Congress.
Or maybe that bill could bet
ter serve as a vehicle for yet
another MX missile basing
mode proposal.
Is Congress not concerned
about upgrading the ability of
automobiles to absorb the im
pact of low speed collisions? And
does not a new representative
from Michigan have a name
ideal for that purpose? Particu
larly if he joins with an Arkansas
senator?
Yes, motorists, there is a
bright future ahead for the
Carr-Bumpers bill. And if fresh
man Rep. Ron Packard, R-
Calif., wants to co-sponsor the
measure, so much the better.
Problems encountered by the
U.S. Mint in providing coins for
the realm also traditionally com
mand a lot of attention in Con
gress.
This year, providentially,
there is a freshman House mem
ber from Minnesota who can
join an Oklahoma Senator in
sponsoring the Penny-Nickles
bill to bolster production.
In the 1982 elections, the 6th
District of California chose a
new representative named Bar
bara Boxer. It seems preor
dained that she should take an
interest in federal regulations to
curb excess violence in prize
fights.
Nomenclature logic further
dictates that she be joined in this
effort by a second term con
gressman from Illinois and the
senior senator from Wyoming.
The result would be the Sav
age-Boxer-Wallop bill to outlaw
certain types of punches.
Another female newcomer is
Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio.
What better arena could she
occupy that the humane treat
ment of hostages? She can team
up with an Ohio Republican to
produce the Kindness-Kaptur
bill.
And what might the future
hold for a North Carolina fresh
man? A distinct possibility is a
close association with a certain
Colorado senator. There ob
viously are many causes a Valen
tine-Hart bill would well serve.
Other first-termers include
Reps. Jim Moody, D-Wis.,
Richard Ray, D-Ga., Harley
Staggers, D-W.Va., Thomas
Ridge, R-Pa., Ed Towns, D-
N.Y., and Bob Wise, D-W.Va.
Big things are expected from all
of them.
All “Stennis anyone?” players
are especially gratified to have a
second-generation Staggers on
Capitol Hill. His father, the re
tired chairman of the House
Commerce Committee, pro
vided inspiration for many fig
mentary pieces of legislation in
his time.
The junior Staggers makes
his debut coincident with a
nationwide campaign to curtail
drunk driving. That timing is
impeccable.
These newcomers can’t carry
the entire legislative load,
however.
It likewise is good to welcome
back veteran lawgivers bearing
such promising names as Boner,
Bonker, Gore, Leach, Lent,
Long, Obey, Pepper, Pickle,
Price, Rangle, Hall, Rose, Sharp,
Stump, Swift, Winn, Wright,
Walker, Weaver, Wyden, Bore,
Baken, Hyde, Byrd, Dole, East,
Hatch, Lugar, Nunn, Specter
and Tower.
William Tell
cheap, loaded
United Press International
DALLAS — The new micro
computer has gobs of memory,
plenty of options, a cheap price
and the right name.
The computer, soon to be
marketed worldwide by Timet-
ronics of Dallas, is dubbed the
William Tell.
“We’re shooting for Apple
and other leaders in the micro
field,” said Dave
computer
Wooldridge, marketing princip
al at Timetronics. “An Apple II
computer with the same fea
tures would cost twice as much
and would be souped-up. We
think we can carve out a niche.”
That niche would consist of
75,000 units the first year if
company production plans go as
scheduled. Timetronics already
has taken orders for several
thousand units from indepen
dent U.S. distributors, he said.
The device, manufactured in
Taiwan, has a dual-processor
unit capable of handling soft
ware from Apple and standard
formats. It will sell for about
$1,000, compared to an Apple
or Tandy variety in the $1,500
range.
“We’re hoping to keep it in
the range of homeowners for
educational purposes or for
businessmen who, among other
things, like to have their own
electronic spread sheets,” he
said.
Before sales are launched in
the spring, Wooldridge said he
wants experts to tear down the
computer and make certain
there are no copyright law in
fringements.
“There is no conception of
copyright law in Taiwan, every
thing is wide open,” he said. “We
don’t want any lawsuits. So we’re
going to tear this thing down
and go over it in detail.
If the William Tell scores, the
company hopes to market a
portable model, named the
Sidekick.
“Same processor, same power
supply, the price about $1,495,”
said Wooldridge.
Wooldridge said he knows his
latest marketing venture is a bit
of a gamble, but he’s confident
he has the savvy to make it.
“This business is like every
other business,” he said. “It
periodically purges itself, weeds
out those who do not keep up
with the technology. This com
pany is not going to be one of
those.”
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Convict files suit
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HUNTSVILLE — Although
he now resides on Death Row,
Jimmy Paul Vanderbilt once
worked as a policeman in the
Texas panhandle and aspired to
become a police chief and some
day maybe a U.S. Senator.
His cause now is trying to
convert people to Christianity
and sway public opinion against
state executions.
The isolation has made Van
derbilt, convicted of killing an
Amarillo girl in 1975, a deeply
religious man. He refuses to cut
his hair as part of a self-
proclaimed Nazarite vow
affirming his Christianity.
“Y’all (the media) seem to
think my life ended when I got
here. My life began here because
in here I found Christ,” said
Vanderbilt.
graduated from the Amarillo
Police Academy but was on the
force less than six months.
Vanderbilt said he had his life
mapped out at that time.
“I wanted to make things
right in the world. Through
high school and college, I had
my sights set on a career in law
enforcement,” he said.
“I wanted to be a police offic
er in Amarillo for a few years.
Make sergeant and move up
with experience. Then I was
going to be a police chief in a
medium-sized town and enter
politics.
After that?
“A U.S. senator from Texas,"
he said after a hesitation. “I’m
old enough for the Senateim|
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Vanderbilt prays for many
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family of the Katina Moyer, 16,
the Amarillo High School stu
dent who Vanderbilt abducted
in her car and shot. Miss Moyer
was the daughter of former state
Rep. Hudson Moyer.
He is appealing his conviction
from a capital murder retrial in
Beaumont in 1979. His first con
viction in an Austin trial was
overturned on appeal because
police had interrogated him
against his will.
He is a graduate of Wayland
Baptist in criminology and mar
ried student Susan Tebeck. He
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