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4 Altus (OK) Times, Thursday, November 20, 1986
Opinions
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become His children. We need to be and he needs to give his life to Christ. ;
very careful, therefore, that we do And pray that God will give you a ge- J
not treat disagreeable people the nuine love for him, and possibly even ;
same way they treat us. an opportunity to help him see how
he hurts others. Remember: God
At the same time, the Bible also still loves him. Do whatever you can
recognizes that some people — by to let him know you care — a birth- ;
their own choice — insist on always day card, a little surprise gift. God :
having their own way and simply has the power to change all of us - 1
refuse to get along with other people, 'including your uncle.
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By JACK ANDERSON and DALE The bottom of the bay is strewn war criminal
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the plot of a paperback thriller: An tossed overboard from passing have devised a game plan in their
American entrepreneur excavates an vessels quest for a 1988 presidential winner,
underwater coral reef in search of The treasure hunters report that If the newly Democratic controlled
gold buried by the Japanese more they have found a man-made marker Senate compiles a positive record of
than 40 years ago, while rival trea- in the form of a huge coral head ce- achievement in the next year, the
sure seekers lurk nearby, trying to mented on the top of a 20-ton granite standard bearer 1S likely to be chosen
sabotage the operation with various boulder, as well as a coral ■ plug Iromiamong.one formerand three
acts of skulduggery used to cork a tunnel in the reef They current senators Gary Hart of Colo-
It s actually happening though regard these finds as encouraging rado, Joseph Biden of Delaware, Sam
With the blessings of Philippines Other treasure seekers obviously Nunnof Georgia and Bill Bradley of
President Corazon Aquino. American believe the Meyers team is onto New Jersey
engineer Al Meyers is drilling into a something Their boats are hovering Drawbacks: Hart has moved his
coral reef in Calatagan Bay It is be- nearby, and they’re trying to crosscut headquarters to Denver from Wash-
evedto be the burial site of millions into the American crew’s dig There ington, away from the power center;
of dollars worth of gold bullion hid- has been an attempted kidnapping. Biden will be kept busy, and contro-
den by Japanese Gen Tomoyuki Ya- and cables on the Meyers barge have versial, as chairman of the Judiciary
mashita. the “Tiger of Malaya and been cut The Philippine coast guard Committee; and Nunn and Bradley
proconsul of the Philippines during is providing protection to the Ameri- are not well-known nationally.
woridwarI. Cans. and the whole operation is un- n . ,
Unlike previous gold seekers - der the supervision of President the Senate falters. New York
many of whom were nothing more Aquino’s uncle. Assemblyman Fran- GOV. Mario-uomois the clear front-
than con artists who fleeced gullible cisco Sumulong ‘ runner, with Gov. Michael Dukakis of
investors with bogus maps and glib Skeptics may sneer, but over the Massachusetts, and ex-Gov. Charles
promises — Meyers has an eyewit- years there has been persuasive testi- Eob of Virginia acceptable dark
ness who claims to have seen the gold mony about the so-called “Yamashita hoses
bars buried in Calatagan Bay treasure." One of the most startling Finally, Sen. Edward Kennedy, of
Our eyewitness was a Japanese revelations came in 1975, in testimo- Massachusetts, couldn’t refuse the
general s (Filipino) houseboy, who ny by then-President Ferdinand Mar- nomination if offered at a brokered
was about 17 in World War II,” one of cos’ press spokesman before a House convention His chairmanship of the
the expedition leaders recounted He committee in Washington. Labor and Human Resources Com-
told us the Japanese had used a don- “In early January 1970,” testified mittee gives him a solid power base
key engine set up on a platform on Primitive Mijares, “when accusa- with traditional Democratic
stilts on top of the reef, along with an tions that (Marcos) had become the constituencies TLN 1 .
endless cable and a big drop bucket’ ’richest man in Asia’ were reaching a MINI EOIRIAI . A. : , InCrn IXCC rn C n C CTe
to gouge out a slot from the reef He fever pitch, he called in reporters and M-NEDnToRIALiAt the risk of
further told us that they backfilled admitted that he was reallv rich. But ingdow non our heads the wrath
the hole with the broken coral and the source of his wealth. Mr Marcos of thosstreoglodvtisturf-tearing fans
many bargeloads of fill material said, was the treasure of Yamashita, ofithe NewYorkMets, we feel com- t • . ---------
from the main island of Luzon .” which he had discovered in Northern Peued.to note the baseball champi- fusing crossroads, the result not of the
Prisoners of war - Filipinos and Luzon." "-en motnern ons affront to President Reagan last election returns, but of the election
possibly Americans - were forced to You can believe that or not, but al- WeekOnly ahandful of the players
dig the treasure hole, and witnesses leged participants have told us that botheredtoshowup for the tradition-
reportedly have said that the bay ran they recovered a different lode in 13 J "hit‘ House cer emony,ofcongrat-
red with their blood when they were buried trucks at Teresa, a town about ulatons eVe »the team manager
killed. Captain Kidd-style, to protect 35 miles south of Manila They had couldnt find time in his off-season
secret been following Japanese maps thev schedule. We would remind the Mets
Meyers’crew has found a cut in the said. The truck were loaded with $10 thathubrisa arrogance resulting
• oral reef roughly 60 by 100 feet billion worth of gold bars, from excessive pride - was consid-
They believe whatever was buried - The authoritative source is un-
it anything — is more than 70 feet available, of course Yamashita was
down. hanged by the Americans in 1946 as a
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. Democrats -brilliantly successful in alignment” but "de-alignment," The question now is how the Derrto-
the Senate elections, are now at a con- where no party holds sway. cratic Congress will respond to this
Is there a way to make sense of all mixed mandate. If they act as if they
rhetoric this ... , know what happened, they will con-
rneorre: Try this: There was no Reagan Rev- test Reagan mostly at the edges of
gConsiderthesconfusion: The day be- olution. But there has been an impor- policy, seeking to shape a consensus
fore the. elect ’ Democrats said tant Reagan Evolution. There has They will take advantage of the fact
that there was no national theme and been re-alignment. But it comes in that many of the 11 new Democratic
was ationalissues,thatsthereal issue two packages: ideological and parti- Senators are moderates. (Four favor
was"cha 1 er."TipQ‛Nei ll stressed san - ideas and parties. The Republi- contra aid.) They will pay heed to
politics.arelocal‛ cans have won a good piece of the their mostly moderate new Senate
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The day after the election Reagan programs, a strong defense, less big eralism backed by specian interest
also spun around. The election results, government. So, when Reagan got power, promulgating Pt idea that 5
he said, were not based on rejection of around to attacking on these issues, he there was nothing wrong with tax- ’
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Dear Dr. Graham : Do you think he wants them to be done. I guess we This is because they have allowed :
some people are just impossible for ought to love him, but is it impossible selfishness and sin to grip their lives. :
anyone to get along with? My uncle to love some people?-G.L. When that is the case, we must be ;
to be like Qur whole sure we are not to blame for any ten- ;
with yrefu sestohav ean ythi ng to do Dear G.L.: I suppose all of us know sions and conflicts that arise. The Bi- ;
"itttashimthecauseallh e, does is some people who are like your uncle, ble says, “Do not repay anyone evil
£ ar notrsand.g6et angry 1116 Bible’s teaching is that we for evil. Be careful to do what is right
8 ctly the way should “Love your neighbor as in the eyes of everybody. If it is possi- ;
yourself” (Luke 10:27) — even if our ble, as far as it depends on you, live 5
neighbors do not love us in return, at peace with everyone” (Romans }
o .. ingyet,"hesaid... . i- . Reagan lost tactically, but Demo- If the Democratic nominee in 1988
Republicans are good losers, as dinosaurs, as ghosts of a past age, Richard Shelbv of Alabama from endeaoP itic a" realignment, crats, to defeat him, had to cede to is pressured into making that case, he
Republicans are promising to work barriers to progress. P 8 ’ Z in theHoSehalfS Congress f mDemo rat Republican, also him a good hunk of ideological turf, will lose. The Democratic Party will
with Democrats in Congress, Southern Democrats, whom there are mouse old andngress KotmmangledDemocra ts.say realign- The Democrats in effect accepted the lose. And the country will lose the
however necessary. history has taught patince marked sere arenenough in andanew mentwasdealta body blow or never Reagan Evolution. (Revolutions are hope of having two responsible cen-
Repuilicans are good losers. time 8 P ‛ Southern Democrats to command existed. Republicans, looking at their for unsuccessful countries, and turn trist parties, listening to the public,
Republicans are lousy winners. The patience naid off respect. goernatoria wins. say it continues, things upside down. America isn’t and and shaping policy from moderately ‘
RepubnisansnarscorientadlmortosieettenefectimofNov, " ‛
Most are freewheeling in- powerhn’bomishdmasb heretofore worked .er, well in our
dVidua u ‘ States Congress!
When they win they promptly start Head of the Appropriations Com-
fussing and fighting among mittee of the Senate, Mississippi’s
themselves. John Stennis.
As witness the hellish time Presi- The important committees will be
dent Reagan had in the 99th Congress in the hands of conservative
mobilizing support from his own par- moderate Southern Democrats:
Y; , d . Defense — Sam Nunn of Georgia.
But Republicans are good losers. Budget - Lawton Chiles of
If only because they’re more ac- Florida
customed to losing. t . r Finance ~ Lloyd Bentsen of
In the Congress of the United Texas.
States right now we have Energy - J. Bennett Johnston of
Republicans and Democrats - and Louisiana.
Southern Democrats. Commerce - Ernest Hollings of
1 here s not been much mention of South Carolina
our deference to Southern Intelligence - David Boren of
Democrats since Reagan swept the Oklahoma.
South. , , And there are four new Southern
At the Democrats convention in Democrats in the Senate
San Francisco there was hardly any Within hours of the election the
attention given to “Southern first voice publicly to promise not to
Democrats. They were written off re-raise taxes was Democrat
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