Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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r, Ande . ^ nope? decid By Tom Coyne Stiilf Wntt'r II the presidential election winds up in tlie House, independent presidential candidate .John Anderson has a chance, according to his S C. coordinator. "Anderson has served ' ><) yea in the House and has a lot i friends there." Boh * Cook said. "With a secret r ballot they could vole any | way, without worrying about > party affiliation. "All Anderson has to do is 1 carry a few key states to put it into the House of Representatives," Cook said. "In our polls he's running at about 30 percent in Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, New York, Ohio, W . -J .... J ~ . . Iiviai yianu anci ^onnecueui. 4,I think there is a strong chance of John Anderson throwing the election into the house," he said. JOHN BAYARD Anderson was born to Martha and E. Albin Anderson in Roekford, 111., on Feb. 15, 1922. He graduated from Roekford Central High School as \aledictorian. In 1942 he graduated from the University of Illinois. He served in the Army I Irom 1943 to 1945. In 194G he \ received a bachelor's degree in law from the University of ! Illinois, and he earned his master's degree from HarvarH in lQiO Anderson was a foreign ' service officer in Germany t I from 1952 to 1955. He served 1 a Winnebago County state attorney for four years. He was elected to Congress in 1961. In a Jan. 13 editorial, the v'ew York Times ran a pteie called "Why Not Independent vice presi J uci rson a 5 HoUi es elec (he Best?" It was not endorsing the candidacy of John Anderson. It was asking: "It you think tie is the best man. why not vote tor him whether you think he has a chance or not." This is what Anderson's campaign has been so far. Not a campaign to gain popularity, but a campaign (o show he is a serious candidate. ANDKKSON SAYS that as president he would balance the budget by 1983. He says he would pass no personal tax cut until the budget is balanced. in the past ife has introduced legislation that would require the president to submit a balanced budget to Congress and would limit ieaeraj outlays to 20 percent of the Gross National Product each year. He has co-sponsored legislation to help boost capital investment by simplifying tax depreciation allowances to permit a 10year write-off for trucks and cars. He estimates this bill wouldadd $5billion to capital investment over the next five years. Anderson favors special tax incentives to encourage the elderly to start new businesses. He also nlprW<: _ - I o?" to keep Social Security benefits tax-free. In the past, he supported legislation raising, the mandatory retirement age to 70. Anderson has five proposals to aid the elderly. The first is the elimination of provisions that tax Social Security recipients for living with their families. The second is increased tax \ / p. . ><} " * i: x%. dential candidate Patrick Lui cor Si . ide >e rtion deductions for families that care for relatives rather than institutionalizing them. The third is programs such as geriatic day care, II U 111 V I! 1 H K. V I St'IVlL'l'J), c o n g r e g a t e h o using, nutrition programs and s h e 11 c r e d living arrangements. Fourth is increased support for public housing for the elderly. And fifth is assistance for senior citizens who require longterm care. Anderson supports the Equal Rights Amendment. He says an important goal of his administration would be to achieve equality in education, employment, housing and credit. Anderson supported the embargo on grain and technology to the Soviet union tor lis presence in Afghanistan. He also supported the closing of the Soviet consulate in New York and a postponement or boycott of the 1980 Moscow Olympics. HE STANDS behind SALT II and believes the SALT process should continue until a more effective, verifiable and constraining treaty is in place. The handling of our long time ally, Taiwan, was unfair, according to Anderson. He supports normalizaiton of relations with< China, but says the Carter administration could have u eaieu Taiwan more lairiy. Anderson has opposed the MX strategic missile. He says it is cost-inefficient. He says that in the past the United States has bought many weapons systems that were so sophisticated that they priced the United States out of the national security 4 !;x , I ?ey (AP Photo) Independent president marketplace. Each unit became so expensive that we roiild afford tn hnv nnlv a few of them. Anderson proposes a 50-^ cent-a-gallon gasoline tax. With the revenues Anderson says he would reduce Social Security payroll taxes and increase Social Security benefits while decreasing America's dependence on oil. THE SEARCH for synthetic fuels should be subsidized by the federal government, but not run by it, according to Anderson.. He also supports expanded research on the feasibility of solar and other alternative sources such as wind, tidal, Ki A m a o ^ 'v uiuuiaoo , pcd I d II U geothernal energy. Luceyjo after bat By John Vaughan < Staff Writer j John Anderson says his choice of a democratic j running mate wasn't a token | gesture or a selection of a ] middle-of-the-road can- j didate. He chose Patrick ? Lucey, a progressive liberal i who was active in Edward | Kennedy's 1980 presidential < campaign. Lucey had long been a Kennedy supporter, working i in the campaigns of John and i Robert Kennedy. Anderson said he selected him not only < for his experience, but for < the added scope that a j recognized progressive ] could bring to Anderson's national-unity ticket. i Though it seems many | I 1IIIVI IV (111 VWH.'I M tilt" Ull" familiar with him. Lucey is i an experienced politician and diplomat, lie was ; elected to the Wisconsin Legislature and served as i the Democratic Party i chairman before being \ p ' / V--:_\f/? 'I'"-jTtJ'Sf & V^r/<s4r*[Lr.:r;"V ^rv y-'r%':'-: vf.:" ^i^Z-. r, -?i'.a ^ >>: '<vWBaSn ;V-: ?1 - JM J?lll -v ? ll?jKinl I^K' IP?^-*^*, , ^PIS^K 1 itr-NE^P'1 ial candidate John Anderso Anderson says nuclear power will be a major energy source in the future, but he says it will have no -future without public confidence in reactor safety and the disposal of nuclear waste. He has proposed the replacement of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission by a Nuclear Regulatory Authority headed by a single administrator with a strong hand in all decisions concerning nuclear energy. Anderson says he has been a leader in environmental protection for vears. He voted for the renewal of the 1 Clean Air and Water acts, 1 supported the Soil and Water ! Resources Conservation Act, supported the National ! Parks and Recreation Act Xned An eking K< elected Lieutenant Governor ( in 1964. In 1970 he was elected i governor of Wisconsin. He j oegan a string of job- i producing tax reforms and ( initiated an energy con- c iervation program. He I reorganized the state i government and was re- c elected in 1974. f IN ADDITION to refor i ming the state's tax structure, L u c e y m e r g e d Wisconsin's two university J iVStems whirh h:irl 4 operating separately and not ;is effectively during J previous terms. The Milwaukee Journal ' :1 escribed the vice ( presidential candidate: "As governor, Lucey was smart. * lough, shrewd and forceful a qualities that helped him achieve changes <Lucey * viewed them as reforms) that history may regard as 1 the most significant since tl Wisconsin's progressive a ey lilltlll * ' ' ? " "Pf - : .-? i? 4 . < - . x< ' K.: . wk jgm^ J ^ Si'^r ' .*.: -i''- . A: .-^-4-2-^;P"-13jTB^v:'Z ':.: n (AP Photo) and voted for tanker safety legislation designed to curb oil spills. ANDERSON WAS a leader in creating a separate Department of Education. Hp minnnrt orl Jlin * mr? 1 vu vllt IVI6 Vocational Rehabilitation Act, which prohibited discrimination against the handicapped. He also supported increased federal appropriations for the Basic Educational Opportunity Grant program. Anderson opposes a lational health care plan. He also opposes further regulation of clinical laboratories. He says sqch regulations could double or triple operating expenses. aerson mnedy jra." An Anderson spokesman >aid: "Luqey earned exxrience that another forner governor in this election republican presidential candidate Ronald Reagan) las never acheived, and that s in the area of foreign jipniiiiacy. tie was ap>ointed U.S. ambassador to Mexico by President Carter n1977." Lucey was born in ^aCrosse, Wisconsin, in 191B md attended St. Thomas College in St. Paul, Minlesota. He graduated from he University of Wisconsin ifter serving in the Army luring World War II Before his election to the tale Legislature, Lucey was successful businessman resident of his own real state investment firm. He married Jean Vlasis in 951 and the couple has lire*' children: Paul. David, nd Laurie