Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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?; Ande hope* A ueuu By Tom Coyne St.iM Writer II the presidential election winds up in the House, infipnonrlonl v. ^j^v. .iv j/i v ,)imv mm i candidate John Anderson has a chance, according to his S C. coordinator. "Anderson has served 20 yea in the House and has a lot -i friends there/' Hob $ Cook said. "With a secret ballot they could vote any | way. without worrying about * party ai filiation. "All Anderson has to do is * carry a few key states to put I it into the House of J Representatives," Cook Isaid. "In our polls he's running at about 30 percent in Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, New York, Ohio, Maryland and Connecticut. "I think there is a strong chance of John Anderson throwing the election into the house," he said. JOHN BAYARI) Anderson was born to Martha and E. Albin Anderson in Rookford, 111., on Feb. 15, 1922. He graduated from Rockford 9 Central High School as * valedictorian. In 1942 he graduated from the University of Illinois. He served in the Army t Irom 1943 to 1945. In 1946 he J received a bachelor's degree s in law Irom the University of i Illinois, and he earned his I master's degree from Harvard in 1949. Anderson was a foreign ' service officer in Germany J from 1952 to 1955. He served j a Winnebago County state 1 attorney for four years. He 2 was elected to Congress in m 1 fu* i In a Jan. 13 editorial, the ATew York Times ran a p?e< e called "Why Not Independent vice presit I 2 rson ? 5 HOU: es clei (lie Host?" It was not endorsing the candidacy of John Anderson. It was asking: "If you think he is the hcst man, why not vote for him whether you think he has a ch;inr<? or nut This is what Anderson's campaign has been so far. Not a campaign to gain popularity, but a campaign to 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 :ut until the budget is balanced. In the past he has introduced legislation that would require the president to submit a balanced budget to Congress and would limit federal 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 pledges 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 lhat tax Social Security recipients for living with their families. The second is increased tax ij " > . * : sW* *. :.::::*x%-:' . :< . mm* wmmm ientia/ candidate Patrick Lu sor . uae se 3tion dedurtions for f";imilw*x th;?t care lor relatives rather than institutionalizing them. The third is programs such as geriatic day care, h o m e m a k e r s e r v i c e s. congregate housing, nutrition programs and s h e 11 e r e d living arrangements. Fourth is increased support lor public housing for the elderly. And fifth is assistance for senior citizens who reouiro lnnp 1 o term 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 for its 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 f rno tnr\ Taimo m C vi vui.vu t aivrau niuiC idll iy. 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 coy (AP Photo) JL M ill* Is^sfefsi ill iiiii s - 'l: :v^ S |yi:: ' : V: ; : ' : ' : : ' f III!" US? ^.. " $sf v 8 #, 1 &<<<<>:>>>>>& ' . S > Ffffl? '- ^ v - '''-r- -- -_-/ - 4,^ f.-- v t ," '"5_T --- - 1 * c.;i rf M^Ssiljimp *** , BhB^Mf / :ii^S?L ?kM Independent president marketplace. Each unit became so expensive that we could afford to buy only a few of them. Anderson proposes a 50r^ cent-a-gallon gasoline tax. With the revenues Anderson says he would reduce Social Security payroll taxes and inrrpacp Qnr>iol Cnoimiiu ...W. V^UVIUI UVtUi ny 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, biomass. neat and geothernalenergy. Luceyjo _ // * ajier Da* By John Vaughan < Staff Writer : John Anderson says his choice of a democratic j running mate wasn't a token i gesture or a selection of a | middle-of-the-road can- i didate. He chose Patrick < Lucey, a progressive liberal i who was active in Edward i Kennedy's 1980 presidential ( campaign. Lucey had long been a Kennedy supporter, working i in the campaigns of .John and t Robert Kennedy. Anderson \ said he selected him not only v for his experience, but for ( the added scope that a ; recognized progressive j could bring to Anderson's national-unity ticket. < Though it seems many j American voters are unfamiliar with him, Lueey is t an experienced politician and diplomat ile was ; elected to the Wisconsin \ Legislature and served as i the Democratic Party t chairman before being v _uc :r:,'WC* VS : r;-'r'-,1' - - . f: i jflH' rjiv'vv-; :W ' 4i U'al candidate John Anders< 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 years. He voted for the renewal of the Clean Air and Water acts, snnruirtoH tho Cnil ,,'-t ? ?vva tiic ov/n dllU VVctlCr Resources Conservation Act, supported the National Parks and Recreation Act inedAn eking Kt _i i - * ? * - lecieu Lieutenant Governor n1964. In 1970 he was elected governor of Wisconsin. He )egan a string of jobproducing tax reforms and nitiated an energy conservation program. He 'eorganized the state government and was reilected in 1974. IV? % lilvlfnt/vk . im i\iriri 1 mix 10 reiorning the state's tax strucure, Lucey merged Wisconsin's two university iystems, which had been )perating separately and not is e f f ec t i v e 1 y d u ring >revious terms. The Milwaukee Journal I escribed the vice 1 residential candidate: "As governor, Lucey was smart. \ ough, shrewd and forceful ' qualities that helped him ' ichieve changes < Lucey i Mewed them as reforms) hat history may regard as he most significant since I Visconsin's progressive i O , ,?llli iliillllll 1 : > -' ' ^>\ : ; :j ^^BBHK^:S::::::v.:::::':': W: ' | 1 !?l V s I |g|pl^|?^ on (AP Photo) and voted for tanker safety legislation designed to curb oil spills. ANDERSON WAS a leader in creating a separate Department of Education. He supported the 1972 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 national health care plan. He also opposes further regulation of clinical laboratories. He says sqch regulations could double or triple operating expenses. Iderson I snnedy j era " An Anderson spokesman said: "Lucey earned experience that another former governor in this election (republican presidential candidate Iionald Reagan) has never acheived, and that is in the area of foreign diplomacy. He was appointed U.S. ambassador to Mexico by President Carter in 1977." liicpv J ? U>1 MIM II III LaCrosse, Wisconsin, in 1918 and attended St. Thomas College in St. Paul, Min nesota. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin after serving in the Army during World War II. Before his election to the Milic legislature, Lucey was ? successful businessman, president <>l his own real state investment firm. He married Jean Vlasis in and the couple has hree children: Paul. David, md Laurie.