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r THE BATTALION Page 6 College Station, Texas Wednesday, September 29, 1971 Read Classifieds Daily ROBERT HALSELL TRAVEL SERVICE AIRLINE SCHEDULE INFORMATION F ARES AND TICKETS DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL *4m»»' CALL 822-3737 1016 Texas Avenue *— Bryan Company convicted in F-lll parts fraud LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (A*)— Harry C. Bass Jr. of St. Louis and Selb Manufacturing Co. of Walnut Ridge were convicted of conspiracy to defraud the gov ernment in connection with pro duction of parts for the F-lll fighter-bomber. Bass, who was president of Selb, was convicted on one count of a federal Grand Jury indict ment alleging conspiracy to de fraud and one count alleging the overt act of falsifying serial numbers on parts for the jet air craft. Selb was tried only on the con spiracy count. sentencing until after he receives a presentence investigation re port. Bass, 56, was one of seven men indicted by the government. All were employes of either Selb or General Dynamics Corp. of Fort Worth, Tex., prime contractor for the swingwing plane. eral Dynamics personnel charged in the alleged conspiracy took gratuities from Selb in return for concealing the unauthorized welds from their superiors. The government has charged that Bass and the other Selb em ployes named in the indictment tried to conceal machining flaws in the parts by welding over them without authorization from Gen eral Dynamics, and that the Gen- In the government’s closing argument Tuesday, Robert Fus- sell said that the Bass case was “about one of the most serious criminal offenses that’s ever been committed against the Unit ed States.” Fussell said Bass was “well aware that every part his com pany was making would go on the F-lll to be flown by pilots willing to risk their lives in de fense of this country.” The Air Force contracted with General Dynamics in 1962 for manufacture of the F-lll and sev eral years later General Dy namics contracted with Selb for the production of plates to hold the wings together and longerons to hold the tail together. Defense Attorney Robert Light said in his closing argument that early in the business relationship with Selb, General Dynamics sug gested a departure from blue print specifications in an effort to speed delivery of the parts for The jury of seven women and five men deliberated about three hours before returning the ver dict in the third week of the trial. The penalty on each count is a prison sentence of up to five years or fine of $10,000 or both. Israel ignores U. N. request Judge J. Smith Henley postponed to stop destruction of homes !? ' Come by the Exchange Store and Do a little flag waving! i ; r - fe:' ' Z ft* ' f d HEY, AGGIES TAKE ME HOME JO MOM t DAD m j a m I I I UNITED NATIONS, N. Y. OP) —Israel ignored Tuesday a U.N. request to cease destruction of refugee homes in the Gaza Strip and defended the action as neces sary to end terrorism against the Arab inhabitants of Gaza. “The Israeli measures have al ready met with considerable suc cess and have, in fact, saved the lives of refugees and other Arab inhabitants who otherwise would have fallen victim to the terror campaign,” wrote Ambassador Yosef Tekoah in a letter to Sec retary-General U Thant. Tekoah said the destruction had been necessary because the overcrowding and congested lay out of the refugee quarters invit ed teri-or operations. He said no demolition took place unless al ternative housing was provided. Last month Thant asked Israel to stop the destruction, halt the removal of occupants and to pro vide adequate housing within the Strip for those already displaced. Thant’s request followed a re port of the U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestine which found that about 15,000 persons had been displaced. Tekoah, in his letter to Thant, cited these figures: “During the month of June of 1971 agents of Arab terror orga nizations murdered in the Gaza area 29 Arab inhabitants and wounded 153,” Tekoah wrote. “In July, they murdered 13 Arab in habitants, and the figure for Au gust was five dead and 36 wound ed. Most of the victims were ref ugees. During the first three weeks of September two persons were killed and three wounded.” Seniors may apply for Dan ford Fellowships the aircraft. He said gratuities paid to qual ity assurance inspectors were given before welding was done on Selb parts, and that the pay ments were not designed to keep the inspector from overlooking defects. Light said that in August IMS, U.S. Senate investigators anil agents of the FBI began to look into the F-lll project and thal General Dynamics, ‘‘confronted with a need for a scapegoat,” se lected a company from Arkansas, the home of Sen. John L. 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Approximately 100 four-year financial assistance fellowships will be awarded. The foundation does not accept direct applica tions, Dr. Monroe noted. Candi dates must be nominated by liai son officers at their undergradu ate institutions by Nov. 1. Danforth Fellows receive a maximum annual living stipend of $2,700 for single students and $2,950 for married fellows, plus tuition and fees. Dependency al lowances are available. ALLEN Oldsmobile Cadillac SALES - SERVICE IGH' odelf friilla I Stine II “Where satisfaction is standard equipment” 2401 Texas Ave. 823-8002 Catholic or Methodist denomina tions. i YMCA Secretary Logan E. Weston said the data was assem bled at the Data Processing Cen ter and distributed at no charge to local ministers for their use. Our pretty flag waver will be personally handing out our all new 1971-72 y Exchange Store gift catalog Thursday and Friday, Sept. 30-Oct.l, 1-5pm. 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