Sharpstown Scandal Subject Of Nixon-Mitchell Conferences Prince 'jj Triplett 'j rueger % k DALLAS (-^P) — A Justice De partment official’s involvement with the key figure in the 1 on - many n e could th man 5 le - I am S: leaders k the factii Sharpstown scandal caused such non-recs concern that it was the subject of two meetings attended by President Nixon, John Mitchell testified Wednesday. Mitchell, U. S. attorney gen eral at the time, appeared as witness called by two former r, h t fr J ^ exas officials who claim their j . t g IC| indictment on mail fraud and 15 conspiracy charges arising from switched 1 scan< ^ a l was P°lifi ca lly moti- ffic on l'| lendous afu impossible on the vated in Washington to discredit Texas Democrats. Former Texas Atty. Gen. Wag goner Carr and former Texas In surance Commissioner John Oso rio are seeking to have the charges against them dismissed instead of facing trial as sched uled Oct. 23. Mitchell described the increas ing concern in 1971 over the dis closure that Will Wilson, who then headed the criminal division of the Justice Department, had been lawyer for Houston banker ie on eami i-ed light 'ie was kt A&M request Weekend Course Emphasizes ewspaper Teaching Value to workr? M Texas A&M University Satur- nights. Emery es of materiii agin’it, .he seventt menstnu! “It’ll tea: d it’ll tea: > there cn in son* ) member; shers said menstrua- are right is, at least nt from i aid not be r in effect porportk ie, but thf somethin! ir mind at has conn detims At least 50 instructors are ex pected at the “Newspaper in the Classroom Workshop” to be held day morning. The program is sponsored by TAMU’s College of Education and 'The Houston Post Educational Services Department, said Dr. Jo seph Ilika, associate professor of educational curriculum and in struction and director of the TA- MU Reading and Language Lab oratory. The workshop will instruct teachers in methods of utilizing newspapers in the classroom for teaching every subject and every grade level, Ilika explained. The program will include lec tures, demonstrations and ses sions in which the participants may develop their own ideas. Instructors at the elementary, secondary and college levels are invited to attend the workshop, the professor pointed out. Workshop leaders feel that newspapers can be especially ef fective in rural schools, Ilika not ed, but as yet no teachers from small towns have registered. Participants will be instructed in guidelines to develop “newspa per behavioral reading objectives” and encouraged to share their findings and generate feedback, Ilika said. Emma Gene Schroeder, chair man of the Reading Department at Wharton County Junior Col lege, and Margaret Mobley, The Houston Post Educational Consul tant, will direct the workshop. Rosemary Wohlfort of The Hous ton Post Educational Services Staff will serve as coordinator. Dr. Ilika will also take part in the program. The TAMU professor attended the “Newspaper in the Classroom Workshop” held at the University of Houston recently and said he was impressed “by the creativity exemplified by the participants in using newspapers to help rein force reading skills.” The workshop is set for Satur day from 9 a.m. to 12 noon in rooms 228 and 229 of the TAMU Memorial Student Center. Regis tration begins about 8:30 a.m., Ilika reminded. I NEZZIE’S Across From Texas World Speedway Hwy. 6 South Presents RACE WEEK DANCES Wed., Thur. & Fri. — 8:30 Til 12:00 Music by “THE COUNTRY FIVE’* Admission $2.00 Frank Sharp, leading figure in the scandal. Sharp, who headed the Sharpstown State Bank, was accused of trying to bribe state officials to pass hanking bills by selling them stock on shaky col lateral and then manipulating the stock value upward. Sharp was granted immunity from further prosecution after pleading guilty on two counts of banking and securities violations and receiving a three-year pro bated sentence. Describing a first meeting with the President, Mitchell said: “I can’t recall the exact conversa tion, but I believe the discussion was about the public posture which Mr. Wilson found himself in at that time.” At a second White House meet ing which Mitchell said was prob ably in October 1971, Wilson’s problem again was discussed. “The concern was not so much about what Mr. Wilson might or might not have done,” Mitchell said, “but more about what the public might think . . The De partment of Justice might be kept free from any essence of scan dal.” Mitchell added that he still had admiration for Wilson and be lieves in his integrity. But, after Grand Jury Dismisses Pot Cases HOUSTON