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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6. 1974
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TUESDAt
Truckers switch off ignitions, vowing to sit it out A
Independent truck drivers brak
ed to a halt and switched off their
ignitions all over Texas Monday,
vowing to sit where they are “as
long as it takes” to achieve their
demands.
Meanwhile, private trucking
firms reiterated their opposition
to the stoppage and kept their
trucks on the road. But more truck
stops announced they were closing
and as the trucks chugged to a
stop, the state’s economy began to
show the effects of the partial
paralyzation.
Most seriously affected were in
dustries in the perishable goods
field. Industry spokesmen predict
ed the truckers’ strike may bring
some scar-cities to the grocery
counter by next week.
There had appeared, however, a
softening of the strike in one
West Texas area. Radio Station
KRBC at Abilene reported that
truckers blocking pumps at Abil
ene’s largest truck stop moved
their trucks Monday.
Two truckers were quoted as
saying they were fed up with the
lack of cooperation from other
truckers and felt sorry for the
truck stop operators who were
forced to close while others re
mained open.
Claude Jones, owner of an Ab
ilene truck stop, said he had heard
the blockade was clearing in other
parts of West Texas but there
was no immediate confirmation.
The truckers said they want
more money, lower fuel costs and
faster highway speeds.
There were only isolated minor
incidents of violence throughout
the state as the truck stoppage
continued to spread west from
east Texas where it began Thurs
day.
Leaders of the striking truck
ers at Lone Star in East Texas
said they still want to meet with
government officials to discuss
their demands.
“We will not move out of here
until we talk to government peo
ple,” said Bill Gentry, a spokes
man for the group organizing the
stoppage.
Charles Purnell, executive as-
Woman accused
of black magic
PULITZER PRIZE winning poet Gwendolyn Brooks
performed last night in the Rudder Tower. Speaking on
“Pictures from the Ghetto” before a standing room only
crowd, Ms. Brooks gave a formal reading of her work.
PEANUTS
By Charles M. Schulz
OPELOUSAS, La. (AP) —Two
defense lawyers were appointed
Monday for a Galveston woman
accused of using her 3-year-old
granddaughter as a human sacri
fice in a black magic religious
ritual.
Dist. Court Judge Garland Pavy
appointed Donald Richard and
Steve Ldet, both of Opelousas, af
ter Mrs. Ruth Daniles Broussard,
39, said she couldn’t afford to hire
her own.
Mrs. Broussard was booked on
a charge of a murder in a strange
case which thus far lacks a body
—a serious drawback in a murder
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TONIGHT
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BIO-
ENGINEERS MEETING will be held
at 7 p. m. in Room 833-B of the Zachry
Engineering: Center. The program will
be “Annual Meeting with Department
Head” featuring P. H. Newell, Jr.
ead featuring P. JH. .-.crrci,
students and faculty are urged to at
tend. Refreshments wi
eeting.
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Refreshments will be served.
WEDNESDAY
CAP & GOWN will meet in Room 510
\>f the Rudder Center at 8 p. m. Active
members are asked to attend. Execu
tives to meet in SPO cubicle at 7 p. m.
THE ACCOUNTING SOCIETY will meet
in Room 202 of Francis Hall at 7:30
p. m. The program will be discussed
by two visiting alumni, “Public vs
Industrial Accounting”.
PHI SIGMA BETA will have a smoker
for all interested persons at 7 :00 p. m.
in Room 302 of the MSC Tower.
PHYSICS CLUB will meet in Room 201
of the Physics Building at 7:00 p.
EL PASO HOMETOWN CLUB will
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THURSDAY
7 :30 p. m.
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ture in the Aggieland
to be discussed and spring plans to be
PANHANDLE HOMETOWN CLUB will
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TAMU FLYING CLUB will meet in room
228 Chemistry Building at 8:00 p. m.
Dr. Cooper of the Confederate Air
Force will spea]<\
MIDLAND.. HOMETOWN ..CLUB., will
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meet in Room 607 of the Rudder Tower
at 8:00 p. m. to elect a sweetheart.
An important business meeting will
JUNIOR CLASS COUNCIL will meet in
me
Room 410 of the Rudder Tower at 7:30
p. m. to discuss Junior Week on March
23. All dorm representatives
hold a
includ-
representatives are urged
to attend.
OUTDOOR RECREATION will
general meeting and program
ing Canoe HI slides, at 8:00 p. m. in
Room 501 of the Rudder Tower.
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prosecution.
Officers say witnesses told
them the child, Shanna Star Lov
ell, was killed in Eunice, La., 15
months ago and buried in a wood
ed area in that vicinity.
Shanna’s mother, Mrs. Deborah
Lovell, of Berwich, La., a 21-year-
old go-go dancer, surrendered to
officers two weeks ago and told
them the child was drowned in a
bathtub because she was possessed
of evil spirits.
Mrs. Lovell was booked as a
material witness. So were Rich
ard Swain, 26, of Morgan City,
La., and Joseph B. Faul, 20, of
Berwick. Faul and Mrs. Lovell
were freed on $5,000 bonds.
Chief Deputy L. D. Carriere
said statements by Mrs. Lovell
and Swain led to the arrest of
Faul.
Carriere said the murder charge
against Mrs. Broussard was based
on information obtained in the
questioning of her three daugh
ters. The other two are Regina
Lee Bush, 23, and Anna Carr, both
of Berwick. They were picked up
on district attorney subpoenas and
later released.
Otis Oomenick, St. Landry Par
ish legal advisor, said last week
he is uncertain whether the case
can he successfully prosecuted
without a body. Dist. Atty Mor
gan Geoudeau said he thought in
dictments were possible but con
victions would be difficult to ob
tain.
sistant to Gov. Dolph Briscoe, met
with four truckers Monday.
“I think they were very pleased
and happy. What we told them
was that we would use our inful-
ence in Washington to get them
help and we hope that along with
what the federal people say they
will do, will get the wheels rolling
on this thing. They left here, Aus
tin, to go back to Dallas to talk
with their own people about what
we talked about,” Purnell said.
Gentry said the stoppage, “is
running real smooth. We’re get
ting more support every hour.”
He insisted that his group had
nothing to do with the shootings
reported near the Oklahoma bor
der.
Lamar County Sheriff’s De
partment spokesman said two
trucks were shot at on U. S. 59
Sunday but no injuries were re
ported.
The shots reportedly were fired
from a moving car. Lamar Coun
ty patrol cars escorted trucks
through the county for about
three hours following the inci
dent.
The most important truckers’
demand seemed to be lower fuel
las Truck Co., said that slipL
had agreed to a fivepercteL ;
crease already in effect an|
additional increases in Mud ■
May.
Speck said his companyinL
prices.
that we have been given or pro
mised will not make up for the ad
ditional costs of diesel,” Gentry
said.
Gentry’s position clashed with
that of representatives of private
trucking firms who said that the
new freight rates would make up
for the higher fuel prices.
Harold Speck, president of At-
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