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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1979
GEORGE A. WHITE, DVM
announces that the
SOUTHWOOD VALLEY
ANIMAL HOSPITAL
the state
has extended its professional services to include
EQUINE MEDICINE AND SURGERY
DPS director resigns
1305 FM 2818
COLLEGE STATION, TX.
693-9898
JEWISH
STUDENT CENTER
Dr. Victor Treat
"Jewish History in Texas"
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Wednesday, Sept. 19th
7:30 P.M.
Sabbath Services Fri. 8 p.m.
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COLLEGE STATIOI
United Press International
DALLAS — Col. Wilson E.
Speir, director of the Department of
Pubic Safety through an often turbu
lent 11 years, announced his resig
nation Tuesday, saying he would
leave the job Dec. 31.
Speir, 62, had a controversial re
ign, largely because the DPS com
piled dossiers on legislators and citi
zens never accused of crimes.
Speir said he would retire at the
end of this year after more than 43
years of public service. Speir was
named director of the department
on June 1, 1962.
“It was a very difficult decision to
make,” said Speir. But he said “I felt
the time had some to retire. Cer
tainly I have mixed emotions.”
Speir spoke to a Dallas press con
ference and noted he would also be
stepping down as president of the
International Association of Chiefs
of Police, which is meeting in Dal
las.
Dropping strong hints about his
intentions, Speir had said Monday
he was “seriously considering” retir
ing as head of the state’s 2,250-man
police force.
ALTERATIONS
Speir, a former school teacher,
came under fire in recent years for
alleged abuses in the DPS narcotics
department and spying on civilians
by his intelligence agents.
Several legislators and civil liber
ties groups demanded Speir’s resig
nation following a 1975 Senate in
vestigation which found the DPS
has maintained “countless” intelli
gence files on private citizens “who
were not even remotely connected
with criminal activities.”
The investigation began after it
was disclosed that DPS intelligence
agent David Dimick compiled a
dossier on an airline pilot who op
posed a nuclear power plant in
Texas and turned it over to the
pilot’s employer.
It was later learned that the DPS
compiled a dossier on former state
representative Curtis Graves of
Houston and a former political op
ponent of state Rep. Bill Heatly of
Paducah. Speir has also come under
fire recently because of accusations
of misconduct involving current and
former DPS narcotics officers.
IN THE GRAND TRADITION
OF OLD TEXAS WHERE
MOTHER TAUGHT
DAUGHTER THE FINE ART
OF SEWING — SO HELEN
MARIE TAUGHT EDITH
MARIE THE SECRETS OF
SEWING AND ALTERATIONS.
ALTERATIONS ARE A SPE
CIALTY AT WELCH’S
CLEANERS FOR THOSE
HARD TO FIT EVENING
DRESSES, TAPERED
SHIRTS, JEAN HEMS,
WATCH POCKETS, ETC.
“DON’T GIVE
UP — WE’LL
MAKE IT
FIT!”
Federal agencies investigate
Nigerian bank fraud scheme
WELCH’S CLEANERS NOT
ONLY SPECIALIZES IN AL
TERATIONS BUT SERVES
AS AN EXCELLENT DRY
CLEANERS.
(WE RE JUST A FEW BLOCKS
NORTH OF FED MART.)
United Press International
DALLAS — Federal authorities
are investigating a scheme in which
Nigerian nationals obtained more
than $1 million in fraudulent loans
and credit from 34 Dallas-Fort
Worth area banks, a radio station
reported Tuesday.
Federal indictments were ex
pected later in the week from a fed
eral grand jury, the station re
ported.
It interviewed one Nigerian stu
dent who said he had three cars ob
tained on the basis of loans from
three different banks under varying
names.
In its copyright story, KRLD
radio said the FBI, Secret Service,
U.S. Postal Service and U.S. Attor
ney’s office were investigating a
fraud scheme involving false iden
tification papers. Using false IDs,
the station said, the Nigerians
opened checking accounts, and ob
tained loans and credit cards.
WELCH'S CLEANERS
3819 E. 29th (TOWN & COUNTRY SHOPPING CENTER)
Save up to $20.00
R. Clyde Hargrove DDS, Inc.
announces the association of
Dr. Gordon Walling
for the practice of general dentistry.
Patients will be seen by appointment from 10 a.m. until 8:30 p.m.
1313 Briarcrest Dr., Bryan
(in Cedar Creek Plaza)
Office 779-1933 Home 779-7462
(All Perms $30.00)
Call early for your appointment.
Culpepper Plaza
location only
693-0607
aceD
Culpepper Plaza
Mrs. Dorothy Dunn, who introduced the SEBRING METHOD to
the Brazos Valley, utilizes her expertise in creating a new image
for a Guys & Gals customer. Mrs. Dunn has been in the beauty
business locally for 6 years. She invites new & established local
customers to visit her at her new location:
GUYS & GALS
Suite 208
BRYAN PLACE BUILDING
846-5018
MSC CRAFTS AND ARTS
PRESENTS AN
ARTS AND CRAFTS FAIR
RUDDER FOUNTAIN AREA
9 A.M.-6 P.M.
SEPTEMBER 19-20
state briefs
Credit card company sues singer
United Press International
AUSTIN — American Express filed suit against singer Jerry Je!
Walker Tuesday, contending Walker owes the company more than
$38,000.
Exhibits filed with the suit indicate Walker has not paid on his
American Express credit card account since July 1978.
The company claims he owes $37,958 plus 9 percent interest
American Express also is asking $12,650 attorney fees in itssuitfor
the debt.
Yearbook spread draws flak from parents
AUSTIN — A two-page spread in a high school yearbook depecting
students passing around marijuana cigarettes and drinking beer on
school property has some parents up in arms.
The pictures were in the Austin High School yearbook distributed
to students this month.
“We re not sticking our head in the sand. We know these things
exist and the PTA is trying to correct them, but it’s like dirty laundn
It shouldn’t be aired,” said Marlene Rich, president of the schoolj
PTA.
She said she and other PTA officials have received numerous calls
from angry parents concerning the five pictures and copy describing
the drug scene at the school. The photographs show only hands pass
ing a marijuana cigarette, but other pictures show and identify stu
dents drinking beer on campus.
Plan approved to convert hotel to home for elderly
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EL PASO — The federal government has approved a plan to con
vert the Hotel Cortez, a 54-year-old downtown landmark, into a
117-apartment complex for the elderly who will have their rent sub
sidized, an official said Tuesday.
Allan Lemlie, who organized a group of investors to renovate tlf
interior of the old hotel, announced approval of rent subsidies fortbe
elderly by the Department of Housing and Urban Development anil I
said he would be contracting with the El Paso Housing Authority to |
manage the apartments.
$10 million in goods
recovered in Houston
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United Press International
HOUSTON — Suburban police
have recovered an estimated $10
million worth of goods they say were
stolen in 400 burglaries in four
counties and say related arrests may
end one of the area’s biggest theft
and arson operations.
Spring Valley Sgt. John Green
field said local and federal au
thorities believe members of the
same organization may be responsi
ble for other crimes, including the
hijacking of gasoline tankers n
murder.
Three men have been arreste
and charged with burglary or ana
A fourth was arrested but
charged immediately. A fifth
being sought, police said.
Officers said the suspected ja |
burglarized homes but also us
business covers, including copi
keys at a car wash or posing asi
repairmen or carpet cleaners,
gain entry.
Greenfield said the gangta
jewelry, furs, money, guns, tool
television sets and other appliauffi
Greenfield said the items w;
taken in burglaries in Harris, fe
Bend, Montgomery and Galvei?
counties.
Raymond Conti, 46, was cl
with burglary and freed on S
bond. Otis Ody Jr., 49, was chi
with theft and held in lieuofh
million bond. State law permils
bond equal to twice the valueofiS
len property.
Roland Sarvant, 33, was cbar@
with arson and freed on $30,®
bond.
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