Page 8 THE BATTALION
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1979
Harassment of customers cited
Porn movie owners sue police
United Press International
HOUSTON — The owners of six
sex movie theaters have filed suit to
stop alleged police harassment
which they say illegally cuts into
their profits and violates their rights
and the rights of their customers.
Joe Spiegel, owner of Cinema
West and two other theaters, said in
the federal court suit filed Monday
that authorities had singled him out
because he is an outspoken advocate
of the rights of erotic materials
handlers and their customers.
Spiegel and the other plaintiffs
contend police intimidation over a
two-year period has frightened off
customers. According to the suit,
the intimidation has included pho
tographing customers and checking
their identifications.
The other plaintiffs are David
Gee, owner of Academy Theaters
Inc.; Universal Amusement Co.
(Village Theater), and Melody
Hutchins, a theater employee.
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HOUSTON — Federal agents
have documented 63 cases of illegal
alien workers being ripped-off by
area employers.
The chief of a 10-member labor
“strike force” said efforts to find
abuse of illegal aliens was so suc
cessful that a similar team will soon
operate in Dallas-Fort Worth.
“We knew Houston had a prob
lem,” Fred Worfe said, “but we
didn’t anticipate being this suc
cessful this soon.”
Worfe, chief of the U.S. Depart
ment of Labor team, said he found
more than $150,000 in wages never
paid illegal aliens.
“I’d estimate a full 15 to 20 per
cent of the employers we visit are in
reasonable compliance, paying at
least minimum wage, overtime and
keeping records acceptably,” Worfe
said.
However, he said some construc
tion companies, restaurants, hotels
and retail gas operations violated
the Fair Labor Standards Act. He
anticipated going to court against
three businesses.
Similar operations were possible
in San Antonio, Little Rock and
New Orleans, Worfe said.
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HOUSTON — A sherifiTs captain
and four deputies testified Monday
before a federal grand jury inves
tigating the 1978 death of an inmate
in the Harris County jail.
A county grand jury last year took
no action after hearing evidence in
the case, and Harris County Sheriff
Jack Heard said the latest investiga
tion was being made because the
wife of Michael Wayne Pelley “went
to the feds.”
Pelley, 30, was arrested Jvdy 1 on
a public intoxication charge. While
he was in the county jail, he went
“berserk” and was struck on the
head by a jail employee, Sheriff’s
Capt. C.R. Gaines said.
A medical examiner ruled that
Pelley suffered a fractured skull and
died from pneumonia and other
complications from the injury. He
died six days after being jailed.
Jail officials said the prisoner had
been given the tranquilizer
“thorazine” after the injury.
MSC Crafts and Arts
Presents A
Pumpkin Carving
Contest
Twin critical
after surgery
October 31, 1979
1st Prize - $25 Gift Certificate at T.J.’s
Sign up in the Student Programs Office, Room 216-
MSC. Deadline to enter is October 30th.
50c Entrance Fee
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DALLAS A 2-day-old boy who
survived a 90-minute separation op
eration — during which his Siamese
twin brother died — was in critical
condition Tuesday.
The twins, delivered eight weeks
prematurely through Caesarean sec
tion of an unidentified Dallas wo
man, required the separation when
one of the infants developed heart
and respiratory problems. The boys,
born Sunday night, together
weighed 6 pounds, 5 ounces and
were joined at the chest.
Doctors said the separation was
necessary to save one child, which
was being maintained on a re
spirator. The survivor’s biggest
problems will be infection and
bleeding from the separation of the
liver he shared with the other in
fant.
Roy White, welder for the Texas A&M Uni
versity Large Animal Clinic, puts finishing
touches on a gate at the stallion barn. The
fences and gates are being remodeled to hold
Wants research funding
Arkansas for dual-fuel ki
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LITTLE ROCK — Gov. Bill
Clinton Tuesday put the state of Ar
kansas’ energies behind the efforts
of a Fort Smith businessman to con
vert combustion engines to dual-
ATTENTION
Pumpkins will be auctioned at end of contest.
MSC Political Forum
Presents:
A Texas Newspaper Editors Panel
with
Ray Mariotti, Ed., Austin American-Statesman
Edwin Hunter, Exec. Ed., Houston Post
Thomas Simmons, Exec. Ed., Dallas Morning News
discussing
“Freedom of the Press — The Fourth Estate”
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fuel systems that can also burn al
cohol fuels.
Clinton and Stanley Barber,
owner of a Fort Smith construction
company, appeared before the legis
lative Joint Interim Committee on
Energy.
“I am well acquainted with Mr.
Barber, and I think this committee
could serve the state well by doing
what it can to help Mr. Barber, who
could save this country millions and
millions of barrels of gasoline,” Clin
ton said.
After hearing Clinton, who talked
for five minutes, and Barber, who
spoke and answered questions for
almost two hours, the committee
approved unanimously a resolution
to appeal to the Federal Energy Of
fice for some research money to as
sist Barber.
For four years. Barber has been
trying to convince the federal gov
ernment and private enterprise that
he has successfully developed a kit
that can be fitted to any standard
make of car that will allow it to burn
either gasoline or alcohol.
He said he had written the Gen
eral Motors, Ford and Chrysler
companies trying to convince them
of the success of his project, but
they had all sent him “form letters’
saying that it was not possible to
burn alcohol fuels in current au
tomobile combustion engines with
out ruining them.
“With all due respect to General
Motors, Ford and Chrysler, we’ve
shown that to be untrue with our
system,” Barber said. “Maybe it’s
true with their system.”
He said his system®
proven by two personalai
that he had converted,
converted forklifts used in
Smith area industries
He had copies of letters
Whirlpool Corp. and Gertel
nets Co. plants at Fort Saiii|
the success of the
forklifts.
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time, we found the valves,! Postal
block, heads and crankstf
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lifters and seals.
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TENTS Nulites
$1.00/day
STOVES PK 1
0.75/day
Catskill
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SVEA 123R
0.75/day
Mt. Kat
1.75/day
Coleman 2 Burner
0.75/day
Camel
1.75/day
EFI Mini-Stove (Propane)
0.25/day
Tundra
1.75/day
COOK KITS 10 Pc
0.50/day
4-Man
3.00/day
Nest of Bilues
0.50/day
SLEEPING BAG Mt. Baker
1.00/day
Sigg Pots
0.20/day
Pasayten
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MISC. Lanterns
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Blue Sage
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Ice Chest
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Big Foot
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Ensolite Pads
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5-Season
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Backpacking Saw
0.25/day
PACKS Canyon
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Folding Shovel & Pick
0.15/day
New Horizon
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Round Poly Bottle
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Tarp
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Nylon Poncho
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