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the state ullen Daii: FortWorJ • third. ennedy strategy meeting [raws enthusiastic support United Press International AUSTIN — During a weekend ■ting to map campaign strategy. His supporters of Edward M. Ken- H’s presidential bid heard reports OOO-sqirJm throughout the state that the ■sachusetts Democrat has over- itions CorntBlming support at the precinct ansionorileh Saturday’s meeting drew more 300 enthusiastic supporters R are convinced the senator can | President Carter in Texas. xas delegates to the Democratic lonal Convention will be ted at a state convention next [, and Don Maison of Dallas said makes precinct organization ially crucial. he organization of precincts is Pre Sen. Kennedy is going to | said Maison. “It’s where Ken- Jtandldliiy is way ahead. 31 (linet Tin State Democratic Party has inded. FanHknned for a presidential prim- Mrs. DauB,, Texas next year. However, if barefootKjg^rtv does have one, it will he a rly Bass.hL,;, iralyzed liF ify Davis j I ren Mastei fees to Mrs! ^ division J »$5,000pef binding “beauty contest’ primary. The meeting was called by a draft- Kennedy organization that has been. handled by Pat Robards and Louis Caddell, both of San Antonio. But since Kennedy announced his candi dacy on Wednesday, the group probably will form the nucleus of the senator’s Texas campaign. “We are not the official Kennedy campaign. We make no pretense of that,’’ Ms. Robards told the group. “The official campaign will probably begin in a few weeks.” Tony Campos of Baytown said there was a reason the meeting was heavily attended by Mexican- Americans, who he said were “tired of being second hand citizens. We want to be first hand citizens.” He said the Mexican-American community wanted to play a more prominent role in the election of Kennedy. “The people from the barrios want to get involved. We want to help you bake the pie. And if there is pie to cut later, we want our slice,” Campos said. Wayne Johnson of LaMarque said blacks also would play a significant role in Kennedy’s election and said the senator’s challenge to an incum bent president would not split the party. “Our people don’t vote unless they have a reason to vote,” Johnson said. “Inflation and jobs is the No. 1 problem. And the issue is not split ting our party — it’s whether we are going to let our party go to sleep in 1980.” The organization also held senato rial districts caucuses to select con tact people for the national cam paign. Ty Fain, a consultant to Ken nedy’s national committee, said a Texas coordinator would be named within two weeks. He cautioned the group of the Democratic Party’s ulti mate goal — to defeat the Republi cans in 1980. “As we have an internal fight (Kennedy versus President Carter), we have to remember we have an election in November,” he said. urged willl s relea»i I irder. Het| it fond. ;tncl was If | J. until Pel ouston police chief admits 'partment has ‘dismal record’ United Press International |RT WORTH — Houston j III k chief Harry Caldwell said • M, Iday his department has the' Idismal record in the state when comes to officers using excessive ■ I against suspects, lo one in the state has a more U record of excessive force than inttenp gHouston police department,” veil said. “Perhaps the other s (of police) asked me to come se it makes them look better.” xas law is not enough, said Cal- because in order to control ex- 'e force by police, police de- nents must enforce stringent ies of their own. Idwell joined civil rights attor- Ruben Sandoval and Glenn urphy, an official of the Maryland- s inictriilH International Association of e callsm hys of Police, in a discussion of Hsive force during a symposium plice-community relations, e two-day conference — spon- itice Lew > of federi is offers It ss interest uses to hear t Court os! id Richard istantiated irture rt ofjud ; opening | kes b )lorado patrol iaks off search sored by the U.S. Justice Depart ment, the Texas Police Association and four leading Mexican-American community service groups — attracted more than 200 persons. Caldwell’s address, which opened the discussion on excessive force, was the mostly warmed received of the three speeches by an audience of about 150 persons, roughly half of whom were minority representa tives. Caldwell said law enforcement professionals were unanimous in their disapproval of unlawful force. “The Texas penal code is not a viable guideline,” Caldwell said. “It is so broad I’m convinced not even the Ayatollah Khomeini would accept it.” Caldwell said more stringent poli cy clearly enunciated by police offi cials was needed to provide officers with guidelines. “When I took over as police chief the Houston department policy was so complicated not even a Philadel phia lawyer could interpret it in the heat of battle, said Caldwell. He stressed throughout his address that policy regarding force must be believed by police officials in order to be accepted by rank-and- file officers. “It must start at the top. If you think a groundswell (of restraint) is going to come up out of the patrol cars, you’re wrong.” He said problems arise in the judgement of youthful and inexperi enced officers, noting the average Houston police officer is 22.5-years- old. Caldwell said “I don’t have sergeants ’anymore, I have room mothers. ” Sandoval, from San Antonio, cen tered his address on police attitudes towards minorities. Accompanying his speech with a slide presentation of victims of police brutality, Sandoval said the reluct ance of policemen to act against one another in cases of civil rights viola tions “creates distrust and disrespect and it puts you (police officers) in a position the.people in the commun ity deplore.’ Murphy, who directs the Bureau of Government Relations in the IACP, addressed the problem of leg al liability. He said policemen were increas ingly subjected to malicious law suits, and police chiefs, through the legal doctrine of “vicarious liability,” caught some of the fallout from the actions of subordinates. lurors. United Press International 1IEBLO, Colo. — The Colorado ■ Air Patrol Sunday dropped out |e search for a light plane car- i two people, missing since Oct. . . ■ a flight from Grand Junction to " !I ’ i! ibbock, Texas, a spokesman said, fresh lead from FAA radar corn 's indicating the plane may have lolorado for New Mexico and iorating weather conditions in , lyolorado mountains make an ac- uin iii tif L earc ] 1 unadvisable at this time, ” s. Davis £ a p t j£ en Clark of the CAP. lenient in [,(, pjj ot | ias k een identified as id A. Jones, 33 of Lubbock, and t hidson bassenger as Michael O’Keefe of Silencer- | ner | 0ri) Wash. Clark said Jones , O’Keefe have been missing at David e 0ct 3Q tier. Pro- j e sa j c j information retrieved IcCrory- j th e FAA computer indicated a , le flew from Colorado into New Retired c ] ur j n g the right time frame nted asa k>onOct. 30. He said the Colora- pAP would remain on standby, ring and Ljtj a i search efforts had been ,()n - ipered by the pilot’s failure to file Houston rhtplanwith the FAA. The plane [Washington Oct. 29 and had roedin Grand Junction, Colo., to )el but failed to arrive in Texas, le said the New Mexico CAP I denial lid search actively for the plane roryand Way. yur reLTi.orv-shvp. (f deUv'e-ry ) coii- e>46'e>4ZZ Murray pasiAs District •avis. PIZZA SPAGHETTI LASAGNE MONDAY NITE SPECIAL Enjoy FREE BEER with the purchase of a pizza while you watch Monday Nite Football on our giant T. V. screen. THE BATTALION Page 9 MONDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1979 ALTERATIONS' 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 ‘ DON’T GIVE UP — WE LL MAKE IT FIT!" AT WELCH'S CLEANERS. 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