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THE BATTALION THURSDAY, JUNE 26, 1980 Page 3 1*1 Fourth innocentplea entered in Brilab case r wnal,” y 5 ' from uiij mound i anagem ns and United Press International NEW ORLEANS — The right-hand man to former Louisiana Gov. Edwin Edwards Wednesday pleaded innocent to charges in the Brilab investiga tion and demanded they be dis missed because of prejudicial news leaks by government offi cials. Charles E. Roemer II, who served Edwards as commissioner of administration, entered the in nocent plea before U.S. Magis trate Ingard O. Johannesen, who set a tentative trial date for July 28. Roemer was released on $35,000 bond. But Roemer’s attorney, Michael Fawer, filed a motion to dismiss the conspiracy, rack eteering and fraud charges be cause of “egregious governmen tal misconduct” in releasing de tails of the investigation to the press. If the court refuses to dismiss the charges, Fawer asked that all persons who made the leaks be held in contempt of court. Roemer joined reputed mobs ter Carlos Marcello and two other defendants who pleaded inno cent Tuesday. All four were in dicted last week after a year-long FBI undercover investigation of possible payoffs and corruption in the labor and insurance fields. Fawer’s 16-page motion for dismissal asked for an immediate hearing on whether Roemer could get a fair trial. “Selected highly prejudicial and improper disclosures to the press ... have rendered any furth er criminal proceedings against defendant Roemer fundamental ly unfair,” the motion said. “Such egregious governmental misconduct, which by necessity engendered unfair, prejudicial preindictment and pretrial pub licity, is a blatant violation of de fendant Roemer’s due process rights.” The motion included newspap er clippings and a television news script with information on Brilab from unnamed FBI sources. Assistant U.S. Attorney Al Win ters said prosecutors would re spond to the motion at a later hearing. Johannesen restricted Roem er’s travel to the continental Un ited States. Roemer had asked that he be allowed to travel out of Louisiana on business. Roemer, 57, described himself as a self-employed cotton farmer and co-owner of a Baton Rouge financial business consulting firm. As top administrative aid to Edwards for terms, Roemer was the main power broker in the Capitol and controlled lucrative state insurance and computer contracts. He faces a maximum of 60 years in jail and $54,000 in fines if con victed on all counts. Roemer is accused of receiving $25,000 from Joseph Hauser, an undercover FBI informant, in ex change for using his influence to obtain a lucrative state insurance contract for a fictitious company. Roemer said the money was re ceived as a contribution for the governor’s campaign of Edgar “Sonny” Mouton. Roemer served as Mouton’s campaign manager. 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"Our polls show about 20 percent if the voters are declared Republi cs, 35 percent are Democrats and 5 percent who say they are ticket- plitters or independents, and that’s fhere this election is,” Clements laid. ig tinanciai “Governor Reagan has an enor- ittomlinepi nous appeal to these independent ualified CO® loters > and there is no question that delusions pan extremely iniportar..-part of our dckeraid.^^-” ... r „i;. Clements also told reporters, irs ,e j You would be amazed at the enthu- eem to ra j asm amon g Democrats for Gov- checking, i mor Reagan.” ssdoesntrf The governor said Republicans are irepared to spend $2 million in jstopconfc Texas to help Reagan carry the state over President Carter in November. He said $1.5 million of the cam paign funds will be raised in Texas, and another $500,000 will come from Reagan’s national campaign treasury. The bulk of the former California governor’s television advertising will be paid for by the national campaign, although Ernest Angelo of Midland, Reagan’s Texas campaign manager, said there will be some television ads prepared specifically to appeal to Texas voters. “We will have a very broad-based campaign and will have a high emph asis and thrust toward Democrats,” Clements told a news conference. “I have no doubt in my mind that Gov ernor Reagan not only will carry Texas, but will be the next president of the United States. “This will be a vigorous campaign, and we are confident we will unite all factions of Texas and will conduct a campaign that will appeal to all Texans. ” Clements said Reagan will rely heavily on volunteers in the Texas that wkat i , * Houston eyes Ellington field srything'fJ ' , United Press International ice for ni* 1 HOUSTON — The Houston City t an t: Council Tuesday approved a $75,000 able talk or tody to help decide whether acquir- lamnier, •g Ellington Air Force Base would rjveyoujd e ^P a il ev > ate the heavy air traffic at ag invested! 1 inventory base faci . robleui itj eS) discover what air traffic could te of® 1 iieabsorbedby Ellington if it becom- aneyanPj ; to accoif y and earn' 1 es a city airport, include a capital improvement plan with cost esti mates, and determine the practical ity of Ellington being a part of the city airport system. 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