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ationai THE BATTALION THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 1981 Page 11 ormer Carter campaign aide eared of cocaine charges United Press International I WASHINGTON —Former ^■dcnt Jimmy Carter’s White J(Me aide and campaign mana- ^KTim Kraft, cleared of allega- |he used cocaine in 1978, says lipes someone will challenge Ithics law that triggers such Itigations. Jerald Gallinghouse, the spe- Irosecutor appointed to inves- it< the allegations against ill, told a federal court Tuesday Burned up no evidence of Igdoing. lie disclosure was made in a [request by Gallinghouse and Ts lawyers to dismiss a civil [lit challenging the Ethics in frnment Act of 1978. [S. District Judge Barrington Parker granted the request. Under the ethics law, the Jus tice Department must conduct a preliminary inquiry into allega tions of even the most petty cri minal violations by high executive department and campaign offi cials. Where allegations are deter mined to be more than frivolous, the attorney general is required to ask a three-judge court to appoint a special prosecutor for a full-scale investigation. Gallinghouse was appointed last September to investigate alle gations that Kraft, while Carter’s appointments secretary, used cocaine twice in 1978. The allega tions prompted Kraft to take a leave from his job as Carter’s cam paign manager. “I am glad an impartial investi gation has dismissed the allega tions made against me,” Kraft said in a statement released through his lawyer. “I sincerely wish some enter prising reporter (would) report on the vast sums spent over the last three years for special prosecutors and their investigations into mis chievous and meritless allegations which would customarily be re jected. “In the future, if anyone else is obliged to defend against this type of investigation, I sincerely hope such person will have financial re sources to carry on to a conclusion the very sound constitutional chal lenge that I initiated against the ill-advised law. ” In legal papers, Gallinghouse said he and his staff concluded “the credible evidence pertaining to the allegations does not warrant any criminal charge against (Kraft) or merit any further investiga tion.” “The fair and proper adminis tration of criminal justice requires they (Gallinghouse and staff) de cline to recommend an indictment of (Kraft) by a grand jury or to file and information against him,” he said. Gallinghouse is expected to file a final report with the three-judge panel and advise the attorney gen eral about his investigation. Dallas fan loses Cowboy suit United Press International DALLAS — A Dallas County jury Tuesday refused to award damages to a man who sought $100,000 from the Dallas Cow boys for being ejected from a football game in 1978. Rolen R. Rains charged that he had been falsely arrested and humiliated by security guards working for Texas Stadium Corp. when he was removed from his seat during a pre season Cowboy-Oilers game. Rains said he had never mis sed a Cowboy home game and the mental anguish of his ejec tion now prevents him from en joying the football games. Rains cried on the witness stand as he read a letter of complaint he had written to Cowboy president Tex Schramm, and cried again during a television interview outside the courthouse. nquirer hit with Reddy suit United Press International ILLYWOOD — The jury in Carol Bur- i libel suit against the National Enquirer to reach a verdict in their first day of erations, and the comedian’s cause was ^(1 by singer Helen Reddy. iss Reddy and her husband, recording taff photo J eff Wald ’ flled suit against the En- |uiifer for $30 million, accusing the tabloid of itllipg Wald a “cocaine-crazed madman. ” te jury of six women and five men spent tours considering Miss Burnett’s libel Jatn against the Enquirer Tuesday before de- , e . idiig to quit and resume deliberations today, rough. Since Spi™ iimc , t (. charged she was libeled by a 1976 rom 12 noon to 1 .; nc |,, j rer item that portrayed her as rowdy and ^^Bk in an encounter with former Secretary f State Henry Kissinger in a Washington re- faurant. Kissinger and other witnesses say the rarm as the overt detained report was untrue. Burnett called the 65-word item a “disgust ing pack of lies, ’’ dismissing a later retraction as “a bouquet of crabgrass.” Because she was a public figure, Superior Court Judge Peter Smith told the jury a finding of libel would require “clear and convincing evidence” the Enquirer acted “with reckless disregard for the truth.” Burnett’s lawyer, E.D. Bronson Jr., asked the jurors to teach the tabloid a lesson by awarding at least $1.5 million in punitive dam ages. Enquirer attorney W'illiam Masterson said the article was not meant to suggest she was drunk, but only to portray her as a “zany com ic.” He said a verdict against the Enquirer would be a blow to freedom of the press. In relentlessly pursuing the costly, time- consuming suit, Burnett gained the admira tion of other celebrities planning to sue the tabloid. / The list grew Tuesday with the suit by Miss Reddy and Wald over a March 3 story saying the couple’s 13-year marriage was breaking up. The Walds charged the Enquirer falsely reported she had “dumped her husband- manager because she couldn’t stand any more of his crazed antics and use of cocaine” and that “Wald beat up a Capitol Records vice presi dent in an elevator.” They said the Enquirer item stated Wald “to put it simply, is a madman” who had been arrested at the Sahara Tahoe Casino in State line, Nev., “for threatening people with a shotgun.” ill would make alien hiring illegal _ .. _ United Press International itional Marine Fist WASHINGTON — Sen. Wal- tained seven Me% Jlnddleston, D-Ky., and Rep. Coast Guard said tobm Beard, R-Tenn., say their s said Wednesdayfroposal to make it unlawful to off the Texas coast we illegal aliens can be a big first rt Isabel, in Amestep m controlling a tide of illegal Migration from Mexico. Guard station inf: & uddleston and Beard intro- e Department as tijucecl identical bills in their re- ..AjMtive chambers Tuesday to essels, ranged fotrovide civil fines for a first offense M criminal penalties for later ffenses of knowingly hiring illegal jMost experts agree that to stop Bal irnmigration we must re- |t the access of illegal aliens to rican jobs,” Huddleston said, leard said there are now an Hf uited 6 million to 10 million 1 aliens in the United States, making up a “‘sweatshop’ popula tion reminiscent of the turn of the century. He said, “The problem is fos tered by the greed of many un scrupulous employers who realize that an alien workforce will eli minate the normal expenses of payroll taxes and workmen’s com pensation.” Attorney General William French Smith told a House Appropriations subcommittee Tuesday a task force he heads is studying the problem and will make policy recommendations to President Reagan in early May. Rep. Jack Hightower, D-Texas, criticized the administration’s proposed budget for the Immigra tion and Naturalization Service because it would cut out 1,355 positions. “I would rather close the office and say, ‘Come one, come all!’ if we are not going to be serious ab out controlling illegal immigration into this country.” Smith insisted most cuts in volve positions that are not now filled and said the Border Patrol would be strengthened. “The FLO and the Russian Connection” (film) B'NAJ B'RITVi HILLEI, FOUNDATION March 26 7:30 P.M. Room 701 Rudder Tower Open to the Public — no charge. 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