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THE BATTALION FRIDAY, MARCH 27, 1981 State udge slaying solution ‘near’ United Press International $AN ANTONIO — With FBI Director Wil- Webster predicting a solution is near in i| assassination of a federal judge, Virginia ah of El Paso, who once employed hitman rles V. Harrelson as a bodyguard, Thurs- appeared before a federal grand jury, arah is the first of a number of Harrelson dates expected to testify before the grand Harrelson and drug smuggler Jimmy gra, who reportedly told his attorney ither he arranged the slaying of Judge John od two years ago, are the primary suspects he case. Iso expected to appear Thursday before 123-member grand jury are Hampton and Stall photo I, * 111 Robinson, friends of Harrelson. ■PHarrelson, jailed in Houston on firearms and drug charges, has been questioned about ; barn will encourasqhe May 29, 1979, slaying on several occasions as A&M. and before at least one previous grand jury. Webster, speaking to reporters at the White House, was asked about the Wood case, and whether the FBI was close to cracking it. “We believe that we are,” Webster said. But he refused to “project indictments.” “We are very close to a solution,” he said. “We intend to solve it. We already know the players.” The Dallas Times Herald reported Chagra — unaware the FBI was taping his conversa tion — told his brother, El Paso attorney Joe Chagra, that he arranged Wood’s slaying. The recording, made while Joe was visiting Jimmy at the federal prison in Leavenworth, Kan., in an interview room, was authorized by a federal judge, the newspaper said. Times Herald sources said that in the con versation, Jimmy admitted arranging the Wood assassination in San Antonio on May, 29, 1979. “They (the FBI) need that tape. It’s their best evidence, ” a source said. “The FBI knows everything — who hired who, who killed who, who witnessed what — they know everything. But that doesn’t mean they can prove what they know.” Joe Chagra was in Dallas Wednesday to take a second polygraph to verify he was innocent of conspiring to kill Wood. The tape made at Leavenworth was a secret until last Friday when FBI agents told Joe Chagra about it, the Times Herald reported. Joe Chagra has insisted all conversations with his brother, serving a 30-year sentence for drug smuggling, were protected by client- attorney confidentiality. Texas to lose $2.5 billion United Press International AUSTIN — Gov. Bill Cle ments said Thursday the Reagan administration’s prop osed budget cuts could cost the state $2.5 billion in federal aid during the next two years. This is half of what the state is cur rently receiving. Clements told a news confer ence the Legislature will have to take a “prudent and tough minded approach” in its budget writing and indicated the state may need to supplement funds to some programs that would be severely hurt by the loss of fed eral aid. Lt. Gov. Bill Hobby said Thursday there will be “a great deal of pressure” on the Legisla ture to hold down spending. Hobby said if federal funds for programs in Texas “don’t mate rialize, then those programs are just that much short.” Hobby said he does not plan to restart the budget writing process with the federal cuts in mind. Clements said a reduction of $2.5 billion in federal funds amounts to almost 10 percent of the proposed $26 billion state budget for fiscal 1982-83. He stressed that although the pre sent state budget will not be cut, “instead of increasing our biennial appropriations by 20 percent, we may have to do with a 10 percent increase.” “We may have to hold our 1982-83 budget to $23.5 billion instead of the $26 billion we had anticipated would be available in revenue during the next two years,” Clements said. ■oml ’Demo boss predicts party’s comeback United Press International » t | DALLAS —- The new head of I f-v /t/Ib! 6 Democratic Party said Thurs- f,_|(yjjlay i President Regan’s vision of ■ world “had no future” and Imld speed the Democrats’ re- laximura of8%l ^ (0 power ers in dorms is limile® jonto9p.m.,ifdisif Charles T. Manatt, in Dallas on isite sex, Whitby saitlis first national fund-raising tour xisted on bulletink ince assuming party leadership, || Reagan’s view of the world at campaign at sMb, markedly different from most nt government ofolinericans’. tes can do just about , s they don’t stoptrl A The visi ° l n Ronal r cl Kea 8 an has tdnesday,candidatej| me L rlca . has n0 futur ^ * n the n the voting polls. r|| c t lat 14 15 so very different .cessions CommitteeJP 1 what most of us have > he iy violations of the ele| discretion of 'hitby said. "It de[ said. “(It is not only) concern in sofar as needy and underpri vileged people but also the con cern on education, concern about facilities, concern about the en vironment. “It’s just a different view of the future and that contrast will help us.” Manatt, chairman of the Demo cratic National Committee, said as the party out of power, Democrats needed to work in three areas to prepare for the 1982 elections. He said the national party must work closely with state and local party officials, deal with candidate development and state party poli cy and assemble a program of modem, fund-raising techniques to fill party coffers. Targeted in the planned new fund-raising efforts would be the smaller donor, people never be fore asked to give to the party, with $25 to $50 donations sought. He said the party planned to raise five times as much money in support of the next congressional races as was raised in 1980. Manatt also restated his plan to revamp party rules to ensure elected Democratic officials a place at the 1984 Democratic Con vention and that party policy needed to be well articulated. He has said a minimum of 10 to 15 percent of convention delegates should come from the ranks of elected party officials. He said former President Jim my Carter would not be shut out of party activities, and said Carter would return to active party work after a six month rest. The Los Angeles lawyer said Democratic leaders need to arti culate party goals, renewing tradi tional Democratic policies as well as developing a “strong thrust for dealing with inflation and increas ing productivity. ” He said the party would work to develop “fair and efficient” cuts in the federal budget but he vowed Democrats would never turn their backs on those in need. Charles Curry, treasurer of the Democratic National Committee, said party officials hoped to raise $250,000 during Manatt’s initial fund-raising tour that includes Miami, Atlanta, Dallas, Los Angeles, Chicaco and Kansas City. Happy Hour Drinks 4-7 n.m Elements creates group aid study Texas colleges ~CVry^- It happens whenaslu$ United Press International ly withdraws from if AUSTIN — Gov. Bill Clements after the cut-off i »id Thursday he has created a ds while anotbei ksk Force on Higher Education ves into the vacancy >y executive order. -rated dorm fee, sad.Clements named Dr. George J. fhe cut-off dates are; lace, pathologist-in-chief at he University catakiylor Medical Center in Dallas, iversity rules and rtAhead the group which will com- Id said. Ijte a “thorough review of higher [f a student withdwjB^tion in Texas. ” first day of class, be JjThe governor said the task force cent refund, an80pcW| address such issues as tuition J during the first p 08 * 5 f° r residents versus out-of- cent refund durinjfiNe and foreign students; the k, a 50 percent ret Part the state and federal govern- third week, 25pera merits should play in higher edu- fourth week, and *1 r the fourth week A student that mW n after the 1 ester pays a f ained by the niupbti® in the semester, W ’odd said that the Use it determines the c .sing Office just teM that the student 0' d though there are® ^ vithdrawalskeptinl | Office, most will | ir at the beginnii; • ester, usually bet- .emic problems, Trf| "odd added that if if drawsforamedicaht le will not lose the if ;ing the i ill Be Pleased! iste Tempting Fii 12.13 Pluslsi cation, and the role of public and private institutions of higher edu cation. The task force will consist of up to 30 members representing pub lic and private colleges and uni versities, Clements said, and will meet monthly in locations throughout the state. Clements named Dan C. Wil liams of Dallas as vice chairman of the task force. Other members to date are for mer governor Preston Smith; Tom B. Rhodes, chairman of the board of SEDCO, Inc. in Dallas, and Dr. Lauro F. Cavazos, president of Texas Tech University and Texas Tech Health Sciences Cen ter in Lubbock. The group also includes James T. Fitzpatrick, an Austin attorney; Dr. Mary Evelyn Blagg Huey, president of Texas Woman’s Uni versity in Denton; Dr. Abner V. McCall, president of Baylor Uni versity; Dr. Willis M. Tate, presi dent emeritus of Southern Methodist University, and Philip G. Warner, vice president and editor-in-chief of the Houston Chronicle. We're Celebrating Our Anniversary with ELEPHANT Tea!! 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