ational THE BATTALION THURSDAY, APRIL 2. 1981 Page 11 FBI agent says senator vowed to influence federal contracts United Press International NEW YORK — Sen. Harrison Williams, D-N.J., vowed to use his influence with Presi dent Carter to obtain government contracts for a titanium mine in which he was to be a part- owner, an FBI agent says. FBI agent John McCarthy testified on Tues day, the second day of the Abscam trial of Williams, the only senator indicted in the two- year undercover probe of political corruption. The trial continued Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Brooklyn. McCarthy said in 1979, at a lavish yacht party in Delray Beach., Fla., Williams urged him to finance a titanium mine in which the senator was to hold a secret 18 percent in terest. In addition to charges of bribery and con spiracy, Williams also is accused of promising to help the phony sheik emigrate to the United States. McCarthy said he posed as a representative of Abdul Enterprises, a phony company set up by the FBI. He said Williams “asked me to finance it” — the mine. Prosecutor Edward McDonald said the 61- year-old Williams “with great pleasure prom ised to talk to the president of the United States about (the mine) in a personal way.” The 22-year Senate veteran is the seventh and last member of Congress to be prosecuted in the Abscam probe. The other six defen dants, all members of the House of Represen tatives, were convicted. In his opening statement, McDonald de scribed a series of meetings in 1978, 1979 and 1980 in which Williams and a co-defendant, Alexander Feinberg, a Cherry Hill, N.J., lawyer, allegedly arranged to receive an ex change for the senator’s promises of govern ment contracts. Williams, wearing a conservative gray busi ness suit, looked on impassively as McDonald called him “a corrupt public official.” The government plans to introduce portions of 25 audio and video tapes of meetings be tween the defendants and FBI agents. In his opening statement, Williams’ attor ney, George Koelzer, said the defense might introduce more than 100 government tapes. “The best evidence you will hear will be the very tapes” made by the government, he said. Koelzer called the government’s case “a fraud, a sham and a farce.” > drive Caesar’s Palace hit with night blaze rian Smitl, vho signed satisfactioi .aid Killed rt of sec» e Martin- [’m getting ag fiin.” wning "the the world igreed, He or a young ’s keep the United Press International LAS VEGAS — A fire erupted in Caesar’s Palace Hotel on the Las Vegas Strip Wednesday, forc ing evacuation of the fifth through the ninth floors. Sulark County coroner’s office said there were no reports of fatali ties. A Las Vegas Fire Department dispatcher said, “We’ve had a fire there (at Caesar’s Palace). It’s under control now. They’re work ing on the smoke. We’ve had some injuries but don’t know the ex tent. ” A switchboard operator at the hotel said the blaze broke out ab out H):30 a.m. She said smoke was coming out of the rear of the building. “We evacuated one tower and don’t know how many are injured or the extent of the damage just yet, ” a hotel security official said. The fire was the third major blaze at a Las Vegas luxury hotel within the last five months. I,” he said, k it is not link it is ve this kind threats but told them »Ed Grim!' second let stmarkedit sent to tbe atories fot ♦'-'ft fjv Look Ma, one wheel! Staff photo by Chuck Chapman ason to feel ted with the One wheel is better than none. Sam Wil- on something other than the book in his liams, senior environmental design major arm. Dry pavement and warm tempera- from Irving, shows his ability to concentrate tures are expected through the weekend. nt, but they imsley said )ozer hits in on a pro juest” en aggart’s na- ithly list.” with a pre-prim ; pray that ipeline, Ilian burned ted unction let - »n a pray® Jthough —. reading ih mail written d the same United Press International BALLINGER — A 62-year-old inters, Texas, man has been air- led to Parkland Hospital in Dal- for treatment of burns re lived when his bulldozer hit an iderground gas pipeline, touch- K off an explosion and fire. Truitt Bentley, an employee of iramore Dozing, was preparing ate for an oil well Tuesday when hreateninl e dozer blade struck the pipe- ie, said Ballinger police officer ml Boggess. Bentley, who was burned over I) percent of his body, received nergency treatment at Shannon 'est Texas Memorial Hospital in in Angelo before being taken to irkland, where a nurse said y 'ednesday that his condition had iproved. 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