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tate ‘ide ► da ’'henhewi some maintains, iry nears indictment shooting of Martin nge, :’s so pr, A1 Zilber.si] leant live ivi|| : he wassodejifj a womanwliol*; 3 much can't h, e was a nap. Iwasiil never ling so cl Zilber lei j l 6 indwiches. He» red one Jnited Press International iTIN — The grand jury in to into the shooting of dike Martin, R-Longview, ing completion soon, offi- and an indictment could ded down against the fresh- gislator. horities were not consider- irges against Charles Goff, irtin’s cousin who has told ities he and the freshman tor staged the shooting, [Lt. Pete Neal said Tuesday. said he thought a felony jjnent would be handed te and keeled J by thc pan f' . and that ber said, the week said. kids. It cost®) ers). Thentheli by him to say they (the coif with whomdi 1 ; might haveaj (because jes were not being d against anyone other than in [declined to say outright that tin would be indicted for perjury, but said he knew of icr possible felony yhurges. Assistant Travis County Dis trict Attorney Allen Hill would not confirm nor deny that Martin would be indicted. Hill said even if Martin res igned his legislative seat, the in vestigation would not be dropped, and any indictments handed down by the grand jury would be pur sued. He said the four witnesses Tuesday — including Martin s brother and secretary — corrobo rated earlier testimony, but were not involved in any crimes. Hill also confirmed that no charges would be filed against Goff, and said any indictments would be handed down today at the earliest. Goff, who said he fired the shot gun that wounded Martin, has told officials he was promised a high paying state job by Martin for staging the shooting. Neal said any felony charges would result from statements given to investigators during the course of the investigation. Martin originally told police that he did not see his assailant and knew of no motive for the attack. Later, he said a Satanic cult that feared public exposure was responsible. In his last account, Martin blamed the shooting on Gregg County politics. Martin was slightly wounded in the left elbow during the shooting, but his late-model car was riddled with GO buckshot, and Neal said this contrast caused police to sus pect his story from the start. “That was one of the things that did not make sense,” Neal said. :er men Nicaraguan children randed on Texas bridge iave to [ narket prict.li] oe subsidizinjl ?rs in otherslif.| Northeast,”S ! Initcd Press International EDO — Three N icaraguan a remained stranded on ixas-Mexico International early Wednesday, anxious- ng word on whether they ^granted political asylum in Ifited States. Mtr |trio, two boys aged 15 and their 12-year-old sister are to be reunited with their in the United States and en awaiting a decision by thorities since early Tues- le Laredo News said in a ilieatingthep stor y Polished regulations f sday - te pipelines b [ r m other , a school teacher ;as produced!: ! \ e t ws P a P er was forced mtinental 4: , Nlc f a ^ a last a, ; uar >' nt.tieshaveb: h , er f efused ^ teach Com - stdoctrine in her classroom, years. i? let husband joined her later rat advised Month, leaving the children omission ^relatives until money could no surplus oliised to bring them by bus year and tlisl i Mexico and into the Un- ould force sn fates, she said, ents. lorities refused to release . , . mes of the children or the urged the Is s elegation tol f jities betweei: ^ children, with the assist- istatepricinfi ^ representatives from the ideration of ,tre f° r the Independence of Band Lawyers of the United line., a human rights organi- came across the bridge ab- !0 a.m. Tuesday and made application for political asylum, the newspaper reported. “We didn’t expect for this to be such a hassle, ” said Dr. William R. Pabst, the organization’s execu tive director. “We were told to return to Mex ico while the courts ruled on the applications for asylum,” he said. “The children could not return be cause their visas have expired and they would run the risk of deporta tion to Nicaragua.” He said a ruling was expected to have been made by a federal court in Houston Wednesday, “but if not we re prepared to stay here and live at the bridge until they’re granted admittance to the United States.” Another official of the organiza tion, Diane Simons, told the newspaper assistance was being sought from Sens. Lloyd Bentsen, D-Texas, and Henry Childs, D- Florida. “I hope they’ll be able to pro vide us with some of the clout necessary to get through this, ” she said. A local restaurant operator, Re nee Staley, brought food to the children Tuesday and Father Robert Bradley, pastor of Laredo’s St. Peter’s Catholic Church, brought bedding and clothing, the newspaper said. “I was forced to flee the Nazis during World War II,” said Staley, “and I know what it’s like to be in a new country and without friends. Those children will be fed as long as I have anything to do with it.” The children spent the night in a hallway in the INS offices at the base of the international bridge, an area described by one INS officer as “a sterile zone — not really Mexico and not really the United States.” Pabst said he was upset with U.S. officials because “we wanted to do this legally. This entire inci dent falls smack dab on top of the discretionary powers of the im migration service. “I even had one immigration official sort of wink at me and tell me there wouldn’t be too many people around at midnight — as if I wanted to sneak them in. If I wanted to do that I certainly wouldn’t have come across the bridge. There are plenty of miles of open river to cross. ” Ernest M. Ekeroth, assistant officer in charge of the Immigra tion and Naturalization Service in Laredo, said, “The children have made their application for asylum, but we cannot admit them until their applications have been acted upon. No one from Mexico is going to come across and drag them back, but they jtast can’t be allowed into the states yet. ” Presidents, Faculty, Students and Friends MM Lend "Sully YOUR EAR! Become Informed More Organized Purchase the A&M CALENDAR OF EVENTS 1981-82 can be purchased from: Loupots Bothers NSC Texas Aggie BOOKSTORE THE BATTALION Page 7 THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1981 HOUSTON CHRONICLE DISCOUNT y 2 PRICE ' W X MORNING DELIVERY YOU NOW HAVE A CHOICE ON YOUR MORNING NEWS PAPER. THE HOUSTON CHRONICLE IS THE LARGEST MORNING NEWSPAPER IN BRAZOS COUNTY. 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