Page 6 THE BATTALION
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1981
State
Pilot dies in plane crash
United Press International
KANSAS CITY — Kansas City
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sharply veering his disabled two-
engine plane away from a crowded
residential street and into a tree-
covered vacant lot, perhaps saved
many lives, police and witnesses
said Saturday.
Maxfield, a flamboyant and
highly successful real estate and
investment expert, died in the
fiery Friday crash, along with the
three friends he was flying to a
Labor Day vacation at Mount
Rushmore in South Dakota.
“There’s no doubt that he bank
ed it sharply (away from the street
and the homes) in the seconds be
fore the crash,” a police spokes
man said. “The plane clipped a
few trees, cut one or two in half
and then smashed into the ground
in a ball of fire.”
Mike Camber, 16, was driving
down the street at the time of the
crash. He said he saw the eight-
seater Aero Commander gliding
toward the homes with one engine
out and the second in serious
trouble.
“He turned to avoid the houses
just as sharp as he could turn,” the
youth said. “As soon as I saw him
turn and saw his propellers, I
knew he was in trouble.”
Hundreds of residents rushed
to the area following the explo
sion, but the flames from the
burning gasoline prevented their
aiding the victims.
Also dead were Sheryl Ann
Myers, 24, of Kansas City, Mo.,
and Shelley Ann Vaughn and
David Allan Eastham, both 26, of
Raytown, Mo.
Witnesses said the twin-engine
plane apparently lost power short
ly after takeoff. Maxfield radioed a
distress call back to the downtown
airfield he had just left.
“He apparently was having en
gine trouble but he wasn’t speci
fic,” air controller George Ballew
said.
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Time to clean up
Alicia Kervin, a resident adviser of Keathley Hall, and
Officer Roe of the University Police discuss the remains of
a fire that started in a Keathley Hall trash chute. College
Station firemen were called Sunday to put out the fire;
however, the fire was extinguished by the automatic
sprinkler system before the firemen arrived. Kervin s
the fire apparently was started by coals from a
This is the second fire in two weeks on the Texas AS
campus. The first incident occurred Thursday in an AsIdi|
Hall community bathroom.
Clements announces plans
to run for re-election in 1981,
United Press International
AUSTIN — Gov. Bill Clements
has announced his intention to
seek re-election in 1982, citing a
July poll showing Texans support
the issues he has been trying to
push.
“We re right on target, right in
the bull’s eye of the target,” the
governor said.
Clements said he would with
hold a “final and formal”
announcement of his candidacy
until mid-November.
He said education, the drug
problem, crime and effective gov
ernment management were the
deepest concerns expressed by
citizens who responded to the
poll.
he defeated former Attorney Gen
eral John Hill in November 1978.
“That’s saturation,” he said. “It
(name identification) can’t get any
higher than that.
Clements announced his inten
tions at his first news conference
since returning from the two-
week New Mexico vacation during
which he had planned to discuss a
possible reelection bid with his
wife, Rita.
On another subject, Clements
said he would meet with federal
officials in Washington Sept. 18 to
discuss President Reagan’s im
migration policy proposal. The
governor has long supported a
document worker program for
Mexican nationals, but is not total
ly supportive of the government’s
new proposal.
Investigation awaits report
Clements Friday
announced formation ofacoJLnt
to unite the state’s defense-reljROW
industries and educational in?jas scl
tions to help aerospace ecor/fo, pi
development. He named Bdgr
Corp. Chairman Paul Tha\f|ondil
Dallas to head the newly cteaftco
Texas Aerospace and Nationaliijd, c
fense Technology DevelopuBt Ai
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energy efficient nome?!
“The public is well aware of this
and they show a sensitivity to
these issues,” he said.
The poll also revealed Cle
ments has a name identification
rating of 93 percent, as opposed to
being an almost-unknown when
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DALLAS — A House commit
tee investigation into the drown
ing of a Marine recruit at a boot
camp must await a Marine report
on the incident, Rep. Jim Mattox,
D-Texas, says.
The congressman said Friday
he will decide on the basis of the
Marine report whether to ask the
House Armed Services Commit
tee to look into the drowning of
recruit Randall C. Christian, 18.
“I think that the Marine Corps
has been very helpful,” Mattox
said. “I think they realize that if
something is wrong, they can’t
stonewall it.”
Mattox questioned recruits
Thursday who said the Dallas life
guard and swim team member was
allowed to drown during an Aug.
27 endurance swim at the San
Diego Marine Reserve Depot
near Camp Pendleton, Calif.
He promised congressional
protection for the recruits with
whom he spoke after their com
manding officer, Lt. Col. Pete
Rowe, ordered one of them not to
speak with reporters.
Pvt. Ruben Conner Jr., a friend
and classmate of Christian’s in
high school, told Mattox one
Marine trainer pushed Christian
under water after he and Christian
swam to the side of the pool, ex
hausted.
“I held to the wall the same
time Christian did,” Conner said.
“I said I was drowning. I let the
wall go, but Christian held on.
The instructor jumped in and took
Christian five feet out and then
pushed him under the water.
They pushed him out toward the
water, then pushed him down
with their hands. He came right
back up, and it looked like he was
struggling.”
Lt. James Jemigan, a Pet
ton public information
identified the guard as!
Rudy Rodriguez, a f s
veteran. L j? ;
Rodriguez told Matte
Christian and three other rt ^ 0ne(
were all holding on to eacboV,^.
in the pool and that he swamfwLj. j
to break up the group. While[|(l ^
ing a recruit off Christian’s WH} U j](
noticed him “going up
Then he saw Christian “oi|
surface, and then he just*
down. ”
that
Pvt. Jerry Ritchie said
Christian made two more
attempts to get to the pool’s edge
and that during the final attempt
the instructor blocked him.
“I could hear him yell, ‘Help, I
can’t go no more,”’ Ritchie said.
Rowe confirmed that 1
guez was an arm’s length
from Christian whenhedroitf
but termed his failure to hel]
recruit a “judgment call.”
“It’s one of those thinj
can’t pass judgment on,” 1
said Thursday.
Mattox is chairman ofj
House Budget Committee’s 11
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Veteran Affairs that sets If
budget for the armed servitfi^
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CAIN HALL FILM ROOM
Thursday, Sept. 10th
7:30-8:30
Room 301 Rudder Tower
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Applications are now being accepted for
* Social Secretary and
* Concession Chairman
along with membership applications for the following committees:
* Public Relations * Gift * Class Ball *
Applications can be picked up and turned in Rm. 216 MSC in theClasi
Council Cubicle and are due in by 5:00 p.m. Friday, Sept. 11.
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