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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1981
State
Cousin says Martin had
plans for him in shooting
United Press International
LONGVIEW — A cousin of
Rep. Mike Martin, R-Longview,
says a plan the freshman lawmaker
outlined to him, one which he re
jected as not likely to work, was
identical to what happened out
side Martin’s Austin trailer July
31.
James Grant, 18, Martin’s
cousin and half-brother of Charles
Goff, who has told authorities he
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fired a shotgun blast at his cousin
Martin as part of a deal worked out
between the two men, said Satur
day that Martin spoke to him in
June about taking part in the
shooting attack.
Grant, an oilfield worker, said
Martin told him he was wanting to
get some publicity and he felt this
would be the way to do it.
But Grant said he refused Mar
tin because “I thought it was kind
of dumb myself. I didn’t think it
would work. ”
Martin, 29, has denied any sug
gestion that he staged the shoot
ing, but a Travis County grand
jury last week indicted him on
perjury charges alleging he lied
about his involvement.
Martin originally told police he
did not know who shot him in the
elbow, then said he was attacked
by a member of a satanic cult, then
blamed the incident on Gregg
County politics.
Grant, who appeared before the
grand jury last week, said he told
authorities about Martin’s offer af
ter Goff s story came to light.
“Mike approached me about
the same thing he talked Charles
into about a month before the
shooting,’’ Grant said. “He didn’t
offer me a specific amount of
money. He just said I would never
need money again.
up at Texas A&M
SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERING:Don
representative from Chevron will speak on offshore
at 7:30 p.m. in Room 121, Civil Engineering Building,
ig events that ASCE will sponsor wifi also be discussed.
iN SOCIETY OF ENGINEERING TECH-
JTSsWill hold a meeting at 7:30 p.m. in Room 102,
and Agencies Building.
1G SOCIETY:Back-to-School Party at 8 p.m. in the
Willowick Party Room. Beer, wine and snacks will be provided.
Membership is open to all students.
RANGE CLUB:Will hold a faculty vs. students softball game
followed by a wiener roast and the first meeting of the year at 5
p.m. at Hensel Park, Area 2.
ALPHA PHI OMEGA:Will hold its Fall ’81 Rush at 7 p.m. in
Room 401, Rudder Tower.
FOOD SCIENCE CLUB:Organization and planning meeting at
7 p.m. in Room 127, Kleberg.
ETA SIGMA GAMMA:Officer elections will be held at 7:30 p.m.
in Room 140, MSC.
COLLEGIATE FFA:Meeting to discuss money-making projects
and make introductions will be held at 7:30 p.m. in Room 110,
Harrington.
WILDLIFE BIOLOGY SOCIETYsMurray Walton of the
Wildlife Management Institute will speak in Room 108, Har
rington.
TAMU RODEO CLUBrMeeting to introduce new members and
discuss the All-Aggie Rodeo at 7:30 p.m. in Room 113, Kleberg.
PHI THETA KAPPA ALUMNI ASSOCIATION:Ceneral
meeting at 7 p.m. in Room 104B, Zachry Engineering Center.
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL EN-
GINEERSiDr. Don Beeth of HL&P will discuss South Texas
Nuclear Project at 7 p.m. in Room 102, Zachry Engineering
Center.
UNDERGRADUATE ENTOMOLOGY CLUB:Meeting to
welcome new members and plan the year’s activities at 6 p. m. in
Room 103, Soil and Crop Sciences Entomology' Center.
RECREATION AND PARKS CLUBtWill hold its first meet
ing at 7 p.m. in Room 202, Francis Hall.
MSC GREAT ISSUESsFirst general meeting will be held at
p.m. in Room 510, Rudder Tower.
CATHOLIC STUDENT ASSOCIATION:Nursing
Committee will meet at 7 p.m. in St. Mary’s StudentCest
ACCOUNTING SOCIETY, BETA ALPHA PSLPrJ
panel discussion on interviewing with Arco, Ernest kWh®
and the FBI at 7:30 p.m. in Rudder Theater. Dueswjl
collected for those who wish to pay. A reception for seniors
follow at Rarnada Inn Ballroom.
CATHOLIC STUDENT ASSOCIATION:!!* Out-*
Students’ Committee will have an ice cream social at 7:30p,
St. Mary’s Student Center.
Wednesday
s
ALPHA PHI OMEGA: Will hold Fall ’81 Rush at 7 p.m. inR„
302, Rudder Tower.
AIDD: Will meet at 7 p.m. in Room 304, Engineering Build
CANTURBURY ASSOCIATION: Communion Seni#
5:30 p.m. in the Episcopal Student Center.
ECONOMICS SOCIETY:New department head will:
p.m. in Room 350, MSC.
SAN ANGELO WEST TEXAS HOMETOWN CLIBOij
nizational meeting for Fall ’81 will be held at 8 p.m. inf
Main Lounge.
TAMU SPORTS CAR CLUB:Meeting to discuss Aggie
Room 607, Rudder Tower.
TAMU MATH CLUB:Orgarn/,ational meeting in the 3rd Fu
Lounge in Milner Hall.
AGGIE SPELEOLOGICAL SOCIETLMeetingfork
and old members at 7 p.m. in Room 401, MSC.
THE CANADIAN CLUB:First fall meeting to discuss:
ter’s events will be held at 6:30 p.m. in Room 109, M
Science Building.
CATHOLIC STUDENT ASSOCIATIONA:Newmanclut,
meet at 7:30 p.m. in St. Mary’s Student Center.
STUDENT GOVERNMENT:Senate meeting will be held
7:30 p.m. in Room 204, Harrington.
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Oil spill near water intah
prompts fast cleaning jo\
United Press International
NEW ORLEANS — Coast
Guard spokesmen said giant con
tainment booms should keep
840,000 gallons of oil that gushed
from a five-foot gash in a wrecked
tanker out of the Mississippi Riv
er’s water intakes, which supply
drinking water to millions of
people.
Giant industrial vacuum clean
ers Sunday sucked up the heavy
crude oil that poured into the river
from the 740-foot Greek tanker
Aphrodite B after a collision with a
string of grain barges ripped a gash
in the bow of the crude-laden
vessel.
The most important considera
tion was keeping the oil away from
intakes, since millions of people in
the area get drinking water from
the river. New Orleans officials
said. The Coast Guard, however,
said the spill would be kept clear
of the intakes by huge oil
absorbing containment booms.
One of the three barges sank 90
feet to the bottom of the river but
the tugboat Karen Wayne, which
was pushing the barges, was saved
from sinking by Coast Guard
pumps delivered by helicopter,
officials said.
A Coast Guard spokesman said
the barge, which sank Saturday,
would not interfere with naviga
tion on the busy shipping channel.
The river was expected to remain
open to traffic throughout cleanup
and salvage operations.
Peterson Marine, the private
contractor hired to siphon off the
dark, slippery mess, classified the
spill as major and worked to hold
the oil in place with the contain
ment booms.
“They gather what’s on the sur
face so it can be siphoned off, ” said
spokesman Michael Marks. The
oil was pumped into tanker trucks
and transferred to another ship.
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spilled were dramatical becau
creased from 2,000 bant
ported by the Aphrodite
20,000 barrels seen by |0,
Orleans Port officials after if Hi
operations began, Marb :.f Penin
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“The captain estimatelGram
barrels but after the initialLnatur;
gation we thought therecaf By
much more,” he said. Tithe ha
tain of the port and theijland ]
inspection office have notf
their final pollution report:
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said the Coast Guard would rol o;
tigate the head-on cob bne o
negligence had been esl
he said, although he was us
of any fog in the area
know why the vessels didt foffere
each other.
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