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State THE BATTALION Page WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1981 3 it, it the yo e care ii K nox toU 1 the' _ he ineJit, gnized he was m eal. • v him (lie, ■hie reeof. »ox said. Yarbrough passport lifted United Press International HOUSTON — The Houston Post reported Tuesday that Grenada immigration officers impounded the passport of fugi tive Donald B. Yarbrough, a former Texas Supreme Court justice, but it was uncertain whether the move would lead to his extradition to the United States. Dr. Geoffrey Bourne, vice chancellor of St. George’s Uni versity School of Medicine in Grenada — where Yarbrough was going to school — said he learned the passport was seized two weeks ago. “They were considering, since he has been suspended from school, whether he should be asked to leave the island,” Bourne said by phone Monday. Yarbrough, who began medical school there in June, 1980, was suspended last sum mer when Grenadian officials found out he faced a five-year state prison term in Texas for aggravated perjury. He was also indicted by a state grand jury for failing to turn himself in last Au gust. Texas officials asked for Yar brough’s extradition through the U.S. State Department as soon as he disappeared. Bourne said Yarbrough was “in a box” because he could not leave the island without a pass port. It was unclear why Grena dian authorities revoked Yar brough’s passport, but Bourne said: “The immigration officials were stimulated by the fact that he had been suspended as a stu dent. ” Yarbrough, elected to the Texas civil appeals court in 1976, was convicted in 1977 of lying to a Travis County grand jury during its investigation of a plot by him to have a former business associate “wiped away” to prevent the associate from testifying in civil suits. Yarbrough left the country without telling his lawyer, for mer Texas Attorney General Waggoner Carr of Austin. Bourne said he learned Yar brough’s passport had been withdrawn when Yarbrough called him two wepks ago asking for help in getting it back. Yar brough had told him he went to see immigration officials on an unrelated matter when he pass port was seized. Galveston area glows in the dark United Press International GALVESTON — Police and re sidents witnessed an eerie glow of lights over Galveston Island late Monday. Descriptions of the light varied from a glow to a glowing object. The light was reported shortly be fore 8p.m. and observed for more than 30 minutes, authorities said. One caller described it as a “white glow in the sky,” said Sgt. Dennis Langford. Several officers stepped outside downtown police headquarters and viewed the light, he said. Langford said a large white light appeared to be stationary over the city. However, he said, when he got into a car and began driving to get a better view, the light slowly moved westward and out of view. The Coast Guard said a caller reported the glowing object had flashing red and green lights, and another Galveston police officer said it had the appearance of an orange star. Quirks in the News Don t stomp thh winning roach ...ITS FROM SAFEWAY l s "L" AY ■GUI PRICES IN THIS ADVERTISEMENT EFFECTIVE (7) SEVEN DAYS! < COPYRIGHT I960. SAFEWAY STORES. INC. and a little bit more ! United Press International TAHLEQUAH, Okla. — Aku a professional racing roach fron Hawaii, has won a World Cham pionship Cockroach Race, beatin; 12 opponents on the 2.5-mete course. Aku, sponsored by Honoluli radio station KSSK, ran the coursi in a record 4.4. seconds Monday He beat competitors with colorfu names like Secretariat II, Th« Mighty Byte and Speedy Con zalez in the race, which was broad cast live in Hawaii. The roach, trained by Hawaiiar comedian Andy Bumatai, bravec chilly winds and the feet of abou 700 fans at newly establishec Cucaracha Downs on the North eastern State University campus. “In my home town of Waianae cockroach racing is a big sport,’ Bumatai said. The event was sponsored by NSU’s biology club in an attempt to abolish prejudice against cock-; roaches. Entries were required tc be of native American lineage, and for a small fee the club rented ou< racers. Letter to Carter gets response United Press International MEMPHIS, Tenn. — When a disgruntled citizen wrote to for-! mer President Jimmy Carter td call him a bungler, he didn’t ex-Jj pect a return letter thanking him for his “thoughtful expression of support.” William Loeb, brother of for-; mer Memphis Mayor Henry Loeb, said his note to Carter in j Plains, Ga., was explicit in its cri-! ; ticism. “I can sense how you must feel,: i rejected by such an overwhelming | majority of the American electo-! [ rate, Loeb wrote Carter. “Your consistent bungling of all > thjpgs domestic and foreign, in! ! fact, made it easy for the voters to| see the light and change direction; after 50 years of rot. ” Loeb said Carter’s answer was a “Rosalynn and I appreciate your! kind message. We share your love ! and concern for this great country i and are grateful for your thought ful expression of support. Evicted parents will stay home United Press International WICHITA, Kan. — An elderly couple, who staved off their son’s effort to evict them, plan to re main in their red brick home as long as they are able to care for themselves. Ed and Elizabeth Johnson were evicted from their longtime home by their son, Clarence. Clarence Johnson, 50, an en gineer, would not discuss the case, but relatives said he was merely trying to get his infirm pa rents to move to a place where they could be looked after. But late last week, Clarence de cided to drop the case. “There’s nothing I can do for them, so why mess up their life?” he asked. “If that’s what they want to do, let ’em finish it up however they want.” A second son. Bill, said Monday his parents were back in their home and said he was relieved the issue was finally settled. Johnson, 88, and Mrs. Johnson, 77, had been staying with Bill while the case was pending. Radio detects birth of panda United Press International PEKING — A panda fitted with a radio tracer and living in the wilds of Sichuan Province has given birth, scientists reported. The official Xinhua News Agen cy said U.S. and Chinese scien tists at Wolong Panda Conserva tion Center heard a baby panda crying in the lair of Zhen Zhen, a 10-year-old panda, and tried to approach but were driven away by the mother. The birth occurred about a month ago, it said. Zhen Zhen is one of the pandas fitted with radio tracers as part of a save-the-panda effort sponsored by the Chinese government and the World Wildlife Fund. The scientists observed Zhen Zhen’s mating April 13 and later saw she was pregnant. Early last month, scientists concluded she was about to give birth because radio signals from her tracer indi cated a sudden reduction in move-