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Tales Texas race splits party Temple asked to resign United Press International AUSTIN — Land Commission er Bob Armstrong accused Rail road Commissioner Buddy Temple of conflict of interest — in the first political brawl among Democrats vying for the oppor tunity to try to unseat the incum bent governor. Armstrong called on Temple to either drop out of the gov ernor’s race, resign from his Railroad Commission job im mediately or submit his resigna tion effective Jan. 1, regardless of the outcome of the governor’s race. Judge says Army can prosecute United Press International SAN ANTONIO — A federal judge Ijas allowed the Army to court-martial a woman accused of faking a pregnancy to obtain a discharge, but legal proceedings are not expected to begin for several months. U.S. District Judge Fred Shannon, ruled Monday that 2Tyear-old Wendy Wickham can be court-martialed. Military officials agreed to delay the legal proceedings until Wickham’s attorneys could appeal. A decision is expected within three months. Wickham, who had signed up for a four-year hitch in 1979, was discharged from the Army in 1980 after a urine test and examination by military doctors showed she was pregnant. She said she later had an abortion, but the Army claimed she had faked the pregnancy by submitting a urine sample from a pregnant friend. Stewart Alexander, Wick ham’s attorney, argued the Army no longer hadjurisdiction over the woman because her dis charge was proper. He said the Uniform Code of Military Jus tice, which permits court- martials of people who fraudu lently obtain discharges, was un constitutional because it pre sumed the discharge was fraudulent before any fraud was proven. “For the military to try Mrs. Wickham, they have to presume and this court has to presume that she did something wrong,” he told Shannon. Shannon ruled the military statute was constitutional, but said his ruling was a close deci sion. Assistant U.S. Attorney Hugh Shovlin had argued: “This is an offense that strikes at the heart of the ability of the military to maintain a functional fighting force. “(It was) the functional equivalent of desertion.” Alexander said he expected a ruling on his appeal of Shan non’s decision within two to three months from the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Wickham said the court- martial was spurred by the false accusations of her former Army roommate* who told officials Wickham had faked the pre gnancy. “We were roommates for eight months and were good friends,” Wickham said earlier. “I don’t know why she would do it. It’s really a lot of unnecessary harassment. Personally, I feel it’s a grudge match — I don’t feel the military prosecutor likes me.” other major Democratic candi date in the race, are lame ducks whose terms expire at the end of the year. “If we lose tips election,” Armstrong said, “we are out of state government.” But win or lose, Temple will be on the state payroll making state policy, and that, Arm strong contends, is a conflict of interest. “If Buddy Temple loses, he goes back to the Railroad Com mission where he can reward or punish by exercising the tremendous power that comes with that position,” he said. “He has placed literally thousands of Texans in an ex tremely difficult position. Peo ple who oppose him do so at a tremendous risk.” Temple entered the gov ernor’s race Monday only mi nutes before the filing deadline. “His impulsive, last-minute deci sion to enter the governor’s race has created this conflict of in terest,” Armstrong said. The conflict of interest charge by Armstrong marked the first time one major Demo cratic candidate has been critical of another — perhaps signaling the end of the warm-up period in which all of the Democratic barbs were saved for Republican Gov. Bill Clements. Armstrong said that as com missioner, Temple has a hand in regulating the state’s oil, gas and trucking industries, and because he still has five years remaining in his term, he can pressure in dustry representatives into sup porting him. “As each of these people knows, the Railroad Commis sion can make or break you through its rules and regula tions,” he said. “The oil, gas and trucking industries must deal with Temple as an elected offi cial for the next five years no matter what.” Both Armstrong and Attor ney General Mark White, the State troopers may tag Houston policemen Pi United Press International HOUSTON — State troopers may start issuing tickets to Houston police officers for driving patrol cars with ex pired state inspection stickers. Because of a city hall mix- up, many police vehicles have been operating this month with expired stickers, officials said Monday. Houston Police Lt. Wayne Hankins said it was an embar rassing situation. “It’s wiping egg on your face,” he said. “It’s kind of hard for a man to stop somebody for an expired tag when your own inspection sticker is expired.” Department of Public Safe ty Capt. Robert Campbell said he would launch an immedi ate investigation that may re sult in state troopers citing police vehicles. Failuretolil the proper tags is a viokil of state law. Hankins said an undeJ mined number of policntl cles have been in validly rtj tered because of a delayij $4,()()() check from cilylJ A spokeswoman for iy Kathy Whitmire said J would put the check k mail Tuesday. ■ United Press ■new HAVE I lessor Patricia Si book on gossi could almost bi j; Just between lamppost, she book until next periencecl auth am publicity n< denfi ake eart Shape State Fair, Assorted Varieties $ 1.59 Pork Steak A1. Raw. $ ' Fresh Frozen Lb. Ground Beef Regular Grind Lb. 1.18 Turkey Loaf WithGravm Hrgl^ 2.69 Red Snapper Fillets Raw. Fresh Frozen . . Lb. 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