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state Battalion/Page 5 February 16, 1982 El Paso wages water fight acceptanct During usually \i( scope of kjJ ■is researtl )re spec! ■s participj. nmunity oil rk ing group lows meetsl is the _ rc h. InmiJ.I um is hel give a nd preseml rs ults oftheij ivolveswrii. ors the5fl,| in the Unii Each yearj of the coi commercial ect had t s. Inadditii of the 1. of detedi nes haste [ out 75 y staff photo by Athena Vourvoulias Video games popular in MSC David Gordon, a sophomore petroleum engineering ma jor from Houston, shows off his talented wrist in the MSC Bowling and Games area downstairs in the Memo rial Student Center. FBI probes road kickbacks, cH X .9 million savings results United Press international LAS CRUCES, N.M. — A can didate for governor says the City of El Paso, which has filed a fed eral suit to gain access to water in southern New Mexico, actually encouraged its consumers to use more — rather than less — water. Democrat Aubrey Dunn says he bases that contention on re sults of a private engineering study he commissioned. “I’ve said all along there’s more to this lawsuit for New Mexico water than meets the eye,” Dunn said Sunday. “And nothing I’ve learned so far con tradicts that conclusion.” He said he is “increasingly convinced that this suit is an attempt to establish a precedent for taking New Mexico water out of state, in order to use vast amounts of it for coal slurry pipelines in the near future.” A pending lawsuit filed by the far West Texas city asks a feder al judge to strike down New Mexico’s water export ban on grounds it is unconstitutional. The dispute between El Paso and the state has sparked emo tions on both sides of the Rio Grande. Of the proposed water impor tation, Dunn said: “It would be another example of New Mex icans allowing themselves to be colonized by energy companies from other states, particularly Texas, if we accept their false claims on our underground water. Dunn says his study indicated El Paso has a minimum water allowance 2.5 times greater than that allowed by “most New Mex ico cities.” He said El Paso permits users to consume 7,500 gallons of wa ter per month on a minimum charge of about $5.05. He said New Mexicans generally are allowed a minimum monthly usf age of about 3,000 gallons. Who can top their bottoms? 'file new County Seat in Post Oak Mall can. We’ve got all the shirts you love to wear. And during our Grand Opening Feb. 17 to 20 you’ll save big! Guys’ Levi’s western shirts, reg. $23. Now $12.99. Gals’ colorful print shirts, reg. $16. Now $9-99- STO RE S For the best in casual clothes for guys, gals and kids, just direct your feet to the County Seat. © 198 2cssi ly new dime it system ibly the af United Press International DALLAS — Texans have paid |2.9 million less for road and Iridee materials since the start the den i assigned io. nt system. Iifa federal investigation of pur chasing irregularities and kick- acks by county officials, a news- aper reported. In a copyright story, the Dal las Times Herald said Sunday hat prices paid for road and fridge supplies showed a arked cost in some Texas Icounties decrease since the robe began. The federal kickback investi gation has resulted in 20 convic- lions or guilty pleas in eight East Texas counties. Federal pro- rcoat.tebi e found elst I. the arsoi Schultz sail fiend of ill itroy sorned at witness! uthorities. ound on ill -story offft thin cord investigp cuts on hfl clothed, -ere still seal’ evidence« some of ta 1 the licens ney Joi® l not want it by commeni’ e case would id jury earl' spectwasiB' •son cha and jury, guards * ter the nigl 1 ; questioned i but not lent, RoM was' secutors say they intend to pur sue the investigation across the state, concentrating on areas where prices have fallen in a period of 12 percent national in flation. “When someone has to pay commissioners a ‘fee’ for doing business, the money has to come from somewhere,” U.S. Attor ney John Wortham said. In a study of 51 Texas coun ties, the newspaper said the cost of major road and bridge sup plies had decreased in 45 per cent of them since October 1980, when the federal investi gation become known. The newspaper said of 23 counties where prices dropped, taxpayers paid a total of $2.9 million less for road and bridge materials in 1981 than in 1980. “The decrease has saved tax payers hundreds of thousands of dollars,” the newspaper re ported. Although the kickback inves tigation evolved into one of the largest public corruption scan dals in Texas history, Wortham said it had only touched the tip of the iceberg. In Oklahoma, where a similar investigation began in 1978, more than 165 commissioners, former commissioners and sup pliers have been convicted, pleaded guilty or agreed to plead guilty to various charges. Some county officials attri buted the lower prices to effi ciency and increased competi tion. But prosecutors and other public officials believe there is a direct link between materials bought at lower prices and the federal investigation. Armed with calculators, grandjury subpoeanas and their own copying machine, a strike force of five FBI agents has appeared unannounced at more than 20 Texas courthouses and dozens of banks. GENERAL PUBLIC $5.00 TAMU STUDENTS $3.50 MSC CAMAC PRESENTS “EL CURRO”Y “LOS FLAMENCOS de SAN ANTONIO” MARCH 9, 1982 RUDDER AUDITORIUM TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY 8:00 P.M. TICKETS AVAILABLE AT MSC BOX OFFICE H IN RUDDER. Man held in hijacking try of parked, unloaded plane )nd but"® larges. rSiffslM' nough,”^ Tficials said the two mi 11 lo with il® United Press International AMARILLO — Trespassing charges are pending against a man who it is charged threatened to hijack a Braniff International jetliner at the Amarillo International Airport, an FBI spokesman says. The FBI spokesman said Lar ry Darnell Wallace, 25, was in custody and probably would be charged with trespassing and theft more than $10,000, on Monday. Amarillo police said Wallace boarded the Boeing 727 aircraft about 11:30 p.m. Saturday while it was parked at the terminal for the night. Police said the passengers and crew had already left the jet, but a custodian was on board when the incident began. A police department dis patcher said the man apparently did not have a weapon. Officials said the custodian notified police after the man got on the public address system and said he was going to hijack the plane. A police statement released Sunday said the police SWAT team and negotiators from the FBI were able to talk the man off No hostages were involved the plane after approximately and the man was not injured, the 45 minutes. statement said. JUAREZ Htehuila TECUIILA TEQUILA TEHUILA GOLD OR SILVER IMPORTED & BOTTLED BY TEQUILA JALISCO S.A. ST. 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