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Battalion/Page 5 March 24, 1982 state andidate says will sell wells if elected Warped By Scott McCullar United Press International ■Land commissioner candidate I ftte Snelson says his ownership I Hoil and gas wells in which the Blifiate has an interest would not ■rfftejudice him in his duties, but mm will divest himself of i he wells Ijihe is elected. H In one of several politic al re- HBrts from around the state, HHrry Mauro, one of Snelson’s T*ponents in the Democratic ■ySmary, said Snelson’s own- L i #»hip of the properties raised a potential conflict of interest. I "While this is simply not true,” Snelson said in a Capitol [(jews conference Monday, “the mord ‘potential’ means what [people want it to mean." I Snelson said Six-S, an oil company he owns with his six [brothers, has one stripper well tSmt is on land leased from the state. Snelson said the company Is interests in another dozen Ills in which the state has a rovalty interest. He would sell all of the prop erties, Snelson said, just to re move any doubt that his deci sions as land commissioner would result in personal gain. Snelson also lashed out at Mauro’s proposal to use $200 million in severance tax re venues each year to fund con struction at colleges outside the University of Texas and Texas A&M University systems. According to Snelson, Mauro’s proposal would auto matically mean the loss of $50 million annually to the dedi cated fund used for partial funding of public elementary and secondary schools. Another $150 million nor mally going to the state’s general fund also would be lost, Snelson said. “It is obvious to me that this Mauro proposal reflects a lack of knowledge about the legislative process and the laws of our state,” Snelson said, “and in gen eral shows great immaturity on the part of its proponent.” In other political news, Sen. Betty Andujar, R-Fort Worth, endorsed former Hondo Mayor Woodrow Glasscock for land commissioner in the Republican primary. Glasscock, a businessman and rancher, has served three terms as Hondo mayor and previously was a city councilman. Bob Armstrong, a Democra tic candidate for governor, ac cused Gov. Bill Glements and the Army Corps of Engineers of advocating a plan that would damage the shrimping industry in Nueces Bay. Armstrong said Clements and the Corps propose to dump dredge spoil on 1,300 acres of Nueces Bay. Armstrong said dumping the material in the bay is not neces sary and that doing so would destroy $19 million of the annual shrimping production. UH OH, I FEEL A SCIENCE FICTION CONVENTION COKING ON. \ J ’ l / / r'A/n /! // / y \ BMr fail clerk misreads sentence Rapist accidentally released United Press International DALLAS — Police across the state searched Tuesday for a rapist who was released 59 years shy of serving his 60-year prison term because a county jail clerk thought he had been sentenced to just 60 days. Antonio Ray Massey, 23, of Dallas should be considered very dangerous, Dallas County sheriff’s spokesman Jim Ewell said Monday. Massey was arrested in Octo ber and charged with aggra vated rape and aggravated rob bery with a deadly weapon. He was convicted on the rape charge last Thursday in 291st Criminal District Court and sentenced to 60 years. The rob bery charge w r as dropped. Ewell said as Massey’s paper work was being processed Fri day by a clerk in the downtown jail, the clerk misread his sent ence as 60 days and posted him clear of all charges because of his time already served. He was re leased Friday evening. The error was discovered Monday when the judge who had sentenced Massey was told Massey’s name no longer appeared on the computerized list of jail inmates, and he called the jail to inquire, Ewell said. Ewell said authorities had no knowledge of Massey’s whereab outs. The prisoner was de scribed as being 5-feet-9 and 190 pounds, with a scar on his left forearm. for upper-echelon fashion taste... men’s famous maker furnishings now at sale prices save $40! Dillard’s own pure silk sport coat 109.90 Reg. $150. Luxurious model with her- ringone weave, center vent, 2-button front, 2 lower flat-pockets; in natural shades; 38-46 regulars, 40-46 longs. save 26% on Cricketeef tropical-weight slacks 36.90 Reg. $50. Dacron" polyester/wool lightweight slacks with adjustable side tabs, quarter top dress pocket; in taste ful shades of brown or gray; sizes 30-40. save $35! Aliyn St. George spring weight suits 139.90