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national Battalion/Page 12 March 25, 1982 Judge denies des with Mafia hitman Warped By Scott McCulkj\ United Press International COMPTON, Calif. — Confes sed Mafia hitman Aladena “Jim my the Weasel” Fratianno, a key witness in the record $522 mil lion libel suit against Penthouse magazine, says he is a good friend of the judge hearing the trial. “He never admitted he knew Fratianno said Tuesday. “I me, don’t know' why he didn’t dis qualify himself (from the Penth ouse trial).” Superior Court Judge Ken neth W. Gale conceded he knew’ Fratianno through the mob fi gure’s second wife, the former Jean Gearin, who he had repre sented in legal matters before he became a judge. But he denied havintr a “per sonal relationship” with Fratian no and he called the underworld figure a namedropper. Owmers of Rancho La Costa, a posh San Diego County resort, filed a libel suit against Penth ouse after a March 1975 article claimed the spa was a mob hang out built with syndicate money funneled through the Teams ters Union. r- WHERE IS SUPPOSE? AGGIECOH PAUL? WE WERE TO g£ AT lOniHVTES AGO. 7^ — ■ -I i GREETINGS, CAPTAltf/ | HOW did too \ 1/ DO THAT, PAUL? J ' I j y ftV- ( iCF/ 1/ \ |jp — > Tf basel and Wed doufc MSC Council now has applications for Cubicles in the Student Programs Office for the school year of 1982-83. Applications are availa ble at the Secretaries’ desk in Room 216 MSC. Applications will be available from March 22-29. Deadline for applications is March 29th. Penthouse attorney Roy Grutman late 'Tuesday said the team of magazine attorneys was discussing “the appropriate ac tion to take,” but refused to say whether he will seek a mistrial based on the Fratianno-Gale ‘Committed to compassion’ Reagan defends policies ties. Fratianno, who was paid ab out $40,000 by Penthouse for his time, testified at the trial last month he had once met at La Costa with other mobsters to dis cuss killing entertainer Desi Arnaz for producing “The Un touchables,” which he said por trayed Italian-Americans as cri minals. United Press International NEW YORK — President Reagan, bristling against mounting criticism of his lack of “commitment to compassion,” is pointing to his record in the White House as proof he is trying to assist the needy. “I simply want to point out that we do care and the facts prove it,” Reagan said Tuesday upon receiving a gold medal for humanitarian work. FLORICULTURE-ORNAMENTAL HORTICULTURE CLUB AND THE HORTICULTURE CLUB Plant Sale Saturday, March 27 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Floriculture greenhouse PLANT SAX.E COMMONS QUAD OCK ST. HELD hanging baskets tropicals vegetable plants The president ignored more than 10,000 demonstrators gathered around the New York Hilton Hotel to condemn his economic, domestic and foreign policies, and almost stridently defended his cause. “Today I am accused by some of trying to destroy govern ment’s commitment to compas sion and to the needy,” Reagan said. “Does this bother me?” he asked, then answered immedi ately and emphatically, “Yes.” Reagan compared himself to Franklin Roosevelt, who had to answer criticism he was trying to destroy the free-enterprise system. “Like F.D.R., may I say I am not trying to destroy what is best in our system of humane, free government — I am doing ev erything I can to save it: to slow down the destructive rate of growth in taxes and spending; to prune non-essential programs so that enough resources will be left to meet the requirements of the truly needy,” he said. While he was receiving the co veted Charles Evans Hughes Award from the National Con ference of Christians and Jews, the well-coordinated demon stration outside the hotel swel led in numbers to become the largest single protest of a Reagan appearance since he be came president. A dozen forces of the mounted patrol, standing side by side across the Avenue of the Americas to wall off the demon strators, was part of the massive Ci.ruB Introducing Miller High Life and Lite’s new PONY KEGS! (Also Known as 1/4 Barrels) Great Taste.~ Less Filling BRAZOS BEVERAGES 822-3623 the police protection around midtown Manhattan hotel. How'ever, guests arriving in tuxedos and evening gowns saw the spotlighted banners and heard the bullhorn-amplified chants. Reagan departed from his prepared text to take note of the demonstration and plead for a dialogue to settle differing opin ions. “Just as those outside this hall spoke with such passion and conviction earlier this evening, yes, there will at times be dis agreement over the path we should take, but can’t such a dia logue be carried on with decency and understanding without a tone of hatred?” Reagan asked. “Our ability to carry on ad logue, a debate, has always been J a pillar of strength in this land,' he said. “And even as wedfrl agree, we can remain asoneu seeking a common destiny foil society that is just and humant and free.” Former Secretary of Stait| Henry Kissinger presented I award to Reagan and saluted| him for “fighting for his prina l pies, not only when it was expe l dient but all of his life.” Kissinger, who won the award! in 1973, said Reagan “has the test of history,” and upon! “his judgment depends out I liberties, the liberty of all free! people, and the hope of oppres-l sed people everywhere.” plays coacl C Mini limiti binec “I | bad,’ facec In | took pair < pitch i dowr Ass* Tt I Davi< Robe 1 striki the C Mi | the t | howe | les b Stein Pet python prowls cops search trees in Redwood City In I innir Smitl wmn pincl United Press International REDWOOD CITY, Calif. — An 8-foot pet python was loose in Redwood City Wednesday, but police said they thought only small animals were in danger. “It’s extremely unfriendly within a 6-foot striking dis tance,” police Capt. Robert Gsell said he was told by owner Ken Reynolds Tuesday. Pythons use their bodies 1 squeeze small animals to dea before eating them, he said. Asked how he was goingXojJ about finding the snake, Csei said: “Very carefully. It hidesiJ trees.” Gsell said there was no la»l against having pythons in ih(l city, “although maybe thert| should be.” t i ASSIGNMENT LIFE” (The abortion controversy) March 25 March 27 noon 7:30 p.m. March 30 — 9:30 p.m. KAMU-TV (Channel 15) He said the Society for Prtl zention of Cruelty to Animail was leading the search efforts Elephant’s toothache uprooted woul evert Wed [been some I the F poim good United Press International CHICAGO — Babe, a year-old Asian elephant thal once weighed 6,160 pounds, wsI scheduled to have a S'/a-pounJl tooth removed Wednesday. The offending tooth was I scheduled to be removed inj two-hour operation at tix| Brookfield Zoo. Zoo officials say Babe lost .it 1 1 pounds as a result of the paintul| molar. 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