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state Battalion/Page 8 April 19,1982 (jiiiru-ny PJicorn Serving Luncheon Buffet Sunday through Friday 11:00 a.m. to 1:30 $4.50 plus tax Top Floor of Tower Dining Room Sandwich & Soup Mon. through Fri. $2.19 plus drink and tax Open to the Public ^ “Quality First” J 1 ‘a «/* A • • • “different spokes for different folks” 403 University (Northgate) Open 10-7 Mon.-Fri. 10-5 Sat. 846-BIKE Suspects in judge’s death to ask for reduced bonds United Press International SAN ANTONIO — A U.S. magistrate has promised to hear requests early next week to re duce nearly $3 million in bonds for three of five people indicted in the 1979 slaying of U.S. Dis trict Judge John H. Wood Jr. An attorney representing Joe Chagra, charged with conspira cy to murder Wood, said at a hearing Friday his client could not post his $1.6 million bond because the Internal Revenue Service already had begun con fiscating his property in re sponse to a separate tax evasion indictment handed down with the Wood indictment earlier this week. Chagra, 35, and his sister-in- law, Elizabeth, 28, were trans ferred from El Paso to San Anto nio Friday and appeared before a magistrate to hear the charges againstthem. Jo Ann Harrelson, 41, charged with obstruction of The indictments — re turned Thursday after a three-year, $4.7 m ill ion- plus investigation — charged that Jimmy Chagra hired Harrelson to kill Wood, who was known as “Maximum John” for his tough sentences in narcotics cases, rather than face trial in his court. justice in the Wood killing, was transferred to San Antonio from Dallas for a similar hearing. Mrs. Harrelson and Mrs. Chagra were being held in the Bexar County Jail, and Chagra was held at the federal penitenti ary in nearby Bastrop. U.S. Magistrate Robert O’Connor said he would hear requests early next week to re duce Chagra’s $1.6 million bond, Mrs. Chagra’s $1.1 mil lion bond and Mrs. Harrelson’s $250,000 bond. Chagra’s older brother, Jim my, and Mrs. Harrelson’s hus band, Charles, were charged with murder and conspiracy in the Wood killing. Jimmy Chag ra, 37, is serving a 30-year feder al prison sentence in Illinois for drug smuggling, and Harrelson, 43, is serving 40 years in a Texas prison for drug and weapons convictions. The indictments —retui | Thursda\ alter a three-Kj $4.7 million-plus invest — charged that Jimmy Clffl hired I lat relson to kill \\'«j who was known as "Maxii John” for his tough senlencl narcotics cases, rather thanli | trial in his court. Joe and Elizabeth Cham I at < used ot helping to plaiuj cover up the killing, andjoti Jimmy also face drugd an alleged plan to sell matM and i' x umc to fin.iiueJimil escape f rom prison. Houston attorney DonEttl said Friday he visited with Hi | relson for the first time sift!) indictments were returned a his client was “relieved.” "He’s looking forwardtokt I ing his opportunity in cotf This thing has been goingonl three years,” Ervin said. >0 THE MSC ARTS COMMITTEE and THE ASSOCIATION OF FORMER STUDENTS are proud to present i “Good For All James Harvey Johnson ’67 Texas State Artist of The Year 1982 - 1983 Exhibit in the Forsyth Alumni Center MSC April 15 - May 9, 1982 Agricultural crisis schemes confront Congress this week United Press International WASHINGTON — Con fronted by the greatest agricul tural crisis in the Southwest in five decades, Congress will tang le this week with a bewildering array of quick-fix schemes to bolster the financially ailing farmer. One plan sets up what some term a welfare state for farmers in which loan payments would be deferred or rescheduled by the Farmers Home Administra tion, the Agriculture Depart ment’s chief emergency lender. Another plan opens up new lines of credit to farmers w'ho cannot pay back old production- based loans or qualify for com mercial funds. Most of the remedies focus on changing the ways the FmH A does business. “Too many government loans were made that were un justifiable,” Billy Bode, a south Texas farm auctioneer, said. “The auction business has never had it so good.” Rep. Glenn English, D-Okla, said the FmH A may be a catalyst in bringing about an agricultu ral depression. A recent UPI survey of farm leaders in the Southwest re vealed as many as 70,000 of the region’s 350,000 farmers may go under by next harvest season, and that regional farm income — adjusted for inflation — was the worst since the Dust Bowl era. The region leads the nation in the number of overdue loans farmers owed the government. Lawmakers from the South west have taken the lead in the fight to save farmers from bank ruptcy. English recently drafted a land value protection act which would automatically halt forecl osures by the FmHA when the rate is more than 10 times the average foreclosure rate of decade. the past The plan, part ot a larger package, may be reviewed this week by the House Agriculture Committee. The package could be applied only to family far mers who demonstrated good management practices and were considered a good bet to repay the funds. The Reagan administration objected to the plan, saying its generous provisions would in terfere with the discretionary authority of the Agriculture De partment. Moreover, the plan would “extend welfare rights into the farm community,” warned Rep. Thomas Coleman, R-Mo., a member of the subcommittee on agricultural conservation, credit and development, which approved the plan. Meanwhile, Reps. Charles Stenhold and Ken Hance, both Democrats from Texas t| backed Reagan’s economicp cies last year, announced! were joining a coalition I Democrats — dubbed the“fa| crisis group” — and m write current farm law. Sen. David Boren, D-Oli promoted a similar partift ? ;roup and demanded a 1 arm foreclosures held bvi FmHA, which controls ane mated $23 billion inoutstandi farm debts. Mama die j singing ai Saturday Deck, a b by comint Elective Courses in Recreation 8e Parks for Fall Semester 1982 NO PREREQUISITES RP 101 (1-0) Introduction to Recreation &: Parks: Sec. 501 M 12:00 Sec. 502 W 1 2:00 A broad treatment of the recreation movement and the role of parks, leisure and recreation in modern society. RP 201B (3-0) Foundations of Recreation and Parks: MWF 10:00 y ■ * ■TV This course is designed for non-RP majors and deals with the development of recreation and leisure. Their theoretical foundations, philosophy, sociological impact, and prospects for their role in future American society. RP 301 (3-0) Outdoor Recreation T.Th. 9:30 A study of the development and administration of recreation > facilities and programs in essentially natural environments. Emphasis will be on land and water recreational opportunities in which environ mental features are a dominant characteristic. MWf 12:00 RP 31 1 (3-0) Community Recreation Program fundamental concepts, characteristics, current trends and factors influencing the provision of organized recreation and leisure pro grams. Aspects of development, planning, operations, and administra tion of community recreation programs. MWF 9:00 RP 340 (3-0) Recreation for Special Populations Provision of recreation services for special groups: the handi capped, the elderly, economically and culturally deprived, the gifted, and youth groups. Emphasis is on development, programming, provi sion and management. RP 423 (3-0) Tourist and Resort Development MWF 10:00 Tourism and recreational travel; the nature of resort development and management. Historical and social background of the tourism industry in the U.S. and its relationship with resource characteristics. Problem of ownership and control of state, national, and international resort industries. T.Th. 8:00 RP 460 (3-0) Development of Recreation Resources Basic problem of development of recreation resources and of the planning process on the municipal, state, and national levels. Planning philosophy, information sources, regional influences, political realities, and behavioral survey metnods. RHR 375 (3-0) Conservation of Natural Resources Sec. 501, T-Th 8:00 Sec. 502, T.Th. 2:00 Principals — philosophies associated with the development, manage ment and use of natural resources. Ecological implications inherent in management alternatives involving the natural environment and use of renewable natural resources. The above courses in Recreation and Parks may be used as electives in a variety of programs. Check with your departmental advisor for further details. For more specific information on any of these courses please contact the Department of Recreation and Parks, Francis Hall. Phone 845-541 1. HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE APRIL 20 9:00 P.M. ALL FAITH’S CHAPEL SPONSORED BY: Wesley Foundation United Campus Ministry Hillel Foundation University Lutheran Chapel Church of the Latter Day Saints The history of humans oppressing other humans is long and depressing. The Holocaust, a story in itself of horrible dimensions, has become a symbol of the awfulness of all human oppression. On Tuesday, April 20, a day nationally designated as Holocaust Remem brance Day, we plan to encourage a responsible ad dress to the future that still lies before us through a sorrowful remembrance of what lies in the background of our human history. We invite all who are interested in such a concern to join us. This week, a Senate agi ture subcommittee wi! administration’s response.! milted by Sen. Paula R-Fla., the administraitj j backed plan would incref operating loans issued by 1 FmHA, but kill the agency's! | United Pr< troversial economic emetf WASHING loan program. It also would three of every minate a limited resource,i®re committe rowers’ provision that forces are strangers government to loan low-intei®nd men are money to disadvantaged: victims than mers. Department Sunday. Recently, a clutch of fad I The dep£ state lawmakers — includil Crime Surve Sens. Boren, David Pryor. i l elusion by e> Ark., and Thomas Eagletoiu rape, robbery Mo. — fired off a letter loti 1973 througl White House demanding t estimated 23 $600 million in emergency crimes were ernment loans be made availafe United States to farmers who could notobt credit elsewhere and swamped by production-1); debts. an average per year. The study der and kidn The surv three times omen to be r In a related development J Agriculture Department’s "oil ^ look” report last week predictB r ; rne at t j ie farm recovery would beunlili j t sa ; f j before 1983. (twice as likelv Secretary Block was e 'ibed by stra gloomier. 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