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.'.vY.V,- ■ v-’.'.'.' ’ ■ local / state Battalion/Page 5 October 14, 1982 Mom’s is back in business el sen! two scow will] r what'® o do." »t become lie projeci t>lessin|of Thoms staff photo by Irene Mees Carlos King, 3, a Bryan resident, enjoys hot, homeade biscuits at Mom’s restaurant Charges dropped in cocaine seizure United Press International ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Federal charges have been dropped against three men arrested last June in connection with the seizure of 214 pounds of cocaine worth $55 million on the streets. U.S. Customs officials in Houston at the time said it was the Southwest’s largest cocaine seizure and called it a major vic tory in the war against interna tional drug smuggling. But U.S. Attorney William Lutz said the announcement from Houston was premature. “We, at this point, have dis missed (the charges) because the evidence we had on it re quired further investigation,” Lutz said Tuesday. “Basically, at that point, we didn’t have a case.” He said the government’s problems were complicated by a strict speedy trial statute which requires that the case be tried no more than 70 days after charges are filed. The three men — J ose Domingo Rico, 41, his son, Mauricio, 19, and Jose Luis Cas- tillo-Vitales, 29 — were arrested June 21, about two weeks after the cocaine was found near the eastern New Mexico community of Santa Rosa. Police said it apparently had been dumped trom an airplane. Castillo-VTtales, a Mexican national, listed his address as La Belle, Fla. Authorities said the Ricos originally were from Col ombia, but listed a Jamaica, N. ¥., address at the time of their arrests. U.S. District Judge Juan Bur- ciaga of Albuquerque signed an order Sept. 3 dismissing the in dictment against Castillo-Vitales because of a lack of evidence. He signed 'another order Sept. 24 dismissing the charges against the Ricos and said it was not in the interest of justice to pursue the matter. lOt k AvG HAIR DESIGN FAYE LANE Stylist 696-8700 2551 So. Texas Ave.-College Station (across from Fort Shiloh) , Boo ts ' rE FALL SEMESTER KEG SPECIAL ★ ★ MILLER 37.99 OLD MILWAUKEE 27.99 MILLER LITE 38.99 SCHLITZ 33.29 COORS 35.00 BUDWEISER 37.99 COORS LIGHT 35.99 MICHEL0B 43.00 LONE STAR 31.60 MICHEL0B LIGHT 43.00 ^ Price Includes 50 lbs. Ice & 50 Cups $ 50 00 Deposit FRIDAYS & SATURDAYS ONLY 822-1042 7 79-1042 1219 N. TEXAS AVE. J.J. RUFFINO class of '73 by Robert McGlohon Battalion Staff Af ter a two-week layoff due to a change in ownership, Mom’s is serving again. Mom is Vera Carleton, a Bryan resident who has served homestyle food in her house for 50 years. But due to poor health, Mom sold her house and busi ness in September to Donald and Betty Mahan. But customers need not wor ry. Steve Hall, a regular at Mom’s for the past three years, says the food is still the same. Hall, a senior geology major from Dallas, also is one of the four student boarders who lives at Mom’s (they’re looking for a fifth). Hall says the only change is that the restaurant now serves tea in mason jars. One of t he reasons the food is still the same is that Mom’s still has the same cook. Nell Garcia has been the head cook at Mom’s for the past seven years and she stayed on after the change in ownership. In September, Garcia told the Mahans that Mom’s health was failing and that she wished to sell her business. So they bought it. Mr. Mahan, who has known Mom for more than 15 years, said he wasn’t motivated by money when he bought Mom’s business. “I’m not here to get rich or famous or nothing,” Mahan said. “I’d just like to carry her tradition on. There’s a lot of his tory and fame behind the lady. “Mom has been in the same business for 50 years and at this location for 25,” he said. “Maybe one out of five of the old Aggies would say no if you asked them if they’d ever eaten at Mom’s.” Viewed from the outside, Mom’s looks like an ordinary white frame house in a residen tial section of downtown Bryan. And it also doesn’t look much like a restaurant on the inside. The dining room is like that of a normal home. It has only about six tables, each sitting six. Customers are served family- style and can eat all they want. On Wednesday, the meal con sisted of meatloaf, country-fried steak, vegetables, macaroni and cheese, mashed potatoes and gravy, homemade biscuits, iced tea and dessert — all for only $3. “If a man wants filet mignon or cavier, he wouldn’t come here,” Mahan said. “It’s not that type of business. We’ve got good homestyle food.” £ $$$ $$$$$ $$$$$ $$$$$ $$$$$ $$$$$ $$ $$$$$ $$$$ I HAPPY HOUR I FRIDAY AT R. 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