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local / state Battalion/Page 7 November 3, 1982 Seniors offer eternal flame by Brigette Crossland Battalion Reporter The proposed Class of' ’83 gift is an “Aggie Eternal Flame,” similar to the olym piad torch. The flame would pe used to light the bonfire, the torches for yell practice, and the candles at Muster. h Two designs for the torch are under consideration; a straight pole with a bowl top, or a granite pyramid with the Texas A&M University 'emblem stamped on it. Drawings of both designs r' should be completed and sub- ntept ° f iE§mitted t0 th e Board of Re- Jdentsar J gentS f ° r a PP roval b y the encl it)' fieldtri| ome, Vei® vere sprat s visited last fromtij 'me trips >f additioi ii'ootgs,ao •eryanda! she slide ( has its o rs in case cchierisaii ook at slij story, but e the or strum ives the of the week. Dan Kardell, class gift com mittee chairman, is hopeful that the proposal will be accepted. “We want to give the University a unique gift that will be used and will become a tradition,” he said. The proposed site for the eternal flame is near Kyle Field, beside the statue of the original twelfth man, E. King Gill. The cost for the gift has not been determined. The gift will be paid for by fundraisers, including the Senior Ring Dance, Class of ’83 T-shirt sales and dona tions from class members. Testimony: Hitman shot judge, JFK rai e club eeks scripts United Press International SAN ANTONIO — Accused hitman Charles Harrelson said he killed President Kennedy as well as Federal Judge John H. Wood Jr. and planned to use that information to bargain with the government, El Paso lawyer Joe Chagra testified Tuesday. Chagra said Harrelson in sisted he really had killed Ken nedy and even drew a map of the area in Dallas where Ken nedy was shot in 1963. Harrel son also told him he hoped that information could get him a life sentence in a comfortable feder al prison instead of the Texas penitentiary. “If he made a deal with the government, he could clear up the Kennedy matter as well as clear up the Judge Wood mat ter,” Chagra said. Although Harrelson claimed to have been cleared by a 1980 grand jury in Wood’s 1979 death, he said he still could prove he killed Wood with an ace in the hole — the murder weapon itself. Chagra said Harrelson prom ised to take the entire blame for Wood’s death and clear others who were suspected in the case. He also had a motive. “He said his motive was that when he was in Leavenworth (federal prison), he saw many young people sentenced to long terms of years by Judge Wood. He felt Judge Wood deserved to die. That would explain his mo tive for killing Judge Wood without anybody hiring him.” Joe Chagra had testified Monday that Harrelson admit ted he killed Wood, and boasted of a clean shot. “I asked him if he was the one who had murdered Judge Wood, and he said he was.” Chagra also said he twice en couraged his brother Jimmy to kill Wood but learned only later te wav li i by Simon C. Gonzalez Battalion Reporter The MSG Videotape Commit- islooking for original scripts produce. Prospective play- en’ttheoiili rights won’t get paid, but they mother t«l ia y get to see their work >ple intbti rOught to life on videotape. ;d to be r "We’re looking for original ricanwai'i ;ripts,”John Haight, vice cnair- lan in charge of production, “They can be of any length em andwlrom 30 seconds to hours and anbeany form. They can range tbout teiei: rom comedy to drama to d that ona lOrror.’ they weti s Haight said the purpose of identswett he videotape committee is to R.Jronui* jve people camera and illas.'’ ideotape experience, but the r trips cos! lubhas had trouble getting r a semesie naterial to work with, eed that [lit “There are literally a it. housands of people who file ■ the histon icripts with movie associations ir feet,)® ind nothing comes of them,” ie for " you w [•national y not tie© Teacher charged with trespassing Haight said. “We are trying to have a policy of producing any script. If we have a lot, we can’t produce them all at once so we’ll take the best first.” Haight said the committee is not paying for scripts, but they will provide a copy of the tape to the writer. “It’s a chance for that person to see his work actually pro duced and created,” he said. “W’e’U use it for programming on the MSC monitors.” Response to the offer has been moderate so far, Haight said. The committee has had calls from people who have started scripts but the committee has not received any completed scripts. “We’re not looking for the great script because that’s prob ably with a movie association,” he said, “but most scripts have some merit in them.” N-bomb plant to use robot HOUSTON — A math ext | eacher has been charged with )f TLit r «P assin g on scho<)1 property “ ■ifter being told to stay off the skiing(lo»# rlhing High School campus. ^' U las taught at Worthing since ^ 1977, was suspended with pay ] 'or not following instructions, Billy said Worthing officials received complaints from parents that Eubanks was passing out litera ture about the Progressive Labor Party and the Interna tional Committee Against Racism. Reagan said HISD officials will investigate complaints that Eubanks misused teaching time, but he said her failufe to stay off school property as instructed could result in dismissal. United Press International AMARILLO — A Depart ment of Energy plant which assembles the nation’s nuclear weapons will experiment vv'ith a one-armed robot next month in what an engineer predicts may be the first step in automated bomb production. The articulated arm is the most advanced of its kind, com plete with joints that simulate the movement of the human shoulder, elbow and wrist, said Paul Smith, a project engineer at the Pantex nuclear weapons assembly plant. “We’re still in the early stages of development, but we’re ex cited about the possibilities and what’s on the horizon,” Smith said. Pantex engineers will design hands for the robot that can move, feel and grasp much like human hands, he said. Si.nith declined to identify the specific jobs which robots may be assigned to because of the “confidential nature of the busi ness.” However, he said robots could perform chores such as taking a die from a press and placing it in another machine or using X-rays to search for cracks in bomb parts. Robots may also be used in areas of the plant where radiation and other work hazards exist. Smith said the experimental robot will have to prove its worthiness both in cost and per formance. The robot will have to increase safety or cut expenses before additional robots will be purchased. Industrial robots can cost as much as $150,000 each, he said, adding that extra parts, such as sensors and custom-made hands, will add to the cost. 10 Fulltime 15 Parttime Delivery men needed. Must have car. Paid commission daily. Flexible hours. $3.50 a hour plus 6% commission. Apply In Person Chanello’s Pizza 301 Patricia CHRISTMAS MONEY! PLITT THEATRES Student Disc. Fn. with ID. fues. all seats *2.00. 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The plot was hatched April 2, 1979, as the brothers were still sitting at the defense table in Wood’s empty courtroom in Midland — angry that Wood had refused to step down in Jim my Chagra’s upcoming drug smuggling trial, Joe Chagra said. Wood was shot the day Jimmy Chagra had originally been scheduled for trial in his court. Harrelson, convicted in another murder-for-hire case, has been accused of killing Wood for $250,000 from Jim my Chagra. Joe Chagra, 36, was charged with conspiracy but pleaded guilty in September and agreed to testify against Harrelson. Vc’iMan THEATRES $1 off adult ticket 1st Matinee Mon-family night Sch 6 Tue-family night M.E.III £ SCHULMAN 6 * 2000 E. 9th 775-2460 * * * * * * * AHHMN. * * * ♦ * * ♦ Jt * 4- PalloweenI in + III 7:25 9:50 GARP 7:15 9:50 * * jT * Tmotherlode* ^ 7:15 9:40 j- * jekyll&hyde; 1 7:10 9:25 * X IT CAME FROM * } HOLLYWOOD .J » 7:25 9:40 1 JTHE SORCERESS* » 7:10 9:25 * JMANOR EAST III* ftanor E. 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