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February 11, 1983
FBI plea-bargains wife’s release
United Press International
HOUSTON — A Colorado
nan, who officials said master-
irectors; minded a $15 million extortion
ttempt of a chemical company
condiBilant, helped FBI agents in their
re prdj nvestigation on the promise his
in loa .ommon-law wife be set free and
, not charged in the case, a De-
nver FBI agent testified.
John McBride furnished in-
tesdgators with details, such as
m 10 ^ the location of the bombs at the
111 ^ Gulf Oil Chemical Co. plant in
ll ' Baytown, only if Jill Bird would
ne released from jail, said FBI
agent Brian W. Jovick. He also
ed investigators to a house
( 0 ! A'here explosive devices were
'uldif(® ound -
e trilliM ^hen asked by Bird’s lawyer
jibit^Wf Jovick got from McBride what
lelibtn
he had bargained for in the
agreement, Jovick said “yes.”
McBride’s cooperation with
authorities was discussed
Wednesday in a Houston feder
al courtroom where U.S. District
Judge Gabrielle McDonald is
concluding pretrial hearings for
the extortion case.
A motion filed by Bird’s
lawyer asked the government to
abide by an agreement ham
mered out in Denver by the FBI,
U.S. Attorney’s office and
McBride, which said Bird would
be granted immunity if McBride
would furnish information.
But Assistant U.S. Attorney
Ron Woods said he ignored the
deal between the government
and Bird because McBride did
not supply the information pro
secutors sought in the case.
Bird was indicted by a Hous
ton grand jury and charged in
the case, along with McBride,
Michael Worth, former Texas
college professor Ted McKin
ney and Timothy Justice.
Woods said the FBI was
forced by threats from McBride
to sign the agreement.
Authorities at the time of the
deal were worried bombs were
ticking inside a Gulf Oil Chemic
als Co. chemical plant near
Baytown, Texas. Five bombs
were found and neutralized be
fore any arrests were made.
Jovick said McBride gave the
FBI the information they
wanted, but he lied to them in
taking responsibility for all of
the actions.
ater authorities say
ake Livingston safe
United Press International
HUNTSVILLE — Initial re
sults of water tests conducted on
ake Livingston indicate the
0,000-acre lake was not con-
iminated with poisons which a
aller said he planned to pour
Into the water.
“The results of the tests com-
lleted so far indicate we have
nothing to be concerned about,”
ohnjadrosich, a spokesman for
jhe Trinity River Authority, said
Vednesday. “But some of these
Jests take between 16 to 48-
hours to complete.”
J An anonymous caller
threatened Tuesday to dump
poison in the lake, which is the
primary water supply for three
East Texas communities. Resi-
lents in Huntsville, Livingston
Ind Westwood Shores were
forced to drink well water while
, ■RA officials tested the lake
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Upon taking the threatening
call Tuesday, the TRA head
quarters in Huntsville immedi
ately shut off three valves sup
plying water from the lake.
Huntsville, population
25,000; Livington, with 6,000
people; and the small commun
ity of Westwood Shores had
more than ample supplies of
well water, officials there said.
Water from the man-made
lake was being tested by the
TRA and Aquachem Labs in
Deer Park, about 70 miles from
Huntsville, Jadrosich said.
Authorities watched for sus
picious activity around the 400-
mile perimeter of the lake, espe
cially monitoring the three cities’
withdrawal points.
“I think we are dealing with a
very disturbed individual,” Jad
rosich said.
The TRA would only say the
caller was male. A secretary took
the call.
Grady Manis, an assistant re
gional manager for the TRA,
said, “It’s something you can’t
take a chance on.”
Because of the size of the
lake, Jadrosich said someone
would have to dump a gallon of
poison directly into the water at
an intake site to affect drinking
water.
“If you dump a gallon of
poison into middle of this lake, it
would be so diluted it would be
undetectable. But dump it on
top of a withdrawal point? That
would be something else,” he
said.
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United Press International
AUSTIN — A former staff
member of the Travis County
Democratic Party, David Gray,
las been indicted on charges he
estisaii'i
made H
1S said ill stole more than $30,000 in party
funds.
h The second-degree theft in-
cheri d'ctment returned Wednesday
. an e j(i listed 20 separate thefts ranging
from $36 to $5,000 that occur-
d from January 1982 until
ttober 1982.
Gray handled business affairs
() 10 Ear the party during the May
|v irref and June primaries. He left the
'job in June, but continued to
handle payments for the local
party to cover primary ex
penses, party officials said.
The money was discovered
missing in late November when
the county party chairman
lelejl |p u nd that a $23,000 bill from
an Austin printing company had
gone unpaid.
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“He wanted to lessen the in
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I asked him if Timothy Justice
was involved, and he said, ‘No.’
We found out later when
Timothy Justice confessed that
he was,” Jovick said.
Justice, 30, a former Duran
go reserve police officer, has
pleaded guilty to two charges
and has agreed to testify against
the others.
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PHIL GRAMM
HAS STOOD TEXAS A&M UP!
PHIIi GRAMM HAS:
• Voted to cut funding for Student Grant Loans
• Sponsored a "budget-tax package which, created
the largest "budget deficit in the nation’s history
• Supported economic policies that have put 12
million Americans out of work (including Ag
gies)
• Voted to give himself a $19,650 tax break on his
1981 income tax return (H.R. 5922)
DAN KUBIAK WILL:
• Support Student Grants & Loans
• Work to create jobs through out the state
.
• Vote against special tax breaks
• Vote against big budget deficits
Vote Conservative
Vote for DAJNT KUBIAK
for Congress
Endorsed by the Young Democrats of Texas A6?M
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