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Thursday, May 5, 1983/The BattaIion/Page 13 fake college professor rdered to stand trial United Press International CARLISLE, Pa. — Paul Craf- i, the college professor ac- ed of faking up to 34 identi- — mostly as other, more bmplished professors — was ■dered to stand trial but was led a “brilliant” teacher and red of one charge. After a 4V2-hour preliminary I jaring in Cumberland County , j||urt Tuesday, District Justice Bnald Daihl dismissed a charge ) )f theft by deception against fton for his alleged imperso- S ^ion of Professor John Hextat ihippensburg State College. B Daihl ordered a trial on 12 |er counts stemming from the jppensburg incident, nother preliminary hearing be held May 26 in Lancaster <. : County on charges Grafton , jjT^ed as Professor Peter Pearse ’ ; IcMillersville State College. [ o, B^iithorities alleged Grafton, i )9, of Potomac, Md., had used ^identities since 1977 in a vari- TsjJiof schemes, including get- jjg teaching jobs at seven col- lippedj i Ltai leges in at least five states. John Pyfer, Grafton’s attor ney, hailed the dismissal of the one charge as a victory. “I’m overwhelmed. I didn’t expect this to happen at this level. We established the fact Paul Grafton is a brilliant profes sor who can teach computer sci ence,” Pyfer said. Grafton, gray-bearded and bushy-haired, smiled and shook hands with Pyfer when the deci sion was announced, but de clined to speak to reporters. He remained free on $ 100,000 bail. The dropped charge carried a maximum penalty of five years in jail and a $10,000 fine. Pennsylvania Deputy Attor ney General Kim Daniel said he was disappointed, but added, “I’ve been in criminal practice long enough to never be sur prised.” Daniel argued Grafton’s per formance as a professor was irrelevant to the criminal charges facing him. “The commonwealth is not charging this man with being a bad professor,” Daniel said. “We are charging him with misrepre sentation of his identity and his credentials.” Although Daihl did not ex plain his finding, the testimony elicited from a prosecution wit ness was apparently crucial in his finding the crime of theft by deception was not committed. James Sieber, chairman of the mathematics and computer sci ence department at Shippens- burg, who recruited Grafton as Hext, read from his own obser vation and evaluation reports describing Grafton as a “hard working, interested and contri buting member of the depart ment” who gave “beautiful” lec tures. Grafton has engineering de grees from the University of Maryland and was a legitimate professor at George Washing ton University for 26 years but claimed in his application to Shippensburg he had degrees from Cambridge in England. ormone ‘risk’ to heart E United Press International ESl-pEW YORK — A study link- ttletrBhigh levels of a female sex he snflnone to heart attacks in men five lay help doctors single out and nta’s f&ibly protect men who are at c. ■ of developing coronary BSl-roblems, researchers say. : Scientists found elevated ^ er v jvels of the estrogen hormone Clarll» a[ ii 0 j i n a group of men 61 to i a twm ears qU who have had heart iants Racks, while comparing them lDINim e n of the same age who were :Sho*m f r0 m heart attacks. atidyV urrumB^' 16 blood estrogen levels }anetB e t ^ ie on *y significant differ- to arnon g the two groups, jgg tone of the established risk fac- for coronary heart disease oGue* different — cigarette runijB^ n g. cholesterol, hyperten- osnapB and high density lipopro teins— the Journal of the Amer ican Medical Association report said. Dr. Gerald B. Phillips of Col umbia of Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and co-author of the report said it was significant the study of older heart attack suf ferers duplicated findings in a similar study several years ago involving men 34 to 43. Another participant in the re port, Dr. William P. Castelli, medical director of the Fra mingham Heart Study in Fra mingham, Mass., cautioned that conventional risk factors still must be respected and a man with a low level of estradiol should not consider himself im mune to the warnings against cigarette smoking and such. awyers claim trial unfair ; si.n New Orleans police case itate its United Press International NEW ORLEANS — A federal the fringe in Dallas has been asked to with i® it or retry three police offic- eglaniP'vho were convicted in March mes baptiolating the civil rights of sev- New Orleans residents. Defense attorneys claimed three New Orleans police- Jt did not get a fair trial be- pe one juror told the others berating the case that she |e was illegally detained by ce. The attorneys have asked . District Judge Jerry L. Buchmeyer of Dallas, who pres ided over the trial, to acquit or retry Sgt. John E. McKenzie and detectives Dale Bonura and Stephen Farrar. The three-week trial was held in Dallas because of extensive publicity in New Orleans. The three officers were found guilty of conspiracy to violate the civil rights of black New Orleans residents during a police investigation into the November, 1980 slaying of officer Gregory Neupert. Four other New Orleans policemen accused of similar violations in the case were ac quitted. The government won the three convictions with the help of a black New Orleans police detective, Oris Buckner, who testified he saw and helped in several beatings. Defense attorneys, in their request to Buchmeyer, con tended juror Lana Houston dis closed she had been illegally de tained by police, but failed to re port it before she was picked as a juror. cirly Aggie sports star dies United Press International ABILENE — Abilene Christ- [University athletic director :ritus A.B. Morris, who ed ACU for 59 years, died dnesday at age 83. "lorris, who joined ACU af- a stellar career at Texas suffered a stroke Tues- and died early Wednesday est Texas Medical Center. During the early 1920s, Mor ris starred as a shortstop on the Texas A&M baseball team and quarterbacked the football team, helping carry the Aggies to Southwest Conference cham pionships in both sports. He was inducted into the Texas A&M Hall of Fame in 1976. Morris coached at ACU from 1924 to 1955, the became athle tic director. In 1969 he retired and became active in ACU athle tic fund raising. Surviors include his wife, Re becca; and son Charles of Kan sas City, Mo., an associate execu tive director of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. ^ It's College Night Summer Time Jam! Free admission and 2 Free bar drinks with College I.D. 7-10 fear your favorite new Beach utfit and enter our Summer ime Jam Contest. E...S t0 779-6529 1600 S. College 1 I •• _ Hi Thursday TAMU FENCING CLUB:AI! officers and people that want to attend nationals must attend the meeting tonight at 7 p.m. in 267 E. Kyle or call Mike at 260-1339. MSC OPEN HOUSE COMMITTEE:Anyone interested in working on Open House for the fall-especially summer school lKl students-meet at 6:30 p.m. in 216J MSC. 11N CAMPUS CRUSADE FOR CHRIST.Dr. Bradley will speak on “How to Survive the Summer” at 7:30 p.m., 113 Kleburg. GUATEMALAN STUDENT ASSOCIATION:Meet at 7 p.m. in 502 Rudder to elect officers for the ’83-’84 period. IV: The in case of rain). “She Gods of and “Hot AN FELLOWSHIP:Will hold Service at 7 p.m. in the Lutheran PANAMANIAN STUDENT ASSOCIATION :Summer activities will be discussed in 607 Rudder at 7 p.m. STUDENT GOVERNMENT-EXECUTIVE BRAN CH :Those interested in any committees should leave applica tions in the Student Government Office, 219 Pavilion, by 5 p.m. today. CATHOLIC STUDENT ASSOCIATION :The farewell din ner for graduating seniors is at 6 p.m., followed by a meeting of the International Students at 8 p.m. Both meet in the student . center. DEPT. iC CEPHEID VARIABLE:“Mad Monster Party" will be showing at The Grove tonight at 8:15 p.m. and 10 p.m. Admis- CLASS ST Applications «0o is $1. Council. Get your appl MSC showii sion UNIVERSITY LUTHERAN CHAPELrWe will leave from the University Lutheran Chapel at 6:30 p.m. to visit and sing at the Sherwood Nursing Home. kTION AND PARKS:Dav,id L. Edgell travel and tourism policy from 9 a.m. to 11 HOMETOWN CLUB: Up Summer’s Here” party and elect officers next year tonight at 8:30 p.m. in 2903 Barcelona Apts. Maps available in A3 Hart Hall. UNIVERSITY LUTHERAN CHAPEL:Grad students those Over-22 meet to go out for supper at 6 p.m., Univ. Lutheran Chapel. BAG:All members interested in receiving information this sum mer on the “Welcome Back & Welcome to A&M Fish please leave name and address in 216 MSC in the BAG < are now available for the Executive Get your application in 216 MSC and get involved! item for “What’s Up,” you can fill out a notice in 216 Reed McDonald at least two days in advance of the activ ity, No items are accepted hy phone. A finding of a high level of the sex hormone, Castelli said, should mean a man should be more aggressive in trying to re duce the other risk factors. He said a finding of high estradiol might also signal a man should take aspirin on a regular basis, one of the experimental methods of attempting to re duce heart-attack risk. Aspirin makes blood platelets slippery, preventing the forma tion of clots. Phillips, also on the staff of St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Medical Cen ter, said no one knows why high levels of the female sex hormone circulating in a man’s blood appears to be a precursor for heart attack while high levels of estrogen in women is supposed to protect them against heart attacks. Tl«c smartest move you ean make. (next to going to A&M, of course) booRs* records •video CULPEPPER PLAZA OOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOO^ o ooooooooo oooooooooo oo oo oo oo oo OOOOOOOOOOOOOOO ooooooooooooooo OOOOOOOOOOOOOOO