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Wednesday, October 12,1983/The Battalion/Page 11 t* ’ ,l hat’s up WEDNESDAY rr'tif» a m r'u a lajc** , er service begins at 10 p.m. atthecenter,315 N. C t loses water her in omesi >art of ch he sent- m the d was >n for ng of tor of , and freed Id for ther con- irison >ings. rged of an m as secu- aown )n. i the nics. rson eked anti- corn- ling isit. with last a local told n fire and vhile mind what Jitter- at 6 p.m. and a supper will follow. Meet at t take udertt Center, 902 jersey. -d his ht be- erful 'hat it Herat e saw Jews Nazi ' had >, told ■y get le and if he “will g the ves- ain. t service DIST STUDENT rt will be at the Bryan Civic are $5 at the door or $4 re Haven or Brazos Vail Old Testament Bible stud ;r fbllowing at the A&M IAN CLUB:A get acquainted m 601 Rudder Tower. t HOMETOWNAWe will meet at ? p.m. in 607 Rudder] er. CAN-AMERICAN ENGINEERING SOCIETYtjim dig will speak on IBM’s involvement with the NASA space le at 7:30 p.m. in 104C Zachry. tlGCLUBtWe will be making plans for the Lake Somervil- ting, Oct. 21*23, at 7 p.m. in 510 Rudder Tower. iNT Y:Sign up for the Apollo Club at Janie’s desk on the d floor of the Paviliion by Oct. 17. The club meets and with faculty and staff members. NT GOVERNMENT-EXTERNAL AFFAIRStWe iscuss the Christian Children’s Fund and Aggie Olympics meeting at 8:30 p.m. in 140 Memorial Student Center. NGELOAVEST TEXAS AGGIE CLUBtA general ag is scheduled for 7 p.m. in 137A in the Memorial Stu* enter. S CAR CLUB:We will discuss the Aggiecross and this nd’s Autocross at 7 p.m. in 607 Rudder Tower. [) CAMPUS MINISTRY:Join us for fun, food and ship from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the A&M Presbyterian h. LJRFING CLUB:We will discuss the Galveston trip at 8 "Rudder Tower. Check the activities screen in the Memo- udent Center or Rudder Tower lobby for the room Sc SIRLOIN:Members are encouraged to help guide d the beef, swine, sheep, horse, dairy and poultry centers • a.m. to noon through Friday. Local kindergarten and ade students will tour the cemei-s to see the animals. Defense says racial slur biasedjury ittox attacks ll’s requests Press Internationa] V — Southwestern hone Co. has sought yment for expenses it hour in its divestiture rican Telephone & Co., Attorney Gener- tox said Tuesday in pre-filed with the lity Commission, ■western Bell is re- that the Texas Public wnmission shelter the i a golden umbrella at s’ expense to replace ilia of AT&T,” Mattox tbrney general’s office permission to inter- el 1.4 billion rate case fcf the State Purchas- ieneral Services Com- I'uesday was the last Bled testimony was |i the case. Hearings B begin Oct. 24. testimony, Mattox used tpesses to attack Bell’s Ir construction-work- ss revenues, a provi- I rate case that would to make a return on its in facilities that are aperation. ow hinders nt for pilot i«i Press International i’ENNE — Bad weather red search efforts in ig and Colorado Tues- k pilot missing since y on a flight from Buffa- dland. sometimes snowy weather de creased chances for Kruse’s sur vival even if he survi ved' the sup posed crash. Wyoming Civil Air Patrol Lt. Brian Olsen said the weather was becoming a factor in the search for Kruse, and said only search for Richard one CAP plane was able to carry from Odessa, was ex- on the search north of a snow- d to New Mexico storm which hit the southern the cold, wet and part of Wyoming Tuesday. ve Moved o a Brand New location and Ve added the latest computers DATAS II all us for all your travel arrangements Robert Halsell Travel Service 4013 S. Texas Ave. Bryan Telephone: 260-9756 Mistrial denied in AGRI court case United Press International DES MOINES — A judge in the conspiracy trial of AGRI In dustries Tuesday denied a mo tion for a mistrial sought by de fense attorneys, who were stun ned by a prosecutor’s racially re lated query to a witness. U.S. District Judge Harold Victor dismissed the mistrial re quest after taking it under advisement Tuesday at noon. In making the ruling, the judge said U.S. Attorney Richard Tur ner had the right to ask a de fense witness about the firing of AGRI employee Roger Jones. AGRI and the five company executives on trial are blaming Jones for a shipping error that forced the company to take $500,000 worth of government wheat from a Fort Worth ele vator. Turner was trying to find out if Jones was fired because he was black. Defense attorneys said Turner’s questions may have prejudiced the jury, which in cludes two black women. Company officials have stated Jones made the grain error be cause he was using cocaine and went into a drug rehabilitation program right after the mistake. In the disputed question, Turner asked defense witness Wayne McCalla, “And isn’t it also true you discussed it and said, ‘Remember, Roger’s a black’?” McCalla denied the state- -Z ordered the jury out of the cour troom and heard several mo tions for a mistrial. Earlier Tuesday, Victor announced he had denied ear lier defense motions to dismiss the case. However, he did take under advisement new requests by attorneys for three defen dants — Michael O’Dowd, Pat Kevlin and R.F. Nelson — to re consider the dismissal motions. AGRI and five of its top offi cials are on trial for allegedly conspiring to steal 133,000 bushels of government-owned wheat on May 5-6 to meet a ship ment deadline and avoid penali ties totaling $6,000 a day. Charged in the case are Kev lin, 51, executive vice-president; Jack Wyard, 43, of West Des Moines, grain division chief; Tom Williamson, 38, of Clive, transportation director; O’Dowd, 30, of Houston, head of Texas operations and son of company president B.J. O’Dowd; and Nelson, 51, Fort Worth warehouse superinten dent. Victor dismissed charges last Thursday against Glenn Feil- ner, superintendent of the Houston warehouse because of insufficient evidence. With McCalla, an AGRI grain superintendent from Houston, on the stand, defense attorneys tried to show the complicated process AGRI goes through to load ships and blend the exact grade of grain to fill orders. Victor said he had “real prob lems” with the amount of back ground the defense was present ing in the case to justify the grain shortage, which AGRI officials claim led to the use of the gov ernment grain. Objecting to numerous de fense exhibits and questions. Turner said he believes whatev er reason the grain was short was irrelevant. “It’s not a justifica tion or defense for taking the government grain from Fort Worth,” he said. However, defense attorney Carroll Vance of Houston said the background information goes to the “heart of the case.” Snake found, but has to go United Press International VICTORIA — Time is run ning out for a nine-foot-long python, who was missing for 20 months but turned up recently in a bar, scaring the patrons who stood on chairs holding beer bottles in their hands for protec tion, officials said Tuesday. Alan Hass, the python’s own er, would be in violation of a city ordinance which prohibits resi dents from keeping wild animals in their homes, if the python is returned. City officials, in this south Texas city said the reptile will be put to sleep if a new own er — preferably a zoo or snake farm — is not found by mid week. “We cannot permit specula tion at the expense of the citizens of the state,” Mattox said. “Di vestiture in progress is the same as construction work in progress and both are contrary to regula tion in the public interest.” Mattox said he planned to personally argue against Bell’s case during upcoming hearings. “I believe the commission should cooperate with the com pany in limiting losses in income but it should not anticipate un known reduction in revenues, in response to the company’s pleas, to eliminate stockholders’ risk and maintain their confidence,” Hopper said. Other expert testimony filed by Mattox said Bell should re ceive a 13.25 percent return on investment instead of the 17 percent requested by the com pany. Mattox said the lower in vestment return could save con sumers millions of dollars. Also filing pre-filed testimony were the Texas Municipal League, the U.S. Department of Defense, the Texas Retailers Association and the public coun sel of the PUG. “This doesn’t surpise me at all,” said Haas, 25. “The general population’s reaction is to see a snake and kill it. Most people have no knowledge that some snakes are good.” Haas said in March 1982 the snake — named “Big Snake” — escaped from its 9-foot long cage in the Haas home. It prompted a massive snakehunt for the brown and white reptile, alarming residents over its whereabouts, but it was not found. “My mistake was reporting it in the first place,” Haas said. Friday, Victoria police re ceived a call that a snake was in the the Copa Cabana bar, where the frightened patrons jumped on chairs and threatened the animal with beer bottles. Para medics soon arrived and the was coaxed into a large ! body bag and taken to the city’s 1 animal control office. The Copa Cabana is two blocks from Haas home. Haas said he was informed by city officials that he could no lon ger keep the animal in his home, because of the ordinance passed when the 10-year-old python originally was lost. The snake was a Christmas gift from a friend. “I’ve called zoos and organi zations, but no one wants it. They are very common,” he said of the $300 python. Despite being missing for 20 months, “Big Snake” appears to have been eating well. Haas said he probably was feasting on birds and mice. He said he wanted his pet back because “I’ve known the snake practically its whole life.” He knows, however, it does not recognize him. “He doesn’t know me. They recognize the human scent, but otherwise their intelligence is very basic,” he said. “They city considers it a wild animal be cause it has reverted back to the wilds. 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