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age 1Q/The Battalion/Thursday, December 11983 ■Wai Chagra indictment unsealed United Press International SAN ANTONIO — An in- lictment charging Jimmy Chag- A with conspiracy to murder issistant U.S. Attorney James N\. Kerr was made public Wednesday. The sealed indictment was ^turned on Nov. 20. U.S. Dis- rict Judge William Sessions ;igned the order making the in dictment public. The indictment charges Uhagra with conspiring with faynes Kearns to kill Kerr, who was conducting an investigation of Chagra’s drug dealing activi ties. Kearns was indicted on one count of conspiracy to murder and one count of assaulting a federal prosecutor. He is cur rently serving an 18-month sent ence in Concord, N.H., for theft from an interstate shipment. Kearns also faces a bond jumping indictment in Mas sachusetts. U.S. Attorney Edward C. Prado told a news conference he is confident the case will hold up. in court. . _ Prado and FBI Special Agent John W. Dalseg declined to ela borate on the five-year investi gation and refused to disclose- the amount of money paid to Kearns. Prado would not say why the indictment was held for 10 days. Kerr was injured in the Nov. 21, 1978, attack, in which Kearns fired a semi-automatic .30-caliber rifle at Kerr’s car, the indictment said. Chagra approached Robert Piccolo to arrange the attack, the indictment said. Piccolo, who was not indicted, hired Kearns to kill Kerr in a meeting in Sep tember or October of 1978 in Florida, the indictment said. Piccolo then met with Kearns in Pontiac, Mich., to deliver a sum of money, then traveled to Nevada on Nov. 17 to meet with Chagra, the indictment said. Chagra was acquitted on con spiracy charges in the death of U.S. Judge John Wood Jr., who was shot outside his San Antonio apartment May 29, 1979. Kerr often prosecuted cases in Wood’s court, and Chagra was scheduled to appear before Wood on drug charges when the judge was slain. The indictment said Chagra wanted Kerr killed because he was directing investigations into the unlawful trafficking and dis tribution of drugs by Chagra and members of Chagra’s family and organization. IN CONCERT December 1, 8 p.m. First Baptist Church College Station Profits go to World Hunger Tickets available at BSD for $4. sponsored by BSU USD A told to hurry with grain releasing United Press International AUSTIN — Texas Agricul ture Commissioner Jim High tower admonished federal offi cials Wednesday to “get up off their duffs” in releasing 83 mil lion tons of grain to help feed West Texas livestock. President Reagan signed legislation Tuesday calling for release of the damaged grain to drought-stricken ranchers, but the U.S. Department of Agricul ture said it could take as long as 10 days to develop guidelines to dole out the corn. “This just boggles my mind that they’re stalling even more,” Hightower said at a news confer ence. “It’s been several weeks since Congress first passed the (legislation) and the USDA is only now beginning to think ab out how they’re going to handle the release". He said, “I think they could do it tomorrow if they’d just get up off their duffs and do it.” Hightower and Gov. Mark White have been highly critical of U.S. agriculture secretary John Block’s response to Texas’ drought problems. Hightower said his department would pro vide a referral service to help the ranchers find the cheapest ways to get the grain. He said the corn could be del ivered to most points for about half the regular market price of feed grain. The federal legisla tion had no provisions for - paying transportation costs. Hightower also said the state would drop a lawsuit against Block and the USDA calling for the release of the corn. YOUR FOOD AND DRUG... AND MORE...STORE WEEKEND SPECIALS PRICES EFFECTIVE THURSDAYFRIDAYSATURDAY DECEMBER 1, 2, AND 3, 1983 Bilingual ed costs to go up IMPORTED CELLA TABfcE WINE 1.5 LITER BOTTLE ROSATO, BIANCO OR LAMBRUSCO S&W Beverage COLLEGE COLLEGE STATION United Press International DALLAS — A San Antonio consulting firm representative told the Select Committee on Public Education Wednesday that a successful bilingual prog ram in Texas will take more time and money. Testifying before a panel headed by Dallas computer magnate H. Ross Perot, Blandi- no Ramirez said Texas school children are leaving bilingual programs after only one or two years and with minimal skills in English. Perot’s committee is conduct ing exhaustive hearings on Texas’ public education system in advance of a special legislative session next year to address edu cation needs. While state law allows biling ual instruction through sixth grade, Texas Education Agency regulations move students out of the program too quickly, Ramirez said. “Bilingual education should be offered to any child who needs it, whenever he needs it and for as long as he needs it,” said Ramirez, a researcher for Intercultural Development Re search Association. The San Antonio research group estimated that Texas should increase its spending for bilingual education from $17 million to $(52 million. Those funds do not include teachers’ salaries. “Bilingual education is our best hope,” Ramirez added. “The teaching of English is non- negotiable. We have to do that.” Around town mi 5TWI TO TH If s THIS 15 OTHE you P PAWN Ac University Press to hold book sale More than 150 new and backlist titles published by the Texas A&M University Press will be sold at a discountof20 percent to 80 percent at the Press’ Christmas Warehouse Sale Thursday through Saturday. Damaged copies also will be available at greater reductions. The sale will feature the books of Bill Brett, authorof “This Here’s a Good’un.” Brett will be there Thursday to autograph his books. Many other popular volumes also will be available. Sale hours will be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Thursday and Friday and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday. The sale will be held at the Press’ new location on Lewis Street, adjacent to the bonfire site. Hi SAN Genetif Wedne jected; blood-t Jon' and a] weight Willian before as he r merit cl a child. Safety agency offers dri ving course The Brazos Valley Safety Agency will offer a defensive driving course at the Ramada hwi Dec. 2 and 3 froin6p.ni to 10 p.m. The classes can be used to have certain misde meanor traffic offenses dismissed and to receive a lOpercem discount on automobile insurance. The course costs $20,and participants can register at 5 p.m. Friday at the Ramada Inn For more information call 693-8178. Ti at Ur WA‘ Graduate student council gives party areas a league! have be The Graduate Student Council invites graduate students unfversily-wide to attend their “graduation party” Friday 8 p.m. The celebration is open to any graduate student, whether he is graduating this semester or not. It will be held in the Barcelona Appartments party room, and admissionis free. Refreshments will be preM«fed, but donations will be accepted. zone st; on U.S rious Wedne A 1 area oi vice te; Aggieland photos still being taken Juniors, seniors, veterinary and medical schoolstudenls can have individual pictures for the 1984 Aggieland taken today through Dec. 2 at the Yearbook Associates officeai 1700 S. Kyle behind Culpepper Plaza; and Dec. 5-9 at the is will' goods duties import' The go again. The pushed plicati areas i Pavilion on campus. This to have pictures made. II be the last chance for students To submit an item for this column, come by The Battalion > , office in 216 Reed McDonald. 1 I “Tht I pedi \ bora Uron ems THE C hrislmos f a>r Bar exam knocks out aredo respon: letns th esult c dons. more m a t m United Press Internationil AUSTIN — The Univi of Texas Law School _ find out why the numberob graduates who passed the bar examination dropped (t its usual 90 percent to 76pei this year. “Th ; becaust ! from sc nnis Pi the For “The horde hould are son 30 per those tc Jevalui BOOKSTORE Walk, Cycle, or Shuttle. It’s only 8 Blocks. Eff, 1 & 2 bedrooms starting at 240.00. Celling fans in large 1 bedroom. But the UT Law Set* offi< wasn't alone. The TexasP 3ecaus< of Law Examiners said thepi pij cal - sing rate on the July ex® ;, lomhv Texas fell to 69 percent,«' q uesls from an average of 81 to85[< g ^ cent in recent years. 3902 COLLEGE MAIN country place apartments 846*0515 Baylor University, T(S Tech University, St. Mary's! 1 versity and Southern MethN University had higher pas percentages on the July« than UT. 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But Wayne Denton, ditt 1 of the Board of Law Exanii”* said the Texas Supreme 0* decided three years agotha 11 ]] dence and procedure shoal 11 ' tested separately.