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Page 4/The Battalion/Wednesday, February 1, 1984 — Animal welfare activist urges officials to act Warped United Press International MIDLAND — A federal judge’s refusal to assume juris diction in a case involving dying horses in central Texas indi cated the need for state officials to get involved, a animal protec tion spoke woman said. Ingrid Newkirk, director of People for Ethical Treatment of Animals in Washington D.C., said during a telephone inter view that her primary concern was to convince Gov. Mark White and the Texas attorney general’s office to act. Her comment came after U.S. District Judge Lucius Bun- ton of Midland told an attorney for two other Washington-based animal groups to file their re quests with the state district court in Falls County. Bunion said federal court did not havejurisdiction in the case. Attorneys for the American Horse Protection Association and the Fund for Animals had asked for a temporary restrain ing order to ensure food and care for the animals. Animal welfare activists have said horses brought to Texas as part of a commerical venture gone bust were starving. Russ Caspar of the AHPA said the two groups had asked to be appointed guardians of the horses. The two groups also asked that a Texas A&M University veterinarian be appointed to oversee care of the horses, which are on private property. Falls County ranchers have sought a grand jury investigation of Horses Unlimited. The company sold the horses to ranchers who were to fatten the animals and then sell them Company sues to halt takeovei Come Test the Taste of SweetlixATN FREE Groups Of 10 - 19, receive 10% discount b Groups of 20 or more, recieve 20% discount \ s * STiti 411 University Avenue Next to the University Bookstore HOURS: Monday thru Sunday 11 AM -11 PM back so they could be slaught ered and sent to the European market. Caspar was enroute back to ^ Washington and unavailable for "comment, a spokeswoman for his office said. “Our position or course is that the governor could act and needs to act. The state attorney general needs to appoint a spe cial prosecutor,” Newkirk said. Texas law gives state officials the right to send veterinarians onto private property to care for neglected animals, she said, adding her organization had both phoned and written state officials. “I would think there is prob ably more foot dragging in Au stin than we have seen up here for a long time,” Newkirk said. “I’m hoping that any minute now some political impetus will impel them to move. She said her organization had spent $ 14,000 in the case since it got involved on Jan. 16. United Press International HOUSTON — Houston Natural Gas Corp., in a double- barreled offensive to prevent a takeover by The Coastal Corp., Tuesday filed a lawsuit to halt Coastal’s purchase of its stock and counter-offered to buy out standing shares of Coastal’s common stock. A spokesman for Coastal said the firm had no immediate com ment on HNC’s actions. “The HNC board is deter mined to take all appropriate steps to prevent Coastal from taking control of HNC and to protect the interest of HNC, the HNC shareholders, the em ployees, customers and sup pliers of HNC, the communities it serves and indeed, the state of Texas,” said M.D. Matthews, Chairman of HNC, a Houston- based Texas gas distributor. “It is unfortunate that Coastal launched its hostile offer for HNC without even having had BAsqa& -Happy Hour- Beer $1.25/pitcher Thurs. & Fri. 4-7 Phone 764-1110 Near Kroger & TG&Y In Parkway Square NEW, FAST ON-CAMPUS DELIVERY SERVICE Hours: 5-9 weekdays 11-10 weekends 1 free 10 oz. drink with a $3.00 order good thru 2/29/84 (For Delivery Only) I COUPON Fajitas Chicken Fried Steak Fried Shrimp Chicken Basket Rib-Eye Steak $3.29 $3.29 $4.95 $3.29 $4.95 $1.25 pitcher with above items i (In-store only) I ■•COUPON * MSC FREE U is NOW registra tion FEB. 7,8 9am-6pm ROOM 224 MSC Pick up brochure for class information in the MSC and at various major locations on campus. the courtesy to speak to us,” Matthews said. Coastal’s subsidiary, Colora do Interstate Co., Friday mailed a offer directly to HNC share holders with the goal of pur chasing 45 percent of the firm’s outstanding stock at $68 a share. CIG already owned about 5 per cent. “If our businesses are to be combined, we believe that it is in the best interest of our sharehol ders that the combination take place on the basis that we prop ose, rather than under Coastal’s coercive and deceptive two-tier offer in which Coastal’s banks On Tuesday, HNC filed a federal lawsuit against Colorado Interstate, Coastal and Coastal Chairman Oscar Wyatt seeking an injunction to prevent the de fendants from acquiring or attempting to acquire any shares of HNC’s common stock. In its offer, HNC offered to buy any and all shares of Coas tal’s common stock for $42 per share, effective Wednesday. The offer was scheduled to ex pire Feb. 29. The action was authorized during a two-day meeting of HNC’s board of directors, which rejected Coastal’s offer. are acting as co-venturers, Matthews said. HNC’s board of directors said it expects Coastal’s offer to be the first step of a two-step takeover in which the remaining share of HNC might be purch ased at a price lower than $68 a share. lawsuit alleged the “co-bidders” with HNC in violation oftkl York Banking Law ami laws. HNC’s lawsuit allege tal’s takeover attempi federal securities laws Coastal illegally failedtoi other numerous ing to the coastal offer “HNG customers, mi Coastal’s history of perto f.iilures under its gas sale Luis ments, wilj look to HNC petitors for their gas sun ,vei1 3USl In its federal lawsuit, HNC alleges that Citibank and Bank ers Trust Co., by virtue of “high ly unusual terms of their credit agreement” with Coastal, have acquired a beneficial economic interest in HNC shares owned by Coastal as well as control over the terms of both the Coastal offer and any “second step mer ger” transaction. As a result, the vas n tl Hub ng' the detriment of HNG remaining publicshareki an HNG statement said Wellington Osteil spokesman for Coasu "The Coastal Corp.willu any statement untilCfl^ide txiard of directors has IgdoU opportunity to reviewra velopmentsandthea| filings have been mac Securities and Exchangt mission. :or lair 20,1 aid he University Lutheran Chapel 315 N. Main 846-6687 Worship Services at 9:15 and 10:45 Fellowship Supper 6 p.m with special program following. WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE A CHRISTIAN CALLED LUTHERAN? We are beginning a study of that question this Sunday at 4 p.m. ' — for those who are cu rious — — for those who are considering the possi bility of joining the church — — for those who would just like to review basic Christian understand ings. We would be pleased to have you join us. Prof stud tank trucl sloshing By JANET M. DU Reporter | Dr. Jack Lou isan« gineer, but at the im interest is in a differe® | wave, those inside tanl:I Lou, head of iheDej*! of Ocean Engineering centrating on tanktmi§ for good reason: theyo serious accidents. Maybe if Sunday went better even Tue*- days, Thursdays and Saturdays wouldn't be quite so bad! Try itt The wave motionii trucks is called slosh! under some circumsta cause drivers tolosei their vehicles, wea«l across highways ands crash. Texas A&M Microcomputer Club YES Computers will be demonstrating the new Apple MACINTOSH Members bringing systems to AJJ-Nite-Fair: Know what extra equipment you will need and exactly what software you plan to exhibit. 2 February 1984 7:30-9:30 Room 105C Zachry BRUN ALL-NITE-FAIR Waves are created n quid cargos like milkotl are disturbed, Low saw impact of such waves unpredictable fishtails Flammable liquids,!*' have a higher dianceofr ing when sloshingoccut Lou said the forceo!’ impact depends oniarf quid type and depth,» ! quency and internals lures. Controllingthei 1 the wave will stabilized** and lessen the safety J Lou says. Lou has used mai models, formulas, graphs and simulated small tanks to sl« problem. Part of the solution, may be to build liqu« structures in the tanks and the restof Lou’sdi given to engineers who create safer structures Lou says he andD and professor John have submitted repos' 1 sponsor, the federal merit of Transporta® OFF CAMPUS AGGIES General Meeting February 1, 19 0:30 p.m. OOl Rudder Spring activities will be discussed • Chairman positions available -Pizza at Pastas after meeting- £