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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (March 30, 1984)
TUNE ATLAS TRANSMISSION SERVICE TRANSMISSION UP $17.95 AGGIE DISCOUI COUPON 10% off major transmission work with this coupon and student I.D. (Does not apply to tune up) 1511 Texas Ave. Bryan 779-0555 exp. 3/31/84 Page 4/The Battalion/Friday, March 30, 1984 Daughter promotes her book in B-CS By DONN FRIEDMAN Staff Writer Billie Sol Estes was expected to be in College Station today to help his daughter promote her book ‘Billie Sol,’ but Pam Estes was all alone Thursday af ternoon as she answered re porter s questions at an area bookstore. Billie Sol Estes, who was con victed in 1963 of cheating West Texas banks by using non-exis tent fertilizer tanks as loan col lateral, couldn’t travel to Col lege Station because of a court order restricting his travel. Estes is on parole. But Pam Estes was not in Col lege Station to discuss her fa ther’s past wheelings and deal ings. She was here for one reason, plain and simple: to sell her book. * She regurgitated an elab orate public relations version of her book: free Devilery to Campus and Surrounding Areas Papa’s wants to wish all the Greeks Good Luck on Derby Day We appreciate your business. 846-0079 16” Supreme Cheese Pizza -$5.99 each xTra item .99 Plus 3 free drinks with each pizza Hours: Sun-Wed 4:30-12am Thur-Sat 4:30-2am Our Dough is made fresh daily. Owned & operated by A&M students “Billie Sol? He’s the original J.R. (as in Ewing of the Dallas TV series fame). Dallas is bor ing compared to him. “My sisters are very much like the people on Dallas. And my brother — we call him How ard Hughes.” The book, Estes said, has been a life-long project. “I started it when my father was first in trouble,” she said. “I was 13 — 1962. “The book has been happen ing for 20 years —just another episode in a long struggle.” Pam Estes, an Abilene Chris tian University journalism grad uate turned realtor, insisted money wasn’t the primary mo tive for writing the book. Her main occupation is realty, she said, and a friend of the family called her ‘a self- made millionaire.’ As a golden Krugerrand swung on a chain around her neck, Estes smiled sweetly and replied, “I work real hard and make quite a bit of money.” What about the financial con dition of the rest of her family, led by one of Texas’ most fa mous wheeler dealers? “My father has little or no money,” she said. “He’s been through that stage of his life and now he doesn’t care about that.” Slowly, book buyers wan dered into the shop and Pam Estes, still talking in a sugary West Texas drawl, began auto graphing her book. Her left hand tightly grasped the corner of the book with her daddy’s picture on it. She looked up and smiled as a middle-aged man watched her autograph a book to his son-in-law. “I’ve never seen so much publicity,” Estes said. But not everyone at the bookstore was looking for an autograph. A woman standing off to the side watched apprehensively as autograph-seekers talked to Pam Estes. A picture of Robert Kennedy stared out from a but ton pinned to her shirt. “Robert Kennedy was trying to prosecute Estes,” she said. “Civing publicity to Estes vio lates everything I stand for — everything Robert Kennedy stood for. That is unless she (Pam Estes) is planning on giv ing the profits to education or something.” c Carla Proct jss of ’ ihursday e icial Boari Photo by DEANS.il eligible cam ■ Proior’s Kjned whe uncertain enough hoi |e. ■ A stateni said a lack c lations led ■squalific; ■led in fa ■riding th igulattons :ople in inces” frc ffices, the “We revi Judges chide Peoples I?':;;; Idicial Bo I Quigley Proctor v ar marg Bout 900 v Pam Estes, the daughter of convicted swindler Bilie Sol Estes signs autographs at an area bookstore. Ms. Estes was promoting her book “Billie Sol.” United Press International DALLAS — U.S. Marshal Clint Peoples has been criticized by three federal judges for lending credibility to convicted swindler Billie Sol Estes’ accusa tion that former President Lyn don Johnson orderedaki! the Dallas Times Herald ported 'I hursday. Just one of a selection of styles and accessories. Two requisites for fun in the sun--Yuarnet Sunglasses and R. RUSH & Co. Also sunglasses by Carrera and Ray Ban. R. RUSH & CO. Culpepper Plaza OpenThurs. ’til 8pm 696-7874 Courthouse sources said judges chided Peoples bel closed doors for his haiidlin Estes’ claims. The judges pressed concern tliat Peo| involvement in the cased lend credibility to an other unsubstantiated story, sou said. The newspaper said judges at the meeting were! ert M. Hill of Dallas. Halbet Woodward of Lubbod Barefoot Sanders, U.S. alto /or north Texas at iheuia the alleged murder and ha Johnson legal counsel. Estes reportedly toWal ertson County grand jun week that Johnson ordered 1961 death of Henry Marti an investigator for the IS. part merit of Agriculture. Peoples investigated \ shall's death, which in 1961 ruled a suicide. Thegrandj changed the ruling to horn af ter hearing Estes’testimos Estes reportedly told the] Marshall was ordered killed cause Johnson feared I! shall's investigation of ft cotton allotments swindl could be linked to them iCcmplete r bo-h electic Student Be ■f betvveei Mant Swar ’Vice presi fAffairs: ru iGclIins and Vice presid fairs: Brett Vice presid jehad Kelley yice presi Regulation Vice Presi' ices:Mike \ Senior Ye] Kok, Kelly ■Hlavinka. Junior Yell Brough and president Johnson. 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