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i Thursday, April 26, 1984/The Battalion/Page 9 elingsenia ' weeks am' ■‘gh •rmation law adviss, I. most 'd oui alw How, a fo it, says sin Reeled, aij ent iinpon ramm’s request denied United Press International ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A federal judge Wednesday lu ined down a request by lexas GOP senatorial candi- j a te Phil Gramm kj st<jp a ■tginia-based political action |)inmiuee from raising funds [his name. At the same time, U.S. Dis- id Judge Richard Williams denied a motion by the PAC, die Congressional Majority loniniiuee headquartered in Arlington, Va., to dismiss the ease. Williams said the court would hear testimony on alle- [gaiions that the committee raised funds fraudulently trough its project known as niericans for f’hil Gramm in 4, but dismissed a count al- ging the PAC could not le ase the candidate’s Because the judge has al lowed for a speedy trial “in view of the critical impor tance of time” during this election year, the case could be heard in about six weeks, attorneys said. Friends of Phil Gramm, the candidate’s sanctioned fundraisers, brought the law suit last week against the com mittee and its solicitation pro ject called Americans for Phil Gramm in ’84. “The court has recognized that there is a cause of action for fraud that exists here,” said James Schoener, Gramm’s attorney. “It’s the nuts arid bolts of the lawsuit.” Schoener said Federal Election Commission reports “do not jive” with the claims of the PAC’s executive direc tor, Ralph Galliano, that they raised about $50,000 and spent most of it on behalf of Gramm. Schoener said the reports show about $70,000 was raised by Galliano using Gramm’s name and approxi mately $40,000 “was spent so- called in behalf of Phil Gramm.” Mark Diskin, an attorney for Galliano, said the denial of the preliminary injunction was a sign the PAC could win the case. “It shows the judge likely found that the plaintiff would not be irreparably in jured or that there was not a substantial likelihood the plaintiff would succeed on the merits of their claim,” said Diskin. During a hearing Tuesday, Gramm testified that he had personnally asked Galliano to stop raising funds in his name if he really wanted to help the campaign. Gramm an nounced his candidacy after John Tower, R-Texas, said he would not seek re-election. Gramm said Galliano’s so licitations confused his con- tributors who thought they were giving directly to his campaign. Money contributed to the PAC counts against the limit an individual contributor is allowed to give under EEC regulations, and Gramm said he wanted to determine how to use contributions raised in his name. “I own my own name. I do not ask their help. I do not want their help,” Gramm said. “I’ve never heard of any group that continued to raise money when asked not to (by the candidate).” Attorneys claim self defense United Press International EDINBURG — A defense at torney told a jury Wednesday that former inmate Eroy Brown killed two prison officials in a struggle for a .38-caliber pistol with which the two men had threatened to kill Brown. Sen. Craig Washington, D- Houston, also said in his open ing statement he would show that slain Texas Department of Corrections Warden Wallace Pack and farm manager Billy Max Moore threatened to drown Brown or “blow his brains out” to cover up the al leged theft of prison tires, chemicals and butane that were diverted to private use. Brown, 33, a Waco native who had been serving a 12-year armed robbery sentence, was beaten and had his bare feet stomped by Moore and another prison guard on April 4, 1981, Washington told the rapt ju rors. It was then that Moore stuck the pistol Pack took out of the trunk of his car against Brown’s head and tried to handcuff the inmate as he lay spread-eagled on top of the warden’s car. “Nigger, close your mouth. You done got yourself in a wreck,” Washington said one of the prison officials told Brown when he protested that he had no intentions of exposing the al leged graft at the stale peniten tiary. Brown, who already has been exonerated in Pack’s drowning death by a Galveston jury, is be ing tried for shooting Moore in the forehead during the fray. Brown will testify that he feared the two men because they had reputations for “vio lence and dangerousness,” Washington said as he began calling about 20 witnesses to en hance his self-defense theory. lackson tells voters to visit polls wice for Texas caucus on May 5 a pre4 United Press International upfooji DALLAS — Democratic lont nr JL ( qd ent i a | candidate Jesse do. IdoM®k son , midway through a usestoid:hJiipaign trek through Texas, liking iM(Vnlnesday said bis rainbow co- aln >n of voters has the power Ipiiiange the course of the na- ItaveabM, | JO |h politically and socially. or PK’rBipeakiiig to a group of resi- dtiiis of a West Dallas housing ttyrcffKijea and later at a nearby rmeation center, Jackson m. il voters to go to the polls tuiceon May 5th. Bfiecause Texas is a caucus .. ftau, voters must cast ballots in mI lit primary during regular vot- vlll w hours and return after the polls close to vote in the presi- dcmial caucus. Jackson, who planned three rulnl "fiWier rallies at local churches lap Wednesday, said he needs liance ofijiijd expects to capture the votes iwesternMof Texas’ largest minority, the telephoncpspanics. jTogether we must make a I adveniffl■Hgment to redirect the course lition of lit ’ ■ the nation,” Jackson said. |We mcerned about the environmental crisis and we are fomerned about lead smelters in your neighborhood.” ads lirecton, the naiif : would ni andarT he firm a labetizedii! stings, ante daimj i a public Bell ms he ad asp* ourt ofW he phi® 11 se to pn” 11 oroper. have a u® ig and il* •rniinedtl'f tot part he 3rd “Thus, nitspni’f terl, " . hers are InJ to contB (l | “Together we must make a judgment to redirect the course of the nation,” Jackson said. “We are con cerned about the envi ronmental crisis and we are concerned about lead smelters in your neighborhood. ” Jackson told about 300 resi dents of the tieorge C. Loving housing project, where some 800 black and Hispanic families live, that they have a right “to breathe free, not to breathe acid or lead or to drink contami nated water.” Jackson made his speech on the front porch of Ramona Dean’s apartment, and held the woman’s 5-year-old daughter Africia in his arms. The child has lost portions of her hair and suffers from se vere tooth decay, the result of lead poisoning. The nearby RSR lead smelter plant has con taminated soil in the area and has posed a health hazard to the community for several years. Many of the units in the housing project have deterio rated and have been boarded up due to the lead contami nation in the area. “There is a good and a bad side to this housing project. When I see a missing brick, or a missing window, that’s the slummy side. Our young people should be trained to become brick masons and carpenters so they can repair their commu nity. That’s the sunny side,” Jackson said. Jackson, who was about two hours late arriving in Dallas from San Antonio, said he fell it was appropriate to campaign in Texas while Hispanics are cele brating battles fought and victo ries won in the march toward Texas’ independance. Jackson attacked the Reagan adminstration’s extravagant de fense expenditures, saying the money should be spent instead to improve education. “American education is a na- Police beat ■The following incidents were ■ported to the University Po lice Department through Wednesday. ■MISDEMEANOR THEFT: ■ • A student reported that "'He playing racquetball at conn #14 in East Kyle, she saw ■Nan grab her duffel bag from Be side of the court and run ioni the area. Her wallet, con- lining her driver’s license, stu- B 1 '! I D. and $15 in cash was S1 <le the duffel bag. 2410 S. Texas College Station 764-9266 Aggie Special All you can eat noon buffet Mon-Thurs 1T.30am-2pm. All you can eat pizza and salad bar for $2.99. Includes small soft drink and 2 game tokens n! 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At the time the federal government should be rededicating itself to making the American educational sys tem the best in the world, it has cut back its share of the bill for public elementary and second ary education,” the candidate said. “Here in Dallas, this lack of commitment to quality educa tion has hit hardest in the black and brown community,” Jack- son said. “I have also called for a com plete and total commitment to bilingual education. It is insan ity at its worst to refuse to bring the Spanish speaker into the economic and educational mainstream,” the reverend said. “Spanish language profi ciency is not a handicap, it is an asset. It should be celebrated, not condemned,” he said. Jackson also said his cam paign calls for a 20 percent cut in defense spending, without cutting the defense. “The $60 billion thus generated will serve as a base for a restucturing of policies of American politics,” Jackson said. Ken’s 421 S. 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