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Wednesday, July 12, 1984/The Battalion/Page 5 I'D a 30 ALLfe :30 p.m. nted. 7 p.m. in L udder. H be at" ms ng larges in ith, Rid limselfin k second 18, has valch. ano era the imp while Hi then dll harged I d earn 1 ods when grave, e, the I : slogans rm Lauw ; and bun uiwers, i Satan.’ Kasso influenti ■I dust a ■tectives sa Lauweni i 10 batsi Around town Driver safety course begins Friday The TAMU After Hours Program will sponsor a Driver Safety Course on Friday and Saturday. This course may be used to have certain traffic violations dismissed and to receive a 10 percent dis count on automobile insurance. Registration is held from 8 a.in. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday in 219 MSC. For more information, call 845-9352. Driver education services available Students who need to take a Defensive Driving Course will have an opportunity to complete the course today and tomorrow from 6 to 10 p.m. The course satisfies the legal requirements for persons with traffic tickets. These persons have the option of taking the class or paying their fine. It also entitles one to a three year insurance dis- count.The course fee is $20.00 and students may pre-register or sign up at the door between 5 and 6 p.m. today. The course will be held at 1800 Welsh St. in Collge Station. Call 693-0086 for reservations. English 660 offered 2nd summer session English 660-Technical Writing for Publications will be offered during the second summer session. The course, which had been scheduled for the first summer session and was cancelled because of low enrollment, was rescheduled after a number of students ex pressed an interest in taking the class. English 660, taught by Dr. Guinn, will meet Monday through Friday from 12 to 1:30 p.m. in 201 Milner. Register for Schulenburg Fun Run now The Schulenburg High School Athletic Department is sponsor ing a Fun Run on August 4, in conjunction with the Schulenburg Festival. The Fun Run is a 10 kilometer course over paved and un paved roads in the rolling hills near Schulenburg. Each entry will re ceive a T-shirt. Trophies will be given For the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place finishers in each division. For additional information write to Schu- lenburg Fun Run, c/o Clay Gillis, 517 North St., Schulenburg, Texas, 78956. Smuggler denied new trial United Press International NEW ORLEANS — Convicted drug smuggler Jimmy Chagra is not entitled to a new trial just because witnesses may have identified him with the wrong man in a photo graph, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled. Witnesses at Chagra’s 1979 trial in Austin, Texas, said the man was Robert Piccolo, described as an “im portant underling” in Chagra’s drug smuggling operation. On appeal, Chagra said the man was not Piccolo and prosecutors knew it. In court records Tuesday, the 5th Circuit said it didn’t matter whether the man in the picture was Piccolo. Other evidence, including wiretaps, linked Chagra to Piccolo, the court said, and the picture was not crucial to the case. “That doesn’t surprise me,” said former prosecutor Ronald Guyer, now a San Antonio defense attorney. “I’m sure it (the Piccolo picture) was a harmless error. The evidence in the case was overwhelming.” Chagra also said U.S. District Judge William Sessions of San Anto nio should have conducted a hearing about the picture before he denied Chagra a new trial. But the appeals court also said it was up to Sessions whether a hearing was needed. Chagra is serving 47 years in prison for smuggling cocaine and marijuana, operating a continuing criminal enterprise, income tax eva sion and obstructing justice in the 1979 slaying of of U.S. district Judge John H. Wood of San Antonio. Chagra was acquitted last year on charges he hired hit man Charles Harrelson to kill Wood. DC UJ 1 oRtT \JT* | V Pizzaworks) 3 m □ Dealin’ DoubleDave’s Happy Hours a ID a 7-1 ° »,iih $2.00 Pitchers $1 Import nightly 50c Pints and Bottles m r- ID L There’s Always Something Special at DoubleDave’s m Open: 11 a.m. Monday-Saturday m 326 Jersey St RQR- DAVE (Next to Pother’s Bookstore) * ■ w ■>— 30 Settlement benefits needy children Judges settle out of court United Press International HOUSTON — A group of 19 judges who claimed they were im properly bumped from a Southwest Airlines flight has reached an out of court settlement with the airline to the benefit of needy patients at Texas Children’s Hospital, court re cords showed Tuesday. In an agreement reached in fed eral court Monday, the judges agreed to drop their lawsuit against the airline if Southwest agreed to provide 600 airline tickets to needy patients who cannot afford to fly to Texas Children’s Hospital for treat ment. The agreement settled a lawsuit filed three years ago by a group of 19 judges who arrived home nearly five hours late because of a layover at a Dallas airport on Sept. 19, 1980. The lawsuit claimed the judges were flying as a group from Am arillo to Houston, via Dallas. They were delayed because they did not catch the right flight in Dallas, the lawsuit said. Attorney Robert Wallis, who rep resented the airline, said the plane carrying the judges from Amarillo to Dallas had engine trouble and was late getting started. By the time the group arrived in Dallas, its flight to Houston had departed. The judges claimed they were im properly bumped from their flight and delayed unnecessarily. Attorney Eugene Cook, who rep resented the judges’ group, said the judges never intended to benefit personally from the suit. The only controversy, he said, was over which charity would get the benefits. id u ate, iimmer ? 7-day except iy plan irough s. Fees , Fiscal cash plans Police beat The following incidents were reported to the University Police Department through Tuesday. MISDEMEANOR THEFT: • An electronic game/clock combination was stolen from a man’s desk in 118 Engineering. • A camera bag was stolen from a student’s motorcycle in Parking Annex 46. The bag con tained his checkbook, keys, a T- shirt and 15 computer discs. FELONY THEFT: • An Ainsworth top loading digital balance was stolen from 321 Herman Heep. Attorney General files suit against FTC United Press International AUSTIN — Texas Attorney Gen eral Jim Mattox Filed suit Tuesday to force the Federal Trade Commis sion to provide the state with infor mation about the proposed merger between Standard Oil Co. of Califor nia and Gulf Oil Corp. Mattox said his investigation of the possible competitive effects of the merger on commerce in Texas has been hampered by the FTC’s re fusal last May 2 to provide the state access to federal information about the merger. “The state of Texas has limited re sources to investigate the aspects of this huge merger,” he said. “The FTC has about 70 persons who have been analyzing the acquisition, and their analysis of the merger would be most beneficial to Texas and other states.” The FTC has tentatively accepted the terms of the merger between So- cal and Gulf. License plate fee hike expected 2 e Market ,ents, ivita- e for United Press International EL PASO — County tax offices were deluged Tuesday by people trying to get their license plates re newed before the state hikes the fees. Part of the Legislature’s special tax package to fund the education reform bill includes an increase in vehicle registration fees. The new prices will take effect when Gov. Mark White signs the tax bill into law. State officials are pre dicting that will happen around Aug. 12, although no one is certain. The three branch offices of the City-County Tax Office and the main office all had long lines that stretched around the building, said “If you’re paying $33.80 for a car and it’s a 1977 (model), the price will drop to $28.30. ” Flora Lopez, director of the county’s auto department. She said the tax hike should not affect anyone who needs to renew his plates in July. The hike does ap ply to people who renew their plates in August. Lopez said the state held up send ing out the August notices to adjust the prices on the notices. She said that anyone who knows they must renew their plates in August can do so without the renewal notice. The new law bases registration fees on a vehicle’s age instead of its weight. Some people may be better off waiting until the new rates take ef fect, Lopez said. “If you’re paying $33.80 for a car and it’s a 1977 (model),” she said, “the price will drop to $28.30.” The new price structure will cost owners of a car made in 1978 or ear lier $28.30 to register. For cars built in 1979, 1980 and 1981, the new fee will be $38.30. All models built in 1982 or later will cost $46.30 to reg ister. 1/3 lb. Hamburger, ■ INTERNATIONAL BOUSE •'»**** RESTAURANT Offer expires August 15, 1984 French Fries, Large Coke $j| 99 Offer good anytime At HitPANCAKES® RESTAURANT 103 N. College Skaggs Center ■ I a Prairie Home Companion The Newest From Lake Wobegon Powdermilk Biscuit T-shirts £ Postcards, Lake Wobegon T-shirts, Whippet Team Caps £ Patches, Garrison Keillors book Happy To Be Here, plus assorted record albums and the newly released News from Lake Wobegon cassettes... for al l of you shy persons out there. be sure ierfune in, Saturdays at 7 on KA/ v lOF/ v Y Whole Earth Provision Company Where Quality Makes the Difference 105 E>oyett College dotation 846-8794 THANKS! YOU HAVE MADE US TO YEARS OLD Thursday, July 12,1984 We Are Celebrating YOU with f 0% Off ail Sale items and New Fall (this could be a saving of as much as 80% off) i,, 5*550.00 Gift Certificates : ... 2-$100.00 Gift Certificates to be given away come in & register all day ... Refreshments all day Please join us on this special day! Battalion Classified 845-2611