Page 6/The BattalionThursday, August 9, 1984 E Gramm attacks Daggett’s stand on gay rights United Press International — Republican Phil Gramm All ashore going ashore Photo by CONNIE HUTTEREK David Teich and Don Coon pilot while Taylor Babb hops taxing at a sailing club outting at Lake Somerville. The club’s overboard to prepare for a landing. The three sailors were re- next outing is this weekend. WASHINGTON Senate contender stepped up his attack Wednesday on Democratic candidate Lloyd Dog- gett’s endorsement of pending gay rights legislation, saying it was proof Doggett was out of touch with tradi tional Texas values. Doggett’s campaign in Austin im mediately responded, saying Gramm had used “ludicrous” com ments to distort Doggett’s stand on the issue. According to Gramm, the gay rights bill sponsored by Sen. Ernest Boilings, D-S.C., and Ted Weiss, D- N.Y., would give homosexuals spe cial status under the law and poten tially could make them eligible for affirmative action hiring programs now reserved for minorities. Gramm said his interpretation was backed up by an opinion he re quested from the Congressional Re search Service of the Library of Con gress. “It is clear to a third grader that not only does it (the bill) not require affirmative action programs, it pro hibits them,” said Doggett aide James Carville. Carville also said the analysis re quested by Gramm specifically stated that “no quotas, prefe R lat “no quotas, preferences or attir mative action beyond that necessan to aid such identifiable victims or E ast victims of discrimination woold e authorized.” However, Gramm aide Larry Neal said Gramm was concerned that if the bill passed, a judge could issuea ruling mandating affirmative action rights for homosexuals. “The whole tide of history has shown us that if you lie loud enough and long enough that no matterhov ludicrous the lie is people will believe it,” Carville said. Gramm has been critical of Dog gett’s support among the gay com munity since the campaign began, but he increased that criticism upon learning Doggett had received W from a San Antonio gay right! group. Part of the money was raised through an all-male strip show, prompting Doggett to return the money and to call the fund-raising tactic “inappropriate.” Doggett also said he was unaware that the fund-raiser was held but would have accepted the money had it been raised through conventional means. “Pu dsual iroun lave nind- impac ‘K ihoulc ies it Rain” no filr rent s graph Mnce The young who it ime t Prostitution ring Indictment accuses four of hauling hookers across three state lines United Press International HOUSTON — A major prostitu tion ring reaching into at least three states has been broken up with the indictment of four people, federal prosecutors said Weanesday. A 21-count indictment accuses the four of running at least 36 modeling studios, massage parlors and escort services as fronts for prostitution in Atlanta, Denver, Dallas and Hous ton. Many of the businesses allegedly or lo- advertised in the yellow pages cal firm directories. U.S. Attorney Dan Hedges said that many accepted major credit cards and even used pagers to notify call girls of their ap pointments. They are accused of violating the Interstate Travel Act, the Mann Act and conspiracy statutes by transport ing prostitutes across state lines. None of the four had been ar rested by early Wednesday af ternoon, but Hedges predicted some of them would surrender to federal authorities. The average credit card charge was allegedly between $150 and $200. Three of the four people named in the indictments — Penelope Hat- teras, Ed Wallach and Charfes Hol comb — are from Houston. The fourth, Eleanor Murphy, is from At lanta. For each violation of the Mann Act, they could face maximun penal ities of up to five years in prison and a $5,000 fine. Each convinction for conspiracy and violating the Inter state Travel Act is punishable by a 5- year prison term and a $10,000 fine. The businesses allegedly collected a $50 “agency fee” from customers with anything above that amount going to the prostitutes. When cus tomers used credit cards, the agency reportedly collected an additional 20 percent. Records cited by Hedges indicate that the ring collected $750,000 in 1983. However, the figure includes only the $50 fees collected by the agencies, not the money that cus tomers paid to the prostitutes, he said. The gross amount collected by the prostitution ring is estimated at more than $1 million. ilillli A MS? 4 O’ * D1“7“7 A AN * 14C 1 75 OR L I’ill (Price Includes Sales Tax) %tr Vir 260-9020 ^■-7373 1504 Holleman 4407 Texas Ave. Townshire Shopping Center OFFER GOOD AUGUST 6th -12th|1984 Coupons Not Valid With This Sp)i