: 15,1984 Wednesday, August 15,1984/The Battalion/Page 5 Officer says he planted bomb United Press International LOS ANGELES — The highly decorated police officer hailed as a hero for defusing a pipe bomb on a bus used to shuttle the Turkish Olympic team was arrested Tuesday for making and planting the bomb to impress his superiors. Chief Daryl Gates said Officer Jimmy Wade Pearson, 40, a nine- year veteran of the force, was ar rested Tuesday after admitting he made and planted the bomb discov ered Monday night in the wheelwell of the Olympic bus at Los Angeles International Airport. Pearson admitted he planted the bomb as he prepared to take a sec ond lie detector test, Gates said, add ing that the officer told investigators he made the bomb four days ago in his van. A search of the vehicle sup ported his statement. “He indicated he was having problems with his supervisors ... and wanted to do something that would gain him attention,” Gates told a news conference. “And certainly we have all noticed him now. Pearson told superiors Monday he defused the bomb at 7:30 p.m. as its timing alarm went off, then sprinted 60 yards with the device in his hands and dropped it on a tarmac before fleeing. The device was later dis armed by bomb squad officers. “We really don’t know if it was rigged to go off,” the chief said. Gates said the officer told investi gators it was not his intention to harm any of the athletes. “He has been assigned during the entire Olympics — I hate to tell you this — to intransit security for dignitaries, for those who were high-risk athletes and officials.” The bus was one of three that had brought about 50 Turks to the air port. Gates said the bus contained mostly baggage, but Frank Costigan, chief of airport police, said some Turkish Olympic officials were abohrd. Gates went to the airport Monday night and told reporters that Pear son was solely responsible for spot ting and disarming the bomb “as the device was about to go off.” Tar-stained sand must be replaced’ 'ETER ROCHA enter may ien rvhich has been mounts of data nonths — bat prising factor, ieet," she say lore women at ;ht there were ral, though,be ty communitr ling and k'e’re after is a ■get.” lopes the coni' idy will ultima ig similar totbt - effective Iasi ?s that Texas tain number ol listrative posi four years. Tbt de women United Press International GALVESTON — The removal of hundreds of truckloads of tar- stained sand from Galveston’s beaches pose a threat to the island and must be replaced with clean sand, a Galveston Gounty official said I uesday. Galveston Gounty Judge Ray Hol brook said the county is considering legal action to force the owners of the British-registered tanker Alve- nus to replace sand that was scraped from the island’s beaches during cleanup from a huge oil spill caused by the tanker. ‘There is definitely a concern about the removal of sand irom the beaches. We’re taking the position that the cleanup is not complete un til until they have restored clean sand for what they removed,” Hol brook said. T.vcry truckload of sand that is removed from the beach is lost for ever and it aggravates the loss of the beach and narrows the width of the island. Over the long term, the U.S. Army Gorps of Engineers estimates we loose about 10 to 20 f eet of beach a year, including damage f rom hur ricanes,” Holbrook said. Holbrook said the county is con sidering filing a lawsuit to force the owners and operators of the Alvenus to haul in new sand to replace the more than 200 t ruckloads of tar-con- Tanker to start to drydock this Thursday or Friday United Press International GALVESTON — The empty British tanker Alvenus will begin moving to drydock under its own power Thursday or Friday for re pair of a split bow that released 2.3 million gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico, a Coast Guard spokesman said Tuesday. Li. Larry (dark, with the Coast Guard’s Galveston office, said the ship will leave the Port Arthur area either Thursday or Friday and arrive in Galveston about one day later. He said there is no need to rush the ship’s move, since it can not move into dry dcing held through Friday. Registration is at the parks and recreation office at Central Park. There is a $250 fee per team. Leagues offered are Men’s Open, Women’s Open, Co-Rec, Men’s 30 and Over and Fastpitch. Hindu leader to speak here By HOLLY ROBINSON Reporter Hindu religious leader His Divine Holiness Pramukh Swami Maharaj will speak here Thursday about Hinduism in the Western culture. In April 1984, Pramukh Swami Maharaj became the first Hindu leader to meet with the Roman Cath olic Pope. Swami Maharaj and Pope John Paul II met in Vatican City to bless the world for interfaith har mony and global peace. Dr. Richard Stadelmann, Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Hunanities said Swami Maharaj is revered by some of his followers to be an appearance of God. Hinduism has one of the largest followings in the world. The meet ing will focus on presenting what Hinduism offers today for the West ern culture. The main lecture will be presented in English and is directed toward second generation immi grants from India. Diffusion of Hin dus into Western culture is encour aged, but continuation of the cultural and social bonds with Hind uism are stressed. Other religious leaders, referred to as saints by the Hindus, will dis cuss the main principles of Hind uism, such as peace, justice and truth, as well as what is required of Hindu followers. The meeting will ■ also include blessings from Pramukh Swami and will conclude with din ner. The meeting is sponsored by the Department of Philosophy and Hu manities, the Pre-Theology Society and the India Association, and wall be held in the Memorial Student Center in room 201 at 6 p.m. and is open to everyone. Mondale says he can’t make Zaccaro reveal finances United Press International LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Walter Mondale said T uesday he is not in a position to force running mate Ger aldine Ferraro’s husband to open his income tax returns to public scru- liny. Mondale,, who delivered an ad dress on military jrolicy before tak ing questions from the audience dur ing a citizens’ meeting at the Old Statehouse museum, was asked from the floor about Ferraro. Ferraro added to the controversy over her finances Sunday when she said her husband, New York real es tate executive John Zaccaro, would not release his income tax returns. The New York congresswoman jdedged last month to release both her and her husband’s returns. She plans to disclose per personal finances, as required of a candidate for national office, Monday. She has said she will release her income tax returns at that time but not those of her husband because he decided it would hurt his business. During his prepared remarks, Mondale hit the Reagan administra tion for poor use of military dollars, saying it spends $700 million a day for the military. Mondale said the money must be spent “wisely and well.” He cited waste within the Pentagon — such ■ things as a $2 screwdriver for $200 — as examples of mismanagement. 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