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United Press International
HOUSTON — A black state sen
ator surprised Democratic Party
leaders by announcing a plan for
black ex-criminals to guard against
voter intimidation by Republicans at
minority polling places, the county
chairman said Monday.
“Craig caught me off guard with
his announcement,” Barbara Stan
ley, Harris County Democratic Party
chairman, said of Sen. Craig Wash
ington’s announcement. “I appre
ciate the spirit in which he’s doing it;
which is to say we’re not going to be
pushed around.
‘There’s no reason to play these
intimidation games.”
Washington, D-Houston, said
Sunday the ex-criminals will be
placed at minority polling places to
day.
Stanley said 200 of the 012 Harris
County precincts are considered mi
nority precincts.
“People need not fear the Repub
licans when they go to the polls,”
Washington said. “If they’re (Repub
licans) there to humiliate and intim
idate people, we’ll have people to in
timidate them.”
Washington said ex-felons will be
used because “they can’t vote any
way.”
State Republican Party Chairman
George Strake said he was shocked
by the announcement.
“What they are doing is actually
threatening violence,” Strake said.
“You don’t use ex-felons in that
sense without talking about violence,
and if there is any violence at all, I
will hold (Gov.) Mark White and
Walter Mondale and their cam
paigns personally responsible.”
Stanley said Republicans have
dedicated $250,000 to an intimida
tion campaign designed to limit the
turnout in minority precincts.
Strake confirmed the Republicans
have budgeted $250,000 for ballot
security, but said the party probably
will spend only $150,00 and most of
that will be for poll watchers, elec
tion workers, travel expenses and
any legal challenges after the elec
tion.
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Smokeout in Texas:
Smokers get adopted
United Press International
DALLAS — Non-smokers in
Texas are being encouraged to
adopt a smoker as part of this year’s
Great American Smokeout, spon
sored by the American Cancer So
ciety.
Local cancer societies have forms
available so the non-smoker and
smoker can formalize their “adop
tion” for the day. Under the
agreement, the non-smoker will pro
vide encouragement, snacks instead
of smokes and a shoulder to cry on
for a friend who agrees to throw
away the cigarettes for 24 hours.
Television actress Amanda Blake,
known for her role as Miss Kitty in
“Gunsmoke,” is the state chairwo
man for the Nov. 15 event when all
smokers are encouraged to try giv
ing up the habit, even if just for one
day.
ACS volunteers hope Blake’s par
ticipation will help reach an impor
tant target group — women who
smoke.
Russell Autrey, head of the Texas
Smokeout, said that the society re
cently announced that lung cancer
has exceeded breast cancer as the
leading cause of cancer deaths
among Texas women.
Blake, who lives in Austin, said
she quit smoking eight years ago.
“I smoked two packs a day for 20
years and quit cold turkey,” she said.
“But of course, mouth cancer is a
strong incentive to give up cigaret
tes.”
Blake was diagnosed as having
cancer of the mouth in 1976. She
underwent surgery and said she is
free of the disease today.
In March, Blake received the
American Cancer Society’s Courage
Award from President Ronald Rea
gan during a White House cere
mony.
According to ACS officials, a Gal
lup survey last year indicated that
more than a third of the 52 million
Americans smokers tried to quit for
the day. Eight percent made it for
the full 24 hours and about 4 per
cent were still not smoking 11 days
later.
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What’s up
Tuesday
TAMU BLOOD DRIVE: Bloodmobiles will be located at the
MSC, the Commons, Sbisa and across the tracks through
Thursday. Give life, give blood.
RIO GRANDE VALLEY HOMETOWN CLUB: is meeting
at 7 p.m. in the Zachry lobby to take the club picture. A
meeting will be held afterwards.
SCEC: is meeting at 7 p.m. in Rudder.
SOCIETY OF MANUFACTURING ENGINEERS: is meet
ing at 7:30 p.m. in 305 Fermier to discuss the senior certifi
cation exam and review session and the Domino Project.
SADDLE AND SIRLOIN: is meeting at 7 p.m. in 115 Kle
berg.
INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS COMMITTEE: is meet
ing at 8 p.m. in 111 Heldenfels. Dr. Das will speak on “In
dira Gandhi—History and Events Leading Up to Her Assi-
nation.”
PLANO HOMETOWN CLUB will have their picture taken
for the Aggieland in the Zachry lobby at 7:30 p.m.
MSC CEPHEID VARIABLE will have their Aggieland pic
ture taken in the Zachry lobby at 7 p.m.
MSC OUTDOOR RECREATIONN will have a meeting and
cross-country skiing seminar at 7 p.m. in 502 Rudder.
STUDENT Y APOLLO CLUB will meet at Fuddrucker’s at 6
p.m.
TAU BETA PI members can pick up pins and certificates be
tween 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. today and tomorrow in the Zachry
lobby
FRIEND OF A FISH will meet in 158 Blocker at 7 p.m.
TAMU SURF CLUB will meet at 8:30 p.m. in 510 Rudder.
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF AERONAUTICS AND AS
TRONAUTICS will meet at 7 p.m. in 103 Zachry. Richard
Ward of General Dynamics will speak on “Predictions of
Soviet Aircraft by the year 2000.”
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF SAFETY ENGINEERS will meet
at 7 p.m. in 342 Zachry. Bill Stark will speak on “Electrical
Bonding and Grounding”.
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This Week’s Special!!
Blue laws challenged
United Press International
HOUSTON — The attorney for
the Retail Merchants Association
said Monday he will file lawsuits
against stores in two discount malls
that he said violated the state’s blue
law by selling banned items on con
secutive Saturdays and Sundays.
Judge Thomas Phillips has ruled
that the law is unconstitutional. The
Retail Merchants Association is ap
pealing the decision.
State District Judge Dee Brown
Walker also ruled Friday in Dallas
that the law is unconstitutional, un
enforceable and out of joint with the
times.
The association sent an employee
to three stores at each of the two
Buyers Market Malls to buy prohib
ited items over the weekend, said at
torney Robert MacIntyre.
He said he will file charges against
the six stores and seek temporary in
junctions to halt further Sunday
sales. MacIntyre said he would not
file against all the stores that violated
the law this past Sunday, but will get
to them later.
“I can only chop so much wood,”
MacIntyre said.
David Christensen, owner of five
Textile Outlets of Houston Inc., said
he and other retailers in the malls
decided to challenge the law after a
state district judge lifted an injunc
tion against Handy Dan hardware
stores of Houston.
Shoppers took advantage of the
unexpected day of shopping at the
malls Sunday.
“I have a very busy schedule,” said
Bridget Blair, who bought a pair of
shoes at the west Harris County
mall. “I got up this morning and
went to church first, then came here
to shop.”
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