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Amnesty International sponsors race
Saturday, Jan,26 Amnesty Interaaiional Roadrunners will hold a
5 km “‘Run Against Torture.” I he race begins at H:H0 a.m, on Joe
Routt Blvd. at G. Rollie White. An awards ceremony will begin at
9:20 a.tn. at the starting line. Registration is $6 in advance and $8 ott
the day of the race. Forms can be obtained from AI or Roadrunners
at 216 MSC. Proceeds will go to Amnesty International USA.
TAMU After Hours offers driving closs
The TAMU After Hours Program will sponsor a Driver Safety
Course on jan. 26. This course may Ik- used to have certain traffic
violations dismissed and to receive a 10% discount on automobile in
surance. Registration is held 8 a.m.-5 p m. Monday through Friday
in216 MSG. For more information, call 8*15-1515.
Students may discover MSC committees
Representatives from all MSC committees will Ire in the main
lounge of the MSC 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Wednesday, Jan 25 to discuss
their activities with interested students. MSC Discovery hopes to pro
vide students with the chance to "discover” the opportunities that ex
ist through participating in MSC committees.
OCA looking for apartment reps
OlT-Campus Aggies has positions open for apartment council
presidents in the A&M community. AC P’s are responsible for off
campus poster distribution. Interested persons cm sign up in 223
Pavilion or call 845-0688 for details.
Service sorority holds Founders 1 Day
Delta Sigrna Theta is presenting their First Annual Founders’
Day luncheon on Sunday, Jan. 27 at 2 p.m. in 201 MSC. Dr. Edith
Irley Jones, president of the National Medical Asso< iatidn will be the
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guest speaker. Reservations can be made until 1 hursday,!
more information contact Teresa Brashear at 260-0004
Williams at 260-8389.
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Fellowship ottered for spring semester
The W.G. Mills Fellowship Caomniittee is receiving applications
for the W.G. Mills Fellowship in Hydrology for the spring semester
of 1985. Fellowships in hydrology will be used to provide financial
support to four or more highly qualified graduate students in hydr o
logy. Outstanding students interested in hydrology, should call Eve
lyn Teaff at 845-1851 for inf ormation and details.
To submit an item for this column, come by The Battalion office in
216 Reed McDonald.
Man charged with defraud,
FBI issues warrant for arrest
University News Service
COAHOMA, Texas — The peo
ple around the West Texas town of
Coahoma say Anthony Ginnetti was
a super salesman.
Investigators from the FBI, the
Texas Department of Public Safety,
and the Swisher and Howard
County Sheriffs Departments say
the same thing. The only problem,
they say, is that all Ginnetti sold was
a “bill of goods.”
Ginnetti, who also goes by the
names of Terry Lee Ginnetti, T erry
Lee Prero, Anthony Culpert and
Tony Argus, is wanted by state and
federal law enforcement officials on
charges of defrauding the Coahoma
State Bank out of $260,000 and a
private individual out of some
$150,000.
The dapper-looking lugitive, 37,
began negotiating with Coahoma
State Bank in October, 1982, to se
cure an automobile “floor plan" for
his Car City Auto Sales and Service
business.
The original agreement, say in
vestigators, was for $38,000 worth of
automobile purchases. A total of
$20,000 was to be secured by a cer
tificate of deposit held by the bank as
collateral.
But detectives say that between
October 1982, and April 1984, Gin
netti was able to get the “floor plan”
raised to $80,000, with $30,000 in
CD’s and the remainder in auto
mobile titles.
During the same period of time,
say investigators, Ginnetti was able
to defraud the bank in the following
manner:
• replacing all good automobile
titles held by the bank with illegally
acquired titles, thereby effectively re
ducing a portion of the collateral
held by the bank.
• passing insufficient fund
checks, which were honored by the
bank.
• having the bank release liens on
automobiles by telling them he had
the vehicles sold and would return
with the money; he would never de
posit the money in the bank.
• by writing checks on collected
funds which subsequently had “Stop
Payment” placed on them.
• by purchasing a large number
of automobiles or customer drafts
which were honored by the bank,
despite the fact there was not suffi
cient funds on deposit at the bank.
• forging signatures on vehicle ti
tles held by the bank.
• forging his partner’s signature
to checks and drafts which were
honored by the bank.
Investigators caution that while
Tony Ginnetti
Ginnetti might have left the state,
there is a possibility that he might
still be somewhere in Texas operat
ing in the same manner.
Ginnetti is described as a white
male, 5-9, 175 pounds, with blond
hair and blue eyes.
This week Texas Most Wanted is
offering a $1,000 reward for infor
mation leading to Ginnetti’s capture.
To be eligible for the reward, citi
zens are asked to call Texas Crime
Stoppers Advisory Council .
Sierra Club opposes water bill
Associated Press
AUST IN — A water package put
together by state leaders and tar
geted for quick legislative action
drew Sierra Club opposition Tues
day in a House committee.
“Texas needs a comprehensive
water resources policy, not just the
appearance of one,” club spokesman
Ken Kramer said in a presentation
prepared for the House Committee
on Natural Resources.
The committee, chaired by bill
sponsor Tom Craddick of Midland,
began hearing testimony on the
package Tuesday.
The water plan crafted by Gov.
Mark White, Lt. Gov. Bill Hobby
and Speaker Gib Lewis proposes
$600 million in state bonds to fund
water projects.
The state also would set up a $250
million bond guarantee program to
help local governments build water
projects.
White has tagged the measure as
an “emergency” that needs quick ac
tion.
Craddick’s committee seems eager
to get the package to the House floor
for debate next week.
Charles Nemir, executive director
of the Texas Department of Water
Resources, told the committee it
would take $.16.1 billion worth of
water projects to meet the state’s wa
ter needs through the year 2005.
But the Sierra Club said the latest
effort to put together a comprehen
sive water program falls short of the
mark.
“The worst thing that could hap
pen would be to pass a package that
gives the people of Texas the im
pression that we are coming to grips
with our water problems without
really doing so,” Kramer said in his
prepared remarks.
“We know the heat is on to pass
this water legislation quickly,” he
said. “But we believe that haste is not.
going to produce the needed result.”
Specifically, the Sierra Club said
the proposals do not go far enough
in municipal and agricultural water
conservation and bay and estuary
protection.
T he bays and estuaries portion of
the package would dedicate 5 per
cent of the water from new reser
voirs within 200 miles of the coast to
fresh-water flow.
Speaker to talk
Wednesday
on love, sex
By PATRICE KORANEK
Staff Writer
Josh is here.
At least he will be in Rudder Au
ditorium at 8 p.m. Wednesday to
talk about maximum sex.
Josh McDowell is a travelling
speaker for Campus Crusade for
Christ International. The Texas
A&M chapter is sponsoring McDow
ell for the second time since 1981,
when he was here for a three-night
speaking engagement. He was here
for one night in 1983.
Lauri Reese, media coordinator
for Texas A&M’s Campus Crusade
for Christ, says McDowell will talk
about love, dating, sex and marriage
with a biblical perspective.
McDowell has spoken at more
than 600 universities in 62 countries
during the last 16 years. He is the
author of several bestselling books
and has been featured in many
films.
Wherever be goes, McDowell is
preceded by a promotion blitz fea
turing posters that announce “Josh
is coming” and “Josh is here.”
The public relations coordinator
for the Josh McDowell Ministry says
the group sponsoring McDowell is
responsible for the promotion work.
“When Josh comes to a campus a
lot of preparation beforehand is re
quired,” said coordinator Mary Nel
son, “and the student group that is
sponsoring him is given a book full
of material that has been helpful at
other schools. The student group
decides how to promote Josh’s lec
tures. The bottom line idea in pro
motion is to attract attention.
“The promotion is in no way
mock advertising. Josh does talk
about sex, dating and marriage.”
Nelson says the advertising is not
aimed at a particular audience and it
is not aimed at just Christians or
non-Christians.
“Josh thinks all people want to be
loved and he thinks the answers are
in the Scriptures,” Nelson says.
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Pinchas Zukerman playing & conducting
January 24,1985
Rudder Auditorium
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