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Monday, March 4, 1985Afhe Battalion/Page 7 — iv; I !P1 l1 "" "" 1 111 , . ,i m, ■ ■ : ■■ : Ml III. ■■■■■ I ,., (l I I ojFunky Winkerbean help 0[[| unive r EVEfl^ TIME X THINK ABOUT CUmiNG THAT ROPE , MO [HEART STARTS POUNDING. W WkAaS START SOOEATlNG... by Tom Batiuk d ,gtt CO ' le L S» i- 1 hey to. : They cn amouni allow th ' looted lillion- tadium s orlgii ACTUALLY IW OOORKOUT COMES BEFORE 1 EVEN TOUCH THE ROPE ! i { X ?y \ 1 f V •• i /( ”i7 3-V Tired of letting^f^, people use yourhair as their training ground? come see a trained “pro” at... Barber & Blll’gjyj e Shop Appointments Available Monday — Saturday 2 IS University Dr. 84b-2228 attox trial: few events n Austin beat this show AGGIE G.O.P. Associated Press ■ AUSTIN — It’s not the toughest ■cket in town — admission is f ree — But the commercial bribery trial of Bttorney General Jim Mattox has Been one of the most popular shows Bt Austin this winter. B The trial, now entering its fourth Beek, daily draws near-capacity Browds to the wood-paneled, third- Bloor courtroom of state District Budge Mace li. Thurman, Jr. B The trial’s popularity was noted By defense lawyer Roy Q. Minton, Jhotold one prosecution witness he- lore cross examination: “1 think the gallery's full this morning because ney expect us to really go at it." Amonc; those who have filled [nostof the courtroom’s 92 seats are lsizeable corps of news reporters. Three artists, colored pencils on |he floor near them, take front-row |eats and furiously sketch portraits ; witnesses, lawyers, the judge and Mattox for TV stations. Cameras aren’t allowed inside the Courtroom, but cameramen have packed the hallway outside, hoping for new film of Mattox or one of the two dozen witnesses who’ve testified so far. But the news media are by no means alone in going to court, The trial has drawn lawyers inter ested in watching Minton — possibly Austin’s most highly regarded de fense attorney — at work for the state’s top law enforcement officer. The audience has included high school and college students, state senators, an occasional judge, wives of witnesses and participating law yers. Also present is Michael R. Shan non, a Dallas public relations man hired by Mattox. Shannon is quick to offer his interpretation of events to reporters covering the trial, w ithout even being asked. But the star of the show' is Mattox. The only Texas attorney general in recent memory to face a jury on a felony charge while in office, Mattox arrives early each day. He chats with reporters as he enters the Travis County Courthouse, then takes his place at the defense table across the Courtroom from the eight-woman, four-man jury. His salt-and-pepper hair always neatly in place, Mattox sits to the right of his lawyers, Minton and Charles Burton, while associates of their firm sit along the wall behind taking notes and running down evi dence. Mattox has remained nearly ex pressionless as a string of witnesses put forth the prosecution’s case.A yellow legal pad in hand, Mattox oc casionally takes notes or participates in whispered conferences with his lawyers. During recesses, Mattox chats or jokes with acquaintances in the audi ence. But it also appears the trial has begun to extract a toll. After one session, Mattox was asked about the trial’s progress. “Well, one more day’s passed,” he replied. “There’s nothing enjoyable about it at all. 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