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Make it a with hooks from Lho Texas iK&H University Press Christmas Warehouse Sale V? 5 V>'' •X fY; THURSDAY FRIDAY and SATURDAY December 10 and 11, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. December 12, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Don’t miss this chance to save from 20 to 90% on more than 400 titles, including: Flying MacArthur to Victory Cannibals and Condos Wild Flowers: A Portfolio of Frameable Prints The Southern Pacific Aggies, Moms, and Apple Pie Register to win daily door prize! <$50.00 in books of your choice! (Participants do not have to be present to win.) \ .-v Press Loading Dock, Lindsey Building, Lewis Street (adjacent to the bonfire site) AUSTIN (AP) — An Austin law yer has asked the 3rd Court of Ap peals to reassign his case, saying Jus tice Jim Brady solicited the lawyer’s campaign support two days after hearing oral arguments in the case, before a ruling was handed down. The lawyer, Robert Stokes, did not accuse Brady of anything wrong. Stokes told the Austin American- Statesman there “was no discussion of the merits” of his case when Brady called him. Brady said Wednesday, “I think Mr. Stokes is overreacting. Other than that, I really would have no fur ther comment.” Stokes told the court in a motion filed last week that the case should be reassigned because of his “duties to his client and the impartial admin istration of justice by avoiding even the appearance of impropriety.” The court hasn’t acted on the re quest by Stokes, who is on the cam paign committee of Brady’s primary election opponent, nor has it ruled on his case involving a worker’s com pensation claim. Ray Chester, the opposing attor ney in the case, said Brady’s action “very definitely bothered me.” “I don’t know if there was any thing improper about it or not, but it certainly has the appearance of im propriety,” he said. The case was won at the trial court level by Chester’s firm, Pluymen & Bayer, against Service Lloyds Insur ance Co. Stokes, representing Serv ice Lloyds, is a member of the law firm of Flahive, Ogden & Latson. In his motion, Stokes said he ar gued his case Nov. 4 before a three- judge panel of the Austin-based 3rd Court of Appeals. On Nov. 6, Stokes said, Brady called him, complimented him on his oral argument and, “after several moments of personal conversation, having nothing to do with the pre sent appeal, Justice Brady reminded me of his upcoming re-election cam paign.” “He asked whether his opponent had campaigned at our firm,” Stokes said.“I replied that I believed he had spoken with some attorneys in our firm. “Justice Brady pointed out that most firms in Austin were leaving decisions about support in the race up to individual attorneys. He asked whether I would be able to support him in his race. “I replied that any such decision would need to be made by the firm partners and advised him that I would relay his request to the firm. Justice Brady thanked me and once again congratulated me on oral ar guments for this case.” Brady told the Austin American- Statesman he had not asked Stokes for a campaign contribution and Stokes said nothing in his motion about contributions. The judge also told the newspa per that he “merely asked him if Mr. Flahive (T.P. Flahive of Stokes’ firm) had been contacted by my opponent, and that’s all I asked him, and I told him I assumed I would get equal time.” “That’s all I said,” Brady said. “There was no solicitation what soever. I didn’t make any request to him to do anything for me.” Earlier this year, a libel ruling written by Brady in favor of the Wall Street Journal was withdrawn by the court after Brady issued a news re lease extolling his opinion in the case, which officials said still was sub ject to court action. • • Lightning EE - Fog - Thunderstorms Rain ** - Snow - Drizzle Ice Pellets • ^ m Rain Shower rsu - Freezing Rain 6( Sunset Today: 5:24 p.m. Sunrise Friday: 7:11 a.m. Map Discussion: High pressure will continue to produce pleasant weather through the southlands while post-frontal showers will be observed in the Pacific Northwest and into the Great Basin. The low pressure system exiting the upper East Coast and the low over Ontario, Canada, will produce snow activity from the central and eastern Great Lakes over New England. Forecast: Today. Fair and mild with a high temperature of 68 degrees and winds from the east at 8 mph. Tonight Clear and cool with the low temperature Friday morning expected near 40 degrees. Winds will be southerly at 3 to 5 mph. Friday. Increasing cloudiness and continued mild with a high temperature of 69 degrees and west-southwesterly winds of 8 mph, gusting to 15 mph. Weather fact Chinook — a warm, dry wind on the lee side of a mountain range. Following an intense cold period, a Chinook wind may raise the temperature by 20 to 40 degrees Fahrenheit in as little as 20 minutes. The Prepared by: Charlie Brentm etdej Staff MeteorologiSfiters A&M Department of Meteoroid Judge bars forced fitness tests for firefighters HOUSTON (AP) — A state district judge has barred the fire department from forcing fire fighters to take a physical fitness test that they claim could cause heart attacks. State District Judge Alice Trevathan said the time limit of about five minutes on the Houston Fire Department’s planned obstacle course makes the test unallowable. A proper time limit for completing the course, Trevathan said Tuesday, would be closer to eight minutes. Trevathan wrote that there may be a need for the test to reasonably evaluate the fitness and knowledge of firefighters, but she also said the test in its current form is unreasonable. “The evidence indicates that seven to eight minutes would be a reasonable time limitation for the test as outlined,” she said. - The proposed test includes six tasks including dragging a 2 , /2-inch hose filled with water about 50 feet; removing a ladder from a rack, walking about 30 feet with it arid then putting it back; car rying extraction equipment called the “jaws of life” about 30 feet, and pushing a cart through a small tunnel, said Sam Price, spokesman for the fire department. “It can be done,” Price said Wednesday. People wanting to become Houston firefight ers have to undergo a different physical and agil ity exam before getting a job with the depart ment, he said. Firefighters were told about the planned phys ical tests in May, and the agility and endurance tests were scheduled to begin Nov. 30. Lester W. Tyra Jr., president of the Houston Firefierh Sixty AM ( lission Rolli Fifte oned; orce, icMa: slant erson The ito thi orps its an oned gns,I Hen tact v, IUSS101 nor y< contra^ drill c ottak earsc Hem Professional ighters Local 341, said the union was pleased with the judge’s ruling. A lawsuit was filed by Tyra in October thati leged the test would place firefighters in stressful situations that could cause heart attatii or injuries from stress on their cardiovasculi systems. Assistant City Attorney John Fisher said no cision has been made whether to take the cast: trial to contest the ruling or seek a comproi with firefighters. “If too much time is given, the tests may prove anything,” he said. 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