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Heroin shipments from Mexico
likely to increase Texas supplies
FORT WORTH (AP) — In
creased heroin production in Mex
ico is expected to increase supplies in
Texas and across the country, spur
ring additional violent crimes and
aggravating problems with cocaine
and amphetamine trafficking, fed
eral authorities said.
Although heroin seizures have de
creased over the past few years, au
thorities predict a greater incidence
of heroin-related arrests this year.
“We expect 1988 to be higher
than last year because of the in
creased activity in Mexico,” Bill
Deac, a drug enforcement spokes
man in Washington, said.
Federal agents nationwide seized
468 kilograms of heroin in 1985, 383
kilograms in 1986 and 356 ki
lograms in 1987.
About 1.1 kilograms were found
in Tarrant County in 1986 and again
in 1987.
Mexican growers are substituting
heroin production as their cash crop
since they are being forced out of
the marijuana business by cheaper
South American pot.
The Mexican government’s field
eradications have also forced out
business, said Phillip Jordan, head of
the Drug Enforcement Administra
tion’s North Texas division office in
Dallas.
Capt. B. Ray Armand of the Fort
Worth Police narcotics division said
both the black tar and brown heroin
varieties from Mexico have shown
up in increasing amounts in Fort
Worth.
“One of the concerns that we have
is the high purity that street addicts
are getting,” Jordan said. “We have
encountered street samples of black
tar in the 90-percent purity level,
which would kill the average addict.”
A kilogram of Mexican brown
heroin wholesales for $250,000, with
street values running much higher.
The amount depends on how the
dealer dilutes it. Mexican black tar
heroin wholesales for $500,000 to $2
million a kilogram.
Mexican brown heroin tradition
ally has been used in Texas and the
Southwest.
Black tar heroin, manufactured
only in Mexico, came into wide use
in the early 1980s. Heroin also
comes to the United States from
Southeast Asia, Turkey, Lebanon,
Pakistan and Afghanistan. The au
thorities believe the “white heroin”
variety is not as prevalent in Texas.
Meanwhile, national seizures of
cocaine rose from 35,903 kilograms
in 1987, from 26,954 in 1986 and
24,538 in 1985. Another 682 am-
phetmine labs were broken up in
1987 —up from 184 labs in 1984.
In Tarrant County, authorities
said 40 percent of the federal cases
involved cocaine.
Another 30 percent of those cases
involve heroin or amphetamine, or
speed.
Dannie P. West, who heads the
Fort Worth DEA office, said about
70 percent of the drugs seized here
are picked up at the airport from
passengers on flights from Miami,
New York and Los Angeles.
Historic sites need $106 million in repairs
AUSTIN (AP) — Historic Texas
sites ranging from a battleship to
courthouses need $106 million in re
pairs, according to the first statewide
assessment by the State Historical
Commission.
The list, compiled to show the
need for restoring federal preserva
tion grants cut by the Reagan admin
istration in 1981, has 274 sites. It in-
cludes rural cemeteries,
courthouses, churches, homes, ho
tels, general stores and taverns.
“We needed some kind of evi
dence to give Congress to further in
fluence our federal funding,” said
Judy Hettich, an administrative as
sistant who worked on the project at
the commission.
Although the inventory is wide-
ranging, it represents only about 10
percent of the total preservation
needs of Texas, state preservation
officer Stan Graves said.
resources of county volunteers and
the deadline to get information col
lected, he said.
He presented the report to mem
bers of the Texas congressional dele
gation in late March.
“It’s surprising how many prop
erties are in trouble,” Graves said.
Projects could have been excluded
from the list because of the varying
The cost of repairing the listed
projects ranges from $13.8 million
for extensive refurbishing of the old
red courthouse in Dallas to $1,000
for window framing at the Method
ist Manse in Rockport.
The report says $5 million is
needed to repair a water-filled fuel
tank aboard the USS Texas near
Houston, and $500,000 for repairs
at the former Texas School Book
Depository in Dallas from which Lee
Harvey Oswald allegedly shot Presi
dent John F. Kennedy.
Funding for restoration is sought
as part of the federal government’s
fiscal 1989 budget. Because the
grant program would call for match
ing dollars, the $106 million in re
pairs would need $53 million in f ed
eral money. The remainder would
come frpm private and public
sources.
Preservation money from the
Legislature has dwindled from
$250,000 in 1982 to about $24,300
in 1988.
Police plan searcl
to locate graves
with human chain
EL PASO (AP) — Police
planned to form a human chain
next weekend to comb a desert
area where bodies were found for
more shallow graves, officials
said.
Since Sept. 4, the remains of
six teen-age girls and young
women have been found buried
in the desert about 18 miles
northeast of downtown. The bod
ies were found within a half-mile
of one another.
At least three young women
from northeast El Paso and
neighboring Chaparral, N.M., re
main missing.
Volunteers from the police de
partment, the Sheriffs Reserves
and Fort Bliss plan to form ranks
in the 10-square-mile area next
Saturday and scrutinize every
square foot of desert floor, of fi
cials said.
They will “saturate as much of
an area as we can with as many
people as we can," police spokes
man Lt. J.R. Grijalva said.
“This is not the last resort, but
it’s one of the last resorts,” he said
of the plan requiring volunteers
to probe the ground for any signs
of burial.
Using rototillers to locate other
bodies would be the last resort,
Grijalva said. Previously, |>olice
unsuccessfully used heat-sensing
equipment aboard planes in try
ing to find buried bodies. Dogs
sniffed out four of the bodies,
and citizens accidentally discov
ered the first and sixth bodies.
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April 5, 1988
Vol.II No.
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Classes take a back seat
CBA OPEN HOUSE
Fun and Games prevail
Since Seoul was awarded the
right to host the 1988 Summer
Olympics, Business Student
Council had to settle with
hosting the 1988 Spring Olympic
Games. However, there are no
hard feelings between BSC and
Seoul, and BSC plans to make
their Spring Games the finest yet.
What is actually occurring is the
College of Business' First Annual
Faculty-Student Play Day to be
held Saturday, April 23, in
Tangle Wood Park.
All students involved in CBA
organizations and all business
faculty and their families are
invited.
The day will be filled with
athletic skill, good food and lots
of fun. Volleyball, softball, and
the crazy Olympics will be the
main sports. Piedmont Airlines
is sponsoring some of the prizes.
The annual chili cook-off will
also be held with lots of other
good food- like hot dogs- to
complement the chili.
Mindy Schmidt, chairman of
Faculty-Student Play Day, said,
"Students and faculty rarely get a
chance to just get together in an
informal atmosphere. I think
this will be a great opportunity
for students and their professors
to get to know each other better
and take part in some friendly
competition."
So if you are looking for good
food, good sports, and good fun,
come on April 23 and join BSC
at the Faculty-Student Play Day.
PARENT'S WEEKEND
Sat. April 9, 9-11 a.m.
Blocker lobby
.Breakfast
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All CBA students & parents invited
Sponsored bv:
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graduation in May have two new
opportunities on the current job
market. Recent phone calls to the
Undergraduate Programs Office
provided information on career
openings with the IRS and with
Sherwood Capital, Inc.
Sherwood Capital, Inc., is a
national full-service investment
banking and securities brokerage
firm with corporate offices located
in Phoenix, Arizona. Now hiring
nationwide, this firm is looking
for people interested in entry level
account executive and stockbroker
trainee positions.
The Internal Revenue Service
headquarterd in Austin, Texas, has
openings for people interested in
beginning careers as IRS Revenue
Officers. Primarily involved in
field work, collection of accounts,
and investigative operations, the
Revenue Officer position is open
to students of all majors.
Sherwood Capital has asked for
resumes to be fowarded to their
Phoenix offices now. The recruiter
will call candidates to schedule
interviews for late April.
The IRS will be interviewing on
April 7 at the Placement Center in
the Rudder Tower.
For additional information on
these opportunities, please check
the Business Student Council
office, Blocker room 101, or the
CBA Undergraduate Programs
office, Blocker room 330. .
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Business Career Fair Week 1988 was a great success. Over 80 companies attended, and the recruiters were
impressed with the professional yet relaxed atmosphere of Career Fair. The Business Edge would like to
thank all the comittee members, chairmen and officers of BSC who worked so hard to give the students a
perfect opportunity to meet recruiters.
Upcoming events...
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Business Edge: April 5, 1988. Vol.
II. No. 4.
Published by the Business Student
Council as a newsletter for
students in the College of Business
Administration. BSC office in
Blocker 101, Phone: 409/845-1320.
Editor, Becky Black. Pres., Rona
Davis, Vice Pres., Daniel Williams;
Treasurer, Nathan McClellan;
Secretary, Dianne Blackwell;
Advisor, Lynn Zimmerman; Dean
of College of Business Administra
tion, Dr. A Benton Cocanougher.
BSC Elections
Business Student Council
President, Vice Presidents for
External and Internal affairs.
Editor, Treasurer, and Secretary
for 1988-89 will be elected at the
April 12th meeting. Officer
positions are demanding and
entail many responsibilities,
however, current president,
Rona Davis, said it is very
rewarding. If you are interested
in running for a position,
contact Rona Davis (764-9565)
by April 11th. Current BSC
representatives will vote on
the officers at the April 12
meeting at 5:15 p.m. in Blocker.
See your Academic
Advisor today! Don't
wait for the long lines
to form at the doors.
We can check course
offerings and schedules
on the computer.
..CBA Undergraduate
Advising.
Accounting Society:
April 17-18, GAAP Day
Alpha Kappa Psi:
April 9, 9a.m.-lla.m. Parents
Weekend Open house -
Blocker lobby.
April 12 - Officer elections
April 29 - Formal - Lake
Conroe
AMA Marketing Society:
April 11 - meeting
April 14-16 - Int’l AMA Conf.
in New Orleans
April 30 - Awards Bar-b-Q -
Lake Summerville
Beta Gamma Sigma:
April 12 - Induction Banquet
CBA Honors:
April 18 - 8:30 p.m. - Speaker
April 24 - Cook-out - Lake
Summerville
DPMA:
Apr. 12 - 7:30 p.m. Former
Students Center, Speaker-
David Kroenke.
April 23 - Spring Picnic
NABA:
April 9 - Car Wash - Long
John Silvers -10:30 a.m.
April 14 - 7:30, 404 Rudder
Officer elections
Retailing Society:
April 7-9 - Dallas trip
Speech Comm. Assoc.:
April 5 - Officer elections
April 9 - 12 noon - Bar-b-Q -
Kyle Field Press Box
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