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Wednesday, October 5, IQSSAThe Battalion/Page 5 Warped by Scott McCullar ■7 pm r/MiJ/1 *tv\ If II 1 ■ i Mrvp iTr* ri/'i changed into a "Plot Device" and transports the boys through time and space at the touch ol a button... Waldo by Kevin Thomas WALDO, YOU SHOULDN'T BE USING STEROIDS! GIVE ME ONE GOOD REASON WHY YOU SHOULD USE THEM/ BECAUSE EVERYONE ELSE DOES/ WHY DOES THAT LOGIC REMIND ME OF THE BUSH-DUKAKIS DEBATE? Jury convicts man Authorities race for officer’s murder | n 0 y 9 0 e *t a h d s ult case SAN ANTONIO (AP) — A 27- year-old ex-convict who claimed he shot a Beaumont police officer in self-defense last spring was con victed of capital murder Tuesday. The eight-woman, four-man de liberated less than two hours before returning the verdict against Mi chael Lee Lockhart, who was charged in the March 22 slaying of Beaumont patrolman Paul D. Hul- seyjr. Lockhart, who also is wanted in slayings in Indiana and Florida, sat motionless as the verdict was read and his attorney, Charles Carver, de clined to speak to reporters outside the Bexar County courthouse. However, Jefferson County pros ecutors said they were thrilled, but not surprised about the verdict. “I’m absolutely pleased,” said Dis trict Attorney Tom Maness. “The jury weighed it cautiously and came back with the proper verdict. The credit goes to a tremendous investi gation on the part of many law en forcement agencies.” The sentencing phase will begin Thursday. The trial was moved to San Anto nio because of the extensive public ity in Beaumont. Lockhart's trial gained notoriety in San Antonio when he jumped out of a third-story window at the Bexar County Court house in an unsuccessful escape at tempt. He took the stand last week and said Hulsey provoked an attack that led to his death. But Maness said in closing argu ments Tuesday that it was Lockhart who provoked Hulsey, who was try ing to track down the driver of a car involved earlier in a high-speed chase. He also said Lockhart learned to be cool and collected when commit ting crimes after spending time in the Wyoming penitentiary on bur glary charges. “He has no regard for any life ex cept his own,” Maness said of Lock hart. “If you believe him, then you give him a stamp of approval to kill a police officer. If this is the man you want to believe then put him out there on the street, in the mall with your daughter.” But Carver, a Port Arthur attor ney, said Hulsey was too eager to make an arrest and did not follow police procedure, and that Lockhart was only protecting himself. He also said police and prosecu tors did not present all the evidence that might have vindicated his client. “They want you to find Michael Lee Lockhart guilty and later kill him because they want to show this community that we are good law- abiding citizens,” Carver said. “They want you to sacrifice this man so the appetites of the police of ficers in Beaumont can be satisfied because they lost a friend,” Carver said. Hulsey, 29, was an eight-year vet eran of the Beaumont Police Depart ment. His father, Paul Hulsey Sr., was a former police chief in Galves ton. “My son worked all his adult life in the system. He believed injustice and I believe this day justice was car ried out,” Hulsey said after the ver dict. “I grieve very much at the loss of my son and I grieve at the loss of any police officer because when you kill a police officer you kill a piece of America,” he said. HOUSTON (AP) — The first at tempt by federal authorities in the Southern District of Texas to certify -juveniles for trial as adults turned into a race against the clock, officials say. Federal prosecutors were seeking to have two Colombian teen-agers certified to stand trial as adults un der a little used federal law on charges they possessed more than $2 million in cash and cocaine. But speedy trial provisions in the statute meant the government could have to bring the youths to trial by Friday or risk dismissal of the charges. It has become commonplace in state courts to certify juveniles as adults, but attorney John Lenoir said this is the first time federal authori ties in the Southern District of Texas have attempted the procedure. The youths, aged 15 and 16, were arrested last month, along with five other Colombians, and indicted on charges of felony possession of 50 ki los of cocaine. Authorities also seized $1.3 million in cash. Because of the large amount of money and narcotics involved, Le noir said he believes he has no re course except to hold the two ac countable as adults. “If we simply return these juve niles back to Colombia on deporta tion proceedings without criminal charges, we would be sending the wrong message to the cocaine traf fickers,” he said. “It wouldn’t be long, we would be deluged with un derage drug runners.” Under federal law, a person must be 18 or older to be charged with a felony. You should know about e.p.t? stick test. It’s the fast and easy way to find out if you’re pregnant. Or not. And you find out in private. If the stick turns pink, you’re pregnant. If it stays white, you’re not. It’s that simple. If you have any questions about e.p.t., call us toll free 1-800-562-0266. In New Jersey, just call 1-800-338-0326. e.p.t. The first and most trusted name in pregnancy testing. Cart? PmagnAMcv *1 TEST KIT D MSC Political Forum ‘ECection '88: ‘The (PresidentiaCSeries presents ‘Dr. Lenor rani Progressive Cp' . Candidate can woman n all 50 states .esday, October 5* 8:30 pm 701 Rudder Free Admission 4Ju * Note the date and room have been changed. This program is presented for educational purposes, and does not constitute an endorsement for any speaker. AGGIES FOR BARTON and AGGIE GOP Campaign and Voter Registration Meeting Wednesday, October 5th 701 RUDDER In conjunction with: Victory ’88 Young Conservatives For More Information Call Lee Woodward 696-1473 Paid for by Aggies for Barton SCOTT&WHITE CLINIC, COLLEGE STATION 1600 University Drive East Audiology Occupational Medicine Richard L. Riess, Ph D. Dr Walter J. Linder Cardiology Ophthalmology Dr. J. James Rohack Dr. Mark R. Coffman Dermatology Orthopedic Surgery Dr. David D. Barton Dr. Robert F. Hines Family Medicine Otolaryngology Dr. Art Caylor Dr. Michael J. Miller Dr. William R. Kiser Pediatrics Dr. Walter J. Linder Dr. Dayne M. Foster Dr. Richard A. Smith Dr. Mark Sicilio Dr. Kathy A. Stienstra Dr. Robert Wiprud Plastic Surgery General Surgery Dr. Frank R. Arko Dr. Dirk L. Bovsen Dr. William M. Cocke, Jr. Psychiatry Internal Medicine Dr. Steven Kirk Strawn Dr. Valerie Chatham Psychology Dr. Alton Graham Dr. Jack L. Bodden Dr. David Hackethom Radiology Dr. Michael R. Schlabach Dr. Luis Canales Obstetrics/Gynecology Urology Dr. James R. Meyer Dr. Michael R. Hermans Dr. William L. Rayburn Health Education Dr. Charles W. Sanders Sally Scaggs, RD Call 268-3322 For Appointment R1