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Friday, September 1,1989 The Battalion Page 7 Agency says Williams killed endangered animals on trip FROM STAFF & WIRE REPORTS MIDLAND, Texas (AP) — In dif ferent ways, just about everyone touched by Republican gubernato rial candidate Clayton Williams’ sheep hunt in China last year wants to tan some hides. Williams, Class of’54, and his wife Modesta are waiting for the sheepskins to come back from the tannery. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service alleges the Williamses killed an endangered species. And U.S. District Judge Lucius Bunton thinks some wildlife service officials mis handled the whole affair. It took a recent order from Bun- ton to secure permission to send the Williams’ two hides to be preserved at a furrier’s in San Francisco, where four skins were confiscated in April 1988 as the Williamses and two other big-game hunters returned from China. Fish and Wildlife Service inspec tors at the San Francisco airport im pounded the hides and horns, say ing they were from an endangered species of the Argali family of moun tain sheep. But the sportsmen and the Chinese government, which sanc tioned the big-game hunt, contend the hides and horns are not from the endangered ovis ammon hodgsoni species but rather from the ovis am mon darwini subspecies, which is not endangered. Environmental specialist Dr. Vale- I he Williamses would never intentionally shoot an endangered animal. That’s totally against the grain of everything they’re for.” — Paul Latham, Williams’ attourney rius Geist of the University of Cal gary in Alberta, Canada, identified the horns and hides as belonging to the endangered species. Ironically, an employee of the Fish and Wildlife Service accompa nied the hunting trip along with Chinese wildlife officials, and every one on the trip believed they were shooting legal game, Williams’ attor ney said T hursday. “The Williamses would never in tentionally shoot an endangered ani mal,” attorney Paul Latham of Mid land said. “That’s totally against the grain of everything they’re for. That’s why they had these experts with them.” Chinese officials have submitted affidavits to the court saying the en dangered species is native to an area 2,000 miles from where the Wil liamses shot their sheep, Latham said, adding that the Fish and Wild life employee on the scene, Dr. Rich ard Mitchell, did not object when the sheep were shot. The Williamses tried for 15 months to resolve the case out of court, Latham said. Parks and Wildlife spokesman Tom Smiley in Albuquerque was out of the office Thursday and could not be reached for comment. Houston businesswoman investigated HOUSTON (AP) — A Houston businesswoman who owns an international perfume company is the target of an FBI investigation into allegations she diverted bank funds for her own use, according to newspaper reports. The FBI investigation is looking into the activities of Suzanne Frame, known professionally as Suzanne De Lyon, and a group of companies controlled by Frame and her husband, the Houston Chronicle reported. One of those companies is Suzanne De Lyon Inc., manufacturer of Animale perfume, a rose-scented fra grance sold in upscale department stores in the United States and Europe. The FBI investigation centers on a series of checks made payable to Bill Thompson, who received interest payments on loans made by Texas Investment Bank at a time when Frame was an officer of the institution, according to sources familiar with the investigation. Those checks were later deposited into a bank ac count at Western Bank-Westheimer in the name of Frame’s husband, Jack Frame, according to records in a federal civil case filed by disgruntled investors against Frame. At the time, Jack Frame was an officer of Western Bank-Westheimer. The Frames have an unlisted telephone number and could not be reached for comment by the Associated Press. Several investors in a group of companies controlled by the Frames said they have been contacted by FBI agents seeking information on Frame and her business activities. Kickin’ Back Photo by Scott D. Weaver Although it wasn’t raining, senior kinesiology nasties club, found a use for his umbrella-pro major David Clubb, president of the A&M gym- tection from the blazing sun. Moonlight Madness Friday, September 1st ALPHA KAPPA PSI NATIONAL PROFESSIONAL BUSINESS FRATERNITY FALL RUSH Sept. 4 Informational Rush 6:30-1:00 PM 701 Rudder Sept. 6 Picnic 5:30-8:00 PM Oak Park (on Harvey) for more information call Toni at 696-1821