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I 4 Thursday, October 19,1989 The Battalion Page 5 ct rA Texas version of Selma’ ? atal shooting leads to accusations of police brutality, racism lesini a )' in A ision y cony 'se mer,f rvice, ie eletf. i time[ their i| Jssive 'I jton arl : natiotil t re-eltJ preocr.j eyspei J raisij|| nent. ictsuclil kinierf] )le lerl Parolej parolil 1 bat; I se ml istronJ les'paf ng hnl earsirl uh-ols| I Sept I [ nivil re cart I nurstl offal :d Iasi 1 tele I 1 sinctl I beeij • 1,20« Amj isidertl ; and triouH aprii-j acton [ 5 t to Aft orgffl ersi COLORADO CITY, Texas (AP) Some Mexican-Americans say lispanics living in Colorado City to- layare no better off than blacks who look to the streets in Selma, Ala., tearly 30 years ago. They say Hispanics can’t get jobs justice or equal treatment by the [ice, and that it’s been that way so mg that no one questioned the sta- squo until recently. “I grew up in this town,” said Ma- ;ario Gomez. “More than 50 years Ve spent here and things have not :hanged.” But the fatal shooting of Gomez’s son, Sammy, by a part-time po- iceman 17 months ago has spurred mie of the town’s Mexican-Ameri- ins to speak out with charges that dice are racist and brutal, charges city leaders deny. Going to the town of 5,400 from a irge metropolitan area is “like en- [ering the Twilight Zone,” said Ru- :n Sandoval, a San Antonio-based ittorney for the League of United idn American Citizens who is try- ig to persuade the federal govern- icnt to prosecute Sammy Gomez’s aileron civil rights charges. “You leave Dallas or you leave Houston on a Southwest Airlines jet and you cross a time zone and you end up landing in a Wright brothers airplane,” Sandoval said. The Gomez case, the lawyer said, could be a watershed in Mexican- Americans’ struggle for equal treat ment in the smaller cities of West Texas. “This is a Texas version of Selma,” Sandoval said. The struggle in Colorado City be gan May 13, 1988, when police offl- “I I grew up in this town. More than 50 years I’ve spent here and things have not changed.” — Macario Gomez, victim’s brother cer Billy Ray Williamson fatally shot 27-year-old Sammy Gomez as he tried to arrest Gomez at his aunt’s house on a rape charge. Williamson said he shot in self-de fense after Gomez lunged at him with a knife. A week after the shooting, with out seeing an autopsy report, a Mitchell County grand jury cleared Williamson of any wrongdoing. What the autopsy showed — after county officials were forced to re lease the public document five months later — was that Gomez had been shot three times: once in the left side, once in the back right above the shoulder blade and once in the back of the head. The last shot, to the base of the skull, was fatal. The medical examiner, Patrick Besant-Matthews of the Institute of Forensic Sciences in Dallas, did not challenge Williamson’s story that he shot Gomez as Gomez attacked him with a knife. But the dead man’s parents didn’t believe Williamson. They assert he bore an 8-year-old grudge against their son because of an accusation of police brutality. Oscar Ortiz, the head of Colorado City’s council of the League of United Latin American Citizens, didn’t believe Williamson’s story ei ther, nor did Ruben Sandoval, the LULAC-affiliated lawyer. Now, after a year of complaints and appeals to state and federal offi cials, the case is scheduled to be pre sented to a Mitchell County grand jury again Nov. 8. The FBI, U.S. Justice Department and the state at torney general’s office are watching, and could step in if they aren’t satis fied with the outcome.The FBI, U.S. Justice Department and the state at torney general’s office are watching, and could step in if they aren’t satis fied with the outcome. “The truth has come out, but I don’t know if they’re going to pros ecute the police in this town,” Maca rio Gomez said after Contin’s au topsy report was released. “Police brutality in this town has been going on for years and they’re not going to stop.” Ortiz, who has lived in Colorado City for the past 12 years, agreed. “In Colorado City, you don’t ques tion the local authorities. They do no wrong.” Colorado City, a town of about 5,400 people 40 miles east of Big Spring, straddles the Colorado River. The school system is about half Anglo, 40 percent Hispanic and 10 percent black. What’s Up Thursday ALCOHOL AWARENESS WEEK: will have free music, entertainment and bev erages from 8:30 until 11:30 p.m. at The Grove. Call 845-0280 for more information. ALCOHOL AWARENESS WEEK: will have a discussion on alcohol and drug abuse prevention from noon until 1 p.m. at the College of Medicine. Call 845- 0280 for more information. AGGIELAND: Classes of ’91, ’92, and ’93 can take yearbook pictures from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. at AR Photography. CIRCLE K INTERNATIONAL: will clean campus bulletin boards all day on cam pus. INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT FORUM: will discuss law and economic de velopment in developing nations at 7 p.m. in 407 Rudder. PHI BETA LAMBDA: will have a social for actives and pledges from 5 until 7 p.m. at Sundance. RELIEF, EDUCATION AND CONCERN FOR HUNGER: will meet at 5 p.m. in 145MSC. NATIONAL SOCIETY OF BLACK ENGINEERS: will meet at 7 p.m. in 302 Rud der. MEXICAN-AMERICAN ENGINEERING SOCIETY: will have a joint meeting with NSBE and a panel of speakers at 7 p.m. in 601 Rudder. For more information call Rebeca Jimenez at 696-8004. ■I ■ • ' ' . 'A' H1W ALPHA PHI OMEGA: wll^hidve a Friday morning yell hour from midnight until 1 a.m. at KTSR statidh. For more information call Chris at 846-0011. AFRICAN STUDENT ORGANIZATION EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE: will meet at 7:30 p.m. on the third floor of Sterling C. Evans Library in Group Study. For more information call Zachee Ngoko at 846-7765 or 845-8182. PHI BETA CHI: will meet at 7 p.m. in 230 MSC. FOURTH DAY: will have a discussion for all those who have made an Aggie Awakening at 6:15 p.m. at St. Mary’s Student Center. ST. MARY’S STUDENT ORGANIZATION: will visit Boy s Club at 7 p.m. Call 846- 5718 for more information EL GROUPO LATINO: will have birthday celebrations and games at 8 p.m. in the Student Center of St. Mary’s Church. TAMU HORTICULTURE SOCIETY: will have a work party at 5 p.m. at the Horti culture Farm. For more information call Charlie Moomaw at 845-9170. FREE THOUGHT SOCIETY: will have a discussion at 8 p.m. on the second floor of Rudder in front of the theater. RECREATIONAL SPORTS: will post brackets for golf doubles. Entries close for punt, pass and kick at 5:30 p.m. in 154 Read. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: will have a general discussion at noon. Call the C.D.P.E. at 845-0280 for more information. NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS: will have a general discussion at 8:30 p.m. Call the C.D.P.E. at 845-0280 for more information. ADULT CHILDREN OF ALCOHOLICS: will have a general discussion at 6 p.m. For more information call the C.D.P.E. at 845-0280. FORT WORTH HOMETOWN CLUB: will meet for bowling at 9 p.m. at Chimney Hill. AGGIES FOR LIFE: will discuss abortion from a secular, medical, intellectual and biblical viewpoint from 7 until 9 p.m. in 228 MSC. Call Michele Stan field at 693-0482 for more information. Friday STUDENT Y: applications for T-Camp ’90 co-chair are due today. AGGIELAND: Classes of ’91, ’92 and ’93 can take yearbook pictures from 9 a.m. until 5 p m. at AR Photography. AGGIE PLAYERS: presents “Waiting For Godot” in the Fallout Theater. Tickets are $4 for students and the general public and $2 for season ticket hold ers. CIRCLE K INTERNATIONAL: will have its Texas/Oklahoma District Fall Re treat in Brownwood, Texas this weekend. Call Elizabeth at 847-0247 for more information. DATA PROCESSING MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION: deadline for turning in applications for scholarships is today at 5 p.m. in 401 Blocker. INTERVARSITY CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP: will have Friday Night Fellowship with a guest speaker at 7 p.m. in 301 Rudder. Call Jennifer Van Nice at 764-9035 for more information. CAMPUS CRUSADE FOR CHRIST: will have a Friday Night Alive meeting at 7 p.m. in 108 Harrington. NEWMAN CLUB: will watch the second half of “Jesus of Nazareth” at 8 p.m. at St. Mary’s Student Center. AGGIES FOR LIFE: Rex Moses, founder of Texas Rescue, will speak at 7 p.m. in 701 Rudder. Call Michelle Stanfield at 693-0482 for more information. A&M HILLEL: will have Simchat Torah celebrations at 8 p.m. at Hillel Jewish Student Center. RECREATIONAL SPORTS: will post brackets for pickleball singles at 1 p.m. in 159 Read. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: will have a general discussion at noon. For more information call the C.D.P.E. at 845-0280. Items for What’s Up should be submitted to The Battalion, 216 Reed McDon ald, no later than three business days before the desired run date. We only pub lish the name and phone number of the contact if you ask us to do so. What’s Up is a Battalion service that lists non-profit events and activities. Submissions are run on a first-come, first-served basis. There is no guarantee an entry will run. if you have questions, call the newsroom at 845-3315. 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