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The Battalion ^Wednesday, November 8,1989 Page 5 Alleged racial slur costs ! HOUSTON (AP) — Political un- Iknown Beverley Clark on Tuesday ■defeated veteran city councilman him Westmoreland, whose racial slur involving the late U.S. Rep. Mickey ■Leland triggered a furor of protest ■just weeks before the election. With 98.12 percent of the vote Icounted, Clark had 138,647, or 55.3 ■percent, to 113,304 or 44.97 percent Ifor Westmoreland. Westmoreland joked to a newspa- Iper reporter Oct. 18 that Houston ■Intercontinental Airport be re- Inamed “Nigger International” to ap- Ipease council members pushing to Irename the airport as a memorial to ■Leland, the black Houston congress- Iman who was killed in an Aug. 7 ■plane crash while aiding famine vic- Itims in Ethiopia. In a special council session last ■ week, council members approved a ■ resolution censuring Westmoreland ■ for the comment. Earlier in the [week, hundreds of residents turned lout for the regular council session to voice concern about Westmoreland. “I’m pleasantly surprised,” said Clark, who is black. “I really am. I was in the race to win and in the race because I’m a concerned citizen. I think what his remarks did was make people examine me as a candidate.” Clark, 34, is a minority recruiter for the University Outreach Pro gram, a partnership involving the University of Houston, Texas A&M University and the University of Texas. The tutoring program helps Houston middle sphool and high school students interested in attend ing college. “Before those remarks, it was just me and my own personal savings,” she said of the effect of the West moreland comments. “After those remarks, a lot o N f people volunteered and donations came in. It really helped my campaign.” Westmoreland, an eight-term council member, had apologized for the remark repeatedly, although he What’s Up WEDNESDAY CLASS OF ’90 GIFT COMMITTEE: will take suggestions for the class gift from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. at MSC tables all this week. DEPARTMENT OF MODERN AND CLASSICAL LANGUAGES: will have a lecture titled “The French Revolution Through Opera Glasses” at 4:15 p.m. in 229 MSC. MSC VISUAL ARTS: will meet at 8:30 p.m. in 231 MSC. WOMEN’S BONFIRE COMMITTEE: will meet at 7 p.m. in 401 Rudder. TWELFTH MAN FOUNDATION: will take yearbook pictures at 8:30 p.m. in Zachry. TAU BETA PI: will meet at 7 p.m. in 102 Zachry. OPAS STARK SERIES & DEPARTMENT OF PHILOSOPHY & HUMANITIES: will have a brown bag concert at noon in 402 Academic. Call Rebecca Binder at 845-3355 for more information. MSC JORDAN INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL AWARENESS: will present “How to Make Europe Inexpensive” with Dr. John C. Groth of the Fi nance Department at 8:30 p.m. in 206 MSC. OUTDOOR RECREATION CLUB: will meet at 7 p.m. in 402 Rudder. Call Tom Taber at 696-2600 for more information. TRAP AND SKEET CLUB: will meet at 8:30 p.m. in 401 Rudder. Call Bunker Hill at 696-9686 for more information. TAMU BAHAI CLUB: will discuss “From Nationalism to World Citizenship: The Next Stage in Humanity's Evolution” at 8:30 p.m. in 507 A&B Rudder. PI SIGMA ALPHA: will discuss plans for the Austin trip at 7 p.m. at the Flying Tomato. NATIONAL AGRI-MARKETING ASSOCIATION: will meet at 7:30 p.m. in 113 Kleberg followed by Monsanto at 8 p.m. PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR INDUSTRIAL DISTRIBUTION: will have a power lunch from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. at Cafe Eccell. AGGIES FOR LIFE: will have a prayer concerning abortion at noon in the All Faiths Chapel. EUROPE CLUB: will meet at 10:30 p.m. upstairs at Sneaker’s. TAMU KITEFLYERS: will meet at 8:30 p.m. in 224 MSC. S.W.A.P.: will have a meeting and potluck dinner at 8 p.m. in front of Rud der. Bring favorite covered dish. AUSTIN HOMETOWN CLUB: will meet for dinner at 7 p.m. at Mr. Gatti’s in Skagg’s Shopping Center. For more information call Alicia at 846-0035. TAMU SAILING CLUB: will meet at 7 p.m. in 502 Rudder. Call Stirling Brondel at 846-9183 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. CLASS OF ’90: will roller skate at 7:30 p.m. at Rolling Thunder. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BLACK ACCOUNTANTS: will have its last general meeting at 8:30 p.m. in 402 Rudder. EXCEL: Excel '90 chair applications are now available in the Multicultural Serv ices Center, 148 MSC. Call Cynthia Rincon at 845-4551 or 845-4565 for more information. NEWMAN CLUB: will take a mid-week study break in celebration of a creative liturgy at 7:30 p.m. at St. Mary’s Student Center. CATHOLICS ON THE QUAD: a counselor from Greenleaf will discuss chemical dependency at 9 p.m. in Lounge B. STUDENT Y: counselor & captain applications are available in 211 Pavilion through November 10. Call Mike Heffner at 847-6548 for more informa tion. RHA DELEGATES & PRESIDENTS ROUNDTABLE: will meet at 8:30 p.m. in 228 MSC. STUDENTS AGAINST APARTHEID: will meet at 7 p.m. at Rudder Tower. Call Irwin or Todd at 846-9447 for more information. ALL—U ISSUES & GRIEVANCES FORUM: will meet at 8:30 p.m. in 601 Rud der. Call Kenny Gosset at 845-3051 for more information. For Thursday’s What’s Up entries, please see page 6. Westmoreland his seat insisted he used the term “Negro In ternational.” “When you you have an event that dominates the headlines for nine straight days, obviously it’s a sensi tive matter to the entire citizenry,” he said from his home Tuesday night. “At this point, there are an awful lot of them who feel one statement overrides 16 years of re cord. The one statement apparently is dictating their vote.” Results (Continued from page 1) made it a back-door increase. I found voters who thought that was an insult to their intelligence,” the senator said. Lynn Oates, chairman of the raise-opposing group Texans for Fi nancial Responsiblity, agreed. “The wording of the amendment was very deceptive and misleading,” he said. Lewis voiced disappointment for the state’s 181 lawmakers. “It is impossible for a man or woman to maintain his or her family and job or business responsibilities on the $400 a month a legislator takes home,” the House speaker said. “We are rapidly approaching a situation where only the wealthy can serve. That, in my opinion, is not representative government.” Voters also OK’d Proposition 2, a $500 million bond issue that would provide money for water projects statewide — with $100 million ded icated to cleaning up substandard “colonia” developments. That amendment led by a 58 percent to 42 percent margin with 72 percent of the vote in. A group of four criminal justice proposals all won overwhelming voter approval. They included Prop osition 8, a $400 million bond issue for building prisons and mental health facilities. Also passing were Proposition 9, to consolidate the state’s prison, pro bation and pardons and parole agencies into a single Department of Criminal Justice; Proposition 10, dubbed the “truth in sentencing” amendment, to allow judges to tell jurors how good conduct time and parole could shorten a convict’s prison sentence, and Proposition 13, to establish a crime victim’s bill of rights in the Texas Constitution. Proposition 7, to remove from the oath of office for Texas officials the denial that they bribed anyone, was approved 68 percent to 32 percent. Officials still would be required to sign a written statement swearing that they didn’t bribe anybody. Also approved Tuesday were: • Proposition 5, lifting the local property tax from goods brought temporarily into Texas to be proc essed before they are shipped else where. • Proposition 6, a four-year term option for hospital district boards. • Proposition 12, to allow the Permanent School Fund to guar antee repayment of $750 million in bonds used for buying, building or improving public school facilities. • Proposition 14, allowing the new Fort Bend County district attor ney to be elected in 1990 instead of 1992, when other district attornies are elected. • Proposition 15, to authorize non-profit organizations to conduct raffles for charity. • Proposition 16, allowing local creation of hospital districts. • Proposition 17, permitting state financial aid to local fire depart ments. • Proposition 19, allowing broader investment of local govern ment funds. ‘ • Proposition 20, abolishing county surveyor offices in Cass, Ec tor, Garza, Smith, Bexar, Harris and Webb counties. • Proposition 21, which would E rovide $75 million in bonds for col- :ge savings and student loans. The outcome of the remaining three amendments was very close as three-fourths of the vote was counted. They were: • Proposition 3, to provide $75 million in bonds for agriculture, new products and small business devel opment. • Proposition 4, granting prop erty tax exemptions for veterans groups. Corwin (Continued from page 1) was able to free herself and crawl to the road, where a passing motorist found her a. short time later near Rock Prarie Road. Corwin won’t be eligible for pa role until 2003 for the attempted murder of the student, meanwhile Speers said his office is seeking more severe charges for the murders of the three women. Corwin is being charged with the murder of Mary Martin, a 72-year- old woman who was abducted on Feb. 13, 1987, in Madisonville while taking a morning walk. She was raped and stabbed in the back. Corwin also is accused of raping and stabbing Debra Ewing after ab ducting her from a Huntsville shop ping center in July 1987. Her body was found two days later in a field near Lake Conroe. Oct. 31, 1987, Mary Risinger was stabbed in the throat while washing her car at a car wash in Huntsville. Her young daughter was locked in the car and witnessed the slaying. Corwin also is being charged with this crime. Speers said investigators have nu merous signed statements of these murders and a videotape of Corwin confessing to the killings. Police Beat The following incidents were re ported to the University Police De partment between Oct. 31 and Thursday. MISDEMEANOR THEFT: • A leather jacket was stolen from the Langford Architecture Center. • A thief swiped a money bag from a man walking back to his car in Parking Area 3. The victim said he was carrying the bag under his arm when the theft occurred. The bag had cash and checks in it. • A student’s wallet was stolen from a purse left unsecured in G. Rollie White Coliseum. • A student reported his wallet stolen after he found it missing from where he had left it on a bench in side the North Gate Post Office. • A left side view mirror was sto len from a vehicle in Parking Area 40. • A wallet was stolen from Har rington Tower. • A metal parking sign from Parking Area 12 was stolen. BURGLARY OF A MOTOR VE HICLE: • A cassette tape case and its con tents were stolen from a car on Clark Street. • A battery was stolen from a TAMU vehicle while it was parked in Area 36. BURGLARY OF A COIN-OP ERATED MACHINE: • Food and candy were forcibly removed from the vending machine located in the A.P. Beutel Health Center. The vending machine is owned by the Bryan Coca-Cola Company. FALSE ALARM OR REPORT: • A fire alarm was pulled in Ap- pelt Hall, but when authorities ar rived on the scene they found no sign of smoke or fire. THE CRIME PREVENTION UNIT IS AVAILABLE TO ANY ONE REQUESTING INFORMA TION ON COMBATING CRIME. Call 845-8900. 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