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Friday, November 10,1989 The Battalion Page 5 ^Clements ponders judicial reforms |as part of upcoming special session Wl _ ■AUSTIN (AP) — Gov. Bill Clem ents said Thursday he is considering 0 f, whether to add judicial election re- ,, form to the upcoming special legis- sl2 lajive session, after a federal judge K struck down the at-large system in nine counties. acjlgBln the wake of U.S. District Judge no. Lucius Bunton’s ruling that the elec- , tion of state district judges from of county wide districts is illegal, key of ficials said lawmakers must design a ar : new system unless they want Bunton te- to do it for them. iii^H“We can postpone the inevitable, or we can accept the leadership re sponsibility of coming forward and changing this system,” said Texas Attorney General Jim Mattox, whose office represents the state in court. Mattox — who declined to say whether he would appeal Bunton’s ruling that the current system ille gally discriminates against minorities — urged Clements to include judi cial election reform in the special session that begins Tuesday. Clements, who called the session for lawmakers to address workers’ compensation reform, accused Mat tox of “playing politics.” However, he said he is considering whether to add judicial elections to the special session agenda. “We’re not going to have anything on the agenda except workers’ com pensation until we get that laid aside, and then we’ll think about other things,” Clements said. But he added, “Everything is possible ... I have to say that it merits consider ation.” Immediately following Wednes day’s ruling, Clements rejected the idea of adding judicial election changes to the session agenda. In the ruling, Bunton indicated he may block judicial elections in the nine counties involved in the lawsuit if the Legislature has not worked to address the problem by Jan. 3. The / counties are Dallas, Harris, Bexar, Travis, Jefferson, Lubbock, Ector, Tarrant and Midland. Mattox said he did not think he could immediately appeal the ruling, because of procedural bars.Chief Justice Tom Phillips of the Texas Supreme Court said he thinks the ruling should be appealed. Never theless, he said, the Legislature should act quickly to work out a plan before Bunton imposes his own. “This is an opportunity to come up with a better system of selection than we have now,” said Phillips, who opposes partisan judicial elec tions. justice Department accused of conducting insensitive investigation by Hispanic group WASHINGTON (AP) — The president of the country’s largest ■ispanic organization says the Jus- ' tice Department appears “insensitive H and uncaring” in its investigation of r an Hispanic man shot to death in the pi^Kick of the head by a West Texas po lice officer. Jose Garcia De Lara, national president of the League ofVUnited Latin American Citizens, says the Justice Department is treating the May 1988 death of Sammy Gomez, a rape suspect in Colorado City, as “a little case” and seems to want to drop the investigation. In Advance f! Aggie Band will host high school competition The Fightin’ Texas Aggie Band will host the second annual National Association of Military Marching Bands’ Texas high school competition at Kyle field Saturday. More than 3,000 high school musicians from 26 bands are scheduled to participate in the contest. Of the participating bands, nine are from division 2A schools, 12 from 3A, three from 4A and two from 5A. The performances, which are open to the public and free of charge, will be presented at 15- minute intervals starting at noon. The last band is scheduled to march at 6:45 p.m. and will be followed by a grand finale perfor mance by the Fightin’ Texas Ag gie Band. A panel of judges including Aggie Band Director Emeritus Joe T. Haney will select winners from each division as well as an overall winner. Trophies will be presented to the winning military marching bands. Great Chinese Movie Festival starts Sunday The Chinese Student Associa tion will sponsor four flicks shown in 201 MSC Sunday and j i; t Nov. 19 during the 1989 Great Chinese Movie Festival. “News Attack” will be shown at ! 1 p.m. and “Spring Swallow” at 3 t p.m. Sunday. “The Last Roman- ■fl ; ce” can be viewed on Nov. 19 at 1 p.m. and “When The Ocean Is Blue” will be shown at 3 p.m. Members of the Chinese Stu dent Association wui ue aumuiea free. The fee for non-members is f 1 per movie and $3 for all four films. Tickets can be purchased in 201 MSC Sunday and Nov. 19 from 12:30 p.m. to 1 p.m. and from 2:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. Last year there was a full house, so get there early. The movies have English sub titles. Contact Chong Hsu Liu at 846-6977 for further informa tion. “There was a violation of the civil rights of this individual,” De Lara said Thursday. “He was allegedly ex- cecuted by this policeman, and the feeling is a very uncaring attitude.” The Justice Department did not immediately respond to requests for comment, but Colorado City Police Chief Bobby Sparks said he believes state and federal officials have con ducted thorough investigations. “I don’t see any problem at all with the case,” Sparks said. “I have all the confidence in the world in the case.” Gomez, who had a history of ar rests and of tangling with police in the community of 5,500, was shot three times by Officer Billy Ray Wil liamson after lunging at the officer with a knife. Sparks said. Williamson was attempting to ar rest Gomez on a warrant in the sex ual assault of a woman who was taken from her apartment at knife point and raped repeatedly the night before, Sparks said. The first shot grazed Gomez’ chest, the second was to the left shoulder blade, and the third was to the back of the head, severing the spinal cord, Ruben Sandoval, an at torney working for LULAC and the Gomez family, said. A grand jury convened a week af ter the shooting took no action in the case. Persistent urging by LULAC led to a second grand jury, which is considering the case this week. Sparks said the first two shots knocked Gomez to the floor and the third was fired because Gomez was still trying to slash the officer with a knife. Sparks said Gomez had “constant conflicts with law enforcement and other citizens in the community,” in cluding Williamson. Jury begins investigation of South Texas bus crash EDINBURG (AP) — A Hidalgo County grand jury began a criminal investigation Thursday into the bus crash at a South Texas caliche pit that killed 21 ischool children. District Attorney Rene Guerra said the grand jury convening in Ed inburg would review affidavits from witnesses and experts, including the 60 survivors of the Sept. 21 bus crash in Alton. The crash occurred when a soft drink delivery truck failed to stop at a stop sign and collided with the bus at a rural intersection. Some wit nesses said a few students had been standing because all seats were filled. Guerra said he had not scheduled any witnesses to appear. Survivors said the bus became air borne and careened into a flooded, 40-foot-deep caliche pit. The soft drink truck driver, Ru ben Perez, 25, of Mission, told offi cials the brakes on the truck had failed. Guerra said he did not expect the truck driver to be called before the grand jury. Since the accident, Perez has been suspended with pay by Val ley Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Inc. of McAllen. His employer also has hired, at the request of the trucker’s family, around-the-clock security guards for the rural home. What’s Up FRIDAY SATURDAY OPAS STARK SERIES & DEPT. OF PHILOSOPHY & HUMANITIES: will have a special edition brown bag concert with Czechoslovakian pianist Rados- lav Kvapil at noon in 402 Academic. AGGIE PLAYERS: will present “Blithe Spirit” at 8 p.m. in Rudder Forum. Tickets are $4 students and $5 for the general public. DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH: presents ‘ Gypsy Language and Culture: Myth vs. Reality” at 4 p.m. in 203 Blocker. MANAGEMENT 481: President and CEO of Shippers Warehouse, Inc. Darren T. Strickland will speak to Duke Hobbs’ MGMT 481 class at 10 a.m. in 114 Blocker. HELLENIC STUDENT ASSOCIATION: will have a backgammon tournament from 6 to 11 p.m. in 302 Rudder. AGGIES WITH KIDS: will have a brown bag lunch at noon on the second floor of the Health Center. Call Nancy at 845-1741 for more information. CAMPUS CRUSADE FOR CHRIST: will have a Friday Night Alive meeting at 7 p.m. in 108 Harrington. PHILIPPINE STUDENTS ASSOCIATION: will meet at 7 p.m. in 501 Rudder. Call Cherith Letargo at 845-3186 for more information. A&M HILLEL: will have Shabbat services with speaker Motizaken at 8 p.m. at Hillel Jewish Student Center. A&M HILLEL: will have a snack & study at 7:30 p.m. at Hillel Jewish Student Center. MUSLIM STUDENT ASSOCIATION: will have Friday prayer at 1:10 p.m. Call Omar at 845-7094 for more information. AGGIE AWAKENING #25: those attending should meet at 3:30 p.m. at St. Mary’s Student Center. TRIANGLE FRATERNITY: will sponsor a protocol training seminar by Lou Ken nedy of the National Speakers Association. For details on reservations call R.M. Patterson at 822-9210. ACM/IEEE: will have an annual programming contest from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. in 340A Zachry. For more information call Lisa at 846-6713. BOXING CLUB: will have a boxing clinic by Olympic coach from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 5 to 8 p.m. in 260 Read. CaJI Brian Fitzgerald at 693-4069 for more information. SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL JOURNALISTS: will have a KBTX broadcast workshop at 10 a.m. at KBTX station on 4141 E. 29th. AGGIE SPELEOLOGICAL SOCIETY: will meet at 11 a.m. at the Fireman's Training Center. INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS ASSOCIATION: KAMU 90.9 FM will broadcoast music from Puerto Rico at 9 p.m. HELLENIC STUDENT ASSOCIATION: will have a backgammon tournament from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in 302 Rudder. Entry fee is $2. A&M HILLEL: will have a Felafel lunch followed by a talk on the Middle East and Israel by Motizaken at 1 p.m. at Hillel Jewish Student Center. RIO GRANDE VALLEY HOMETOWN CLUB: will have a playday from 2 to 5 p.m. at Hensel Park. Call Eunice Escobar at 693-1094 for more infor mation. FLORICULTURE-ORNAMENTAL HORTICULTURE: will have a plant sale from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the Horticulture Forestry Sciences Building. SUNDAY BIBLE STUDY: Father Emilio will lead a Bible study at 9:30 a.m. at St. Mary’s Student Center. UPE/ACM: will have a party at 7 p.m. at Plantation Oaks party room on 1501 Harvey Road. Call Bryan Chin at 693-2237 for more information. ALL GRADUATE STUDENT HAPPY HOUR: will meet from 5 to 8 p.m. at Car ney’s Pub. MEDICINE TRIBE & TEAC: will rally to save the MSC oaks at noon at Rudder Fountain. Call Todd Honeycutt at 846-9447 for more information. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: will have a general discussion at noon. Call the C.D.P.E. at 845-0280 for more information. A&M UNITED METHODIST CHURCH: will have an organ recital by Lester Brown at 3:30 p.m. in the sanctuary of A&M United Methodist Church on 417 University Drive. BRAZOS VALLEY ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE FAMILY SUPPORT GROUP: will discuss the stress of caregiving at 3 p.m. at 160 Medical Science Build ing. For more information call Pat Stirling at 693-1680. CHINESE STUDENT ASSOCIATION: will show two Chinese movies with En glish subtitles from 1 to 5 p.m. in 201 MSC. Non-member cost is $1. For more information call Hsu at 845-0381. BOXING CLUB: will sponsor a boxing clinic from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in 260 Read. BOXING CLUB: will have a boxing clinic by an Olympic coach from 5 to 8 p.m. in 260 Read. COLLEGE STATION COMMUNITY lawn of the community center to sit on. CENTER: presents a concert on the front at noon. Bring a sack lunch and something Items for What’s Up should be submitted to The Battalion, 216 Reed McDonald, no later than three business days before the desired run date. We only publish 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. ARE YOU QUALIFIED TO LEAD TOMORROWS COULEGE BOHri. 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