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San Antonio group denie
woman hid leftist ’ s arms
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — An ecumenical group that
works in El Salvador is discounting accusations that a
woman associated with the organization hid ammuni
tion and explosives for leftist guerrillas.
But the White House was casting doubt Monday on
the circumstances that led to the arrest of Jennifer J.
Casolo, 28, a Connecticut woman associated with a San
Antonio religious group.
Casolo was arrested by Salvadoran police Sunday as
authorities seized a cache of ammunition they said was
buried under her house in San Salvador.
Police briefly displayed Casolo for reporters, but she
was not allowed to comment.
“I find it very difficult to believe that Jennifer had
anything to do with this,” said John Blatz, spokesman
for the San Antonio-based Christian Educational Semi
nar, the group with which Casolo is associated.
Blatz called the accusations against Casolo “part of
their persecution of the churches. That’s clear.”
In Washington, White House spokesman Marlin
Fitzwater said, “There are indications of her involve
ment, that’s for certain.” However, he offered no spe
cifics other than to cite press accounts of “her role and
her past history there.”
“It’s fairly clear that these weapons were found
there,” Fitzwater said. “I mean, we’re not talking about
a small package of pistols here. We’re talking about tons
of equipment and mortars and dynamite and rounds of
ammunitions and explosives. This is hardly a case of
someone having a few things flipped in their shopping
bag on the way home.”
Asked if it appeared she was guilty, Fitzwater replied,
“There’s not much question that the material was there.
... I don’t know about her role.”
The Christian Educational Seminar is a project of
Christians for Peace in El Salvador. The seminar orga
nizes delegations of North Americans to travel to El Sal
vador, Blatz said.
Casolo’s arrest prompted dozens at St. Mary’s Catho
lic Church in San Antonio to pray for her and for six
recently slain Jesuit priests and thousands who have
died in El Salvador’s civil war.
San Antonio Archbishop Patrick Flores called for
U.S. military aid to the war-torn country to be stopped.
“Instead of dropping bombs on each other, it would
cost a whole lot less to drop food on our table eve
day,” Flores said. “When are we going to learn than;
world is chaos, because we, the men and women,
not thinking?”
Meanwhile, the mother and friends of Casolodenj
the accusations of Salvadoran police.
“Jennifer is working for the church,” AudreyCaa
the woman’s mother, said. “She is working to help
poor people.”
Sen. Christopher J. Dodd, D-Conn., saidhewas:
sured by the Salvadoran ambassador in Washing!!
D.C., that Casolo would not be harmed.
Maj. Mauricio Chavez Caceres, a Salvadoran ariE
forces spokesman, said 40,000 rounds of ammun®
for U.S.-made M-16 rifles, 40,000 rounds of ammi
We’re not talking about a small
package of pistols here. We’re talking
about tons of equipment and mortarsa^.
dynamite and rounds of ammunitionsarc
explosives.”
— Marlin Fitzwatf'
White House spokesmi
tion for Soviet-designed AK-47 rifles, 203 bloch
TNT and 403 detonator caps were found in Cal
house and at other locations.
Chavez said the cache “proves church involves
with the Farabundo Marti National Liberation Fra
the guerrillas of El Salvador. Salvadoran author.;
said they were tipped off to the arms cache bvara
deserter.
Friends noted that Casolo’s arrest came amid a
of harassment and arrests of church workers ofva
denominations in El Salvador. Six Jesuit priest-proi
sors were slain Nov. 16 and witnesses said the
was involved.
Since her 1983 graduation from BrandeisUnivre
Casolo has worked with the church and tliepoor.fi
receiving her degree in American and Latin Arnenc
studies, she worked at a soup kitchen in Chicagoa
taught English to refugees in Maryland.
Legislature tries again
Committee passes revised workers’ comp bill;
Speaker urges Senate to accept House version
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AUSTIN (AP) — Speaker Gib Le
wis said Monday he hopes the House
will pass a business-oriented work
ers’ compensation reform bill this
week and that senators will change
their minds and accept it.
The House Business and Com
merce Committee voted 7-0 for a bill
backed by Lewis to change the way
workers are paid for on-the-job inju
ries. Lewis said he hopes the bill will
win House approval Wednesday.
The proposal, initially authored
by Lt. Gov. Bill Hobby in a bid to
break an 11-month stalemate, was
heavily amended by senators before
they sent it to the House.
Minor, technical Senate amend
ments were retained by the House
sponsor, Rep. Richard Smith, and
some other changes were made. But
Smith, R-Bryan, said the bill sent to
the full House is essentially that writ
ten by Hobby and supported by Gov.
Bill Clements.
Lewis said the right plan could
end lawmakers’ third try this year to
overhaul the workers’ compensation
system. The regular session and an
earlier special session failed to end
the impasse.
“The bill that left the Senate was
probably much, much worse than
current law,” Lewis said. “We will
under no condition accept that bill,
or any bill that would resemble that.”
Lewis said he has no reason to
think votes will change in the Senate,
but that he hopes “wisdom will pre
vail.” Opponents have said portions
of Hobby’s plan are unfair to work
ers.
The Senate-approved plan dif
fered from Hobby’s measure, and
from earlier proposals by House
members, on the questions of calcu
lating benefits and resolving dis
puted workers’ compensation
claims.
Hobby’s plan would restrict jury
trials in compensation cases. It also
would establish a specific schedule of
monetary payments for permanent
injuries.
Business lobbyists say large
awards by juries and high injury
benefits have caused increases in
employer-paid premiums, which are
up 148 percent since 1985 and
scheduled to rise another 22 percent
by Jan. 1.
The Senate-passed bill would re
strict the admission in a trial any is
sues not raised at the state agency
administrative hearing on a workers’
compensation case. But senators re
fused to go along with requiring all
potential evidence on every dispute
to be presented at the administration
level.
The Senate bill also changed the
so-called impairment schedule for
S ermanent injuries, adding more
exibility to the plan so benefits
could be linked with a person’s abil
ity to hold a job in his fieW.
One amendment added I
by the House committee wo
the Houston Oilers’ football
owner to deduct contractuali
ity payments to players fronu
ers’ compensation payments.
Steve Wolens, D-Dallas, said.
Lewis said that if Smiths
passes the House, he hopes thei
ate will accept it and avert the*
for a conference committee tov
out differences.
“He jpefully, the wisdom of theta
will just kind of just overcome: s
entire East (Senate) sideoftheCil
tol . . . and we can go home,"he!!sl
Austin woman gives birth
after dogs attack, maul her
AUSTIN (AP) — Ap Austin
woman gave birth to a 7-pound, 10-
ounce boy hours after she was at
tacked and mauled by two dogs who
chased and killed her cat.
Kathleen MacKenzie, 31, went
into labor as a result of the attack at
about 7 a.m. Sunday in the parking
lot of her apartment complex. Her
son was born — six days before his
due date — at 11:29 a.m.
MacKenzie said she was trying to
save her cat from an attack by a 110-
pound Akita Japanese husky and a
50-pound pit bull terrier when the
larger dog jumped on her back and
knocked her down on her stomach.
“That’s when my water broke,” she
said.
She ran to a neighbor, who re
fused to call 911 for help.
“I closed the door because I didn’t
want to get involved,” the man said,
who refused to give his name. “You
just don’t know what kinds of people
are hanging around apartment com
plexes these days.”
Another unidentified neighbor
called for help.
Police shot and killed the dogs
when the animals started coming at
the officers, Sgt. John Russell said.
MacKenzie underwent surgery to
her right arm three hours after the
baby was delivered by Caesarean sec
tion. She also suffered a 5-inch cut to
the back of her head, puncture
wounds on the left side of her neck,
scratches on her back and abdomen
and scraped knees, hospital spokes
man M.A. Bengston said.
She was listed in stable condition.
Her son, Andrew Scott, was in good
condition, Bengston said.
The dogs’ owner, Joseph Cher-
noff, was issued two citations for
having dogs at large, Russell said.
Chernoff said he had owned the
Akita, named Kado, for 14 months
and the pit bull terrier, Mozart, for
eight months. He said the two were
worth $5,000.
“I knew I would eventually lose
the big dog,” Chernoff said. “He’s
bitten some friends before. He
doesn’t like strangers to touch him.
If they (police) shot him, I’m not
shocked. I’ve thought about shoot
ing him myself.”
Two guests accidentally left the
door to his house open early Sun
day, allowing the dogs to escape, he
said. After searching for three
hours, Chernoff said he reported
them missing to police.
“These were probably the two fin
est dogs in Austin except the big one
was born with a bad personality,”
Chernoff said. “I don’t understand
them shooting the little one, I never
will.”
Chernoff said he always kept the
two dogs — who ate steak and
shrimp instead of dog food — in
doors.
Experts preditl
Leland’s widoi
will endorse
Washington
HOUSTON (AP) —Alisonlf
land, widow of Rep. Mickey If
land, is expected to endorses
Sen. Craig Washington this wefi
to fill her husband’s unexpirti
congressional term.
The Houston Post reportdl
the announcement is expectedi’l
a news conference and a
mailing later this week.
Leland last week would neidiff
confirm or deny reports, saw
she would make her
known “probably toward the erf
of next week.”
Washington, D-Houston, fa*
City Councilman Anthony Halhj
a Dec. 9 runoff race to
18th Congressional Districtseai j
Mickey Leland’s mother, Al
Rains, endorsed Washington hi
fore the Nov. 7 special elecwl
that included a field of 11 can<l|
dates. Gaston Leland, the
gressman’s brother, also suppotff
Washington.
Leland was killed in an Auy|
plane crash over the remotej®
gles of Ethiopia while on a f
relief journey.
“Under the circumstances 1 ’
Leland’s death, his wife's
dorsement could be benefidiij
said political analyst Ricfej
Murray, a University ofHousrf
political scientist. “Certainly i
one would vote against a ca^
date because she endorsed him j
“It’s most critical for ca»l
dates to motivate supporterstoij
back to the polls,” Murray said I
Washington has annow
endorsements from a number !
Texas legislators.
Hall, who had been labeledd
front-runner by pollsters befcl
the election, nabbed encM
ments from three former caiq
dates vying for the seat and isfl
pecting the nod from a
group of ministers this week.
Washington received 41.4^1
cent of the vote to Hall’s 34.4p
cent in the special election.