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Tuesday, February 20,1990 The Battalion Page 5 Harris County Democrats approach primary Parents of victim speak out in search of new party chairman candidate HOUSTON (AP) — Harris County Democrats still Ifeeling from a controversial election of a Lyndon La- Rouche supporter two years ago are looking for a new party chairman in the March 13 primary. . Claude Jones, a LaRouche follower, shocked party leaders when he unseated incumbent lawyer Larry Ve- telka in 1988. But Jones was ousted in early 1989 after itate Chairman Bob Slagle learned Jones had been cam- against 1988 Democratic presidential nomi nee Michael Dukakis. Jack Carter, then secretary of the Harris County party, was named interim chairman. While Carter is not running for election to the post, Jones and three others — a lawyer; an investment banker from a famous political family; and a real estate investor who is a transsexual convicted murderer and a champion of gay causes — are on the ballot. Post Oak store manager reports about eighty watches missing A clear plastic display case con taining about 80 watches was sto len Friday from Afterthoughts in the Post Oak Mall, according to a Crime Stoppers report. The manager of Af terthoughts, in the southeast cor ridor of the mall, noticed at ap proximately 5:45 p.m. Friday that the case of watches had disap peared, the report said. The case had been hanging on the wall just inside the front entrance of the store. The case contained a mixture of Geneva and Moulin brand watches and some only had “Af terthoughts” inscribed on the Buzos County STOPPER mmmmmmmmm tts-tips watch face. The loss has been esti mated at $2,800, the report says. Evidence indicates the thief waited until the clerks were dis tracted, then lifted the case from the wall and ran from the store. Investigators believe someone may have seen one or more per sons carrying the display case from the mall or have seen some- rpting t< in the local area. This week the College Station Police Department and Crime Stoppers need your help in iden tifying this thief. If you have in formation that could be helpful, call Crime Stoppers at 775-TIPS. When you call, Crime Stoppers will assign you a special coded number to protect your identity. If your call leads to an arrest and grand jury indictment. Crime Stoppers will pay you up to $L 000 in cash. Crime Stoppers also pays cash for information on any felony crime or the location of any wanted fugitive. Kilroys launch new crusade to toughen laws for drug users BROWNSVILLE (AP) — Nearly a year after their son was abducted and slain by a cult of alleged drug smugglers, James and Helen Kilroy on Monday launched a push for new state laws to crack down on “casual” drug users. Consumers create the demand for drugs, said the Kilroys, whose 21- year-old son, Mark, a University of Texas student, was abducted on March 14, 1989, while on spring break in Matamoros, Mexico. “It’s (drug abuse) going to destroy you, it’s going to destroy other peo ple and it’s going to destroy our country,” Helen Kilroy said Monday in Brownsville. Their son’s body was among 13 found buried on a ranch west of “I It’s (drug abuse) going to destroy you, it’s going to destroy other people and it’s going to destroy our country.” — Helen Kilroy, mother of murder victim Matamoros, Mexico, April 11, 1989. Two other bodies were found nearby. Some of the victims, includ ing Mark Kilroy, had been killed in rituals designed by an alleged drug ring seeking magical protection against police and rival smugglers, authorities said. The Kilroys, from Santa Fe, a city of about 8,000 near Houston, have devoted nearly all of their free time to an anti-drug crusade since their son’s death. They announced a six- point “zero tolerance” plan Monday aimed at all consumers of illegal drugs. They said they will push to have a bill introduced in the state’s 1991 Legislature. “We felt like it was our responsibi lity to do something about it,” James Kilroy said. “In our own town peo- le have told us the problems they ad been having that we wouldn’t have known about if what happened to Mark hadn’t happened.” Kilroy said they consider it hypo critical for the United States to insist on illicit drug eradication in other countries without cracking down on our own “casual drug consumers who create the demand.” The six points in the Kilroys’ plan are: • Mandatory community service “I ■ n our own town people have told us the problems they had been having that we wouldn’t have known about if what happened to Mark hadn’t happened.” — James Kilroy, father of murder victim of at least 500 hours for convictions of possessing even the smallest amounts of illegal drugs. • Tougher penalties for small amounts of drugs. • Increased funding for drug re habilitation and education. • Increased funding for local law enforcement agencies, particularly on the border. • Creation of a statewide task force to assist local police. • A mandatory fee convicted drug users would pay to help fund the program. 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