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STATE & 845*33 The Battalion Tuesday, April 10,1990 LOCAL I. Gun con- cle is again 3 the righi e’s self and nimate ot>- at show up likely that >erience an alley to interna ls as a sur- ate friends eren't full- e from dif- good place sters. A.&M who i for mam ‘m can be e network, group of match up \ care, but I f you are lessage on Nancy at t! ttuml staff n- effort to maw nitted will In iH, address mi ed McDonai, (vith one ; air. e my feet, I corner me up the 1 asked, Look how I id n't say >as a little, hair, I asked talion ■n told her uy who ir. She didn't attalionand ige. She still response trying to ly, showed the public ms. he floor, the od upoutof the article read this . 1 said, ed out. ior industni ton Jr. THIS M tcm M>) ’em a zk. m N MUCH WJ ®mWh Activists call for jury probe into shooting HOUSTON (AP) — Ministers, community leaders and black activ ists are calling for a second grand jury probe into the shooting death of a black security guard by a Houston police officer. The group also urged residents Sunday to work peacefully against the rehiring of police Officer Scott Tschirhart. About 350 people jammed Justice of the Peace A1 Green’s courtroom for a two-hour meeting Sunday af ternoon over the shooting of 24- yeat-old Byron Gillum. A Harris County grand jury last week declined to indict Tschirhart, who is white, in the Nov. 15 fatal shooting of Gillum, who is black. The grand jury’s decision sparked outrage in the black community. “There has been a perception of injustice and this community is not going to rest until it believes justice has been rendered,” Green, who also is president of the Houston NAACP chapter, said. Attorney Gene Locke said in a Sunday meeting that Gillum had been shot eight times — including four times in the back as he ran from his car — after he was stopped for a traffic violation. Residents were urged to fill City Council chambers Wednesday morning and ask that Tschirhart, 27, not be rehired. Tschirhart has appealed his firing to an arbitrator. Sunday’s speakers also urged resi dents to sign a petition, to be. circu lated in churches during the next two weeks, asking for a second grand jury to hear the case and for Texas Attorney General Jim Mattox and the U.S. attorney’s office in Houston to review it. According to prosecutors, Locke said, Tschirhart told the grand jury he saw a pistol between the two front seats and that Gillum moved toward it when ordered out of the car. Ts chirhart said he fired, thinking Gil lum had the weapon, which was found in the car afterwards, Locke said. Equipment taken from local construction site; police look for suspects Thieves stole about $10,000 worth of tools and equipment from the construction site of the College Station Junior High School on Rock Prairie Road, according to a Crime Stoppers re port. On Friday, Feb. 16, three trail ers belonging to contractors at the construction site were the tar gets of thieves, the report says. The suspects pried open the doors to the on-site offices of Pyr amid Mechanical Services Com pany and BFW Contractors sometime during the night. Once inside the trailers, the thieves stole tools and equipment including a Milwaukee T puller drill and bits (serial number 0045918973), two Makita battery- operated screw guns, Canon PC 25 copier, TA Royal typewriter, Motorola two-way portable radio and an LB2 laser level. The thieves were unsuccessful in their attempt to. enter a third trailer owned by Harville Electric. Detectives report the LB2 laser level later was recovered from the Brazos River near the Highway Buizos County STOPPER 775-TIPS 60 bridge by a fisherman. Detec tives believe that more than one person was involved with the theft and that the thieves will at tempt to sell or trade the items in the local area. This week the College Station Police Department and Crime Stoppers need your help in iden tifying the p.erson(s) responsible for this burglary. If you have in formation that could be helpful, call Crime Stoppers at 775-TTPS. When you call. Crime Stoppers will assign you a coded number to protect your identity. If your call leads to an arrest and grand jury indictment, Crime Stoppers will pay you up to $1,000 in cash. Crime Stoppers also pays cash for information on any felony crime or the location of a wanted fugitive. Students take flying kites to new heights By ANDY KEHOE Of The Battalion Staff For the 35 members of the Texas A&M Kite Flyers, kite flying is not a simple child’s hobby. It is a serious sport. The team participated in the fourth annual Texas Gulf Coast Stunt Kite Challenge last weekend in Galves ton. The competition at R.A. Apffel Park on Galves ton’s East Beach brought kite flyers from all across the country. With its winds, Galveston is considered to be one of the best stunt-kite flying spots in the country. An A&M four-member team placed third in the Team Precision category. Precison is based oh technical flying, including elaborate loop patterns and figure- eights. Dan Schmidt, Class of ’89, placed first in the Novice Individual Precision cat egory, while Greg Hernan dez took fourth. A new world record *vvas also set in Galveston when a train of 38 four-foot tall di amond kites were flown in tandem. The competition in cluded Top of the Line and the Chicago Flyers, the top two national teams. Last year, the Galveston compet- iton brought teams from California, Michigan, Penn sylvania, New Jersey, and West Germany. A&M Kite Flyers was formed last fall by a group of students who spent their free time flying kites. “I didn’t know what I’d be getting into at first, but really enjoy it,” Tamara Joyce, vice president of the club, said. “It’s very relax ing-” / A&M and Oklahoma State University are the only two colleges to have such clubs. Joyce, who owns close to 30 kites, said that while kite flying is a sport for anyone, some may find the competi tions difficul^/ “It’s pretty easy to pick up, but getting good enough to compete is hard,” she said. “That takes a lot of practi ce.” / Joyce said that many of today’s kites are not at all like the cheap, dime-store paper kites that people flew as ^ids. Rather, they can get very involved and expensive. The stunt kites, which are used for stunt and team fly ing, are made of high-performance equipment that can be costly. Joyce said a high-performance stunt kite can run a person from $200 to $300. Joyce said kite flying is not only a hobby, but also a true sport. “It’s probably the fastest growing sport right now,” she said. “It’s not something to take lightly. You can get a really good workout from it.” The A&M Kite Flyers meets every other Wednesday in Rudder Tower. They will meet Wednesday at 8:30 p.m. in 507 Rudder. Depending on the winds, the group also flies kites every Tuesday at the polo fields. Anyone interested may join. Practice kites are avail able for those wanting to learn. Texas town COVINGTON (AP) — Anyone who’s ever wondered what their one vote could mean in an election can now use this town as a guide. Residents voted 51-50 on Saturday to allow the sales of packaged beer and wine in an election that drew more ballots than any in the town’s history. Only three registered vot ers did not participate, “There’s one person in that 51 who was ac tually the person that carried it,” Mayor Jim Clinkscales said. But he added that all 51 who voted in favor of taking the town “wet” could truthfully brag that their vote was the deciding factor. discovers significance “I I know one of those who didn’t vote. And it wouldn’t be too hard to narrow it down to find out the others. I’ve never seen an election this close.” — Jim Clinkscales, Covington mayor And those three who did not vote are bound to be badgered a bit by voters from the losing side, Clinkscales said. “I know one of those who didn’t vote,” Clinkscales said. “And it wouldn’t be too hard to narrow it down to find out the others. I’ve of one vote never seen an election this close.” It was a harrowing experience for Coving ton’s election judge, Willeta McCall. “I’m a nervous wreck,” she said afterward. “This is the first wet-dry election we have ever had in the city of Covington. We counted the ballots several times to make sure dur count was right.” Opposition to beer and wine sales at the town’s two grocery stores came primarily from members of the town’s three churches — the First Methodist Church, First Baptist Church and the Church of Christ. ° A ROD "'cp^ANDERSON Xr For Judge Brazos County Court-at-Law No. 2 e/v DEDICATED. ROD ANDERSON has served as: • Chief Prosecutor in the Brazos County Attorney's v office from 1986 to present. • Assistant City Attorney and Municipal Court Prosecutor with the City c^f Bryan 1982-1986. •A licensed Peace Officer since 1987 • An instructor and lecturer to police officers and citi zen groups in the areas of DWI laws, family violence laws, mental health laws and juvenile laws. EXPERIENCED ROD ANDERSON has: • Served the people of Brazos County practicing extensively in the two County Courts-at-Law as Chief Prosecutor • Reviewed, prepared and filed over 3,000 criminal cases in the two County Courts-at-Law. • Prosecuted drunken drivers and other criminals who are a threat to the safety and welfare of the citizens of Brazos County. • Served as head of the Family Violence Unit, representing hundreds of innocent victims of family violence in our community. •Handled civil cases, including family law, contracts, real estate and condemna tion, probate and mental health. “As a prosecutor and peace officer I have dealt first hand with the problems of drugs in our neighborhoods, alcohol on our streets and violence in our homes. I have seen our system of justice work, and I have seen it fail. 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