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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.
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ROD
"'cp^ANDERSON
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For Judge
Brazos County Court-at-Law No. 2
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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. As judge, I would make certain that the rights of the
victim and the public are protected, not just the rights of the criminals. ”
Experience Is The Difference
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