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2 WB-Bji, The Battalion AND Tuesday, October 30, 1 990 as va te poll; on Pointed ! again.” t have a ?V- If the, setback him out I have n oom teeping ulf crisis stresses non-soldiers too Family, friends receive aid hrough self-help program BylSSELLE MCALLISTER [OfThe Battalion Staff Soldiers ready for combat in the 'ersian Gulf face great physical and motional hardships, but the toll aken on loved ones can be just as real, a Texas A&M English lecturer ays. To help students and others suf- ering through the gulf crisis, Linsey Jates is starting a self-help support colletre T0U P' ¥ » ■ 'There are a lot of people in a lot if pain,” she says. “It’s really hard or them to say ‘Help me.’” an d, nevei together, about as 'nsive it in ther m ernors editud al things therwise, p spoutint 1 on the everythin! hy ourFini lumber of titutional bate and ;nt that has :ectingus two lectrical Although friends can be compas sionate, they often don’t understand and people continue to feel alone, Oates says. She says the only way to under stand how such people feel is to live through a similar experience. People then can offer advice, support and encouragement. She says many students are sepa rated from spouses, siblings and friends because of the crisis and can not deal with fears. Soldiers are required to settle all accounts — including wills — before leaving, she explains. All mail is censored, and friends and families must learn to deal with not hearing from soldiers for months at a time, she says. “How do you cope at the age of 21 with something like this?” she asks. Oates, group coordinator, would prefer a faculty member who has ex perienced this type of anxiety take over meetings. She does not have a loved one overseas. “I have no idea what they are going through,” she says. Oates works as a mentor and counselor. She is the founding mem ber of Compassionate Friends, an organization offering support for bereaved parents. Rightful revolver owner sought in Jack Ruby case BATTIPS Anyone with story suggestions can call BATTIPS, The Battal ion’s phone line designed to im prove communication between the newspaper and its readers. The BATTIPS number is 845- 3315. Ideas can include news stories, feature ideas and personality pro files of interesting people. DALLAS (AP) —Jurors were be ing picked Monday afternoon in a courtroom here to determine who is the rightful owner of the revolver Jack Ruby used to kill accused presi dential assassin Lee Harvey Oswald. Dallas County Probate Judge Rob ert E. Price denied a motion by the attorneys of executor Jules Mayer to quash a subpoena ordering Mayer to produce the gun and other effects of the estate. The jury’s decision should bring to a conclusion the 23 years of legal wrangling between Ruby’s heirs and the executor of the late Dallas night club owner’s estate. But with the twists and turns the case has taken through the judicial system since Ruby died on Jan. 3, 1967, nothing is certain. The trial is scheduled to deter mine distribution of Ruby’s assets and consider a petition to remove Mayer as executor. The estate’s most valuable asset is the .38-caliber Colt Cobra that Ruby used to kill Oswald in the basement of the Dallas City Jail two days after Kennedy’s assassination in 1963. Mayer and Ruby’s brother, Earl Ruby, have been waging a bitter le gal skirmish over ownership of the gun Jack Ruby purchased in a Dallas gun shop for $62.50. Mayer has estimated the gun, which he keeps in a North Dallas bank safe deposit box, would bring $125,000 from a collector. Whatever the value, Mayer has contended that proceeds from its sale must be used to pay Ruby’s debts — among them, $65,000 in ex- E enses he claims he has incurred in andling the estate, including the cost of fighting Earl Ruby’s suits. Ruby, of Boca Raton, Fla., who’s also acting on behalf of his sister and a nephew, counters that Mayer is trying to make money off the estate. He also wants to liquidate the estate to pay off his brother’s debts and “wipe the slate clean.” Expectations spur border development COLOMBIA, Mexico (AP) — Mexico is building seven border bridges and thousands of miles of highway to handle the boom in traffic from an expected free- trade agreement with the United States. With help from private inves tors, President Carlos Salinas de Gortari set a plan in motion last year to improve Mexico’s inade quate roads and customs system. Solidarity Bridge and border crossing at Colombia, now a cin der-block town of only 350 peo ple, is the largest project. A 66-mile highway linking Co lombia to an improved road be tween Laredo, Texas, and Mon terrey will cut the driving distance between, the border and Monterrey to 140 miles from 180. More than 2,480 miles of high ways are to be built before the president’s six-year term ends in 1994. Half will be financed through private investment. The other bridges, under con struction or planned, will be in Matamoros, Nuevo Laredo and Valle Hermosa, all in Tamaulipas state; Piedras Negras and Ciudad Acuna in Coahuila, and Ciudad Juarez in Chihuahua state. Mexican officials say the im provements are needed to strengthen trade links with the United States and compete with the economic blocs of Europe and Asia. Trucks crossing into Mexico often must wait for hours, then negotiate undivided, two-lane highways riddled with potholes. “We don’t need to be a rich country to have good roads, but we need good roads to become a rich country,” said Carlos Joaquin Vallejo Rivero. He directs the state highway office in Nuevo Leon,the northeastern border state where the Colombia project is being built. “It costs more and takes more time to transport things via bad roads because of higher insur ance and loss of goods,” he said. 6 Ghost’ race raises money 9 aids causes The Texas A&M College of Medi cine raised more than $500 for the American Heart Association and the Texas Aggie Medical Student Asso ciation during its eighth annual fun run. About 200 people participated Saturday in the “Going for the Ghost” run’s three catagories — a 10K and 5K run and a one-mile walk. David Vander Straten, race orga nizer, says the race is an annual event that raises money for the American Heart Association and the Texas Aggie Medical Student Asso ciation 1993, the second-year medi cal students. Trophies were presented to the best overall man and woman; first-, second- and third-place winners. Best overall for the 10K were Billy Cassel and Nora Matthews. For the 5K, best overall were Bob Wright and Carla Freeman. One-mile walk best overall win ners were Russel Cravey and Beth Elderidge. Five people beat the “ghost,” Dr. Elvin Smith. Finishing ahead of him has been the challenge for the last five years. A pumpkin was the prize for beating him to the finish line. Saint Joseph Hospital, the Sand stone Center, Scott and White Clinic, Humana Hospital, Beck Biomedical Laboratory, C.C. Creations, Apple Tree and Aerofit were event spon sors. Rape victim disturbed with Williams’ attitude AUSTIN (AP) — A woman who was sexually assaulted by a man who repeated Clayton Williams’ joke about rape during the attack blasted the Republican gubernatorial nomi nee Monday. Her comments came after Chris Ausland, 34, was sentenced to 50 years in prison in a plea bargain agreement on several charges. “He had quoted Clayton Williams during the attack, telling me that if it was inevitable, I should just relax and enjoy it,” the 31-year-old woman said of the March assault. Williams made the remark during a cattle roundup at his ranch when he likened bad weather to rape. He later apologized for the comment. After Ausland was sentenced in state district court Monday, the woman, trembling as she spoke, talked with reporters on the condi tion her identity not be revealed. “Any candidate who jokes about rape shows a gross insensitivity to wards women and is not likely to take a stand in promoting victims’ rights. “Speaking from personal experi ence, rape is anything but a joke and at no point Mr. Williams was I able to relax and enjoy it,” she said. She said she did not blame Wil liams for the attack, but added, “I just blame Clayton Williams for voic ing the attitude that is outdated and is wrong and is hurtful.” Gordon Hensley, a spokesman for the Williams campaign, said Wil liams had apologized for the remark and that the Republican’s anti-crime proposals are stronger than those of his Democratic opponent, Ann Rich ards. Hensley said of Ausland’s sen tencing, “We are pleased that a vio lent criminal has been sentenced to time in jail.” Asked if the plea bargain agreement was politically timed, Hensley said, “One could surmise that,” but he refused to elaborate. Travis County District Attorney Ronnie Earle, a Democrat, supports Richards, but his office said that had nothing to do with the case being re solved, or the woman’s comment. « )ate fora andaton go out to ide a pot to spend is all the big to be er myself afely < Three new ways to survive college. The Macintosh Classic The Macintosh list With Apple’s introduction of three new Macintosh® computers, meeting the challenges of college life just got a whole lot easier. Because novy everybody can afford a Macintosh. The MSBBWitfdMS is our most affordable model, yet it comes with everything you need—including a hard disk drive.The BSSffiEBBSS combines color capabilities with affordability. 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