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Wadisov i I / jump oa/ a 'ATE BuiM r \ ieve jr an emerge . But the Te is and Parote - decision, reffi y that she bt- son. wheelchair si nt of Correct®' aylor said Tue® her 81-year-o® her young d®' Friday, November 16, 1990 The Battalion Snowplow problem PHELAN M. EBENHACK/The Battalion Skiing instructor Judy Reed watches helplessly while attempting a snowplow turn on the new Mt. as freshman Dawn Reed crosses up her skis Aggie on the southwest side of campus. Grand jury to investigate UT fraternities for hazing AUSTIN (AP) — Travis County Attorney Ken Oden has subpoenaed all 29 fraternities at the University of Texas for a grand jury investigation, declaring that hazing is “out of control’’ among the campus social groups. The subpoenas issued Wednesday require the presi dent of each fraternity to appear before a grand jury Nov. 26. The summons were delivered the day after Sigma Nu fraternity was suspended by its national orga nization amid allegations of hazing by its members. “We have had an incredible number of criminal alle gations made against UT fraternities in a very short pe riod of time,” Oden said Wednesday. “There is significant evidence that a number of orga nizations at the University of Texas at Austin are out of control.” Several attorneys representing fraternities said they might challenge the legality of the subpoenas, the Aus tin American-Statesman reported. “I think it’s a fishing expedition,” Betty Blackwell, who represents Kappa Sigma, said. “I don’t think they have probable cause.” The subpoenas demand the names, addresses and phone numbers of all members and pledges, and recent photographs of any who are not pictured in the UT yearbook. They also call for any records of internal in vestigations by the fraternities of allegations of miscon duct since January 1988. UT President William Cunningham would not com ment on the Sigma Nu suspension, but said, “I want there to be no doubt in anyone’s mind about the univer sity’s absolute opposition to the reprehensible and dis gusting behavior known as hazing. Such behavior is to tally unacceptable to this institution and to me personally.” Oden began investigating the hazing allegations more than two months ago. He said he is investigating more than a dozen allegations. Among them are an attack on a fraternity member who was blindfolded, bound and gagged behind a fra ternity house; and an assault on an inactive fraternity member who said three men held him down and slashed “S” and “X” on his face. The Sigma Nu incident is the latest to come to light. National fraternity officials Tuesday suspended Sigma Nu’s campus charter and removed local fraternity offi cers. The actions were taken hours after the parent of a Sigma Nu pledge said her son and other pledges had been beaten and subjected to other forms of hazing by several fraternity members, said Sharon Justice, assis tant vice president for student affairs and dean of stu dents at the university. Page 5 Officer’s daughter outraged SAN ANTONIO (AP) — The daughter of a police officer who was killed during a service station rob bery is angered that her killer, sen tenced to 2,000 years in prison for the crime, could be released later this month. Johnny Leroy Harris was assessed the punishment 17 years ago in the death of Patrolman George Jacobs. Signatures for a petition to keep Harris, who has been imprisoned since 1973, behind bars were gath ered Wednesday by Mechelle Ja- cobs-Hensley, 31. “The jury sentenced him to 2,000 years, and they didn’t mean him to get out in 17,” said Jacobs-Hensley, who was 14 when her father was killed. Her father, then 32, was shot the evening of Jan. 10, 1973. She said the patrolman saw Harris, then 26, running down the street in heavy sleet and offered him a ride in his patrol car to get him out of the weather. “As my father turned to open the door for him, he shot him at point blank range in the temple,” Jacobs- Hensley said. The daughter said she was at home with her younger brother and her mother, watching television be fore bed. They learned during a newsbreak that a policeman had been shot, but no name was men tioned. “My mother started to get dressed,” she said. “I asked her what she was doing, and she said my brother and I would have to stay with the neighbors because there was something she was going to have to do. “A few minutes later, the doorbell rang and it was his sergeant who in formed her my father had been shot.” Before he died, Jacobs lingered for four days from the gunshot wound. A prosecutor told jurors during Harris’ trial it would be a “miscar riage of justice” if they rendered punishment of less than 1,000 years in each case. Harris received 200 years on the armed robbery charge. Jacobs-Hensley said Wednesday she received a call from the parole board a week ago informing her that Harris would be eligible for parole in three weeks. Woman must remove signs bolstering forces SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Hun dreds of signs supporting soldiers in Operation Desert Shield must be removed from two San Anto nio suburbs, angering a woman who was told she had violated or dinances. “If I have to take them down it will be with a scream — the whole city will know I’m taking them down,” Lisa Moseley said after she was told Wednesday that signs placed on utility poles in rights-of-way were illegal. The woman spent two days this week posting the 300 signs to bol ster U.S. soldiers in the Persian Gulf. The signs read, “We Sup port Our Troops.” Moseley, 28, put up the signs Monday and Tuesday after secur ing permission from officials in Live Oak and Universal Gity, two incorporated suburbs in north east San Antonio near Randolph Air Force Base. (grades ffice Lticism Fans call for contributions for Nelson’s taxes AUSTIN (AP) — He’s performed benefits for everyone from the homeless to family farmers at Farm Aid. Now fans and friends say it’s time to return the favor and lend Willie Nelson a hand with his tax troubles. Call it Willie Aid. “If everybody’d just give a dollar, everybody who loves him and his music, we’d get it in no time,” An- netta White, co-owner of Austin’s Broken Spoke dance hall, said Thursday. Nelson, who with singer John Cougar Mellencamp founded the Farm Aid movement, saw 22 of his properties in four states seized by the Internal Revenue Service last week. IRS officials said it is to ensure payment of $16.7 million in back taxes, penalties and interest owed by Nelson for tax years 1975-1982. He paid his taxes in 1979. Nelson reportedly was in Hawaii and not available to comment. Restaurant Report The restaurants listed below were inspected by the Brazos County Health Department between Nov. 5 and 11. Information is from a food serv ice establishment inspection report. SCORED BETWEEN 95 AND 100: Ag Cafe of Texas A&rM Department of Food Services. Score — 98. Points were deducted for unnecessary articles on premises. It was a regu larly scheduled inspection. SCORED BETWEEN 90 AND 94: Veterinary Snack Bar of Texas A&M Depart ment of Food Services. Score — 92. Points were deducted for unnecessary articles on premises, improper plumbing maintenance and inaccessi ble toilet and handwashing facilities (major viola tion). It was a regularly scheduled inspection. Sweet Temptations at 404 University Dr. Score —92. Points were deducted for unpro tected outer openings and personnel’s failure to wear hair restraints. It was a regularly scheduled inspection. Airport Snack Bar of Texas A&M Department of Food Services. Score — 90. Points were de ducted for unclean non-food contact surfaces, improper storage of in-use utensils and unclean food contact surfaces. It was a regularly sched uled inspection. Schlotzsky’s at 2501 Texas Ave. Score — 90. Points were deducted for unclean non-food con tact surfaces, unnecessary articles on premises, improper plumbing maintenance and unclean food contact surfaces. It was a regularly sched uled inspection. SCORED BETWEEN 85 AND 89: Wofford Cain Hall of Texas A&M Athletic Department. Score — 85. Points were deducted for improper plumbing maintenance, improper storage of in-use utensils and improper storage of toxic materials (major violation). It was a regu larly scheduled inspection. David Jefferson, a registered sanitarian at the department, said restaurants with scores of 95 or above generally have excellent operations and fa cilities. He said restaurants with scores in the 70s or low 80s usually have serious violations in the health report. Scores can be misleading, Jefferson said, be cause restaurants can get the same score by hav ing several minor violations or a few major viola tions. He said the minor violations can be corrected during the inspection. Point deduc tions or violations in the report range from one point (minor violations) to five points (major vio lations). Jefferson said the department might close a restaurant if the score is below 60, the personnel have infectious diseases, the restaurant lacks ad equate refrigeration, there is a sewage backup in the building or the restaurant has a complete lack of sanitization for the food equipment. The department inspects each restaurant ev ery six months. Jefferson said a follow-up inspec tion sometimes is required if a restaurant has a four- or five-point violation that cannot be cor rected during the inspection, or if there are nu merous small violations. L.L. Bean JRT (James River Trade) Eddie Bauer Talbots Speigel J. Crew Tweeds Orvis & More Where can you get these name brand catalog fashions at up to the regular list prices? McGuffey's offers a first-class collection rugby shirts, denim skirts, men's blazers and oxford shirts at a substantial discount. Don't wait 4-6 weeks for delivery, save on top catalog fashions today. McGUFFEY'S New England Catalog Outlet Store 1703 S. Texas Ave. Culpepper Plaza (Next to Radio Shack) 696-1152 ATTENTION ALL RECOGNIZED CAMPUS ORGANIZATIONS: v# s (A (V <v«' V Make money and have fun while participating in the MSC ALL NIGHT FAIR. Early registration until Novpmber21 for $15. Questions? Call Stacey at 693-1687 or Robert at 847-5096. 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