Police Beat The following incidents were reported to Uni versity Police Department from Oct. 13 to Oct. 20. Misdemeanor Theft At various campus locations - Two bicycles were stolen. Mosher Hall - A blue denim hair band and a gold pinky ring were stolen. Duncan Dining Hall - A Hewlett-Packard calcu lator was stolen. Underwood Hall - Several items of clothing left unattended in a dryer were stolen. Ireland Street Motorcycle Parking - A 1988 white Honda motorcycle was stolen. Walton Hall - A bicycle tire was stolen. Cain Hall - A backpack containing a calculator, several textbooks, a purse, makeup bag and leather organizer was stolen. Cain Hall - $8 in quarters was stolen. Cain Hall - A wallet was stolen and $51.24 in Aggie Bucks charges were made. Cain Hall - A key and $11 were stolen. holes in the lower portion of the driver’s side win dow and stole two speakers, and amplifier, an equalizer, and a CD player. Parking Area 50 - The passenger’s side window of the victim’s 1986 Honda Accord was shattered and a CD player and speakers were stolen. Parking Area 50 - A cassette stereo was stolen from the victim’s 1993 Mitsubishi pickup. Parking Area 96 - A CD player and CD were stolen from a Jeep Wrangler. Criminal Mischief Crocker Bicycle Rack - Bicycle tires were bent. Harassment Mclnnis Hall - The victim received threatening phone calls. Krueger Hall - The victim received threatening phone calls. Minor in Possession Joe Rout Boulevard - Citation issued. Parking Area 62 - Citation issued. Burglary of Vehicle Intramural Parking - The victim’s Chevrolet truck was entered by someone who punched two Assault Commons Lobby - The victim was playing cards with friends when a man walking through the lob by stopped and confronted him. The man struck the victim in the face with his fist and book bag. After striking the victim, the man left the area and was later located and identified. Dunn Hall - The victim was assaulted by two known assailants who forced their way into the room. Judges deny Indian tribepgup gambling on reservation 0st EL PASO (AP) — Tigua Indi an leaders were closeted with at torneys this morning planning strategies to battle a federal ap peals court ruling that jeopar dizes their bid to introduce casi no gambling to Texas. A three-judge panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday struck down a lower court’s ruling that ordered the state to negotiate a gambling agreement with the tribe. Tigua Gaming Commission er Vince Munoz said the ruling was a disappointment and a setback, but did not kill the tribe’s plans. “We are not giving up our fight. We will bring our casino to this reservation,” Munoz said this morning. “We may be a fallen warrior for the mo ment, but we are not through fighting.” The Tigua’s leadership had expressed certainty they would win their battle with the state to open a casino, es pecially after receiving a fa vorable ruling from U.S. Dis trict Judge Lucius Bunton. Bunton essentially agreed with the tribe’s arguments that Texas opened the way for casino gambling when it start ed operating the lottery. Last year, he ordered the state to negotiate a gambling compact with the tribe. A compact is required if the tribe is to offer Class 3 gaming, which includes table games and slot machines. But the 5th Circuit & ruled that the Tiguas prols ed gaming on their resenitj an ,t agerst gh-tech te t w investiga 'famous peo In assass o dunnit ,ry books escendan two hist letition in lourt askin |ns from £ if it reall in exchange for federal nition in 1986. “We are left with tie mistakable conclusion! Congress — and the trilt intended for Texas _ laws and regulations too;* ate as surrogate federal on the tribe’s reservatiot; , ere ' Texas,” the three-judgep6B^ rnl ‘ u n said in the unanimousnilit | a '‘y aava The New Orleans-basei ea '* is oi . 1 peals court also ordered ttea 1^’ i - j0U 1S missal of the suit. ndiluoy ,< Munoz said the case* f e(1 Parents ther be appealed to thel ; ^ l h ® J. 1 . 0 Supreme Court or that IT: R nlbal A le terior Secretary Bruce Bat:: |, ei ia will be petitioned for relief. i" e f aS( ' < te< “forensic possible re couldn’t Taylor residents combat drugs, gang activity in hometo aid Douglas [physical ai milhsonian im of Natu A cautiona Jciyde Sn< topologist Citizens' group gets help from Texas National Guard to tear down crack houses TAYLOR (AP) — The Texas National Guard moved into Tay lor on Tuesday to demolish crack houses at the request of a citi zens’ group organized to run drug dealers out of town. The group Turn Around Taylor was formed to combat drug sales, drug use, gang activity and prostitution, which had be come a fact of life for a part of Taylor called the Line, said Po lice Chief Fred Stansbury. The buildings being knocked down are located in that area. Turn Around Taylor officials said two structures were torn down Tuesday morning, with another dozen crack houses scheduled to be razed soon. Officials said about 100 vacant structures have been identi fied for possible future demolition. The structures being torn down are buildings where police say crimes, most involving drugs, have been committed. “We are excited that everyone has come together in this ef fort to stop drug dealing in Taylor,” Stansbury said. “It has taken us all a huge amount of time and effort to come this far, but we feel we are well on our way to reclaiming our city,” Stansbury said. He said violent crime is down 80 percent and overall crime down 32 percent in the Line area. Last year, an operation organized by the Williamson County dis trict attorney’s office resulted in 24 arrests and 45 indictmeatii I- '(( '(li,, | leging delivery of cocaine along the Line. District AttorneyKeii Ijgj^ j n jyj 0 derson said at that time the area was an “open-air drug market lp ar f t .( r h ( > ( ! With the help of representatives from the U.S. Justice] f] ^ u> j n partment, residents organized Turn Around Taylor, whicll | ] f- re came a take-to-the-streets group of peaceful protesters. ^[jons K ] The group’s members don hardhats and white T-shinst , c . a |' ) ] ( , march for four or more hours on Saturday nightsthr:.; . (l [|| ( | streets with the highest reported drug-related activity. I Officials said they often confront drug dealers attheirta and on the streets. “We can sit on our front porches again,” said Mae! Turner, 79, who has been participating in the weekly man “The drug dealers had been harassing everyone, especially er people, and we were afraid to turn on our porch lights! out at night.” torical issi 7 don’t k se someb e doubts lied that v Id dig peopl elaker £ .wsley wer th’s relati ho think Defense industry leaders urge increase in foreign military sales Bed in Boo DALLAS (AP) — Members of the defense indus try have urged a panel of congressmen to loosen restrictions on foreign military sales as a way to help U.S. companies cope with budget cutbacks. “The defense industry is now dependent on for eign sales,” Gordon England, president of Lock heed Fort Worth Co., said Tuesday. Lockheed leads a consortium on the Air Force F-22 fighter. U.S. Rep. Sam Johnson, R-Dallas, organized the forum to hear from representatives of the defense industry, including Texas Instruments, Rockwell International Corp. and E-Systems. U.S. Rep. Ralph Hall, D-Rockwall, and three California con gressmen who serve on the House Armed Services committee also participated. Johnson said the forum was critical to obtain in dustry input as it undergoes rapid consolidation, and the defense budget has been cut 32 percent since 1986. Johnson’s Dallas district alone has more than 350 military subcontractors, he said. “To have a downsize of our military — in other words, reducing budgets — are going to cost us not only procurement of new systems, but jobs,” he said. International sales were brought up several times during the forum, and Johnson said after ward he believed it was an important emphasis. “We’re too restrictive, and so the companies can’t get out there and do business, compete with the rest of the world like we ought to be able to,” he said. Lt. Gen. Thad Wolfe, vice commander of the U.S. Air Force’s Air Combat Command, said the Air force also feels strongly that foreign military sales can help build ties in a changing world. Such sales would increase U.S. influence with other countries and allow the armed services to reap greater economies of scale, he said. “A properly structured FMS (foreign mili tary sales) program could also help offset the adverse impact of our becoming a smaller, home based force,” Wolfe said. “Such a program would strengthen our na tional security by increasing interoperability in equipment, tactics and procedures with poten tial coalition partners, while at the same time increasing their indigenous capability and ef fectiveness,” he said. Industry representatives asked for less over sight and a streamlined acquisition process. They also requested that the government work to eliminate some of the uncertainty they face when spending money to develop new systems. “It would be good to know what the plan is going to be and what the budget is going to be so we can match our budgets,” said Jim Schwalbe, vice president for military business of Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. “We must eliminate these costly starts and stops, changes in production rates,” said Larry Cherry, vice president of Washington opera tions for Vought Aircraft Co. Bell Helicopter Textron in Fort Worth is devel oping the V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft for the Marines, along with Boeing. Dallas-based Vought, which Northrop Grumman Corp. is purchasing, makes parts for the B-2 bomber, the C-17 military cargo jet, and three Boeing jetliners. They thir ture and rs before ■ 1903. 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