.S. Elections
e Republican party takes control of the U.S. Senate and the
iuse of Representatives for the first time in 40 years.
Tuesday
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on occasions like these, people would think we were jerks. I have
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WEDNESDAY
November 9,1994
Vol. 101, No. 53 (10 pages)
“Serving Texas A&M since 1893”
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dentists discover
DS-activating protein
PHILADELPHIA (AP) —
enlists say they have discovered
rotein that may activate the AIDS
us in the body and cause it to
/elop into AIDS.
The discovery by University of
nnsylvania scientists could lead to
atments that might enable infected
ople to put the human
munodeficiency virus on hold
efinitely. They still would carry the
js but might not contract the fatal
ease itself.
HIV-infected people can be healthy
live for years before the virus
icks the body’s immune system.
A protein isolated from a gene in
carriers appears to tell infected
Us when to start reproducing the
us, the researchers said in an
icle published Tuesday in the
xeedings of the National Academy
Sciences.
rafat pledges to ease
aza strip closing
EREZ CROSSING, Gaza Strip
P) — Yitzhak Rabin, attempting to
tster Yasser Arafat against a
dening circle of Palestinian critics,
dged Tuesday to ease the closure
the Gaza Strip and to work faster to
pand Palestinian autonomy.
The promises came at a time
len Arafat is losing ground to
lamic militants opposed to
(conciliation with Israel.
Arafat passed two groups of
otesters —- disgruntled truckers
|irt by the sealing of Gaza and
mothers of prisoners held by Israel
as the PLO leader drove from his
3aza City headquarters to meet
fcibin at the Erez Crossing between
srael and Gaza.
Hundreds of policemen armed with
Kalashnikov assault rifles lined the
aghl-mile route to protect him.
I Rabin, the Israeli prime minister,
tried to assure Arafat that he hadn’t
lost interest in making peace with the
Palestinians, promising the Israelis
would negotiate "in the most
forthcoming spirit."
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BEAUMONT (AP) — Three
vingston men, accused of bullying
to blacks socializing at a mostly
lie youth club, have been indicted
tfederal civil rights charges.
U.S. Magistrate Earl Hines
isealed the indictment Tuesday
larging Daniel Kingston, 19, Milton
rey” Schultz III, 20, and Richard
Jryer, 19, with threatening two
others last New Year’s Eve
icause they were black.
The incident began when Jason
id Justin Wheeler, both of Livingston,
ere informed by the three defendants
at they should not be allowed to
icialize with white females at the
appy Days Teen Club.
The indictment states the Wheelers
ere told that “niggers” did not belong
Happy Days and that interracial
ling should not be tolerated.
AcDonnell Douglas
o build Dallas plant
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DALLAS (AP) — After delaying the
nnouncement of McDonnell
ouglas’ plans to locate an aircraft
ssembly plant at Dallas Love Field,
fficial word came on election day
latthe MD-95 plant will be built in
orth Texas.
The announcement had been
cheduled for last week, but was
ostponed by politics, The Dallas
torning News reported last week.
Politicians in Texas and California,
'here the company has built all its
ioimmercial aircraft, had a keen
lerest in the timing of the
onouncement, which could help
>ov. Ann Richards’ re-election bid
hurt California Gov. Pete
Ison’s chances.
Today, we hit pay dirt," said the
femocratic Richards. "The
'reduction of the MD-95 strengthens
"id diversifies our aircraft assembly
'perations, positioning Texas as a
ormidable player in the commercial
"craft industry.”
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ELECTION ’ 9 4
tWhatltheiwinnensays
"What Texans can dream,
Texans can do.
This victory
tonight is a great
honor. The vote
carries with it
an awesome re
sponsibility.
Texas is ready
for a new gener
ation of leadership."
- George W. Bush,
governor-elect of Texas
*What ;the jloser ;says
"I don't want anyone here to feel
like they lost a thing. I don't want
any of us to go
home with any
thing but a great
deal of pride in our
hearts. We had a
great four years.
We have done a lot
of good for Texas.
This is not the end
of the world, it is
the end of a campaign."
—Ann Richards,
lame duck governor of Texas
Bush
ousts
Richards
DALI AS (AP) — George W. Bush, the
eldest son of the former president, TYies-
day became only the second Republican
to be elected Texas governor since Recon
struction.
Bush, 48, handily defeated Democratic
Gov. Ann Richards, one of the nation’s
most visible incumbents.
“What Texans can dream, Texans can
do,” Bush told cheering supporters. “This
victory tonight is a great honor. The vote
carries with it an awesome responsibility.
Texas is ready for a new generation of
leadership.”
Bush credited his campaign’s key
themes of reform in education, juvenile
crime and welfare, adding, “I think Tex
ans caught wind of that.”
Bush’s father, who now lives in Hous
ton, called it “a great night for Texas.”
“It was a tough race, but we admire
him for the way he kept the campaign fo
cus on a positive, forward-looking mes
sage,” the elder Bush said.
“A year ago, people were saying well,
‘You didn’t have much of a chance.’ But
he fought the good fight and stayed on
the issues and made his mother and I
very, very proud.”
The charismatic Richards, who lost de
spite solid job approval ratings in
pre-election polls, said she wished the Re
publican well in the next four years.
“He deserves Godspeed,” Richards told
See Bush/Page 2
Hutchison
runs over
Fisher
DALLAS (AP) — Republican U.S. Sen.
Kay Bailey Hutchison swept to a land
slide victory Tuesday, dominating her op
ponent in every region of the state.
Claiming a full six-year term, Hutchi
son defeated Democrat Richard Fisher, a
Dallas financier who has never held pub
lic office.
“This time, it’s for real!” Hutchison told
hundreds of cheering, placard-waving
supporters in a packed ballroom of a
North Dallas hotel.
Hutchison will return to Capitol Hill
with new power as part of the majority
party. Republicans gained control of the
Senate Tuesday, taking away seats in all
regions of the country.
“Today, America corrected its course.
The people of America have spoken and
our voices are making a difference. Just a
year and a half ago, Texans started a rip
ple across the water that has turned into
a tidal wave across this country,” she
said.
With 99 percent of the precincts report
ing, Hutchinson had captured 61 percent
of the vote to Fisher’s 38 percent. Liber
tarian candidate Pierre Blondeau re
ceived 1 percent.
Fisher, however, said he was not de
flated by the crushing defeat. Of the wide
margin between the candidates, he
quipped, “Remember what Mark Twain
said about opera: ‘It’s not as bad as it
See Hutchison/Page 5
What [the winner tsays j
"Today, America corrected its
course. The peo
ple of America
have spoken and
our voices are
making a differ
ence. Just a year
and a half ago,
Texans started a
ripple across the
water that has
turned into a tidal
wave across this country."
— Kay Bailey Hutchison,
U.S. Senator, Texas
\What (the iloser ;says
"Remember what Mark Twain
said about opera:
'It's not as bad as
it sounds. If [the
Republican par
ty] fails to [keep
its promises] and
they fall short,
[the Democratic
party] will rise
up and not fall
short the next time."
— Richard Fisher,
Dallas financier
Wife of former A&M VP
testifies; case expected to close
By Michele Brinkmann
The Battalion
The wife of former Texas A&M Vice President
Robert Smith said Tuesday her husband did not solic
it gifts from the company that now runs the campus
bookstore while he was negotiating the contract.
Pat Smith said she did not ask her husband to so
licit a 1993 trip for her to accompany him on a trip to
New York City while negotiating a contract with
Barnes and Noble Bookstores Inc.
“It was my understanding I was invited to New
York,” she said.
Pat Smith said Barnes and Noble officials told her
after a 1990 trip they were looking forward to her re
turning to New York.
Pat Smith’s testimony ■mil continue this morning.
Judge Oliver Kitzman told the jury he expected the
trial to end today.
Smith is accused of asking Barnes and Noble
Bookstores Inc. to pay for his wife’s airfare, trans
portation while in New York, meals and entertain
ment during a June 1993 trip to the company’s head
quarters in New York City. During the trip, Smith
signed a contract that extended the time Barnes and
Noble would operate the campus bookstore.
He was indicted in June on a misdemeanor charge
of soliciting gifts as a public servant. Soon after the
indictment, Smith was demoted from his position as
vice president for finance and admirdstration.
Janet Durrant, an A&M assistant to vice president
for finance and administration and travel coordina
tor, and Mary Williams, an employee at First South
west Company, a Dallas investment banking firm
hired by A&M to provide analysis on financial mat
ters, also testified.
Durrant told the jury Smith did not solicit gifts
from Barnes and Noble.
“I believe I have the personal knowledge,” Durrant
said. “I made the arrangements.”
Durrant also said Smith asked her shortly after .
the trip to New York to find out the Smiths’ expenses
from Pat Maloney, a vice president with Barnes and
Noble.
She said Smith sought legal advice about the pay
ment of the funds and how to word a letter he sent to
Barnes and Noble asking about the cost of the trip.
The letter Smith sent stated, “If Barnes and Noble
incurred any extra expenses, please send me an item
ization of the expenses.”
Brazos County District Attorney Bill Turner asked
Durrant about a trip she and Tedi Ellison, A&M ath
letic compliance director, took with Smith to New
York to discuss the NCAA investigation that was go
ing on during the time.
Durrant said the trip had nothing to do with
Barnes and Noble, but the company paid their hotel,
dinner and transportation bills.
“Mr. Smith told Barnes and Noble we were in
town,” she said.
Williams said Smith called her office in 1990 to see
if her company would perform an analysis of the pro
posals submitted by companies wishing to run the
campus bookstore. She said her company recom
mended A&M continue negotiations with Barnes and
Noble.
John David Crow, director for development for
A&M athletics, R.C. Slocum, A&M head football
coach, Bob Wiatt, director of University Police De
partment, Basel Lister, manager in the A&M
See Trial/Page 6
E-Walk will affect bus routes
Classes work for successful
Ol' Army style tradition
By Lisa Messer
The Battalion
The Class of ’95 Council is working with senior
student leaders and various A&M departments to
ensure that this year’s Ol’ Army Style Elephant
Walk is successful.
The route for Elephant Walk 1994, which will be
Nov. 17, has been decided but will be kept secret to
prevent junior interference in the traditionally se
nior event.
Seniors will meet at Kyle Field at 1:45 p.m. to be
gin the walk around campus.
Juniors will meet at Ehmcan Field at 1:36 p.m. for
pictures with an elephant and a pull-out yell. They
will move to Kyle Field for a picture in the shape of
a ’96 and a speech by Pat Patterson, Class of ’26,
who is a witness of the original Elephant Walk:
The Class of ’96 Council is asking juniors to bring
canned food to Kyle Field to help feed 96 families.
Tracy Kennedy, vice president of the Class of ’95,
said senior council members hope the 1994 Elephant
Walk will help re-establish the event as a dignified
tradition.
“We let the Class of ’94 walk in relative peace
with the hope in mind that our Elephant Walk could
be truly Ol’ Army Style,” Kennedy said. “We have
been working fervently toward that goal.”
Elephant Walk in the past few years has become
an invitation to create a large mess and “grode” the
seniors.
See Elephant Walk/Page 6
New on-ramps built for
information superhighway
By Amanda Fowle
The Battalion
Some residence halls have
merged onto the information su
perhighway and others may fol
low if students make their sup
port known to the Ethernet Task
Force.
Seven Texas A&M residence
halls, Moore, Keathley, Legett,
Lechner, McFadden, Dunn and
Dorm 2, were connected to Ether
net this summer.
Ethernet is a network that
hooks computers together so that
they can exchange information.
Students who have Ethernet con
nections in their rooms do not
have to use a modem to connect
to A&M’s computer network.
Students have access to E-
mail, the Internet, Mosaic, and
numerous other computing ser
vices through their Ethernet con
nections.
The final connections are now
being made in the seven halls.
Four of the halls are totally con
nected. The other halls will be
connected by the end of the se
mester.
See Ethernet/Page 6