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Debriefing Thursday • January 23, ► Campus 'Sul' Ross IV to be laid to rest today Retired Air Force Lt. Col. Lawrence Sullivan "Sul” Ross IV died Monday in Ft. Worth, where he lived since 1946. Ross was the great-grandson of Lawrence Sullivan Ross, a former pres ident of Texas A&M College in the 1800s. His great-great-grandfather was Shapley Price Ross, a Texas Rangers captain who was one of Waco’s first eight settlers. Lt. Col. Ross was born in 1920 in Waco and graduated from A&M College in 1942. In the Air Force, Ross served as a B-29 pilot in World War II. He also served in the Korean and Vietnam Wars before retiring in 1972. Ross’ funeral will be held today in Ft. Worth. Prosecutors said Crayton tv Central Texas Medical Centerir the day before giving birth butti out after about three hours. She later was found athoirt was urged to return to the \ but refused, saying she was;] out, police Detective Sherry told the Austin American-State' for a story Wednesday. Simpson's lawyer targets police wo State Botany On Tour Ryan Rogers, The Battalion John Jahovec, a biology Ph.D. candidate, explains the details of the plant life on campus to his Botany 201 students during a tour Wednesday afternoon. Addicted mother faces injury charges SAN MARCOS (AP) — The mother of a nearly month-old boy born ad dicted to cocaine faces a felony charge of injury to a child. San Marcos police issued an ar rest warrant this week for 31-year-old Sharon Crayton. Her baby was born Dec. 29 addicted to cocaine and suf fering from fetal alcohol syndrome. SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP)- Simpson’s lawyer took aimatpj Wednesday to counter a theei summation by the victims’ reie: I that featured pictures of a sr Ron Goldman and the angui voice of Nicole Brown Simpson "We will demonstrate to there is an immense amount with the evidence," attorneyRi Baker told jurors. “Theytalkj results of tests, we talk about tamination before these tests ever done.” He also criticized the plainti who implored jurors to find Simpl responsible for the June 12,la deaths of Ms. Simpson andGil man, and to strip the football si of his fortune. “True justice would be to see a Goldman walk through thatboci Nicole Brown Simpson playing,j her children," attorney DanielPe:J celli said. “That is not going to pen. They are gone forever." ► This day in histoiy (AP) — Today is Thursday, Jan. 23, the 23rd day of 1997. There are 342 days left in the year. In 1845, Congress decided all national elections would be held on the first Tuesday after the first Mon day in November. In 1932, New York Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt announced his candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination. In 1964, the 24th Amendment to the Constitution, eliminating the poll tax in federal elections, was ratified. In 1977, 20 years ago, the TV miniseries Roots, based on the Alex Haley novel, began airing on ABC. In 1973, President Nixon announced an accord had been reached to end the Vietnam War. Five years ago: Forty-seven nations, including the United States, agreed on a massive global humanitar ian effort to rescue millions of hungry people in the for mer Soviet Union. One year ago: Delivering his State of the Union ad dress to a skeptical Republican Congress, President Clin ton traced the themes of his re-election campaign and confronted GOP lawmakers on the budget, demanding they “never— ever” shut the government again. Weather Today Tonight Tomorrow Highs & Lows ► Today's birthdays (AP) — Actress Chita Rivera is 64. Singer Anita Point er is 49. Actor Richard Dean Anderson is 47. Rock singer- musician Patrick Simmons (The Doobie Brothers) is 47. Rock musician Danny Federici (Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band) is 47. Rock singer Robin Zander (Cheap Trick) is 44. Princess Caroline of Monaco is 40. Singer Anita Baker is 39. Reggae musician Earl Falconer (UB40) is 38. Rhythm-and-blues singer Marc Nelson (Az Yet) is 26. Actress Tiffani-Amber Thiessen is 23. Today’s Expected HJ 70°F Tonight's Expected^ 58°F Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of rain in late toddy apd ^pvith-,, eastly winds at 10 mph. Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain, fog after midnight and southerly winds at 5-10 mph. Cloudy with 60 percent chance of rain and southerly winds turning to the north at 10 mph. Tomorrows Expected High 73°F Tomorrow Expected Low 45°F Lit ALPHA KAPPA PSI National Professional Business Fraternity Spring Rush 1997 Monday, Jan. 27 Informational Meeting 8:00 - 10:00 p.m. MSC, Room 201 Casual Attire Wednesday, Jan. 29 Pro. 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