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The Battalion Debriefing Pag: Thursday • February 13,1 ► State Cowboy sues police over false allegations Making a Choice Ryan Rogers, The Battalion Rick Fournier, a junior mechanical engineering major, votes in the yell leader run-off referendum election Wednesday in' front of Evans Library. DALLAS (AP) — Dallas Cowboys star Erik Williams, falsely named with teammate Michael Irvin in a rape case, sued police Wednesday, accusing them of violating his civil rights. The Pro Bowl offensive lineman also sued a TV station and one of its reporters for defaming him through its handling of the story. Williams’ federal lawsuit accused police of falsely accusing him in public statements and giving public credibili ty to a complaint by his accuser even though officers knew there were prob lems with her complaint. Lin Television Corp., the parent company of Dallas-Fort Worth sta tion KXAS, and reporter Marty Grif fin were named in the second law suit, a state case that alleges defamation, negligence, fraud, in vasion of privacy and trespassing. Nation Raising coffee prices may steam customers CHICAGO (AP) — There’s a dif ferent kind of jolt coming soon to coffee lovers. That cup of joe soon dar could cost more. ► 77iis day in history Today is Thursday, Feb. 13, the 44th day of 1997. There are 321 days left in the year. In 1542, the fifth wife of England’s King Henry VIII, Catherine Howard, was executed for adultery. In 1633, Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei arrived in Rome for trial before the Inquisition. In 1635, the oldest public school in the United States, the Boston Public Latin School, was founded. In 1914, the American Society of Composers, Au thors and Publishers, known as ASCARwas founded in New York. In 1920, the League of Nations recognized the per petual neutrality of Switzerland. In 1935, a jury in Flemington, N.J., found Bruno Richard Hauptmann guilty of first-degree murder in the kidnap-death of the infant son of Charles and Anne Lind bergh. Hauptmahn was later executed. In 1945, during World War II, the Soviets captured Too much rain in Latin Amer- a strike in Colombia have sec for future delivery of beans buo: ward two-year highs. The nation's top seller of re| fee — Folger’s — already has will raise prices 7 percent next: and others are expected tof® Coffeehouses could ire prices 5 cents a cup bythe; summer, and grocery stores raise prices by the end of the unless the wholesale priceil. back, said Ted Lingle, exeal rector of the Specialty CoffeeBt could be ciation of America. ■ of "Days o Among the 49 percent of«.witli a typi cans who are coffee drinkers,irMs to pay cl< not about to give up that dailrRrformancer ■ral Ballet to ■ve with wh( ?: ■ter is going Bap operas, Budapest, Hungary, from the Germans. Biteentertai Brhe Mosc By M The In 1945, Allied planes began bombing the city of Dresden. jimposed of I In 1960, France exploded its first atomict ] e ,, enc j ar y b 0 j In 1980, opening ceremonies were held Knpanics, v Placid, N.Y., for the 13th Winter Olympics. K r Auditorii In 1984, Konstantin Chernenko was choseB turc i a y p e ^ general secretary of the Soviet Communist Partp Suzannah tral Committee, succeeding the late Yuri AndrcBd Perforn -r- j chair and a s ► lo<lay s birllntays lumcations d( nts and co; Singer Eileen Farrell is 77. Former test piloKBiouId take E. “Chuck” Yeager is 74. Actress Kim Novaki3,® )m p an y- s e) tor George Segal is 63. Actor Oliver ReedisSSB “x 0 bring t Bo Svenson is 56. Actress Carol Lynleyis55, ; B exc jbng oj Stockard Channing is 53. Talk show hostJerry$:p use j trea iiy j is 53. Singer Peter Gabriel is 47. Bylor said' ► Weather Today Tonight Tomorrow c Highs & Li Today’s 4. S' v JT Bances for st pus to see a co iver again.” B The Mosc Kll perform Expected|ftnd Carmen 48°F lay night. The balle Tonight's ExpectetWancer Sergei Mostly cloudy with northeast winds. Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Tomorrowsfipa 5?f (f* VALENTINE ROSE SPECIAL Vase Ready 3 Rose Bouquet $ 12 99 Dozen Roses $44.99 Large Selection of Candy, Balloon and Plant Arrangements FLOWERAMA oj-CPoi.t CDatz czA/[a[C Gh.zn < Vl/zz/zE.ncl± & ( dVz VCizd'ujzd 693-1570 s tudying wasn't the only thing you forgot to do last semester. Only one more week to submit your suggestions for the 1997 Class Gift Call the Hotline at 847-1693 or mail us at classgift97@tamu.edu All suggestions welcome. Deadline February 14,1997 and has been since its incep I Taylor said between the I\ let and the brought to T( Tomorro7fa f c Mosc Fxnertedk i a full - len g^ ^93 E ) PtlierS Were eX 33°F >: temporary pit ■ Since it bej ballet has con Europe, inclut iermany, Spa Information courtesy oft TEXAS A&M FOOTBALL 12TH MAN/WALK-ON ORGANIZATIONAL MEETINt DATE: Tuesday, February 25, 1997 the Netherlan I Jeffrey Crar audience edu< tnentandase] jor, said OPAS Bolshoi Balle niiered The Ni jthe ’80s. He sai TIME: 4:30 PM WHERE: Kyle Field Stadium Film Room Blembers of For More Information: 845--0374 CLASS OF 1997 DESIGN CONTEST Create the artwork for Senior Week 1997 and win RING DANCE TICKETS!! All artwork must be in black and white, no larger than 8.5” X 11”, and illustrate the theme “STEP-OFF INTO THE SPOTLIGHT”. Additional guidelines are available in the MSC, Student Activities, and other locations around campus. All Entries are due by Friday, February 21,1997. at 5pm, in the MSC Student Programs Office (2nd Floor). All entries become the property of the Class of 1997 Council. Finalist will he chosen and the CLASS OF 1997 will he invited to vote for their favorite design during the week of Febru ary 24-28, 1997. in the MSC Main Hallway. SENIOR WEEK 1997 APRIL 21-26 Public Funds For Private Education? 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