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sday • February 3, 1998 The Battalion ™ls Jim si I A 1 E arv lapital murder trial of Navy cadet lay mirror soured relationship RTWORTH (AP) — A former Academy cadet urged her lend to kill her romantic rival reaming “shoot her, kill her, her,” the defendant’s one- jest friend testified Monday, iring the first day of testimony une Zamora’s capital murder Kristina Mason said that days ;he killing her friend had con- that the couple plotted to Adi ianne Jones’ neck and 5 her body in a lake, it Zamora said she got agitated hacked Jones sooner than the B e had planned, Mason said. V her they had taken her out to a I Diane lost control and began her with a weight over the she testified. e also said that during a late- cpnversation at Mason’s e, Zamora admitted she de- Jed boyfriend David Graham d Jones. imora is accused in the slay- ! f Jones, allegedly carried out Lialiacion for a one-time high- °D l CE£ school fling she had with Graham. Zamora was a freshman at the Naval Academy and Graham was in his first year at the Air Force Academy when they were charged in September 1996. According to statements Gra ham and Zamora have given police, they lured Jones to a secluded road, Zamora hit the girl with a dumbbell weight, then Graham shot her in the head when she tried to flee. Prosecutors allege Zamora told several friends and her family about the killing. Later, Mason testified that Zamora told her David had killed the girl to “prove his love.” Defense attorney John Linebarger pressed Mason during cross-exami nation to explain why she did not come forward sooner with her testi mony and why she at first told a grand jury that she did not know about Zamora’s alleged role in the killing. “I was scared that she (Zamora) would kill me if I told...or someone would come after me,” Mason said. Linebarger also suggested that Mason might have concocted de tails of her story after reading a writ ten confession by Graham that was “I was scared that she (Zamora) would kill me if I told ... or someone would 5) come after me. Kristina Mason Trial witness published in a local newspaper. After several minutes of ques tioning, State District Judge Joe Dra- go seemed irritated with the de fense, which at times began to ask for details about Zamora’s friends. “At this rate we won’ finish dur ing my lifetime,” Drago said, urg ing attorneys to speed up their questioning. Drago also up held several prosecution objec tions saying that the questions were irrelevant or would force Ma son to speculate. Early Monday, prosecutors used their opening statements to portray a cold and calculated plot allegedly carried out by Zamora and Graham. “Like a puzzle when the pieces are fit together you will see a bru tal and senseless murder commit ted by this woman and her boyfriend.” assistant prosecutor Michelle Hartman said'. Hartman emphasized that after the killing Zamora went on with life as usual, going to school, scoring well on tests and dating Graham. Linebarger told jurors that phys ical evidence from the crime scene would contradict the prosecution’s allegations. He portrayed Zamora as a caring woman focused on her family and academics. Morales suggests contempt-of-court order AUSTIN (AP) — Attorney General Dan □rales suggested Monday that a Republican *‘Vanning for his job and several state lawmak- s should be held in contempt of court by a deral judge who ap- oved Texas’ $15.3 billion bacco settlement. GOP attorney-general >peful John Cornyn and j e lawmakers filed mo ms with the Texas ipreme Court challeng- g $2.3 billion in attorney es to private lawyers who ilped represent the state. U.S. District Judge avid Folsom approved ie deal last month in which the tobacco in- astry agreed to pay billions for the state’s costs ’M't treating tobacco-related illnesses. “Ifjl were the judge, I certainly would have to . ,onsi<ier the prospect of imposing sanctions for ’'ontempt, given that his order squarely spelled Morales out that he retained exclusive jurisdiction and that any objections that were to be raised must be raised in front of him,” Morales, a Democrat who is not running for re-election, said. “These candidates... are really playing with fire in terms of waving a red flag in front of a federal district court who has warned them not to use his court and not to use him for their po litical purposes.” Striking at Cornyn, Morales added, “All they care about is getting their name in the news paper because they’re running last in a three- person race in a Republican primary for attor ney general." Morales has not asked for a contempt order but noted that such action is an option in pa pers filed with the court. Cornyn, a former Supreme Court justice, said only the state court can determine Morales’ duty under the state constitution. “To hold a press conference and denounce the persons who are seeking to challenge him ... demonstrates that he (Morales) has very se rious concerns about the legality of his actions, and he’ll stop at nothing to prevent a proper court from deciding whether he has acted within his authority,” Cornyn said. Cornyn’s campaign manager disputed Morales’ assessment of the race among Cornyn, Barry Williamson and Tom Pauken. The Supreme Court cannot act on the chal lenges filed with it because Morales has filed a mo tion to move them to the federal court, according to Morales’ office. Cornyn plans to file a petition to move his challenge back to the state court. Morales emphasized he is not including in his criticism Senate Finance Committee Chair Bill Ratliff, R-Mount Pleasant, and House Ap propriations Committee Chair Robert Junell, D-San Angelo. They filed a separate challenge on the expenditure of the settlement money. Morales called them sincere. Rep. Kyle Janek, one of seven lawmakers who challenged the attorney fees Friday, de fended the action as an effort to ensure tax payer money is properly spent. n April? This test is too tough and too important to leave to chance. Make sure that you have mastered this test come April. Students of The Princeton Review AVERAGE an 8 point increase.* Did you Forget to sign up? CWc have extended the time to register for our MCAT - course N? 484, but it starts THIS weekend. Don’t I let yourself be unprepared for the MCAT in April! 11, > he Princeton Review helped me get a 17 pt. :rease on my MCAT score. 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Ambassador Muhamed Sacirbey Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations Special Envoy for the Implementation of the Dayton Peace Agreement Major General William L. Nash Commander, Task Force Eagle, Operation Joint Endeavor Moderated by: Dr. Stjepan Mestrovic Professor of Sociology MSO Political Forum February 3,1998 Rudder 301 7:00 p.m. http://pf.tamu.edu Persons with disabilities please call 845-1515 to inform us of your special needs. We request notification three (3) working days prior to the event to enable us to assist you to the best of our abilities. The Office of Latin American Programs and the MSC L.T. Jordan Institute ' for International Awareness present: BA* beyond what we're told us for a discussion featuring a panel led by: The Cuban Cultural Attache from the Cuban Embassy in Mexico A Tri-nation Forum with: Cuban Officials, University Students from Mexico and Texas tsdav. 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