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6 uesday • April; Ex-cadet enters plea of innocence FORT WORTH(AP) — A former Air Force Academy cadet accused of killing an ex-lover at his girl friend’s request will proceed to tri al after pleading innocent to capi tal murder charges Monday. But David Graham’s attorneys said they are confident state Dis trict Judge Don Leonard will grant their request to move the trial away from Fort Worth and the publicity surrounding Febru ary’s trial of former girlfriend Di ane Zamora. “The publicity involved in this case is above and beyond other high-profile trials that I have ob served recently,” said Dan Cogdell, Graham’s lead attorney. “It would be impossible to find people in Fort Worth who haven’t heard important details about this case.” Leonard also is expected to rule this week on the move to ex clude Graham’s confession, as well as about a dozen other mo- cc WItliout the confession, their (prosecutors’) case falls apart.” Dan Cogdell Graham's lead attorne L tions defense attorneys filed at a pretrial hearing. On Tuesday, Leonard is sched uled to hear arguments on the ad missibility of various pieces of ev idence, including a gun taken from Graham’s home. Police believe the weapon was used in Jones’ slaying. The trial is scheduled to begin July 6. Cogdell said he expects Leonard to rule Graham’s written confes sion inadmissible in his trial. “It is our position that David was unlawfully arrested and any statement he made should be void," Cogdell said. “He was denied counsel and he was denied a request that the in terview cease. “Without the confession, their (prosecutors’) case falls apart,” he said. “That is the heart of their case.” The motion states Air Force Academy authorities and Grand Prairie police detained Graham for 12 hours during questioning and denied his requests for an attorney during the interview at the Col orado Springs, Colo., academy. In his motion to suppress, Cogdell alleges detectives threat ened Graham into confessing. In February, Zamora was sen tenced to life imprisonment after she was convicted of capital murder. Bush remains silent about elecf lo Governor Bush AUSTIN (AP) — Gov. George W Bush, re maining coy about any presi dential aspira tions, heads to California and Arizona this week to raise campaign cash for himself and a fellow Republicans. Bush insisted Monday he is only helping some friends, with a little state business thrown in. No one should see any national implica tions in the trip, he said. “I’m not running for anything in California. I’m running for governor of Texas," he said. “I don’t know whether I will or will not seek the presidency. I do know my head and heart’s here in Texas, and I intend to be the First governor elected to back-to-back four year terms.” Democrats demanded that Bush give voters “a straight answer” on his plans for 2000. “Gov. Bush is traveling to Califor nia and Arizona this week on a polit ical trip designed to raise money and raise his profile for the 2000 presi dential race,” said Texas Democratic Party spokesperson Rafe Bemporad. “Bush should explain why he is hobnobbing with I lollywood stars and political elites rather than at tending to the needs of Texans,” Be mporad said. Bush will be in California from Wednesday through Saturday, said campaign spokesperson Mindy Tucker. While in the nation’s largest state, Bush will attend a fund-raising din ner for California GOP gubernator ial candidate Dan Lungren, a fund raising dinner for the Republican National Committee, fund-raising events for his re-election campaign and meet with officials?; and high-techindustne- He will address a fo meeting of fheWednesc; Club, an entertainmeci group founded by libajJ conservative David Scottsdale, Ari/.., onSarj will attend a fund-raising Sen. John McCain,R-Aii Bush said he raiseiu (California for his doing so again because^ some friends of mint® who want to hostfund-t me, both in Los. San Francisco. "I’m also going to (ala Texas film industry.FmgaJ about the Texas high-ts industry as well." The McCain event in.J open to news coverage,tel ifornia events are private fended that decision, v honed to avoid a lot of all South Park paraphernalia gets expelled from elementary schoi w PLANO(AP) — An elementary school has banned T-shirts and hats advertising the animated ca ble TV show “South Park” after a counselor’s concern about violence on the program. The clothing, Thomas Ele mentary School administrators say, is a violation of their dress code. They’ve sent a warning home to parents about the show and the paraphernalia it has inspired. Thomas Elementary counselor Elaine Sample said she became concerned about the cartoon’s vio lent content after two boys alleged ly shot and killed a teacher and four classmates last month at a Jones boro, Aik., middle school. “I brought it to the attention of the principal, the staff and we de duced wearing the T-shirts was in violation of the dress code, which states that items with provocative, offensive, violent or drug-related pictures or slogans will not be per mitted,” Sample told the Plano Star Courier. Airing on the late-night Com edy Central cable channel, “South Park” features four foul- mouthed 8-year-olds who fre quently curse, pass gas and make crude jokes. Kenny, one of the show’s chil dren, dies a violent death each week and then comes back to life for the next episode. A cultural phenomenon among both children and adults, the show has spawned hundreds ofWeb sites and a video game. It’s been featured in the cover of Newsweek, Spin and Rolling Stone magazines. and PTO j'li'sidcnt v j^omoi Thomas Elementary Principal ousl\ was tin.iwair Housu Lynn Swanson said her staff believes Park’s” content andwasuH parents should be aware of the vio the school’s warning. lence in the show. 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