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Vol. XXXIII
No. 36
Thursday, June 18, 1975
Rio Grande City, Texas
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Judge O.P. Carrillo denied a
motion by Archer Parr at-
torney, Marvin Foster,
disqualifying the judge. 'Hie
judge of the 229th Judicial
District has jurisdiction over
Duval, Jim Hogg and Starr
Counties.
After Carrillo coolly denied
the motion by Foster, testimony
was heard from two witnesses
for the defense in the
disqualification motion against
Carrillo.
The first witness to testify
was District Attorney Arnulfo
Guerra. He took the stand and
aloofly answered or semi-
answered the questions offered
by Foster. Foster protested
several times to Carrillo that
Guerra was deliberate!} being
"evasive".
Guerra did answer that he
began his investigation against
long time Duval power, Archer
Parr, after being urged to do so
via a letter which was never
fully explained.
Guerra did answer that he did
file the case against Pharr in
behalf of Jose R. Nichols, Duval
County Grand Jury Foreman.
Their petition alleged
misconduct by Parr in that he
had been convicted of prejury in
federal court, that he had
received $440,00 in illegal
payments and services from
Duval County and that he had
invoked the Fifth Amendment
when questioned about the
payments and services in a
court hearing.
Parr and his attorney have
contended that the suspension
and other actions by Carrillo
were arbitrary and invalid
They have also stated that the
actions were politically
motivated by Carrillo and
Guerra because the Parr Group
would not support Oscar
Carrillo in his bid for election to
the State Senator position in the
Mav 1974 Democratic elections.
The position was won by
Senator John Traeger who
defeated Judge Carrillo's
brother.
Parr's attorney pointed out to
Carrillo that he should
disqualify himself because of
the legal battles and newspaper
editorials.
"I'll try this case by statute
and not by newspaper
editorials," Carrillo said.
Foster, Parr's attorney,
attempted to link the matter of
Parr's removal as being before
the 19th of March. Guerra
denied having discussed the
matter with anyone.
He was asked by Foster
whether or not he had any
discussions with Banker-
Rancher Clinton Manges about
the removal of Judge Parr. He
denied any such discussions,
however, the defense had
Guerra produce a leger of his
office's telephone calls. It was
noted that several calls were
Twenty-six students were
awarded scholarships by local
community organizations at the
recent commencement exei-
cises, so stated Ruben Saenz,
high school principal. The
scholarships ranged in value
from $50 to $500 and are payable
when the students enroll in post-
secondary education in-
stitutions.
The organizations presenting
scholarships and the recipients
were the following:
American Association of
University Women Scholarship
- Veronica Ann Smith; Band
Boosters Club Scholarship -
Rogerio Olivarez Jr.;
Braulia G. de Garcia
Scholarship - Irasema Chapa
Catholic Daughters of Rio
Grande City Scholarships -
(Academic) Diana J.
Villarreal: (Vocational) Ella
Garcia
Duval Man Joins
Tower Staff
U.S. Senator John Tower
announced today that Alfredo
Cardenas of San Diego, Texas
has joined his Austin staff as a
special assistant to the Senator.
I am delighted to have a
Mexican-American on my
Austin staff who will serve as a
contact point for Mexican-
Americans throughout Texas,"
Senator Tower said, "par-
ticularly those persons in my
constituency whose dominant
language is Spanish."
"With so many federal
programs in progress, I believe
it's important to have well-
trained staff people available to
explain the various aspects of
these programs. Mr. Cardenas
has the experience and ability
to provide the needed
assistance," he said.
Cardenas,26, was born and
reared in San Diego. He
graduated from St. Mary's
University in San Antonio with
a degree in political science and
has earned 24 hours from the St.
Mary's I>aw School.
He resigned as director of
administration for the Com-
munity Action Corporation of
South Texas to join the
Senator's staff.
Previously, he served as
program director for Minority
Assistance Programs in
Housing, Incorporated. His
experience also includes ser-
vice as a research developer for
"Project Por Fin," an adult
education program, and as a
counselor for the San Antonio
Model Cities Housing Center.
"We've been pleased to have
Dave Martinez on our
Washington staff for 10 years,"
Tower said, "and I am sure the
addition of Alfredo Cardenas
will be helpful in better serving
our Mexican-American con-
stituents."
The Senator also announced
that one of his summer interns
will be Gilbert Herrera of
Richardson, who is completing
his freshman year at UT-
Arlington. Herrera will be
working on extensive research
projects that relate to pending
legislation.
Frank L. Anderson
Scholarship - Errnelinda Vela
Foreign Language
Scholarship - Diana J.
Villarreal
Jaycees Scholarship
Natividad Solis
Knights of Columbus
Scholarship - Ricardo Escobar
Lions Club Scholarship -
Cynthia Alaniz
Magnolia Grove Chapter No.
6167 Scholarship - Manuel D.
Falcon
Manuel M Escobar, Jr.
Memorial Scholarship - Lazsro
Rodriguez, Jr.
National Honor Society
Scholarship - Irasema Chapa;
Rosalinda Solis; Rosa Maria
Chapa.
Order of the Eastern Star
, Chapter No. H4.'i Scholarship -
Carlos Ponce
" Pan American Round Table -
Nell K. Guerra Scholarship -
Diana J. Villarreal.
Rio Grande City Woman's
Club Scholarships- Veronica
Ann Smith. Rene Longoria, Jr.,
Errnelinda Vela
Rotary Club Scholarships -
Yolanda Molina, Maria del
Carmen Trevino
Texas Classroom Teachers
Association Scholarship -
Rosalinda Solis
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Post No. 8526 Scholarships -
Arturo Montemayor III,
liaseina Chapa
Woodmen of The World -
Rosas del Valle No. 6052
Scholarship - Maria Belen Cruz
Ruben Saenz stated that all
organizations are to be highly
commended for their interest
and efforts in encouraging
young people to continue their
education.
made to a private number
belonging to Manges.
Guerra also replied to a
question when the matter was
discussed with Carrillo. Guerra
only told the judge that he
might file a suspension motion
against Parr and that was the
day before the actual filing of
the suspension, according to
Guerra.
"Did you between March 19
and March 24 have any con-
versation with Clinton Manges
about filing the suspension9"
asked Foster. "No," replied
Guerra.
Guerra maintains that the
discussions to oust Parr were
possibly held in Carrillo's office
and the two grounds on which
Parr was suspended were
possibly discussed with Nichols.
Weren't you at the Carrillo
Ranch March 19 and did you
discuss the Parr suit with
anyone at the ranch?" asked
Foster.
"No," replied Guerra.
Foster pointed out that Texas
Ranger Gene Powell testified in
the Carrillo impeachment
hearing that there had been
some discussion about
removing Parr on the afternoon
George Parr was threatening to
kill Carrillo. Guerra could not
account for the conversation.
He "could not remember,"
because according io Carrillo in
testimony "Guerra was excited
on that day."
Carrillo, under oath, gave a
vivid account of the day's
happenings when George Parr
learned of the plan to remove
Parr trustees from the school
district.
Arnulfo Guerra, the district
attorney, informed Carrillo in
Rio Grande City of his desire to
remove the board members.
Carrillo informed Guerra that
they should meet in Duval
County in the afternoon to
Carrillo Continued on Page 16
RGC Students Receive Local Scholarships
Briscoe Returns
Manges Money
HARLINGEN - Gov. Dolph
Broscoe, mysterious South
Texas rancher-banker Clinton
Manges and former state Sen.
Jim Bates of Edinburg met over
breakfast at the Brownsville
International Airport early
Monday to allow the governor to
return a controversial $15,000
campaign contribution to
Manges.
KGBT-TV, Harlingen,
reported the meeting on a
newscast at 6 p.m. Monday.
Only a few minutes after the
news story was aired, the
governor's office telephoned a
brief statement to KGBT-TV
reporter Bill Young.
"As you're aware, Mr.
Reynolds, the governor's at-
torney, stated last week he was
confident he would return the
money. The governor ac-
companied Mr. Reynolds this
morning to Brownsville where
Mr. Reynolds completed the
return of the money to Mr.
Manges' attorney and to Mr.
Manges," the statement said.
Witnesses told the television
station that Gov. Briscoe,
Manges and Bates sat at a table
going over some papers. Mrs.
Briscoe was seated at a nearby
table and took no part in the
Manges Continued on Page 16
Senator Traeger Calls For
National Energy Program
Texas State Senator John A.
Traeger met with legislators
from throughout the country to
call on Congress and the
President to stop subsidizing
energy industries and im-
mediately enact a national
program in which true cost of
energy is reflected by the prices
energy users pay. Senator
Traeger represented the State
of Texas in this plea.
The lawmakers, members of
the Intergovernmental
Relations Conunittee of the
National Conference of State
Legislatures, concluded a
meeting in Washington June 6
with a number of policy
recommendations directed at
both the federal and state
governments.
The IRC members called for
a "widespread and intensive"
energy conservation effort as
the centerpiece of national
energy policy They endorsed
energy resource allocation
based on price in a free
marketplace, and rejected
rationing and similar
distribution schemes. In calling
for a new emphasis on tran-
sportation efficiency, the
lawmakers urged the
development of mass transit
facilities and the im-
Traeger Continued on Page 16
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