The Galveston Daily News from Galveston, Texas • Page 16

16-A lin FRIDAY, JULY 14, 1995 GALVESTON COUNTY, TEXAS Gunmen strike at both ends of seawall within hour By MARK HOLAN The Daily News GALVESTON Gunmen robbed people at both ends of the seawall within an hour late Wednesday, reports state. Police said the cases are related. In both cases, the victims reported two black men with guns approached demanding money. And in each case, the victims were Police pistol-whipped by one of the gunmen, reports state. The first victim was a 19-year-old Galveston man robbed at Apffel Park at 11:15 p.m.

After giving up $100 cash and his pager, the man was struck across the left side of the forehead. At 11:55 p.m., an 18-year-old Galve- ston man and a 27-year-old High Island woman were robbed in the 9900 block of Seawall Boulevard, according to police reports After turning over $117 in cash and the keys to his truck, the man was hit in the right eye. Neither man was seriously injured, reports state. The second pair of victims reported the two gunmen fled in a dark red Mustang. GALVESTON A Galveston man was charged Thursday with burglarizing a doughnut shop.

Police arrested Ernesto Sanchez, 19, of the 2200 block of 71st Street, about 12:30 a.m. Bond was set at $5,000. According to a report, Sanchez had $50 in coins stuffed into his pockets. Some of that was reported missing from Home Cut Donuts, 6807 Stewart Road, according to police reports. Drag charges filed GALVESTON Police charged an Oleander Homes resident with possession of a controlled substance Thursday.

Marvin Ray August, 20, was held on $30,000 bond after his arrest in the 900 block of 53rd Street before 5 a.m. Police recovered five rocks of crack cocaine. Republicans in hot seat over role in Waco probe The Associated Press WASHINGTON House Republicans organizing hearings on the 1993 government raid on the Branch Davidians near Waco found themselves answering questions Thursday over the gun lobby's role in the probe. A few days before the hearings were to begin, the focus turned to an Associated Press story that Republicans used consultants hired by the National Rifle Association to examine weapons seized from the religious sect's compound after it burned to the ground April 19,1993. "It's now very clear that the National Rifle Association is paying for and writing the script of these White House spokesman Mike McCurry said of the Wednesday report.

"It's about time that the Congress started asking itself some very serious questions about who is paying for these hearings on Waco," McCurry said Thursday. "It is absolutely outrageous that the Republican majority in the House of Representatives is subcontracting legitimate congressional investigative work to the National Rifle Association." Retorted Tanya Metaksa, the NRA's chief lobbyist, "What's astonishing an administration that's refusing access to such evidence." The notion that the NRA is paying for a congressional hearing and running it is absurd," Metaksa said in a telephone interview. "We're conducting our own independent investigation." Four agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms and six Branch Davidians were killed in an ATF-initiated raid against the Waco compound on Feb. 28,1993. An additional 81 Davidians, including leader David Koresh, died seven weeks later as fire consumed the compound after the FBI tried to force out the occupants with tear gas.

The government maintains the fire was set by those inside. The Clinton administration, which has expressed concern about the conduct of the hearings scheduled to start next Wednesday, faced a Friday morning deadline from the Republicans to torn over additional documents related to the Waco episode or be served with a subpoena. "We have reached an agreement with them on the documents that they have sought from us and we are almost finished complying with that document request," Deputy Attorney General Jamie Gorelick told reporters. She said the Justice Department "surely will meet the deadline imposed by the committee for the production of those documents." On Capitol Hill, Rep. Bill Zeiiff, was pounded by reporters' questions on the NRA's role.

Zeiiff insisted he did not know the NRA was involved when his staff hired the consultants this spring. Airline Continued from 1-A The Beech 1300 Airliner is pressurized with cruising speeds exceeding 310 mph and altitudes up to 25,000 feet. Patrick said an additional plane will be purchased soon to be stationed at the Galveston field. Additional flights to Dallas and other destinations, such as Austin, are possible if the service is successful. Prices for the commuter flight are $89 one-way or $169 roundtrip when bought 14 days in advance.

Bought a week in advance, Dallas Express flight schedule Galveston Schotes Field to Dallas Love Field: Departure 10:20 am. 7:15 p.m. Arrival 11:30 am 8:25 p.m. Days of Travel Monday-Sunday Monday-Sunday Dallas Love Field to Galveston Scholes Field: Departure 8:45 a.m. 5:45 p.m.

Arrival Days of Travel 10a.m. Monday-Saturday 7 p.m. Sunday-Friday 1 p.m. Saturdays Wreck closes 1-45 Four-car crash delays traffic; no injuries tickets are $109 and $199. Walkup fares are $139 and $249.

Those fares are somewhat higher than previously announced. Companion fares and discounts for seniors, youth and students are also available. Call (800) 952-2007 for reservations. By CHAD ERIC WATT The Daily News DICKINSON A four-car crash closed a three-mile stretch of Interstate 45 North between Hughes Road and FM 517 for more than an hour Thursday night. No one was seriously injured, officials said.

James Hunter of Humble said he had visited his brother in a Galveston hospital and was returning home when three slow cars in the highway's left lane switched lanes suddenly, causing the car in front of him to slam on its brakes. Hunter's Chevrolet Suburban hit the car in front of him, a blue Buick, and the car behind him hit Hunter's Suburban. As these three cars pulled to the side of the road, a blue Toyota hit the Buick. Passengers were still in the Buick. This collision left the Buick and Toyota in the middle of the highway.

Police diverted traffic to the feeder road at the Hughes Road exit up to FM 517. No citations had been issued at press time. Stewart Continued from 1-A he said, and it is the biggest building in the subdivision. Joel Kirkpatrick, a longtime friend, also remembered the incinerator-turned-house. Kirkpatrick and some other people were at Stewart's home for a party when Kirkpatrick saw Stewart's "orange-slice" couch.

"Maco had a great fireplace in that place, and his couch looked like a wedge out of an orange slice," Kirkpatrick said. But behind the couch, Kirkpatrick found one of Stewart's secrets. As he stretched his arm over the back of the couch, Kirkpatrick said he could feel the buttons Stewart used to control the lights, the music and the Stewart burial Maco Stewart ill will be buried Saturday at the Stewart Family Cemetery on Stewart Road in Galveston Island State Park. The funeral wil! be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Trinity Episcopal Church, 2216 Ball St.

Visitation will be from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. today at J. Levy Bros. Funeral Home, 2128 Broadway.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be sent to the Maco Stewart Foundation, 6335 W. Northwest Highway No. 1716, Dallas 75225. locks on the doors. "He loved exotic women," Kirkpatrick said.

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1-800-SHOP-USA -45 Exit DAILYNEWS June Harris, a longtime friend of Stewart and wife of retired state District Judge Ed Harris, also remembered Stewart as a flamboyant man who could not be forgotten. She remembered the white linen suits he wore in the summer with his white suede shoes and white straw hat. "He had that kind of a flair about him that many people don't have," she said. Harris knew Stewart's mother well and was at their home for dinner one night while Stewart was home from college. Another guest for dinner, she said, was one of Stewart's close friends from college, the former astronaut Pete Conrad.

"It's like The Great Gatsby, 5 she said. "It was kind of fun to be around Maco." Throughout his life, Stewart left this mark in many ways. He served as a Marine combat platoon leader in the Korean War. He was president of the Young Democrats of Texas and served one term in the state House of Representatives. He ran against A.R.

"Babe" Schwartz and lost for the state Senate. While a state representative, Stewart sponsored a bill that mandated neonatal testing for phenylketonuria, or PKU, a treatable but potentially disabling condition. He started the Maco Stewart Foundation, a philanthropy for education and social advancement. Stewart wrote "Sex, Money and God." He is reported to have handed it out to everyone he saw. Almost five years ago, Stewart received a heart transplant and became an advocate for organ donors.

But even while on anti-rejec-. tion medicine for his heart; transplant, Stewart ate enchiladas and drank beer with: Kirkpatrick while visiting. Galveston. Harris said Stewart knew everyone and everyone knew him. "He's one of those people," she said.

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