The Waco Citizen from Waco, Texas • Page 1

A ANORAMIC VI OK THE TF1XAS AIR EXPO TAKEN FROM THECONTROI TOWER (photo by Virgil Holcomb) Spectators Like Texas Air Expo The second annual Texas 1 soring I exas Council, po was a success from the spec said he would have liked to The Waco TUESDA view If you like airplanes, there were plenty of them in the air and on the ground at 1 SI I airport It makes a great place show Karl Mav, President hold in air so.tJOO more people turn out for it I his would also help cover the costs, and help with a fund to build a permanent airplane museum 1 verythmg from the oldest flying machine to the very latest vs as in Waco for this year dav show Your home town community newspaper V( I mi If WS ilf SDWJl 6 664100 MBi 4s Kettler Insists Bribes Paid To DA Feazell I "Did wa being ross exam, nation of vk Ket Richardson asked, after tier Richardson, attomes a telephone tape had been entered began late Thurs- as evidence and heard by the jury Mel Richard aK V. rdi Ihe conversation taped after racketeering indictment was returned on i bv the I September 1 19S6 long as everv one tells -he 'ruth, ic said on the tape iv didn't know the lawyers were paving the Richardson said. paid him bribe' and he know i was talking, Kettler VS a.v attorney, is the govern 1 were law to I election DA Degan bv question The interview was in note form by Zane Kettler said he not answ 'he questions because he seen the notes taken bv Zane. Kettler and atto Whitney Fanning had cooperating with the and Fanning said ne wi be to have immunity but he nothing to say Follow ng Th ursday torneys whr, had a 2t have stated plead guilty to a that leave you?" Frels wr. bad Kettler ans were At the close of testin Nowun rem tided the j-.

ng tu kjt i Seventeen ai been icned to aprxt, bv it was earner Ket tax retu' tm.onv, Richards It nev et ter eu sav he nmd that 'k bribes. tdd al cal Kettler said tha! was tr In response to a ijut Richardson, Kettler sajd Ik's t1 Rjchai ds "He sHIPP Kl Business Briefs FIDA VgC'K Wiil lexas -t 4s inev gt Brazilian pia ne1 au suffering from trn as a "csuit an the aumfcm is still un I Mil! Mao 1 W.ico wul address the Irvmg (iinsburg lau No 1 of nai rith at Us monthlv luncheon meeting held I at Ramada Inn more intormatKtn. contact Brun 4 HI NOIU i I he i and In dependent lhst will hok! a publk surplus vehales, equipment and materials in the VV enter starting at 6 Ml pin, HiUPwiay. June 1H Dk InOepemleni IhsirKt will fuoe included in this st1 1 and vans Preview will begin at Ul a ciiv ot vile I ttf unire call ck IsLiiui itv of 6161 I III OP I IMIS I I I ot Waco will meet Ihuisdav moi mug at tJU a June 16 at the I Hill ikk I from I irst iuted Methodist hurch will discuss his new I hr wording to Storm. MW UN Mi.K new city manager will an at special council meeting at noon at city hall and ioocs at VK MEETINGS 1MI BUVKh Army will meet at the VKestern House t.Kiav ai ncKtn will be iast meeting for the summer VMI I I HiKNt I hrevtor for the I A 'x1 sjxakcr the usiay the Kiwani' at Stierat Inn I ratstxl TeU' and was the former Super in ten dent the rawtord ISD VN I I ION IV a'd meet at 4 M) the fence roon Wao ad.

oper 1 fie txvaid will vvHisidef a request i.k Square I to ojiciate a travel agenvv office in the terminal I I MNIl Kl apital 1 1 riHjp hold then venture forum tcnJav at the Holiday Inn The meeting fvgins at 6 and five present a turns fen new businesses will be heard by the group BK WON NMIh API! K. will meet at 30 ght at the its 1 Katherine I amphne will be the shaker Ml Kl PKI SEN I II I Iaylor will be the speaker tor the meeting of the Waco Founder I ions lub on Wednesday at run Rep is cvtxvted to speak on tort reform bill, which affects I ions Park I he dub meets in I ion's Den. 1 16 42nd St I I HI Hi II Brotherhvnxi will hear a presen tation on the structure and the national group the New lie Hans Kaischeuer, president of the Waco inference Will be sjx-aker 1 he meeting begins at pm Wed () IIOl FI MO tion will hold their next meeting on Ihursday, June 18, A lour Waco will be the agenda for luly Members wishing to attend should meet at the Tourist Information Center at II Is to boaid the bus, on which lunch will be served lor more information, call 'VHUM Ihe bus will lake members to the Browning I ibraiv. Historic Village and other area at tractions KM.IONAI ALCOHOI AND Abuse Committee ot HO I will meet at 3 in Ihursday in the conference room at Franklin Ave Continuation of applications for several substance abuse programs will be reviewed at the meeting H. as; ten years, iv an ic a partn show additional tn VM Si for that fiscal d.dn knc'w i was ig or he wouldn nave He thought 1 was still on Kettler said response lo about the tape he had us home phone of the testimony and ig ihur'day centered sec tarv "Wc did to that exte hav now pa.d ed In resfxmse 11 we on Kettle? he and a at unitv 1 'avti w.t> going on in tne cc Rivhardson asked Ket tier replied He had a lot of enen es.

c.ke iss Hunt. Richardson stated to Kelt Cr I her vnardson asked tr 'he reaction oi wife, lanet fo the vase replied, "She going to leave me if I got convicted, she said "Was i a o1 ied abo vomn tting suicide and talked to an insurance agent about life insurance and studied the suicide part to it is pav if anything vame up Rict.ardson asked don't sk a Kettle' replied ic sav on the tape, vou made, I will help you all I can, showing he was compassionate, R.vhaidscKi askevt "I think he wanted me to go to the peiuternary save him, Kettler testified ic did ncM kne'w aKiut the recordings," Richardson asked 'No, he did ot, "Kettler replied More than, one time during the cross examination, Richardson asked Kettler, you know about the bribes is what IX mi Hall has told you Kettler replied each time, "ves and what is on the tapes Kettler testified after he told his wife about his involvement with ic and his decision to cooperate with the government, she aided him in trying to keep them visiting and calling their home "We weie living to keep up a front to keep them calling us, he told the jurv "When Jeff Kearney, i ic previous attornev), myself and Vic came to vour office, 1 asked vou if vou had ever paid am money to Vk and vou said Ruhaidson said to Kettler, "Were you being evasive Kettlei replied es In Richardson asked didn't know if ic I had told you about Kettlet an swered Richardson continued his cross by asking Ketflet about a two hour tape that was made one night when the visited their home After several questions, Prosecuting Attornev Jack Frels, objected because the tape or tian scripts had not been entered as evidence in the case around a Hai. and Kett er aw firm, Barbara Hillard Ms Hillard appeared the grand jury on a number of i i April II, when Kettler a.s<s appeared for the first time "It your conscience that made vou decide lo tell the truth' a.s^ec Kettle' It Kettler answered Richardson vOnimued ask Kettier ho agreement with the government, Kettler said his law ver was hi an dung the negotiations "He told me to siay it of it Kettler said I have not plead guilty to anything, Kettler said after Richardson asked him it he could have been charged on every vhent that paid vou vash shat not reported "Is important how well you testifv for the Richardson asked "The government has been told I don't intend lo plead guilty to am Kettler answered 1 to questioning Kef lei and when Kettler would respond know or I remember, Richardson would con tin.it* with his remarks Judge James Nowlin, who is presiding over the federal trial in V.sun. told Richardson, "When the witness he doesn't know or remember than vou can tell him what you are talking about This has been going on for some time but this is the last time During a break Frels and Richardson became embroiled in an agrument over a transcript of the Kettler had recored in his office Richardson told I rels one of the tapes had been left out on Wedms dav uist telling you about it, "Richardson said you ac cusing me of leaving I rels asked "Vou are the one that sets the rules in this courtroom ic I say on the tape they find something or somebody unless thev get a law vet thev (the government) got on Richardson asked "You never saw Hall give him am Richardson asked Kettler those occasions Vic would come over, go in office and shut the 1 knew Hall had the money because I had taken it out of the safe in mv office and given him (Hall) the money Kettlei testified Richardson also questioned Ket tier about an interview he had with FBI Agent Bob Zane, l)PS In vestigator Ron Boy ter and Assistant I Attorney Jan Patterson on August at Old Main I odge Waco. concerning conduct of the jury Asked a bo the ot possession and intent to delivery hydromorphone fued against Tom Harris an earner witness the trial, Kettler said he charged him S100 a day or SX)0 on Monday, because that how he told me he could pav "Of the tee we charged Kettler said, "he paid S3100 iv had an idea what we were charging our Jient because he told me and Crow were cliargtng more and we charging enough for what thev Acre getting.

Kettler testified in answer to a question from Richardson Kettler said ne had been the Wixsdway for a number of years and city attorney for son from April and City Attorney tor I ac I ake view from I ebt 1983 t. June 1. "This was eight months after your interview with the law enforcement and began making allegations in this Richardson stated "If you are talking about Henry I ee I ves, Kettler replied Vt one point in the testimony Th rsday, Judge Nowlin deviated a break so Richardson could get his notes together Richardson was having a problem keeping the dates in order On re-direct bv Frels. Kettler said he did not know until the morning of September that had been indicted "Teazetl and Richardson came to mv home that night, along with Jeff ear nev, about 10 pm Kettle' said Richardson was inquiring about the indictment, Kettler said, but i did not tell them about cooperating with the government. Kettler said he told his wife the truth in October, WN5 but thev made up story to tell Feazell about his telling his wife on September 12, WH6 Kettler said he did not tell hi' sieve Southwell about his cooperating with the government or the arrangement he had with because and south- well were social friends and he would have told him Ate vou hoping for tic' piea it vou score ok on vour Richardson asked Kettler "Yes that is what I am hoping Kettler responded Don Hall Has Copies Of Records hv( Will IV Os I FR I diitir Don rv a tier law morning ne nau phuioviai cones a every uy men.

Te nad ehe defendant for preferential! treat ment on a number of cases Hall testified he would make copies of the he had but did not give ihe originals to Ask bv Jack Frels Ha: "He wan: any -ecords. he wanted the cash with a rubber hand around it Hall, a former Mclennan DA told the jury he kept the envelope copies in desK drawer the a letter Halt testified he swore into office the first time ht was elec tod but he was not asked to tor second term Vppeanng as a wiiik xs tor the government Halt testified, about the DW 1 wa.st*s ht' had handled for Waco attornev Dickie lark an earlier witness for the gov Hai! testified concerning the Henrv and Ilene Catherine Ciivens case Bub were pWls which were late' smissCu fVior the dismissal. Hal! sutd he the case with He me he wanted to share in our fees VS hat was vour react I rel asked "I was a'toundec wanted 1 3 of our fee Hall testified Vsked how Divk Kettle- responded. was astounded vou have knocked him over with a feather," Hall replied Flail said thev paid S4H) for their first pav ment to the DA on the case Pnor to Hall taking the stand. Cireg Rampton FBI agent testified concerning a concerning tape which was entered into evidence Contents of the were not revealed Administration Slots On WISD Thursday Agenda Purchase of property, exchange of property with Mel ennan v.

ountv Schools, ratification assignments of personnel and the adoption ot an amended administrative salatv schedule will headline the meeting ot the Waco Independent District Board of Trustees meeting on Thursday at 7 p.m. The board will hold an executive session at During the closed meeting thev will seek advice from their attorney on pending or contemplated litigation or settlement offers Thev will also discuss the pui chase of propenv and assignment of personnel and also the ad mmistrative salary schedule their regular meeting at the administration building they will also appoint a member to the WISD Tn Fthnie ommittee They will be appointing a delegate and alternate to the 19g7 Texas Association of School Board assembly Discussion will include approve the tav exemption of boats as ap proved by Seriate Bill J6".