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lite flwif Tekfmil JTyler Nudges Lee, 3-2 S.3.tUldfly jOarf TJexas Onij (complete Wjorniny YjevuSpaper 25 Cents Page 1, Section 2 VOL. 53, NO. 1 47 (UPI) United Press International Tyler, Texas, April 9, 1983 (API The Associated Press 4Sections laaidl (Dlhirit miff-, Shaid Case 4 Si lea Tdrmms With FBI L-4 6 By ANN LEVIN Staff Writer The government's star witness against Or- rin Shaid Jr. agreed to plead guilty to a one- Repercussion IPIleadls (Kiiliy1 By ANN LEVIN Staff Writer The owner of record of the First State Bank of Wells pleaded guilty to concealing a felony in an agreement with the U.S. Attorney's office.

Roger W. Pipkin III, Houstonrowner of a rontrolling" interest in the. Wells bank since May, 1982, and former president of the Ranchlander Bank of Melvin, admitted his deal with the government in testimony Friday. Pipkin said" he plead guilty-to misprision of a felony the legal term for failing to report a felony. Details of Pipkin's alleged crimes are not a matter of public record and are still under investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation; Assistant U.S- Attorney Chris Harrison said.

mnt indictment of conspiring with Shaid to i "lie false loan application statements to pointed attorney. Friday, Maree was denied a court-appointed attorney after she filed a pauper's affidavit in the U.S. District Clerk's office. In denying Maree's motion, Chief U.S. District Judge William Wayne justice said her application "did not indicate to him she was insolvent." The government rested its case at 4:10 p.m.

Friday after two and a half days of testimony from 20 witnesses and oyer 150 exhibits. Federal Bureau of Investigation Agent Lloyd Harrell said over in unpaid loans are still outstanding as a result" pf Shaid's financial transactions from April, 1981, until November, 1982. Three employees of the now-defunct Ranchlander testified to having seen Shaid and Moon forge signatures on documents in loan federally insured Former Ranchlander National Bank President Jean Moon, a tall, white-haired woman, revealed the plea agreement terms in Friday's testimony. In exchange for cooperating with Assistant U.S. Attorney Chris Harrison, Moon will not be prosecuted for crimes arising out of her term as president of Ranchlander or for dealings she had with Shaid, Lynn Caruth Maree or Roger W.

Pipkin III, her attorney Otis Carroll, Tyler, said. Maree who lived with Shaid before his Nov. 29 arrest has-a' 4-yearold son hvhim Pipkin owns Enterprise Mortgage Company in Houston." packages.TTarrison asktidioamifficer Bev Mmtl i tS' i i 1 t000i Former Ranchlander President Jean Moon was an executive vice president in Pipkin's mortgage company before taking over the Ranchlander bank. The. crime was uncovered during the office's investigation into Qrrin Shaid finances.

Pipkin said Friday during the third day of Shaid's trial he signed a plea agreement with Harrison rather than face the possibility of being indicted by a federal grand jury on five felony counts. 1 In a Dec. 15, 1982 hearing, a Tyler FBI agent testified. Shaid supplied Pipkin the money to buy the Wells bank a claim Pipkin had previously denied. Pipkin told Tyler Morning Telegraph, in a Dec.

1, telephone interview, Shaid "had nothing to do with that bank' However, Jack Stone, former owner, of the Wells bank, told the Tyler Morning Telegraph Shaid had previously "offered to buy the bank." Pipkin said Friday his involvement with Ranchlander was in name only. "I suggested I be the president for one dollar a year in an advisory capacity. Mr. Shaid actually ran the bank," Pipkin said. PIPKIN Page 6.

Sec. I and was listed as the owner of record of Ranchlander. Pipkin was president of Ranchlander from September, 1981, until June, 1982! Pipkin also revealed in Friday's testimony a plea agreement with the government whereby he will plead guilty to misprision (concealing) of a felony. In exchange for his cooperation with the government, he won't be prosecuted for further criminal transac-' tions with Shaid. Late Friday afternoon, Shaid's attorney, David Booth, Longview, asked the court to dismiss the 19-count indictment against Shaid because the indictment is improperly worded.

Booth said Shaid will not go free because Shaid "will be reindicted on a 41-count indictment." Booth said Wednesday Maree will probably be indicted and will need a court-ap- erly Hill, Brady, a town near Ranchlander, why she didn't question Shaid when she saw him forge a signature. "You don't question your boss," she said. The government alleges Shaid forged tlje name Richard T. Carson on a $126,000 loan, $125,000 of which was participated out to the Kilgore First National Bank. Carson, Shaid's roommate 20 years 'ago at the University of Houston, said he found out about the $125,000 loan when an officer of "the Kilgore bank called his El Paso office requesting a personal financial statement.

Testimony was to resume at 9 a.m. Saturday. Justice will rule on whether to dismiss certain counts in the indictment because of Booth's contention the charges are improp- SHAID Page 6, Section 1 Stall Photo by Tres Watson MOON, CARROLL EN ROUTE TO SHAID TRIAL Former Bank President Strikes Deal With Feds nlverhouse Trial 'CjITMAtf Quiteea Defwood Fle'sta acUviti-i kick c't wilh a bass tour- 'name-t id a fasLion cw-luncheon, Tha Aojriual Bas tcr sr-9nt, tonsorci by Sport Shack of "iiyff wftHlpririceises ZRjnovtilffCIt' i Itelly Lawrence! hlii Flemoni and Sandy Wilson, who tr aU vying for the Miss Dojjwood XVI 1 1 a. The r- leieLwur and luwcheon wul te th Moved IFrom Area Ficriipj (Vcritoci i wt; a hejd 8 a.m. to 8 p.ffl; tiri rl.Uc introduction of tha princcseal 'ML el rors Lciervoir, AtUu a.ri.

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On the ground, there was an early report card on the ship's first flight: "This machine acts like it was supposed to act." After bantering on Friday with Vice President George Bush, a visitor to Mission Control, the astronauts acted out the last part of a celestial game' of hide and seek with a phantom satellite. For the fifth time of the flight they were given instructions for altering their orbit to reach a certain point and for the fifth time they made it. The shuttle will need that capability to rendezvous on the 13th flight with a failed sun-study satellite which the astronauts are to repair. Astronauts Paul J. Weitz and pilot Karol Bobko will guide Challenger to a landing at 12:53 a.m.

CST Saturday at Edwards Air Force Base in California. The astronauts were told the weather will be just fine, with mild winds and clear skies. The ship will be guided automatically most of the way and Weitz will take over at 5,000 feet or at a higher altitude if he chooses. The ship will be slowed from its orbital speed of 17,400 mph by firing its engines over the Indian Ocean about an hour before landing. Asked to compare Challenger with Columbia, the first ship in the fleet, flight director Gary Coen said: "I think Challenger is much cleaner." He attributed that to the experience gained with LANDING Page 6, Sec.

1 By WAYNE ROPER East Texas Editor HENDERSON The murder trial for David Leslie Culverhouse was moved to Bowie County Friday, after six witnesses testified they did not think the defendant could get a fair trial in Rusk County. Pre-trial motions are set to be heard April 15 in Rusk County, prior to Culverhouse's transfer to the Bowie County jail in New Boston, near Texarkana. Culverhouse is set to go to trial April 25 for the murder of Donna L. Ray, killed in ar Jan. 9 shooting spree in a Henderson supermarket.

The witnesses, along with special counsel to the court, J.R. Patterson, and District Attorney William Ferguson igreed that opinions concerning the defendant ran strong in Henderson and Rusk County. Patterson, appointed by the court to subpoena witnesses on the court motion for a change of venue, said he had talked to more than 40 people who all indicated they had formed an opinion about Culverhouse. "Possibly a jury could be found of 12 men and women who had not heard of or read' newspaper accounts of the case, but I do not believe in all fairness that a fair trial could be had in Rusk County," Patterson said. Ferguson said he had asked the sheriff and police departments to aid in questioning people, but many had become "intimidated" by Culverhouse.

Testimony Friday revealed that news accounts of the case and widespread interest made it one of the most publicized cases in recent Rusk County history. Fourth District Judge Donald Ross said his decision to move the trial was based on the notoriety of the case, the substantial segment of the population which had discussed the case and the intense amount of news publicity the case had received. One witness linked the strong emotion in the case not to he murder but to the wounding of Safeway assistant store VENUE Page 6, Sec. 1 publican leadership that defense spending is not the only area where the administration faces GOP defections in the chamber. The Republicans hold a 54-46 edge in the Senate, a majority that could evaporate if Weicker and the other four Charles Mathi-as Jr.

of Maryland, John Chafee of Rhode Disability Rolls Cutoffs Defended. Please See Page 3, Section 1 Island, Robert Stafford of Vermont and Mark Hatfield of Oregon are able to strike agreements with a solid Democratic minority. Taxes may be an area where such a coalition is possible. One source said Senate Democrats agreed informally at a private caucus several weeks ago to seek repeal of this year's tax cut. And, in addition to the five Republicans outlining the budget alternative, several other GOP lawmakers are on record against this year's tax cut installment.

In addition, some members of the group WASHINGTON (AP) Five Republican senators, attacking the very hetrt of President Reagan's economic recovery program, called on Friday for repeal of this year's final 10 percent installment of his income tax cuts. It was the second time in as many days that Senate Republicans deserted Reagan on budget issues. The Budget Committee votec 17-4 on Thursday to slash the 10 percent defense buildup for next year to five percent. Eight Republicans had joined nine Democrats in that action, leaving the president "deeply "I would suspect he would be very much oppdsed to this alternative," Sen. Lowell Weicker, said as he and four other moderate and liberal Republicans outlined a plan that would also repeal automatic tax cuts in future years, and restore $58 billion over the next five years for social and environmental programs.

In political terms, their budget proposal was a warning to Reagan and the Senate Re individually in Reagan's program. Hatfield is chairman of the Appropriations Committee. Waicker is chairman of a subcommittee that oversees, spending for hundreds of billions of dollars on social programs. Chafee is a member of the tax-writing Finance Committee, and Stafford is chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee. Mathias told a news conference he has decided there was "no alternative" but abandonment of the tax cut and reduction in the defense buildup if federal deficits and interest rates are to come down and the economy is to recover.

Added Weicker, "We hear nobody (among constituents) asking for the third year of the tax cut we do hear lower interest rates and "I would hope we could work this out within the Republican Party, with the presi-BUDGET Page 6. Sec. 1 fulf States Flooding Worsens; Thousands Mee Coming Sunday QTyler do urier-ime -QTelegraph out from flash flooding the day before, but the shifting waters claimed new territory in southern Louisiana and Mississippi as the majestic Pearl River and other rain-gorged streams rose to record levels in many locations. As the thunderstorms moved eastward, up to 5 inches of rain fell Friday in the Florida Panhandle and elsewhere across the Southeast. Flood warnings were posted in Atlanta, where small streams overflowed after 3 inches of rain fell, and the National Weather Service warned residents of low-lying areas to move to higher ground.

At Hattiesburg. where damage already was estimated at $110 million, city officials ordered the evacuation of 5,000 people- the evacuations in Columbia, Miss. "Marion County looks like a huge tidal wave just swept jver it. There hasn't been a disaster of this magnitude to occur in the history of the county." Snow, Freeze Endanger Panhandle Crops. Please See Page 12, Section 1 In Louisiana, where about 20 inches of rain tell in four days, Gov.

Dave Treen said the homes of 40,000 people had been flooded and about half that number had been evacuated. About 7,000 people had been displaced in Mississippi, and several hundred were routed in southern Alabama. New Orleans and some other cities began drying By The Associated Press Disastrous floods from almost 2 feet of rain in Dixie forced thousands more people to join the exodus Friday as rivers swelled to historic high marks and forecasters warned more water is on the way. The number of people displaced by flooding in he Gulf Coast states climbed to more than 27,000, damage estimated in the hundreds of millions of dollars. 'east 10 people have been killed, including six V3sissipi, three in Louisiana and one in Ten- e.

ihis county is wiped out," said an exhausted Civil Defense chief, Jim Thornhill, helping with .8. Weekend Outlook Sunny By BOB PETERS Staff Writer There were breaks in the cloudiness over East Texas Friday, and improving weather is in the weekend outlook. That massive upper-air storm system, which ruined the week for the southwestern United States, began weakening and moving rapidly northeastward Friday. As an example of its strength, El Paso, measured 16.4 finches of snow on Wednesday and Thursday. That 48-hour total is a heavier snowfall than El Paso had ever received in an entire winter season since records were first kept there in 1880.

WEATHER Page 6, Sec. 1 All About Oscar Need a tuneup for Monday's Academy Awards presentation? Family Weekly, The Courier-Times Telegraph's weekly magazine, has just that this week in its Oscars edition. From questions and answers on past Oscars winners to personality profiles of this year's nominees, Family Weekly's Oscars package spotlights the best of the best. Read also about Patti Catalano, the best woman marathoner in the U.S. until she was sidelined last year due to back problems.

Now Patti's fighting back, thanks to the inspiration of her husband-coach. Find out more in Sunday's Family Weekly. Winning Ways Darwin Crawford, a former T.K. Gorman athlete, lis now the baseball coach at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches and he' on the winning side.

Read Sunday about the SFA baseball program, a team that's already beaten the University of Houston, in a sports story by staff writer Brad French. Help's On The Even before the Reagan administration urged a return of volunteerism, hospice. literally dependedijn that selfless helping of others. Hospice, a medieval institution updated to the 1980s, is now a part of A 1 Dressed For Success The Regan family opened a women's clothing store in 1958 in Tyler and has watched it evolve into a successful Texas enterprise. On Sunday's Courier-Times Telegraph business page, staff writer Charles Saul takes a look at the Regans of Tyler and their tale of success.

Elsewhere Dlble Verse And the angel answered and said unto the women. Fear not ye: for I know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified. He is not here: for he is risen as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay. go quickly, and tell hia disciples that he is risen from the dead; and, behold, he goeth before you into Galilee; there shall ye see him: lo, I have told you.

Matt. Page Sec. Amusements 7 4 Church News 2-4 3 Classified 5-14 3 Comics 6 4 Crossword Puzzle 4 1 Editorial 4 1 Goren On Bridge 7 4 Obituaries 8 1 Sports 16 2 Stock Market 7 2 TV Program 7 4 Women's News 1-3 4 Tyler and the East Texas community. What is it? Hospice is an organized program of care for persons passing through life's last statement. Read about it and how to becorne part of it in Sunday's Courier-Times Telegraph.

UPI Telephoto BATON ROUGE SUBDIVISION SUBMERGED IN WATER FRIDAY Neighbors Cross Flooded Street Near Amite River; More Flooding Feared.