Show Friday May 10 1974 Page 9 Professor aids in convictions by Linda Backstrom features writer i The book “Honor Thy Father” which was later made into a movie included an instance where Terrell Williams USU associate professor in Business Administration aided in the conviction of three highly active men in the Mafia The top man convicted was Joe Baneo who was picked up after WilliamS-ioiaia stolen Diners’ d Club card in an Arizona restaurant The owner of the card Don Torillo had reported the card stolen after Baneo and his friends had been taking a joy ride across the country forging Torillo’s name Torillo told police that he had loaned the card to Baneo to pay up a gambling debt but reported stolen after Baneo took off across the country with it Williams who was the the manager restaurant picked up the card after calling in to verify the assistant of - account and found that it had The detective had been the been reported stolen same man who had previously Williams in holding the card confronted Williams with mug was threatened that if he knew shots to identify the men what was good for him he would At first Baneo had insisted that give the card back He also the card belonged to his trucking received a phone call a few days and called the firm from the firm later that implied the same thing restaurant In the trial the court determined that the card was In Arizona stolen and since there were transactions through the postal Williams was attending service he was convicted on 55 graduate school in Tuscon counts of fraud Arizona at the time of his involvement In 1968 he returned to Sent to prison Logan to become a professor in business In the winter of 1968 he Baneo was sent to prison in 1970 was called at 11 am one day and was just released four or five and asked to be in New York City the next day to testify in the grand months ago Williams said he wasn’t worried about any threats jury trial too many One year later he received a because there were to do Mafia the for witnesses subpoena to testify at the trial in about New York and both times all his anything expenses were paid in full This was just one of the many Williams said the first time he Mafia crack downs in New York went he was picked by a detective from the Diners Club and during this time because the escorted directly to the motel champaigns lead by General where there were approximately Morganthal as well has many other political leaders 40 other witnesses TERRELL WILLIAMS helped Educator offers course GAINESVILLE Fla (AP) — “Don’t worry you’ll never get out of this world alive” says a poster in Dr Hannelore Wass’s office at the University of to Know About Death” after she realized students were seeking her help when they experienced a death in their family Americans fear death Florida Dr Wass teaches a noncredit Dr Wass says she believes course in dying which aims at American fear death more than humanizing death and helping other any people and that a people to accept it or oblessening religious faith has “Some people think it’s scene to talk about death but by added to the fear and avoidance not talking the issue doesn’t go of death away It’s a fact of life” says Dr “The more faith people have Wass “It’s a difficult and unthe less they fear death pleasant task but as an educator I know that every difficult and especially older people who feel they have lived a full life” the unpleasant task can be learned” German-boreducator says Dr Wass says she became Dr Wass an associate interested in teaching the course of professor psychological “Everything You Never Wanted ora foundations says associate prof of business administration convictions PEANUTS QmmtX fywwi ‘J4s (rfwxd that sometimes survivors feel guilty about a death in the family so they have an expensive funeral to make up for it or they use a funeral as a status symbol Dr Wass says parents unable to deal with the subject of death themselves often scold their children when they ask about death This reinforces a child’s ideas that death is something terrible and fearful she adds OvA-- JUJZUs UnJi (Wv -- jAiui JumL (Yur 1 A V Jbul JAtLs £0CYVty I'tei' CL Most students in her course are associated in some way with death in their work says Dr Wass Some are social workers who would like to stimulate older people to open up the topic of death to discussion n toaa ipfiwi tolly la liw "Ltfaa ihriM Imh!1 &nis reraAErar YUMM® MBiilfCLI Friday May 10 8:30 UC Skyroom BOWLING “Lazy Days BILIARDS & Dancing it death in CHESS AIR HOCKEY FOOSBALL TABLE TENNIS ENTRY FEE 25c Dinner Floor Show sign up at Aggie Bowl by 12:00 Monday May 13 $300 per Couple Tickets at UC Information Desk COMING IS Desk UC Information at up Sign or Activities Desk t ? i t i f i i t s t i t m ii H i i t t t M i |