THE BATTALION WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28, 1981 State Narcotics wiretaps costly, says Texas House criminal stud United Press International AUSTIN — Wiretapping is a high- cost, low-yield crime fighting techni que in narcotics cases, and its use had steadily declined since 1973, a report by the House Criminal Juris prudence Committee says. The report published today says the use of electronic surveillance has been less favored in recent years than in the 1972 boom period, and its Clements no response United Press International AUSTIN — Gov. Bill Clements has brushed aside biting criticism directed at him by six Democratic legislators, saying he does not con sider the comments to be partisan and isn’t interested in starting a fuss early in the legislative session. Sen. Lloyd Doggett, D-Austin, made his criticisms of Clements in a personal privilege speech to the Sen ate, and five House Democrats cal led a news conference to issue what they termed a response to the gov ernor’s state-of-the-state address. Both Dqggett and the House members accused Clements of pur posely omitting from his address to the Legislature recommendations on such state problems as interest rates, utility rates and care of the elderly, and said Clements dropped or re duced earlier recommendations for $1 billion in tax relief and a reduction in the number of state employees. “If he had done as much as he has S talked, the state of Texas would be _ paying us taxes,’ Doggett said. “He does have a plan to cut back some thing, and that something is cam paign promises, which have been cut back at least 50 percent.” The House members participat ing in the news conference to re spond to Clements’ speech were Reps. John Bryant, D-Dallas; Ron Coleman, D-El Paso; Jerry Be nedict, D-Angleton; Gonzalo Bar rientos, D-Austin; and W. S. Heatly, D-Paducah. Asked if he considered the attacks partisan, Clements replied, “I don’t look at it that way. It depends on who | you talk to. As usual there are strong { feelings to do what is right for Texas, ‘ but let’s don’t start any fusses at this point.” Clements declined to comment on specifics in the detailed statement drafted by the House members. “I wouldn’t want to impinge on their comments, they can give you a whole book full,” he said. “I’ve never known of anything yet that John Bryant said that I agreed with.” The statement by the House members said Clements “has shown absolutely no leadership in the critic al issues facing Texas. “The governor of Texas should strive to see that Texas ranks first not in oil company profits, but in public < education, employment, free enter- ! prise competition and real tax relief | for its citizens. The current governor ! has failed to provide any leadership ! in any of these areas, or in terms of | service to the elderly, handicapped, | ill or needy. We appeal to the gov- , ernor of Texas to serve the people Iwho elected him and their needs, rather than the desires of his wealthy cronies and the industries they and |their lobbyists represent.” Man sues city for reverse favoritism United Press International HOUSTON — A white male for mer municipal employee has filed suit accusing the City of Houston of reverse discrimination by favoring blacks over whites in employment. William F. Kelly, now in private industry, filed a federal court suit Monday charging the city “has main tained a policy of relegating white employees to less remunerative and less responsible jobs.” The suit seeks an injunction halt ing allegedly reverse discrimination by the city, back pay for Kelly and a job comparable to a public transpor tation position Kelly charges he was denied illegally. The suit charges in May 1974 John Molden, then city civil service direc tor, tried twice to fire Kelly because of his race. The suit said efforts to fire Kelly were abandoned “when no valid reason could be found to ter minate” him. In November 1976, the suit charges Kelly’s job as a training spe cialist ostensibly was abolished and he was demoted, but the suit charges a black replacement for Kelly was hired after he was gone. Kelly said he resigned two months later “when he could no longer toler ate working in an atmosphere charged with racial hostility.” U.S. District Judge Ross Sterling has been assigned the case. Battalion Classifieds Call 845-2611 use in drug cases has declined signifi cantly in each of the last six years. By 1973, 22 states had approved wiretap legislation, and no state since that date has legalized wire taps, the report said. “Even more significant is the fact that law enforcement agencies in those 22 states have steadily and sub stantially decreased their reliance on electronic surveillance in the last six years.” Prior to 1973, wiretapping was used heavily in gambling investiga tions, but since that date has been used primarily in drug investiga tions. “Because narcotics surveillance appears to be relatively less produc tive and unquestionably is more ex pensive than gambling surveillance. law enforcement agencies have be come more selective in the use of wiretapping and bugging, thus bringing about a trend of decreased usage overall,” the report said. The report said about 15 percent of all telephone conversations inter cepted in narcotics survillance are incriminating, and about one-third of state and federal wiretaps fail to result in any arrests. Federal wiretaps in drug cases during 1979 cost an average of $75,372 per installation, while the cost in Florida of state wiretaps in drug cases was $22,180 per installa tion. tap legislation, but said if a state law is passed it should include stringent safeguards to prevent abuse. director Wilson E. Speir, (nj whom said legalized wiretap essential to the state’s fi ' The committee, chaired by Rep. Lynn Nabers, D-Brownwood, made no recommendation concerning whether Texas should approve wire- The 156-page report was pub lished to provide House members information on both sides of the wiretap issue. It includes transcripts of the testimony before the commit tee of Department of Public Safety Director Jim Adams and former DPS increasing narcotics traffic. The wiretap bill has been a part of Gov. Bill Clements' crime program in the 1979and Legislatures. The bill passed Senate in 1979, but died in fol House committee. PRICES IN THIS AD EFFECTIVE 7 DAYS AT TOUR SAFEWAY STORES! 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