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- State THE BATTALION MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1981 Page 7 JO Chief Justice says prison system poor ur ;aid. “Blues, usic from the United Press International ■ HOUSTON — Chief Justice War- i national}, ring we wait ren Burger said Sunday America’s I tidal wave of crime is the result of a I legal system that allows continuing I appeals and an unsuccessful prison o get used to studio, sfce h I system. F Ik 1 ^ e ^ ver * n 8 his annual “state of the r hrst albiu! jj u dj c j ar y” address at an American rt ofahome-lg ar Association meeting, Burger ■ suggested speedy trials and ending I warehousing of prisoners. I ‘The search for perfect justice had lied us on a course found nowhere jelse in the world,” the Supreme I Court justice said. The “deterrent effect” of “swift to buy theii g collegesiii some ami- ninute i and t 1 show called vas filmedu j| jn-est, prompt trial, certain penalty St. Louis, I an( ]— a t some point — finality of ljudgment” would improve the cri- iminal justice system, Burger said, i Burger advocated trial “within Jweeks of arrest” in uncomplicated crimes, with appeals court review soon after. He also suggested allowing reopening of criminal cases for re view only when there has been a “true miscarriage of justice,” regard less of the time elapsed. Although his suggestion could mean ignoring police and prosecutor misconduct in some cases, Burger said it was needed because “the judi cial process becomes a mockery ... if it is forever open” to appeals and retrials. The criminal process, he said, [“often goes on two, three, four or more years before the accused runs [out all the options. “Even after sentence and confine ment, the warfare continues with endless streams of petitions for writs, suits against parole boards, wardens No suspect yet in truck bomb killing Staff Photo by Brian Tate .■rowdsares d. But tliev :re at Teus ; responsive, a comment lerformingat liversity, tit he tradition- ■as given co on occasion, icy returd : relaxed H eir songsr e Street’s rat standards rrgetic, Leisure time When the outdoors proved inviting due to picked the Wofford Cain Pool on campus to pleasant weekend weather, these students enjoy the springlike conditions. United Press International NEW ORLEANS — A bomb rip ped apart a pickup truck Sunday in the residential Algiers area, killing the driver. Police said the explosion which killed Robert Lee Collins, 38, an un employed commercial diver, was very powerful and apparently a “pro fessional job.” The bomb apparently detonated when Collins turned the ignition key. The blast shattered nearby win dows and threw Collins out the door, severing his leg and several fingers. Collins died shortly after being taken to the hospital. Police said agents from the federal Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms De partment were investigating the ex plosion. Police have no suspects in the case. Hamburgers 1800 S. Texas Ave. College Station 693-9515 A CL Uleaders: future ‘ominous’ CCEQf lulls $1.50 r 10 FREE However, he warned that turning the system around will be “long, lainful and costly.” But, he said, it 10:45 10:50 md judges,” Burger noted. The prospect of freedom robs the I 1prisoner of incentives to learn new U-JL V skills to enable him to re-enter socie- !y, Burger said. Inmates should be course of tin liscouraged from becoming “jail- louse lawyers,” he feels. No prisoner should leave prison without at least being able to read, mite and do basic arithmetic,” he wll be “less costly than the billions in dollars and the thousands of blighted lives now hostage to crime. ” , The speech took a tone of advocacy that departed from Burger’s custom- iry listing of judicial problems. His comments come at a time vhen U.S. Attorney General Wil iam French Smith has declared vio- ent crime the top Justice Depart ment priority. Burger said many of the nation’s 0,000 prisoners are under 30 and could make a new life if taught a 1X2X0 {marketable trade. First time non-violent offenders ould be given “generous” use of irobation coupled with “intensive upervision and counselling and swift revocation if probation terms ire violated,” he said. Once re leased, Burger recommended an “af- er-care” type of followup used by ome European countries. United Press International HOUSTON — The next decade may be “ominous” for individual freedoms, leaders of the 200,000- member American Civil Liberties Union warned Sunday. ACLU Executive Director Ira Glasser told an American Bar Asso ciation convention that, while eaph decade experiences assaults on indi vidual liberties, certain periods see combinations of forces to suppress people’s rights, and said another such period may be imminent. Glasser identified forces creating a climate for reduction of individual rights such as the nation experienced during the McCarthy Era and in the 1920s, when the ACLU was founded. Glasser cited a current national “fear of foreigners and foreign domi nation” as causing an “overreaction” to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan and the Iranian seizure of American hostages. Glasser said economic issues are creating conditions under which the middle classes are afraid for their own economic security. The rise of groups like the Moral Majority with their “militant intoler ance,” Glasser said, has fueled in creased censorship of books, opposi tion to rights of homosexuals >and women and encouraged school prayer efforts. “The future is indeed ominous, particularly in Congress,” John Shat- tuck, ACLU legislative director, said. Although Shattuck said economic issues will “undoubtedly dominate Congress in the immediate future,” Hebrew Classes Starting Hillel Jewish Student Center 696-7313 for more information /E>) AGGlELAND 109-111 Boyett St. 846-8223 (Next Door To Campus Theater) NO Burgers NO Coupons Ml Ml BUT OREAT NEW YORK-STYLE SUB SANDWICHES!! OPEN 7 DAYS — WEEKDAYS 11 a.m.-l a.m. FRI. & SAT. 11 a.m.-2 a.m. ' Ask About Our 2-Foot and 4-Foot Subs. We'll Cater Your Party — Call Us! he said it was inevitable there would be activity in the near future on bills to allow prayer in public schools, res trict student transportation for integ ration purposes, limit abortions and other similar areas. Shattuck said Supreme Court ac tions over the last two decades have resulted in introduction of legislation to strip federal courts of power to finally decide issues. Another threatening force, Shat tuck said, is the potential passage of the proposed “human life” amend ment which he said would go beyond previous congressional efforts to bar federal abortion funding and make it the equivalent of murder. Such an amendment would also extend into the areas of contracep tion, Glasser said, facetiously fore casting the possible creation of “pre gnancy police” since the use of cer tain birth control devices could be considered as killing a person at con ception. 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