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THE BATTALION Page 9
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1981
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Rock star’s death ruled natural
United Press International
HARLINGEN — The justice of
the peace investigating the death
of rock ‘n roll singer Bill Haley,
who rose to international fame in
the 1950s with a song called “Rock
Around the Clock,” said Tuesday
the entertainer died quietly in his
| sleep.
“Apparently he went to sleep
and never woke up,” said Justice
of the Peace Tommy Thompson,
who went Monday to Haley’s
rambling ranch home to investi
gate the death.
“It appears he died of a heart
attack,” Thompson said, adding
that Haley was lying on a bed in an
“absolutely normal position.”
Adan Lopez, a spokesman for
Ashcraft-Kreiler Funeral Direc
tors in Harlingen said Tuesday
that a rosary and mass woidd be
conducted but the times had not
been scheduled.
“As far as I know, they (the
services) will be public and there
will be visitation here in our estab
lishment,” Lopez said.
The 55-year-old Haley was
found dead shortly after noon
Monday inside a room off the gar
age of his home by a friend, Alber
to Montolvo. Thompson said it
appeared the entertainer had
been dead about eight hours.
Haley, his wife Martha, and
their three children, Martha, 18,
Pedro, 10, and Gerogina, 6,
moved to Harlingen about five
years ago to lead a quiet life,
another friend of the family said.
The entertainer, who caused
riots among his teen-age fans
wherever he went in the mid-
1950s, drew a curtain of silence
about himself and had declined re
quests for interviews.
It was in 1955 that a movie cal
led “Blackboard Jungle, ” of which
“Rock Around the Clock” was the
theme song, that set Haley’s
career in motion.
As a result of that success, rock
‘n roll beame inextricably linked
with the subject of the movie —
teen-age rebellion. Some music
historians have proclaimed Haley
the father of rock n roll, noting
that his style predated the emer
gence of Elvis Presley’s style.
Haley and his band, The Com
ets, appeared in the later movie,
“Rock Around the Clock,” a tri-
Legislator serious,
wants judge ousted
United Press International
AUSTIN — A freshman Republican legislator said he is serious
about wanting Congress to impeach U.S. District Judge William
Wayne Justice for “deliberately” weakening the state’s powers.
Rep. Ken Riley, R-Corpus Christi, has introduced a resolution
asking Congress to impeach Justice for burdening the taxpayers of
Texas with decisions calling for busing of school children, improve
ment in Texas’ prison system and extension of bilingual education
programs.
The resolution accuses Justice of making “arbitrary rulings that not
only have severely burdened the taxpayers of the State of Texas, but
have deliberately weakened the powers of the State of Texas to govern
its own affairs as provided by the 10th Amendment to the Constitu
tion.”
“I’m very serious about this resolution,” Riley said. “I think some
body needs to get his attention. And I think this is the place to start.”
Justice, who presides in the eastern district of Texas in Tyler, has
ruled that the Texas Department of Corrections needs to alleviate
overcrowding problems at the state’s prisons. In the same opinion he
said prisoners have been denied constitutional rights and have been
mistreated. Justice also said TDC prisons and medical facilities are
understaffed.
Attorney General Mark White and U.S. Department of Justice
officials are now trying to work out an agreement to satisfy the prob
lems Justice found during the eight-year federal case.
Justice also has issued a decision calling for more bilingual education
programs in the state.
“He says bilingual education should be extended to^all grades, ri6
matter what the cost,” Riley said. “That forces local; governments tor
spend more money. His decisions force citizens to by-pass the legisla
tive process and I think that’s grounds for impeachment. ”
The freshman legislator also said Justice should not have had the
authority to dictate to the state what it should do to rectify the bad
conditions in Texas prisons.
“It’s none of his business. If he voices his opinion, that’s one thing.
But when a state is forced to spend money, that’s another thing. ”
Riley said the resolution would reach the floor of the House “some
time” and he indicated he had not talked to any of his colleagues about
the legislation.
“No, I didn’t talk to anyone. It was something I wanted to do.”
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bute to the growing teen-age
craze. The recording is estimated
to have sold 2214 million copies
worldwide since its release.
The singer, guitarist and band
leader was bom William John
Clifton Haley Jr. in Highland
Park, Mich., into a family of musi
cians. He could play guitar well by
the time he entered Boothyne
High School. He left classes at 15
to tour the Midwest with bands
that played mostly country-
western music.
His first band was the Down
Homers. In 1951 Haley and his
group signed with Essex Records
of Philadelphia as Haley’s Saddle-
men and recorded “Rocket 88,”
which became a rhythm and blues
hit.
The heavy beat played to coun
try western stylings set the pace
for early rock ‘n roll sounds. In
1952, Haley renamed the band
the Comets and recorded their
first hit, “Crazy Man Crazy.”
A version of “Shake, Rattle and
Roll” gained worldwide attention.
Haley other recordings include
“See Ya Later, Alligator,” “Rock ‘a
Beatin Boogie,” “Green Tree
Boogie,” and “Sundown Boogie.”
His fame declined in the Un
ited States with the ending of the
50s decade, but continued strong
in Europe. Haley’s music enjoyed
a brief resurgence of popularity in
America in the early 1970s.
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