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Page 10 THE BATTALION WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 1981 National Men aid in friend’s suicide United Press International NEW LONDON, Conn. — Two young men who helped a paraplegic friend com mit suicide received suspended sentences from a judge who said the memory of what they had done was punishment enough. Brian W. Taylor, 25, and William R. King, 26, were sentenced to 2 to 4 years each Monday, with the terms suspended by Superior Court Judge Seymour Hendel, who then released the men without condi tion. “If ever the ends of justice required an unconditional discharge, this case does,” said Hendel, who was asked by the dead man’s mother and sister to show the pair mercy. Taylor and King pleaded guilty last month to one count each of second-degree manslaughter. The pair admitted they had taken Kenneth B. Wright to a wooded area of Ledyard, Conn., in his wheelchair on Sept. 27, 1980. They said they then gave him a 20-gauge shotgun, sawed off so he could point it at his stomach and pull the trigger. Wright, a high school football star para lyzed in a 1978 wrestling accident, was de scribed by his mother as unable to cope with his paralysis. “He was an athlete,” his mother Phyllis Wright said. Mrs. Wright, who had been told that her son would never recover from his paralysis, told authorities her son was despondent and often said he would kill himself. “It was only a matter of time before he did it.” Wright’s mother said. “They (Taylor and King) were victims ofcircumst- She said she suspected her son asked his friends for help so he could spare her the anguish of finding his body in the trailer they shared. Proposed amendment approved by committee United Press International WASHINGTON — The Senate Judiciary Committee Tuesday approved a proposed constitution al amendment that would require the United States to have a ba lanced federal budget except when the nation is at war. The amendment would forbid deficit spending unless approved by a three-fifths vote of the House and the Senate, except in time of a lllllllllllllllllllllllHllllNIItttlllll Butz to plead guilty to income tax evasion, prosecutor says PROBLEM PREGNANCY? Are you considering abortion? Free counseling and referrals Call (713) 779-2258 Texas Problem Pregnancy, Bryan, Tx. You Get What You Pay For. 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Butz will plead guilty to one count of tax evasion, apparently for the 1978 tax year, before U.S. District Judge Jesse E. Eschbach in Fort said. Wayne Friday, Ready Ready said no agreement had been reached on sentencing. He said the maximum sentence would be five years imprisonment and a $10,000 fine. Other details of the agreement were not disclosed. declared war. The roll call vote was 10-1, with Sen. Charles Mathias, R-Md., casting the dissenting vote by pro xy. Chairman Strom Thurmond, R-S.C., kept the count open until 5 p.m. so the seven absent mem bers could vote. At the White House Tuesday, acting press secretary Larry Speakes said although President Reagan favors a balanced budget, he would prefer the deficit be eli minated without mandatory legis lation. Sen. Howell Heflin, D-Ala., proposed adding a second excep tion for time of military emergen cy, but withdrew it in order to revise the wording of his proposed addition. Despite concerns of several members, the committee left in a section that would forbid the gov ernment from transferring part of its duties to states in order to keep its budget balanced. The wording was retained with the understand ing that it can be changed or de leted during Senate floor debate. Heflin said the proposal have the effect of weakeniij] even repealing the 10th Ai ment, which says all poven expressly granted the federal eminent in the Constitution reserved for the states. Thurmond said hehassoi constitutional mandate for lanced budget since he er the Senate while Eisenhower was president noted the federal budget has! balanced only twice in thep; years. It was pointed out that31 have petitioned Congress to vene a constitutional convi for the purpose of proposind lanced budget amendms three more states petition, gress would have to call asfe, tion. The committee’s pi amendment must be appn a two-thirds vote in the Hoosj Senate and ratified by 4 fourths of the states. 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OPEN Monday through Friday 10:45 AM-1:45 PM QUALITY FIRST National parks deteriorating need improvements, money United Press International WASHINGTON — Secretary of the Interior James Watt insisted "TtliBivsTiLr Cave Man Rlngo Starr 7:30 & 9:30 Barbara Bach CINEMA l&ll 846-6714 TODAY ONLY Friday 13th Part II 7:45-9:45 Tuesday that the improvement of existing national parks be given priority over park land purchases. And National Park Service Di rector Russell Dickenson joined Watt in urging that money be taken from the $900 million Land and Water Conservation Fund and used to halt deterioration of existing parks. Under existing law, the fund, which receives most of its re venues from offshore oil and gas leases, is used to buy both federal and state park land. Watt has declared a morator ium on further park land purch ases and is pushing for passage of legislation to allow the fund to be ST. used for purposes other thai acquisition. Testifying in the Hi Appropriations subcommitlti Interior Department Watt said President Reip budget for the 1982 fiscal seeks $105 million more asked by Jimmy Carterforra ing and improving areasof“( al concern” in existing parls Watt called the commit; attention to an October 1! eral Accounting Ofifice rtf which estimates that there $1.6 billion backlog of 1 needed to improve healtl; | safety conditions in the park Subcommittee Chairman! ney Yates, D-Ill., told Wattlel been campaigning for re-el( Unite< LOI lould laugl later. “A rea inning Si re Cardir [he Hons fght. “They 1 ye kept n ngs thing og said of ied it anc nd got 6 it /ere so n member tl I shav< i\f\ D\ in Unite NEW Y jroposal f gent seh luesday b EVEN IN SPACE THE ULTIMATE ENEMY IS STILL MAN. something everyone in the Battalion Classified 845-2611 SEAN CONNERY in "OUTLAND" PETER BOYLE FRANCES STERNHAGEN JAMES B. SIKKING KIKA MARKHAM Produced by RICHARD A. 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The Park Service directors lodging, visitor centers, r® bridges and campgrounds i«; older parks have reached theps 1 where patching and minor rep are not enough. “Many do not meet currenlt I health and safety codes,” he 6 “Finally,” Dickenson “there is inflation — thehii i cost of doing business that# every park and every'aspect# operation, to the point wheres vices and facilities at some p have had to be reduced or ckf in recent years.” The higher costs, he said' making it “difficult, ifnotkp ble” to meet the public’s expf tion that parks be clean, safe,< maintained and open at reW • able hours. The end result, Dickensont was “an inevitable decline is : quality of the park experience ! millions of visitors.” “We are committed to revf j ing this decline, but we J unable to accomplish this additional funding,” he said. For that reason, Dickesi said, the administration is# that money from the LanT Water Conservation Fund used to restore and improve' is ting areas, with land acquis’ “minimized for the neii ’ years.” He said the Park Service asking for $497.4 million in(f nesTmcTED PANAVISI0N- 1 UNO!# U Bf(WIRES flCCOMPAHYIND B»BEIH OB ft QUIT GUARDIAN | TECHNICOLOR’ Copyright ©1981 Iheiadd Company An Rights Roservefl oblivsfiRioJ" A LADD COMPANY RELEASE I SELECTED THEATRES ’ ' ^ THROUGH WARNER BROS. NEB BOOK | A WARNER COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY m THECPCumYrm ating funds and $61.6 i V drive SPECIAL ENGAGEMENTS BEGIN MAY AND JUNE construction in fiscal 1 Dickenson said the admin-' tion is seeking $45 million ■ the Land and Water Consenv’ Fund to administer grants alK 1 made to states and for emer£- : federal land acquisitions and changes. 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