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Dinner, Cocktails Texas' 10-year-old case lingers on J Ruling supports prison reform order United Press International HUNTSVILLE — A ruling by the Justice Department support ing reform of Texas’ overcrowded penal system came as no surprise to officials of the Texas Depart ment of Corrections. “It s not proper to make a de finitive comment (on the action) until we can have attorneys review the document, TDC spokesman Rick Hartley said Tuesday. “But I don t think the position of the Jus tice Department comes as a sur prise. Their position was clear during the trial and the appellate process. In legal papers filed with the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans, the Justice Depart ment supported U.S. District Judge William Wayne Justice’s mandate, except for a portion that stipulates the size and location of additional prison facilities and a portion that Would force the Texas prison system to increase its work- furlough and community correc tions programs. “Judicial restrictions on the state’s ability to increase prison facilities, of whatever size and at whichever sites it deems approp riate, transgresses the permissible hounds of the court s remedial au thority and must therefore he re versed. the department said. The Justice Department asked the appeals court, which soon will hear arguments in the 10-year-old case, to overturn those portions it objects to. “The remedial steps in the areas of overcrowding (except as noted), security of inmates. medical needs, disciplinary proceedings, exercise, access to the courts and fire safety were warranted, the government said. The state is appealing the ruling before the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans and nego tiations are continuing to settle some issues. Oral arguments in the appeal are schecjuied for De cember. The Justice Department joined in 1974 as a plaintiff in the lawsuit filed by TDC inmates alleging violation of constitutional rights. Assistant Attorney General William Bradford Reynolds, in charge of the Justice Depart ments Civil Rights Division, said the gov ernment is discussing w ith Texas ways of settling a number of issues in the ease. In a related matter, an investi gator appointed by Judge Justice for the special master reported that wardens at three TDC units (Ellis, Retrieve and Ramses I) said they had no plans to allow prison ers in solitary confinement ami administrative segregation time for exercise, as the judge had ordered. The order said confined ar segregated prisoners should gcla recreation opportunity 1 withml three days of the confinement ami? then at least once a day foratjcailj one hour, unless the' reeffatij created a serious threat to pq security. The investigator's report,>\;hid was filed with the court Tuesday, cited examples in the three uitiji - where prisoners had been held jis long as 2'/Tyears without- oppi| trinity for exercise. The report quoted one prisoner who tried to clind) a dffei a v ear in a segregated cnviroWtenl as sav ing that activity was his only release. NASA official objects to move of mission control to Canaveral Spend Spring Break on the beach in Puerto Vallarta - FREE! United Press International HOUSTON — Johnson Space Center Director Christopher Kraft, commenting on a report that the space agency is consider ing moving its mission control operations to Elorida,' says he favors keeping the center in I louston. The report in Aviation Week 6v Space Technology magazine say s • 4 days-3 nights in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico • March 15-16 • Round trip air transportation on Texas International • Accommodations at Calinda Plaza Vallanta • Round trip transfers between airport and hotel • includes room tax «» You must register in peisor at Shear Clas-v • You may only register once per visit ** You must be 18-years-old or older • No purchase necessary 505 University Drive Suite 805 College Station 846-4771 BOB BROWN UNIVERSAL TRAVEL | that Hans Mark, deputy adminis trator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, initi ated discussion of moving JSC functions to Kennedy Space Cen ter in Elorida. Mark told the magazine that the discussion was "food for thought. A paper prepared in his office suggested that space shuttle operations may be best managed Air Line Reservations (Free Ticket Delivery) (713) 846-8719 TOURS • CRUISES • TRAVEL COUNSELING HOTEL • MOTEL & RENT CAR RESERVATIONS CHARTER FLIGHTS "If You Have Tried The Rest — Why Not Try The BEST" BOB BROWN JO ANN MUZNY PAM HALL RAMADA INN LOBBY COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS 77840 from Cape Canaveral, .1,71 Kraft said: “The best argument nowibriiot transferring it is that it is hi'ix' now. All of the hardware is Iiot, all of the people are here, all oftk know-how is here. To move il some place would lie expeiVsiiy. “The makeup of people who do the launch preparations phase and the people in flight - operations i> different and. in my dpiiiipn. tlii> leads to the right separation of re sponsibilities. People just think differently. I don t say it coukln t ho done. It could, hut given the facts as they now exist. I think the most econo mical and efficient thing for tlie United States government is,to have those activities done herein I louston, ” Kraft said it was “not ones- peeted that new administrator James Reggs would "questionhow we are going to proceed in the future. The magazine article said the document prepared in \larks office' discussed the possibility nf transferring mission control oper ations from T exas to Florida as ear- Iv as 19M. T «. sr-j^jrar'* TWIN CITY FURNITURE'S "GREAT TURKEY GIVEAWAY!!" With any purchase of s 800 or more you receive a 10- 12 lb. turkey ABSOLUTELY FREEH Not only will you find an outstanding selection of home furnishings; you'll also find many items already on sale! YOU SAVE TWO WAYS . . . EXCEPTIONALLY VALUES and A FREE TURKEY TOO!!! -d: ‘IV sF* Beds and Bedding Stereos TVs Chairs Sofas Let TWIN CITY FURNITURE plan your Thanksgiving Dinner with Outstanding Values and a FREE TURKEY too! OPEN 9-6 MON.-S/VT. 218 S. MAIN BRYAN 779-0894