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Confession heard,
defense begins case
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MOUNT PLEASANT —
Lawyers representing accused
murderer Calvin Loyd Padgett
will try this week to overcome a
confession by the defendant read
in court as part of prosecutors’
closing arguments.
Padgett, 28, is being tried for
capital murder in the May 10,
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Alfredo’s
1982 slaying of Howard McClaf-
lin, a eook at a Pizza Hut re
staurant. The defense was to begin
presenting its case Monday.
McClaflin was killed along with
fellow employees Shirley O’Bier
Thompson and assistant manager
George Dwain Landrum during a
robbery.
Padgett’s confession, which de
fense attorneys tried to prevent
from being introduced as evi
dence to the jury on Friday, said
he killed the three employees be
cause he “couldn’t stand to see
those people suffer.”
State District Judge William R.
Porter allowed the confession to
he read in court after rejecting de
fense attorneys’ claims that
Padgett gave his statement in
voluntarily.
Padgett testified in the hearing
that he cooperated with police be
cause he feared he and his family
might he harmed if he did not.
However, Texas Ranger Brant
ley Foster, who investigated the
slayings, denied making any
threats toward Padgett’s family.
"I went to rob a pizza place, but
I didn’t mean to hurt anybody, but
I coiildn t stand to see those peo
ple suffer,” Padgett’s statement
said.
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Special session
to be planned
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SACRAMENTO — Califor
nia lawmakers, battling with the
governor over the budget, met
in a special session Sunday to
discuss the problem of the
state’s overcrowded prisons and
the possibility of charging tui
tion for the first time at com
munity colleges.
Lawmakers had hoped to
already be home for the year,
but they could not salvage a cru
cial compromise plan that fiz
zled last week when Assembly
Democrats refused to accept
Republican Gov. George
Deukmejian s plan to impose
fees at community colleges.
They did not meet Saturday
because of the Yom Kippur Jew
ish holiday.
Deukmejian had warned the
legislators that he would sum
mon them into special session
Sund ay. The idt imatum was
met with scorn.
the regular session, Assembly
Democrats were expected to
agree to a compromise package
of $108 million in state funds
and $50-per-semester fees for
the state’s financially strapped
community colleges, possibly
making the fees only tem
porary.
Deukmejian cut $234 million
in community college funds
from the state budget last July.
The proposed fees would he the
first since the system, which
presently has 1.4 million stu
dents, was created in 1910.
The governor was also seek
ing a program to speed con
struction of new prison cells to
alleviate overcrowding in the
aging maximum security facili
ties of Folsom and San Quentin.
Assembly Speaker Willie
Brown, D-San Francisco, said
the governor’s order was a
“waste of paper because
Democratic legislative leaders
had already decided to stay in
session.
The governor, however, still
held out his threat, saying if
work was not completed “satis-
factorily, ” he would order a spe
cial session to start Monday.
For Sundav’s extension of
Added pressure for quick re
sults faced lawmakers because
of their vacation plans. State
Senate President Pro Tern
David Roberti, D-Los Angeles,
was among a handful of senators
and Assembly members sche
duled to leave for Europe.
The legislature's three and
one-half month recess had been
scheduled to begin Thursday at
midnight. Roberti threatened
to resign his Senate leadership
job and Assembh lawmakers
traded sharp personal barbs on
the floor when they instead had
to meet Frida\ night.
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CLASS OF ’86:Wc will have food, photos, games, and musica
the class picnic. Sept. 25 from 4 to 6 p. m. in the Grove'Tickets,
on sale for $3 in the MSG. Also, an informative meeting is
doled for 7 p.m. in 404 Rudder.
MSC AGGIE CINEMA:There will he a general meetingtoniglil;
7 p.m. in 504 Rudder. New members are encouraged to a
AGGIE ALLEMANDERS:The square dance class isiroin
p.m. and the chib meeting will follow, from 9 to 10:30p.m. Mali
the Pavillion.
IM-REG SPORTS:Sign ups begin today at 8 a.m. in 159 K. Kyle
the long driving contest and handball singles.
ONE WHEELERSiNew members are welcome to the miTtiw
every Monday at 5:30 p.m. in the Grove. (We will teachyuiia
ride!) '
GLASS OF 85:T-shirts and bumper stickers are on sale in the Mi
until Friday.
BETA GAMMA SIGMA: 11 ie meeting is tonight at 6:30pan, inllftkg .
Blocker (A&A). Refreshments will he provided.
COLLEGE STATION JUDO CLUB:Registration forjmlodt
ses, which begin Oct. 3 in the Lincoln Center Judo room, will
available Monday and Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Salrii
from 12 to 2 p.m. in the Lincoln Center Judo room. ContactSiia
Dashner at 696-1033 for more information.
UNIVERSITY LUTHERAN STUDENT CENTERsAbibl
study of the Psalms will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Univmili
Lutheran Student Center.
PHI THETA KAPPA ALUMNLWe will discuss initiation at
meeting tonight in 607 Rudder at 7 p.m.
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MSC FREE U:\Ve will discuss committees and prepare forrecisti
lion at 8 p.m. Meet in 216 MSC.
CAMERA COM MITT EE: B ring your five best slides to ihqilrtB^^^ J
of the month competition at 7 p.m. in 301 Rudder. For*
information, contact Andrew McKav at 696-3813.
DELTA Y MEETING:Jo Hudson is to speak on assertiveness
the new officers will elected at the meeting tonight at6:30ir
Rudder. All freshmen mav attend!
STUDENT AGGIE CLUB:Sign-ups and payments for the tnpb wes’hybecomi
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A'illiains, who
the Texas Tech game have been extended to Friday. Also, ll
frames for the certificates are in.
ACADEMIC AFFAIRS:( -ome to the meeting and discuss tin
for the year and enjoy ice cream at 8:30 p.m. in 231 MSC
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Drunk driver ‘asleejj’
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LONDON — Police woke Ro
ger Gravelling to tell him his busi
ness burglar alarm had been trip
ped and on his was to his store,
they charged him ss'itb drunken
tlris ing.
T was asleep. Gravelling, 44.
said Wednesday in a Cambridge
court, where he was cleared.
1 woke up, got a message to go
and just got into the ear as a re
flex, Gravelling said. It was the
'middle of the night, pitch(li
Someone shouts emeigcnn,
you react to that cmeigency."
Gravelling told the court
bad bad a glass of lager, agli
wine and two large Scotches
ing the evening before goinf
bed.
1 he magistrates gave Cm
ing an absolute discharge lire
ol the special circumstanee
case.
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