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Speers said a Texas Judicial System annual report shows the town of slightly more than 1,000 people reported $567,758 in Munic ipal Court revenue from ticket writ ing during fiscal year 1987. In com parison, Conroe, a town of nearly 20,000, reported revenue of $279,000, he said. “The place is a disgrace,” said Speers, who sent a letter Tuesday re questing the attorney general to as sist “in a thorough investigation of this rotten situation.” Speers said he had hoped that a new mayor and council members elected in May, coupled with a state bill passed last year to limit the amount of money the city could keep from speeding tickets, would curtail the abuses. But three months into the job, the town’s mayor, Robert Devaney, re signed after allegations of official misconduct. Two of three coun- cilwomen elected with him as a slate proposing town unity also have re signed. “Those people have abso lutely demonstrated re peatedly that they have no business operating as a city . . . they’re operating off traffic tickets instead of taxes out there. ” — District Attorney Peter Speers Villa Maria Pawn Find the quality merchandise you want for less. Sale on TV’s, VCR’s, microwaves, guitars, stereo equipment, jewelry & much more! C v c Come in & browse. We loan top dollar on quality merchandise M-F 8:30-6 Sat 9-4 822-0658 724 Villa Maria “It’s one thing after another out there, and I’m sick of it like everyone else,” Speers said. “The council peo ple never get along and they come running to me all the time wanting to file things against each other. Somewhere along the way, ii has to stop.” The town has a history of contro versy. Most recently, the town’s Mu nicipal Judge Floyd Duval, 76, was indicted for allegedly offering to pay a woman’s traffic fine in exchange for sex. He is suspended, pending the outcome of the case. Speers also has asked Mike Hodge, chief of the criminal law en forcement section of the attorney general’s office, to investigate seve ral allegations of illegal practices by Patton Village police. The most re cent complaint, he said, is that mo torists along the highway are tick eted for not wearing seat belts when, in fact, they are. Patton Village Police Chief J.D. Broussard said illegal ticket writing by police occurred under previous police chiefs. Today, your boss or teacher may REALLY be a monster... Airplane travellers witness deadly crash GRAPEVINE (AP) — Passengers aboard planes sitting on the runway watched Delta Flight 1141 in horror, helpless but cheering for the pilot to coax the flounderingjet into the air. The Boeing 727 lifting off from Dallas-Fort Worth International Air port for Salt Lake City crashed on takeoff, killing 13 people, officials said. Ninety-four passengers sur vived the accident. Gene Metzig, was aboard a com muter flight that had just landed at D-FW from Wichita Falls. As passengers on Metzig’s plane watched Flight 1141 struggling to get off the ground, they began to cheer. “It was like a football game.” Metzig said. “We were cheering this guy to get that plane off the ground. It was very emotional. Plus, we were in danger of our own lives. • Student Loans-GSL, SIS and Plus Loans • 7-10 day Average Turnaround • FREE First Order of Checks With Student Loan Application and This Ad. We Finance Futures Rick Arnett, an attorney from Austin, was also on a plane that had just landed. “His right wing was coming straight at us,” Metiz said. “It was probably no more than a foot or 18 inches off the ground. 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