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Senate reports
bill approval
Proposed legislation provides
life in prison without parole
AUSTIN (AP) — Amid reports
on the release of former death
row inmates, a Senate committee
Tuesday approved a bill provid
ing life in prison without parole,
and the reappointment of two
criminal justice officials who
have voted to parole murderers
was delayed.
Sen. Ted Lyon, D-Rockwall,
said the proposed legislation
"basically would stop the hor
rendous problem that we've
seen evidenced ... of murderers
being released on the streets."
Since 1971, 68 former death
row inmates have been paroled
from prison, according to law
makers.
Those individuals either had
their death sentences commuted
to life in prison or received less
severe sentences after winning
reversals of their death penal
ties.
Under current law, persons
convicted of capital murder can
be sentenced to death or life in
prison. But there is no prohibi
tion against parole for capital of
fenders who are serving life
terms.
"This will enhance confidence
we have in the system," said
Sen. Carl Parker, D-Port Arthur,
the bill's sponsor. The Senate
Criminal Justice Committee sent
the measure to the full Senate on
a 6-0 vote.
Lawmakers said they will add
provisions to the bill that would
allow no parole on life sentences
if that person's death sentence
was commuted and enhance the
capital murder sentence to death
if the person commits a capital
crime while behind bars.
Parker said prison officials
need this amendment to handle
no-parole prisoners. "Otherwi
se," he said, "you are going to
have some bulletproof inmates."
Meanwhile, the controversial
reappointment of two members
of tne state Board of Pardons and
Parole was put on hold for at
least a week by Sen. Gonzalo
Barrientos, chairman of the
Nominations Committee, which
makes recommendations to the
Senate on nominees by the gov
ernor.
Barrientos, D-Austin, said he
wants more time to consider
Gov. Ann Richards' selections
because "it's more of a serious
vote than I thought it was going
to be."
"I try to put myself in the
shoes of my constituents. They
would be asking, 'Barrientos,
how would you feel if I let out of
prison the man who murdered
two of your daughters?'"
The two appointees — Peggy
McAdams and Kenneth Cole
man, both of Huntsville — were
grilled by lawmakers last week
on their votes to parole mur
derers.
McAdams said she voted to
parole James C. Cross Jr., who
was convicted in the 1965 slaying
of a University of Texas coed and
felt "comfortable" with her deci
sion. She noted, however, that
the board refused to parole
Cross on a 15-2 vote.
Sweating finals
DOUGLAS PILS/The Battalion
Ginnyann Kappler, a freshman environmental design major from McAl- ject for ARCH 112. The project, which she hopes to make an A on, con-
len, took time between classes Tuesday to work on her final design pro- sists of taking pieces of different pictures and forming them into one.
Richards gives suggestions for boost in education quality
AUSTIN (AP) — Gov. Ann Richards said
Tuesday that sending "SWAT" teams of ed
ucation experts to assist failing schools is
one of several ideas the Legislature should
include in a bill aimed at boosting the qual
ity of Texas education.
The governor also called for monetary re
wards for good schools, higher teacher pay
and scholarships for top-achieving high
school graduates in a legislative package she
wants passed before the current session
ends May 27.
"We spend a lot of money on education in
Texas," Richards said. "But we are not cer
tain that the students are getting their mon
ey's worth or that our taxpayers are getting
their money's worth."
Now that lawmakers have approved a
$1.3 billion school finance reform plan,
Richards said it is time to focus on educatio
nal performance.
"The time is drawing short, and I think
we need to get the ball rolling on what I be
lieve is an important piece of legislation,"
she said.
Richards said her proposals would be en
compassed in a bill being sponsored by Sen.
Bill Haley, D-Center.
A key proposal would allow the state ed
ucation commissioner to assemble a so-
called SWAT team of expert teachers and
administrators to help troubled schools
make improvements.
Smith Corona Seeks
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To sell Electronic Typewriters, Word Processors, and Computers on Campus
Must be Sophomore or Junior by September 1991 Term
Campus Interviews at Memorial Student Center Room 140
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