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No 'sex in space' for Endeavour
Married astronauts only have time for
waves and photos, work separate shifts
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -
The world's first husband and
wife to share a spaceship wave to
each other while floating to and
from work aboard Endeavour and
have posed together for a few
snapshots.
But that's about it for together
ness, they said Thursday.
Mark Lee works the day shift.
Jan Davis has the night shift. So
about the only time they see each
other is during the 15-minute
overlaps between their 12-hour
shifts inside the shuttle laborato
ry-
"We just kind of wave as we
pass in the tunnel going to work
each day," Davis said.
Lee said it wasn't until Wednes
day — midway through the eight-
day mission — that he and Davis
found time to have their pictures
taken together.
"We don't see much of each
other . . . but nevertheless, we're
still sharing this flight and I've re
ally enjoyed it," Davis said during
a space-to-Earth news conference.
Lee, 40, and Davis, 38, both me
chanical engineers, fell in love
while training for the mission.
They married in January 1991,
even though they knew one might
be bumped from the flight.
NASA reluctantly made an ex
ception to its policy barring mar
ried couples from flying together
in space, and thus history was
made Saturday when Endeavour
blasted into orbit.
But that's the only kind of his
tory for them. Lee and Davis in
sisted before the flight that no sex-
in-space experiments were re
quested or planned.
The flight, due to end with a
Sunday landing at Kennedy Space
Center, is the first U.S. space mis
sion devoted to Japanese research.
"We have gained quite a bit out
of it," said shuttle commander
Robert "Hoot" Gibson. "We get a
fresh look from the Japanese and
their approach to some of the ex
periments, and there's no doubt
that certainly we've helped them
a lot."
Nursing home administrator faces charges
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
AUSTIN — The administrator in charge of a Hon
do nursing home where 12 disabled children died
last year under questionable circumstances has been
charged with violating the state's nursing home
laws.
The Texas Board of Licensure for Nursing Home
Administrators filed a complaint against Barbara
Doyle, former administrator of Heritage Manor Care
Center of Hondo, the Austin American-Statesman
reported Thursday.
The complaint, filed Wednesday, charges that
Doyle was negligent or incompetent, repeatedly or
willfully acted in a manner inconsistent with the
health and safety of residents, and failed to comply
with state health requirements.
The board could revoke or suspend Doyle's nurs
ing home administrator's license, place her on pro
bation or refuse to renew her license.
The Hondo nursing home, 40 miles west of San
Antonio, almost lost its Medicaid funding earlier this
year after state health inspectors uncovered ques
tionable circumstances in the deaths of seven chil
dren.
Later, the Texas Attorney General's office deter
mined that five more children had died.
Investigators found that when a disabled child de
veloped respiratory problems, nurses became con
fused about whether to resuscitate the child, or
couldn't find lifesaving equipment, according to
state investigative documents obtained by the
Austin American-Statesman.
Last month, the former head nurse at the Hondo
facility was charged with five counts of violating
state law in the deaths. Ethlene "Nell" Dees faces
disciplinary action by the Texas Board of Nurse Ex
aminers.
Doyle, 47, is now administrator of Hilltop Nursing
Home in Kerrville.
Her attorney, Joe James Sawyer, said, "My client
is accused of not meeting accepted standards, yet no
one has told what those standards are and how she
failed to meet it in every one of those cases."
Sawyer said Doyle "has been working in this in
dustry and is proud of her job and the way she does
her job. The only thing she is guilty of is being there
when people decided to make accusations."
Dallas report reveals minorities,
women receive fewer contracts
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
DALLAS — A city staff report
shows white men get more than
their fair share of Dallas contracts.
Of the $254.7 million in con
tracts awarded to area businesses
in 1990 and 1991, more than 85
percent were awarded to white
men, according to the report pre
sented to the Dallas City Council
Wednesday.
Fourteen percent of businesses
eligible for city contracts are
black-owned, but those compa
nies received only 5 percent of the
work.
By contrast, white men made
up 64 percent of the eligible pro
fessional service contractors and
received 83 percent of the city's
business.
The report did not give reasons
for the disparity in contract
awards. However, women and
minorities who testified before the
council this year have said obsta
cles include racism and sexism,
lack of information, and difficulty
in getting a business bonded.
Most city contracts have to be
competitively bid. Under state
law, contracts that are exempt
from that rule include profession
al service contracts, such as those
for legal and accounting work
and contracts that are worth less
than $10,000.
When contracts are not compet
itively bid, the city manager can
decide who receives the contracts.
Mayor Steve Bartlett said an in
tentional bias was not evident.
"Discrimination is a harsh
word. It implies intent and gross
negligence," Bartlett said. "The
study shows there has been an
under-utilization and that we
haven't achieved the diversity we
want."
Houston rodeo
introduces new
'jerk down rule'
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
HOUSTON — Texas' largest
livestock show and rodeo has
dropped the traditional "jerk
down" procedure in calf rop
ing, delighting animal rights
activists who considered the
event cruel.
"It is something that we are
very happy about," Patricia
Mercer, executive director of
the Houston chapter of the So
ciety for the Prevention of Cru
elty to Animals, said.
"Calf roping has been one of
the most controversial events
in rodeo," she said. "Most of
the injuries sustained by ani
mals take place in calf roping."
A new "jerk down rule" for
bids the traditional method, in
which the calf is lassoed
around the neck, then jerked
backward into the air as the
cowboy brings his horse to an
abrupt halt.
The change, which goes into
effect with the 1993 rodeo,
means that the cowboy will
slow his horse to a stop, at the
same time slowing the move
ment of the calf, until both ani
mals are at a complete stop.
As with the traditional
method, the horse will main
tain tension on the rope tied to
its saddle, as the rider dis
mounts and binds three of the
calf's feet.
Dan Gattis, general manager
of the Houston rodeo, pushed
through the change at a board
meeting of the Professional
Rodeo Cowboys Association
in Colorado Springs, Colo.
Education questions plague Guerrero
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
AUSTIN — Republicans have had tough
words about Railroad Commission Chairman
Lena Guerrero's false claim to a college degree.
But the toughest questions were raised by
Guerrero herself.
A politician's opponents always hope for a
lynching. Seldom does the prey provide the
rope.
This story began in 1984, when Guerrero's
state House campaign literature described her
as not only a University of Texas graduate but
an honors student.
That claim was repeated as the Democrat's
star rose — in the Legislature, as political di
rector for Gov. Ann Richards' 1990 primary
campaign, when Richards put her in statewide
office on the powerful Railroad Commission.
Guerrero says the confusion was an honest
mistake, that she always believed she received
her UT diploma.
For most people, it wouldn't matter. Embell
ishing resumes is a too-common practice.
But Lena Guerrero wasn't seeking private
jobs, she was seeking public offices. That
meant a public record:
1984
A campaign biography from her first state
House race:
"In 1976 she moved to Austin to attend the
University of Texas, where she was named to
the honorary scholastic society. Phi Beta Kap
pa. She received a bachelor of science degree
in broadcasting in 1980."
1985
An official biography issued by her House
office:
"While at the university, she was named to
the honorary scholastic society. Phi Beta Kap
pa. Upon receiving her bachelor's degree in
broadcasting in 1980, she was named executive
director of the Texas Women's Political Cau
cus."
Dec. 3,1990
The news release from Gov.-elect Ann
Richards, announcing Guerrero's appointment
as the first Hispanic and first woman on the
Railroad Commission, repeated the Phi Beta
Kappa reference.
Aug. 14,1992
Guerrero told Texas A&M University grad
uates at their commencement: "Now I remem
ber well my own commencement, and I think I
can guess what you're feeling about right
now."
(She told the Houston Post on Wednesday
she was referring to her 1976 graduation from
Mission High School.)
Thursday, Sept. 10
Questioned first by Dallas Morning News
reporter Christy Hoppe, Guerrero said she was
a UT graduate and received a diploma.
Friday, Sept. 11
Guerrero acknowledged she wasn't a gradu
ate, saying she had believed for 12 years that
she did get a degree until checking with the
school.
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