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Thursday, March 31, 1994 The Battalion Page 9 jConvicted killer welcomes Easter execution 1 and see® > had Tuckj; 1 to advtl The Associated Press sixth ru nners: s then p; e sCTenili HUNTSVILLE — Richard Beavers speaks calmly, laughs easily and contends he’s at peace with himself and with God. I And the convicted killer, seated in a small cage outside death row, says he’s ready and looking forward to his execution Easter Sunday night for a murder in Houston in 1 986. I "It’s really a great day to die, to leave the body,” Beavers, 38, said Wednesday. “I’m ac cepting responsibility for my actions, whatever lie consequences may be. think laying down my life is one way to ^ |h| apologize. I just hope the courts don’t grant the , etl ^ ! ' j lights to attorneys (to intervene).” ° n asac: : | p or th e second time in recent months, the died str center ithabast] ine to see ie, the hi Virginia native is set to die for killing a Hous ton restaurant manager during an abduction and robbery. Last September, only a few hours before his scheduled voluntary execution, Beavers changed his mind and allowed attorneys for the Texas Re source Center to sign documents allowing ap peals on his behalf. The center, which arranges legal help for condemned inmates, won a re prieve for him from the U.S. Supreme Court. Beavers said his change of heart then was meant to better prepare his mother in Alexan dria, Va., for his death. “It’s been a hard time making this deci sion,” he said. “But over the last few months. I’ve prepared. “I believe a man reaps what he sows. I feel I have a debt to pay, a penalty for a crime. It is a hard pill to swallow.” Asked if he was looking forward to his lethal injection, he said: “I am. I know what to ex pect. I have no fear of death. I have life eternal. I know I’m going to have a new life.” Beavers said he wanted no attorneys pursu ing appeals. “1 don’t acknowledge them. They’re trying to claim control,” he said. “I just don’t want lawyers going in there lying on my behalf. That’s why I made my own motions to make myself known what my wishes are.” Beavers earlier this month told a Houston judge he wanted to die and to set his date as soon as possible. Judge Woody Densen set his death for April 4. in sa's y to right A j on a fid '• A&M ttrj Truelove; th inning he lead : Sharp US ontinued from Page 2 _ “There is only one difference between the Democrats and the Republicans, “ Sharp said. J'They both will spend every dime in the trea sury and the republicans feel bad about it.” Sharp said when the process of restructuring egan he had a set of goals he was determined |o accomplish. "We stood up at the very beginning of this rocess and said we would be the first in the nation to abolish food stamps,” Sharp said. I Under the new system, the low income population will still be fed, but at a lower cost to the country. “Starting in September and October in Chambers County, food stamps will start to be come nonexistent, and by Jan. 1996 they won’t exist at all,” he said. The food stamp system has been abused for too long, he said. “The new lone star card will be used only in grocery stores, and can only be used to pur chase food, not cigarettes,” Sharp said. “This will eliminate millions off the cost that never should have been there. He said the food stamp system is a good ex ample of what the other 961 recommendations are about. "They still do everything that you expect or contract the government to do, but wind up costing a lot less in the process and make it easier for people in the process to administer,” Sharp said. The lack of competition is a negative side of the government, he said. “Government won’t let you as a business operate a monopoly, but every time a govern ment agency meets they create a monopoly,” Sharp said. When you poll veterans you understand how monopolies effect the population, he said. “When veterans are polled they say the GI Bill was the best program ever created be cause we gave them vouchers and made every school compete for them,” Sharp said. “They consider the V.A. hospitals to be the most disappointing program they saw be cause it created a monopoly.” is spring pair lias expected because lad Clari second- the na- C Player lead die [it bril- Korem Continued from Page 1 you see visually will tell you to re act emotionally,” he said. Korem said the toughest person to deceive is the person who likes to read. “When you read a book, you can control how fast the information enters your mind and what images you have,” he said. “When you watch television, it causes you to re act emotionally without thinking.” Korem has interviewed gang ' members in ten countries and found several traits they all share. “Every youth I’ve interviewed, with the exception of very few, comes from a family with divorce, abuse or at least one dysfunctional parent,” he said. Korem said kids who come from broken families need to find an adult who they can call, day err night, when they need help. “I encourage kids who come from that type of home and can’t find an adult to go to a teacher, policeman or parish member to help them find an adult,” he said. Korem’s parents divorced when he was thirteen. He grew up in a broken home with a lot of abuse. “I once ran away from home and spent two nights in the woods,” he said. Korem was raised in the Jewish faith and converted to Christianity when he was seventeen. “The reason I became a Christian is because when I looked at the res urrection, I accepted it,” he said. Korem became an illusionist when he was a teenager. He said he studied the crucifixion and ruled out all possibilities of illusion. “There was nobody I could call on but I could get on my knees and call on God,” he said. “When I called on him he never failed me.” Korem said the Institute of So cial Research reported that stu dents who had spiritual values im portant to them were the least like ly to join gangs. Korem has worked with 400 at- risk kids in the past six years and none of them has joined a gang. He has spoken at six schools over three days. The profits from the shows will go to the community. Korem gave the same presenta tion to Texas A&M students Monday night as part of Resurrection Week. 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