The Battalion • Page 10 ’'v T > " Wednesday • January 18, 1995 ^pTIE - - t -: ' s S v JKSoS - "■ •'•••• *** Drivers: License suspension law effective in other states Continued from Page 1 behind the wheel.” The new law is expected to save money because it deters drunk driving without costing the taxpayers money, over crowding prisons, overloading court dockets or adding to the state budget, he said. The self- sufficient program funds itself by the license reinstatement fees of the convicted drivers. A driver can appeal the ALR law after failure or refusal of a BAG by either requesting a hearing or obtaining an occupa tional license by attending an alcohol counseling and rehabili tation program and showing an essential need for the license. In appealed cases, an ad ministrative law judge deter- Brazos County attorney, said hearings will not begin immediately. “Hearings on ALR cases "ALR will help make Texas' roadways safer. Li cense suspension as a consequence of drinking and driving should make potential offenders think twice before getting behind the wheel." — Col. James R. Wilson director of the Texas Department of Public Safety mines whether the driver was in fact operating a motor vehi cle while intoxicated. If the driver refuses the breathalyzer, the judge de- termines whether there was probable cause to be lieve that the person was operating a motor vehicle while intoxi cated. In both scenarios, the DPS must prove the dri ver was intoxicated. Rod Anderson, assistant probably won’t be heard until the first of February,” Anderson said. “However, those who don’t request hearings may see their licenses being suspended very soon.” ■ A statewide public informa tion campaign is underway to boost driver’s awareness of the new law. The campaign will reach the public through billboards, posters, TV and radio public ser vice announce ments, and brochures. Funding for the campaign is provided by The Century Coun cil, an anti-alcohol abuse orga nization, and members of “Tex ans for ALR,” a group consist ing of about 40 alcohol aware ness organizations. John Lawn, the chairman of The Century Council, said the Council supports the law. “ALR is the strongest law a state can enact to save lives by deterring drunk driving,” Lawn said. “The Council is honored to be a member of Texans for ALR, which helped get this law passed, and to help fund the statewide public information campaign now underway to boost motorists’ awareness that is essential for the law to work to its fullest extent.” Chechen officials say talks progress; fighting rages GROZNY, Russia (AP) - Russian and Chechen nego tiators took a step Tuesday toward a cease-fire in breakaway Chechnya, where the bloody 5-week-old war raged on. But many on both sides were skeptical any agree ment would hold. 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The Chechens said both sides agreed to stop using heavy artillery by Wednes day evening as a first step toward a full cease-fire. “We think there’s an agreement in principle from both sides,” said Usman Imayev, Dudayev’s prosecu tor general. But the Russian govern ment continued its tough rhetoric against Dudayev, say ing the meeting was brief, at the Chechen side’s request, and was a “last chance” for co- operation, according to a statement carried by Russian news agencies. “Only a step has been made toward cease-fire,’ Russian government spokesman Valentin Rumyantsev said. Russian fighter jets kept up attacks Tuesday on targets throughout Grozny, and Russ ian forces destroyed a bridge between Chechnya and its eastern neighbor, Dagestan, cutting off a main rail and road link. Rebel forces appeared to have recaptured the railway station in a machine-gun battle. Russian news reports Tuesday said the army’s losses in the battle for Grozny were much higher than had been admitted, with up to 1,200 dead. Imayev, the Chechen en voy, said he would head im mediately to Grozny to brief Dudayev. He said dates and exact terms of a cease-fire still had to be agreed on. It was not clear whether Dudayev, who has been in hiding, could agree on terms with the Kremlin. Many rebel fighters Grozny, the Chechen capital, reacted to Chernomyrdin’s peace overtures with obscene oaths, spitting on the ground. “Chernomyrdin is saying this just to impress the in ternational community, but at the same time the Russ ian army has been ordered to seize the city,” said Vakha Aigumov, a Chechen officer. “We would agree to peace,” said another fighter, Al Ahim. “But our condition is full in dependence for Chechnya.” President Boris Yeltsins chief of staff, Sergei Filatov, also cast doubt on negotia tions, telling the ITAR-Tass news agency he doesn’t be lieve Dudayev’s envoys can control the situation in Chechnya. Thousands of people are believed to have been killed since Moscow sent troops into the mainly Muslim re public in the Caucasus Mountains on Dec. 11. Russian military officials have said fewer than 400 Russian soldiers have died, but the Interfax news agency said Tuesday that corpses of some 1,160 Russ ian soldiers had passed through Mozdok.