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New legislation proposes
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AUSTIN (AP) — Automo-
biles and semi-trailer trucks
cruising down Texas highways
could adhere to the same speed
limits under legislation given
tentative approval Thursday by
the House.
A bill by Rep. Carl Isett, R-
Lubbock, would allow heavy
trucks as well as cars to travel at
70 mph during the day and 65
mph at night on numbered
highways outside an urban dis
trict. Under current law, semi
trailer trucks have limits of 60
mph during the day and 55 mph
at night.
Isett said that equalizing the
speed limit for cars and heavy
trucks would create a safer dri
ving atmosphere, as accidents
occur more often when trucks
go slower.
His bill was met with oppo
sition, however, from Rep. Fred
Hill, R-Richardson.
“You all travel down the
highway just as much as 1 do
and know that even though
their limit is 60 mph now, trucks
go 70,’’ Hill said, adding that set
ting their limit higher would
only result in a speed increase in
turn.
His amendment to charge
drivers of heavy trucks twice as
much when caught speeding as
other drivers failed when Rep.
Warren Chisum, R-Pampa,
killed it on a procedural point.
The essence of Isett’s bill was
offered as an amendment to oth
er legislation on Wednesday but
was withdrawn after it incited
debate from other members.
The other bill, by Rep. Pete
Gallego, D-Alpine, would raise
from 70 mph to 75 mph the day
time maximum speed limit for
cars, motorcycles and light
trucks on state and federal high
ways outside urban districts.
As amended, Gallego's bill
would also raise the speed limit
from 75 mph to 80 mph on in
terstate highways traveling east
to west in counties with popu
lations under 25,000. All of
those changes would be subject
to approval by the Texas De
partment of Transportation.
Gallego’s bill was given final
approval Thursday and now
heads on to the Senate. Isett’s
bill now awaits final House ap
proval.
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Long Island Lolita offers her
apologies to Buttafuoco’s wife
•Parole board to
decide Fisher's
fate within days.
MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) — A
judge Thursday opened the way
for Amy Fisher’s possible parole
within days after the Long Island
Lolita apologized in court to
Mary Jo Buttafuoco, the woman
she shot in a jealous rage.
“What happened to you — it
wasn’t your husband’s fault... it
wasn’t my father’s fault. It was
my fault and I’m sorry,’’ the 24-
year-old Fisher said in a barely
audible voice, looking directly at
Buttafuoco.
As Fisher walked past Butta
fuoco in the courtroom, they
brushed fingers and the younger
woman mouthed, “I’m sorry,”
holding back tears.
“Through faith in God I am
able to forgive,” Mrs. Buttafuoco
said. “It did not come easily or
quickly.”
In 1992, Fisher, then 16,
knocked on the door of Butta-
fuoco’s Massapequa home and
shot her in the head. At the time,
Fisher was having sex with
Buttafuoco’s husband, Joey. He
later served six months in jail for
statutory rape.
Fisher had already won Butta
fuoco’s forgiveness through let
ters the two began several
months ago. But Thursday was
the first time they had seen each
another since 1992.
During the court session.
Judge Ira Wexner threw out Fish
er’s 1992 guilty plea to assault on
the grounds that her lawyer at the
time provided ineffective coun
sel.
Fisher then re-entered the plea
and was sentenced to 3 1/2 to 10
1/2 years. She has already served
seven years of the original 5-to-
15-year sentence.
"You are still a young woman
and could be a productive mem
ber of society if you channel your
energies,” Wexner told her.
“Based on the information I have
received, I believe you can do
that.”
Buttafuoco said her recovery
from the shooting gave her a sec
ond chance at life. “You are be
ing given a second chance, too,”
she told Fisher. “I pray you take
it.”
The Buttafuocos reconciled
and now live in Los Angeles. He
was not in court Thursday.
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Archery Room at the Student
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on cultural diversity and spre
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Jaime Slaughter, presidents
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refer to ethnic cultures buth
meanings as well.
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out there, not just black, Ask
panic." Slaughter said. "Cult.:
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