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IIOUSTON (AP) — One night they were busy burglarizing a MeDonald’s, po
lice said, using a blowtorch to cut into the safe for a much larger payday than any of
them made in their own jobs at other franchises in the fast-food chain.
Less than 24 hours later, the three young men were rounded up and accused of
two counts of felony murder each because an inferno at the restaurant killed veteran
firefighters Lewis Mayo III, 44, and Kimberly Smith, 30.
Allen Gerome Davis, 17, and brothers Pedro Isreal Loredo, 19, and Juan Manuel
Torres, 17, made initial court appearances this morning in magistrate’s court. State
District Judge Mary Lou Keel canceled their appearances in her court, and sched
uled their arraignments for March 14.
A bond hearing is set Friday for Loredo and Torres, whose bonds were raised from
$50,000 to $100,000 after prosecutors expressed concern the suspects’ family was
planning to move to Mexico. Defense attorneys denied their clients, who are broth
ers, intended to flee the country.
Davis, whose bond remained at $50,000, was described as “sad, upset, remorse
ful, unhappy,” by his lawyer, Alan Percely.
“There are a lot of people surprised by this. It’s a tragedy,” Percely said.
An alleged 15-year-old accomplice, who worked at the restaurant that burned
Monday and was demolished Tuesday, remained in custody pendingjuvenile charges.
He eventually could be charged as an adult under Texas law.
“We questioned the employee, and ultimately that led to othersusp*
ease,” Houston police Capt. Richard Holland said. “Warrants were obtained
the individuals involved and they were subsequently arrested, questioned^
confessed their involvement,”
A blowtorch allegedly used in the burglary is thought to have touchedoffl
officials said. Fire Chief Lester Tyra said it was unclear whether the firetj
dentally or intentionally started.
Authorities initially summoned the juvenile from class at Llsik High v
cause he closed the restaurant Sunday night, Iiolland said. As questioning
Monday and investigators began to suspect a crime. I Iolland said the teen ca
and implicated the others. 3
Torres and Loredo were arrested at their apartment around 9:55 p.m.M
Davis was picked up around 2 a.m. Tuesday. There are no other suspects,
said.
“In the last 24 hours, I’ve been through all sorts of emotions,” Tyra said
tainly, whether it was an accident or whether it was arson, it doesn’t bring bad
berly or Lewis.”
Funeral services for Smith, the department’s first woman killed in the
were pending her parents’ arrival from Fountain Valley, Calif. Sen ices for May
left behind a wife and three children, are set for Friday after a 10 a.m. memaii
mony for both at Rice Stadium, the city's largest sporting venue.
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Classroom Internet use
shows increase since ’94
Internet boom
in the classroom
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schools
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly every public school in
America has an Internet connection, with access jumping
from a little over one-third of schools to 95 percent in just
five years, the Education Department said Wednesday.
The rapid expansion from 1994 to 1999, say school tech
nology supporters, is due to everything from increased do
nations by technology companies eager to train future work
ers to Clinton administration efforts
such as the E-rate program — funded
by a special fee on phone hills — that
helps provide discounted Internet con
nections for schools and libraries.
“Technology can improve student
performance and provide the competi
tive skills necessary for future success,”
said Education Secretary' Richard Riley.
“It is critical that we provide a link
for those in the smallest towns to the
largest cities.”
Edith McArthur, a department de
mographer who conducted the study,
said, “It looks like schools are actually
responding to the recognized need for
access. There’s a lot of pressure to con
nect.”
The connecting appears to have
brought the Internet to more school-
children, she said.
In 1999, on average there were nine
students for every one instructional
computer with Internet access nation
wide. The previous year, on average,
the ratio was 12 students for each such
computer, the report said.
The E-rate program has committed
more than $3.6 billion over the past two
years to assist schools and libraries in
paying for discounted Internet connec
tions.
Officials say the program has helped
connect more than 1 million classrooms
to the Internet, mostly by helping them
pay for internal wiring.
The money comes from fees im
posed on telecommunications compa-
The number of public schools with
Internet access has increased
dramatically along with the number of
classrooms with Internet connections.
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classrooms
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In addition, there is a better ratio of
students per computer in both small
and large schools.
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Note: Survey was based on 1,000 public
elementary and secondary schools. The margin
of error is plus or minus 1 to 3 percentage points.
Source: U.S. Department of Education
Access still differs among types of schools. Students were
more likely to have to share access in larger schools, where
the ratio was 10: l; in the smallest schools, that ratio was six
students for every computer with Internet access.
Poor students and those in large cities also were more
likely to share Internet access.
“We need to continue our efforts to ensure that all
schools and students have equal access to the vast network
^ of information on the Internet,”
Riley said.
Clinton, who has set a goal of
connecting all Americans to the
Internet, not just classrooms and
libraries, has proposed for the fis
cal 2001 budget a $2 billion tax
incentive package over 10 years,
as well as $380 million in ex
panded federal grants, to encour
age the private sector to donate
computers, sponsor community
technology centers and train
workers.
Researchers say schools pro
vide Internet access to their
pupils in varying ways.
For example, some schools
have large computer labs that
give students individual time on
the Internet during their school
day.
“Typically what happens is
that teachers tend to let kids rotate
through for whatever they are do
ing,” McArthur said.
Classroom computer hookups
have increased 20-fold since 1994,
from 3 percent to 63 percent.
Public schools also upgraded
their network connections and the
speed at which they are able to
connect.
By 1999, schools were six
limes as likely to use faster dedi
cated-line networks (63 percent)
or other high-speed technologies
(23 percent), than simply dial-up
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nies, which pass them on to customers in phone bills.
States also have pumped funds into computers, telecom
munications and Internet access.
But critics worry that the momentum could wane as pol
icy makers realize' the high cost of such technology.
Louisiana, for example, gave school districts $38 million for
technology in 1997-98.
The next year it gave $25 million, and for 1999-2000, the
districts received $14 million.
connections (14 percent).
The survey was based on a nationally representative sam
ple of about 1,000 public elementary and secondary schools
in the fall of 1999. The margin of error is plus or minus 1 to
3 percentage points.
The also found that 39 percent of classrooms in high-
poverty schools have Internet access, while 74 percent of
classrooms in low-poverty schools are connected to the In
ternet.
FORT WORTH (AP)- For
Arlington Mayor Richard Gref
who was instrumental in building
Ballpark in Arlington, on Tuesday
named president and chief exect
of the I )allas 2012 Olympic BidCt
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experience is good training for
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