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Truck driver charged
yith manslaughter
MRYAN (AP) — A truck driv
es facing two manslaughter
harges stemming from a fiery
ccident that killed a mother
nc her 1 3-year-old son two
nonths ago.
■tobertson County District
Mo ney John Paschall said Re-
)eica Guedea, 45, and her
on, Stephen, died after their
(ickup collided with a tractor-
rapier rig driven by 39-year-old
Dhn Craig Ragan of Teague on
exds Highway 6, south of
ajvert. The Guedeas are from
avert, northwest of Bryan-
oHege Station.
■tagan, arrested last week, is
■eA on $10,000 bail.
B’aschall said the indictment
gainst Ragan, returned by a
Irai I jury, is based on his reck-
isl driving at the time of the
■dent. He could have been
■rged with murder,
■lonviction on the charge
ould get Ragan up to 20 years
i irison and a $10,000 fine.
Joy, DISD named in
exual assault suit
■MILAS (AP) — The family
Hi 5-year-old Dallas girl has
led a lawsuit in federal court
.Hinst a Dallas elementary
choo\.
.flihe lawsuit alleges the girl
/as sexually assaulted by a 5-
ear-old boy at school.
jHkamed as defendants in the
awsuit are the Dallas Indepen-
lent School District, individual
chool officials and the boy's
Tibther. It alleges the girl was
tssaulted last March at George
fur tt Elementary School in far
ast Dallas.
IHiurse practitioner Vivian
loore told KTVT-TV in Dallas-
IH Worth that the girl's moth-
jrwas told by school officials
lat the boy was merely show-
Hypical 5-year-old behavior.
1; |he girl's mother said she
ed a police report after the al-
ged incident, but learned
lat state law prohibits the
rosecution of children
hunger than age 10, accord-
• Hto the lawsuit.
ormer investigator
ndicted for theft
I Ban ANTONIO (AP) — A
-Bier West Texas chief inves-
iHtor indicted for stealing
— amed artwork from a Central
nmOWnTlwv J|fe s hotel savs he took the
"Ints as a prank.
i • — • —Terry Tyree of Odessa was
dieted by a Kerrville grand
,. —.—‘Try last week on a misde-
ie^nor charge of theft for tak-
g;two cowboy-motif prints
/ Kerrville artist Robert Pum-
lilllfrom Inn of the Hills.
iHyree, 55, is accused of
.paling the artwork on Feb. 9,
hile staying at the hotel to at-
3alance nd a seminar of the Texas As-
ntatiOfl )C '^ t:ion District and Coun-
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Professor
killed in
accident
Roof collapse sends Perry
falling 33 feet to his death
Hard work
Elizabeth Raines
The Battalion
' lexas A&M architecture pro
fessor Dale C. Perry fell to his
death through a roof he was in
specting Monday in Dalton, Ga.
At approximately 11:50 a.m.
Monday, Perry was inspecting
the roof for Oriental Weavers,
a carpet
manufactur
ing company
in Dalton,
when he fell
33 feet
through the
roof and
struck his
head on a marble table. He
died instantly.
Capt. Ricky Swiney of the
Whitfield County Sheriff’s Of
fice said Oriental Weavers was
involved in a lawsuit with the
rooPs builder and wanted Per
ry’s expert opinion.
Perry has been a professor at
A&M since 1990 and held die
Texas A&M R. L. Dockery
Professorship in Housing and
the Homeless.
PERRY
“He was an enthusiastic fel
low who was always doing
something,” said Dr. Norris
Stubbs, a civil engineering pro
fessor. “He was an extremely
well-liked guy and dedicated to
his field of study. We will miss
him daily.”
Although Perry held many
interests in the fields of archi
tecture and engineering, in
cluding structural design,
structural safety and reliabili
ty and affordable housing, he
will be best remembered for
his expertise in the field of
wind engineering.
“He was a giant in his field,”
said David G. Woodcock, a
professor of architecture at
A&M. “He had an internation
al reputation as an expert on
the effects of wind loads on.
buildings and was constantly in
demand as an expert witness
and consultant.”
Stubbs said that, in addition
to teaching, Perry had an ex
traordinary profession as a
See Professor on Page 2.
BERNARDO GARZA/The Battalion
Claudia Nell, a sophomore general studies major, works on a project for her envi
ronmental design class Tuesday.
Outbreak similation scheduled
Justin Smith
The Battalion
Foot-and-mouth disease ravaged
England’s agricultural industry earlier
this year, leaving many in the United
States concerned about the risk of a sim
ilar outbreak.
To combat a potential agricultural
nightmare, the state of Texas, Texas
A&M and more than 30 state agencies
will conduct a simulated outbreak from
June 26 to 29 at the Texas A&M River
side campus.
The stated purpose of the mock out
break is to inform farmers and ranchers
of what to do if symptoms of the disease
appear in their livestock. It will also test
the programs the state has formed to
prevent the spread of the disease in the
event of a real outbreak.
“The exercise will give us an oppor
tunity to review the organizational stmc-
A&M helps to i
about foot-and
ture and develop greater cooperation be
tween agencies,” said Dr. Linda Logan,
Texas’ state veterinarian and head of the
Texas Animal Health Commission.
“We’ll also have an opportunity to dis
cuss issues like biosecurity, decontami
nating, humane depopulation issues and
other animal-related topics that may be
foreign to other members of the state
emergency structure.”
No foot-and-mouth cases have been
reported in the United States since 1929,
though it has been plaguing much of the
world since. The only continents that do
not have it today are North America,
Australia and Antarctica.
Foot and mouth disease, also known
nform farmers
-mouth disease
as hoof and mouth disease, is a highly
contagious virus that affects cloven-
hooved (two-toed) animals such as cat
tle, swine, sheep and goats. Although
the disease is not always fatal, it makes
animals frail and they cannot be used
for production.
Dr. Buddy Faries, an associate profes
sor and a specialist with the Texas Agri
cultural Extension Service, said the disease
usually begins its rampage when a hog eats
garbage containing meat that is tainted
with the virus. Soon the hog will have le
sions in its mouth and on its hooves, hence
the disease’s name. The disease spreads to
other pigs and farm animals who walk
where die infected pig has been.
Faries said U.S. state and federal
agencies have gone to great lengths to
prevent the spread of the disease to
North America. A&M is taking a role in
informing farmers across the state of
possible symptoms.
“If it does show up, early detection is
the key,” Faries said. “Then get the ani
mals quarantined and then destroyed to
prevent it from spreading.”
Faries said that one way it is spread
between countries is when ships toss
their garbage on shore and farmers then
feed it to their hogs.
“The U.S. doesn’t allow garbage to be
left on its shores so this is very unlikely,”
he said. “Travelers also sometimes mail
food to family here who then might feed
it to their animals, but the virus only lives
a few days without a host so this isn’t
likely either.”
See Disease on Page 2.
Texans celebrate Juneteenth
DALLAS (AP) — For many
blacks in Texas, Tuesday was the
real Independence Day.
From parades at the state
capital to a senior citizen rap
performance in Dallas, Texans
commemorated June 19, 1865
— the day slaves in Galveston
learned of their freedom nearly
three years after the Emancipa
tion Proclamation.
While the day has long been
celebrated with informal fam
ily celebrations, many cities
and community groups now
sponsor formal Juneteenth
events.
“It’s a celebration of freedom
that we finally got,” said 48-
year-old Austin resident Fennis
Scott. “You have to let the kids
know where they came from. If
you don’t know where you
came from you don’t know how
far you have to go.”
A large crowd gathered for a
Juneteenth parade in Austin.
Gov. Rick Perry rode in the
front car and threw candy to
people on the sidewalk as Austin
It's a celebration
of freedom that we
finally got”
— Fennis Scott
Austin resident
Mayor Kirk Watson rode in a
separate car behind him.
In Dallas, a song of hope and
salvation sung by 43-year-old
secretary Vera Smith kicked off
the city’s Juneteenth celebra
tion. About 200 people swayed
to the solo performance of “His
Eyes on the Sparrow.”
The song was followed by
senior citizen rap performance
led by Frankie Haggard who
sang a gospel-rap version of
“Butter Beans.”
See Juneteenth on Page 2.
Gov. Perry vetoes record number
AUSTIN (AP) — By the time he was
through, Gov. Rick Perry had signed off on
more than 79 vetoes Sun
day — more than any in
recent history.
The governor vetoed
so many bills in one day
that some lawmakers
started calling it the “Fa
ther’s Day massacre.”
Before Sunday, the last
day the governor could consider bills passed
by lawmakers, Perry had only axed three bills.
PERRY
He now holds the record for the high
est number of vetoes — 82 — of any gov
ernor since 1989.
The only governor to come close to
Perry’s high was Gov. Bill Clements with
59 vetoes in 1989. Gov. George W. Bush
only had 37 vetoes in 1997.
Perry said his vetoes were just part of the
legislative process.
“I respect the process. I think that’s the
most important thing that I would ask leg
islators and the public to keep in mind.”
“The last 20 days a governor singularly
and solely makes a decision on whether
that’s in the best interest of the state of
Texas,” he said.
The vetoed bills included legislation
that would have required the State Board
of Education to get advice from an outside
committee with investment expertise
when investing the state’s $20 billion
school trust fund, banned the execution of
the mentally retarded and restructured the
state Medicaid program.
See Perry on Page 2.
Garza
dies in
Indiana
TERRE HAUTE, ind.
(AP) — Strapped to the same
padded gurney on which I im-
othv McVeigh died, drug king-
pinjuan Raul C iarza received a
chemical injection Tuesda\
and became the second inmate
in eight days to he executed In
the l .S. government.
V\ hile the Oklahoma ( .it\
bomber died stoic and re
morseless, (iarza was fidget\
as he awaited execution, and
apologized ior the murders
for which he was condemned
to ilie.
“1 just want to sav that Pm
soriy and I apologize for all
the pain and grief that 1 have
caused,” the 44-year-old
Garza said. “1 ask your for
giveness, and (iod bless.”
Garza’s pleas lor clemcnev
See Garza on Page 2.