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Former pimp executed
for killing security guard
HUNTSVILLE (AP) — A
former pimp who became a
church group leader while in
prison was executed Tuesday
evening for fatally shooting one
of two hotel security guards slain
during a robbery in San Antonio
more than 22 years ago.
Miguel “Silky” Richardson,
46, with a history of violence
and attempted escapes, was the
ninth condemned inmate to re
ceive lethal injection this year in
Texas, where a record 40 con
victed killers were put to death
last year.
'“I feel so much love,” he said
as- witnesses filed into the
chamber.
| Richardson spoke for nearly
eight minutes about love, smil
ing ^nd winking the entire time.
I T then began chanting in a for
eign language, his voice rising
ancf falling with a tear running
from his right eye, before shout
ing “take me! I’m ready!”
“I’m your friend, I’m not a
monster being executed. I am a
minister of love,” he said.
As the drugs began flowing,
Richardson remarked it was a
“good day to die. Take me
God.”
He took several deep breaths
and uttered a slight gasp before
slipping into unconsciousness.
He was pronounced dead at 6:28
p.m. CDT, 13 minutes after the
lethal dose began.
Richardson adopted the nick
name “Silky” after the lead char
acter in a 1970s book about a
Harlem, N.Y., pimp.
At the time of the March
1979 shootings of security
guards John Ebbert and
Howard Powers at a San Anto
nio Holiday Inn, Richardson
was sharing a room with three
prostitutes, two 17 years old
and one 16.
The security guards con
fronted him after responding to
a complaint from a woman
across the hall that someone was
trying to break into her room.
Testimony later showed
Richardson had coveted the ex
pensive jewelry worn by the
woman staying in that room.
When Richardson — wear
ing a woman’s wig — was being
escorted down a stairwell to the
hotel lobby, the two unarmed
guards were robbed and shot to
death. Richardson was arrested
a few days later in Denver dur
ing another robbery and
fought extradition to Texas for
two years.
Over the 20 years since his
capital murder conviction,
Richardson’s case went to the
U.S. Supreme Court at least six
times, including an llth-hour
review that was rejected by the
justices late Tuesday afternoon.
“He had all those chances
when my husband had no
chance,” said Ebbert’s wife, De
bra, after watching Richardson
die. “I’m angry but I do feel jus
tice was served.”
Also among the wimesses was
Ebbert’s daughter, Catherine,
who was 4 months old when her
father was killed and has no rec
ollection of him.
“I didn’t know Dad but I have
him in my heart,” Catherine
Ebbert, now 22, said.
“I think it should be frustrat
ing to all the citizens of the
state,” said Steve Hilbig, who
prosecuted the murder case in
1981, of the time it’s taken to
carry out the death sentence. “It
loses its meaning when it takes
20 years to carry forward.
Teachers
Continued from Page 7
wh© are interested in becoming teachers
tct come and learn more about teaching
and to learn more about Texas A&M,”
sajd Dorian Martin, assistant director for
Cjammunications and Partnership De
velopment.
-The students participating in. the
camp will be housed in campus resi
dence halls and participate in many
learning activities.
• During the conference, the students
will design and present a classroom les-
sdn, and gain first-hand experience of
teaching.
Michel Zuch, coordinator of Teacher
Recruitment and Induction said this is the
second year for the conference. She said
students gave great evaluations last year
but offered some positive feedback.
“The students had a lot of great activi
ties, but they wanted to get up and do
more stuff,” Zuch said. “So we’re chang
ing some of the things from last year.”
She said the changes include increased
activity at local elementary schools and
more hands-on activities with teachers
form the Bryan-College Station area.
Zuch said last year’s conference
brought in approximately 60 students and
that this year they are expecting approxi
mately 50 students.
HIV
Continued from Page 7
'ednesday, Jun
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severe and persistent diarrhea, vision loss and
even coma.
Fewer than 50 people in the United States
have had HIV for 10 years or more without
developing AIDS. Doctors are studying these
people, hoping to find something in their
genes or elsewhere that is helping them fight
the disease.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration
has approved many drugs that prevent HIV
cells from duplicating, therefore slowing the
progression of the disease. There are also 29
different HIV vaccines currently being tested
around the world.
Condoms ma]
reduce risk ofSJB
getting herpes
CHICAGO (AP)— A study
con firmed that condoms signif-
icai itly reduce women’s risk of
comtracting genital herpes. But
they may not be as effective in
protecting men.
One theory is that condoms
do> not shield men from the en
tire area from which women
sh<;d the incurable virus. But
Genital herpes is
lestimated to infect
almost one-fourth
of U.S. adults.
5>PORTS
Continued from Page 7
that, instead, athletes should be
required to maintain rates sim-
ilar to those of other college
students.
Dempsey said most of the
other commission recommen
dations tracked ideas the
INCAA had been considering
or has endorsed, including a‘
prohibition against college
sports betting in Nevada.
Bryce Jordan, president
emeritus of Penn State, said
college sports has gotten more
The average fan
probably loves it
just the way it is.
You'll never con
vince the real die
hard fans these
things are needed.”
— Dick Schultz
former executive director
of the NCAA
commercial since 1989, when
the commission was estab
lished to study reforms.
“In some institutions, you
win at any cost,” said Jordan,
whose name is on the basket
ball arena at Penn State.
Dick Schultz, former execu
tive director of the NCAA, said
the changes are needed hut will
be opposed by some coaches,
athletic directors and fans.
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infect almost one-fourth of U.S.
adults and is spread through sex-
ual contact when it enters the
body through tiny passages in
tine skin. Most people who have
tl ie virus do not know it.
Women are at higher risk of
at mtracting the virus from an in
fs cted partner.
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search clinic. - so tl
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these things are needed." I “I Jock £
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commission-proposedrete' I guys, and 1
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the establishment of a groifi
be called the Coalition ofPs
idents, which would worb'
the NCAA hoard ofdirew
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formula for television reve®
from the men’s NCAADbi
sion I basketball tournamecj
that does not take victoriesiif
account, as well as theestab
lishment of a watchdoggrod
to monitor the largest collet
sports programs.
The commission cons;
ered, but did not propose,
prohibition against play!
dropping out of college tojt
the National Basketball U
ciation.
The' commission inste?
recommended that the N:
and National Football Leaf
set up minor leagues.
The plan was released«
day before the NBA draft.Se
eral of the top prospects;
high school graduates i
chose to skip college.
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