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raro/e aoara lommures Death SentencesAUSTIN (UPI) - The TexasBoard of Pardons and Paroleshas released the names of thefirst 29 condemned prisoners tohave their death sentences commuted to life in prisonThe board plans lo commute the sentences of all 43 men who were under death sentences at Huntsville, since the U. S. Supreme Court declared the pun ishment unconstitutional June29.Men whose sentences were commuted, the date they entered prison, their counties of convtctton and their offenses are:Robert £ Ahndge It ?l 69 Harris,rouffHf _JamesE Antwine,5 16 71,Dallas,murderArthurt Broussard,7 71 70.Harris.murder.John 7Burns, 1 15 64, Harris, murderPOy CDavid 9 14 67,Harris, murder.MelvmL. Diaon,9 3 64,Harris,murder.Juan P Enriquez,10 9 66,Karnes,murderGuy Tord, 7 74 70, Harris, murder I ddie I Grant* 5 6 70, Harris, murder Jesse r Hall, 9 23 69, Dallas, murder Carl B Harr;s 10 16 70, Galveston,murderArliceJ Huffman, 3 70 70, Harris, murder,Hershel G Joseph 4 14 67, Harris, murder,I arry M I ane, 3 3 77, Harns murder ► enneth A McDuff II 15 66, Tarrant,murderMichael Paprskar, 6 16 70, Tarrant,murderf I Mek enite, 10 17 66 Tarrant, murm---Melchor Ortega 17 13 66, Harris, rape Melv»n A. Payton, 7 4 65, Harris, murderMeivtn S Pittman. 3 7 67, Tarrant,murder, ***. ... ^Clarence Prejean Jr , 6 17 70, Harris.murder.Tommy Podnquez, 1 21 71, Harris,murderCalvin Sellars 4 77 66 Harris armed robbery i . --4Joe C Stnqleton, 6 77 71, Jefferson.rapeTheo Pea Thames, 9 16 66 Tarrant, murderOscar Turner, 1 23 66, McLennan murder.f arlando Williams 3 14 66. Dallas,rapeAlton I Witherspoon 2 4 71, Tarrant, murderReginald E Wright, 12 8 65, Tarrant, murder
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Alice Echo News
Alice, Texas, US
Thu, Sep 14, 1972
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