Double victory for attorney in Henley and Cuevas cases
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals overturns two high profile murder convictions. Elmer Wayne Henley, 18 at the time, had six life terms for the 1973 Houston mass slayings with 27 victims. Ignacio Cuevas's death sentence for a hostage slaying during the 1974 Huntsville siege was overturned. The rulings send both cases back for retrial in San Antonio and Walker County respectively.
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Austin
Texas
Will Gray
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Elmer Wayne Henley
Houston
Ignacio Cuevas
Fred Gomez Carrasco
Huntsville State Prison
Henley
Cuevas
Gray
Preston Dial
San Antonio
Harris County
Carol Vance
Galveston
East Texas
Pasadena
David Mullican
High Court
Walker County
Huntsville
Mark Ward
Berkeley busing deemed successful in overcoming segregation
Berkeley California ten years after voluntary busing to end segregation shows benefits for minorities and whites. Test scores rose for black and white students, though the gap remains. Education leaders cite heavy community involvement and higher tolerance as key factors.
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Berkely
Calif
Melanie Jones
Berkeley High
Miss Jones
Tom Parker
Black Panther Party
Bobby Seale
Huey Newton
Laval S. Wilson
Wilson
Jackson, Tenn
Chicago
Berkeley
University of California
Panel backs tighter illegal alien laws in U S bid
Washington AP panel urges tougher rules to curb illegal immigration. House Select Committee on Population cites Mexico as main source and calls for stronger border sealing, more funding, and enhanced enforcement. Estimates of illegals in U S range widely from two to twelve million.
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Washington
United States
Mexico
House
House Select Committee On Population
U.s.mexican
James H. Scheuer
Dn.y
Grijalva receives death sentence in Texas trial
David Grijalva, convicted of the brutal bludgeoning murder of an Amarillo pizza restaurant manager, heard jurors recommend death by lethal injection. Judge Tom Cave indicated life imprisonment was the only alternative. Jurors deliberated into the second day of the punishment phase.
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Fort Worth, Texas
David Grijalva
Tom Cave
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Scheuer
Mens & Boys Western
Univ
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Miles Weston Univ. Past
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