Bill would break deadlock over punishment breaks deadlock in punishment rulings
In Austin, a bill to allow split decisions on criminal punishment drew mixed views from Ector County lawyers and a judge. The House voted 99-38 for tentative approval. the measure would let juries 10-2 or 5-1 decide punishment, instead of a unanimous verdict. Critics warned it undermines constitutional safeguards while supporters cited cost savings and procedural efficiencies.
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Austin
Ector County
Texas House
Mike Toomey
House
Senate
Mike Holmes
Smith
Odessa
Richard Alvarado
Bob Bush
Dsherman
EPA Superfund funds linked to Clements bid to re-election
Documents from a House committee allege White House used part of the 1.6 billion Superfund cleanup program to aid Bill Clements in Texas. Notations cite “tough fight” for Clements, with White House involvement noted. Contempt cited for EPA official Rita Lavelle after she refused to testify.
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Washington
House
Environmental Protection Agency
White House
Texas
Bill Clements
Clements
House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee On Investigations
EPA
Rita M. Lavelle
Congress
Subcommittee
Ms. Lavelle
James M. Medas
Rep. Gore
Mark White
New Jersey
Thomas Kean
New
Guy
Dual-Ided impostor taught at two colleges under aliases
A man in his 50s used the names Peter H. Pearse and John Byron Hext to teach economics and computer science at Millersville and Shippensburg State Colleges while living as Anthony S. Williams. Arrested in Lancaster County Prison on $40,000 bail, he faces theft by deception and related charges.
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Harrisburg, Pa
Peter H. Pearse
John Byron Hext
Anthony S. Williams
John Doe
Lancaster County
Millersville State College
Shippensburg State College
Keith Levin
Millersville
Lancaster
Luther Henry
Shippensburg
Pearse
University of Edinburgh
Scotland
Hext
Council Favors Transit Proposal
Winter City councilmen favored a mass transit franchise if no municipal funds are required. They asked Lawrence Sims to draft a service plan with rates, schedules, routes and finances. Sims outlined funding via bingo, stock sales, advertising, a charter service and a cooperative housing venture.
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Elizabeth Simpson
Winter City
Lawrence Sims
Sims
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Larry Holmes
Pennsylva
Nia
Bill
Toomey
Houston
Holmes
Joe Connally
Connally
John Smith
Rep
Albert Gore Jr
D-Tonn
Kean
Graham
Thompson
Robb
Rockefeller
Liberal Democrat
AP/News
Source
Census Bureau
Doris James
Council
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