The Seguin Gazette-Enterprise from Seguin, Texas • Page 10

Fife 10 Tuesday, March 19,1988 The Seguin Gazette-Enterprise Educators confer THIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPALS from across the state recently attended a two-day "shirt sleeve" conference, hosted by the Department of Education at Southwest Texas State University, at 7-A Ranch in Wimberley. SWT officials working with the conference participants included Dr. Bill Kurtz (left), associate professor of education. Among the 55 principals attending were Ronald Heinemeyer (center), principal of Seguin High School, and William W. Dalton, principal of Judson High School.

(Courtesy photo) Texas senate approves plan pyJACKKEEVER Associated Press Writer AUSTIN (AP) Senators have approved a plan to modernize a state court system that has changed little in more than 100 years, and House members have tentatively voted to put state prison construction under scrutiny of state officials in Austin. The Senate on Monday approved a proposed constitutional amendment that would, according to its sponsor, inject greater flexibility into a court system that remains essentially the same as it was in 1876. Printed background material on Sen. Ray Farabee's proposal notes that nine types of Texas courts nave more than 3,000 judges; 3,140 overlapping boundaries; and more than 1,200 separate jurisdictional provisions. The proposal, which was sent to the House on a 284 vote, would name the Texas Supreme Court as the administrative head of the judicial branch, and would give legislators power to provide for additional qualifications for judges and additional court personnel, such as masters and magistrates.

If approved by the Legislature, the proposal would be voted on Nov. 5 in a statewide election. The House tentatively approved a bill that would strip the Texas Department of Corrections of its power to build facilities and put the State Purchasing and General Services Commission in charge of construction. Duncanville Rep. Ray Keller, bill sponsor, has complained that prison officials have Wasted construction money in recent years.

The House also tentatively approved a measure authorizing county officials to accept credit card payment of fines and fees. A 5 percent fee could be added to the fine or fee to cover processing costs. Senators sent to the House a bill that would prohibit a "public servant" from voting on matters in which he or she had a "financial interest." "Financial interest," which is specifically defined, would replace "personal and private interest," which is the current law. Violators could be sentenced to jail for up to one year. Other bills approved by the Senate, and sent to the House, would: permit exemptions for fanners and farm implement dealers operating wide vehicles on certain roads.

A 50-mile limitation also would be removed. from $30 million a year to $60 million direct allocations from the state highway fund to the Department of Public Safety. municipal utility districts to own and operate parks and recreational facilities but prohibit them from issuing bonds to pay for such facilities. officers commissioned by the state comptroller as "peace officers." -Raise from $1,000 to $5,000 the limit above which county commissioners courts must seek competitive bids for the purchase of equipment, materials and supplies for county road departments. Texas State Technical Institute within the definition of institutions of higher education.

The bill would require the Texas College Coordinating Board to administer all postsecondary technical-vocational education programs. White criticizes federal efforts By GARTH JONES Associated Press Writer AUSTIN (AP) Gov. Mark White says the federal government is not doing all it can to protect the Gulf states from drug trafficking. "If we cannot stop a DC3 coming across the Mexican border (with drugs) how can we stop an ICBM from another country?" the governor told the Texas Dally Newspaper Association. "Our federal government is not doing all it can to protect us.

I cannot understand how we can spend as much as we do and get so little protection," said White who has Obituaries taken part in recent anti-drug conferences with other governors in New Orleans and Miami. White told the daily newspaper editors and publishers that the current Legislature has problems "because our revenues have not grown as much as expected and we have a very significant shortage." He said the continued decline in the growth of oil and gas revenue has convinced him and legislative leaders of one thing. "The most important purpose we have in government is to build a broader base of revenues," White said, "and I predict we will be able to do He stressed the fast-growing cooperation between the state's established industries and the new high-tech electronics. "We have to move faster than we ever have in the past," he said. White also said a major concern of the Legislature and his administration is water.

"We cannot let it deteriorate further without taking action," White said referring to the package of water bills pending. Another problem is taking care of criminals, he said. OttoH.Mollenhauer Otto H. MoUenhauer, 56, of Rt. 1, Seguin, died Sunday, March 17, in San Antonio.

Funeral services will be conducted at 4 p.m. Wednesday in the Goetz Memorial Chapel with the Rev. George Schultr officiating. Interment will follow in San Geronimo Cemetery. Survivors include his wife, Peggy MoUenhauer of Seguin; three daughters, Terry Baker and Linda Little, both of Seguin, and Cheryl Harrigan oil Folson, his mother, Tnekla MoUenhauer of Seguin; three sisters, Nell Finch and Annie Ploetz, both of Seguin, and Louise Bode of Kenedy; a brother, Charlie MoUenhauer of Seguin; and nine grandchildren.

PaUbwreri will be Ed Baker, Qaburae Roecker, Alton Klein, Helmuth Kenneth Woods and Shannon Derrick. Achterberg Mwy Achterberg, 73, of Seguin, Iliad Sunday. March 17, in Seguin, Funeral services were scheduled lor I pan. Tuesday at Palmer Mortuary Chapel with interment to follow In the Achterberg Cemetery. The Rev.

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Houston lawyer Jack Zimmerman said Monday if the new trial is refused, he will then appeal David Port's conviction if his client's family agrees. Port was convicted of fatally shooting Debra Sue Senate, 23, as she delivered mail on June 7 in the fashionable west Houston neighborhood where the teen-ager lived with his parents. The case drew national attention because the father and stepmother were jailed in Houston for refusing to testify against David Port before a grand jury. The parents were Jailed for contempt of court while their son was free on a $2,000 bond. Both parents were later released.

The trial was moved to New Braunfels on a change of venue after state District Judge I.D. McMaster ruled the extensive publicity surrounding the case made it impossible to seat an impartial Jury in Houston, In a pretrial hearing, McMaster decided to allow into evidence a police officer's report of an oral confession young Port allegedly made. But Zlmmermann said the police report "was false, unreliable and illegally obtained." The lawyer said that, surprised by the judge's ruling, he prepared hit young client for a guilty verdict and a long sentence. Zlmmermann said Harris County prosecutor Mary Mllloy also committed a reversible error In ments she made to the jury. He said she asked the jurors to compare the Timex watch worn by Debora Schati to the Rolex worn by David Port.

This comment, said Zimmermann, "appealed to class prejudices." The defense objected to the remark and McMaster sustained the objection, but refused to declare a mistrial. meeting Thursday The Rev. Anthony A. Neugebauer will be the featured speaker at the second monthly meeting of the recently organized local chapter of the Mutual UFO Network Inc. MUFON, whose international director, Walter H.

Andrus resides in Seguin, will meet at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Video Movies To Go, 801 N. 123 Bypass. The Rev. Neuguebauer will relate some of his personal UFO encounters that he experienced while he was in the U.S.

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