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Records B2 Comics B4 Northwest B4, B6 Judge: Sentencing guidelines cause problems parole board would eventually determine how long the offender would serve. The sentencing guidelines took away discretion of the judges, and created an "offender score" system which calls for specific sentences based on the nature of the charge and the individual's prior criminal history. No one can be sent to prison now unless his offender score is high enough to call for a sentence of at least a year and a day, or as the reform act states, "12 months McCulloch used as an example an offender who commits theft by issuing bad checks, which the system considers one of the less serious felonies. "The first time he's convicted, the guidelines call for a sentence from zero to 60 days. A second offense calls for zero to 90 days.

He could get two to five months for a third offense, three to eight months for a fourth offense, and four to 12 months for a fifth offense. By Bud Hay The Daily Newi Cowlitz County Superior Court Judge Don McCulloch is no fan of Washington's 1984 sentencing reform act. McCulloch, talking to Longview Rotarians at a noon meeting Wednesday at the Monticello Hotel, said the reform act did accomplish some things the Legislature intended, such as keeping a lid on the state prison population and seeing that more violent offenders are imprisoned. But the state's gains, the judge contends, came at the counties' expense. "It has controlled the size of the state prison population all right, but it caused the population of county jails to soar and shifted financial burdens from the state to the counties." He used Cowlitz County to illustrate his point.

The Cowlitz County Jail budget in 1982 was $580,858. The 1986 budget for the recently ex "Under those guidelines, we couldn't give him a prison term until he committed a sixth offense." Judges can call for an exceptional sentence that exceeds the guidelines but must justify such a sentence in writing. If the appellate court doesn't agree with the judge's finding, it can set aside his sentence. McCulloch said he has been both upheld and reversed in exceptional sentence cases. In the case of a woman who stole more than $50,000 from First Federal Savings and Loan Association in Longview, McCulloch said, the guidelines called for a sentence of zero to 90 days because she was a first offender.

Feeling that wasn't enough, McCulloch imposed a term of one year, or four times the guidelines. The guidelines in such cases "just seem ridiculous," he said. panded jail was $1,194,296. "That's an increase of over half a million dollars, and I don't think Cowlitz County can afford it," McCulloch said. McCulloch acknowledged he is probably more hard-nosed than most judges.

McCulloch is in charge of Department 3 of Cowlitz County Superior Court while his colleagues, Milton Cox and Alan Hallowell, head departments 1 and 2. Quipped McCulloch: "Attorneys say we have three departments in Cowlitz County Superior Court Department 1, Department 2 and the shipping department." He outlined what he feels are shortcomings of the sentencing reform act. Before the guidelines were implemented, he explained, a judge dealing with a defendant convicted of a felony had options. The judge could grant probation, impose a county jail term or send the offender to prison. If the judge ordered a prison term, a state Ml IHl MWUUI I Virm fc Jin voii- One-car wreck seriously injures man A Kelso man was seriously injured late Wednesday in a one-car accident in the 2900 block of Madrona Drive in Longview.

Longview police said Terry Wayne Bacon, 25, of 1204 N. Second suffered severe facial injuries, internal injuries and a broken leg. He was admitted to St. John's Hospital, where his condition was listed as serious before his transfer this morning to Harborview Hospital in Seattle. A nursing supervisor said he was conscious and alert.

Patrolman Dean Stafford said Bacon was driving north on Madrona Drive when his right-side tires left the roadway as the car entered a curve. Stafford said the car then traveled about 60 feet before hitting a driveway at 2976 Madrona Drive. That impact sent the car airborne for 25 feet, where it landed on the roadway, rolled onto its top and slid a short distance before rolling back onto its wheels. From that point it continued 12 feet in reverse before stopping. Police said the driver, the lone occupant, was thrown out onto the road sometime before the car stopped moving.

Stafford said the car was demolished in the accident, which was reported at 11:47 p.m. Police still seek body of missing man VADER The Lewis County sheriff's office is asking for help in finding the body of a 63-year-old victim of Alzheimer's Disease who they suspect died of exposure in the woods near Vader last winter. Richard Lawrence's car was found April 28 about four miles west of Vader off Brim Creek Road, Undersheriff Randy Hamilton said. But Lawrence, a retired minister from Portland, was never found. Because hunting season opens soon, Hamilton said his office is renewing its request that people watch for clothing or human remains in the woods.

Lawrence left a conference in Tacoma last February, saying he was going to fill his car with gas. A note found on the car said he had run out of gas and would return for the car in a few days, Hamilton said. Later searches found only a handkerchief believed to belong to Lawrence, described as a black man, five feet tall and weighing 125 pounds. He had Alzheimer's Disease, Hamilton said, and authorities think he wandered into the nearby woods, got lost and died. No arrest yet in murder of woman Five days after the beating death of a former Longview resident, Oregon State Police say they haven't made any arrests.

Detective Jim Ayers declined this morning to discuss the murder of Cheryl Keeton, a Portland lawyer, in more detail. Keeton, the 36-year-old stepdaughter of retired Port Longview Manager Robert McNannay, was found late Sunday along U.S. Highway 26 west of Portland. According to the Washington County medical examiner's office, she died of multiple blows to the head. Both Ayers and Washington County District Attorney Scott Upham declined to say whether there are any suspects in the case.

Graveside services for Keeton were held Wednesday. Kelso police want more volunteers The 20-member Kelso Police Reserve hopes to increase its strength with the addition of a half-dozen new volunteers. Lt. Steve Scibelli, reserve liaison officer for the Kelso Police Department, said men and women 21 or older who are interested in law enforcement can pick up application forms at the police station. Requirements besides the minimum age are a high school diploma, a valid Washington driver's license and no criminal record.

Volunteers don't have to live in Kelso. Scibelli said volunteers are given 144 hours of training. Reserves help regular police with patrol duties, traffic and crowd control, communications and other police functions. Kelso reserves are asked to perform at least 12 hours a month of patrol service in addition to participating in other reserve activities. 1 vv'K a Daily News photo by Roger Werth Cutting up Burlington Northern Railroad worker Lee Harvill cuts through a rail just south of the Allen Street crossing in Kelso.

Workers are taking out the bumpy wooden crossing and replacing it with rubberized mats. The Allen Street Bridge has been closed for the reopening back to next week, O'Neill said. Meanwhile, traffic has been heavy on the Cowlitz Way Bridge, and several accidents have been reported. Police urge drivers to slow down on the bridge and avoid following cars too closely. repairs.

It should reopen Wednesday morning if work isn't delayed further and the weather cooperates with plans to pave on Tuesday, said Harry O'Neill, Kelso's superintendent of public works. A tentative schedule called for the bridge to open Friday, but delays such as a derailed crane pushed the planned Amnesiac tries to sort out her real friends But Cook said many old friends come up to Kyra at college, introduce themselves and tell her about what they did together in high school. Kyra seems to have a knack for telling who is honest about being friends, Cook said. Still, an amnesiac's natural gullibility does cause problems for Kyra and her family sometimes, Cook said. When Kyra was first put in isolation in St.

John's Hospital's psychiatric ward, Cook said, one patient told Kyra the Green River killer was after her. It took quite awhile for her family to dispel that idea, Cook said. Although Kyra is doing well in her classes, she has to spend extra time studying her History of Western Visual Art class because she doesn't remember many large words, her mother said. Kyra has to read the textbook with a dictionary next to her, she said, even though she had a good vocabulary before the accident. Cook said Kyra has a real problem with compound or complex words.

For example, Cook said she once asked her daughter if she would like hamburger steaks for dinner, but Kyra didn't have the faintest idea what she was talking about even though her family had eaten hamburgers and steaks since the accident. Kyra also has problems remembering things that have happened since the accident, Cook said. She estimated Kyra has forgotten about 10 percent to 20 percent of what has happened since the accident. Kyra has more trouble remembering the ideas talked about in long conversations, Cook said. Cook believes her daughter was mugged in R.A.

Long Park because everything Kyra had with her at the time was gone. Cook said she searched the area for Kyra's things the next day, but couldn't find anything. By Kevin Dolan The Daily New Kyra Cook still can't remember her old friends, but she can tell whether the people she meets will be her new friends, her mother said today. Gloria Cook said her daughter is doing well in her classes at Lower Columbia College. The 18-year-old Longview woman lost her memory Sept.

8. Some people at college are trying to give Kyra a hard time, her mother said, but Kyra seems to be handling it well. For example, Cook said one man at college has told Kyra he thinks she's lying and faking it. He also told Kyra that they dated in high school, Cook said. But Kyra later told people that she would "never have gone out with a nerd like him." So far, LCCs fall enrollment holds steady Police arrest suspect in home burglary Longview police arrested a Longview man on a burglary charge early Wednesday after a local resident identified him as the person he'd just chased from his home.

The 26-year-old suspect was jailed in lieu of $5,000 bail pending a form al charge by the Cowlitz County prosecutor's office. Police said officers were dispatched at 2:36 a.m. to 2802 Northlake where they talked with a man who said his house had been entered. The man said he had been sleeping upstairs when he heard noises downstairs. He ignored the sounds at first, thinking a family member was up, but when the noise continued he went downstairs to check.

He saw someone standing next to a desk in the kitchen where computer equipment was sitting. The intruder saw the homeowner and fled. The homeowner discovered that computer equipment worth more than $800 was missing. All of the items were later found stacked near the victim's garage door. Meantime, police were given a description of the intruder.

Sgt. Don Barnd found a man matching the description near Terry Avenue and Taylor Avenue. Police said the homeowner identified the man as the intruder. Rainier woman gets chance at jackpot PORTLAND (AP) Evelyn Boursaw of Rainier is among five Oregon residents who have been chosen to participate in next week's Oregon Lottery jackpot wheel spin. Classes started at LCC on Sept.

15, but students still can register until Friday. After Friday, students must get a dean's permission to register for classes. Harding said LCC officials expect to enroll about 3,800 students this fall, or an equivalent of about 1,950 to 2,000 full-time students. LCC enrolled 3,829 students last fall, an equivalent of 2,0 full-time students. Because all students are not full-time students, LCC officials must calculate the number of full- time-equivalent students to see whether the college will meet the target enrollment agreed to with the state.

LCCs target enrollment this year calls for an average of 2,139 full-time students, and the enrollment must be within 21 students, or 1 percent, of that mark, Harding said. Deviating by more than that could cost the college part of its state funding. LCCs average enrollment for last year was an equivalent of 2,159 full-time students, which was exactly as agreed to with the state, she said. By Kevin Dolan The Daily News Lower Columbia College's fall enrollment this year is roughly even with last year's, Assistant Dean of Instruction Mary Harding said Wednesday. Harding said 2,807 full-time and part-time students were registered for classes as of Wednesday, 20 students behind the same day last year.

That figure is equivalent to 1,825 full-time students, she said. Reynolds to supply wire for mall quickly Raiter said Reynolds can jump on the order quickly partly because it didn't take all the orders it could have last summer, when the plant's 170 hourly workers went on strike. Salaried employees kept the plant running at a reduced level. Since the strike ended in August, the company has recalled all but 16 people back to work, Raiter said. He said three more would return to the plant Monday, when a second shift in the casting operation is started.

The approval will allow the utility to place the order by Friday. Cable plant Manager George Raiter said his company wanted the order placed this week so it could start producing the cable immediately. He said the cable can be supplied in two months instead of the four months allowed Quinn said early delivery of the cable will help because it will give the PUD a jump in testing and inspecting the wire before it's installed for the mall's underground distribution system in January. The Reynolds Metals Co. Longview cable plant will supply electrical wire for the Three Rivers Mall in half the specified time, which should help the Cowlitz PUD do its job at the shopping center, an engineer said today.

Reynolds this week submitted a bid of $65,820, the lowest of eight bids to supply the PUD with 30,000 feet of aluminum cable. Though a contract wasn't formally approved, the utility's commissioners verbally agreed to buy the cable, said Dave Quinn, PUD principal engineer..