University Daily Kansan, February 15, 1985
Page 5
Death penalty passes easily in House vote
Steve Zuk/KANRAN
State Rep. Betty Jo Charlton, D-Lawrence, looks away from the vote tally as the Kansas House finishes final action on the death penalty bill. The bill passed yesterday 79-46. Charlton voted against the measure.
By United Press International
The House yesterday gave final approval to the measure, which would restore the death penalty for persons convicted of premeditated first-degree murder.
TOPEKA — A capital punishment bill that swept through the House by a comfortable 79-46 margin next must gain the Senate's approval. The test of an almost certain gubernatorial veto.
In the Senate, 27 votes are needed to override a vote.
The 79 votes cast in favor of the bill fell six short of a two-thirds majority. Backers of the capital punishment measure will have to pick up the additional votes if an override of Gov. John Carlin's threatened veto is to be successful.
The Legislature has failed on three previous attempts to override a Carlín veto of
Before the vote yesterday, State Rep. Don Crumbraker, R-Brewster, stood before the House and described the Wednesday crime in his home district were shot to death.
"I KNEW ONE of the hostages that was
Crumbran said. He was 29 years old,
and his wife had been in the hospital."
"I it's ironic that something like this would be the day before we're to vote on the death penalty."
Minutes later, the House put its support behind the measure that would allow prosecutors to seek the death penalty in cases of premeditated first-degree murder. The bill specifies certain aggravating circumstances under which a prosecutor must be acquitted, including murder committed while in the act of committing another major felony such as kidnapping, multiple murder and previous felony convictions.
Thomas County authorities say four drifters killed a restaurant manager, wounded a deputy, and executed two hostages Wednesday in a 100-mile rampage. One of the suspects was killed and two others were wounded during a gun battle when they were trapped by police in a farm yard. In all, four people were wounded.
THOMAS COUNTY ATTORNEY Perry Murray said murder, attempted murder and aggravated robbery charges probably would be filed against the suspects.
He pointed to estimates that 20,000 Americans will die by violent means in 1985, and said the death penalty is needed even if it will save only one life.
The main sponsor of the bill is State Rep. Clyde Graeber, R-Laenworth, who said the death penalty was necessary to deter violent crimes. Graeber's district is home to four state and federal institutions that house dangerous felons.
states have restored the death penalty following the 1972 U.S. Supreme Court decision that effectively voided existing capital punishment statutes.
Opposition to the bill came from lawmakers who argued that no statistics prove that capital punishment is a deterrent.
should work. But I don't know anyone who's made any money yet."
He said that he and his friends who invested in the plan thought it was legal because only the money orders were mailed, not the letters.
Pyramid
continued from p. 1
But Lawrence said that under the postal laws, students who mailed money orders could be fined up to $1,000 or imprisoned for up to five years.
Hundley said the students also could be arrested for violating the Consumer Protection Act.
"I can't imagine coming in and arresting a bunch of students for this, but we could," he
The student said he thought the pyramid scheme operating at KU started in Chicago and then spread to other universities in the Midwest.
He said the other universities were Iowa State University, the University of Colorado, the University of Illinois, Illinois State University and the University of Wisconsin.
He also spent some time figuring out how much money could be reaped from the process.
"I didn't lose a cent," the student said. "But I did spend a lot of time on it. For a couple of weeks, I spent three or four hours a week." She told the people she I sold my letters to sell theirs.
Threats continued from p.1
that's how we reach everyone in the building."
Julie Gross, resident hall director of Gertrude Sellards Pearson and Corbin halls, said the halls had their share of bomb threats last semester.
In residence halls, KU police go to the building and help the staff in a walk-through search in response to a bomb threat. It's the hall staff's decision whether to evacuate
"We had approximately eight calls in the last one and a half weeks of school," Gross said. "They were called into the front desk and were unspecific — a bomb in the lobby or on the first floor — and were from both men and women."
"We alert every resident that there's been a bomb threat and they can choose if they want to evacuate or not." Gross said.
SHE SAID THAT one night the halls received three threats. The halls treat every threat as real.
She said that during periods of stress or pressure such as final exams, some people become very depressed.
Hall staff members send residents out of the building until the building has been searched and cleared. Then the residents can return to their rooms.
"Sometimes boyfriends are mad at their girlfriends and call as a prank." Gross said. "They don't realize the seriousness of doing it."
Lisa Landowski, Oliver Hall resident hall
said, "I heard a man call one call last
september."
Police search for suspect in drug heist at pharmacy
"YES, THAT'S WHEN they will occur," Landowski said. "Especially in the winter semester during finals."
Lawrence police said yesterday they were continuing to investigate an armed robbery that occurred Wednesday night at a pharmacy.
The robbery was reported at about 6 p.m. by an employee at Raney Drug Store, 404 Maine.
The man was described to police as being between 30 and 40 years old, 6 feet tall and 180 pounds. He was wearing a red stocking cap, plaid shirt, brown pants and a gray jacket.
customer walked out just before closing time, and then the man entered the store. He gave Fowler a name and asked her if there was a prescience under that name.
She told him she would call the physician to verify the prescription. He opened his jacket, showed her a gum stuck in his pants and told her he was calling it a call because he was holding up the store.
Nina Fowler, the pharmacist on duty during the robbery, told police that her last
The man told her he wanted all the narcotics in the store and gave her a paper bag that he had her fill.
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