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Delivery To Janus Y
Programs
Dragging Defendant
Sentenced To Die
Bi C. BRYSOX H L'LL
© T h i A s so c ia t e d P ress
B R Y A N , T e x a s (S e p t. 2 3 ) - A
w h ite s u p r e m a c is t w a s s e n te n c e d
to d a y to d ie b y le th a l in je c tio n
fo r d ra g g in g a b la c k m a n to h is
d e a th o n a ru ra l ro a d .
L a w re n c e R u s s e ll B re w e r is
th e s e c o n d m a n to g e t th e d e a th
p e n a lty fo r th e J u n e 7 , 1 9 9 8 , k i l l ­
in g o f J a m e s B y rd
J r ., w h o w a s c h a in e d
to th e b u m p e r o f a
p ic k u p tr u c k a n d
d r a g g e d f o r th r e e
m ile s a lo n g a b u m p y c o u n try ro a d
h in d h e r so n in th e c o u rtro o m ,
d a b b e d h e r e y e w ith a tissu e .
B r e w e r ’s a tto r n e y , D o u g
B a rlo w , s a id h is c lie n t " h a d r e ­
s ig n e d h im s e l f to t h i s .”
" H e s a id to m e , ' I ’ll b e all
r i g h t , ” ’ B a rlo w sa id .
A b o u t a n h o u r in to th e ir ta lk s
to d a y , ju r o r s a s k e d to se e p h o to s
o f B r e w e r ’s ta tto o s , w h ic h in c lu d e
a b u rn in g c ro s s , S S lig h tn in g b o lts
a n d sh o u ld g e t a life te rm .
T h e p r o s e c u tio n c o n te n d e d
B re w e r w as th e ra c is t id e o lo g u e
w h o ta u g h t K in g a n d B e rry h is
v ie w s , an d th a t h is p o s itio n as
" E x a l te d C y c lo p s ” in a ra c is t
g ro u p s h o w e d th e d e p th o f h is
c o m m itm e n t to ra c ism .
B y rd , a fo rm e r v a c u u m c le a n e r
s a le s m a n , w a s a b d u c te d e a rly o n
Ju n e 7 , 1 9 9 8 , a n d ta k e n to a r e ­
m o te a re a n o rth e a s t
''The degree o f pain they were willing to
inflict on this man is an indication o f the
degree o f racial commitment,
n o r th e a s t o f J a s p e r.
B y r d ’s s is te r , M a ry V e r r e tt,
sa id h e r fa m ily w a s re lie v e d .
" H e h a d h is d a y in c o u r t ,”
sh e s a id . " T h e ju r o r s s a id w h a t
w e w a n t to sa y to h i m . ”
B re w e r, 3 2 , jo in s J o h n W ill­
ia m K in g , c o n v ic te d in F e b ru a r y ,
o n d e a th ro w . A th ird w h ite s u ­
p r e m a c is t, 2 4 - y e a r - o ld S h a w n
A lle n B e rry , w ill b e tr ie d n e x t
m o n th .
T h e B ra z o s C o u n ty ju r y th a t
c o n v ic te d B re w e r o n M o n d a y d e ­
lib e r a te d fo r 14 h o u rs W e d n e s ­
d a y a n d to d a y b e f o r e d e c id in g o n
a p u n is h m e n t.
S ta te D is t r ic t J u d g e M o n te
L a w lis s p r o n o u n c e d th e s e n te n c e
as B r e w e r ’s m o th e r, s e a te d b e ­
a n d K u K lu x K ia n s y m b o ls. T h ey
a ls o w a n te d a p h o to o f B re w e r
w ith h is fa m ily .
T h e ju r y on W e d n e sd a y re ­
v ie w e d s o m e o f B r e w e r ’s le tte rs
a n d a p o r tio n o f h is te s tim o n y th a t
d e s c r ib e d e v e n ts im m e d ia te ly p re ­
c e d in g B y r d ’s d e a th .
In h i s c l o s i n g a r g u m e n t
W e d n e s d a y , J a s p e r C o u n ty D is­
tric t A tto rn e y G u y Ja m e s G ra y said
th e fa c ts o f th e s la y in g s h o w e d
B re w e r is a c o n tin u in g d a n g e r an d
s h o u ld b e c o n d e m n e d .
* ’ T h e d e g re e o f p a in th e y w e re
w illin g to in f lic t o n th is m a n is an
in d ic a tio n o f th e d e g re e o f ra c ia l
c o m m itm e n t,” G ra y said .
A d e fe n s e a tto rn e y a rg u e d th a t
B re w e r, a c o n v ic te d b u rg la r, h ad
n o h is to ry o f v io le n c e in p ris o n
o f Ja s p e r.
H is a n k le s w e re
h a rn e s s e d w ith a 24
1 /2 - f o o t lo g g in g
c h a in to th e b u m p e r o f a p ic k u p
tru c k a n d h e w a s d ra g g e d fo r
th re e m ile s .
H is b a tte re d to r s o , m in u s h is
h e a d , n e c k an d an a rm , w as
d u m p e d b e tw e e n a b la c k c h u r c h
a n d c e m e te ry w h e re it w a s fo u n d
a few h o u rs a fte r d a y lig h t.
T h e c i r c u m s t a n c e s o f th e
c rim e p ro v o k e d n a tio n a l o u tra g e .
In a ja ilh o u s e n o te to K in g la s t
y e a r w h ile b o th w e re u n d e r a r ­
re s t, B re w e r a p p e a re d p r o u d o f
w h a t th e y h a d d o n e .
" I d o b e lie v e w e a re b ig g e r
s ta rs , o r s h o u ld I sa y h e ro o f th e
d a y , th a n w h a t w e e v e r e x ­
p e c te d ,” B r e w e r w ro te .
T h e c a s e w a s m o v e d to B ry a n ,
a b o u t 150 m ile s w e s t o f J a s p e r,
b e c a u s e o f p r e tr ia l p u b lic ity .
Woman Settles Case Over
Stillborn Baby for $100,000
9 -2 4 - 9 9 M c M i n n v i l l e , o r e .
(A P ) - A w o m a n w h o g a v e b ir th
to a s t il l- b o r n c h il d a n d f ile d a
w ro n g f u l d e a th s u i t a g a in s t a h o s ­
p ita l a n d a n e m e r g e n c y ro o m p h y ­
s ic ia n h a s s e t tl e d o u t o f c o u rt.
S h e s a id sh e w a s u n a w a r e s h e w a s
p re g n a n t.
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dead in a breech position in her home.
R ichm ond, w ho w as 18 at the time,
said she w as n o t aw are she w as preg ­
nant w h en she b eg an experiencing
m ed ical pro b lem s an d sou g h t treat­
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re giving birth.
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C h i l d r e n a t t h e J a n u s Y o u t h P r o g r a m s i te
in N o r t h e a s t P o r t l a n d r e c i e v e d b a r r e l s f u ll
o f s c h o o l s u p p lie s c o u rte s y o f F e d E x e m ­
p l o y e e s j u s t in t i m e t o h it t h e b o o k s a g a i n
th is f a ll. F e d E x e m p l o y e e s ’ d o n a t i o n th i s
m o n th w ill p r o v id e 9 5 a d d itio n a l c h ild re n
w ith s u p p l i e s t h e y n e e d , p r o v i d i n g s u p p l i e s
to 1 5 0 k i d s a t t h i s U n i t e d W a y - f u n d e d
agency.
U n ite d W a y C a m p a ig n M a n a g e r S a ra i
S t. J u l i e n s a i d t h e d o n a t i o n f r o m F e d E x
c a m e in r e s p o n s e t o e m p l o y e e s ' i m p r e s ­
s i o n o f f a c i l i t y f o l l o w i n g a v i s i t in A u g u s t .
T h e y a d m ire d th e w o rk a t J a n u s Y o u th
P r o g r a m s , s h e s a id , a n d d e c id e d to le n d a h a n d .
“T h is w a s s p o n ta n e o u s r e a c tio n to ta k in g a
to u r a t th e a g e n c y ,” S t. J u lie n sa id . “ T h e y ju s t
w a n te d to h e lp o u t.”
U n ite d W a y f u n d s 1 5 0 h e a lth a n d h u m a n
p ro g r a m s th a t s tr e n g th e n f a m ilie s , in v e s t in
p o s itiv e e x p e r ie n c e s fo r c h ild re n a n d y o u th ,
e n h a n c e s e n io r in d e p e n d e n c e a n d m e e t e m e r ­
g e n c y n e e d s in M u ltn o m a h , C la c k a m a s a n d
W a s h in g to n c o u n tie s in O r e g o n a n d C la r k
C o u n ty in W a s h in g to n .
DELTA SIGS
GO DRY AT
U OFO
T he b ro th ers o f th e D e lta S ig m a
Phi are m ak in g the m o s t o f sobriety.
T he U n iv ersity o f O re g o n fratern ity
elected to go dry a y e a ra g o . T h ey are
the first - an d o n ly - fratern ity on
cam p u s to go dry. T h e b ro th e rs are
still allo w ed to d rin k - ju s t not in the
n o t k n o w sh e w as p r e g n a n t,” sa id
a tto rn e y M a rk L a w re n c e . “ It w a s
fa n ta stic th a t sh e c o u ld b e in a h o s-
p ita l in la b o r, a n d n o t h a v e it b e
house.
S om e w ondered i f th e m ove w ould
kill p o p u larity , b u t the D elta S igs
rep o rt th e y ’re th riv in g . M em b ersh ip
is u p from 30 to 45 and they are
rem odeling the third flo o ro fth e house
J p b u ild n in e new ro o m s. T h e house
d ia g n o s e d . “ It w a s fa n ta s tic th a t
th e b a b y c o u ld c o m e o u t o f h e r
b o d y a n d sh e n o t b e a b le to c o m -
p re h e n d it. U ltim a te ly , t h a t’s w h y a
s e ttle m e n t is a p p ro p r ia te ,” h e said ,
h ad the b e st g rad e p o in t av erag e
am o n g cam p u s d u rin g w in ter and
sp rin g term s. In fact, the b ro th ers
w on the n ational fra te rn ity ’s P yra-
m id o f E x cellen ce aw ard for b ein g
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Poor Families Are Getting Poorer
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B y M arian W right E delman
The goal o f the Children’s Defense
Fund is to end welfare as w e know it by
ending poverty as w e know it. So far the
1996 “welfare reform " law is not doing
this.
T w o studies released on A ugust 22,
the third anniversary o f the welfare law.
show ed som e alarming but not unex­
pected findings. During the first full year
o f tire welfare law. thousands o f children
fellintoextremepoverty. Despiteaboom-
ing econom y and rising em p lo y m en t the
incom e o f som e o f the nation’s poorest
families dropped due to even greater
losses o f food stam ps and cash assis­
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dren on an income already far below the
poverty line? Im agine trying to raise
healthy successful children on less than
$6,401 a year - o r $ 123 a week— today.
C ould you do it? It is no w onder to m e
that children in extrem e poverty are the
ones at greatest risk o f stunted growth
and lasting educational disadvantage.
If the very poorest families with chil­
dren are going to make it, they must have
help.Some parents needjobtraining.aloan
to fix their car, or other help securing jobs
that pay a living wage. Others need help
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living
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finding
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paying
quality kiij child care, JrOTi dren
line soared by nearly half a million in the
health care for themselves and their chil­
first year o f the welfare law alone?
dren, and food and financial assistance
Nearly lOmillionAmericanchildren
while they struggle to get ahead in the low-
zw aw s
wage labor m arket
Ih e simple fact is that too tew are
gettingwhattheyneed M aybe thisnation’s
leaders havestoppedcanngaboutthepoor-
est families among us. But what I cannot
understand is how anyone, anywhere, can
not care when 2,162 children are bom mto
poverty every day in A m erica How can
anyone not care that the num ber of chil­
hope?
I don’t understand that. I never have
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