Show j£v C‘ Jfi pi-- - Page 2 — The Herald Journal Logan Utah Wednesday July 14 1999 A handshake and railway suspect surrenders HOUSTON ( AP — One of the most intense manhunts in the history of the Southwest ended with a simple handshake between a Texas Ranger and a tattooed Mexican drifter susRafael Resendez-Ramire- z pected in a terrifying series of killings along railways in three states took himself off the FBI’s 10 Most Wanted list Tuesday by surrendering at an El Paso border station It was a puzzling move for an elusive man who could face the death penalty for brutal slayings that began nearly two years ago Resendez-Ramire- z 39 who faced a court appearance today is charged with three killings and suspected in five more His surrender was aided by family members in contact with a rookie Texas Ranger “This is about the best news in Weimar since the end of World War II” said Bernie Rosier mayor of the tiny south Texas town where Rev Norman Simic his wife Karen and Josephine Konvicka were bludgeoned to death earlier this year Within hours of his surrender executed more people — 180 — that any other since the death z was flown to Houston where authorities interResendez-Ramire- rogated him for nearly eight hours about the slayings of two penalty was declared constitutional in 1976 Harris County prosecutors have sent more killers to death row than any area women: Noe mi Dominguez a school teacher and Dr Claudia Benton Police booked the man — whose real name is Angel Lcon-ci- o Reyes Resendis — on a burglary charge linked to Benton's death on Dec 17 1998 At a hearing early today he tried to other in the nation Mike Cox a spokesman for the Texas Department of Public Safety said he thought the suspect might have feared bounty hunters in both Mexico and the United States A $123000 reward had been offered for his capture enter a guilty plea but was rebuffed Resendez-Ramirez- Although he is linked to five Texas slayings and charged in three others in Kentucky and Illinois many expect him to face prosecution first in Houston “HcTl be tried first in Harris County believe me” said prosecutor Ted Wilson In Texas a charge of capital murder can only be filed when there is evidence that a murder occurred during the commission of a select group of felonies Burglary is included in that group Rescndez-Ramirez's surrender agreement included assurances of family visits a psychological evaluation and promises that he arrest ’s intercapped a massive national manhunt by thousands of investigators and railroad authorities The fugitive was thought to have traveled by hopping freight trains finding victims living near the tracks Railroad communities were terrified “The stores around here sold six-we- ek AP photo is led from a magistrate's courtroom following a Rafael Resendez-Ramire- z hearing after being booked into the Harris County Jail today in Houston would be safe in jail authorities said The agreement does not shield him from the death penalty Mexico has refused to return suspects to countries where they may face a death penalty which Mexico does not have And Resendez-Ramire- z surrendered himself to the state that has out of pistols" Rosier said “That worried me thinking that some innocent person might get hurt We're used to walking up to everyone's house Now you better call ahead or you may get shot” Most of Resendez-Ramirez- 's alleged victims were bludgeoned to death and fingerprints linked t i him to at least some of the crimes The trail of terror started with the Aug 29 1997 slaying of a 21 -- year-old college student in Kentucky who was attacked along with his girlfriend while walking along the tracks The rest of the killings have come since September The most recent were those of a man and his 31 -- year-old daughter found dead June 13 in Gorham III Resendez-Ramire- z slipped through US hands and was released by border agents to Mexico on June 2 even though he was wanted for questioning in a murder The case broke over the weekend when Texas Ranger Drew Carter received a call from the suspect's sister Manuela Maturi-n- o who lives in Albuquerque NM Talks eventually led to one arrests in of the most Rangers' history “He stuck out his hand I stuck out my hand and we shook hands and then I handcuffed him and he was in custody" Carter said high-profi- i le Clinton wants support for more working poor WASHINGTON (AP) — Seeking to encourage this shift of Americans from welfare to work President Clinton is takfast-movi- ing steps to help families with jobs receive food end of last year However studies show that many of the families still have trouble paying for food and other household bills child care lose food stamp eligibility if the value of their car exceeds $4630 Clinton's order will allow states to use more gen- Many people are not getting erous asset tests the White low-inco- stamps Only two of five working lies eligible for food stamps famiactu- ally apply for assistance and AP photo Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida Guy A Lewis holds up an oxygen generator during a press conference on Tuesday in Miami SabreTech Inc an airline maintenance company was charged by the state with murder arid manslaughter Tuesday for improperly packaging oxygen canisters blamed for the 1996 ValuJet crash that killed 110 people in the Everglades ValuJet passenger’s kin cheers charges MIAMI (AP) — Richard Kessler Jr finds only a measure of relief in the landmark charges employees were later indicted by a federal grand jury on separate filed against the company accused of improperly packing false statements and in the case of the company and mislabeling and mishandling hazardous material The company also was accused of failing to properly train its personnel to handle the hazardous waste It was believed to be the first time in US aviation history that criminal chaiges have been filed against a company and maintenance workers after an airplane accident the oxygen generators blamed for the deadly 1996 ValuJet crash His wife Kathleen was among 110 passengers and crew who died when their DC-- 9 burst into flames and plunged into the Ever- glades Like other relatives of those killed Kessler has been waiting a long time for the charges “The families have just wanted to see the process go forward" he said Tuesday The company SabreTech Inc was charged by the state on Tuesday with murder and manslaughter The company and three of its In receive it the White House said Clinton in a speech today in Baltimore was announcing a series of executive steps intended to increase food stamp enrollment The president was speaking to the Democratic Leadership Council the centrist political organization that he helped establish Fueled by the strongest economy in a generation and strict new work requirements and time limits welfare rolls have dropped from more than 3 million families in 1994 to just 27 million by the assistance such as Medicaid food stamps and child care subsidies that are available even after a family stops receiving case assistance The White House said Clinton would announce steps allowing states to make it easier for working families to own a better car and still receive food stamps Currently working families receiving federal help such as t SOLID OAK AND PINE FURNITURE' 563-255- icized Republican tax cutting plans He also harshly condemned the Coast Guard's tactics in trying to prevent six Cuban refugees from swimming to shore in Miami on June 29 either a one way or a RT at reg price ft each additional passenger up to 2 more go for $10 each Buy UTTLE 6 Clinton's visit to Baltimore came on the heels of a daylong visit to the Miami area where he raised up to $1 million for the state's Democratic Party and crit- COMPANION FARES j FACTORY SECONDS Please Call stamps somt rmnctioni apply or os your tnvd went H mm m charges of conspiracy making August 2 August 14 1999 Entry Deadline Tuesday July 27 1999 by 8:00 Draws will be posted for the first week of 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FINALS WILL BE RESCHEDULED buth events may be played at 4:00 pm with NTRP events being played at 5 JO and 7:00 pm If necessary some matches may be scheduled at 8:30 pm under the lights at the Rec Center Saturday play will begin at 9:00 and 1 0:30 am In case of rain show up at your scheduled match time at the Recreation Center and 1“(onratiMv cal1 y°1' mMdlj : brief Court blocks deportation of woman who feared genital mutilation NEW YORK (AP) — A federal appeals court blocked the deputation of an African woman who sought asylum out of fear her tribe would mutilate her genitals or kill her for losing her virginity The 2nd US Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Monday that Adelaide Ahankwah's fears were credible and that US immigration officials should not have denied her request The case now returns to the Board of Immigration Appeals which is expected to issue a ruling in a few weeks Ms Abankwah 29 was detained in New York in 1997 after tribe in Ghana She told immigration officials fleeing her that she feared village leaders would order her genitals mutilated or kill her because she had lost her virginity An immigration judge denied her request fur asylum saying her testimony was not detailed enough But the appeals court said her claims were "compelling in light of the general conditions present in Ghana" The court noted that although Ghana outlawed genital mutilation in 1994 there have been only seven arrests since then and Ghanaian women continue to be forced to undergo the procedure Ms Ahankwah's lawyer Jonathan Rauchway said he will petition the Immigration and Naturalization Service to release her immediately He said his client also hopes to return to school “I've sent her pictures of what New York City looks like — the New York skyline the Statue of Liberty views of midtown and the World Trade Center She was pretty amazed" he said House said In addition the president was to simplify food stamp reporting rules which the administration said discourage recipients from going to work and give agencies a huge paperwork burden For example working families would be able now to report expected earnings every quarter instead of every month Furthermore Agriculture Sec retary Dan Glickman was to undertake a nationwide public education campaign to inform working families about food i 0The1JT 400-memb- er - Submit A Separate Entry Form For Each Event Entered Limit Of 3 Events Per Week: Mixed And ParentChild Events First Week I Of 2 Mixed And One ParentChild Event Or 2 ParentChild And One Mixed Adult (NTRP) And Youth Events Second Week Limit 2 NTRP And I Youth Event Or 2 Youth Events And One NTRP Event Limit ENTRY FEES: $8 Per Person Per (NTRP) Number $5 Per Person For All Youth Events Circle One: Circle One: Gay advocates criticize Vatican BALTIMORE (AP) — Advocates for homosexuals rallied behind a priest and a nun ordered by the Vatican to end their longtime national ministry to gays and lesbians The Rev Robert Nugent and Sister Jeannine Gramick on Tuesday were barred from ministering to homosexuals by the Vatican's Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith TTie congregation said Nugent and Gramick “have caused confusion among the Catholic people and have harmed the community of the church" It called their teachings “erroneous and dangerous" Nugent and Gramick founded the New Ways Ministry in Prince George's County in 1977 and have been under investigation by the church for yean They have repeatedly refused to condemn homosexuality as evil and instead strove for reconciliation for gays and lesbians with the Roman Catholic Church PHONE NAME PHONE PARTNER ADDRESS: STAFF IN (HM) (WK) (WK (HM) BIRTHDATE: CASH CHECK AMOUNT SIZE: ‘DATE POOR |