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Chance of storms
High 94, low 74
Details on Page 38AMEMORIES
New album pays
tribute to slain singerTejano singer Selena
The Arts, Section C
Mile Judge
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Texas' Leading Newspaper 1995, The Dallas Morning News Dallas, Texas, Sunday, July 16, 1995 29 Sections H -.. - -"- - $1.50
Junior-college
athletes' work
scrutinized
Summer sessions provide
quick NCAA eligibility
By Doug Bedell
and Steve Richardson
Staff Writers of The Dallas Morning News
1995, The Dallas Morning News
Competition for basketball play-
ers has prompted some four-year
schools to warehouse academically
deficient junior-college athletes in
quick-degree summer programs at
two-year colleges.
The practice has drawn the scru-
tiny of the National Collegiate Ath-
Possible rule changes. 28A
* Three transition stories. 28-29A
letic Association and the National
Junior College Athletic Association,
prompting investigations into at
least two universities - Murray
State in Kentucky and Auburn in
Alabama - according to people in-
terviewed by NCAA enforcement
personnel.
Beyond providing advice, NCAA
coaches are prohibited from physi-
cally or financially assisting poten-
tial junior-college transfers in ob-
taining associate degrees necessary
for NCAA enrollment. Yet some
coaches tread ethical tightropes by
taking active roles in moving poten-
Please see JUNIOR on Page 28A.
Mexico suffers
epidemic' of
truck hijacking
Government, U.S. firms
seek answers as losses grow
By Enrique Rangel
Monterrey Bureau of The Dallas Morning News
MONTERREY, Mexico - Imagine
losing up to $300,000 a day just try-
ing to transport computers, TVs -
or toilet paper.
That's how costly it's been lately
for some U.S. companies either
crossing the Texas border into Mex-
ico or traveling withinthe country.
Almost every day, a Kimberly-
Clark de Mexico truck is hijacked
and itsapaper products stolen on a
highway somewhere in Mexico,
company officials say.
The heists have happened on the
road to Guadalajara. Thefts also
have taken place on the way to or
from the northern city of Ramos
Arizpe. Many robos de carretera, as
highway robberies are called, have
occurred near Mexico City.
The hijackers, who pose as feder-
al police officers, order truck driv-
ers to pull off the road, ostensibly
Please see MEXICO on Page 13A.The Dallas Morning News: David Leeson
Library director Ramiro Salazar prepares to read to chil-
dren at the J. Erik Jonsson Central Library on Friday.Dallas library struggles
to survive repeated cutsBy Todd J. Gillman
Staff Writer of The Dallas Morning News
Dallas was still a boom town in
1982 when it opened a new down-
town library, the showcase of a sys-
tem meant to be among the nation's
largest and best.
"The city of Dallas can take pride
in a library that is, indeed, a leader
among public libraries," the library
board wrote in a glowing reportLibrary facts, figures. 26A
Philanthropy issues. 27A
that mirrored national accolades.
The reality after a dozen years of
stagnant budgets is far less grandi-
ose.
Buildings systemwide are crum-
bling, and shelves are unfilled. Sub-
scriptions and staff have dropped 30A NEW KIND OF FAMILY
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Michael Piazza (right) and Bill Eure, a gay couple, share parenting responsibilities
with a lesbian couple, including the child's biological mother.
Some gays, lesbians turn to artificial inseminationBy Deborah Bradley
Staff Writer of The Dallas Morning News
n the floor in a room strewn with toys,
Michael Piazza sits with Bill Eure, his mate
of 14 years, cuddling their towheaded
daughter.
"All Iever wanted was to be a Methodist
minister, to have one person in my life and to have
a family," says Mr. Piazza, senior pastor of
Cathedral of Hope Metropolitan Community
Church, the largest church that ministers to gays
and lesbians in the United States. "Now, I've got
that."Children of gay and lesbian parents. 2F
With legal adoptions nearly impossible for
homosexual couples, more and more lesbians and a
few gay couples such as Mr. Piazza and Mr. Eure are
turning to artificial insemination.
This new twist on an old rite of passage doesn't
have everyone singing lullabies. Some consider it
immoral.
"There is an enormous amount of evidence that
parents are the Number 1 role models," says Robert
Knight, director of cultural studies with Family
Please see GAY on Page 24A.The Dallas Morning News: Erich Schlegel
percent. Librarians have become
expert at triage, paring business
references and best-sellers alike
from acquisition lists.
Children attend story time in ag-
ing branches with leaky roofs, as-
bestos, ragged carpets and rickety
air conditioning. Students scramble
for up-to-date references. And even
during final exams, only the down-
Please see DALLAS on Page 26A.Waco siege
hearings
to begin
Critics want answers;
others debate necessity
By David Jackson
Washington Bureau of The Dallas Morning News
WASHINGTON - The fires of Waco still smolder.
Two years after the deadly siege of the Branch
Davidian compound near Waco, critics complain of
an extreme abuse of government authority, of an
attack on gun owners and religious freedom.
Federal officials describe the Branch Davidians
and self-proclaimed messiah David Koresh as crimi-
Q&A on the Waco siege.2A
* Former ATF director's view. 5J
nals who intentionally killed government agents
and organized a mass immolation of more than 80
followers.
Those holding such starkly different views will
converge Wednesday on Congress. Two House sub-
committees begin up to eight days of hearings on
one of the bloodiest episodes in federal law enforce-
ment history.
The participants also hold dramaticallyidifferent
opinions on the need for new hearings. Some be-
lieve they will yield useful information, while oth-
ers fear a circus with sideshows ranging from party
politics to the Oklahoma City bombing.
The subcommittee chairmen say too many ques-
tions remain unanswered about the 1993 standoff,
despite reports by the Treasury and Justice depart-
ments, several congressional reviews, and a crimi-
nal trial of surviving Branch Davidians.
"All we're saying is, 'Let's talk about it, let's
answer the questions,' " said Rep. Bill Zeliff, R-N.H.,
chairman of the Subcommittee on National Security
International Affairs and Criminal Justice. "Let's
make sure this never happens again."
The hearings are also sponsored by the House
Subcommittee on Crime, chaired by Rep. Bill McCol-
lum, R-Fla.
Committee members have made clear they will
Please see SOME on Page 12A.neAn eccentric turn
of generosity
Man's 1956 donation surfaces, earmarks
$2 million for Michigan town's elderly
By Diana Kunde
Staff Writer of The Dallas Morning News
MORENCI, Mich. - He was a small man who wore
bib overalls, drove a 10-year-old Chevy with dented
fenders and was tight with a dollar.
Before he died in 1956 at age 75, Charlie Fay had lent
money to many in this town of 2,300. Farmers who
couldn't get bank credit went to see Charlie; so did
young couples who needed a loan for a first house. His
terms were about the same as the bank's, but he lent on
character instead of collateral, townspeople say.
This summer, nearly 40 years after his death, the
farm implement dealer gave Morenci, Mich., one last
present - a surprise bequest of $2 million to be spent on
the town's elderly as the final disposition of his estate.
The story of Charlie's money is a sort of small-town
fable of unpaid taxes and wise investments, of a near-
collapse of his estate and a boost for a community on the
Please see $2 MILLION Page 18A.INSIDE
Drug-sniffing dog
Heroin threat
Drug agents say the heroin
threat is making a come-
back. Texas & Southwest,
Page 39A.ProfessorI
Bruce Evans
Textbook case
University of Dallas students
tackle problems with real-life
business. Business,
Page 1H.Weather deaths up to 92
The one-two punch of smothering heat and
violent storms gripping the eastern half of
the United States takes a fatal turn as the
weather's death toll rises to at least 92.
Page 8A.John Kennedy's funeral
'Camelot' notes
A look at Theodore White's
notes from the 'Camelot' in-
terview with Jackie Kennedy.
Sunday Reader, Page IJ.Moves by Bosnian Serbs
Bosnian Serb forces move to take the
heights in the protected enclave of Zepa,
brushing past U.N. observation posts and
shelling civilians in their drive to capture a
second U.N. "safe area." Page 16A.Actor Jon Voight
Convict Cowboy
Jon Voight stars in Convict
Cowboy, an original Show-
time drama airing Sunday
night. TV Magazine.
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Waterworld star
Dennis Hopper, the villain in
the upcoming film, Water-
world, discusses the contro-
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A taste of old
Old-fashioned general stores
in Texas conjure up the fla-
vor of the past.
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Texas Watch . 22A
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Families with gay children
gain support through Par-
ents, Families and friends of
Lesbians and Gays. Michael
Lax and his mother, Ruth,
P-Flag's local chapter sec-
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