1988_01 The Daily Collegian January 1988

              The Daily Collegian
California State University, Fresno
Monday, January 25,1988
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Franc case takes new twist
By Steve Fountain
Staff Writer
A iwist has arisen in the search for
Terry Adams, the man that former CSUF
professor Max Franc claims committed
the murder of a male prostitute for which
Franc has been charged.
Franc's defense attorney, Mark Kais-
erman, said in Sunday's Fresno Bee that
a witness located last week by the chief
investigator for the prosecution identified    arrested for.
a photograph as being one of Terry
Adams.
The identified photograph was actually
of Peter Krizek. Krizek stood trial four
times for the 1980 murders of two men in
Los Angeles. The charges against Krizek
were dropped a month after his fourth
trial ended in a hung jury.
The murders for which Krizek was tried
in connection with bears a bizarre
similarity   to  the   murder  Franc   was
Franc is charged with the murder of
Tracy Nute, v\ 18-year-old male
prostitute from West Hollywood. The prosecution alleges that Nute was shot by
Franc in Franc's West Hollywood a-
partment and then dismembered with a
chainsaw.
Parts of Nute's body were found in
both Los Angeles and Madera counties.
Franc, who resigned from the CSUF
faculty Dec. 2, claims that his only role
in the murder was renting the c/iainsaw
for a man he knew as Terry Adams.
According 10 The Fresno Bee article,
the two victims in the Krizek case,
Douglas Amodeo and John Lochetio,
were shot to death and then dismembered
with an electric saw.
In Krizek's first two trials, the jury was
unable to reach a unanimous decision.
Krizek's third trial ended with
convicbons. In September 1981, Krizek
Please see FRANC, page 4
Student wage proposal defeated
By Barry Grove
Staff Writer
The Industrial Welfare Commission
voted unanimously Dec. 11 not to pass into law an earlier proposal to lower California's minimum wage for full-time students under 21 thanks to a well-organized
protest movement by the California State
Students Association (CSSA).
In a separate action, the commission
voted 3-2 to raise the state's minimum
wage from $3.35 to $4.25 and to
implement a subminimum wage of $3.50
for tipped employees.
The fWC, a five-member board appointed by the governor, voted Sept. 11
to raise the State minimum wage with a
subminimum wage for students. However, before a final vote passing the proposal into law, three public hearings were
held in Los Angeles, San Francisco and
Sacramento.
"Overall, student testimonies were impressive and obviously successful," said
CSU, Fullerton student and CSSA chair
Ray Spencer. "Having the chance to
speak individually with the commissioners, each member credited the students
for their active participation.''
At all three hearings, student members
of CSSA cited statistics supporting
claims that 72 percent of CSU students
work, and students working 20 hours per
week for a subminimum wage would fall
approximately 52,420 short of the estimated CSU cost of living. Also cited
were increasing student fees and decreasing financial aid.
"1 felt that a subminimum wage would
be discriminatory and would violate the
equal pay for equal work ethic," said Fresno's CSSA representative Beverly Raine.
Raine was unanimously authorized by the
AS Senate to voice dissent at the hearings
on behalf of CSUF.
"I think it's a victory for all students,"
said CSUF legislative Vice-Presidem
ScQtt Vick. "To suggest that students can
exist on a subminimum wage is ridiculous."
"Our successful opposition to the
IWC's proposal clearly illustrates how
influential students actually can be when
they get their act together and organize,"
said Sacramento State CSSA representative Dana Mitchell. "The only thing
I regret is mat the CSU system failed to
take an opposed position."
"I think the effectiveness of student
testimonies    is     illustrated     by    the
Please see WAGES, page 4