October 14, 1988 (vol. 99, iss. 27) • Page Image 3
… Senate OKs death penalty WASHINGTON (AP) - The senate yesterday voted to allow capi- tal punishment for drug-related killings, as lawmakers lurched past procedural snarls and finally began P debating a $2.6 billion drug bill. The capital punishment language, retained in the legislation by a 64-25 ;vote, was just one of many provi- sions in the 600-page, campaign- season measure that would strengthen .the government's arsenal against drug offe...…