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Amarillo Daily News in Amarillo, Texas

30 May 2000

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Amarillo Daily News

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Amarillo, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 30, 2000

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Former voice of Big Tex dies after cancer battle

Jim Tirne, longtime voice of Big Tex at the Texas State Fair, died after a yearlong cancer fight. A former WRR-AM DJ from 1954 to 1975 and 1987 to 1998, he helped shape Dallas radio with rock and blues, introducing Elvis Presley locally. He was 64? No, replaced by Dan Alexander in 1999.

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Inmate Escapes Collin County Jail Through Laundry Vent

A nonviolent offender at Collin County Jail escaped by crawling through a laundry vent and climbing onto a roof into the laundry area. Detention administrator Ma Clark and investigator Michael Davis provided details in The Fas Morning News. Blair, 47, was serving time for probation violation burglary and theft charges as the jail marked its first escape since opening in 1994.

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Dallas Shere Deperteen Ma Clark Cal Fas Collin County Sheriff's Office Michael Davis The Morning News Blair
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Closing arguments in O'Hair case begin in Austin

The trial of Gary Paul Karr, the only man charged in the disappearance of atheist Madalyn Murray O'Hair, moves to closing arguments as prosecutors seek to establish a web of circumstantial evidence including phone records, car rentals and flights. The defense contests the linkage and notes the bodies were never found while two witnesses claim to have seen O'Hair alive in 1995 and 1997.

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Austin Madalyn Murray O'Hair Gary Paul Karr O'Hair Jon Garth Murray Robin Murray O Karr U.S Gerald Carruth San Antonio Romania
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