Potter County seventh-grader wins 49th Regional Spelling Bee
Baker, a seventh-grader from St. And Middle School in Castro County, overcame nerves to win the 49th Regional Spelling Bee at West Texas A&M University campus. Birkenfeld finished second after misspelling peregrinate, while Randall County senior champ David Jacobs took third and Zane Hershey fourth.
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Christi
Randall County
David Jacobs
Westover Park Intermediate School
Zane Hershey
Stevens County
Kan
Kendra Raber
Gray County
Cami Dempsey
Carson
Woman held in teen death in Pampa slaying
A 26 year old woman Tracy Rene Williams was arrested Friday in the Christmas Eve killing of 18 year old Richard Lamont Proctor in Pampa Texas. Williams is charged with murder and jailed in Gray County on a 150000 bond while police say she is believed to be a party to the offense but not the triggerman. Proctor was shot in the back as he stepped into a gray car.
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Pampa
Tracy Rene Williams
Richard Lamont Proctor
Gray County
Williams
Terry Young
Proctor
Arrest reported in Pampa Proctor death case near grandmother home
Pampa authorities say Williams was arrested without incident around 11 30 p m Friday in the 1000 block of Huff Road near Proctor s grandmother Ann Faggett s home The suspect was in a pickup with two others the night Proctor died according to a police news release One other person in the vehicle is believed to be Proctor s Please see SUSPECT on Page 2A.
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Dillact
Young
Williams
Huff Road
Proctor
Ann Faggett
Pampa
Proctor’s
Simpson McVeigh cases collide in court pool
Denver judges and jurors confront the echo of OJ Simpson as the McVeigh trial jurors are questioned about the earlier Simpson cases. Prospects admit Simpson guilt but pledge to keep McVeigh proceedings fair while noting the televised trials shaped public views of justice.
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Denver
Timothy McVeigh
Oklahoma City
McVeigh
U.S
Richard Matsch
O.J. Simpson
Simpson
William Pizzi
University of Colorado Law School
Pizzi
Air Force
Remembering the Glazier Tornado of 1947 in Texas Panhandle
Area residents recall the deadly April 9 1947 Glazier tornado that destroyed most buildings injured 40 and killed 17 in Hemphill County. The storm crossed into Higgins and Woodward Oklahoma and into Kansas, leaving at least 169 dead and over 100 injured along a 170 mile path with damages surpassing 7.5 million dollars. Eyewitness accounts describe a funnel cloud near Glazier and a train derailment as the system moved northeast toward Pampa.
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Lazier
Walter Wright
Wright
Wrights
Texas Panhandle
Hemphill County
Glazier
Higgins
Woodward
Okla
Kansas
United States
White Deer
Tom Grazulis
Grazulis
Skellytown
Pampa
Alan Hawkins
Miami
Night Fire Destroys Home Recalled by Mother and Daughter
A mother's and daughter's memories recount the night their home was ruined by a blaze. They describe evacuating with neighbors and the urgency of warnings as smoke filled rooms and walls collapsed. Firefighters contained the fire, but the family lost belongings and faced an uncertain recovery ahead.
AISD Considers Own Teacher Appraisal System
Amarillo ISD may scrap the state's new PDAS in favor of a local instrument for 1998 99. Superintendent Bob Moore cites tight deadlines and options to pilot PDAS or keep TTAS plus mandated student performance measures as a base, with room to customize later.
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Amarillo Independent School
Bob Moore
Region XVI
Education Service Center
Moore
AISD
Texas
Amarillo Isd
Amarillo
JoAnn Jolley
Tascosa High School
Jane Hawk
Travis Midd School
TAAS
Hawk
Jolley
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Birkenfeld
Baker
Henry Bargas
Globe News
Christi Baker
Mark Birkenfeld
Laubhan
Hurn Dry Goods Co
Rey
Linda Kane
Globe-News
Chuck Pollet
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