Carr Osorio trial enters home stretch Monday in Texas fraud case
The Carr Osorio mail and wire fraud trial heads toward the close as former Texas attorney general Waggoner Carr prepares to testify. Prosecutors accuse Carr and John Osorio of defrauding National Bankers Life Insurance Co. of 582000 through a stock purchase loan.
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Godrey Anderson
Associated Press
Austin, Tex
Carr Osorio
Texas Atty
Waggoner Carr
Carr
John Osorio
State Insurance Commission
National Bankers Life Insurance Co
Texas
Lisbon herbal teas draw crowds in Portugal
Abel Rodrigues operates an Elaine shop in Lisbon offering 35 herbal teas claimed to cure common ailments within two to three weeks. Patrons drink three cups daily from secret family formulas using rosemary senna leaves and imported aniseed and eucalyptus with prices for a 10 day supply between 80 cents and $1.60.
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Lisbon
Abel Rodrigues
Rodrigues
Erranarias
Portugal
Man
New Penal Code Near Debate
Texas lawmakers prepare to debate a proposed penal code after seven years of work by lawmakers, Bar associations, prosecutors, and defense lawyers. The measure updates classifications, removes some penalties, and retains capital punishment for separate consideration. Debates focus on insanity standards, resisting arrest, and warrant execution procedures.
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Robert Heard
Associated Press
Austin
Tex
Texas
House
Senate
Atty
Henry Wade
Dallas
National Rifle Association
Communication Is Power by Herbert Brucker review
Veteran journalist Herbert Brucker argues journalism wields vast authority and faces failures in public knowledge and economic pressures. He cites Vietnam era coverage and Pentagon Papers lessons, critiques rising costs, and predicts reader-driven, televised printouts as journalism evolves.
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Herbert Brucker
Oxford University Press
Hartford Courant
American Society of Newspaper Editors
American Council On Education For Journalism
Columbia University
Office of War Information
Journalstic
Barry Bingham
Louisville Courier-Journal and Times
America
Chicago
Brucker
NASA increases outreach with minority colleges for research
NASA plans to expand its sponsored research by minority serving institutions. About 100 colleges are invited to participate, aiming to double participation and allocate about 5 percent of basic and applied university research funds to these schools.
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Washington
NASA
Skies Clear Over Most of Texas Today
The Associated Press reports clear skies across Texas with a warm weekend ahead. Rain totals reached up to 2.25 inches in East Texas Friday then diminished, dawn readings ranged from 34 at El Paso to 52 at Laredo, and forecasters cited a high pressure system over South Central Texas as the cause of fair conditions.
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Associated Press
Texas
el Paso
Laredo
Rio Grande Valley
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