Youth Unyielding On High School Punishment
Marlon Coffman an 18 year old rural student resisted school discipline at Morton High School choosing to skip licks with a paddle and flee to Levelland. His father Melvin Coffman filed a federal suit alleging denial of due process equal protection and cruel and unusual punishment.
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Morton High School
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Levelland
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Marion
Melvin Coffman
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Coffman
Dodds
Prison Bus Trip Begins for Texas Inmates
A group of 21 men in white coveralls, shackled at the waist, board a bus to Huntsville for prison terms. Deputies offer cautions as relatives say their goodbyes and the group heads toward Dallas and then into the woods of southeast Texas for confinement.
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Huntsville
Texas Department of Corrections
Dallas
Texas
Detectives in Lubbock Rely on Job Passion Despite Violence
Five members of the city’s 24 man detective unit take pride in their work amid three unsolved murders and a string of armed robberies. Capt. Wayne Love says the force shares a stabilizing factor: they like enforcing the law in their own way.
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Lubbock
Wayne Love
Leap Day births and police stories headline local page
Birthdays celebrate Leap Year babies led by Mary Vivial as she recalls her Feb 29 birthday and family quirks. A Brussels conference opens with women from 27 countries for an International Court on Crimes Against Women while a detective reflects on shift challenges and long hours.
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Mary Vivial
Brussels
Belgium
Farmer Praised As Hero Near Whitharral Tragedy
An Avalanche deurnal reporter visits the scene of a Wednesday incident near Whitharral to talk with the victims' families. Edwin Havin and Lupe Sustaita survived, while others perished in a fire at a mobile home site. Havin is praised for attempting to save a child.
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Whitharral
Edwin Havin
Valdomero Alozondo
Lupe Sustaita
Michael
Havin
Prayer Excerpt Emphasizes Truth in Word and Deed
A reader offers a short prayer urging truthfulness in speech and action, asking for God’s help to live with integrity in Jesus name Amen.
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Jesus
Mandatory Auto Policy Proposal Draws Fire
An insurance industry spokesman and a UT law professor clash over compulsory liability auto insurance. Waters argues mandatory coverage costs drivers and taxpayers, while Jones says it helps accident victims. Heila's plan to require a $100 deductible would push lawsuits and raise rates, officials say.
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Austin
API
Mike Waters
National Association of Independent Insurers of
Des Plaines
Ill
House
Waters
University of Texas Law
Albert Jones
Parenthood A period of guarding wolves from door to daughter
The phrase frames parenthood as a progression from protecting young children to safeguarding a daughter as she grows. It contrasts early years with later ones, highlighting ongoing responsibility and care within family life.
God Listed as Chairman of New Miami Airline Directors
Ron Infantino, organizer and passenger service director of Commutaire International Airways, cites faith after a 1972 Everglades crash that killed his bride and 100 others. The firm, approved by the Public Service Commission and FAA, plans to run Miami to Florida cities with God listed as board chair in meeting minutes and on corporate materials.
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Miami
Ron Infantino
Commutaire International Airways Inc
State Public Service Commission
Federal Aviation Administration
Florida
Infantino
Eastern Airlines
Everglades
God
Barnes
Hale Pair Dead In Shooting At Plainview
Virgel Zinnroy Mix and his wife Annie Mix were found dead in their Plainview home after a mysterious silent phone call to police. A .38 revolver lay beside Virgel as authorities prepared autopsies and pursued follow up with friends and relatives.
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Correspondent Plainview
Virgel Zinnroy Mix
Annie
Justice of the
Glenn Stone
Weather Map Page Reports Southwest Wind 15 to 25 mph
A weather map page indicates winds from the southwest reaching 15 to 25 mph today. The forecast suggests light to breezy conditions with no major weather events noted.
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