UT's Electric Guns and Armor Push Military Power
UT researchers in Austin and Leander unveil electric guns and armor seen as the next leap in warfare. Generators called compulsators store energy to fire tungsten darts at two miles per second, while electric armor shields vehicles by deflecting missiles. The program, funded by the Army at about 10 million annually, ties into broader military interest from NASA and international partners.
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Austin
University of Texas
Harry Fair
Army
Institute For Advanced Technology
Fair
University of California
Los Alamos National Laboratory
New Mexico
UT Institute
J.J. Pickle
Leander
Center For Electromechanics
Travis
Don Berry
Institute
Armmold Schwarzenegger
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Marine Corps
International Defence Review
NASA
International Space Station
13 Year Old Detained in 8 Year Old Salazar Shooting
A 13 year old boy accused of buying a handgun for 25 dollars was ordered held in custody after the fatal shooting of 8 year old Bobby Joe Salazar. Police say the weapon was used in a shed behind the grandparents home in what may have been an accidental shooting.
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Austin
Bobby Joe Salazar
Gloria Rodriguez
Salazar
Homicide
Manuel Fuentes
Fuentes
Ruben Castaneda
Gregory Salazar
Jeanne Meurer
Castaneda
INS detains 2 in deadly packed truck crash near Houston
Two men detained by the INS in Houston linked to a March truck crash that killed two undocumented immigrants and injured as many as 60. Investigators say a flatbed trailer overturned on a Wadsworth farm road. 51 people have been processed, with others staying to serve as witnesses.
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Houston
U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service
Kristi Barrows
Wadsworth
INS
Barrows
Obituary: Lucy Led to Odessa 1961 Resident since SC
Lucy moved to Odessa in 1961 from South Carolina. She was a restaurant employee until her retirement in 1982. She was Baptist. Services will be held at 4 at 2401 W. 16th St. in Odessa with Rev Jess Little officiating. Burial will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Hubbard Kelly Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Spartanburg
16Th St
Odessa
Jess Little
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home
Lucy
South Carolina
UT Loses Top Graduate Students To Higher Offers
A Texas report shows UT Austin losing top graduate students to public and private rivals offering larger stipends and free tuition. Faculty note 60 percent of premier scholarship offers to UT grads go elsewhere. Faulkner calls compensation a top priority as enrollment fell from about 60 percent in earlier years to 41 percent this year.
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Austin
See of
Texas
Larry Gilbert
Austin American- Statesman
UT Science
Larry Faulkner
Faulkner
John Dollard
the American- Statesman
Death notices from Pecos to Odessa reflect multiple deaths 1998
Alfredo Freddy Chabarria 32 of Pecos Trace Ventures lead man died April 1 1998 in Kenedy graveside 9 am Fairview Cemetery officiated by Rev Vicente Perez survived by wife Irma sons Crews Ethelene Payne Lee Craddock Crews resident Odessa Patricia return details follow. Antonio Ramirez Garcia 83 Alpine retired Big Bend National Park maintenance died April 5 funeral Rosary 8 pm Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church Mass 2 pm Burial Holy Angels Cemetery survivors son Isabel Garcia Marathon. Kathleen Lisle 81 Lubbock retired teacher died April 5 1998 service 11 am Shadowhills Baptist Church burial Sunset Memorial Gardens Odessa. Cecil W Nix 68 Odessa retired Timber/Sharp Drilling died April 5 1998 service 2 pm Sunset Memorial Gardens survivors wife JoAnn Nix sons Cecil and Christopher Odessa stepsons and daughters. Jose B Salgado 69 Midland died April 1998 church service Our Lady of Guadalupe burial Fairview Cemetery arrangements by Thomas Funeral Home born Stanton survivors brothers. Virginia Osborn 68 Odessa died April 6 1998 services pending Hubbard Kelly Funeral Home.
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Pecos
Alfredo
Freddy’’ Chabarria
Trace Ventures Exploration Inc
Kenedy
Fairview Cemetery
Vicente Perez
Pecos Funeral Home
Irma
Crews
Ethelene Payne Lee Craddock
Odessa
Midland
Crews Cemetery
Nolan Bahlman
Rains Seale Funeral Home
J Lee
Alpine
Antonio Ramirez Garcia
Big Bend National Park
Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church
Beto Lopez
Holy Angels Cemetery
Lubbock
Kathleen Lisle
Methodist Hospital
Shadowhills Baptist Church
Walter Goodnight
Jack Tutor
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Resthaven Funeral Home
Elaisville
Jes of Teppemi
John Taylor
Martinez Funeral Home
Rising Star
JoAnn Nix
Cecil E. Nix
Christopher Nix
Ter
Cathy A. Fletcher
Hope
N. Stepson
Charlie M. Yond
Town
Pie On
Kimberly Agg
Jose Salgado Epara
Jose B. Sal 69
Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church
Thomas Funeral Home
Stanton
Brothers
Damas
Odessa American Death Notices Policy Summary
The Odessa American prints death notices for residents within a 21 county area and accepts notices from established funeral homes. Paid obituaries may include life history and pallbearer names, with photos for paid notices. Notices submitted by 4:30 p.m. generally appear the next day.
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Odessa American
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Travis McOsker
Lytle
Odessa A
Edina Louise
Lucy” Millwood
Eahiecatths
Geeslin Funeral Home
Marathon
Isabel A. Garcia
Patricia
Cecil W. Nix
Tmbr
Sharp Drilling Inc
Virginia Osborn
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