Betty Culver Trial Details Violence Threats and Death Motive
Testimony shows Betty Culver and Todaryl Culver varying threats and violent arguments before the shooting. Witnesses said Betty discussed killing Todaryl, and Todaryl’s father noted she claimed to have brought him into the world and could take him out. Potential first degree murder carries 5 to 99 years and up to $10,000 fine.
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Williams
Betty
Todaryl Culver
Culver
Todaryl
Patricia McCall
Ohio
McCall
Tony Culver
Betty Culver
Joe Connally
Connally
8Th District Court of Appeals
el Paso
Orphan Train memories loom as Colorado reunion nears
Stanley Cornell, age 80, recalls two Orphan Train rides from New York to the West that started a lifelong journey with foster families. He and brother Victor were later renamed Cornell, found a true home with J L Deger in Wellington, Texas, and now plan to attend a reunion in Lakewood. The Orphan Train program operated 1853 to 1929, placing over 150,000 children, with about 500 riders still alive.
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Pueblo
Colo
Stanley Cornell
New York City
Children’s Aid Society
Cornell
Dennis
Dana
Colorado
Lakewood
Stanley
Victor
Coffeyville
Kan
Mississippi
Louisiana
Texas
Wellington
Amarillo
Deger
Ethel
Buffalo
N.Y
Cleveland
Floyd Cornell
Europe
General Motors
Veterans’ Hospital
Lottie Cornell
Moscow
Idaho
West
New York
Former airline worker jailed five years for cocaine smuggling
Ricky Garner, 34, a former American Airlines employee, pleaded guilty to using his security clearance to smuggle 10 kilograms of cocaine onto an American Airlines flight to St. Louis. He received a five year prison term, facing up to 10 years and a $250,000 fine. The crime involved entering through a workers' entrance at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport.
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Dallas
American Airlines
St. Louis
Ricky Garner
Garner
Dallas- Fort Worth International Airport
Four candidates to interview for hospital chief position
Webster notes Medicare reimbursement is a major challenge for MCH, which has stayed within budget despite recent economic setbacks. The EC County Hospital Board plans to pick a new administrator in May from four TMP Worldwide candidates, including internal candidate John Chamberlain, and finalists Gary Morrison and Charles Stewart.
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Webster
MCH
TMP
Ector County Hospital Board of Directors
John Chamberlain
Local Blotter: injuries and felonies from sheriff reports
Police blotter itemization notes injuries and felony activity from sheriff or police reports. Addresses are rounded to the nearest hundred block and reflect victims’ private residences or crime scenes.
Theft Reports Hit Odessa Neighborhoods On Multiple Dates
A 79-year-old Odessa man reported a burglary of his garage where golf clubs a golf bag and a rain suit valued at 3456 were stolen between 10 a.m. March 22 and 3 p.m. Tuesday from the 2500 block of Bobwhite Drive. A separate Odessa case involved a 41-year-old man whose apartment was broken into with furniture items valued at 1466 and a door damage of 100 between 6:15 a.m. April 6 and 7 p.m. Tuesday on Oakwood Drive. Another Odessa man aged 73 reported the theft of a golf bag and clubs worth 1760 between 10 and 11:30 a.m. Friday on Bobwhite Drive. An unauthorized use of a vehicle case notes a 29-year-old Odessa woman taking a 2000 Ford F-150 pickup valued at 30000.
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Odessa
Bobwhite Drive
Oakwood Drive
Texas warns shrimp fishery faces collapse risk
State officials say Gulf of Mexico shrimp stocks are shrinking with an 18 month Texas Parks and Wildlife study showing a 30 percent drop in adult spawning shrimp since the 1970s. To prevent collapse, officials consider gear restrictions and time or area closures while acknowledging fisherman resistance.
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Austin
Texas
Gulf Coast
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Gulf of Mexico
Hal Osburn
Coastal Fisheries Division
Bay
Gulf
Osburn
Texas Shrimp Association
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Floyd
Elouise
Gary Morrison
The
Scott and White Hospital & Foundation
Charles
Stewart
Northport Medical Center
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Darwin Weigel
Medical Center Hospital
Chamberlain
Lenore M. Fontaine
PAC
Michael Shelton
M.D
Wendover
Puron
Suandays
Gavan