Trial date set for murder suspect in Odessa case
Ater tentatively schedules Aug 13 for 25-year-old Donny Bretz in the Oct 24 1984 stabbing death of Gayle Stifflemire at the Tally Ho Lounge. Co‑defendant Gary Waqua awaits a new indictment review. Separately, Joel Baker pleaded guilty to Feb 20 7 Eleven robbery. other aggravated charges were dropped.
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Odessa
Gene Ater
Donny Lee Bretz
Gayle
Stifflemire
Tally Ho
Second St
Brett
Gary Lynn Waqua
Waqua
Ector County
Ater
Joel Hooper Baker
E. Second St. No
Oakwood Drive
Baker
Odessa woman says she was assaulted
An Odessa woman, 21, reported being raped Wednesday night after a man lured her from her Oakwood Drive apartment pool with a tale of a stolen dog. Her 13-year-old steppedaughter heard the beagle, and after a pursuit a second man attacked her, taking place between Brittany Lane and Sunnygrove Drive before a passing motorist returned her home. She was treated at Medical Center Hospital.
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Odessa
Oakwood Drive
Rusty Baker
Baker
Brittany Lane
Sunnygrove Drive
Palestine Chosen for New Texas Prison Site
A new Texas prison to be built on 300 acres donated land southeast of Dallas will house about 2,220 inmates, employ over 600, and generate around $14 million annual payroll. Construction starts December, finished by September 1987. Lockridge noted Palestine was selected partly because the state already owns land there and a time constraint influenced the site decision.
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Dallas
Lockridge
Huntsville
TDC
Palestine
Officials weigh site for new Palestine project
Lockridge, former Palestine Chamber of Commerce president, notes land ownership. The three member selection committee faced time constraints affecting a fully informed choice. Gunn opposed Coffield site preferring Ellis for lower costs, while Lindsley Waters cited Palestine as cheaper to build with lower labor and utility costs than Houston.
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Lockridge
The
Palestine Chamber of Commerce
Lindsley Waters
Palestine
Houston
City Secretary Cutback Sparks Administrative Reshuffle
A municipal overhaul trims posts across departments including Administrative Services Budget and Research Equipment Services Personnel Billing and Collection Data Processing Planning and Purchasing. Roles affected include management interns clerical staff programers code enforcement inspectors and building inspectors.
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Administrative Services Department
City Public Works Staffing Summary
The Inspection Division lists a civil engineer and a construction inspector. The Engineering Division includes one light equipment operator and a heavy equipment operator. The Street Division has a general maintenance worker. The Landfill Division employs a landfill cashier. The Sanitation Division includes a trash truck driver, a route supervisor, and a clerk typist. The Water Distribution Division comprises two maintenance crew leaders and two utility workers. The Sewerage Collection unit has a maintenance supervisor.
Witness alleges French drank before fatal crash
Gomez says eight months of alleged lies by district attorney and Police Department about charging French with DWI and involuntary manslaughter. French denies drinking. claims Amy Gomez ran the stop sign. Witness May says French looked disoriented and smelled of alcohol, but police and other witnesses offer mixed views. Prosecutor disputes Gomez accusation of bias and cites need to prove proximate negligence.
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French
Gomez
Amy Gomez
Jack May
May
43Rd St
Odessa
Augesen
Investigation marred by prejudice in teen death case
The Gomez family says race bias tainted the probe into Amy Gomez’s death as Raphel French’s blood test showed a .12 BAC but was not used to pursue involuntary manslaughter. Odessa officials declined to disclose test results citing ongoing civil suit and police comments.
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Raphel French
Augesen
Odessa
Tom Caldemeyer
French
Medical Center Hospital
Caldemeyer
Amy Gomez
Gomez
John McAhon
Pecos Cantaloupe Festival Starts Friday At Pecos Airport
The Second Annual Pecos Cantaloupe Festival runs Friday through Sunday featuring a Little Miss Cantaloupe contest a tricycle rodeo a golf tournament and a dance. An air show closes the event at 9 a.m. Sunday at Pecos Airport per a news release.
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Pecos
Fort Davis Restoration Festival features auction and cavalry show
Fort Davis hosts the second annual Restoration Festival on August 31 at the Fort Davis National Historical Site. A benefit antique auction raises money for furnishings for the enlisted men's barracks. Items up for auction include furniture firearms paintings and jewelry. Mounted cavalry performances by B troop of Fort Huachuca and a western art show and sale are also planned.
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Fort Davis
Fort Davis National Historical Site
Fort Huachuca, Ariz
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Lucia Gomez
Cynthia Grubb
Midland
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Gomezes
Continuing
Continuing Education
Student Union Building
Odessa College
W. University
Tyson
Pikes Peak Roast
USDA
Gooch
Longhorn
N. Grant
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