Perkins guilty plea shocks Odessa circle in 6 years probation
Perkins, 32, received six years probation and 1000 dollar fine plus 6000 dollars restitution after pleading guilty to stealing televisions and video equipment from Odessa Montgomery Ward and Co. The case drew mixed reactions from former colleagues and community figures, who noted his past service and leadership.
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Montgomery Ward and Co
Bill McCoy
Perkins
Hernandez
Cook’s
Pastor accused in Missouri homicide case shocks hearing
Loduca, a newly appointed St Paul Lutheran pastor, initially told police his wife died by her own action. Investigators later treated the case as homicide citing inconsistencies. Clayton authorities described marital discord and an abusive home life, contrasting his public piety with private cruelty.
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Mills
Loducas
Monahans
Clayton
St. Paul Lutheran Church
Concordia Seminary
St. Louis
James Humphrey
Criminal Investigation Bureau
Humphrey
Leducas
Missouri
Joseph Leduca
Loduca Names New Pastor At Monahans Lutheran Church
Captain Humphrey noted no evidence of self harm in the case. Mary Ellen Loduca was buried July 17 in St Louis. Loduca would split duties between St Paul Lutheran Church in Monahans and Zion Lutheran in Kermit, both Missouri Synod. Church elder Walt Roeber said the interim pastor was chosen after Loduca's wife died and a seminary graduate was preferred for quicker ordination. Roeber added the pastor moved recently, looked at houses, and made a favorable first impression.
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Mary Ellen Loduca
St. Louis
Mills
Loduca
Monahans
St. Paul Lutheran Church
Zion Lutheran Church
Kermit
Missouri Synod St. Paul
Walt Roeber
Roeber
Concordia Seminary
Sting Shocks 68 Illegals at Midland Airport
Bilis said the weekend sting used a fake mobile home giveaway to trap 68 illegal entrants at Midland Regional Airport. Investigators mailed promises of $1,000 cash and a shot at a $25,000 mobile home while noting no provable federal prosecution for similar operations. Loans and deposits at Odessa bank shrink, with a finance professor cautious on the outlook.
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U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service
Midland Regional
U.S
Jim Blankinship
Odessa Bank
School district approves 1.3 million in pay raises
Ector County Independent School District trustees voted to raise salaries by 1.3 million for teachers administrators and support staff while acknowledging possible cuts if the 3sal Legislature reduces education funding. Ken Fletcher of the University of Texas of the Permian Basin commented on industry conditions during the discussion.
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Ken Fletcher
University of Texas of the
Ector County Independent School District
Mickey Jones
AIDS Virus Fragility Warns Fire Chief On Frontline
Odessa chief paramedic Larry Richardson says coworkers remain uneasy around infected victims despite experts noting HIV is fragile. He stresses need for accurate facts as crews continue to respond to AIDS cases and transport patients amid fear of the unknown.
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United States
Langham
Larry Richardson
Odessa
AIDS case totals and risk groups outlined by Langham
JA Langham reported 1,276 AIDS cases in the state through July 10 with 54 percent dead. He said 91 percent were homosexual or bisexual, 3 percent intravenous drug users, 1 percent hemophiliacs, and 2 percent heterosexuals. He warned on transmission routes and cited education as the only weapon for youth at risk.
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Langhan
Langham
Texas heat wave reaches eighth day with five deaths
Texas endures a record 103 degree day as heat claims five lives this week. In Navasota about 120 inmates refuse work over heat related death of an inmate earlier this week. Autopsy lists heatstroke for Charles Weaver after a 103 degree day. Earlier deaths include Steve Tisdale in Dallas and Adolfo Banda while working in a field.
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Texas
Navasota
Charles Weaver
Austin
Travis County
Steve Tisdale
Dallas
Adolfo Banda
Texas Department of Corrections
Permian Basin Weather Outlook Brings Heat and Thunderstorms
National Weather Service forecasters warn of hot conditions for the Permian Basin with highs in the upper 90s and partly cloudy skies. Tonight and Sunday bring lows in the low 70s and highs in the mid 90s, with southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Thunderstorms scattered in northeastern Texas and northern Panhandle, with 4 p.m. readings mostly 90s to 100s and a 106 at Wichita Falls.
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National Weather Service
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Texas
Panhandle
Wichita Falls
Texarkana
Weather Service
Far West
South Plains
Concho Valley
Big Bend
Rio Grande Plains
Fort Worth
Odessa American Publication Details and Rates
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