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Newspaper

Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 03, 1979

Page

6

Slayings Near Brady Prompt Fingerprint Hunt

Fingerprints were lifted from a shotgun and a .243 rifle found near the slaying scene as three people slept in a ranch trailer eight miles north of Brady Texas. Victims were Molly Farr 55, daughter Tandy Bennett 25, and former Brady star Robert Shirl Gandy. Police pursue multiple leads while canvassing motives and potential robbers as a late night rainstorm complicates evidence.

Brady, Texas DPS McCulloch County Johnny King Molly Farr Tandy Bennett Robert Shirl Gandy Gandy Lana Sutton

Judge orders prosecution to end juror questioning in Davis trial

In Fort Worth Texas Judge Gordon Gray ordered prosecutor Jack Strickland to finish juror questioning today or be cut off Richard Racehorse Haynes will then begin defense interrogation of the panel Strickland still has 15 jurors to question after delaying to challenge a prospective juror linked to attorney Jack Beech Eight of 65 jurors have been dismissed for medical or hardship reasons leaving 41 on the panel

Fort Worth, Texas Cullen Davis Jack Strickland Gordon Gray Richard Jack Beech Davis Joe Eidson Gray Beech

Expert plays learned hand distribution in 4 spades tale

In a note on a bridge hand, John Lowenthal detects distribution clues to avoid diamond loss. Declarer cashes clubs and ruffs, then finesses diamonds after counting cards, leading to a single diamond jack win for East and three spades plus a club for the final tricks.

North Bust Declarer West East Dechker

Radar device gets man in jam

FBI agents arrested Roy Pozos a 28 year old self employed stereo dealer on conspiracy to steal an Air Force ECM radar jamming device valued at 250000 and its manuals to aid a plan to smuggle gold and artifacts from Mexico Pozos arraigned in Georgetown bonded 50000 and the case quotes meetings with an apartment manager and an Air Force veteran contact involving a DC 3 aircraft and a church parking lot as locations for recorded discussions

Austin, Texas FBI Mexico Roy Pozos Pozos U.S Phil Sanders Williamson County Georgetown Michael Burns Kirk Alan Jamison Colony North French Place Austin Jamison Air Force Bergstrom Air Force Base Interstate 35 North Austin Burns Robert Hoglund

Insurance board member says gas shortage will cut accidents

A Texas Insurance Board member Lyndon Olson argues gasoline shortages reduce driving exposure and insurance losses while a board hearing weighed an 8.9 percent auto rate hike. Industry actuaries and lawyers counter that losses would rise due to inflation, high costs, and car types. the panel will decide within a month.

Austin Texas State Insurance Board Lyndon Olson Olson J.M. Eddins Baltimore, Md Eddins Gavlon Daniel William Daves Texas Trial Lawyers Association

Fire destroys 324 apartments in West Houston blaze

SBA may declare Harris County a disaster area allowing 3 percent loans up to $10,000 for uninsured losses. About 800 homeless after seven alarm fire at Woodway Square Apartments, with 324 units destroyed or damaged beyond repair and 50 restorable. Investigators probing arson as cause amid wind driven flames and roof wood shingle spread.

Houston Small Business Administration Harris County John Carey SBA Washington H.G. Torres Torres Woodway Square West Leonard Mikeska Ray Finfer

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Mackey Weaver Miss Bennett Weaver Nita Ellison Jim Ron Sutton Bob Favor Brady Police Priscilla Eidson Strickland Mexico City Robert Krueger Krueger Excelsior Patrick Lucey South West Gorenon Bridge Charles H. Goren John Lowenthal New York Insurance Board Mike Gallagher Plaintiff's Lawyers Association Gallagher West Side Branch W. University FELIC Finfer Paul Schuler & Associates Insurace Company S. Grandview Steel Blogs Drs. Fisher Haidacher Optometrists N. Grant
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