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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1992
Page
8
In Dallas a weekly municipal court handles neighbor disputes about maladjusted dogs. Pet owners face hearings where dogs have no constitutional protections, but taped howls may be played to aid the judge and jury.
A $1,000 reward is offered this week for information about a burglary at United Pump and Supply, 301 W Second St, between 6 p.m. May 29 and 7 a.m. May 30, after alarms were deactivated and cash and jewelry taken. Call Crime Stoppers at 333-8477 with information. Odessa Police report multiple burglaries and thefts across several addresses with items including game tapes, a computer, a fax machine, an H2S monitor, and household goods.
County plans a 1.2 million budget to build a new prison to ease Ector County Jail overcrowding as the state pressures immediate action. The proposal omits across the board raises, but some employees will advance in pay scale. Two court-at-law judges would see salaries increase from 42,029 to 84,185 to approach district court levels.
McAhon 47, longtime public information officer, will supervise after eight years in media relations. Whitson 37, with a decade in the force, moves to patrol division day watch. Pippins 32, veteran of patrol, internal affairs, and crimes against persons units, serves as field training officer.
A White Settlement couple Jay and Linda Hill pleaded innocent to charges tied to the 13 year old Stephen Hill starvation death. The trial moved to Galveston from Tarrant County due to pretrial publicity. They face injury to a child murder and kidnapping charges with potential 99 year terms. bail set at 300000. Jury selection underway as judge orders separate confinement for Jay Hill after an attack.
An Ector County grand jury indicted Armando Diaz Salinas Jr 18 Donald Ellis Jennings 19 and Ruben Edward Arias 28 for the May 9 Stars Drive In robbery on West 16th Street. Workers were locked in a freezer after the offender brandished a pistol and fled. All three remain jailed on 30000 bonds.
Texas supporters hailed a Senate vote on the $550 million fiscal plan for the super collider while opponents like Bumpers vowed to renew the fight to kill the project. Critics warned the cost could reach $11.3 billion with foreign contributions, arguing funds could boost basic research instead.
Grave services are listed for Marie Lightfoot 68 of Andrews at 4 p.m. at Andrews Cemetery with Rev H A Hanks, following illness at Medical Center Hospital Odessa. Grace Kelsay 87 of Odessa dies, services Wednesday at Hubbard Kelly, burial in Ector County Cemetery. Velda Rogers 55 of Crane graveside Wednesday in Crane County Cemetery with Rev Lynn Tipton. Genev a Emerson 78 of Seminole services Wednesday at Seventh Street Church of Christ, burial in Brownfield Memorial Cemetery. Survivors, funeral homes, and birth origins noted. services held in multiple Texas cities.
The Odessa American invites Life Letters honoring loved ones who died within the last 90 days. Submissions must be under 150 words and include funeral name, writer’s daytime phone, deceased’s name, age, and date of death. Address Life Letters, Odessa American, P.O. Box 2952, Odessa 79760 or fax 334-8641.
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