Michael Jackson visit sparks hope in cancer survivor Leroy
Leroy Robinson Jr., a Fort Worth boy with a malignant brain tumor, died of cancer complications days after turning 10. He met Michael Jackson in Dallas after the Jackson Victory Tour visit, which inspired a marked turn in his health including a remission period and a return to school before a late relapse.
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Union Charges On Hiring and Piece Rate Dispute
Merrigan explained FCI Corp agreed to hire workers through a labor contractor. Don Murray denied lowering the piece rate, saying workers were paid 75 cents per basket. Merrigan noted incentive payments of 25 percent are common in labor agreements.
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Don Murray
FCI Corp
Contractor and firm blamed over wage incentive plan
Merrigan says the contractor sets wages while workers are not parties to the deal. Moya contends the company and contractor share joint responsibility under the law. The discussion centers on boosting speed and earnings by increasing hourly rates.
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Midland Offices See Occupancy Dip to 79.4 Percent
Midland Chamber of Commerce reports office occupancy eased to 79.4 percent last month from 80.4 percent in January. The count covers leased and occupied, leased and unoccupied, and preleased and unoccupied spaces. The July survey tallied 6.8 million leasable square feet versus 6.77 million in January.
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Midland Chamber of Commerce
Steve Hardin
Chamber
FEC seeks court order to force Gramm campaign records access
The Federal Election Commission asked a Dallas federal judge to compel the Friends of Phil Gramm committee to turn over its financial records. Gramm's team resists, arguing the six month audit limit and saying debts were not disclosed due to lack of knowledge.
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Federal Election Commission
U.S
Phil Gramm
FEC
Friends of
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U.S. Senate
James Schoener
Washington
Dallas Morning News
Friends of Phil Gramm
Robert Porter
DWI caseload rises as county prosecutions increase
Traffic Capt. George Olesh spoke Monday as County Attorney Gary Garrison said STEP doubled the DWI cases in his office. In April his office logged 267 new DWI cases, cleared 228, and held 966 in backlog. He said, It’s a hardship, but it’s what we’re here for, if it helps remove drunks from the streets.
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George Olesh
Gary Garrison
Garrison
STEP charges dominate Hungerford’s precinct workload
Justice of the Peace R G Hungerford estimates 100 to 130 STEP related charges flow through his precinct monthly, adding to over 500 routine traffic citations. He notes his precinct processes the most STEP complaints since most of Ector County’s major thoroughfares lie there.
Abduction and assault reported near Fort Stockton
Pecos County deputies hunt a 28 to 30 year old black man about 5 feet 7 inches tall and 140 pounds who abducted a 16 year old girl near Alamogordo New Mexico and sexually assaulted her. She was left on Interstate 10 near Bakersfield and reported the incident to deputies. The girl was to be sent back to New Mexico by her parents.
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Alamogordo
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Pecos County
Bruce Wilson
Interstate 10
Bakersfield
Wilson
Spill forces neutralization at Permian Chemical plant
A broken valve may have released at least 1,000 gallons of hydrochloric acid from a storage tank at Permian Chemical Co. Inc., near Odessa off U S 80. The spill entered an overflow ditch within a six foot earthen dike and was neutralized with limestone. No injuries or damage were reported and no investigation is planned.
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Ector County
Gene Kloss
Odessa
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Accident victim returns home in Crane after crash
36 year old Juventino Aguilar, a Crane resident, was hospitalized after a late Sunday crash on South Gaston involving a 1980 Pontiac and a 1981 Datsun. Rachel Tovar and Eddie Burkhalter, both 21, faced charges including driving while intoxicated and failure to yield.
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Crane Memorial Hospital
Juventino Aguilar
South Gaston
Rachel Tovar
Eddie Burkhalter
Tovar
Burhalter
Walter Bryant
Tina Gray
Ron Crawford
Hobbs Man Awaiting Extradition In Murder Case
Marcos Sanchez, 27, Hobbs, arrested in Andrews on a murder warrant tied to the death of Sylvia Sanchez, 27, of Hobbs. He waived extradition after being held on a public intoxication charge following his 12:32 p.m. Sunday arrest. Sylvia Sanchez died after gunshot wounds at her home.
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Hobbs
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Marcos Sanchez
Morris Brown
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Lea County
Ralph Wrinkle
Sylvia Sanchez
Lea Regional Hospital
Group protests teacher tests TYLER AP
An attorney for minority groups and students argues in federal court that competency tests for future teachers are discriminatory. The filing seeks an injunction to stop sophomore education majors from being tested this fall, noting the PPST as the sole admission gate to teacher programs.
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Albert Kauffman
San Antonio
Fan Kauffman
Texas road budget hits record $1.6 billion for 1980 period
Austin Texas budgeting body announced a record $1.6 billion for highway bridge and public transportation contracts in the fiscal period ending August 31. The prior high was $1.24 billion in 1979. Bids on 64 road and highway projects estimated at $204.3 million will be opened at the Wednesday monthly hearing.
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State Department of Highways and Public Transportation
Fire damages mobile home in Odessa after electrical short
Odessa Fire Department reports heavy damage to a mobile home at 312 E 67th St. It started about 11 p.m. Monday, possibly from an electrical short. No injuries were reported. Bertie Segler, owner, said electrical problems existed Sunday. Segler was away from the home when the fire began. Major damage hit the east bedroom, bathroom, and closets with heat and smoke noted.
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