Chemical castration ordered for rapist in San Antonio
Joseph Frank Smith, 29, was sentenced to 10 years probation and a $10,000 fine for three rape related charges. A judge ordered 10 years of chemical castration to be imposed after a jail stay and residential treatment. The case drew strong criticism from the district attorney and judge for leniency and safety concerns.
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Kristin Gazlay
Associated Press
San Antonio
Joseph Frank Smith
Tom Rickhoff
Smith
Bexar County
Rickhoff
Train tallies four wrecks in two runs
Amtrak's Silver Meteor struck a car near Kenly North Carolina injuring the driver Walter Earl Blackmon Jr. The same train derailed at Rowland and Ridgeland and collided with a stopped flatbed tractor trailer on the way to New York. A 57 year old woman was killed near Savannah while fishing.
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Kenly
N.C
Amtrak
New York
Miami
Connie Conyers
Walter Earl Blackmon Jr
Henderson
Wilson Memorial Hospital
Conyers
Rowland
Savannah
Edgar F. Myers
Bellstrike talks Narrowing Bell System contract dispute
The strike by 675000 AT&T workers continues as talks with local Southwestern Bell units lag. Odessa CWA Local 12127 meets Saturday to update members on ratification while President Carrie Hallford travels to St Louis for negotiations. Union leader Watts says broader local deals still unresolved.
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American Telephone & Telegraph Co
Odessa
Communications Workers of America
American Legion Hall
Marjorie Whitefield
Carrie Hallford
St. Louis
Southwestern Bell
Whitefield
At&t
CWA
Union
Odessa Bell
Clay Styles
Bell System
Watts
Mexican peso holds its own against dollar, says analysts
Mexican peso trades around 148 to the dollar, 1.4 percent below December. Analysts credit artificial under-valuation and note 65 percent inflation could push it to about 180 per dollar by year end and 250 within a year. Bank officials in El Paso praise stability and observe little capital flight to Texas.
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Associated Press
EL Paso
United States
Paul Levy
Merrill Lynch
Pierce, Fenner and Smith, Inc
New York
Levy
Mexico
State National Bank
Don Shuffstall
Shuffstall
Texas
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