Mattox says probe wastes tax dollars
In Austin AP report, District Attorney Ronnie Earle says the grand jury investigation of Attorney General Jim Mattox is nearing the end of its first phase and Mattox will likely testify next week. Mattox calls the probe a waste of taxpayers money as jurors hear testimony from staff and relatives tied to loans and campaign finance records.
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Earle
Mattox
Thurdsay
Seattle
Jerry
Janice Mattox
Dallas
Ceretha Rose
Attorney General
Grand Jury
Two Barraza sisters burned in Lubbock fire moved to Shriner’s Galveston
Corin Barraza eight and Gina Barraza seven were airlifted Thursday from Lubbock General to Shriner’s burn unit in Galveston after a Tuesday early morning fire killed their 2 year old brother Pedro Barraza. Pedro died at the Lubbock facility about 12 hours after the fire. Pedro Barraza Sr. and Maria Barraza remained in stable condition at Medical Center Hospital.
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Lubbock General Hospital
Shriner’s Hospital
Galveston
Lubbock General
Corin Barraza
Gina Barraza
Shriners
Debbie Householder
Lubbock
Shriner
Pedro Barraza
Tom Green Ave
Pedro Barraza Sr
Maria
Medical Center Hospital
Midland man guilty of murder in Berry case
A Midland County jury convicted 18-year-old Dennis Goff of murdering 31-year-old Mickey Berry whose nude body was found Feb 28 on Bankhead Highway near FM 1788. Autopsy linked death to blunt head trauma. Goff faces life in prison as punishment awaits today.
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Midland County
San Angelo
Pat Baskin
142Nd Judicial District Court
Dennis Goff
Midland County District Attorney’s Office
Goff
Mickey Berry
Bankhead Highway
Robbers Take $75 From Odessa Man In Park
Two men confronted Weldon Huckaby in Floyd Gwin Park in the 1000 block of West County Road at about 10 p.m. One brandished a .38 caliber handgun and demanded cash. Huckaby surrendered $75, and the Hispanic suspects fled on foot in an unknown direction.
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Gwin Park
West County Road
Huckaby
Odessa Tech to open third medical school branch in Odessa
Tech officials say the Texas Tech University health sciences center will expand with a new Odessa branch, its third medical school site after Amarillo and El Paso. Students will rotate among branches and the Lubbock main campus, with credit transferable from Odessa College Midland College and Howard County Junior College Big Spring. Construction funded from main campus appropriations while equipment and expansion need future funds and a constitutional amendment. Board secretary Freda Pierce noted the Odessa meeting marked the board's first in Odessa.
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Tech
Odessa
Amarillo
el Paso
Lubbock
Odessa College
Midland College
Howard County Junior College
Big Spring
Richards
Texas
Odessa Medical School
Eugene Payne
Payne
Allied Health Center
Richard Barry
William Wiesner
Health Center
Barry
Freda Pierce
University Mews Plan to Expand Beef Cattle Program
Curl said new feed mill and feedlot will emphasize beef cattle nutrition, feedlot management, and feed manufacturing. The university aims to raise program capacity from 250 to 1000 cattle, with research to develop cost efficient rations boosting weight gain and profit margins in the cattle industry. Carl noted that current profits are slim and research will explore further avenues.
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Curl
Carl
Computerized feedmill aims to cut costs for beef cattle
An information sheet from the university outlines lowering feed costs by chemical treatment of roughages and improved grain blends. The program centers on computerization to program 130 plus formulas, directing feeds to specific pens via a belt conveyor. It will also train students in feed milling and manufacturing.
Odessa Police Beat Thefts Mull Through City Totals
ODESSA police report multiple thefts and burglaries. Deborah Dudley reported $1,913 worth of clothing stolen from Touch of Class on East Second Street. Heidi Rodriguez reported a utility trailer and lock missing from Per mian Printing and Office Supply. Robert Wilkerson reported a boat motor taken from his yard. Mrs Wise reported a stolen check, camera and cash from a parked car. Julie Porras reported a microwave oven, color TV and sleeping bags stolen from a residence.
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Deborah Dudley
Second St
E. Savory
Heidi Rodriguez
Permian
Kermit Highway
A. Nalley
Robert Shannon Wilkerson
W. Fourth St
F.C. Wise
North
Amburgey Avenue
R. Campos
Julie A. Porras
Alameda
Four Men Rob Gossett Insurance Firm in Big Spring
Four young Black men armed with a .22 rifle robbed Gossett Insurance Company at 4300 West Highway 80 in Big Spring around 2:30 p.m. Thursday. They held owner Ralph Gossett at gunpoint while another searched the office, taking about $500 in cash and Gossett’s $600 wristwatch. No injuries reported. suspects fled on foot.
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Big Spring
Alvis Jefcoate
Gossett Insurance Company
West Highway 80
Ralph Gossett
Gossett
Jefcoate
Death notices and obituaries from Odessa and region
Deaths include Velphia Anita Traughber 46 of 217 Judkins Drive with services at Saint Mary's Catholic Church and burial at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Thomas H. Allen Sr. 64 of Palestine with services at Bailey Funeral Home Chapel and Palestine City Cemetery. Karll Foreman 85 of Ranger with services at Second Baptist Church and Alameda Cemetery. Louis James Gonzales Sr. 51 of Odessa with services at Hubbard Kelly Chapel. Ruby Hicks 75 of Coahoma with services at First Presbyterian Church of Coahoma and Coahoma Cemetery. Additional notices list Donica Ramirez and various hospital births, marriage applications, and divorces filed or granted.
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Velphia
Anita Traughber
Judkins Drive
Saint Mary’s Catholic Church
Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Traughber
John Sealy Hospital
Galveston
Odessa
Saint Mary
Thomas H. Allen Sr
San Jacinto Sr
Bailey Funeral Home
Palestine
Ben Reily
Palestine City
Allen
Houston
Mobil Oil Corp
Methodist Church
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post
T.H. Allen Jr
California
Marion Neel
Malinda Rimes
Ranger
Karll. Foreman
Second Baptist Church
Alameda
Edwards Funeral Home
Foreman
Western Manor
Runnels County
Alameda and
Chaney
J.C. Foreman
Olden
Clyde Foreman
Irving
Floyd Foreman
Benbrook
Kenneth Foreman
Mary Lou Blakney
Warren Foreman
Bertha Hegg
Washington
Katie Wihitson
Edith Hicks
Crane
Louis James Gonzales Sr
12Th St
Gonzales
Medical Center Hospital
Antonito
Colo
Martha Schooley
Midland
Horace Polk
Polk
Midland Memorial Hospital
Coahoma
Ruby Hicks
First Presbyterian Church
Hicks
Donica D. Ramirez
Laredo Drive
Ojinaga
Mexico
Ramirez
Ercela Hinojos
Easterling-Wilson Funeral Home
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Berry
Westside
Weldon Huckaby
Floyd
Teas Tech University
II Daise
Texas Tech
Velphia Traughber
Cheryl Buchanan
Bernadette Surmaya
James Faustlin
Atlanta, Ga
Lynn Lotman
Leona Faustlin
Thomas Allen Sr
Karl Foreman
Louis Gonzales Sr
Baskin-Robbins
Vietnam
Louis James Gonzales Jr
Colorado Springs
Tony Barlow
Ross Barlow
Patrick Gonzales
Monte Vista
Larry Gonzales
Omaha
Neb
Nora Gonzales
Alamosa
Joyce Holder
Bobby Hicks
Henry Hicks
Kermit
Roger Hicks
Carlsbad
Ricky Hicks
Granbury
Donica Ramirez
Vickie King
W. Hillmont Road
Lee Bell
Hall Road
Michael W. Lanning
E. 36Th St
Esteban Mendoza
Arthur Quiroz
E. May St
Women’s & Children’s Hospital
Felipe
Richard Sauceda
Curtis Shellburne
Westbrook Ave
Mike Waltrip
Garry Dewayne Lewis Sr
Carolyn Rena Travis
Roger Allen Byer Jr
Christine Marie Hofer
Mark Wayne Johnson
Kellye Renee Wilson
Daryl Keith Witt
Anita Dianne Baskin
Larry Carrillo Barreraz
Maria Magdalena Vasquez
Wayne Hamilton Walker
Cathy Louise Brown
George Dean Greathouse
Kristi Rene Trout
Claude William Johnson
Dawn Elaine Johnson
Rory Kenneth Nelson
Katherine Ann Rath Nelson
Robert Madewell
Patricia Ann Madewell
Senaida Cano Rios
Raul Rios
Mike Euliss
Belinda Euliss
Francisco M. Sanchez
Rebecca Sanchez
Joan Richard Hargreaves
Sandra Kay Hargreaves
Robbie Ray Taylor
James Andrews Taylor
Karen Elaine Goolsby
Danny Lee Goolsby
Sheily Louise Coleman Wilson
Curtis Cavyl Wilson
Patricia Hannah
Gregory Hannah
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