Recount of Murder Trial Details Nun Slaying
Pathologist Ralph Erdmann described the autopsy of 76 year old Sister Tadea Benz in Amarillo. Johnny Frank Garrett 18 faces murder charges for the October 31 death at St Francis Convent. The testimony included rape stabbing and strangulation with graphic color photographs shown to jurors and spectators. The nun’s bruises throat wound and knife evidence were presented as key details in the case.
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Amarillo
Johnny Frank Garrett
Tadea Benz
St. Francis
Ralph Erdmann
Childress
Erdmann
Benz
Cardozier backs four year status at UTPB amid resignation
Former UTPB president Cardozier, planning to leave after 40 years, urges focus on four year status rather than personalities. He argues four year status is inevitable and would boost state funding through higher enrollment, while regents cautiously note tacit approval of his departure and potential local impact on Odessa Midland colleges.
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UTPB
Cardozier
Odessa
UT System
Board of Regents
Odessa College
Midland College
Permian Basin
Fly
Odessa-Midland
Jane Weinert Blumberg
Seguin
University of Texas System
Blumberg
Infants boat slashing leads to multiple injuries in San Jose
In San Jose two men were injured after an attack on a boat carrying an infant. Frank Montanez Jr., father of the child, was stabbed at least three times and bound. The other man was shot at least twice. A .22 pistol and a blood-stained knife were found in the van. The baby, Frank Montanez III, underwent surgery in critical condition after heavy blood loss.
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San Jose
Calif
Frank Montanez Jr
Mike Maehler
Frank Montanez III
Alexian Brothers Hospital
Judy Hoppe
Weather outlook warms across Permian Basin and state
Sunny and hot conditions prevail across Texas with highs mainly in the upper 90s. isolated storms are possible west of the Pecos and along the Panhandle and lower Texas coast. Overnight lows in the 70s to 80s, record highs noted from 1964 and 1961, with generally fair skies tonight.
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Permian
Texas
Pecos
Panhandle
Marfa
Fort Worth
National Weather Service
Midland Regional
North Texas
South Texas
Rio Grande Valley
Rio Grande Plains
West Texas
Big Bend
Odessa American notices and delivery details from a 1950s page
The Odessa American lists publication details, postage and delivery options. It includes a post office address, subscription prices, and contact numbers for delivery issues and mail subscriptions.
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Fourth Street
Odessa
Texas
Odessa American
Pitce
P.O. ‘Son
Tunisia Quietly Weighs Palestinian Presence Amid Regional Tensions
In Tunisia a small Palestinian community of about 150 mainly businessmen lives in harmony with the majority 6 million Moslems. While Bourguiba's regime is stable, officials warn of potential risk as Mzali indicates Palestinians could pursue a state and some Western diplomats fear hidden tensions.
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Mohamed Mzali
Lebanon
PLO
Tunisia
Habib Bourguiba
Republic
Bourguiba
Moncef Chelli
Tunis
Destour
Sharon hails Israeli Lebanon victory amid U S Israel tensions
Israeli Defense Minister Yitzhak Sharon praised Israel's invasion of Lebanon as a mortal blow against terror and predicted a peace treaty with Lebanon while U S pressure on Israel for restraint stirred strains in the U S Israel relationship. At the same time Syrian commanded PLA units began evacuations from Beirut and more PLO guerrillas arrived for transport to Syria. The State Department rejected comparing Jordan to a Palestinian state, keeping tensions over future Palestinian governance unresolved.
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Lebanon
Palestine Liberation Army
Beirut
Saco
Washington
Habib
Menachem
Sharon
Israel
PLO
United States
State Department
Jordan
John Hughes
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Union of the Democratic Center
Majorca
Juan Carlos
Calvo Sotelo
Center Party
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Alice
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College Station
Corpus Christi
Dalhart
Dallas
del Rio
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Galveston
Longview
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Marta
McAllen
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Stephenville
Texarkana
Victoria
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Socialist Party
National Assembly
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As Sabah
le Figaro
Paris
Yasser Arafat
Figaro
Middle East
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