Celina cheerleader paralyzed after stunt mishap
In Celina Texas 17 year old Cindy Morris was paralyzed when a shoulder flip during a cheer stunt went wrong on August 20 She landed on her neck breaking three vertebrae and remains in critical condition at Presbyterian Hospital Dallas Doctors fear she may never walk or move her hands again The community held prayer vigils and started fund drives with 900 collected by a local bank while volunteers rally to support the family.
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Celina
Texas
Cindy Morris
Baptist Church
Cindy
Presbyterian Hospital
Dallas
Perry Morris
Celina Schools
Death certificate questions link to fatal shooting
In South Houston Ernest Simone died July 20 after a scuffle with a gunman who robbed his service station. The death certificate cites heart and liver disease, omitting a thigh wound and blood loss. Police tie suspect George Flood Jr. to the shooting. DA says no capital murder charge without medical examiner input.
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Houston
Ernest Simone
Aurelio Espinosa
Simone
South Houston
George Flood Jr
Floyd
Brookover
Jack Frels
Robert Bucklin
R.L. Turner
Ernest
Teen Cheerleader Paralyzed After Flip Off Accident
Cindy Morris, a 16 year old senior, suffered paralysis during a cheerleading session on August 20 after landing on her neck while attempting a flip off from a teammate. Three vertebrae were broken and other participants remain unidentified.
Clements names new Texas appointments across boards
Gov. Bill Clements announced several replacements and additions to state panels. Tom Rhodes of Dallas becomes Texas College Coordinating Board member, Harrison Daugherty Jr. of El Paso joins the Board of Regents for the University of Houston, and multiple oilmen including Edwin Cox and Michel Halboury join the Texas Energy and Natural Resources Advisory Council. Also named were appointees to the Texas Tourism Development Board, the State Board of Morticians, the Purchasing and General Services Commission, and other state bodies.
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Austin
Texas
Bill Clements
Tom Rhodes
Dallas
Texas College Coordinating Board
Rhodes
Jess Hay
Dolph Hriscoe
Edwin Cox
Michel Halboury
Houston
Henry Harkins
Edward A. Vetter
Texas Energy and Natural Resources Advisory Council
Vetter
Clements
Cox
Charles Marino
William Kistler Jr
Board of Regents
University of Houston
Marino
Kistler
Hughes Tool Co
Albert B. Fay
GOP
Henry Grover
Texas Conservation Foundation
Sam VU. Ward
State Board of Morticians
Ward
All-Mortician Board
Dominic Bernardi Jr
el Paso
William Ochse
San Antonio
Susan Sanford Richardson
Amarillo
Texas ‘Tourist Development Board
Bernardi
State National Bank
Ochse
Hubert Dedman
Henry Wendler
Charles Gaither
Kul Paso
State Purchasing and General Services Commission
Pope to visit six U.S. cities
The Associated Press reports Pope John Paul II will tour six U.S. cities in one week, celebrating Mass at each stop from Des Moines to New York. Officials note large Catholic populations and broad interest beyond Catholics, with visits planned to Boston New York Philadelphia Des Moines Chicago and Washington.
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Associated Press
John Paul II
Des Moines
Iowa
New York
Joe Grubbs
Robert Ray
John Paul
America
Paul VI
United Nations
Yankee Stadium
Vatican
Irish Republic
Boston
United Nations General Assembly
Philadephia
Chicago
Washington
Holy Father
Humberto Medeiros
Edwin O'Brien
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Texas Board of Licensure
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