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Newspaper

Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 02, 1983

Page

15

Lawyers accused of soliciting clients after Texas State Fair death

Dallas area lawyers and a Houston firm face questioning over claims they solicited victims in hospital corridors after the State Fair of Texas gondola crash. Bar grievance panel found possible violations of ethics rules forbidding attorney solicitation.

Dallas Houston State Bar Bar Dallas Times Herald Underwood Parkland Memorial Hospital Accient The Times Herald

Bus wreck near Livingston kills six on Trailways trip

Federal investigator Patrick Bursley said lack of witnesses and heavy damage hinder cause determination after a Trailways bus crashed into a truck north of Livingston. The bus carried 11 passengers and a driver Ed Perry of Houston, killing six and trapping two for 90 minutes. The wreck, on U S Highway 59, occurred about 5 30 a m during a Shreveport to Houston run. The front corner struck the truck’s rear, with passengers ejected and seats torn from moorings, complicating reconstruction of the moments before impact.

Livingston Trailways Patrick Bursley National Transportation Safety Board Texas Bursley Ed Perry Houston Washington U.S. Highway 59 Shreveport

Texas City Optimist sells Christmas trees despite rain

Jack Palmer of Texas City sells trees for his Optimist Club on a rainy night with many customers without raincoats. Palmer notes brisk sales as early customers search for the perfect tree despite the wet weather.

Jack Palmer Texas City Palmer

Murder trial moved in Southeast Texas killings case

Defense attorneys persuaded Judge Oliver Kitzman to relocate Eliseo Moreno's capital murder trial from Hempstead to Richmond citing pretrial publicity over six slayings. The 24-year-old former mower repairman faces trial Jan. 17 for the Oct. 11 killing of trooper Russell Boyd and related shootings across 150 miles of highways.

Department of Public Safety Moreno Boyd Texas Juan Esther Garza College Station

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