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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1980
Page
1
SAN ANGELO Texas AP police say a large roundup of suspects began after 38 people were charged in sealed grand jury indictments with drug offenses. By late Wednesday 25 were arrested, 17 free on bond, ages 17 to 38.
A habeas hearing on Floyd Baker's detention revealed a 7 year old son’s account of his father striking Linda Sue Baker with a hammer, then dismembering her and telling the boy to stab her. The body’s remains were found at a salvage yard after the mother disappeared in a snowstorm.
A 33-year-old man, T. D. Sanders, is charged with raping a Midland woman and held in Midland County jail on a $10,000 bond. The assault allegedly occurred Nov. 26 in a house near downtown Midland. Sanders was arrested while walking near Interstate 20 and appeared to be trying to leave town. The charge was filed with Justice of the Peace Robert Pine. Sgt. C. W. Buzz Cupp said Sanders had left town and returned since the incident.
A 4 year old started a blaze with a cigarette lighter at 813 W 22nd shortly before noon Wednesday. The mother and two children escaped uninjured as firefighters battled a rear west side bedroom fire inflicting heavy damage while the rest of the house suffered smoke damage.
Speaker Bill Clayton said the Texas House will act quickly after convening January 13 to resolve a San Antonio state representative election contest. Rep. Al Brown asks reballoting or seating Alan Schoolcraft after losing by 1,038 votes in HD 57 C. Brown alleges residency issues and double voting. Schoolcraft defends response as vague. The dispute centers on military voting rights.
East Texas State University chemistry professor Richard L. Clevenger is suspended pending a university inquiry into allegations he credited two Fort Worth police officers for courses they did not take. Jack Gray said he was served with notice of termination of employment pending the investigation outcome.
Thirteen students face suspension from Friday through December 12 after ECISD investigations into the December 2 vandalism of bus 110 on the Hood Junior High Odessa High School route. The $2,098.50 repair bill will be shared by parents. the bus driver Jo Anne Barrandey resigned. Juvenile authorities continue their probe.
Texas Panhandle farmers and wheat growers association leaders expressed strong opposition at a Air Force hearing over a proposed MX missile site. They warned against converting farmland near Dalhart and the Panhandle, while officials noted 50 000 acres would be needed for a Texas New Mexico site and water usage concerns were raised.
At the Texas Farm Bureau convention in San Antonio delegates voted to oppose federal farm programs and rejected a free enterprise resolution. The packet urged abolishing cheap food and fiber policies and called for work requirements for welfare recipients while opposing TRLA funding. The measure may still reach the national convention in New Orleans.
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