Austin man sentenced for disorderly conduct wounds road cleanup efforts
The AP reports Christi Stevens, 23, of Austin, was sentenced for disorderly conduct after picking up roadside trash near New Waverly. The piece also covers Texas budget talks. Legislators expect a tax increase to balance a projected 5 billion shortfall for 1988-89, with Gov elect Clements favoring revenue neutral restructuring. House Speaker Gib Lewis predicts a broadening of the sales tax base, amid a 5% rate since January.
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Austin
New Waverly
Stevens
House
Gib Lewis
Lewis
D-Fort Worth
Bill Clements
Texan on trial for second murder now in deliberations
In Los Angeles Ricky Kyle Jr. faces a retrial over the July 1983 Bel Air mansion murder of his father Henry Harrison Kyle Sr. Prosecutors allege a deadly motive tied to drugs and greed. Defense argues Kyle mistook his father for a burglar and acted without premeditation. Deliberations began after months of testimony with an eight woman panel.
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Ricky Kyle
Henry Kyle
Vandevelde
Stanley Weisberg
Kyle
Bel-Air
Los Angeles
Texas
Henry Harrison
Ricky’’ Kyle Jr
Henry Harrison Kyle Sr
Superior Court
Robert Altman
Referendum Set in Galveston on Gambling and Charter Changes
Galveston residents will vote January 17 on three referenda including a state controlled casino gambling and municipal lotteries district. A straw poll will gauge support for casino gambling along the seawall and for charter amendments governing mass transit elections and private garbage contracts.
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Galveston
Seawall
Texas
Stolen Corpus Christi House Moved Near Texas Roadside
A beige house reported stolen from Corpus Christi was moved Friday from along a South Texas highway near Benavides to a site near an attorney’s office as Duval County authorities decide custody. Dispatcher Denarda Montemayor called the scene a mess yet true. Constable Ramiro Perez led the chase.
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San Diego
Corpus Christi
Benavides
Duval County
Denarda Montemayor
Ramiro Perez
Study finds half of crash victims were drunk in Texas counties
A Texas highway department study by Texas A&M University’s Texas Transportation Institute analyzed fatally injured drivers in ten counties from 1983 to 1985. Among those who had consumed alcohol, 60 percent, the average blood alcohol concentration was nearly twice the legal limit. Counties included Bexar Dallas El Paso Galveston Harris Johnson Nueces Tarrant Travis and Wichita.
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Highway Department
Texas Transportation Institute At
Texas A&m University
Bexar
Dallas
el Paso
Galveston
Harris
Johnson
Nueces
Tarrant
Travis
Wichita
Suit names Ector County Youth Board members as defendants
In October a suit named 244th District Judge Joe Connally 70th District Judge Gene Ater 161st District Judge Tryon Lewis Ector County Judge Jan Fisher and Court at Law Judge Carol Gregg along with the youth center staffers and Ector County and Children’s Services The March filing seeks 250000 for lack of consortium and 1250000 for Blakeney’s death plus punitive damages and the defendants deny wrongdoing with good faith actions.
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Youth Center
Ronda Jan Vargas
Daniel Vanderberg
Mary Jo Russell
Ector County and
Children’s Services
Odessa
James O’leary
Blakeney
Odessa deputy chief Jones suspended amid grand jury subpoena
Jones 47, Odessa Police deputy chief, suspended after being subpoenaed to testify before a federal grand jury in Midland. He earns 34,680 annually and 133.38 per day during suspension. Hired March 16, 1964 as patrolman. promoted sergeant Oct. 1, 1970. lieutenant Jan. 1, 1979. named deputy chief Aug. 1, 1982.
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Jones
Midland
Stewart
Odessa
Adoption drive aims to save shelter animals through media outreach
The agenda notes Tay. Grants propose an animal adoption plan to reduce shelter euthanasia with volunteers promoting pets in news media. Other business covers a DHS request to place a temporary building at 2330 W 10th St for offices and the appointment of two county residents to the Public Responsibility Committee for the Permian Basin Centers for Mental Health and Retardation.
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Texas Department of Human Services
10Th St
Permian Basin Centers For Mental Health and Retardation
City officials discuss medical examiner role in deaths
Director Peace Jimmy Harris says whether to gather evidence after a death is up to investigators and he may call for forensic review when evidence is thin or a death seems suspicious. Veasey explains a medical examiner law covers all unnatural deaths in major cities and notes potential candidates like Dr. Robert Bright. Odessa police and officials express support for hiring a medical examiner to ensure thorough investigations and deter uninvestigated murders.
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Peace Jimmy Harris
Harris
Veasey
Robert Bright
Bright
Odessa Women’s and Children’s Hospital
Odessa
West
Texas
Hammond's election turmoil prompts comments from Tolbert
Commissioner Tolbert said he would withhold comment on the Hammond situation until more details emerge after a Friday night incident. Henderson was unavailable for comment, while Hammond faces a history including a 1985 arson conspiracy conviction tied to the Odessa fire. He continues to draw a salary despite missing meetings, citing post-surgery chair limits since August.
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Bill Tolbert
Hammond
Odessa
Keith Weddel
O’ Michael
Jackson Center
5Th Circuit Court of Appeals
New Orleans
Vedder
5Th Circuit
U.S
Lucius Bunton
Commissioners Court
UTPB language wins tentative approval by SCHE
The Select Committee on Higher Education endorsed draft language defining the role and scope of the University of Texas of the Permian Basin as part of the Texas Charter for Public Education. UTPB would be a first class upper level institution serving West Texas with undergraduate and graduate programs and research funded by private, competitive, and public sources. Temple cited Midland and Odessa supporters, and next meetings were scheduled in Austin.
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Austin
Select Committee On Higher Education
University of Texas of
Permian Basin
Larry Temple
UTPB
West Texas Area
Temple
Midland
Odessa
Deaths Charles Ralph Elliott Services Monday in Odessa
Charles Ralph Elliott 73 of Midland died Friday in Odessa. Born June 29 1913 in Voca he married Kathryn O Neil in Odessa 1985. He retired after 32 years with Phillips Petroleum as a gas tester. World War II Army veteran and Protestant. Survivors include wife two sons two daughters seven grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Burial in Sunset Memorial Gardens. Services in Midland area.
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Charles Ralph Elliott
22Nd St
Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Elliott
Odessa
Voca
Kathryn O'Neil
Mr. Elliott
Phillips Petroleum Co
Phillip Elliott
Midland
Luke Elliott
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