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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jan 01, 2002

Page

10

Border city residents doubt police caught serial killer

In Ciudad Juarez, authorities press claims of solving a long series of rape murders totaling 76 victims since 1993, but public belief is low. New arrests face scrutiny amid allegations of torture, sloppy investigations, and police misconduct. A taped confession by two suspects prompts defense claims of coercion as bodies keep turning up.

Border City Ciudad Juarez Mexico Juarez Rio Grande el Paso Vicente Fox Ders FBI Victor Garcia Uribe Gustavo Gonzalez Meza Gonzalez Meza

Athens Keeps Black-Eyed Pea Tradition Strong

In Athens Texas known as the Black-Eyed Pea Capital families toast the New Year with peas for luck. Lillian Harper recalls the yearly habit at the Pea Picker bookstore while locals share legends from Civil War scarcity to modern harvests. The Home Folks cannery once powered local commerce and the city still hosts a 30 year festival with contests and quirky recipes.

Arlington Athens Lillian Harper Jewel Lambright Sylvia Grider Texas A&m University Texas Department of Agriculture East Texas Frank Dorsey Pamela Cook Whole Food Markets

Reci-Pea Recipe at a Glance Wins Grand Honor

Schuyler Bateman a 17 year old junior at Athens High School earned grand champion for her reci pea at the Black Eyed Pea Fall Harvest Festival this year. The recipe blends cream cheese peanut butter black eyed peas brown sugar milk and whipped topping then freezes into a pie with peanuts and chocolate.

Schuyler Bateman Bateman Hog Heaven Athens High School

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