Defendant found innocent in husband's 1987 death
Susie Mowbray was found innocent of murder after a nine year imprisonment and a retrial over the 1987 death of her husband in Brownsville. Jurors ruled the state failed to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt amid questions about blood evidence and claims he killed himself.
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Brownsville
Mowbray
Owbray
Wade Burnett
Bill Hagen
Hagen
Kristin Mowbray
Bill Mowbray
Robert Ford
Paceres
Texas
Susie Mowbray
Eduardo Rodriguez
Herbert MacDonell
IRS
Jim Shaw
Ray Herndon 193?–198? a pioneer in Texas broadcasting
Ray Herndon, a noted broadcaster and community advocate, helped found KOCV-TV and supported public broadcasting. He championed minority and women careers, aided UT Permian Basin's creation, and aided transmitter installs. Funeral Monday at Forest Park Lawndale in Houston. survived by wife Helen, daughter Virginia Billing, sons Edwin and Raymond III, seven grandchildren, four great grandchildren.
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Stokes
Herndon
Texas Association of Broadcasters
TAB
Barker
John Foster
Kwes-Tv
KMID
Foster
University of Texas of the
Permian Basin
Mid
Forest Park Lawndale Family Chapel
Houston
Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery
Helen Herndon
Baytown
Virginia Billing
Orlando, Fla
Edwin Herndon
Seabrook
Raymond Her
Pro-Life Dinner Draws Crowd at Midland Center
NORTH urged protest against the center while denouncing polls on abortion attitudes. Pfeifer argued morality cannot be decided by a vote. With three tables empty, pro-life supporters filled the Midland Center dinner, a major 1998 fundraising event led by James Friga of West Texans for Life who promised substantial earnings tonight.
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Pfeifer
Midland Center
James Fregia
West Texans For Life
Group breakup ends medical plan benefits and jobs
Artz notes the MOM Group dissolution leaves participating physicians ineligible for insurance benefits and malpractice discounts. Midland central office closed, about 50 jobs lost. He expects a physician group may reform in the future.
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Artz
MOM
Midland
Signs In 42nd Street Sign Sparks Election Code Debate
Candidate Terry Lange faces questions over a 42nd Street sign reading Terry Lange, Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1. Texas Ethics Commission officials note the amendment aims to stop non incumbents from using signs that misrepresent incumbency and may enforce legal compliance.
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Terry Lange
42Nd Street
Justice of the Peace
Precinct 1
Lange
Texas Ethics Commission
Corridor study forecasts large trade gains for Motran plan
The study shows exports rising to 11.4 billion dollars and imports to 22.5 billion if the trade corridor is completed, with current levels at 10.5 and 11.4 respectively. Perryman Group president Ray Perry argues the corridor has much at stake and will be used to pressure Texas DOT to fund highway upgrades linking central Mexico with Mazatlan port and bypassing West Texas. Perry plans to present findings to Mexican officials next month to push highway improvements as a priority.
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Ray Perryman
Perryman Group
Texas Department of Transportation
Motran
Central Mexico
Mazatlan
Perryman
Perry
New Mexico
el Paso
West Texas
Mexico
Midland International Airport Awarded 1.72 Million for Terminal Phase
The Federal Aviation Administration grants Midland International Airport 1,715,651 to build the third phase of a new terminal, targeting completion in December 1998. U S Sen Phil Gramm lauds the funds for regional safety and use, funded via aviation trust fees and a seven year FAA agreement.
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Federal Aviation Administration
Midland International Airport
Permian Basin
U.S
Phil Gramm
R College Station
Otis Welch
Texas Airports Development Office
FAA
Texas
Welch
Midland International
Midland men charged with impersonating officers in assault probe
Two Midland men, Joshua Mellas and Richard Starek, are jailed on $2,000 bonds after three juveniles reported undercover officers in the 4000 block of Pleasant Drive. The pair allegedly identified as police, searched a 15-year-old girl and escorted her to a nearby home before releasing her. If convicted, they face two to 10 years in prison and up to $10,000 fines.
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Joshua Ray Mellas
Richard Andrew Starek
Mellas
Starek
Midland
Pleasant Drive
Odessa man reports vehicle burglary theft of stereo gear
A 25 year old Odessa man reports his vehicle was broken into between 11:30 p.m. Wednesday and 10:20 a.m. Thursday in the 3900 block of Englewood, with speakers amplifiers and other stereo equipment totaling 1918 dollars taken.
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Odessa
Englewood
Norplant case ends in mistrial in Rio Grande Valley
A mistrial was declared in the first Norplant lawsuit after defense counsel alleged a client was urged to lie. Judge Mario Ramirez Jr. halted the trial as proceedings proceed in Corpus Christi court to review the ruling. The case concerns five women who allege deceptive disclosures about Norplant side effects.
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Edinburg
Mike Slack
Candy Alonzo
Tony Canales
Arturo Gonzalez
Maria Munoz
Mario Ramirez Jr
Monitor
McAllen
Canales
Corpus Christi
Slack
Ramirez
Audrey Ashby
Wyeth-Ayerst Laboratories
Pennsylvania
Norplant
Munoz
Anthony Peter Lucci
Lucci
Gonzalez
Anthony Lucci
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