Ex Enron executive Baxter found dead in car
J Clifford Baxter a 43 year old former Enron vice chairman was found dead from a head wound in a Mercedes on a Sugar Land median. A death by own action note was recovered. Baxter resigned months before Enron’s collapse as authorities investigated accounting practices and profits from Enron stock linked to LJM partners.
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Ken Lay
Jeff) Skilling
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Christopher Pipes Named New Odessa Police Chief
Christopher Pipes, a 19 year Odessa Police Department veteran, was named chief at a Friday news conference. Pipes emphasized customer service, continued hiring standards, an active internal investigations unit, and ongoing officer training while meeting with staff to hear concerns. City Manager Richard Morton announced the selection in Odessa City Council Chambers before about 50 attendees.
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Dennis Pipes
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Odessa Police
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Richard Morton
Enron's Partnerships Tied to Losses Hidden on Books
Watkins warned Lay a wave of accounting scandals would follow unless reforms. The piece notes thousands of Enron workers lost jobs and their retirement savings dwindled as the company faced collapse. ENRON coverage continues on page 2A.
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Hockey dad gets six to ten years in prison
Cambridge judge sentences Thomas Junta to six to ten years after he beat Michael Costin to death at a sons hockey practice. Costin’s 13 year old urged the court to teach him a lesson, while Costin’s family described the impact of the slaying.
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Thomas Junta
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Charles Graban
Woman injured critically in three car crash on Highway 80
A three car collision on Highway 80 delayed traffic for nearly two hours Friday afternoon and left an Odessa woman in critical condition. Odessa Police Department PIO Sherrie Thompson said a 1991 Ford Econoline van driven by Joe Robert, 24, was eastbound around 1:30 p.m. and struck the rear of a 1992 Geo.
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Wireless carriers clash over cell number portability
New York AP report notes FCC rules require allowing customers to keep numbers when switching wireless carriers by November. Major carriers seek to pause or bar the move, arguing local portability would lure customers away and divert investments in networks and high speed services. Industry leader Tom Wheeler cites a billion dollars at stake.
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Federal Communications Commission
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Tom Wheeler
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School celebrates return of children bus driver faces kidnapping charges
A local school marks the safe return of students after a brief incident as authorities press kidnapping charges against the bus driver. The event underscores community relief and ongoing legal action related to the case.
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