Second suit filed against surgeon in Odessa case
Gardendale resident Wesley Hailes accuses orthopedic surgeon Driscoll and associates of negligence in a November 1982 operation to remove a disc. He alleges fluid withdrawal and fat fragment issues caused numbness and nerve pressure. Also named are Dr. Edward Driscoll and Driscoll Orthopedic Clinic. A related wrongful death suit accuses Driscoll of excessive Marcaine causing a death.
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Gardendale
Odessa
Wesley Hailes
Stephen E. Driscoll
Hailes
Melissa Hirsch
Edward T. Driscoll
Driscoll
N. Sam Houston Ave
70Th District Court
Stephen Driscoll
Robert C. Gardenhire
Ector County
Rita Gardenhire
Public Utility Commission Hearings On Bell Rate Increase
Consumers in Austin attend the PUC proceeding on Southwestern Bell's 323.4 million rate hike request. The plan would raise monthly home service by 1.78 dollars as a multi week hearing spans up to eight weeks. This follows last year's 816 million increase from a 1.3 billion filing amid Bell System breakup orders.
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Bell
Two Bay City men charged with theft at Big Bend curio shop
James Edward Slater aged 22 and John Aaron Duran aged 21 were jailed in Val Verde County on felony theft counts for allegedly stealing more than $24,000 in silver and turquoise jewelry, cameras, and clothing from the Big Bend curio shop at Chisos Mountain Lodge. Authorities recovered the items after a Del Rio police stop.
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del Rio
Bay City
Val Verde County
Big Bend National Park
Bend
James Edward Slater
John Aaron Duran
Mike Deaton
Tom Romanelli
Romanelli
Marty Ott
Chisos Mountain Lodge
Altered bill used at Kelly's Restaurant prompts search
Police report a man used a tampered 50 dollar bill to pay for dinner at Kelly's Restaurant, leaving the cashier Suzanne Locklear with a 43.92 gain. The description notes a Black man in his late 20s, about 5 foot 9, 150 pounds, last seen heading south on West County Road. Lt. Rusty Baker called it an isolated incident with no expected wider problem.
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Suzanne Locklear
Kelly's
West County Road
Locklear
Rusty Baker
Woman Freed on Bond After burglary arrest
A 29 year old woman, Dorothy Sewell of 10188 Citation St., was released on 15000 bond after arrest Saturday on a burglary charge. Deputies searched her home on a Lumpee warrant and recovered a VCR and video camera tied to a June 13 burglary at 604 E Eighth St, according to the Ector County Sheriff's Department.
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Dorothy Sewell
Citation St
Justice of the Peace
Virgil Lumpee
Ector County
Hargett and Chapman edge into runoff in Texas race
In the 1st Congressional District special election in Northeast Texas Republican Edd Hargett a former NFL quarterback advanced to a runoff against Democrat Jim Chapman after leading unofficial returns with 42.2 percent to 30.2 percent. Chapman predicted the Democratic base would reorganize as the party consolidates behind one candidate for the runoff.
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Dallas
Edd Hargett
Jim Chapman
New Orleans Saints
Houston Oilers
Chapman
Hopkins County
Sam B. Hall Jr
Hargett
Democratic National Party
Burglary Reports and Vehicle Theft in Odessa Area
Odessa police and Ector County deputies logged several crimes including burglaries at 1318 Drury Lane and 2445 Kermit Highway with items such as a microwave oven, TV, couch set, dining table, watches, and gold bracelet valued collectively at thousands of dollars. A 1985 Ford truck was stolen from Russell Rentals. Authorities and dates noted.
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Linda Kay Whitaker
Drury Lane
D. Morris
Gary Steichen
Kermit Highway
G.D. Hudgens
Kevin Shifflet
Seiko
E. University Blvd
D. Wilson
Leslie Lewis
Russell Rentals
N. Grandview Ave
A. Freeman
ECTOR
S.L. Slaughter
W. University Blvd
W. Palmer
Bonding firm granted temporary license amid pending judgments
The Ector County Bail Bond Board issued Tom Barkers ASA Bonding Service a temporary license until a settlement with Permian Bank of Odessa on a $90,000 judgment is reached. The decision followed questions raised by Anita Jones attorney Bill Bowden about undisclosed judgments and other pending disputes.
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Odessa
County
Royal Caswell
Barker
Permian Bank
Joe Connally
244Th District
Precinct 2
Virgil Lumpee
Bob Brookshire
Carol Gregg
Anita Jones
Anita
Eric Augesen
Connally
ASA
Caswell
Marc May
Allied Fidelity Insurance
Allied Fidelity
Texas Fire and Casualty
Bowden
Jones
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