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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1995
Page
9
Sunday columnist Sonja Merrick humorously contrasts women’s quick empathy with men’s selective hearing. She muses on reactions to crises from moms who fluff pillows and make appointments to fathers who dismiss tears. The piece notes women’s influence since childhood and ends by reminding Merrick’s readers her column runs Saturdays.
Bruce Wayne Messer of Pelzer South Carolina is jailed in Pecos County awaiting transfer after a truck stop death on Interstate 20. Autopsy showed foul play from choking and blows, overturning initial overdose theory. Messer was extradited from South Carolina and faces a murder charge in Jeff Davis County.
Defense attorneys for Henry Lopez Ortiz request postponing the July 21 change of venue hearing to allow more preparation time. Ortiz, 41, is charged with capital murder in the Feb 10 sexual assault kidnapping and death of Julianne Powell, a 10 year old Midland girl. The defense also seeks suppression of voluntary DNA samples and questions the impact of an Ector County opinion survey on venue. Judge Hyde may decide on venue and release findings at the hearing.
Jury selection in the capital murder trial of Levy Lee Edmondson, 17, proceeds in Big Spring as prosecutors seek the death penalty for the December shooting of Texas DPS Trooper Troy Hogue. By Friday, 11 jurors of 166 were in the pool, with at least 46 acceptable panel members needed before seating can begin.
Texas Education Commissioner Mike Moses reported higher passing rates on the TAAS in grades three through ten this spring, though 85.1 percent of students were tested, down from 86.7 percent last year. Exemptions for special education and limited English proficiency are under review by the State Board of Education.
Midland County sheriff Gary Painter and the Commissioners Court remain at odds over operating expenses for 10 patrol vehicles. A 3-2 vote denied a $2,000 request to cover fuel costs from drug forfeiture funds, while Painter sought a temporary grant until selling other forfeiture vehicles. The sheriff’s office later received a $3,000 windfall from the Permian Basin Drug Task Force.
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