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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jul 17, 2000

Page

17

Verdict pending in Waco siege case despite jury findings

Advisory jurors ruled the government did not cause deaths at Waco and found no negligence in the April 19 actions. Judge Smith will weigh whether FBI fire or tanks affected the final day and plans an Aug 2 hearing. Danforth plans a fall report, with possible hearings by Congress.

WACO Branch Davidians John Danforth Janet Reno David Koresh Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms Walter Smith ATF FBI Smith Michael Caddell Caddell Judge Smith Russ Hunter Supreme Court Associated Press Danforth House Government Reform Committee

Nests Found for Kemp’s Ridley Turtles on South Padre Island

Endangered Kemp’s ridley nests discovered on South Padre Island and Boca Chica Beach with five nests on Padre Island reported May and June. Donna Shaver notes ongoing evaluation as Texas nests are incubated at a North Padre facility and released into the Gulf of Mexico, with a rough survival rate of about one in a hundred reaching adulthood.

Brownsville Rancho Nuevo Tampico Mexico South Padre Island Boca Chica Beach South Padre Donna Shaver US Geological Survey Padre Island Texas Shaver Sea Turtle Project North Padre Island Gulf of Mexico

Port Arthur Named Potentially Responsible Party for EPA Site

Port Arthur may be tagged as a potentially responsible party in an EPA Site action. The designation could require the city and taxpayers to fund a study and possible cleanup at the State Marine site atop an old landfill. City officials received EPA notices and plan a formal reply.

Port Arthur EPA Steve Fitzgibbons State Marine Mark Sokolow

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