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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jul 18, 2002

Page

10

Hudson Oaks shooting baffling police puzzle remains unsolved

Hudson Oaks police pursue leads in a double tragedy after three children and their mother are killed in an upscale home while the father Manuel Perez, Fort Worth Fire Department captain, survives. Autopsies performed as investigators reexamine the scene amid questions about an immaculate house and locked doors. A gun was found near Dee Perez in her bedroom and 15 shell casings were located inside. The estranged husband reported being shot hours earlier.

Fort Worth Hudson Oaks Ray Riley Riley Tal Manuel Perez Fort Worth Star-Telegram Perez Tarrant County Medical Examiner Dee Perez

Citywide revival aims to unite churches across denominations

Southside Ministerial Alliance leaders promote a citywide revival at St James Missionary Baptist Church inviting all communities. Guest evangelist Rev Clifford McLain from Little Union Baptist Church in Shreveport is praised for scholarship and oratory. Services begin 7:30 p.m. tonight and Friday. call 580-3306 for details.

Ministerial Alliance Northside Anthony Slack St. Matthew Baptist Church Southside Clifford McLain God McLain Little Union Baptist Church Shreveport Slack Princeton Theological Seminary Brite Divinity School Texas Christian University Gentry St. James Missionary Baptist Church S. Hancock

Links program to aid Odessa Hispanics expands access

Links will offer information via a soon to launch Web site and a bilingual phone line during business hours. Referrals will be logged, and callers may receive a return call within 72 hours to verify usefulness. The effort is nonprofit with a donation driven model and matches from The Hext Family Foundation to reach 37,500 over two years.

Quiroz Odessa Links Mark Palmer Hext Family Foundation Palmer infoAbilene

Radio controlled plane show at CAF hangar in Midland

Midland hosts an electric radio controlled model airplane fly in at the Commemorative Air Force hangar near Midland International Airport. The Midland High Sky RC Club expects 40 to 50 planes flying indoors from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. with visitors traveling from California Dallas and New Mexico. A highlight is a four motor B 29 replica “Fifi” with a 30 inch wingspan. Special $5 rate at Airpower Heritage Museum. call 563 1000 for details.

Midland Commemorative Air Force California Midland High Sky RC Club CAF Midland International Airport Tina Corbett Bill Coombes Coombes United States Dallas New Mexico Fifi Corbett Airpower Heritage Museum

Huntsman to restructure debt to secure city pool gift

City officials express optimism about Huntsman Corp funding for the city pools. City Manager Richard Morton says the cash flow covers the $1 million owed and that Huntsman remains a reliable corporate citizen. A Huntsman letter reaffirming the gift satisfies city confidence and suggests no burden on the company.

Huntsman Richard Morton Huntsman Corp Morton

Baby suffers suspected abuse in Odessa case

An unconscious 14 year old girl was found at Brittany Place Apartments in Odessa and rushed to the hospital. A 14 year old babysitter was arrested by the OPD Crimes Against Persons Unit. The child’s urine showed cocaine and authorities are reviewing bruising patterns. Child Protective Services notes about 1,200 local children were removed in 2001 for abuse and neglect.

Thompson Odessa Brittany Place Penbrook Ave Thompson Shanda Stratton OPD Crimes Against Persons Unit Paul Shepherd Shepherd Child Protective Services Barbara Murray Murray Ector County

Huntsman pledges city gift amid flexible philanthropy

City Manager Richard Morton says philanthropy arriving on an uncertain schedule is not a burden or problem. Rybiak notes Huntsman has restructured its books and will honor commitments, including the city gift, with quarterly progress and praise for staff effort.

Rybiak Huntsman

City to test traffic lights on 42nd Street project

TxDOT funds a month long traffic flow study on 42nd Street and US 385 to reduce red lights with new equipment costing about 10000 dollars. Squyres notes possible one lane closures and worker presence while adjustments are made with aims to speed flow and minimize delays. Similar trials are planned for West County Road and Business Interstate 20 in coming months.

Squyres Sarum Txdot 42Nd Street Larum US 385 Second Street West County Road Larum Sai

Three Midland teens charged in burn case

Three Midland teens Casey Owens Eva Cedillo and Jackson Rathbone were charged with aggravated assault causing serious bodily injury for dousing a Midland boy with lighter fluid and setting him on fire at a cookout. The boy, hospitalized in Lubbock, faces burns and skin grafts while the suspects remain jailed on bonds. Investigators expect more arrests as the inquiry continues.

Lubbock Eva Marie Cedillo Midland Casey Tim Owens Monroe Jackson Center Rathbone Midland County Painter Jackass Lubbock Hospital

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