Pecos man found not guilty in slaying case
In Reeves County 143rd District Court an Ojinaga Mexico man Jose Mata, 24, was acquitted of murder in the Sept. 1 1985 death of Esequiel Mendoza after three days of testimony. Mata testified Mendoza threatened him and fired first at a Pecos tavern and near Mendoza's home.
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Pecos
Ojinaga
Mexico
Reeves County
Jose Mata
Esequiel Mendoza
Mendoza
Mata
Los Alpes
Odessa
Justice candidates draw big donations in Texas Supreme race
In the April 24 to May 28 reporting cycle, former Rep. Jay Gibson and incumbent Justice Raul Gonzalez reported large campaign contributions and expenditures. Gonzalez listed 210,384.93 in contributions and 199,510.09 in expenditures with an 88,274.68 deficit at period start. Gibson showed 176,424.87 in contributions and 137,773.15 in expenditures, starting balance 4,286.80. Major gifts to Gonzalez included 30000 from TexPAC and 10000 from Good Government Fund and Aikin Gump. Gibson's top donors included Pat Maloney and law firms in Texas.
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Austin
Jay Gibson
Odessa
Raul Gonzalez
Texas Supreme Court
Secretary of State
Gonzalez
Gibson
Oil Fire Breaks Out in Soviet Kazakhstan Persists
Houston fire chief Paul Red Adair says Soviet officials invited him in January to help extinguish a months long oil field blaze in Kazakhstan. He has submitted a proposal and made two site visits.
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Houston
Paul “Red” Adair
Soviet Union
Adair
Kazakhstan
Police Beat Odessa and Ector Sheriff's June thefts and burglaries
Odessa police logged thefts and burglaries including Doris Dean Faye reporting jewelry valued at 3220 taken between noon and 3 p.m. Wednesday from 5501 McKnight Drive. Toby Lyon reported rent payments totaling 1763 stolen at Chaparral Apartments. Shari Lynn Perry reported a 1980 Chevrolet valued at 3500 taken 1 to 4 p.m. Thursday. Jan Lindsey reported a video recorder and jewelry valued at 1105 taken about 3:30 a.m. today. Ector County Sheriff deputies logged burglaries including David Lee Torres reporting tools valued at 5070 taken from EMCO Machine Works between noon and 2:30 p.m. Wednesday. Betty Reedy reported a 1982 Kawasaki motorcycle valued at 890 taken about 12:30 a.m. Thursday. Julia Flaherty reported a stereo booster cornet and horn case valued at 821 taken about 3:30 p.m. Wednesday.
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Doris Dean Faye
McKnight Drive
Cpl
R.C. Hughes
Toby Kenneth Lyon
Chaparral
S. Grant Ave
G. Dickson
Shari Lynn Perry
Oakwood Drive
B. Holt
Jan Lindsey
Bonham Ave
W.H. Yeager
David Lee Torres
Emco Machine Works Co
West County Road
C. Rogers
Betty Reedy
Bedford Drive
D.gleaton
Julia Flaherty
Newcastle Court
J. Gresham
Pecos to Barstow Olympic torch run seeks more volunteers
The Pecos run for the Olympic flame expects 26 runners to carry the torch half a mile each on the Pecos Barstow route for the June 27 event. Officials say community response has been slow but volunteers may grow as plans proceed. The torch will reach Houston July 25 for the U S Olympic Festival opening.
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Pecos
Barstow
West Texas
Astrodome
Houston
John Wojtkun
Firefighters Battle Mobile Home Blaze In West Odessa
West Odessa volunteers led by Capt. John Turner extinguished a mobile home fire near War Admiral Drive and Black Gold Drive about 1 15 p m Thursday. Cause suspected from a faulty air conditioner with no injuries reported.
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Fio Glass
West Odessa
War Admiral Drive
Black Gold Drive
John
Turner
Odessa Plans Five Year Strategic Sessions This Weekend
Odessa City Manager John Harrison announces two public planning meetings at Holiday Inn Parkway to map a three to five year path for city projects. Departments including planning, public works, police and fire will present, with topics like self insurance, revenue sharing loss, annexation options, and a full time police legal adviser. Public attendance is encouraged.
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Harrison
Diana Hanway
Odessa
Obituary notices from West Texas newspapers list multiple service details
Funeral services are set across several towns for Jim Comegys Amon Jackson Ester Mills and more with burial arrangements in Kermit Rankin Gladewater and Big Spring. Survivors include spouses children and grandchildren with churches Mosques and funeral homes named and dates varying by location.
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WINK
Jim Comegys
First Baptist Church
G.J. Norris
Kermit Cemetery
Cooper Funeral Home
Comegys
Memorial Hospital
Kermit
Gladys Rollins
Faye Hall
Grapevine
Sandra McCallister
Gladewater
Ester Pearl Mills
Stone Godwin Funeral Home
Nick Scholars
Gladewater Memorial Park
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Fernando Orona
Orona
Concha
Richard Abalos
Justice
Austin Bureau
Texpac
The
Texas Medical Association
Good Government Fund
Aikin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld
Dallas
San Antonio
Pat Maloney
Byrd
Davis & Eisenberg
Edwards
McManns
Constant & Terry
Corpus Christi
David L. Perry
Krist
Gunn
Weller
Neumann & Morrison
Perdue
Turner & Berry
John O’quinn
Richard Warren Mithoff
Jim Perkins
Helm, Pletcher
Wojtkun
U.S
Pikes Peak
Colorado Springs
Curt Wilcott
Rankin
Ray Singleton
Rankin Cemetery
James Dennis
Mr. Taylor
Rankin District Hospital
Oklahoma
Charlene Cowden
Kerrville
Neva Body
Oxnard
Calif
Mary Dunlap
Ozona
Helen Cameron
Stephenville
C.G. Taylor
Rankin -— Services
C.G. “Grimm’’ Taylor
Amon Jackson
H.A. Hanks
Trinity Memorial Park
Big Spring
Singleton Funeral Home
Jackson
Permian General Hospital
Toxey
Ala
Myrtle Bonner
Colorado City
Andrews
Seminole
Knott
Vealmoore
Darrell Jackson
Eugene Jones
Doris Smith
Neva Green
Monahans
Karen Walls
Granbury
John Jackson
Dave Jackson
Gladys McGee
Lorraine
Mae Wiggins
Vera Schaffer
Ester Mills
Arkansas
Jim
Smackover
Ark
Bobby Wilkens
Henry Modisette
Cotton Valley
William Reynolds
William Sterling
Dub”’ Reynolds
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Don Carroll
Mr. Reynolds
Blackwell Hospital
Gorman
Georgia Deene
Eastland
Gerald Wayne Reynolds
W.S
Buddy
Lowell Crumpton
Douglas Drive
Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home
Mr. Crumpton
Medical Center Hospital
John Brumlow
John W. Brumlow
N. Whitaker Ave
Hubbard- Kelly Funeral Home
Mr. Brumlow
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