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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 2013
Page
4
West High School in Texas held a graduation for more than 110 seniors two months after a fatal April 17 blast at West Fertilizer Co. Students traveled to Baylor University arena in Waco for the ceremony and memorial service remembering 15 people killed.
Dallas narcotics detectives uncovered drugs at a suspected house used for a ministry. They found a pulpit, prayer list and chairs in the front room along with a handgun, crack cocaine, marijuana and plastic bags. Three people were arrested on felony cocaine and marijuana charges, including the owner Victory Phyllis Davis, a street preacher. Two of the arrestees are her grandchildren living there while they sought work. Davis expressed shock at the accusations, saying drugs conflict with her preaching.
In Oak Forest Houston residents participate in a free shotgun training and gun giveaway program led by the Armed Citizen Project. The effort aims to arm residents as a crime deterrent, with support from some neighbors and city officials but mixed views from others including Councilwoman Ellen Cohen. The program plans expansion to Dallas San Antonio Tucson and beyond, funded by donations and charging about 300 to arm an individual.
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