Tainted cheese not found in Odessa supermarkets
Odessa health officials reported no evidence of tainted cheese on local grocery shelves after inspections. The tainted Cotija and Queso Fresco from Jalisco Mexican Products Inc. linked to deaths in California prompted recalls and shelf removals across multiple states including Texas and Nevada.
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San Antonio
State Health Department
Odessa
Health Department
Toby Cross
California
Jalisco Mexican Products Inc
Gary S. McPherson
Jimenez Food Products Inc
Texas Grocers
Cross
San Antonio Food Products
Raul Jimenez Jr
Sheriff praises drug sweep in Midland County indictments
Midland County Sheriff Gary Painter called a six month undercover narcotics operation tremendously successful after 73 indictments were handed down this week. Forty people were arrested while 23 remained jailed and five in city custody. ten additional suspects were arrested on drug charges during search warrants.
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Midland
Midland County
Gary Painter
Painter
National Crime Information
Midland City
Odessa motorcyclist in stable condition after crash
A 34 year old Odessa man, Charles Lyon, was listed in stable condition Friday night at Medical Center Hospital after a motorcycle accident earlier that day. He suffered abrasions and internal injuries when his 1961 Harley Davidson collided with Kerk Mears's 1982 Chevrolet Z-28 at the U S 80 service road and Old Bankhead Highway east of Odessa.
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Medical Center Hospital
Department of Public Safety
Charles Lyon
Kerk Mears
Bainbridge Drive
Bankhead Highway
Lawmen investigate shooting incident
A 29 year old Ector County man was admitted to the intensive care unit of Medical Center Hospital late Friday after a gunshot wound to his right side. Hector Acosta of 6006 Cloudcroft Street was listed in undetermined condition by a nursing supervisor.
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Ector County
Medical Center Hospital
Hector Acosta
Cloudcroft St
Eight-year expansion boosts summer program participation
School Swafford says the summer program grew from about 3300 students over eight years as upgrades make it more attractive. It’s too early to tell, said a nursing supervisor, while family members took Acosta to the hospital ER about 9 p.m. Friday as Ector County Sheriff's deputies investigate a shooting.
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Acosta
Ector County Sheriff's Deputies
Sheriff's Department
No-frills summer school attracts focused math students
He notes stigma around summer programs is fading as student attitudes improve. The program offers a lean education that some students need. Math students in particular benefit from fewer distractions during summer, aiding grasp of the material.
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Swafford
Gonzalez bids farewell to a courthouse past
In 1984 Gonzalez accepts an appointment from Gov Mark White to an unexpired district judgeship after winning the seat in November. He notes the joke of staying near the courthouse and welcomes planned renovations rather than criticizing its discriminatory history, citing its current dilapidated condition.
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Gonzalez
Mark White
Pecos County moves on plan to restore historic courthouse
County Judge Charles Warnock announced that Pecos County Commissioners Court authorized detailed architectural plans to renovate the building to its pre World War II state. The plan includes restoring the old bi level district courtroom and adding needed facilities while preserving the courthouse’s historic character.
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Pecos
Warnock
Gonzalez
Andrews escapee captured in Potosi after five day manhunt
Gary Lynn Morgan, 27, an Andrews County Jail escapee sought in the beating death of Jimmy Davis, was captured near a water tower in Potosi, ten miles southeast of Abilene. He was unarmed and taken without incident to Taylor County Jail. Morgan had escaped Monday by a second story window and carpool with a cellmate.
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Andrews County
Gary Lynn Morgan
Abilene
Taylor
Chuck Griffin
Morgan
Taylor County
Jimmy Davis
Midland
Andrews
Griffin
Sheriff's Department
Councillors clash in April election race
Gary Rowe, former crime task force chairman and ex campaign manager for Minor in April 1984, opposes Cox in the spring election. Hirsch questions the southside group and hints the crime task force and southside task force orchestrated events as the council faced pressure.
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Gary Rowe
Minor
Cox
Hirsch
Southside
Crime Task Force
Southside Task Force
Council faces friction over crime study findings
Hirsch and Southside Councilman Perkins were unavailable for comment. Minor had warned in January the council would not cooperate with task-force recommendations. Rowe had disbanded Minor's crime study last December, calling the council’s review futile.
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Rowe
Council
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