Double tragedy at Fort Jackson linked by military service
Odessan Betty Strickland recalls two family losses connected by military service. Her daughter Mary Ann Duggan, 28, was killed by asphyxiation during a jogging attack on the Fort Jackson base near Columbia, S C. Eight years earlier her son John Allen died after overdosing on antidepressants tied to a nervous breakdown linked to LSD exposure at Fort Monmouth New Jersey. Duggan's body was found along a jogging path near the base rifle range.
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Odessan
Betty Strickland
South Carolina
Strickland
Meadow St
Mary Ann Duggan
Fort Jackson
Columbia
S.C
John Allen
Fort Monmouth
N.J
Duggan
Michael Christy
Gruesome rapes lead to long jail terms
John Bryan Crickett 27 pleaded guilty to two counts of aggravated rape and one of rape in Ector County. Judge Joe Connally imposed two 55 year terms and a 20 year sentence to run concurrently. Crickett was arrested after a deputy encountered him near an allegedly empty gas tank following reports of three rapes in West Odessa.
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John Bryan Crickett
Crickett
N. Golder Ave
Ector County
Joe Connally
John Cliff
Cliff
Mike Marshall
West Odessa
Marshall
J.E. Weatherly
Weatherly
Odessa job market seen improving for next quarter
Manpower Inc survey indicates Odessa employers plan to hire in July through September, though at a slower pace than a year ago. Retail and service jobs lead growth with construction wholesale transportation also rising, while education sectors may cut staff and oil-field work remains slow.
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Odessa
Manpower Inc
Casey
Widow testifies Garcia threat forced her from Odessa
The widow of William Terrell Dowd testified that she and others fled Odessa after bribery and threats by Leonard Garcia, the man accused of killing Dowd in Room 111 of the Imperial Motel on October 28, 1982. She described Garcia pistol whipping Dowd over a $400 heroin debt and warned witnesses to relocate or face death. The Garcias, ages 37 and 36, deny the charges as their murder trial proceeds before Judge C V Milburn in the 161st District.
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William Terrell
Teddy’’ Dowd
Odessa
Dowd
Leonard Garcia
Tommacene Dowd
District Court
Garcia
Dueling dominos lessons in comeuppance
Attorney Michael McLeaish who started the Fourth Street Domino Society challenged Granbury players to a high stakes partners match. He faced his father-in-law John R Thrash and warned of a tough opponent, noting their home table advantage as they prepared for the outmatched contest.
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Michael McLeaish
Fourth Street Domino Society
Granbury
McLeaish
John R. Thrash
Los Angeles Dodgers
Hood County
Hood County Partners
John R
Dub
Dubbie
Hood County domino champs outplay Ector County rivals
John R and Dub Reynolds of Hood County dominate in Granbury, outsmarting McLeaish and his partner in a hard fought series of games. The writers reveal tricks, signals, and the psychological edge, noting the Hood County duo’s confidence and repeated victories.
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John R
Dub Reynolds
Granbury
Hood County
McLeaish
Ector County
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