Jackson pushes for halt to execution in Chicago protest
In Chicago the Rev. Jesse Jackson, flanked by protesters, compared Texas Gov. George W. Bush to Pontius Pilate as he urged clemency for Gary Graham, the death row inmate scheduled to die Thursday. He planned to travel to Texas to lobby the pardons board and meet Graham, inviting Bush to witness the execution if all appeals fail.
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Jesse Jackson
Houston
Jackson
Livingston
Texas
Gary Graham
Graham
Chicago
George W. Bush
Pontius Pilate
Pilate
Jesus
George Bush
Illinois
Republican Party
Bush
Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles
GOP
Bobby Lambert
Richard Cunningham
Cunningham
George Ryan
Odessa blotter rollup details multiple crimes and arrests
A Odessa blotter lists aggravated assault of a peace officer with bond set at ten thousand for Ryan Griffin. It covers two narcotics charges against William Alexander with a two hundred thousand bond, a released DWI, and other cases including possession of cocaine and methamphetamine, false identity to an officer, and multiple bonds ranging from two thousand five hundred to twenty five thousand, plus a grand theft cash scheme at Advantage Auto Parts totaling nearly three thousand dollars across numerous false returns.
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Odessa
Ector County
Ryan Shawn Griffin
Esmonder
William Alexander
Peachtree Ave
Bluebird Street
Kenny Wayne Walden
36Th St
ECISD board debate on Supreme Court prayer ban
A concerned citizen voice at the ECISD meeting criticized the Supreme Court ruling upholding the ban on prayer at certain public school functions. Charle Scott received the Texas Staff Development Council award for outstanding staff development leader of the year. Board members present included Phil Fouche, Carol Gregg, Bill Rutherford, Delma Abalos, Paula Adders, Tommy Salmon Sr., and Floy Hinson.
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Supreme Court
American Civil Liberties Union
Charle Scott
ECISD
Texas
Texas Staff Development Council
Phil Fouche
Carol Gregg
Bill Rutherford
Delma Abalos
Paula Adders
Tommy Salmon Sr
Floy Hinson
Flare Found at Toledo Bend Dam Not a Bomb
Navy divers recovered an underwater device near Toledo Bend Lake. officials determined it was a used military flare, not a bomb. About 80 families evacuated from Vernon Parish and nearby Newton County area as boat traffic halted and roads were blocked while authorities investigated.
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Toledo Bend Dam
Toro
Toledo Bend Lake
Vernon Parish
Navy
Texas
Newton County
Shelton Sigler
Sabine River Authority
Sigler
Sabine
Sabine River
Court hears testimony in rocha murder plot linked to Blackthorne
Witnesses detail pressure to dispose of clothes and obtain a gun, and a request to learn the mother's address. Daryle Bellush testifies about a paid observer following the family after moving to Florida amid a custody dispute. Del Toro faces trial next month in Florida.
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Blackthorne
Daryle Bellush
Florida
Bellush
Gonzales
Rocha
del Toro
Uvalde
Jean Smith
Sheila
Smith
Traffic stop leads to arrest of man
Two Omaha police officers stopped a car for no license plates and arrested 35 year old Robert Noel Jordan who was sought in a Texas murder case. The FBI in Dallas had a warrant for Jordan fleeing to avoid arrest. Jordan and a 29 year old man are charged in the shooting death of Gene Palin Jr. in Dallas last summer.
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Omaha
Neb
Texas
Robert Noel Jordan
FBI
Dallas
Jordan
Gene Palin Jr
Man Found Dead in Burned Hobbs Home Identified
Hobbs Police identified Andrew Salazar after a fire at 210 West Main Street in Hobbs New Mexico early Monday. The body was found about 40 minutes after the blaze and autopsy shows multiple stab wounds and death prior to the fire, with homicide being investigated.
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Hobbs
N.M
Hobbs Fire Department
Main St
Andrew
Salazar
Albuquerque
Four Midland youths charged in criminal mischief case
Three Midland males are in custody after a June 12 incident that damaged property totaling about 11 000 dollars. Russell Floyd Defer 17 Dustin Gean Pitts 17 and a 15 year old were arrested and charged with criminal mischief. A warrant is out for a fourth 17 year old suspect who is away but expected to surrender upon return.
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Midland
Northwest Midland
Russell Floyd Defer
Dustin Gean Pitts
Alamo Junior High
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Pilar Aldaz Alvarado
S. Jackson Ave
Theresa Ann Morgan
Ohio Ave
Jose Hinojos Garcia
Hoffman Drive
Advantage Auto Parts
42Nd St
Odessa Regional Hospital
E. 6Th St
Patricia Beakes-Collins
Joanna Cuny
Bei Len
NOW
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Yiarols
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