Odessa man released after speedy trial gaps in murder case
Albert Rheams, father of Michael Rheams, blasts Texas justice after Charles Garrett is cleared to leave Huntsville State Prison. Garrett, convicted in 1983 for Michael Rheams murder, saw conviction overturned March 6 for speedy trial violations. The case opened again following a key witness discovery, but a 120 day readiness clause was deemed unmet by prosecutors.
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Albert Rheams
Texas
Rheams
Crockett Junior High School
N. Conover Ave
Cliff
Garrett
Woodson Park
South Odessa
Robert McGowan
City manager seeks deputy replacement in Odessa
Odessa City Manager John Harrison announced a statewide search for a new Deputy City Manager to replace Chester Nolen who resigns April 15 after 13 years in public service. Nolen will join Rick Romine’s Odessa based valve repair and sales firm, earning a comparable salary and better advancement while staying in Odessa with his wife, Sally.
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Odessa
John Harrison
Chester Nolen
Nolen
Rick Romine
Coordinated Southwest Valve Repair and Sales Company
Sally
Gorbachev opposes Star Wars plan in Europe
Gorbachev told Helmut Kohl he opposed Western European participation in Reagan's Strategic Defense Initiative. Kohl said there was no warning about harming arms control, and Gorbachev offered no new details on the issue. Bush warned of progress potential as Thatcher and Mulroney joined talks.
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Moscow
Mikhail S. Gorbachev
Helmut Kohl
Reagan
Kohl
Gorbachev
Western Europe
Margaret Thatcher
George Bush
Bush
Communist Party
Konstantin A. Chernenko
Brian Mulroney
Canada
Andrei Gromyko
Hans-Dietrich Genscher
Gromyko
Defense
Caspar W. Weinberger
United States
Bonn
U.S
West Germany
NATO
Ranks of Hispanic black educators rising at ECISD
Ruth Ramirez, ECISD's first Hispanic teacher hired in 1953, reflects on a decade of minority staffing gains. The district now lists 114 Black and Hispanic elementary teachers and 85 in secondary schools, with seven minority elementary and six minority secondary principals. Administrators total 79, and teachers total 1,345.5, as West Texas recruitment challenges persist.
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Carver Center
Murphy Street
College Avenue
Ruth Ramirez
Ramirez
Ector County Independent School
South
Texas
West Texas
ECISD
Edward K. Downing
Downing
ECIS
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