Lopez testifies he wanted to scare driver before fatal shooting
Lopez, 18, testified in 70th Judicial District Court that his aim was to frighten the Blazer driver who forced him into an alley near South Ranchito last August. He said he feared 16-year-old John Vargas in the vehicle, carried an M-3 carbine for protection, and that the shooting of 15-year-old Irineo Barosa Duran Jr. occurred as he confronted Vargas after backing up in the Blazer.
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Christopher Phillip Lopez
Ranchito
Lopez
70Th Judicial District Court
Andrews Highway No
Irineo Barosa Duran Jr
John Vargas
Vargas
Lopez fired at Vargas then three more shots cited during trial
Lopez testified he fired once at Vargas then three more. Vargas, on the stand with prosecutors, denied any role in the May 1984 killing of Lopez mother Jessie. Vargas said he, Duran and two others went to a party unarmed, left after a warning, and heard shots as the Blazer moved away. Former Deputy Mahana testified Lopez confessed to Duran’s murder after about 12 hours of questioning, showing remorse but making a bold claim before confession. The December 1984 Duran murder trial ended in a mistrial after jurors could not reach a verdict.
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Lopez
Vargas
Hezird
Jessie
West Odessa
Dennis Cadra
Duran
Atwood Avenue
Ector County Sheriff's
Mike Mahana
Mahana
Chris
FDIC Sifts Thrift Store Assets In Midland Liquidation Center
FDIC uses a Midland liquidation center to sell collateral from failed loans. Items range from bridal wear to drilling rig candles with prices about half retail. Proceeds offset debt while benefiting the community, with staff and auctions yielding modest returns.
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Midland
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Permian Basin
Gene Shrode
Fdic Property Management
FDIC
Big Spring
Shrode
Shrade
First National Bank of Midland
National Bank of Odessa
Metro Bank of Midland
Exchange program may result from Minor Mexico trip
Mayor John Minor's trip to Chihuahua Mexico could spark a student exchange with Chihuahua University. In meetings with Ford and General Motors officials he discussed Maquiladora use and potential attraction of a Saturn plant to the Permian Basin, though not the trip's main aim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Texas
Permian Basin
John Minor
Chihuahua
Mexico
Minor
Odessa
Chihuahua University
Mexico City
Ford Motor Co
General Motors Corp
General Motors Saturn
Kerr-McGee seeks buyer for Hobbs potash plant
Kerr-McGee Chemical Corp negotiating sale of its Hobbs potash mining facility near Hobbs New Mexico valued at about 44 million dollars. spokeswoman Charlotte Buchanan said talks are serious with several potential buyers as the firm weighs options after an 88 million dollar loss in 1984 and prior uranium mine closures that affected about 300 workers.
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Hobbs
N.M
Kerr- McGee Chemical Corp
Kerr-McGee
Charlotte Buchanan
Oklahoma City
Okla
Lea
Eddy
New Mexico
Frank McPherson
Kerr- McGee
Grants
Buchanan
Midland
Nostalgia and Small Treasures Stir in a Billfold Treasure
A memoir style note recounts a cluttered billfold with receipts, cards, licenses, photos, and a few dollars, revealing how much fits into a small space. The writer mentions Eunice New Mexico high school classes planning July 4 5 events and details about the Railroad Museum in Galveston seeking old passenger tickets from 1880 to 1940.
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Center For Transportation and Commerce
Galveston
W. Phil Hewitt
Texas
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Hargrove
Midlander
Bernice Warner
Mian Basin
Kathy Howe
Sears
Arby's
Our Town
Mny
Esa
Eunice
Chamber of Comment
Rosenberg
Dick Howe
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