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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1998
Page
8
Midland officer placed on paid leave in sexual assault probe
A Midland Police Department officer has been put on administrative leave with pay after a 23 year old woman said she was sexually assaulted Sunday morning by three men, including the officer. The other suspect and the officer are unnamed due to the ongoing Texas Ranger investigation. No charges yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midland
Midland Police Department
West Midland
Tina Jauz
MPD
The
Texas Rangers
Jauz
Water plan under way for region as drought tests supply
Water adviser from the Water Board says the first task is assessing Colorado River water availability. The Texas Natural Resource Conservation Committee studied this 40 years ago, but new data is needed. The planning group must align groundwater districts and river authorities into the regional plan, aiming to decide how much water could be exported from the district by a deadline of September 2000. John Gayle of Snyder emphasizes the export question.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Water Board
Colorado
Texas Natural Resource Conservation Committee
Grant
John Gayle
Snyder
Scout Groups Defend Moral Beliefs in Court Challenge
The suits allege discrimination under California’s Unruh Civil Rights Act, with the Boy Scouts claiming homosexuality conflicts with traditional values and the Scout oath promising to be morally straight. Ladd explains the creed centers on belief in a supreme being. Susan Serrano and the AP contributed to this report.
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Ladd
California
Susan Serrano
Associated Press
Former athlete George Webster loses disability pension appeal
Former pro football star George Webster failed to overturn a National Football League retirement board ruling that his disability is not related to his football career. The Supreme Court declined without comment to increase his pension from 750 to 4000 dollars a month, citing continued eligibility standards for totally disabled status.
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Washington
George Webster
Supreme Court
National Football League
Webster
Michigan State
Houston Oilers
NFL
Pittsburgh Steelers
New England Patriots
Subia to Lead City Court After Resignation
Subia, on the job a week, aims to steer the municipal court in a more positive direction after Don Vanadore resigns amid reports of an ultimatum. An in-house 1995 study by Yarger Decker and Thomas Inc. criticized the court and proposed changes, some deemed illegal by judges Otis Moore and J.E. Weatherly. Subia plans to review recommendations one by one and implement portions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Subia
Don Vanadore
Mary Kay Moore
Yarger Decker
Thomas Inc
Otis Moore
J.E. Weatherly
Thomas
Kim Smith
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Westbrook described a shooting incident where a conviction in the chest and then in the buttocks occurred. He noted there were no gunpowder traces on the hands of the shooter. McMullen reportedly changed bloody clothes before responders arrived and moved the gun and purse after calling 911.
Ector County Approves Curfew and Related Measures
The commission adopted a county curfew patterned after a Midland County law aimed at Odessa youth, effective June 1, with violators potentially fined up to 500 dollars and detained at the sheriff's office until a parent arrives. No juveniles cited yet. The board also accepted a 250 dollar cemetery donation, approved inmate medical services with Medical Team of Texas, and authorized 16,500 dollars for airport work at Schlemeyer Field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midland
Odessa
Ector County
Sheriff’ S Office
Bright
Lawrence Brock
Medical Team of Texas, Inc
Confederate Air Force
Schlemeyer Field
Odessa Couple Seen In Knife Attack And Threat Case
A 28-year-old Odessa man says his wife cut his left hand with a kitchen knife at about 12 20 a.m. Monday in the 6700 block of Eastridge Road. A 46-year-old Odessa man reports a threat to kill him while displaying a weapon at about 5 p.m. Sunday in the 4600 block of Lindy Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa
Eastridge Road
Lindy Avenue
Odessa Man Reports Car Theft On North Grandview
A 35 year old Odessa man reported his 1981 Oldsmobile Cutlass stolen between midnight and 1 a.m. Saturday while parked in the 5300 block of North Grandview Avenue. The vehicle valued at $1200 was taken in the unauthorized use of a motor vehicle case.
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Odessa
North Grandview
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