Fisher wins Democratic nomination for Ector County judge
Fisher, the only lawyer in a three way race, captured 59 percent of a light primary vote to win the Democratic nomination and set to face Republican Murrell Howell in November. turnout was under 15 percent with 4 104 votes for Fisher and 2 368 for Howell. Fisher praised the campaign approach and support from medical and legal communities.
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Jan Fisher
Ector
Fisher
Murrell Howell
Bill Pettit
Charles Gee Jr
Howell
Ector County
Lucille Wolz
J.O. Marshall
White leads in Texas Democratic gubernatorial primary
Attorney General Mark White held a strong lead in the Texas Democratic governor race as voting totals showed he might miss the needed threshold for an outright nomination. Governor Bill Clements easily won the Republican nomination.
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Mark White
Odessa deadly bombing case raises Mafia link questions
Investigators probe the April 24 explosion that killed Odessa oilman Joe Lee Neal. Police label the motive complex with potential hired killer and organized crime ties, while officials from the Odessa Police, Ector County Sheriff, BATF, Fort Bliss, and the FBI collaborate. Page 3A.
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Brentwood Avenue
Joe Lee Neal
Alan Stewart
Stewart
Neal
Rust Baker
Ector County
Bob Brookshire
Joe Neal
Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
U.S. Army
Fort Bliss
el Paso
FBI
Sidney Rogers
41St Ordnance Detachment
Police chief faces rising crime wave in Odessa
News Analysis by Jim Welsh examines Odessa's crime surge eight months into Alan Stewart's tenure as police chief. With unsolved murders, budgeted 179 officers and a strained station, Stewart bears political and public accountability for crime in a city under 100000 residents.
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Jim Welsh
Alan Stewart
Odessa
Stewart
Montford Narrowly Defeats Short In 28th Senate Race
In late returns Yoakum County held out votes until 2 a.m. Montford beat incumbent E L Short by 685 votes 24011 to 23416 for the 28th State Senatorial District. He will face Odessa stockbroker Jim Reese in November after Reese edged two opponents in the GOP primary.
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Lubbock
John Montford
E.L. Short
Short
Tahoka
Senate
Montford
Odessa
Jim Reese
Reese
Ector County
Lubbock County
John W. Smith
John J. C. O’shea
West Texas
Falklands War Battles Rattle Quiet Island Skies
British jets attacked airfields on the Falkland Islands and warships bombarded Argentine positions near Stanley as both sides claimed enemy aircraft shot down. Argentina reported six soldiers wounded, while Britain acknowledged some damage to ships and casualties aboard its vessels.
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Stanley
Britain
Argentina
I Britain
Falklands
South Georia
Washington
Goose Green
British Defense Ministry
Hermes
South Atlantic
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