Parole decision looms in Odessa murder case linked to Meadows
In Odessa, 46 year old Johnny Meadows, serving 99 years for a 1972 strangulation, and linked to Linda Cougat's 1969 death, faces possible parole review in May or June. Officials say parole depends on case merits, not overcrowding, with details on Green's 1971 disappearance reviewed by Ector County deputies.
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Odessa
Ector County
Linda Cougat
Cougat
Johnny Jerreallen
Emanuel Meadows
Meadows
Cougar
Texas Department of Corrections
Texas
Ruben Torres
Brownsville
Torres
Bill Clements
State Parole Board
Texas parole board digs in against crowding pressure
Texas parole board members resist releasing unworthy inmates due to prison crowding. Chairman Ruben Torres says it is a mistake to expect the parole board alone to solve the problem. The Dallas Morning News notes states elsewhere have faced costs without high parole risk.
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Richard Fish
Dallas Morning News
Austin
Texas
Parole Board
Board of Pardons and Paroles
Ruben Torres
U S could mount a counterattack despite ICBM losses
A Carnegie Endowment study says the United States could still launch a comprehensive attack on the Soviet Union with bomber and submarine forces even if all ICBMs were destroyed in a preemptive strike. It warns missile vulnerability erodes defense credibility but argues the nation can manage the risk.
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Associated Press
Washington
United States
Soviet Union
Carnegie Endowment For International Peace
U.S
Joseph S. Nye Jr
Harvard University
Cochairman
Carngere
El Paso Relies on Illegal Labor Across Border
Federal raids target illegal workers nationwide but El Paso treats undocumented labor as a longstanding border reality. Officials note thousands of arrests statewide, while border businesses rely on migrant workers in construction, yard work, and domestic roles. Local leaders say immigration controls alone won’t end the underground economy.
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Associated Press
EL Paso
el Paso Chamber of Commerce
Mark T. Miles
Dallas
Houston
Los Angeles
INS
United States
U.s.-Mexico
Border Patrol
Joe Rubin
Dale Cozart
Cozart
Aubin
Fac
Lee
Miles
Mexico
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