NAACP Dallas presidency in limbo after suspensions
In Dallas the NAACP chapter faces instability as calls mount over who leads after suspensions. Charles Calloway, reinstated last week, faces ongoing appeal while vice president Norman Dyer has served interim. A special meeting Wednesday or Sept. 17 board session could decide the top job.
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Charles Calloway
National Naacp
Norman Dyer
Calloway
National Board
Don Robinson
Robinson
Los Angeles
Dyer
Calloway’s
Carnes brothers rebuild after job loss to start funeral home
Rusty and Michael Carnes, fired from Malloy & Sons, opened Carnes Bros Funeral Home in Galveston on Aug 13 after years of hardship. Investors were scarce and they faced stigma, needing about $1 million to launch. They relied on unemployment, wives’ pay, and relatives while securing collateral and equipment.
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Rusty
Michael Carnes
Franklin
Carnes II
Carnes Bros. Funeral Home
Allen’s Food King
Tax debts tied to Lewis led firms raise questions
Six firms partly owned by House Speaker Gib Lewis owe about 157000 in federal state and local taxes, including 111000 to the IRS. The Austin American Statesman reported the debts spanning eight years amid Lewis pushing billions in new Texas taxes. Lewis says he is not personally responsible for corporate taxes.
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Tarrant County Gun Club Inc
Shooters Palace
Fort Worth
Lewis Label Products Inc
Tarrant County
Austin
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Tejas Equity Reconstruction Inc
W.W. Shipman Inc
L&m Aviation Inc
Mary Jane Wardlow
State Comptroller’s Office
Committee forms to monitor police in Colorado City shooting case
A committee of residents from Big Spring Abilene San Angelo Sweetwater and Monahans forms to monitor police for civil rights violations in the Sammy Gomez shooting case. They plan a Washington visit November 19 to seek federal investigation and will file an amended civil suit naming additional incidents from the 1980s.
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Sweetwater
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WATS
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Washington
Big Spring Herald
Rueben Sandoval
Billy Ray Williamson
League of United Latin American Citizens
LULAC
Williamson
Jose Garcia de Lara
Gomez
Sandoval
Parks department cuts two positions
The Parks and Recreation Department dissolves the recreation superintendent and assistant superintendent roles to create four coordinator posts. Richard Galle and Larry Foos were terminated with severance. the move aims to boost programming for adults, seniors, children, and events, with costs offset by expected revenue gains. Carithers unavailable for comment.
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Richard Galle
Larry Foos
Brown
Ming
Tom Cody
Parks and Recreation Department
Cody
Foos
Parks and Recreation
Joe Carthers
Cal Oakee
Richard Gallo
Come
Carithers
Egge
Odessa's Literacy Team Hosts Celebration for Completing Students
About 150 parents and children gathered for a final festivity honoring students who completed requirements. Local businesses donated gifts such as a big stuffed bear and a radio aimed at encouraging learning. Odessa Mayor Lorraine Bonner spoke at the event which featured lunch, a story time, and numerous balloons.
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Oesette Radio
Odessa
Lorraine Bonner
Oklahoma to carry out first execution in 24 years
Charles Troy Coleman, 43, is scheduled for lethal injection at Oklahoma State Penitentiary as the state braces for its first execution since 1966. The Supreme Court denied stays, and Coleman was convicted for the 1979 shotgun slaying of John Seward in Muskogee after a burglary confrontation.
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Okla
Supreme Court
Oklahoma
Charles Troy Coleman
Oklahoma State Penitentiary
John Seward
Muskogee
Seward
Roxie
Coleman
Grand jurors deny delay for suspended Police Chief Vines
Dallas grand jury may take over a week to decide if suspended Police Chief Mack Vines will be indicted on seven aggravated perjury charges. Jurors rejected a request by Vines' lawyers to delay until Monday after one day of testimony and may return a verdict later.
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Mack Vines
Dallas County
Dallas Times Herald
Vines
Jan Hart
Ms. Hart
Jo Dee
Morning News
Een
Lisa Master
Deaths in Eastland Llano and Odessa regions
Private services for Audis White 75 of Eastland and long time nurse in Kermit were set. Survivors include two daughters two sons 16 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren. Edwards Funeral Home Eastland arranging. Services for Vivian Robertson 68 Tow at Waldrope Hatfield Chapel Llano with burial at Tow Cemetery. Elizabeth Tillman Mitchell 83 Odessa death pending with Hubbard Kelly Funeral Home in Greenville Miss.
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Audis White
Barbara Wood
Sheffield
Joyce Cox
Tom Shoemake
Harold Shoemake
Monahans
Llano
Vivian Mozelle Robertson
Tow
Waldrope-Hatfield
Ropesville
Jay Olen Allen
Gainesville
Carrie Pearcy
Midland
Wallrope-Hatfield Funeral Home
Elizabeth Tillman Mitchell
Odessa
Boone-Wells Funeral Home
Greenville
Miss
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