Dallas Man Dies In Joe Pool Lake Search
John Black, 54, of Dallas, is believed to have drowned while swimming at Joe Pool Lake. He jumped from a pontoon boat to retrieve a hat and disappeared. Investigators have not determined a cause of death. Searchers used two helicopters, an airplane, and boats from multiple agencies including the Army Corps of Engineers and the Trinity River Authority.
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Arlington
Dallas
John Black
Joe Pool Lake
Black
John Brimmer
Grand Prairie Police
Brimmer
Atlantis crew readies for two landing attempts today
After a 12 day mission to outfit the space station the Atlantis crew will attempt two landings at Cape Canaveral before daybreak with fuel to spare for two more days if needed. Edwards AFB backup not selected due to favorable Cape Canaveral weather.
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Houston
International Space Station
Space Shuttle
Atlantis
Kennedy Space Center
Edwards Air Force Base
Cape Canaveral
NASA
Space Station
Eight sentenced in phone scam in Austin and Las Vegas
A federal judge sentenced eight people for a late 1990s telemarketing fraud that targeted about 2000 victims, mostly elderly. The scheme from Las Vegas and Austin operated from 1994 to 1996, netting around 1.8 million dollars. Victims paid 250 to 3000 dollars via checks or money orders as they were lured by a fake recovery service.
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Austin
U.S
James R. Nowlin
Las Vegas
Matthew Devlin
Devlin
Sheriff admits theft in marijuana conspiracy case
Frio County Sheriff Carl Henry Burris plans to plead guilty to conspiring to distribute over 100 kilograms of marijuana and stealing from a federally funded agency. In a signed plea, the 21 year veteran admits stealing traffic stop proceeds and selling seized marijuana. Federal filing likely ends Burris’s career after election wins and a prior state acquittal on bribery charges.
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San Antonio
Frio County
Carl Henry Burris
Discrimination suit awards $700000 to 13 Hispanic workers
A federal magistrate in Dallas awarded 700000 to 13 Hispanic employees harmed by an English only policy at Premier Operator Services. The EEOC said the ban on speaking Spanish discriminated by national origin, with back pay about 59000 and 50000 each for compensatory and punitive damages. Premier Operator Services had filed bankruptcy before the July trial.
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Dallas
Paul Stickney
U.S
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Stickney
Premier Operator Services
EEOC
Ida L. Castro
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