Agriculture secretary rules out farm law changes amid tractorcade protest
Agriculture Secretary Bob Bergland said no proposals exist to amend farm policy to satisfy protesting farmers en route to Washington. He acknowledged regional costs, noting irrigation raises production costs in the Southwest, but insisted national policy must rely on averages.
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Don Kendall
Washington (Ap
Bob Bergland
Washington
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Robert Bergland
Carter
China
U.S
Tractorcade heads toward Washington from Virginia stop
About 900 farmers and families on an American Agriculture Movement tractorcade near Roanoke plan a Washington, D C arrival for a Feb 5 demonstration to lobby Congress for a 90 percent parity on 17 commodities. The caravan from Amarillo to Wytheville spans roughly 10 miles with 400 vehicles.
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Jury Deliberations In Hindering Prosecution Case
A Reeves County Court at Law jury began deliberations at 11:20 a.m. in the case of Eleuterio Martinez Garcia 35 Pecos charged with hindering apprehension or prosecution last August. Garcia pleaded not guilty as state witnesses including Sheriff Raul Florez Deputy John Prewit and Deputy Bobby Upchurch testified.
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Pecos
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Reuben Sandoval
Roddy Harrison
Raul Florez
John Prewit
Bobby Upchurch
Leroy Licon
Licon
H.D. Glover
Glover
Indictments Return In Pecos Division Federal Case
Four defendants from San Angelo and Troup face indictments in the Pecos Division Western District of Texas for drug and firearms offenses. Francisco Galindo III and Hershal Ground Jr. charged with conspiracy and possession of marijuana and a controlled substance plus a .38 revolver on federal property. Ground remains jailed. Galindo bonded. Sammie Joe Norman and James Clements named on marijuana conspiracy and weapon charges on federal property. both released on bond. Enrique Muro-Juarez charged with illegal entry. multiple aliases listed. in RCCF awaiting proceedings.
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Hershal Gene Ground Jr
Galindo
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Reeves County Correctional Facility
Sammie Joe Norman
James Charles Clemens
Enrique Muro-Juarez
U.S
Five Convicted on Immigration Violations in Pecos Court
Five defendants, four Mexican citizens and one aiding abetting illegal entry, pleaded guilty and were sentenced by U. S. Magistrate J. M. Preston. Jesus Estrada Estrada received 358 days for aiding two illegal aliens, Meza-Ramirez got 179 days, Pere-Fierro 23 with prior returns noted, Salcido-Barajas 120 days, and Martin Meza-Ramirez 90 days. All acknowledged rights in open court.
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U. S
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Pecos
Daniel Meza-Ramirez
U.S
Jesus Pere-Fierro
Mexico
Martin Meza-Ramirez
Missing woman found dead near Bonham after search
Fannin County deputies found Juanita Walls two miles south of Telephone near Farm Market Road 2029 after a Colorado tip to FBI agents. James Harold Lorance, 22, was taken into custody in Pueblo after his car linked to Walls was found and tied to the case.
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Fannin County
Colorado
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Buddy Burgess
Juanita Walls
Farm Market Road
Pueblo
Colo
James Harold Lorance
Walls
Fanning
Frank Conner
Connor
Lorance
Amarillo
Study on Texas child abuse levels from SHSU report
Researchers at Sam Houston State University say 283000 Texans under 15 will be battered or abused this year with potential to reach 400000. A Criminal Justice Center study based on 1339 survey responses found 14 percent reported abuse, while only about a quarter of those cases were reported to authorities.
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Sam Houston State University
Criminal Justice Center
Dallas Boy Dies After Eye Stab Wounds in Knife Attack
An 11 year old boy died at Baylor Medical Center Dallas after being stabbed through the eye with a screwdriver two weeks earlier. His eight year old sister, Aimee Gene Gray, was rushed back to surgery as doctors began emergency procedures. Police say Clifford Cecil Gradi died during surgery while the sister remained in critical condition. Their mother Kathleen Gradi, 32, is jailed on $200,000 bond on attempted murder charges with amended charges expected to be presented to a grand jury.
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Dallas
Clifford Cecil Gradi
Baylor Medical Center
Aimee Gene Gray
Kathleen Gradi
Jim Burnham
Weather outlook and temperatures across Pecos and Panhandle
Weather reports show clear conditions then partly cloudy by Wednesday with highs from 30 to 48 across the Panhandle regions. Pecos area records a Monday high of 61 and a 29 degree low this morning, with a colder night ahead and warmer temperatures expected on Wednesday.
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Hearst Commuted Sentence Ahead of Wedding
Patricia Hearst is to be released from Pleasanton Federal Prison four days before her 25th birthday after President Carter commuted her seven year term. She plans a church wedding to fiancé Bernard Shaw, a San Francisco police officer, with a press conference planned after arrival.
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