Denials mark Lozano jail death probe in Midland report
Three Odessa jail inmates claim Ector County officials sought to sway testimony in the Lozano case. District Attorney Green and Sheriff Faught deny the allegations calling them lies and attempts to strike back. The Times Herald reports testimonies and possible federal grand jury involvement amid the inquest jury ruling Lozano’s death an accident.
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Midland
Texas
Ector County
Larry Lozano
Dallas
Dallas Times Herald
Odessa
Lozano
Dist
Atty
John Green
Elton Faught
Faught
THE
Times Herald
Orlando Molinar
Anita Molinar
Orlando
U.S. Justice Department
Abel
Vickey Day
Sheriff's Department
Postmaster Warns 554000 Postal Workers of Strike Fallout
Postmaster General William Bolger warns 554,000 postal employees in letters that striking could lead to firing, a felony, and loss of paid health and life insurance. Talks with four unions stall over no-layoff protections as management seeks productivity gains and faster workforce reductions. An unnamed union official cites plans to cut over 100,000 jobs by the early 1980s.
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Liam F. Bolger
Bolger
Postal
Emmet Andrews
American Postal Workers Union
Immigrant from Sudan arraigned on felony alien transport
A United States citizen from Sudan, Texas, was arraigned Tuesday in Pecos Division Texas on a felony charge of transporting illegal aliens under the Immigration and Naturalization Service Law. Bond set at 15,000 with 10 percent cash. Belez remanded to U.S. Marshal custody. Others convicted include Arturo Sigala-Lujan 20, Andres Sigala Porras 45, and Jose Santos Garza-Avalles 31 with jail terms from 60 to 179 days.
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United States
Sudan
Texas
U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service
U.S
J.M. Preston
Pecos
U.S. District Court
Trict
Border Patrol
Alberto Belez
Belez
Arturo Sigala-Lujan
Arturo Lujan-Sigala
Andres Sigala Porras
Jose Santos Garza-Avalles
Fund Established To Help Baby Rudie Falcon
A fund at First National Bank of Pecos aids medical expenses for Rudie Falcon born in Reeves County Hospital on Friday July 7 to Mr. and Mrs. Pedro Falcon of Saragosa. He was moved to Odessa Women’s and Children’s Hospital then on to Fort Worth for tests to assess potential heart surgery.
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Justice Department
First National Bank of
Rudie
Reeves County Hospital
Women's and Children’s
Odessa
Fort Worth
Evening Lions Blood Drive Set by Pecos Club
Forest Cameron of the Pecos Evening Lions announces a community blood drive sponsored by the club tomorrow from noon to 6 pm at the Community Center Building. He notes past strong local support and stresses the drive helps people in need with a simple donation process and personal satisfaction.
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Forest Cameron
Pecos
Cameron
Ector County DA cites withheld evidence in Lozano death case
Ector County District Attorney John Green alleges an affidavit with key details about inmate Larry Lozano’s jail death was withheld by a state investigator under orders from Attorney General John Hill. The inquest ruled Lozano’s death accidental, prompting Mexican-American leaders to claim beatings by authorities. Green plans subpoenas for Hill and related records to pursue further leads.
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Odessa
Texas
Ector County
John Green
Larry Lozano
Dallas
Dallas Morning News
Green
Lorazano
John Hill
Lozano
Elton Faught
Dan Maeso
Hill
U.S
Gabriel Perez
Maeso
Austin
Perez
Ector County Grand Jury
KMID
Paul Pryor
Grand Jury
Pryor
R.L. McKim
Senate approves coal focus energy bill in broad vote
The Senate backed the coal conversion portion of President Carter’s energy plan, which would curb natural gas and oil use in new power plants and require certain industries to switch to coal. Other parts, including a domestic crude oil tax and gas pricing, face stiff opposition and delay in the House as Congress recesses.
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Washington
Carter
House
Senate
Congress
Bonn
West Germany
Bobh Carter
Crystal City gas project eyed as 50-50 wildcat odds
Crystal City seeks a 650000 federal grant to lease gas rights and drill six wells after La Vaca Gathering Co cut gas to the city’s system for unpaid debt. Engineer Ozuna calls success possible, noting 17 potential sites nearby and a plan to hit two wells to achieve energy self sufficiency. Temperatures topped 107 in Pecos with forecasts of storms across West Texas.
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San Antonio, Texas
Crystal City
San Antonio
George Ozuna Jr
La-Vaca Gathering Co
Zavala County
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Middle Rio Grande
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