Trial convicts stepfather in brutal child abuse case
In Houston a jury found Lozier Ray Pickering guilty of injuring 8 year old Daniel Brownell with a maximum 20 year sentence. The boy's mother Carolyn Pickering awaits trial as doctors testified the child bears severe brain damage and injuries from alleged assaults.
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Hogan Stripling
Lozier Ray Pickering
Carolyn Pickering
Pickering
Bob Scofield
Stripling
J.B. Davis
Davis
Houston
Tiny hamlet wins big prize in Texas arts awards
Liberty Hill with a town square sculpture and Dallas shared a Texas Arts Award at the first Texas Arts Showcase at the University of Texas. More than 500 attendees, including state officials, witnessed the ceremony that capped the Texas Arts Alliance annual meeting.
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Tiny Hamlet
Greg Thompson
Associated Press
Austin, Tex
Liberty Hill
Texas
Dallas
University of Texas
Cere
Texas Arts Alliance
Multiple incidents span fire theft and court notices in region
Fire reported at 7:02 a.m. in Holiday Inn Parking Lot. Ambulance calls for a one car accident on Farm Road 1216 and transfer of patient to Odessa. An accident at 2300 block of Cactus involved a 1972 car driven by Sarah Nowell and 1975 pickup driven by Hector Acosta with a citation issued for failure to yield. Police report a stolen white green Ford LTD from Downey, California. Raymond Flores detained awaiting transfer to county jail. Several youths detained then released for suspicious persons. a dog bite incident. rifle theft from a pickup on Adams and Delaware. County court criminal charges filed for Cooksey, Adams, Valles. Marriage license issued to Natividad and Ortiz. Arts award comments praise from Steve Oaks and Mel Fowler. sculpture symposium in Liberty Hill funded by residents. Dallas honored for overall fine arts program. Lt. Gov. Bill Hobby presented prize to William Nicol.
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Holiday Inn
Farm Road
Odessa
Cactus
Sarah Nowell
Country Club Drive
Hector Acosta
Nowell
Sheriff's
Floyd Estrada
David Duncan
R.C. Rains Jr
Jerry Capers
Ford Ltd
Fowler
Dallas
Oaks
Bill Hobby
William Nicol
Odessa editor faces bribery indictment and campus marijuana charges
Odessa American city editor John Sliney surrendered on a five thousand dollar bond to face a bribery indictment. Two other former staffers, James and Susan Beaty, were indicted for possessing more than four ounces of marijuana. Olin Ashley said the couple quit after indictments. Sliney remains at work. Edwards, a county attorney candidate, was allegedly offered five thousand dollars to withdraw. UT Permian Basin will hold first term and summer registration May 27 with packets mailed May 16. Kermit students plan a Europe study trip this summer through ALSG, visiting London to Rome routes.
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Odessa
John Sliney
The
Odessa American
Ector County
James Beaty
Susan
Olin Ashley
Sliney
Jimmy Edwards
Edwards
Ector County Dist. Atty
John Green
University of Texas
Permian Basin
Vickie Gomez
UT Permian
Kermit
Kermit High School
Europe
London
Calais
Paris
Brussels
Heidelberg
Lucerne
Innsbruck
Venice
Florence
Rome
ALSG
American Leadership Study Groups
Worcester
Massachusetts
Monahans School Board Sets $700000 Kindergarten Bond Election
In a special meeting the Monahans board ordered a $700,000 bond election for a new kindergarten facility to be held May 28. The date followed a runoff canvass confirming Charles Wade as winner.
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Monahans
Monahans School Board
Charles Wade
Market Holds Steady After Wholesale Price Rise
The noon Dow Jones average rose 3.73 to 944.45 after a mixed early session. Gainers led losers 5 to 4 on the NYSE as investors digest the Labor Department report showing April wholesale price increases at 13.2 percent. Analysts note offsetting factors from dividend boosts and solid earnings.
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New York
Apel
Labor Department
New Theory Claims Cancer Cells Multiply by Hundreds
Dr. Hans Elias of UC San Francisco proposes cancer cells may divide into hundreds at a time rather than by mitosis. He also suggests cancerous cells can pass their genetic material to normal cells, potentially turning them cancerous. The idea, presented at the American Association of Anatomists meeting, remains speculative due to technological limits.
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Detroit
California
Hans Elias
University of California At
San Francisco
Elias
National Institutes of Health
American Association of Anatomists
Senators Back Fee Shift for Open Records Wins in Texas
Senate approves a bill allowing citizens to recover attorneys fees when winning open records suits and permits withholding data if disclosure risks federal funds. The measure, backed by Atty. Gen. John Hill, also limits criminal penalties for releasing confidential information and aims to address federal privacy laws affecting education records.
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Austin
Tex
Atty
John Hill
Senate
Hill
Texas
State Insurance Board
Calendar of Pecos events and clubs listed
Calendar notes Pecos area activities including Pecos Rifle and Pistol Club at American Motor Inn at 7 30 p m and multiple club meetings through the week. Also lists a dance and civic items plus a note on the origin of the word pants from Pantalone and 1815 English fashion change.
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Pecos Rifle and Pistol Club
American Motor Inn
Lions Club
Amistad Lions Club
Lions den
Pecos
Chaparral Village
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Wallace Fagan
Daniel
Fagan
Cecil Heidelberger
John Thomas Hunnicutt
Harold Orville Pancake
Ricky Allen Corner
Darlene Kilmartin
S. Palm
Cowan
Mike Maddux
Adams
Adams and
Delaware
Billy Clay Cooksey
William Charles Adams
Gilbert Valles
Juan Natividad
S. Oak
Rachel Ortiz
Steve Oaks
Mel Fowler
UTPB
Alcoa
Dr. Pepper
Dow Chem
duPont
Eastman
el Paso NG
Exxon
Fairchild
Gen Tire
A&p
Gulf Oil
Occiden- IBM
Tial Petroleum
Allegheny Power
Jhn-Man
Uslife
John Joh
Mobil Oil
Monsanto
NYSE
RCA
Safeway
Sears
Stock Exchange
Sony
Saud Oil Ind
Sun Co
Dow Texaco
Jones
Utilities
Woolworth
XeroxCo
Stocks
American Cancer Society
Pecos Alcoholics Anonymous
Al-Anon
S. Oak St
Tops Club
Federation
Tops TX
St. Community Council
Saragosa Hall
Austin Elementary
Business and Professional Women’s Club
Pecos Art Association
John J. Dorr
Fort Davis
Pantalone
England
Duke of Wellington
Cupp
Big T
Eth
Hestaurs
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