King assassination testimony doubts Invaders role
Former undercover officer Merrell McCullough told the House assassinations committee that the Memphis black activist group the Invaders preached violence but was not an FBI front. He said the Invaders were a grassroots organization of young people and not part of any plot to kill Martin Luther King Jr.
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FBI
Martin Luther King Jr
Merrell McCullough
House
King
Memphis
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McCullough
Lorraine Motel
Louis Stokes
D-Ohio
G. Robert Blakey
Ralph Abernathy
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Atlanta
Abernathy
Death of Texas couple tied to Gary Tison gang case
Bodies of James and Jeanette Judge, Amarillo Texas honeymooners missing since August, were found west of Pagosa Springs Colorado. Five suspects, including Randy Greenawalt Rick Tison and Raymond Tison, are charged in the slayings and face trials in Arizona. Evidence from autopsies to be collected in Montezuma.
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Albuquerque
N.M
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Jeanette
Amarillo
Texas
Colorado
Pagosa Springs
Gary Tison
Arizona
Eugene Farish
Farish
Randy Greenawalt
Thornton
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Raymond
Tison Brothers
Donald
Greenawalt
Arizona State Penitentiary
Casa Grande
Ariz
Donald Tison
Desert
Tisons
Florence
Yuma
Yuma, Ariz
Diggs Given Three Year Term In Mail Fraud Conviction
Michigan Congressman Charles Diggs was sentenced to up to three years in prison on 29 counts for mail fraud and making false statements. The judge ordered concurrent sentences while prosecutors sought incarceration. Diggs urged leniency saying the conviction was devastating. he plans to appeal.
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Betty Anne Williams
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Charles Diggs
Dmich
U.S
Oliver Gasch
Diggs
Congress
Detroit
Trial of Cullen Davis Enters Fourth Week Amid Grumblings
Attorney Richard Haynes complains as Cullen Davis murder conspiracy trial enters its fourth week in Houston. Key FBI informant David McCrory testifies and recalls memory lapses about finances and employment while judge presses for relevant questioning. Prosecution notes media scrutiny and tapes influence jurors as Barstow fire alarm calls Pecos department.
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Associated Press
Houston
Cullen Davis
Dick Nixon
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Haynes
FBI
David McCrory
McCrory
Davis
Martha
Bobby
Wallace Moore
Probation Given in Tax Fraud Case
An Odessa resident convicted of making two fraudulent tax refund claims was placed on three years supervised probation after U.S. Magistrate J.M. Preston of Pecos suspended one?
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Odessa
U.S
J.M. Preston
Pecos
Weather Outlook for West Texas and Pecos Forecast
Overcast skies in Pecos match West Texas forecast for occasional drizzle fog and light rain through Tuesday with cool conditions. Highs 40s to 60s, lows 30s to 50s. Panhandle to Big Bend weekend temperatures noted. Roger R. Fawcett, 38, of 3200 Mercury, pleaded guilty to two counts in U S District Court. probation and a $1,000 fine imposed for one offense.
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West Texas
Panhandle
Big Bend
Roger R. Fawcett
Mercury
Preston
U.S
Midland-Odessas
U.S. District Court
Fawcett
Western District of Texas
Council meet rescheduled for Pecos city council
Pecos City secretary Marilea Parsons says the second monthly council meeting is moved due to Thanksgiving. The council will convene tomorrow Tuesday at 7 30 a m.
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Pecos
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Reeves County
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South Cypress
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Michigan
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United States
Jack Strickland
Barstow
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