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The Galveston Daily News from Galveston, Texas • Page 3

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Satanist Says He Killed PrincipalAs Sacrifice To Deol PLAINS. Texas iLTI) An 18-year-old self- professed Satanist Thursday testified he killed his high school principal as a human sacrifice to a devil he worshipped since the age of 10. Ricardo Lopez testified in his own defense on charges of shooting Whitharral High School principal Malcolm Omar Tripp April 7, 1977 on the steps of the school. Tripp was shot twice in the back with a revolver. "The shadow told me to go out and make a human sacrifice because the devil wasn't pleased with the sacrifices I was making," riopez testified.

attorneys Patrick Abeyta and Willis VD Incubation Times Corrected Incubation times for venereal diseases were confused in Thursday's edition of The News. Gonorrhea symptoms Usually show up in a week to 10 days. Syphilis symptoms can take up to 90 days to show up, if they ever do. JThe News regrets the PA. Pol.

Adv. by Mary Oiriittnun, 2902 Galmton. Taylor their case Wednesd.v, admitting Lopez kiljd the 31-year-old educator but claiming he from "acute paraneJ schizophrenia," a legal (Jfense in Texas. Urder Taylor's questioning, the quiet, at tinv-s barely audible wit- nes said he lived i'pr those tjnes when he practiced his jersonal form of sorcery- He testified he could not resist his devil's order to kill anyone. He outlined ways to cast spells and call up devils and testified he once "hoped to death a friend of a relative." He said the friend died in a tractor accident.

Special prosecutor John Montford, hired by Tripp's family to assist Hockley County District Attorney Bill Boedecker, challenged Lopez' testimony asking, "Do you need to be resworn to tell the truth, so help you Satan?" Police who arrested Lopez have testified for the state that he gave them a statement saying he had planned Tripp's death two months in advance. Lopez testified Thursday he did not remember having a plan to kill Tripp. The defendant, a 17-year- old freshman at the West Texas high school when Tripp was killed, is being tried on a change of venue from Hockley County. Prosecutors have indicated they will ask for a life sentence if Lopez in convicted. Lopez spent six months in a state hospital last fall before he was found competent to stand trial.

Maybe they are holding this big, big bash at the airfield i They say the airfield isn't BIG enough! FIRST TIME EVER! COMING SOMEWHERE IN GALVESTON THE SALE OF SALES! WATCH FOR OUR FULL PAGE COLOR AD IN SATURDAY'S PAPER! Jljo QJalln-atiu' JDatly JNVlua Friday Morning, May 26,1978 Today I say it with diamonds THE AMERICAN CANCER Society will present an antique auto show from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday at the Santa Fe Building, 25th Street and The Strand. The Ball High Key Club will be helping to set up the show. From left, first row, Key Club members include Dan Hern and Bob Wallis.

Second row, from left, are Tom Schwartz, Don Castiglioni, Scott Fish, Jason Levy, President David Richard and Joe Curtino. In addition, the Ball High Photo Club will sell souvenier photos. Admission will be $1 for adults and 50 cents for children under 12. All proceeds will go to the American Cancer Society. The public is invited.

(Photo By Mary Anne Wilder) Bank Time Deposit, Savings Plans Changed Changes in United States National Bank's time deposit and savings plans, which will be effective June 1, were announced Thursday by J. Grant Byus, president and chief executive officer of the bank. "A new money market time deposit will be ad- ded," Byus explained. "These non-negotiable time deposits of $10,000 or more, with maturities of six months, will earn interest at a rate equal to the discount rate on the most recently issued six-month U.S. Treasury bills.

"New IRA and Keough account deposits with a maturity of three years or more will be paid at a rate of 8 percent," he continued. U.S. National Bank will also add an eight-year investor certificate that will be paid at a rate of 7.75 percent. The minimum deposit will be $1,000. Time deposits of $100,000 or more will still be negotiable, Byus noted.

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Years Available:
1865-1999