The Odessa American from Odessa, Texas • 13

Saturday, November 2, 1991 ODESSA AMERICAN 3B Basin TV stations BEEHMS ROBBERY change ownership Agents from the Drug Enforcement Administration assisted in the search, the release said. JAILED By Martin Hobratschk The American Two Permian Basin television from Ector County Jail Friday after posting bond on a charge of felony theft, jail reports said. Bond for Helen Louise Holle-man, 1430 S. Broughton was set at $1,500 by Municipal Judge J.E. Weatherly.

She also had a $500 bond on a misdemeanor charge of criminal trespass, reports said. Dorsie Smith reported a woman slipped four packages of cigarettes, a laxative and candy, total value $13, into her purse while at La Tienda in the 800 block of West Clements Street about 2:10 p.m., but was caught and the items recovered, Odessa Police Department reports said. The original charge was misdemeanor theft, but was enhanced to a felony because she had two prior theft convictions, Cpl. John McA-hon saidj stations nave cnangea nanas. Adams Communication the Minnesota-based parent com- pany of KOSA-TV Channel 7, announced this week that it plans to sell Forward Television Corp.

I and Forward Television Corp. II to Paul Brissette, president and chief operating officer of the companies. The two companies own and op- rA according to the company. Officials with the companies could not be reached for comment Meanwhile, the purchase of KTPX-TV Channel 9 by a Lawton, businessman has won federal approval. R.H! Druery, a former owner of IMID-TV Channel 2, announced in July he had purchased the station, which had been in receivership since 1987.

John Foster, longtime Channel 2 general manager, assumed the general manager's job at Channel 9' effective Friday. "The staff is excited about this because they have been operating in receivership for four years," Foster said. "With our station halfway between Midland and Odessa, we are going to be very active in the two communities." an Odessa man were dropped Thursday after he was arrested in Odessa, a Murray County Sheriffs Department spokeswoman said. Dever Lee Applewhite 2713 Spur was arrested Wednesday at his residence by Odessa Police Department officers acting on a Murray County, warrant, Odessa City Jail reports said. The original charge of felony theft against Applewhite was dropped and he was released, reports said.

Ota Police Nov. 1 Burglary: Olan Lee Maney reported nine cartons of cigarettes, cash and two pistols, total value $562, taken and $300 damage to a building in trie 200 block of East 52nd Street about 5:40 a.m. Friday. Cpl. R.

Smith. Oct. 31 Criminal mischief: James Robert Palmer reported $750 damage to a 1988 Chevrolet Astro van in the 1500 block of Castle -Road about 8 p.m. Thursday. Officer K.

Wilson. Burglary: Jim C. Carlson reported three rings, seven watches and a gun, total value $1,510, taken from a residence at Brady Station Apartments in the 4200 block of East 52nd Street between 8:15 and 9:15 a.m. Thursday. Officer T.

Thomas. Burglary: Randy Lee Elrod reported a compensator and suit, total value $850, taken and $75 damage to a 1986 Ford F-150 XLT pickup at La Bodega Mexican Restaurant in the 1000 block of East Seventh Street between 7 and 9 p.m. Wednesday. Officer J. Ramirez.

Two men stole cash and beer from 'a convenience store Thursday by threatening the clerk with a gun, Odessa Police Department reports said. The cle-k, Allie Hendricks, had her back to the door of Taylor Petroleum in the 2800 block of Andrews Highway about 6:50 p.m. When she turned around, the two men were inside the store, reports said. 1 One pointed a short-barreled blue stell handgun at Hendricks and told her not to touch anything. He made her open the cash register, then he reached in and took an undetermined amount of money, reports said.

While he kept her at bay, the other man got a 12-pack of beer and the two left on foot, running east. Hendricks was not injured, according to reports. The man with the gun was described as Hispanic, in his early 20s, 5 feet inches tall and 140 pounds with short black hair and a mustache. He was wearing a narrow-brimmed black felt hat, dark short coat and dark pants, reports said. The other man was also Hispanic and about the same age 5 feet 7 inches tall and 150 pounds with short black hair.

He was wearing, a brown durango jacket and brown khaki pants, reports said. Police were investigating the incident Friday as aggravated robbery, reports said. eraie stations in uuessa; apnng-" field, Lansing, Wichita Falls; Wausau, Madison, Peoria, and Wheeling, W.Va. Brissette will purchase all the stock of the two companies for an undisclosed amount, according to a statement released by Adams Communications. Pending regulatory approval, the deal should be completed by the first quarter of 1992, A 52-year-old Odessa man was in Dawson County Jail Friday on a "charge of indecency with a child after being arrested in Odessa on a warrant, jail reports said.

Bend for Librado Garcia. Ortiz Jr. 1408 Woodlawn was set at by Municipal Judge J.E. Weatherly, reports said. Odessa Police Department officers arrested him about '4 p.m.

Thursday at his residence on a warrant. He was transferred from City Jail to Dawson County Friday, reports said. INDECENCY A 17-year-old man was in Ector County Jail Friday on a charge of indecency with a child, jail reports said. Bond for Darren Ray Gray, 10630 W. Hoffman Drive, was set at $50,000 by Justice of the Peace Dennis Bright, reports said.

Deputy Roy Gladden of the Ector County Sheriffs Department arrested him Thursday on a warrant signed by Bright, reports said. A man fondled a 12-year-old girl on Oct. 18 in a western Ector County residence, according to reports. The incident was reported Oct. 21, Capt.

Mark Donaldson said. BOND Short circuit at Rexene plant causes outage, stalls production A 55-year-old Odessa woman was released from County Jail Friday after posting bond on a charge of possession of cocaine, jail reports said. Bond for Maria Llanez Delga-dillo, 1459 S. Jackson was set at $7,500 by Municipal Judge J.E. Weatherly, reports said.

Odessa Police Department officers executed a search warrant signed by Justice of the Peace Dennis Bright at a residence in the 1400 block of South Jackson Avenue about 8:25 p.m. Thursday, an OPD release said. Five packets of suspected cocaine with a street value of about $100 was found at the residence and a woman was arrested, the release said. DROPPED Burglary: Elco Romero reported ten movies on videotapes and a videocas-sette recorder, total value $1,700, taken from a 1981 Chevrolet Silverado pickup at Everybody's in the 1100 block of South Grant Avenue between 6:30 p.m. Wednesday and 7 p.m.

Thursday. Cpl. B. Hernandez. systems, and much of the plant was still not functioning by the afternoon.

Lasiter said the entire problem would be repaired by 8 p.m. Friday. No injuries or significant damage occurred. The emergency safety systems functioned properly to avoid problems, he said. A similar burning off was done-earlier this year when lightning struck the plant, he said.

Rexene, located in the industrial complex in south Odessa, manufactures thermoplastic resins and petro The American A short circuit at the Rexene manufacturing plant knocked equipment off line and forced a safety system on to flare off natural gas liquids early Friday, a Rexene spokesman said. Smoke from the system burning off the gas was visible over Odessa skies from 5 a.m. when the short occurred to about 10 p.m., said Johnny Lasiter, vice president of manufacturing. The short caused a power outage that had to be bypassed by several RELEASED CHATSWORTH, Ga. from justice charges against A 54-year-old was released chemical products.

ITHE COMPETITION MAY EVER RECOVER FROM fe35 SHOCK Transportation commission OKs worlc of West Texas highways The American Another 4.5 miles of Interstate 10 near FM 1 1 in Pecos County will be The Texas Transportation Com- resurfaced at an estimated cost of mission this week approved repair $467,000, the release said, work on two local roadways, a Decent of Transport re- fi Work will begin in summer of wys fn es'JTtcts 1992 to reconstruct a four- P3" of 80 miles Hu8hes said- lane section of U.S. 385 from The plans were approved in the Eighth Street to U.S. 80 at an commission's monthly meeting estimated cost of $450,000, spokes- Monday. Bids are expected to be woman Evelyn Hughes said. solicited in March, she said.

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