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JhursddV, Februory 1993QDES5A AMgPJCAN 39 Panel passes bill aimed at franchisers The measure by Sen. Bill Haley, D-Center, was adopted 6-5 by the Economic Development panel. It will now go to the full Senate. The bill would bar fast-food frarr4- AUSTIN (AP) A bill that would give franchise-holders more power when negotiating agreements with fast-food chains has been approved by a Senate committee. chise chains from terminating or not renewing franchise agreements vithout cause, and it would punish franchisers for encroaching on franchisee territory with company-owned restaurants.

Haley said the measure will stop predatory practices by franchisers. Franchisers say the bill would prevent them from controlling the quality of their restaurants. Mystery 3 Literacy "Xv J- tv i 1 'J -n in i-. vnf- A a frustrating case, but none of the leads has pinpointed Blackwell's whereabouts, he said. W'ly is this man so hard to find? "It could be lots of reasons," he said.

He could be out of the country. He could be in a penitentiary under a different name. He could be dead. "Most likely, though, he is in the country and just stays away from people and has not gotten into any trouble," Donaldson said, adding the possibility that he may have gotten into trouble and either used false identification or those dealing with him did not make the connection. Until Blackwell is found, there will be a man in the Sheriffs Office working the case, Donaldson said.

Blackwell is described as a white man, 5 feet 10 or 5 feet 1 1 inches tall, 150 to 160 pounds, brownish blonde hair, hazel eyes and has numerous tattoos on his arms and upper body. There is no statute of limitations on homicide cases. be moved on right away." The garden variety call is from a person who saw the description and picture of the suspect, 40-year-old William Harrison Blackwell, and said he had seen such a man or lived near such a man, Donaldson said. They-have not received any tip that'' claimed a certain, positive identification of Blackwell. The calls have come from "all over," Donaldson said, citing he'd even received one from Canada.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation is assisting the Sheriffs Office with out-of-state information and if a usable tip needs to be checked out in another part of the country, the local authorities there are contacted for assistance. Will the show help in the manhunt? "Oh yeah. You've got people in the whole nation looking," Donaldson said. The help is encouraging on such classes, he said. The county will provide $38,760 in matching funds, which includes a new library annex building, supplies, staff and utilities.

Since the literacy program began in Andrews in 1986, more than 1,200 students have benefited, including 72 students who completed the reading courses, 50 who received high school diplomas through the GED program and 26 people who became U.S. citizens, Tschauner said. Also, 317 Hispanics have earned certificates of satisfactory pursuit to obtain permanent resident status in the library's amnesty program, a part of the literacy program, he said. AP Laserphoto Cenltol Newly elected Rep. George 'Buddy' West, R-Odessa, left, talks with Railroad Commission appointee Mary Scott Nabers, center, and Odessa Mayor Lorraine Perryman, right, at the western Casino Night reception held in AustinThe reception was part of the 'Odessa Day at the Capitol' festivities.

AG backs child support measure Michael K. Wilkerson D.D.S, PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY up delivery of child support payments. "The difference of a few months often is everything," he said. "Too many Texas children are living in poverty" while child support agreements languish in the legal process, he said. The bill is sponsored by Sens.

Peggy Rosson, D-El Paso, Steve Carriker, D-Roby, and Rep. Rene Oliveria, D-Brownsville. VOur court system is already overburdened," Rosson said. Helping to streamline this process "is the right thing at the right time." Morales said the state currently is handling more than 700,000 child support cases. Last year, his office's child support program collected a record $3017 AUSTIN (AP) Attorney General Dan Morales on Wednesday urged the Legislature to approve a bill that would streamline child support enforcement by keeping many cases out of court hearings.

The bill would allow the attorney general's child support program and county domestic relations offices to hold administrative hearings at which parents could settle child support cases. If an agreement were reached, a judge then could sign the order, thus saving the additional time and money required for a full court hearing. A court hearing still would be held if requested by either parent. But Morales said such a process could handle many cases where there is no serious dispute and could speed announces the opening of his office 4519 N. Garfield, Suite 16B a i ()MQ Thursday, Friday Saturday Midland, Texas 686-9369 infants children teenagers Come by and browse SMUGGLES IMPORTS 500 E.

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Beginning Saturday 1-30-93 Thru April 10th ON KCRS 550 on Your AM Dial Call: 563-0550 Starts Thursday! New reductions! Senate OKs bill to fight boll weevils AUSTIN (AP) State senators Wednesday approved a boll weevil eradication plan that was backed by the agricultural establishment but opposed by farmworkers and organic farmers. The bill by Sen. Bill Sims, D-San Angelo, was sent to the House for consideration after being approved in the Senate, 29-1. It would allow cotton farmers to form boll weevil eradication zones to fight the insect and tap into federal monies. The Legislature faces a March 1 deadline for $45 million in U.S.

Department of Agriculture funds. Texas agriculture officials say the boll weevil causes about $20 million in losses to the state cotton industry each year. In 1991, Texas produced 5 million bales valued at more than $1.5 billion. "I can't think of a single good thing to say about the boll weevil," said Sims. Opponents of the bill called it a government-subsidized pesticide spraying program.

"This could result in massive pesticide spraying without proper controls," said Scott Royder of the Sierra Club. An amendment pushed by the Sierra Club was killed 23-7. Toddler slightly injured in fire The American A toddler was slightly injured early Wednesday in a residential fire in Midland, fire officials said. The one-alarm blaze at 801 W. Kansas St began at 12:43 a.m.

when a 4-year-old boy was playing with a cigarette lighter in the front of the single-family home, said Assistant Midland Fire Marshall Lon Dominguez, Brought under control in about 20 minutes, the fire did substantial damage to much of the one-story dwelling and, Dominguez said, the parts not damaged by fire were damaged by smoke. There were 12 people in the building when the blaze broke out, said Dominguez, but all had escaped by the time the fire department arrived. The injured child, a 2-year-old received out-patient treatment or minor burns to the calf and foot. An adult male also was treated for minor injuries and released but Dominguez said he did know the extent of the wounds. Both were taken to Midland Memorial Hospital.

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