The Waco Citizen from Waco, Texas • Page 1

Brazos Trails By BILL FOSTER Publisher, The Waco Citizen Waco High Principal Questioned Something has been bothering me the I he name of the paper is and I 1 would share it with A Times in light of the up at Waco High School It's the phikMiph) of ihe principal High didn't have a Christmas on the Brazos of Christmas Tour Old Homes Bazaar SATURDAY and SUNDAY The Waco Wilbur Luce, the newspaper last year, because principal, united me along with all werc ckse Ihe Hu, smce to he a member of the wasn't the journalism department PI at the beginning nt lu, and ihe in proude a sue produced at least two ocssful vear for students We this season I he name of VOI I Ml 60 Your home town community newspaper I RIDW. 1)1 I'M HI 4 (S 00 MB! iMialh join, aixl Ihe record will show ltu hc Hursc that wife has served as PI president one I his 24 of being the trenches with the Hi passions in Wacv High also has their tew spa pi ed 11 called The Mainline and several issues have ix', an guard has a paper Hi No. 1 Hi i Rea it thei ting mal Ntl. ir (Tiltil Cly4 skk Metropolitan Life, Texas Lite Agree On 60 Million Merger Metropolita I Insurance Texas Life, which was founded in Compart) and 1 Insurance I holds the first legal reserve tom toda. announced charter issued the State of Texas an agreement, subiect hare holder The com markets individuai hie and agencies appr al for policies and annuii) contracts Texas Life to terged with Met more than 550 producing Holdings a whfi.v owned affiliate of state licensed Me? Life territories Assets ot Texas Life are The announcement wav made John reedon.

president and chief executive officer Met I ife. and John I) Mavieid 111 and chief executne officer of Texas Life I nder the terms of the proposed merger agreement. lexas Life will continue to at ters in Waco, wi and managemen affiliate of Met has served as the i in i us present name av a tree standing ite whc and of 1 46 'A al Kev has 11 printing a' a student students aftd c.iascu 3 at be as i a JOHN t. KM I of 1 1 gm-s the diiU Haro txnls tium until Saturdav Masons Observe 150th Anniversary lanagciit The ne tssueu bv he 4 nare plus per are eresi bearing etropolitan sub provide for the rest and principal cavie interest in venting i dii JsLt lev in charge Start de'gart 1 I tv! nd 1 's omet M. men ts should the pertormana- a selected group of mortgages in oortfolK) iess than scheduled sv witn insurance in ot In announcing the agreement.

(.. reedot said "We are pleased to have Texas Life nun the Met Life famil) of The dedication it" management team and em vees a si a valuable plus in Met Life's efforts compete 'uthwest marketplace Mavfiekl indicated that while this w.t' a of contrast in terms of an giant and a smaller regH'v a mutuel and a st vk MTipa: New ork based and xas outlooks and viewp nnts of the tw companies are quite similar he merger will an oppt jnitv to the nheren; strength nc two com anies combining the of Mer Lite with the unique strengths Life Metropolitan Life, one of the largest insurance and finan scrvi.es companies. with its affiliates manages more than S110 billion in assets IHM atte 1 rt Mav li 1 sta? sUidcn ts alni 1 agree ith that Kegaidu.g next statement a I tliat 41 time ami stili ci at ts uisi gei bv anv av thev can. I if i fuve tkkt emnigh training Ufe to sel own I ti lift tuve but thmk tx tir rigiit and wt Hiki thmk fiev I I set tmg tfkrn thmk tcachers arni psirettts questMHi it thev are un the tratk thoughl at time tlut this come lo iuunt him and apfurentK it lus ()N( ssHT IN(, IKM Wat ht are setting a tifM we tieaf bad fhtngs about Wat High the re are gnx.1 things on our nc I hi lake Junior thev have prmied tlnnr nwn fot the fust tune the students have done the writing with tln1 ot the tors the re it was put and printed beftire the Ihanksgiving lh Uk- at tlut vhttol is ixivmg Uh it the PIA had houglit new computei meni wiih a newsiviper formal it Hut at tlie last minute tlie equipment dtvided not to cooperate the newsjviper dkl the tmg it coultl be pnnted on time, at M) I HI It KOK 1 as a it the invitation of MT e- a I earned that I Jidr 'W 1 hat vtKi van read tfie I ngitsf language a tk vtH. fmd ft vtrange that vtx, I ngJish 1 hj sii, allowed vou ill, i Jfh C.

HOW JO( Il I Wts 'a taxes and big gov er nmet red get muvh us lexas. we vtnild succeed from the Hwi Wasiungtof would be ws, ang it in aid it' us as thev Nivaragua a. tb.is 'Aitf'Kvut vo taxi's We might have to start a small first but we vm.id this easv al! we ou Id not be sending to ashington prkss IN gtiHip of ongresMixm went to ragua to msjvvt at and our is ting ttiere But the biggest thing thev were proud to xv was the "freedom of the press and from liiev still are not as frev as are here but it was a step in the right direction thev indicated This Month in aco in (his issue featuring a alendar ot tor December Kc conti i ice ft exas 'i A A VX (h librar reseti Ma a Sat NI Kl I ts Ot Il rsK the 33 nd will to the service and the Master a coffee id ed at a a I IlUa x' begin at tif guests stud uure wi sv meet ihe ICs wiU at a iuiKn lis I talk txe ai rhe McLennan 1 he group 4' JOHN I) XUIH I). III. PRtMIH I HIFF Irxas lilt, has vrud in this capacita since He will eontinut in this capacitv ai Uast vtars under the new arranuements with Metropolitan I ife.

when tht nuruer takes piaci next vear. (Bill Foster Murder Trial Witnesses Questioned Hv I I tONlt Itie tru Calvin trxlxted in the murder ot White or 1 NS'1' vontit v4 1 Slate Lhstnct hi rt 1 vic uf test atxl tuesdav on and more on ITtursdav afternoon I estimom the trial has been down as much time is being spent in the chambers of Judge Mien who hearing the trial attorneys are question 1 tlx- that are now or have been in the mcafcerateil it the Mvl ennan ouutv Jai Ml whom claim tt havs. kntiwkMge of the crime Some of the are rejxrals from the SkIix-v Williams Jr tru heki Vp tember WiHjams. co-defendant with Waslungivm in indictment, was found guiltv tor his in the crime and ts now serving a life senteiuc the Texas Department ot orrec tKHls iVtevtive Price ot the Waco Police testified luesdav morning atx)ui scene of the cnme of the grand wht) indicted WashmgitHi. first voti grant ev kie je was in tied to she ng a ndictmcnt lechmcai hangt a grand He vi id thedMnct office wanted the tiate on the indictment changed from March 1 tt March wernt't sure arv was assistant and six HHISUS TUI HOKIDHm HO Travel Film Series Bermuda, the Gem Of The Atlantic Narrated By Tom Sterling Waco hippodrome, Sunday, December6th, 7:30 p.m.

19S6 because thev which she died He later vud the grand presented kknee Dennis former told the ot six nx wtvmen aiwl alternates, that the WashitigtiHi tas was assigned hm after Pat Murphv ictt viid he knew Murphv and District Vttornev ic had w.vrktxl the case and that I ruinan Simons Sheriffs Deput a the IV I Cnlliland with the Dallas Medina Lxammef Loresen lab. testified condition of Mrs Whites bodv and the findings t'f an she did on the txxJv vud Mrs White died hetween the late evening March I9H6 and the curls morning htHirs of March 2. IH said six lud been struck on the head numerous tmx's aiki in the breast area liiere were bruises on arms, inside hci thigh aixl fxHh knuckles and were bite marks on het and left hip Six said Mrs hite had also been sexuallv assaulted due tt) bruises on agina and anus Bessie XtkiiLs, a co worker with hue at I rx Dan Hai bet ue at I ake Air Mall I ast testified that Mrs White left the restaurant amund 4 30 on March 1 I Van Henderson, owner of the establishment testified also that Mrs White had around pm in her green and hite. Pontiac Don Davis brother in law of alvin Washington, was the next tt) take stand Davis is serving a 50 vear sentence in IK on the psvchiatric ward, for aggravated sexual assault Davis, who was in jail at the same that Washington brought in, claimed the defendant told him he had killed Mrs hue Davis, man-ied to Washingtons sister Wanda, 'est his was stvmetimes taken over bv his dead father and he would commit cnmes ve vtMons and mv fat makes do things that mind knows are wrong Davis. testified On Thursdav he testified his father was killed in Dalhart in the klu Klux Ian He also said he hated his father, and when he not take his medication, he hears his fathers voice and sees him in isions He testified the employees of the count) jail would not give him his medication he was incarcerated and would not him to call a psvchiains! Davis said his meetings with Washington in tlx countv jail began after the defendant was arrested on the charge of unauthorized use of a motor vehicle He said the meetings were arranged bv I ruman Simons att Henager ken row anc ken Abies are eon tending that Washington was an agent of the state karen and Scott Peterson DA handling the case for the state sav he was not Henager asked Davis if he could be having visions about talking to ashington not aware, like I black Davts responded have no doubt I talked to Washington, in the right state of mind, as far as I know Davis an swered Davts vs ho was into the jail on 198" was talking to Washington less than five davs after the defendant was booked March P.

1986 "1 alvin was nervous and crvmg and Truman Simons said he wanted to talk to me Davis said Du vis was released from jail on March 25. 198b after the court dismissed a sexual assault case on a letter from the distnct attorneys of lice Davis said he talked with Washington atxxu tour times before thev became cellmates Judge Allen ruled that Davis eouki about a phone corner sal ion he heard between Washington and his mother and the one meeting fie had with Washington withtmt I ruman Simons being present Davis said he knew his release from jail was a mistake, so he turned himself in again the next He was in jail on of parole for 90 davs Defense attorneys are questioning the procedures of the jail which alkm inmates to visit each other upon request Ms Amos told the court she believed Davis was competent to (Continued On Page 2).