Corpus Christi Caller-Times from Corpus Christi, Texas • 1

i i 4 i i I tf i lt IV ceee SATURDAY DECEMBER 12 1981 weary after rescue from abductor By JO ANN ZUNIGA inn wfiHr SAN ANTONIO Pamela Jackson abducted in Corpus Christ! on Nov 30 by Stephen Peter Morin finally was able to break down and cry when she talked to her uncle Sam Bishop Uncle Sam" said the 23-year-old Portland woman between sobs yesterday after surviving 1 1 days with a man wanted for kidnapping rape and murder "She was upset but in real good shape physically One of the first things she asked about was her little boy Wesley" said Bishop Wesley has been with his father Ms Jackson's former husband since his mother was abducted on the way to pick him up at a Corpus Christ! apartment complex where his father lives Bishop said he talked to Ms' Jackson about 9: 15 am yesterday four hours after police stormed Room 10 at San Antonio's Sands Motel in An attempt to arrest Morin Morin escaped Through news reports Bishop discovered his niece had been rescued "I talked to her by phone first and I thought I could just go and pick her up at the police station" he said Once he arrived at the station Bishop was told by police they were still taking statements from Ms Jackson and she could not be released "The police didn't want her getting confused and emotional by talking to relatives" Bishop said in an interview "She had a lot of facts to relate and they wanted her to keep her head straight" First reports saying a 21-year-old Corpus Christi woman had been killed in San Antonio had shocked Bishop He said he feared that it could possibly be his niece with a wrong age being reported The dead woman was Carrie Marie Scott 21 formerly of Corpus Christ) "It's so hard to describe such feelings until it happens to someone in your the uncle said his voice cracking with emotion Appearing haggard and drained after hours of police interrogation Miss Jack-son late yesterday afternoon was placed in the custody of Corpus Christi Detectives Luther Kim and Gary Garrett At one point after leaving the initial room where San Antonio police had questioned her Miss Jackson raised her head in response to a reporter who asked if she would answer questions She then dropped her head and did not answer She continued her silent walk between the two offiecers toward an unmarked Corpus Christi police car Kim and Garrett said they planned to release her late last night after further debriefing in Corpus Christi on her 11 days with Stephen Robert Morin ar Pamela Jackson I Manager candidates called hard workers By CINDY TUMI EL McMahan Garman Gainer The seven finalists in Corpus Christi's city manager derby are touted as hard workers and effective administrators by friends and officials who work with them No one was surprised to learn of their selection us finalists for the Corpus Christi job which would be an upwurd move for many of them "In a city that keeps a city manager three to five years it does not come as a surprise" said Cecil Jones mayor pro tern of Pensacola Fla whose City Manager Steve Garman Is among the finalists "We don't want to lose said Pensacola Councilman Harold Rose "But we realize no way wwe're going to keep a man of his Richard Newkirk acting mayor of Fort Worth said it was "only that Assistant City Manager Gary Gwyn would want the job in Corpus Christi Gwym was a finalist for the recent vacancy in Fort Worth's city manager office' for which current manager Robert Herchert was hired imagine he felt that when he wasn't going to get the job in Fort Worth he was going to go for the top job somewhere else" Newkirk said only natural to wunt to be the top man" Austin Councilman Charles Urdy also said it's a "normal natural for Deputy City Manager Thomas Muehlcnbeck to seek the job in Corpus Christi Muehlenbeck who was city manager of Galveston from 1977 to 1980 was among the four finalists in Austin's city manager search which ended last month with the selection of Nicholas Meiszer "I'm not surprised he'd be among the finalists in the (Corpus Christi) job search" said Urdy "He's a good Evanston 111 Mayor James Lytle said City Manager Edward Martin was asked by search firm KornFerry International to apply for the Corpus Christi job Lytle said Martin signed a new contract several weeks ago that calls for an annual salary of 867000 Martin is scheduled to arrive in the city today "He is a very strong administrator with a great deal of knowledge and expertise in the area of city Lytle said hate like hell to lose him We think highly of him" Candidate James Jaramillo was chief adminis- PM ky IMw CHlMMrrv describe her as a popular talkative member of the Port Aransas community Sarah Clarke traveling companion of Stephen Morin is escorted to Jnil by a San Antonio homicide detective Acquaintances Relationship described Neighbors recall suspect pair factures western boots and other items Stovall said ho has limited contact with McMahan and doesn't know why he would want to return to public administration since he was earning more than $80000 a year in the private sector Commenting on McMahan's application for the Corpus Christi city manager position Stovall suid "That's what he was trained for and thut's what he's most qualified for I think a few years in the private sector would make someone a bettor city manager because then they understand both sides of (he fence" The seven finalists come from a wide range of educational und experience backgrounds Martin Gainer does not hold a formal degree hut has completed 138 hours of course work in Florida Stale University's Public Administration program He has about 25 ycurs experience in management at federal state county and city levels Before coming to Coral Gables Fla in 1975 he was city manager of Daytona Beach Fla for four years and an administrative assistant in Seminole County Fla for one year Coral Gables an upper-middle duss city of 460(10 people is coastal city with a 45 percent Hispanic population Jarmillo who holds a bachelor's degree in education and a master's in urban studies was instrumental in launching Community Development Block Grant programs in Albuquerque The Albuquerque native was director of Community Development for one yeur and was director of the city observatory before becoming chief administrative officer in 1977 Garman holds a master's degree in public administration and a bachelor's in economics The McAllen native was city manager of Westminster Colo before moving to Pensacola While in West minster he was nominated for Innovator of the Year by the International City Manager's Association Bee Manager page 2B By WAYNE SAVAGE i 1 oy- his 1 Bn-' ing- ga ind' the na y'x as -re-: i of- m- er- als ion of of the rles ex will mo- leal sent 1 by the rtin far- riew i 5 I At any rule Morin soon became a fixture at the drinking establishment often leaving in the company of Mrs Clarke Bcnefiel said trator of Albuquerque NM until last week when icil a new City Council was elected and Frank At the Anchorage owner LG Bcnefiel remembered her as a good employee She was laid off from the restaurant Dec 3 because of seasonal fluctuations in business not because of a poor job performance he said "She just said 'Okay' and turned around and left" Bencfiel recalled Klein-henz was named to the job The city charter allows each council to appoint a new administrator Jarmillo was retained by the new administration and is now helping with the transition said Klein-henz works well with people" Kleinhenz said "He's a good mediator and is able to confront issues Howard McMahan was a "top administrator as Fort city manager from 1966 to 1971 said former mayor RM Stovall who also was chairman of the committee that picked McMahan for the job McMahan who later moved to the city manager's job in Oklahoma City Okia is currently in the private sector Until recently he was president of Justin Companies in Fort Worth which manu Mrs Clarke gave no indication of her future plans Benefiel said One of Mrs Clarke's close friends said Mrs Clarke had culled her the day she disappeared and told her she was temporarily leaving Port Aransas PORT ARANSAS Sarah Clarke is remembered in this small island village as a woman who often befriended out-of-luck strangers When Stephen Peter Morin drifted into town last month the St-year-old mother reportedly was about him possibly attracted by what one man said was the stranger's movie-star good looks Mrs Clarke held several jobs 2 here in recent months Three days before her father a security guard reported her missing she was laid off from her job as a waitress at the posh Anchorage Restaurant and Bar She hud worked at the restau- rant since mid-September when she was fired as a Port Aransas Police Department dispatcher Her dismissal from the police department stemmed from her conviction on charges of public intoxication The conviction meant automatic dismissal from the police de-j partment but even before there were problems said one depart-1 ment employee who asked not to be named "She was pretty efficient in her work but she talked too much out-' side the office" the employee said A "She apparently went nuts when he came in" Benefiel said Police sketches accurately depicted basic features but what they didn't show Benefiel said was that he always was clean-shaven and well-groomed seemed like a nice guy" and like a movie star" Benefiel said Morin applied for a job at Bene-fiel's restaurant under the name David Melbord but the restaurant needed no additional employees at the time Benefiel said For almost two weeks Morin was a regular customer at the bar He spent each night of the Thanksgiving weekend there "After the first few days everybody assumed he was coming to see Bcnefiel said Mrs Clarke frequently befriended strangers who came to Port Aransas and offered them temporary shelter in her trailer home Benefiel said She also knew most of the junior high and senior high school children in the village apparently from the time she was a clerk in a convenience store here he said "She just told me she was leaving" said the friend who would not give her name asked me if I would watch her stuff until she got back" The friend said Mrs Clarke did not say where 'she was going or how long she would be gone She also did not explain the reason for leaving Port Aransas the friend shid "I don't think she left quite when she was planning to because she was supposed to bring her stuff to me" said the friend Anchorage owner Benefiel said he thinks Mrs Clarke may have met Morin for the first time at the restaurant's bar Santa always did silly things Christmas "To this day I have that excited anxious feeling Christmas night "baddy always made Christmas so much fun He would do silly things Uke gutting walnuts oranges in our shoes and scattering them on and about the living room floor around the Christmas tree He would always say that ole' feller bring I can Just hear him now He loved Christmas" Memories ye the That's an excerpt from an entry in the Caller's Christmas Memories contest as we get close to the final deadline Entries must be mailed by Sunday night The best two reminiscences will win 1100 each and will be printed on the front pages of the Christmas Eve Caller and Christmas Day Caller-Times Runners-up won't get prizes but their essays will be published elsewhere in the Christmas editions Your most vividly remembered Christmas may be as joyful as a memory of your father's merriment or it may be sad or it may be poignant it may carry a special lesson Whatever your Christmas memory write it in 500 words or less (that's about 45 typewritten lines) and enter it in the Christmas Memories contest Send your composition to Christmas Memories Corpus Christi Caller-Times PO Box 9136 Corpus Christi TX 78408 Employees of the Caller-Times and their immediate families are not eligible to win Have your entry typewritten if possible: illegible entries will not be considered Senior editors of the Caller-Times will be judges It i the World" Margo Longoria and Kim McLeroy both of King High School share a song book More than 358 students from Corpus Christi high schools gathered at the Bayfroat Plaza to ring in the Christmas season with favorite carols like and to ID -ukAmsi I--.