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San Angelo Standard-Times from San Angelo, Texas • 33

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SAN ANGELO Thursday April 26 1983-ID 1983 Texas Legislature Both proposals are sponsored by Rep Hugo Berlanga D-Corpus ChristL "Although precise figures are difficult to pin down experts believe that between 20000 and 50000 children a year (in Texas) simply Berlanga said "Some are abducted by strangers some are runaways Traditionally parents have had tremendous difficulty in obtaining Information to aid in their search for children" The identity of missing children if located either dead or alive could be identified through the fingerprints he said Juvenile board proposal AUSTIN Several West Texas counties like others in the state are counting on legislative approval of proposals establishing local juvenile boards to avert the possible loss of state funding Their concern stems from action by the 1981 Legislature which created the Texas Juvenile Probation Commission Its main responsibility is tunneling state money to local probation departments Counties across the state have been scrambling to establish local probation boards because of a state restriction prohibiting payments to local departments lacking juvenile boards The prohibition is effective Sept 1 Several of those bills were approved by the House County Affairs Committee Wednesday and recommended for placement on the House focal and consent calender That calendar is reserved for uncontested legislation Approval of juvenile boards were recommended for several counties Including: Ward County That proposal carried by state Rep Larry Dai Shaw D-Big Spring would cost the county an estimated 82400 per year Judges from the county court and district courts with jurisdiction in the county would receive local supplements for service on the board Howard Martin and Glasscock counties all to be in the 118th Judicial District juvenile board That proposal alao carried by Shaw would cost about 890000 in 1984 and an estimated 8126000 by 1988 Howard County would pick up 85 percent of the operating cost each year Martin County 12 percent and Glasscock County 9 percent Culberson and Hudspeth counties That two-county juvenile proposal already has cleared the Senate where it was sponsored by Sen Bill Sims D-San Angelo Shaw is carrying the measure in the HOuse That proposal would cost the counties about 87000 annually Wildlife Commission growing1! AUSTIN What appears to be a gentlemanly struggle for control of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission took another turn Wednesday The Senate sent to the House on a 24-6 vote a bill to expand the commission from six to nine members the same bill the Senate refused to consider for final approval two weeks ago At the time Sens Carlos Truan D-Corpus Christi and Chet Brooks D-Paiadena said some senators opposed the bill because if it passed a majority of the commission could be appointed by Gov Mark White a Democrat That possibility would mean the present commission's majority appointed by former Gov Bill Clements a Republican would become the minority- Already the board has two expired terms waiting to be filled by White Those positions are now held by strong Clements supporters Fort Worth oilman Ferry Bass and James Paxton of Palestine Both appointments ended Feb 1 but they are' staying on until White makes his new appointments The staff has Mid White prefers to wait on making those replacements until he knows whether the proposal to add three members passes both the Senate and the House Horse-race betting bill AUSTIN House backers of legalised horse-race betting said Wednesday they have the votes to get a Senate-passed bill onto the House floor The House version of the pari-mutuel wagering proposal hu been bottled up the House Urban Affairs Committee where eight of the 15 members Mid they would vote against sending the measure to the full House Rep A1 Edwards D-Houston Mid Wednesday he is still opposed to the measure but might change his vote after he sees the results Of a survey of his district The Senate passed a legalised horse-race betting bill on Tuesday in an 18-13 vote after adding a requirement that it be approved by voters in a statewide referendum The Senate also earmarked 3 percent of the bets for state water projects Another 5 percent would go to welfare payments to dependent children Ethics in the House AUSTIN The House voted Wednesday to establish an ethics committee which will Investigate Speaker Gib failure to report all his business Interests on his financial disclosure report got nothing to hide" Lewis told reporters after the committee was approved want to get the whole matter cleared Lewis said he intended to testify before the nine-member panel which will be chaired by Rep Bill Hollowell D-Grand Saline Lewis said he hoped the committee would take up his case first before it considers the other matter before it Houston Rep Ron Wilson's expenditure at 817100 in office funds for travel and 84000 in longdistance phone calls many of them to Hollywood From AP and Harte-Hank reports Ector may get new court AUSTIN In effort to relieve the load on Ector County's three district courts Rep Jay Gibson D-Odessa is sponsoring legislation to create a fourth district court there The bill was referred earlier this week to a subcommittee which is considering similar proposals for inclusion in an courts bill But Gibson said he will withdraw his proposal if lhgtalatara ibhhiw annthfr Mil railing far tM HHf tion of a county cout-at4aw in Ector County The district court proposal was sponsored as a safeguard in case his county court-at-law plan does not make it through legislative machinery before the end of the session in May he said Fingerprinting for children AUSTIN Desiree Carroll Denson 2V6 years old vanished from home her Santa Fe Texas home a month ago and still hasn't been located Her mother Ann Carroll Denson appeared at a House Law Enforcement Committee bearing Wednesday to seek help not so much for herself but for parents facing similar possibilities That testimony helped spur the mm to recommend House approval of irgiaiatinei that would require state and local law enforcement agencies to provide free fingerprinting services for children upon parental or guardian request The panel also recommended House approval of legislation that would require any law enforcement agency that receives missing person report to enter the information into the Federal Bureau of Investigation's National Crime Information Brownwood leaders discuss taxes ASU news Student newspaper gets new editor for 1983-84 Court upholds damage award Harte-Hanks Austin Bureau AUSTIN The Texas Supreme Court Wednesday upheld a damage award against Texas Oil Gas Corp involving a dispute among partners in a drilling venture in Midland County Dwayne Hamilton and Myrlene Dillon complained in their suit that Texas Oil Gas failed to properly carry out its duty as operator in the drilling venture The company originally staked a drilling site and received approval of all partners to begin work on a well However Texas Oil Gas later realized the stake had been put in the wrong place and it was moved 1323 feet away Although the Railroad Commission was notified the partners and they later sued for breach of their partnership agreement gross negligence and violation of the Deceptive Trade Practices Act the 822000 taken in motel taxes last year was leu than usual Primarily because the motels are not paying the motel occupancy tax With the Riverside loss Wilson said only three motels return tax dollars to the city He encouraged the city to work on increasing the number of motels in the community In reply to a question from councilman Bert Massey Wilson said that the Early Chamber of Commerce president Robert Lee wu planning to present a proposal to the Early City Council Tuesday night asking for a 6040 split of Early motel tax funds with the Brownwood chamber BROWNWOOD (SC) Representatives of the Brownwood Chamber of Commerce and the Brownwood City Council Tuesday met in joint session Tuesday to discuss increasing tax dollars from lodging taxes collected in the city Terry Wilson chamber executive director said the chamber and its membership have raised almost twice as much money as wu paid through the motel occupancy tax collected by the city Wilson noted that the committees fund will be short next year due to the Riverside Motel Fire earlier this month In addition Wilson observed that and worked two years as a staff writer for the student publication She also worked as a rewrite clerk for the Standard-Times for a year At Angelo State M1h Spears has been the recipient of the Carr Academic Scholarship Millard Cope Journalism Scholarship and the Ed Cole Memorial Scholarship Miu Pena is a graduate of El Paso Coronado High School and was coeditor and editor of the Rambouillet this year She also has been a staff writer for the Ram Page Susan Spears a junior journalism major from San Angelo has been appointed editor of Use Angelo State University Ram Page for 198344 ASU Publications Director Mike Ryan Mid Wednesday He also announced the appointment of Stella Pena as editor of the ASU Rambouillet the university yearbook Pena is a sophomore journalism major from El Paso MiM Spears a graduate of San Angelo Central High School served as Ram Page assistant editor this year Banquet will honor 3 retiring professors May 6 Official Records for 44 years teaching in secondary schools in Oklahoma and Arizona at Blinn and Lee Junior Colleges at Northeast Louisiana State University and Angelo State University Ms Jones i 24 years as a The will of William Bremer who died April 10 was filed tor probate by Grady Capps The will of Lorena Cogbum who died Feb 22 was filed for probate by Chaster Irven Richardson and Tim Kenner The will of George Yarbrough Jr who died April 0 was Iliad for probate by Dean Yarbrough The will of Lillie Mae White who died Fab 2L was filed for I Charles A White Three retiring Angelo State University professors will be honored May 6 by the San Angelo Chamber of Commerce at a banquet at 7 pm in the Houston Harte University Center The three scheduled to retire following the 1983 summer session are Dr Wilmot (Bill) Thornton professor of biology Dr Clara Jones professor of biology and Dr Jack Harrington professor of education Harrington has been at ASU since 1964 Ms Jones since 1908 and Thornton since 1967 Harrington has been an educator pro-and department head at McNeese State University before coming to Angelo State in 1964 Thornton taught at The University of Texas at Austin Sam Houston State The University of Cali in Colombia Fort Lewis State and the University at Illinois Fire conference starts Tuesday added to this agenda Bell Mid Other training projects include generation of water curtains to fight transport gasoline spills locating and Hn giii thing fires in smoke-filled structures and containment and cooling of liquified petroleum gas tank The annual Concho Valley Fire Control Conference will begin Tuesday at the San Angelo Fire Department Training Center The twoday event is held each year at the 700 Ave facility to give volunteer industrial military and professional firefighters an opportunity to learn aid practice fire suppresaion techniques under controlled conditions with minimum risks Assistant San Angelo Fire Chief Gene Bell said A three hour course on handling hazardous chemical spills has been Registration including payment of an 86 fee will begin at 5 pm each evening with 45-minutes classes starting at 7 pm The general public and persons interested in fire safety are invited to view each activities Bell Mid charge of DWI Howard Dennis 30 29th posted a $500 bend en a charge of resisting arreet Allan Wayne Englerf posted a $1000 personal recognizance bend on a charge of DWI Guadalupe Duarte Espinoza 23rdTpeatod a $500 bond on a charge of DWI Paul Bernard Gray 1021 Pierce posted a $500 bond on a charge of DWI Lonnie Greenwood 707 UbIm nawT posted a bond on a charge of DWI Brian Gilbert Haycock Route 5 Bom 52M Fisherman's Road pasted a $500 bond on a charge of DWI Wilban Jeztk 413 Pate St Cleveland Texai posted a $500 bond on a charge of DWI Larry Wayne Johnson 2519 Harris posted a $500 bond on a charga of DWI Raymond Oscar Jones 420 47th posted a $500 bond on a charge of DWI Billy Key Sagone posted a $500 lond on a charge of DWI Lopez Sands stadasaob charge 3l anted a SSOO bond on a eoimeft by shoplifting ies Gordon May Route 2 Bom 110B Miles posted a $300 bond on a charge of DWI Ray Mar an 1114 state St was charged with DWI Coy Wayne Neatherlln 4100 Ben Fkklln Road Mf posted a $500 bond on a charge ofDW I Ronny Lae Young ISOS Coleman posted a $500 bond on a charga of DWI Ricky Den Clark was chargad with resisting arrest Cheryl Jean Graham 1214 Southland Blvd peeled a S9D0 bond on a charge of DWI Raymond Martinez Torrey Jr 2214 Hill posted a $300 bond on a chargebr DWI Gary Levon chargad batten Civil Deckat: Truck Parts of Odessa Inc doing business as Jerry Frederick Llncdn-Mercury-Dodge vs June Waddell judgment of $1400 for plaintiff Truck Paris of Odessa Inc dba Jerry Frederick Lincoln-Mercury-Dodge vs Alfred Brash judgment of $3444 12 for plaintiff COUNTY COURT Judge Edd Kayak presiding The Skinner who died April was filed tor probate by Jack Skinner The will of Clarence Casey who died April 7 was filed for probate by Bob Gregory The will of Della Spear who died Dec 21 IWQ was filed tor probate by AE Spear The will of CJL Freeze who died March was Hied for probate by Naida Freeze The will of Mamie May flay who died March 22 was id ter prebate by Virgil Nell The will of JW Thornton who died March 7 waa filed tar probate by a Elmer Thornton The will of Goorge Aibfn Strother who died April 4 was probate by Travis The will af Walla Knopp Chavez who died Jan 11 was filed tar probate i Knapp III Don and fined $150 Douglas Kyle Kemp pleaded no contest to DWI He was sentenced to two years' probation and fined $50 Christian McKay Wetzel 301 Rudd Chrtstoval was charged with making alcohol available toamlnor Watkins 1105 Millspaugh posted a $500 bond on a charge of DWI Oscar Rodriguez Lopez SM Ave posted a $500 bond en a charge of making alcohol available to a minor Avary Kent Flowers postal' $500 bond on a charge Daniel Nicholas posted a S0JM0 charge of Incest Edward Cervantes a $500 bond on a charge i Michael Reyna was charged with violation of probation Joe Terrazas Dominguez peeled a $1000 bond on a charge of violation of probation Tina Kendrick Bom ML posted a $500 bond on a charge of theft by checks Johnny Rev Luera 712 Tarver posted $1000 bond on a charge of violation of probation Eldon Uoy Conner Route Bom mo pasted a $500 bond on a charge of DWI William Loon Gonzales 214 Avenue posted a $500 bond on a charge of DWI Santiago Lomas 42 WHIN Abilene posted a $500 bond on a charge of DWI Lenora June Ludlow 27 42nd posted a $500 bond on a charge of DWI Oscar Lopez Martinez 402 Strong Ballinger posted a $500 bond en a charge of DWI William Barry Untarmeyer El Conquistador Apt 14 posted a $500 bond on a charge of unlawfully carrying a weapon Clemente Burraza was with DWI Joe Tatum was charg-DWI subsequent Michael Douglas Clark was charged with theft by exercising control Fidel Ramon was charged with violation of probation William Altaway 1404 Oakes posted a $1000 bend on a charga of violation of probation Avary Kant lowers 201 Ounoet 34B posted a $300 cash bond on a charge of assault Martin Reyes 217 Park peetod a $300 bond on a charge of theft by checks Bobby Bullard MS Shade Tree Lam posted a $500 bond on a charga of thaft by checks Edvard Cervantes Jr 103 10th ported a $500 bond an a chargeof theft by checks David Ramirez 415 23rd posted a $500 bond on a charge of DWI Ramen Blera 12 2th 210 wee charged with DWI Brant Austin Bltner 002 Maryland ported a $300 bond en a charge of DWI Grant frown Jr 201 Sunset 21 A posted a $500 bond on a charge ot DWI David Burkes 2402 Jomar posted a $500 bond on a charge of DWI Laura Cornelius 1141 Loop J0L ported a $300 bond on a JUSTICE COURT Paaco Justices Rufh Nictation Ed Chari It Lons presiding Magistrate Docket: ban Buster was charged unauthorized usa of a vehicle Steven Lat Short was charg-ad wWh possession ol a controli-I substance Bond was sat at $2300 Stavan i Lee Short was chargad with burglary of a habitation Bond was art at $10000 Tim Kennedy posted a $7300 bond onacharge of- burglary of a habitation John John Nichols was charged with aggravated aasault with serious bodily Injury Bond was set at $11000 Billy James Nichols was posted a sun Bond on a charga of unlawful possession of a waapon on 1 1 can sad promises Craig Anthony Chanco was chargad with aggravated rapt of a child Bond was sat at Uus -i JOnn WOVIOFQ WH CngrBN with driving while Intoxicated Paul Richard Mcl 222 Jac bond on a charga at PWI euant offense Jeremy Singer was charged with burglary of a habitat ton Bond was set at $10000 Steven Lea Short Bom Eldorado posted $1500 bond on a charge of possession of a controlled substance Steven Lee Short Bom Eldorado posted a $10000 bond an a charge ol burglary of a habitation Tim Kennedy mo Rick Ct posted a $7300 bond on a charga of burglary of a habitation John John Nichols 22 tlh posted a SKLOOO bond on a charge of aggravated aasault with serious bodily Inlury Ralph Cantu 404 Avenue posted a $LOOO bond on a charga of unlawfully carrying a pistol on a licensed premises Crata Anthony Chance ported a bond on a charge of aggravated rape of a child John Wofford Route 733 posted a $300 bond on a charge af DWI subsequent Deban Busier pi posted a bond on a charge of unauthorized use of a motor vehicle COUNTY COURT-AT-LAW Criminal Howard Ernest Pope guilty to a charga of driving while Intoxicated Ha was sentenced to two yea probation and fined $300 Dannie Lea Chownlng pleaded no contest to a charga of DWI Ha was isntsncad to one year's probation and fined $130 Bernardino Galindo Jr pleaded guilty to DWI He was sentenced to two poors probation and fined SHM Juanita Ybarra pleaded gull- ijr IQ ifWvT MeWH NfMnGN oneyear'sprabation Harold momas Childs plead ad no contest to DWI Ho was sentenced to two years' probation and fined $120 Pete Pena Valdez pleaded no contest to DWI He was sentenced to two years' probation and fined $100 Carolina Gonzalespleaded no A A iA-il if conract to msfi wcivort fraud ShowMiontoncodtoontyMr's prabitiofi Beryim Wayne Parker ed guilty to DWI Hi sentenced to two Hon and fined $30 Roy Evertt Wilson pleaded no contest to DWI He was sentenced to two years' probation and fined $121 Gary Freeman pleaded contest to criminal mischief He was sentenced to one year's probation and fined $25 Tracy Wayna Lawson ad guilty to DWI sentenced to two years' tion and fined $150 Roger Vernon Sankey ad no contest to DWI He was sentenced to two years' probation and fined $125 Hubert Paul Adams Jr pleaded no contest to DWI He was sentenced to one year's probation and fined $150 Roy Bteyon pleaded no contest to DWI He was sentenced to two years' probation and fined $50 Anthony David Millikan pleaded guilty to DWI Ha was sentenced to two years' probation and flnsd $150 Abelardo Garcia contest to theft He $75 Blancetf to DWI She sentenced to two years' tion and fined $30 Joe Alfred Ramon guilty to DWI Ha was ed to throe days In Tom Groan County jail and fined $250 no James Eldon Schell guilty to DWI He west ed to 10 days In TGC jail and fined $SD Raul Gomes pleaded no earnest to unlawfully carrying a weapon He was sentenced to 10 days In TGC jail Roger Guerrero pleaded gull- to theft He was sentenced to days in TGC jail Garland Gance Jr pleaded guilty to DWI He was sentencadto days In TGC jail and flnsd $150 Jay Lea williams pleaded guilty to DWI He was sentenced to two years' probation and fined $30 Roger Lawfs Oataan pleaded guilty to DWI Ha was sentenced to two years' probation and fined too Elmar Clifton Jonas pleaded guijty to unlawfully carrying a weapon Ha was sontancecT to one year's prsbatlen and fined $100i Todd Loyd Harding pleaded guilty to unlawfully carrying a weapon Ho was fined Mo Marlin Lae Brown pleaded no contest to unlawfully carrying a weapon In a prohibited place Ha was sentenced to one year's probation and fined $23 Gary Rueaall Ball pleaded no contest to DWI He was sentenced to two years' probation and fined Bruce James Crogg pleaded no contest to DWI He was sentenced to two years' 2 die in highway auto accident The will of Joseph Bernard Meitzen who diao March 31 was filed for probate by Mary Jo Meitzen Plnac The will of Elizabeth Bird Doe who died July 24 1M2 was filed tor probate by Richard Hall Keahcy DISTRICT COURT Judges Royal Hart and Curt Stolh presiding Civil Docket: Annie Torres and Arturo Torres divorce granted She was given custody of two children YvenneM Burrows and Billy Joe Burrows divorce granted Laurie Elton Shepperson and John Robert Shepperi icpperson divorce granted She was given custody of am child Toni Lynn Irvin and Malcom Tracy Irvin divorce granted She was given custody of one child Lori Ann Johnson and Donald James Johnson dlvorca granted Lynn Smith Weaver and James Thomas Weaver Jr divorce granted Meteny Clinch and Michael inch divorce granted Kristina Stephens and Daniel Webster Stephens divorce granted She was given custody of three children Otha Evla Orsak and Willie Orsak divorce granted Phyllis Kay Kelly and Ragteal Jay Kelly divorce granted Douglas Hughey and Theresa Rem Hughey divorce granted He was given custody of ene child Eddie Lynn Ray and Juanita Beatrice Ray divorce granted Adella Ann larrls and Michael Lea Harris She was given custody of one child Rebecca oee Conner and Levle Del I on Conner Jr dlvorca granted Bonnie Gertrude Bulls and John Bulls divorce granted Ganelto Rose Reese and James Albert Reese divorce granted State of Texas vs Leon Ramirez dba Ramirez Truck-teg Judgment of $11700 tor Heath Concrete Company vs George Hernandez dba HAH Construction judgment of $152417 tar plaintiff Judy Dampy vs Steven Earl hoover and Earl Hoover judgment of S12JMD tar plain- Jim and Martha Tom vs NDM Corporation rtal Judgment of $32000 tor plaintiff Criminal deckat: Norman David Bryant waa charged with violation of pre- Wayne Coleman wea with burglary af a Bond waa eat at SL000' FORT STOCKTON Two persons were killed in one vehicle accident that oc cured at 11:20 am Wednesday on Interstate Highway 10 at mile marker 283 in Pecos County Killed were Chester Conant Sr 83 and his wife Mary Lemon Conant 62 both of San Antonio Conant was pronounced dead at the scene by Peace Justice Ralph Gillett of Fort Stockton Mrs Conant wu pronounced dead on arrival at Fort Stockton Memorial Hospital Setting it Straight Conviction upheld The Texas Supreme Court Wednesday upheld the con vie-tion of Joe Cedi Lair who was sentenced in Midland County to eight years in prison on a burglary conviction Lair Hid the indictment did not allege the culpable i mental states of or making an unauthorised entry into ebuilding Ownership incorrect IB edition of the StandaM-Tlmes it wu erroneously reported that San Angeloan GC Magruder's father had owned the Ketchum-Lomas potion of the ranch on which Magruder runs his sheep and cattle GC Magruder Sr leased the land and his son took up the lease after his father's retirement The Standard-Times regrets the error kMbto4htoAsto4ki4hatoakMsehtol ILAI -ahtbieM.

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