The Hereford Brand (Hereford, Tex.), Vol. 83, No. 55, Ed. 1 Sunday, September 18, 1983 Page: 2 of 30
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Crime-Of-The-Week
Gromyoko’s plane to land at skill,
commercial airports around
The family request that
memorials be made to the
American Heart Association.
Chamber of Commerce. Call 364-3700 for more informa-
tion.
official, declining o be iden-
tified, said in Washington
that Moscow was intensifying
efforts to promote its in-
terests overseas through
media manipulation. The
four charges considered by Thursday that he waa sorry
the jury in 2H hours of about the boy s death. He said
Charles Mac Cobb, Titus
County's district attorney, in-
troduced a statement alleged-
ly taken from Calvin Lloyd
Padgett as the state's final
A blood stain could still be seen as of Friday
afternoon in Morgan Knight’s backyard at 328
Ave. J, where his wife Della was killed Friday
morning. The patch of dried blood is located
Soviets are expected to use
misinformation to enhance
their claim the airliner was
spying, he said.
Agriculture Department of-
ficials said Soviet purchases
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New York City when he visits
the L'.N. later this month.
SAN ANTONIO, Texas
(AP) — "Mopie," an 11-year-
gram will allow +Hers 14
years and older to travel to
other states on one-week ex-
changes
just to the left of the small rug this side of the
gate. The victim’s 14-year-old stepson is the
only suspect in the case.
Friday. The money was raised
during a special promotion last
Saturday and will go to help build
a full-facility YMCA here in the
near future. (Brand Photo).
DELLA MAE KNIGHT
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of American grain since the
airliner incident rose Friday
to more than a 1500 million in
a brisk trade that has not
been affected by harsh ex-
changes between Moscow
and Washington. Officials
said the purchases ere under
an agreement signed 1st
month and Agriculture
Secretary John Block said “a
contract is a contract."
Blanco residents, many
who had stayed for the dura-
tian of the weeklong trial,
stood and stared at Martin
until he left the courtroom.
The trial was moved to
Burnet on a change of venue
from Blanco. Martin, wear-
ing a bullet-proof vest
because he said he had been
threatened, testified on
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Susan Raney, assistant
county extension agent for
home economics, and other
county extension office staf-
fers are helping Morrison
organize Recruitment Night
along with some of the other
4-H events.
day.
A tranquilizer gun was used
to subdue the ape, but Roney
said the gorilla was “doing all
right” as the effects of the
drug wore off.
ing World War II. He was
decorated for his exploits in
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plan. Goal for this year’s drive, which ends
Oct. 31, is 1125,000. Campaign members hope
to receive contributions and pledges by Sept.
30.
Nov. 11, 1979 in Hereford. She
was a gasoline station atten-
dant and a member of
Assembly of God Church.
Survivors farted. her hue-
band: a son, Johnny Leigh of
Amarine; a daughter, Tom
Kirkpatrick of Hereford; a
brother, Alvin Young of Pitt-
of the home; a daughter,
Virginia Skinner of Hereford;
a grandson, Scot Skinner of
Canyon; a brother, Joe
Cowan of Seguin; three
sisters, Ruth Ash and Doria
Cowan, both of San Angele
and Betty Salters of Albany,
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posed to be offered Nov. 5
The one-day seminar will be
telecast from New York,
N.Y., and will cover fashions,
patterns and other sewing-
related topics.
Furthermore, according to
Morrison, "We are going to
try and arrange an exchange
program with our older
members. That might be one
of our highlights for ths next
year.” The proposed pro-
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Martin could get up to a year
in county jail and a $2,000
fine.
The verdict was the least of
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Vega; and five grand-
children.
Sometime between Friday. September 9, INS and
Saturday, September 10, 1983, person!») burglarized Ed-
ward's Pharmacy. Missing was approximately $30.00 in
cash and numerous drugs.
Anyone giving information leading to the arrest and in-
dictment of the person!.) responsible for the Crime-of-
the-Week will receive a $500 reward. Anyone having infor-
mation may contact the Crime Stoppers Clue Line at
364-2583 (364-CLUE).
Any information regarding a felony may be given to the
Clue Line. Anyone giving information leading to the arrest
and indictment in a felony case may be eligible for a
reward. The caller may remain anonymous.
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“He's either a murderer or
he walks," Oatman said.
“I think the jury hit a bap-
trayed as a self-made man
who exploded when his sons
couldn’t match the success he
forged.
Kyle, N, was shot to death
July a st his mansion in the
s pretty small price to pay for
shooting somebody.”
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returned to reopen his
business in Throckmorton.
The Hereford business was
bought from A.W. Hembree
in January, 1952. The store
was located then in the 300
block of Main St. between
Harman's and Gaston's. In
1957 Cowan's moved to a
larger building at the present
location. As it continued to
expand, the building was
remodeled and floor space in-
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BURNET, Texas (AP) — A
52-yearold contractor who
fatally shot a high school stu-
dent driving a pickup truck
on his property was convicted
of criminally negligent
i nonACiGe. Snort of acquittal,
b the verdict was the lightest
k that Jack Martin could have
| • received.
■ Mark Uecker, a 16-year-old
• J Blanco High School student,
■ • was shot to death March 5 as
J H he drove his pickup across
K Martin’s land just north of
ru Blanco. Defense attorneys
I V said Martin had a legal right
Lam to shoot at trespassers.
•• State District Judge D.V.
Hammond directed the jury
; to return today for the punish-
I ment phase of the trial. For
testimony was false. I
thought he lied. A lot of
evidence, the state was not
allowed to bring before the
jury. That’s the law, but had
it been admissible, we pro-
bably could have goften a "
murder conviction," Oatman
said.
The prosecutor said a
Giving the United Way
Gene Ehler, (far right), president of the local
United Way is shown accepting a check from
Troy Waddell, manager of Southwestern
Public Service. All SPS employees par-
ticipated in the United Way payroll deduction
CRIME
STOPPERS
pose is to make Hereford a better and safer place to live.
Register your place of business and home today and
receive a set of numbered decals which will assist law en-
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Bobby Mooro, cu-owner of
Moore’s Jack It Jill Food Store,
presented YMCA Building Cam-
paign coordinator Marilyn
Culpepper with a check for $3,000
piece of evidence in Padgett's
capital murder trial for the
May 11, 1982 slaying of
Howard Leroy MeClaflin, 25,
a Pizza Hut employee.
Padgett. 25, of Dallas also
is charged with the capital
murder of two other Pizza
Hut employees — George
Dwain Landrum, 42, and
Shirley O’Bier Thompson, 14.
Mount Pleasant Police
Chief Conrad Mars testified
Friday that he, Cobb and
Texas Ranger Brantley
Foster took the statement
volunteered by Padgett
March 9, the day after he was
picked up from an Oklahoma
prison and returned to Texas
to face the murder charges.
Police found the bodies of
the three victims near the
rear of the East Texas
restaurant.
His friend “had gone wild
and all three people were
down," the statement con-
tinued.
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misdemeanor in shooting
went into the restaurant with
a pistol but "didn’t mean to
hurt anybody," the govern-
ment alleged at the man's
capital murder trial.
carry Eftrada to aaMy
Tycoon had changed ingpomnechalnssm“ninhe
Mopie’s cage would be revia-
DALLAS (AP) — Slain the Pacific and later won a ed and strengthened before
millionaire tycoon Henry second Distinguished Flying the gorilla was put back on
Harrison Kyle has been por- Cross in the Korean War._______public display._______________
MOUNT PLEASANT,
Texas (AP) - A Dallas man
charged with murdering
three pizza restaurant
employees told authorities he
Oatman said he would push fend his land and to use
for the maximum penalty to- "deadly force” if necessary,
day. He thought he was right
“I was disappointed in the when he did it," Zimmerman
verdict. I was convinced the said. "He thinks he‛s right
evidence was clear it was now. .Sodoesthe law."
The State Department said old, 410-pound gorilla, "very
it granted Moscow permis- carefully and quietly"
sion to arrange special flights unlocked his cage. threw a
for its diplomats going to the zookeeper in the air and bit
United Nations. Ney Jersery him in an escape attempt
and New York officials had from the San Antonio Zoo that
said they would sot allow officials said was executed
Foreign Minister Andrei with human-like stealth and
creased twice to accom-
modate larger inventory.
Mr. Cowan retired when
Charles Skinner purchased
the business in May 1975
The deceased was a
member of First United
Methodist Church of
Hereford, a member of the
Masonic Lodge and had been
a member at the Lion's Club
for 25 years.
Survivors include his wife
Asaistant District Attorney fronttire of the pickup.
SSsSx armhazzmrena
jury a choice of returning the verdict"wasbetterthan
convictions of three letter any other one of his birthday
charges — voluntary gifts. He had no other com-
manslaughter, involuntary ment.
manslaughter, or criminally Oatman and defend at-
negligent homicide. torney Rodger Zimmerman
After the verdict, Martin's urged jurors to consider the
tearful wife, Clare, embraced the murder charge only.
Elv
The zookeeper, 26-year-old this may have provoked the
Rick Estrada, was hospitaliz- attack.”
ed Friday in fair condition. The primate managed to
authorities said. escape from his cage because
“The gorilla lifted Rick up of a defective locking
off the ground, bit him mechanism, said Roney,
several times and threw him Estrada was expected to
down,” said Ernest Roney, undergo additional surgery
assistant director at the zoo Saturday at Medical Center
“He apparently squirted Hospital. The gorilla keeper
the gorilla (with a hose) and was attacked early Thurs-
r42o.
Bel-Air seciton of Los Mae Knight, 52, will be held
Angeles. His elder son, at 10 a.m. Monday in Rose
20-yearold Henry Harrison Chapel of Gililland-Watson
“Rick” Kyle Jr., was charg- Funeral Home. Burial will be
ed this week with murder. In West Park Cemetery under
Kyle had frequent the direction of Gililland-
arguments with his sons — Watson Funeral Home.
Rick end Scott, 11 — that Mrs. Knight was pronounc-
sometimes erupted into fights ed dead at 9:50a.m. Friday at
In which he beat the boys Deaf Smith General Hospital
with his fists," said a Dallas from stab wounds. Her death
businessman who asked not is under investigation by
to be identified. Deaf Smith County officials
Kyis, bom in poverty in She was bom May 0, INI In
Tennessee, made a name for Lamar County. She came to
himself when he joined the Hereford in INO from Paris.
Marine Corps ss a pilot dur- she married Morgan Knight
Roney said Mopie, who is out.
on loan from the Bronx Zoo in “The zookeepers hot-wired
New York, planned his the roof," Roney said, "but
escape carefully. he figured out how to get
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day he was here he was stu- said he quietly working
dying how the doors worked Thurndazsmpoming.whenne
.nd where thee ble. ran.” inssdrdthesokhscnnamrarom
“In New York, he'd make a to see what was wrong."
smaller gorilla stand in a cer- Perry and another zoo
tain place and beat him on the employee used a ladder to
head if he moved. Then he’d climb down into a moat in the
climb up on the other one’s zoo’s service area and walked
head and onto the roof to get through 11 inches of water to
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