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resented the fact that I had this op- comes from his attitude toward
religion. For example, he likes
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thinking about the future.
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that "if you want something, you there's nobody that's going to push
you down," he said.
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... the kind of store you remember.
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25th Anniversary Rendition
The procedures came to light last we’re just going to make sure.
week when some officers gave what
sales clerk after a month on the job, they knew to be unidentifiable prints
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New officers for 1985 for the Extension
Homemakers Council were installed Mon-
day during the Christmas party in the
Heritage Room of the library. Pett Ott,
left, installed the officers. The officers in
order from Ott are Gayle Carter, chair-
at age 14 as a stock boy in his com-
pany's Marfa store. Promoted to
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"lost a few friends" because "they
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Anti-freeze
and some prints from the files to the
fingerprint unit's top specialist, of-
ficials said.
He examined them and said that
they matched.
The mistake prompted police of-
ficials to look closely at departmen-
tal procedures. They found that the
rule requiring each fingerprint iden-
tification to be verified by at least
two specialists was rarely enforced.
Shaw said.
But the spokesman said he doesn't
expect to find any mistakes, "but
Plus Over 70 Fresh-Frozen Items
Clean, Inspected Mobile Unit
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JERRY’S EXXON,403 25 Mile Ave.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14
3 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.__
why so
many drivers insure
with State Farm?
the an antitrust law that would have
required federal regulators to ap-
prove the takeover
Pickens also has said he has ar-
ranged to transfer Phillips stock to
his partners if Phillips attempts to
take over Mesa in a defensive
maneuver.
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Mariellen Homfeld, recording secretary,
Carol Odom, treasurer, Bertha Dettmann,
reporter, and Kate Bradley, parliamen-
tarian. Not pictured is Edith Higgins, cor-
responding secretary.
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• & many more items for
Christmas giving.
* Don't forget gift certificates!
* Sale on garland also.
MONAHANS, Texas <AP» - The
day doesn't have enough hours to suit
19-year-old Alvian Marquez, a self-
professed "economic animal" and
variety store manager.
“I’ve always had the attitude that
anything I do is not good enough, that
I've got to do better," said the Marfa
native, who often works an 8 a.m. to
midnight schedule.
Marquez is responsible for 10
employees in a store that has a year-
ly volume of $600,000
He said recently he considers
himself among a new breed of young
people, a person who is "taking more
responsibilites and more stress than
teen-agers from the '60s would have
handled.”
"It's like ( President i Reagan said,
young people today are striving to
get into professional careers," he
said.
Dashing about his 9,500-square-
foot store in Monahans, about 35
miles west of Odessa. Marquez
answered numerous questions and
dealt with small emergencies. at the
same time trying to complete his
own tasks.
In a period of about 20 minutes.
Marquez, clipboard in hand, totaled
a section of Christmas craft items,
gave advice on how to display those
items, scheduled employees' hours
and helped a customer find a certain
brand of pantyhose.
A straight-A student in high school.
Marquez said, his climb up the
business ladder hasn't been without
difficulties
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Prints - $2500
Signed & numbered prints available by order — MO*
G.E.D. Testing
GED Testing will ba held at the Hereford Independent
School District Administration Building, Dec. 12th and
13th, 1984 at 8:30 A.M. both days. Allow 1% days for
testing. For further information call:
Robert L Thompson 364-0843
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he reached assistant manager at 17
and took over operations in
Monahans last August after an ac-
celerated managerial course.
The store manager also
acknowledged taking time to
“party" and "goof off" helps him do
a better job. "It gives you a better at-
titude the following day," he said.
Marquez said he had to develop
two personalities to manage people
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Co. of Bartlesville, Okla. They were years.”
also partners in Pickens’ assault on Unlike Pickens, Wagner. 50, and
Gulf Corp. last year. Brown, 59, keep a low profile.
But long before they got involved “Boone is much more attuned to
in high-stakes corporate raiding, dhe corporate world and the press in
they were making their fortunes in Wew York,” Boswell said.
the rough and tumble of the West Wagner, a geologist, is from Tulsa.
Texas oil business. Okla.' and Brown, a petroleum
"Folks outside the industry don't engineer, is from San Antonio. Ac-
have much appreciation for a dry cording to a former employee who
hole. That element of extreme risk asked to remain anonymous, they
brings people into a special kind of both moved to Midland in the late
understanding,” said professor 1950s.
Roger Olien of the University of They met around 1958 when they
Texas Permian Basin in Odessa. both worked for a now-defunct drill-
Brown and Wagner, like many ing company in Midland, the former
Midland oilmen, jealously guard employee said, and by the early
their privacy. Neither they nor 1960s, they were drilling for oil
Pickens are eager to discuss their together.
relationship. "They have a partnership based on
But, according to The Dallas Morn- nothing more than a handshake,”
ing News, business associates say Boswell said.
the recent partnership has more to In the last few years. Brown and
do with personal relationships than Wagner reportedly have branched
finances. out from the oil and gas ventures that
"If you have to bring in partners, made them wealthy. According to
the main prerequisite is that you the News, their partnership now
have to trust them, rather than that owns aerospace, plastics and ventila-
they have money or contacts,” said tion product manufacturing firms.
G. Michael Boswell, president of Court filings show that Brown even
Sunshine Mining Co. of Dallas, which invested $150,000 into research for
was also a partner in the Gulf bid. the DeLorean sports car.
According to documents filed with In forming a partnership for the
the Securities and Exchange Com- assault on Phillips, Pickens avoided
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“in any career, you’ll have nearly 400 fingerprint matches made
moments when you feel like giving over the last 14 months after the
up I look at the good things I’ve done DPD's expert fingerprinter incor-
and that gives me the motivation to redly matched unidentifiable prints
get on with it," he said. given him as a joke.
"I‘ve experienced hard labor and Under departmental regulations,
that's not the life I wanted," he said, all fingerprint matches must be
adding he worked as a gas station at- made by two experts But as a result
tendant for three years before he of loose procedures over the past 14
entered retail "I was looking for a months, some prints have been mat-
professional career." ched by only one specialist, accor-
Marquez began his meteoric rise ding to police spokesman Bob Shaw.
“But if I didn't do what I did. I professional life so much as my
wouldn't have been able to get this social life," he said.
far I’ve already got a steady base." Looking toward his future. Mar-
The oldest of four children in his quez said a college education will
family. Marquez said his parents are help him achieve his dreams of own-
financially "well off," but he didn't mg a retail chain. "On-the-job train-
rely on them too much " ing and a college degree to back it
They instilled in him an attitude up If you've got those two things.
who often are much older than he. And now, "everything I ever
“It’s a skill. When I get myself wanted I find I can afford," said
ready to go to work, I've got a Marquez, who declined to divulge his
business mind. When I walk into the exact salary, but said he makes bet-
store. they know I'm the manager ween $20,000 and $30,000 a year.
and I'm there for business," he said. “I like anything with class," he
And at least one employee's com- said, mentioning the "fancy apart-
ment is an indication the message ment" and “nice clothing” he enjoys
seems to have taken. and the new sports car he plans to
“He likes everything perfect,” buy next year.
said 35-year-old Lucy Esparza. a six- Marquez described himself as an
month employee at the store. "But if explorer, a person who likes to “go
But, he added, “I didn't push them philosophical discussions about the
out of the way. They avoided me " creation of the world, he said.
Reflecting on his high school days. But after what he called a "typical
he said, "I have felt that maybe I did Catholic upbringing," Marquez ad-
miss out on much of my teen- mitted to being “confused" about
agehood. It was always working and religion.
Prices good through December 22 XXXIII 0
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DALLAS (API - The Dallas
Police Department plans to review
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DALLAS (AP) — When T. Boone mission, Wagner's Cy-7 Inc. has a
k Pickens chose partners for his $100 million stake in Mesa Partners,
I assaults on some of the giants of the which was formed for the Phillips
E - . oil industry, he chose friends in the takeover attempt. Brown's Jack-7
T West Texas oil business — not high- Inc. has another $100 million and
fliers from Wall Street. Pickens’ Mesa Asset Co. has $1.6
Cyril Wagner Jr. and Jack E. billion.
Brown are low-profile Midland Wagner, 50, is also on the board of
oilmen who have made an estimated Pickens' Mesa Petroleum Co. in
$900 million in 25 years on a partner- Amarillo.
ship based only on a handshake. “Cy and Boone are very close per-
Last week, Pickens asked them to sonal friends," Boswell said. "I think
join his bid for Phillips Petroleum they have known each other for
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