10/29/2005

Births
Brandon and Paula Taylor of Lubbock, a girl weighing 7 pounds, 10 ounces. Oct. 18, at 2:34 p.m. at Covenant Medical Center.

Entertainment Calendar - Attractions
American Museum of Agriculture - 1701 Canyon Lakes Drive. Unique 71 pedal tractors and 350 toy tractors; also restored tractors and horse-drawn equipment. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday. Donations requested. 239-5796 or 744-3786.

Renowned vocalist Phelps delves into 'Life is Church'
"Life is a Church," by David Phelps. Word. Highly acclaimed vocalist David Phelps has released his third solo project, "Life Is A Church." He hails from the fame of the Gaither Vocal Band, and sings of hope, living a life of legacy and love of family.

Entertainment Calendar - Looking Ahead
2005 KA Kalf Fry, featuring Gary Allen - 8:30 p.m. Nov. 4, Lubbock Coliseum. Reserved seats $30.50 (includes service charge); general admission seats $25.50 (includes service charge). 770-2000 or (800) 735-1288.

Finalist Loh to conduct Lubbock orchestra
For a number of years, Lawrence Loh gave serious thought to becoming a physician, even to the point of taking required biology and premedical courses in college. However, he found himself wavering when it came to choosing a profession. Now the leader of two Pennsylvania orchestras, Loh is one of the finalists for the open position of conductor and music director of the Lubbock Symphony Orchestra.

Deadlines
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Entertainment Briefs
Arts Alliance offers grant-writing workshop The Lubbock Arts Alliance will hold a grant-writing workshop from 10 a.m. to noon Nov. 10 at the Louise Hopkins Underwood Center for the Arts, 511 Ave. K. Because of construction, parking is available only in the back alley and on the building's north side.

At the movies
Domino Keira Knightly has the title role in this thriller based on a true story and directed by Tony Scott. She plays Domino Harvey. The daughter of legendary actor Laurence Harvey and a former Ford model, Domino rejected her privileged Beverly Hills lifestyle to become a bounty hunter. Mickey Rourke, Edgar Ramirez, Lucy Liu and Christopher Walken co-star.

Entertainment Calendar - Local Music
Bleachers Sports Cafe - 1719 Buddy Holly Ave., Depot Entertainment District. Seventh Addition, rock 'n' roll, 10 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Saturday. $5. 744-7767.

Country legend Haggard heads to amphitheater
Merle Haggard, Grammy Award winner and Nashville Songwriter Hall of Fame member, will grace Lubbock with his brand of country music at 8 p.m. Sunday at the Lonestar Amphitheater pavilion, 602 E. 19th St.

Entertainment Calendar - Theater
"Blithe Spirit" - Comedy/farce by Noel Coward, 8 p.m. today-Saturday, Garza Theater, 226 E. Main in Post. Direction by Jay Young. Reserved seats $9 adults and $6 children between ages of 6 and 12. 495-4005.

Batman, zombies arrive on DVD
"Batman Begins" - Holy home video, Batman. Along with this year's hit revival of the Dark Knight's adventures, "Batman Begins," a rush of older titles emerge from the Bat Cave on DVD, including new editions of the four "Batman" feature films from 1989 to '97.

Entertainment Calendar - Concerts
John Vanderslice and Icarus Fixed - Rock, 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. Monday, Winchester Pavilion at Lonestar Amphitheater, 602 E. 19th St. General admission $10 or $7 with costume. 742-5898.

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Entertainment Calendar - Exhibits
Buddy Holly Center - 1801 Ave. G, Depot Entertainment District. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday. 767-2686.

Entertainment Calendar - Special
"African Sanctus," performed by Lubbock Chorale - 8 p.m. Saturday, Hemmle Recital Hall at Texas Tech School of Music. Guest soloist is Melissa Givens, of Houston. General admission tickets $15 adults, $12 seniors and $10 students (includes $2 service charge). Ticketson sale at Select-A-Seat outlets. 770-2000 or (800) 735-1288.

Reflection in mirror can show stranger
How would you like to celebrate your 75th anniversary - or even your 25th - and age no more than Blondie and Dagwood?

'Trick or Treat' tradition reflects changes in American culture
Halloween is almost here and soon all the little goblins will be out. There are becoming fewer and fewer trick-or-treaters as the years pass. I can remember when that wasn't so.

Southwest Airlines upping competition in Denver
DENVER (AP) - Southwest Airlines Co. said Thursday it will offer 13 daily nonstop flights to Chicago, Las Vegas and Phoenix when it begins serving Denver International Airport early next year.

Hershey opposes clever use of sound-alike name for products
HERSHEY, Pa. (AP) - The double meaning may be clever, but The Hershey Co., maker of Milk Duds candy, is trying to stop a California company from using a sound-alike name for a line of clothing designed to make breast-feeding easier.

Wal-Mart memo a potential legal bombshell, say attorneys
Lawyers for employers and employees agree: A leaked Wal-Mart memo proposing ways to cut health care costs could mean big legal trouble for the world's largest retailer.

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Business today
Anadarko Petroleum says third-quarter profits up

Rheem development company planning new office buildings
Wichita, Kan.-based Jim Rheem Development announced plans Thursday to construct three new medical office buildings in North Lubbock to serve physicians and other allied businesses.

Justice Department OKs multibillion-dollar telecom merger
WASHINGTON (AP) - The nation's two biggest local phone companies received approval Thursday from antitrust regulators to buy the two largest long-distance carriers in multibillion-dollar mergers that would change the landscape of the telecommunications industry.

Oil execs say high fuel prices good for consumers, industry
WASHINGTON (AP) - Don't expect the oil industry to boost fuel production merely to deflect criticism from Congress about soaring prices and profits.

Gross domestic product growth spurs sharp rise in stocks
NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks rallied sharply Friday, with the Dow gaining 172 points on better-than-expected gross domestic product growth last quarter despite the disruptions caused by hurricanes Katrina and Rita. The major indexes finished an erratic week higher.

Bob Knight Show begins Sunday
The Bob Knight Show will begin on Sunday in the Lubbock, Dallas and Houston markets.

Bears have different outlook for Red Raiders
Baylor hasn't come close to beating Texas Tech in the last six games and hasn't actually done in it in even longer. But the Bears haven't come close to being blown out in seven games this season.

Key Matchup
Baylor return specialist Shaun Rochon vs. Tech coverage teams: Rochon returned a kickoff 98 yards for a touchdown last week against Oklahoma and returned a punt 85 yards for a touchdown in September against Samford.

Taking look at the ABCs of the BCS
Texas' leap to No. 1 in the BCS standings this week spurned mixed reactions.

Tech men's basketball to hold scrimmage
The Texas Tech men's basketball team will have its only scrimmage of the season on Wednesday at 7 p.m. at United Spirit Arena.

Tech soccer closes season
The Texas Tech women's soccer team will close out the 2005 season this weekend with a pair of home matches at R.P. Fuller Stadium.

Coaches vs. Cancer announces TV schedule
The Lubbock regional of the 2K Sports College Hoops Classic benefitting Coaches vs. Cancer is one of two regional sites that will be televised by ESPN.

Lubbock Christian University volleyball
LCU vs. Texas A&M International, Texas-Permian Basin

Tech cross country at Big 12 championships
The Texas Tech cross country teams will compete at the Big 12 Conference Championships today at the Bear Run Cross Country Course in Waco.

Miles warns LSU not to take UNT lightly
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - First-year LSU coach Les Miles didn't look only at the play book to prepare the Tigers for today's home game against North Texas.

OU-Nebraska rivalry lives on in memories
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Before this week, Nebraska middle linebacker Corey McKeon didn't know much about the Cornhuskers' history with Oklahoma.

Texas Tech volleyball
Texas Tech vs. No. 1 Nebraska

OU-Nebraska rivalry lives on in memories
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Before this week, Nebraska middle linebacker Corey McKeon didn't know much about the Cornhuskers' history with Oklahoma.

Red Raiders leery of falling prey to big plays
Texas Tech has come to expect that big plays are what it exacts on the other team, not something that other teams pull off against the Red Raiders' secondary.

Cocktail Party has added importance for Georgia, Florida
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) - Florida defensive end Jeremy Mincey spent last weekend at home in Georgia, hoping to enjoy a few days away from football.

WTAMU aims to get back on winning track
COMMERCE - How West Texas A&M responds to its first loss of the season a week ago might easily determine its playoff fate.

Vick, Hokies pick apart BC
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) - Marcus Vick got back to being efficient, throwing for 280 yards and a touchdown with no turnovers, and No. 3 Virginia Tech won its 11th consecutive game on a Thursday night, beating No. 13 Boston College 30-10.

Lady Buffs blast Tech in soccer
Katie Griffin scored two goals as the Colorado soccer team defeated Texas Tech 5-0 on Friday at R.P. Fuller Stadium.

Track officials schedule meeting
The West Texas Association of USA Track and Field and the South Plains Area Track Officials will host their annual meetings Sunday in the Red Raider room at Furrs Family Dining at 6001 Slide Road.

Tech, Tulane schedule basketball doubleheader
The Texas Tech and the Tulane women's basketball teams will play an exhibition doubleheader on Nov. 8 at United Spirit Arena.

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Open Government Doors Imperative
TEXAS URGENTLY needs more freedom of information-minded elected officials who recognize the importance of keeping the public apprised of what's going on in the government they pay for with their taxes.

Hats Off!
THE CHANCE TO take our hats off in recognition of fine people and great things that happen locally and in our area is a pleasure each week. But before we begin today's salutes, we offer the reminder that Daylight Savings time ends early Sunday. Please remember to set clocks back one hour before going to bed tonight.

Education briefly
WBU student awarded Chick-fil-A scholarship

Lubbock County bands take top honors at contest
Four Lubbock County high school bands were among 17 entries that earned top honors during the University Interscholastic League Region 16 Marching Band Contest for Class 1A and 2A schools last weekend at Bulldog Stadium in Plainview.

Fast-paced Hungarian dance nicknamed tango of the East
The Budapest Ensemble from Hungary will perform "Csrds: The Tango of the East" at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 10 at the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center Theatre, 1501 Mac Davis Lane.

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Packard's eerie restaging of '27 'Dracula' entertaining surprise
With contemporary theater audiences more cynical and certainly unwilling to fork over dollars for hokey remembrances, director John A. Packard created a challenge for himself when he opted to restage the original 1927 theatrical production of "Dracula."

New bio explodes the myths of Mao Zedong
Lord Acton, the British historian, said: "Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely." Two men in the 20th century fit that description: Josef Stalin and Adolf Hitler.

Loh shines as conductor while cellist Albers amazes
Those responsible for choosing the Lubbock Symphony Orchestra's program Friday at the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center Theatre were, at times, pulling with gusto in contrasting directions.

'Shopgirl' gem of a movie for those with patience to let it unfold
Plenty of movies tell us how exciting and giddy love is. "Shopgirl" shows how strange and fuzzy it can be.

Monterey keeps Silver Spurs
Monterey will keep the Silver Spurs for another year, and it will keep its playoff hopes alive for at least one more week.

Frenship eyes first volleyball playoff victory
The Frenship volleyball team has a chance to make history today.

Frenship pounds Big Spring to earn postseason berth
BIG SPRING - Frenship dominated Big Spring on Friday, clinching a playoff spot with a 38-3 victory over the Steers, who had already clinched their own playoff spot.

Teams switch roles in clash for Spurs
The 50th meeting for the Silver Spurs pits a team eyeing a playoff spot and another trying to win one of the most coveted prizes among city football teams.

High School Football Capsules
CLASS 4A District 4-4A Frenship at Big Spring

Usual suspects primed for big runs at tennis tournaments
Team tennis has been fairly predictable lately, with several teams establishing dominance in Class 4A and 5A.

Plainview stomps Estacado; six players ejected
Whether it was from a season's worth of frustration or a game's worth of futility, the emotions of the Estacado football team boiled over in the worst way Thursday at Lowrey Field.

Last-second field goal lifts Coronado to win
AMARILLO - The Tascosa Rebels checked in to a familiar place Thursday night.

Ex-Hobbs AD Richards dies
ALBUQUERQUE (AP) - A longtime Hobbs athletic director and basketball coach has died.

Prep cross country
District 2-5A meet

Antelopes take aim at possible playoff berth
The folks in Abernathy have waited four years for today's opportunity.

New Deals clinches share of district title
PETERSBURG - Jason Ybarra had a rushing touchdown and a TD pass during a 35-point second quarter as No.4-ranked New Deal buried Petersburg 54-6 in District 5-1A.

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Idalou tops Tahoka to secure playoff berth
TAHOKA - Weston Sales rushed for 112 yards and a touchdown as Idalou blanked Tahoka 28-0 to clinch a playoff spot in District 5-2A.

EHS coach apologizes for incident
After almost two years of trying to improve the attitude surrounding the Estacado football program, Thursday's 41-0 loss and ejection of six Matadors could be interpreted as a step backward.

Abernathy outlasts Denver City in OT
ABERNATHY - Stanton Royal caught only one pass for Abernathy on Friday night, and he fumbled it away with Denver City clinging to a 14-6 late in the third quarter at Antelope Field.

Connor leads Loop to win over Dawson
WELCH - Jayson Conner rushed for four touchdowns as Loop (5-4, 3-1) raced to a 60-14 District 5-A six-man victory against Dawson (0-9, 0-4). JP Ramirez rushed for 96 yards and one TD for the Dragons.

Week nine scoreboard
WEEK 9 SCHEDULE

Prep volleyball playoffs
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Fortune tips Snyder's way for 16-13 victory
SNYDER - The ball didn't bounce Snyder's way Friday ... it was tipped ... twice.

Lubbock Restaurant Reports
Restaurant reports for the week ending October 22:

Future Nurse Volunteers
I would like to thank all of the young girls who are coming to our nursing and rehabilitation center to volunteer at the present time. They are of unspeakable help. I am told they plan to become nurses someday and that this will be a good way to start. Let's hope that they realize just how much help this will be for them. They can be a part of growing up in America today.

Park Theft Instructive
Recently, my husband and I went riding bikes at Buddy Holly Park. Since my purse had been stolen at that park five years ago, I covered my purse completely and locked the doors securely.

Earthquake Of '64?
After hearing about the devastation caused by the recent earthquake in Pakistan, my brother, who lived in Morton in 1964, was reminded of the power of the earthquake that occurred in Anchorage, Alaska, that year.

Superior Service At Tech
The morning after Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, two Tulane University sophomores - Brittany Henry of Shallowater and Jessica Keith of San Antonio - urgently needed to find a new college to enroll in for the fall semester.

Avalanche-Journal editor toast of women's league celebrity roast
Avalanche-Journal editor Randy Sanders will be the target today during the biennial Celebrity Roast sponsored by the Lubbock League of Women Voters at 7:30 p.m. in Lubbock Memorial Civic Center.

Halloween safety tips
COSTUMES

Caprock Council honors those who support Girl Scouts
Fourteen South Plains women who have made an impact on their communities and the lives of others will be honored during the 13th annual Women of Distinction Awards dinner scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Nov. 3 in McInturff Conference Center at University Medical Center.

Lifestyles calendar
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Shopping tournament tees off today
A fundraising shopping event fashioned after a golf tournament is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. today at businesses across Lubbock.

LubbockOnline.com - Community Briefly 10/28/05

Mexican tradition honors loved ones with art, mementos
S-e-n-o-n," spells Senon Cruz, who reveals with pride that he was named as a tribute to his late great-grandfather.

Big crowd gets with the beat as 'Stomp' invades Municipal Auditorium
"Stomp" made its triumphant return to Lubbock on Friday night at the Lubbock Municipal Auditorium.

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Fall festivals
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Correction
In Thursday's Avalanche-Journal, an article on page A6 incorrectly identified Gary Lawrence. He is the treasurer of the North & East Lubbock Community Development Corp. board.

City Council alters meeting schedule
The Lubbock City Council has altered its meeting schedule for the months of November and December to accommodate the holidays. Here is the new schedule:

Kitchens gets life for murder
Larry B. Kitchens, 53, was sentenced to life in prison for capital murder Friday morning in Muleshoe for the Oct. 11, 2003, shooting of Vince Simnacher, 61, at his home.

FOI forum includes state officials
Local government officials, employees and members of the public will have the opportunity this week to learn more about the public's right to know.

Tech child study, addiction centers get room to grow
Texas Tech's Center for the Study of Addiction and Recovery and the Christine DeVitt and Helen DeVitt Jones Child Development Research Center will have a new home by August.

New Women's Hospital centralizes care at Covenant
Covenant Health System officials will unveil the new Women's Hospital addition today at Covenant Medical Center-Lakeside.

Road construction
North and south of Lubbock Wrecker Service, 3209 Slaton Highway - excavation, installation and backfill for storm sewer line and manhole construction, as part of South Lubbock Drainage Project.

Council targeting party bus ordinance, approves development funds
The Lubbock City Council plans to take on party buses next month.

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Restoration project looks to knock rust off oil town's roots
SUNDOWN - Jim Hogue knows the turn-of-the-century trolley car sitting along Main Street is ugly, but says it has potential.

State bureaucrat explains public's right to government information
Hadassah Schloss has a few words of advice for government administrators who call her to complain about what they view as nuisance inquiries for public information.

Texas Tech, universities statewide report stagnant enrollment in '05
The Texas Higher Education Coordinating board is "disappointed" with slacking enrollment numbers around Texas, including at Texas Tech.

WBU buys Lubbock property
Wayland Baptist University will soon have a new home on the north side of Lubbock.

Early Voting
The early voting period for the November constitutional amendment election runs through Nov. 4. Election Day is Nov. 8.

Road Construction
• North and south of Lubbock Wrecker Service, 3209 Slaton Highway - excavation, installation and backfill for storm sewer line and manhole construction, as part of South Lubbock Drainage Project.

Miers joins rare group of Supreme Court nominees who've withdrawn names
U.S. Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers surprised local legal scholars and the country Thursday with the rare step of withdrawing from the nomination process.

Quinn celebrates appointment as chief justice
Friends and the Lubbock legal community honored 7th Court of Appeals Chief Justice Brian P. Quinn with a celebratory reception late Thursday at Texas Tech School of Law.

Correction
Layden and Barbara Siders of Levelland donated the trolley car for Sundown officials to refurbish and display as part of the area history. In a photo caption in Friday's Avalanche-Journal, the acquisition of the trolley car was incorrectly stated. The A-J regrets the error.

House approves commission's base closure, consolidation report
WASHINGTON (AP) - The House voted overwhelmingly Thursday to allow the first round of U.S. military base closures and consolidations in a decade, clearing the way for facilities across the country to start shutting their doors as early as next month.

FDA postpones decision on inhalable insulin treatment
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Food and Drug Administration is delaying a final decision on the first inhalable form of insulin for three months while it reviews chemistry data on the diabetes treatment.

Massachusetts pacifist espouses hitchhiking to avoid oil crunch
NORTHAMPTON, Mass. (AP) - She has been called the Walking Quaker, an 86-year-old pacifist pedestrian who embodies this college town's grassroots activism and liberal politics.

Parks' body to lay in Rotunda if resolution passes
WASHINGTON (AP) - Black civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks would become the first woman to lie in honor in the Capitol Rotunda under resolutions prepared Thursday by lawmakers.

South Florida slowly recovering from Hurricane Wilma
POMPANO BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Simple tasks like buying gas, cooking food and even turning on the lights got a little easier Friday, with power restored to nearly half the homes and businesses that lost it during Hurricane Wilma.

Top Cheney aide charged in CIA leak case
WASHINGTON (AP) - Vice President Dick Cheney's chief of staff resigned Friday after he was indicted on charges of obstructing a grand jury investigation and lying about his actions that blew the CIA cover of an Iraq war critic's wife.

Investigation into CIA leak down to wire
WASHINGTON (AP) - Working against the clock, special prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald weighed criminal charges against two top presidential aides at the end of a two-year investigation that put the White House in a state of high suspense Thursday night.

Failed business venture blamed in family's deaths
NEW YORK (AP) - A couple committed suicide and killed their two children with carbon monoxide from burning coals in their Harlem apartment, officials said Friday.

Fear of bird flu forces pharmaceutical to suspend U.S. flu vaccine shipments
CHICAGO (AP) - Amid worries about bird flu, demand for a flu medicine is so extreme that the drug's maker has stopped shipping it to private U.S. suppliers just as consumers fret over whether they should try to stock up on the drug.

Agriculture committee OKs cuts to food stamps, school food service
WASHINGTON (AP) - The House Agriculture Committee approved budget cuts Friday that would take food stamps away from an estimated 300,000 people and could cut off school lunches and breakfasts for 40,000 children.

New Orleans officers fired
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Fifty-one members of the New Orleans Police Department - 45 officers and six civilian employees - were fired Friday for abandoning their posts before or after Hurricane Katrina.

First lady urges attention for troubled youth
WASHINGTON (AP) - First lady Laura Bush urged a group of former White House fellows Friday to devote more time and attention to young people in trouble.

Rosa Parks first woman to lie in honor
WASHINGTON (AP) - In death, Rosa Parks is joining a select few, including presidents and war heroes, accorded a public viewing in the Capitol Rotunda. It's the place where, six years ago, President Clinton and congressional leaders lauded the former seamstress for a simple act of defiance that changed the course of race relations.

Regulators postpone takeover decisions
WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal regulators failed to reach agreement Friday on whether to approve SBC Communications' takeover of AT&T, and Verizon Communications' purchase of MCI.

Fight over uranium plant goes to safety board
WASHINGTON (AP) - Environmentalists and a company seeking to build a uranium enrichment plant in southeastern New Mexico wrapped up a fourth day of hearings on Thursday before a nuclear licensing board.

Indictment of Cheney adviser sidesteps investigation of leak
WASHINGTON (AP) - Special Counsel Patrick Fitzgerald's first charges in the White House leak case don't get to the heart of his two-year probe: the leak.

Gruesome discovery thought at first to be Halloween hoax
FREDERICA, Del. (AP) - The apparent suicide of a woman found hanging from a tree went unreported for hours because motorists thought the body was a Halloween decoration, officials said.

Bush officials identified in indictment
WASHINGTON (AP) - At least seven Bush administration officials outside the CIA knew Valerie Plame was a CIA employee before the disclosure of her name in a column by Robert Novak in July 2003, according to the indictment Friday of I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby.

Supreme Court nominee Miers throws in towel
WASHINGTON (AP) - In a striking defeat for President Bush, White House counsel Harriet Miers on Thursday abandoned her bid to become a Supreme Court justice after three weeks of brutal criticism from fellow conservatives. The Senate's top Republican predicted a replacement candidate within days.

'Official A' may become witness
WASHINGTON (AP) - In a sign of the trouble lingering for the Bush administration, the indictment handed up Friday in the CIA leak probe refers to someone at the White House known as "Official A."

Bush considers short list of prospective Supreme Court nominees
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush is mulling a short list of prospective Supreme Court nominees this weekend at the Camp David presidential retreat.

Today in History
Today is Friday, Oct. 28, the 301st day of 2005. There are 64 days left in the year.

Today in history
Today is Saturday, Oct. 29, the 302nd day of 2005. There are 63 days left in the year. A reminder: Daylight-Saving Time ends Sunday at 2 a.m. local time. Clocks should be moved back one hour.

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Margaret "Granny Marg" Collins
Services for Margaret "Granny Marg" Collins of Muleshoe are scheduled for 11 a.m. Monday at the First United Methodist Church in Muleshoe with the Rev. Monty Leavell and Dr. Stacey Conner officiating. Interment will be in Muleshoe Memorial park Cemetery.

Garland Huddleston
Services for Garland Huddleston, 68, of Cleburne will be 2p.m. Monday,Oct. 31, 2005, at the Cleburne Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Joe Huddleston and Mr. B.B. Stevens officiating. Burial will be at Keene Memorial Park under the direction of Cleburne Funeral Home, 512 N. Ridgeway Dr., Cleburne, TX 76033, (817) 648-0522.

Martha L. Hobbs
The family of Martha L. Hobbs will celebrate 83 years of her life at 11a.m. Saturday,Oct. 29, 2005, at Raintree Christian Church with the Rev. Charles Carmen officiating. A committal service will follow at Resthaven Memorial Park under the direction of Rix Funeral Directors.

James Leslie Lambert
Funeral services for James Leslie Lambert, 81, of North Richland Hills will be 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 29, 2005, at Ellis Funeral Home Chapel in Muleshoe with Dr. Stacy Conner officiating. Arrangements are by Ellis Funeral Home in Muleshoe.

Death Notices
Pauline Parker Albracht, 83, of Amarillo died Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2005, in Amarillo. Prayer services will be 7 p.m. Sunday at the Brooks Funeral Chapel. Services will be 2 p.m. Monday at St. Ann's Catholic Church of Canyon. Brooks Funeral Directors of Happy & Canyon.

Willie McKnight
Services for Willie McKnight, 82, of Lubbock will be 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 29, 2005, at Christ Temple C.O.G.I.C. Burial will follow at the City of Lubbock Cemetery under the direction of Ossie Curry Funeral Home.

Henry Walz Overbeck
Services for Henry Walz Overbeck, 89, of Seminole will be 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 29, 2005, at First Baptist Church with the Rev. Randy Gressett officiating and the Rev. Eugene Hugh assisting. Burial will be at the Gaines County Memorial Cemetery under the direction of Boyer Funeral Home in Seminole.

Harold V. Davis
Services for Harold V. Davis, 89, of Abernathy will be 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 29, 2005, at First United Methodist Church of Abernathy with the Rev. Gary Martin officiating. Burial will follow at the Abernathy Cemetery under the direction of Abell Funeral Home.

Death notices
Scott Bigham, 42, of Big Spring died Sunday, Oct. 23, 2005 at his residence. Private family services will be held at a later date. Myers & Smith Funeral Home in Big Spring.

Johnny Gamble
Graveside services for Johnny Gamble, 77, of Lubbock will be 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 29, 2005, at Resthaven Memorial Park. Memorial services will follow at 4 p.m at Resthaven's Abbey Chapel with Dr. Jay Horton officiating.

Melvin Cleon Sorrells
Services for Melvin Cleon Sorrells, 65, of Colleyville will be 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 29, 2005, at First Baptist Church in Euless. Internment will follow at Bluebonnet Memorial Park in Colleyville under the direction of Bluebonnet Hills Funeral Home in Colleyville.

Police blotter
To report information about these or other crimes, call Crime Line at 741-1000. In some cases, cash rewards are offered. Callers may remain anonymous.

Oilers halt losing streak in Dallas
DALLAS (AP) - The Edmonton Oilers think they've finally reversed more than a decade of frustration in Texas.

Konerko, 61 others file for free agency
NEW YORK (AP) - Less than 24 hours after helping the Chicago White Sox win their first World Series since 1917, AL championship series MVP Paul Konerko was among 62 players who filed for free agency Thursday.

Big putts carry Brehaut to two-shot Chrysler lead
PALM HARBOR, Fla. - When last seen at Innisbrook, Jeff Brehaut was an emotional wreck until making a slippery 4-foot birdie putt on the last hole that made his road back to the PGA Tour much easier.

Rockets hire ex-guard Ward as assistant coach
HOUSTON - The Houston Rockets hired former guard Charlie Ward on Friday to become an assistant coach.

Series between Lubbock, Odessa has special significance for Fioroni
It's usually a momentous occasion when the Lubbock Cotton Kings and Odessa Jackalopes square off on the ice. The Southwest Division rivals fought each other 13 times during a game two years ago, and they each won half of their 10 bouts last season in a playoff race that went to the wire.

Carswell upgraded to serious condition
DENVER - Denver Broncos offensive lineman Dwayne Carswell was upgraded to serious condition Friday, a day after having his spleen removed and undergoing other surgery after a five-car traffic accident on his way to practice.

Edwards looking like contender
HAMPTON, Ga. (AP) - Carl Edwards has never had more fun.

Coronado, Frenship make regional semis
ABILENE - Coronado, which won the state team tennis championship two years ago and reached the regional finals last year, was pushed to the limit in the second round Friday of the Region I-5A tennis tournament.

Broncos can't let lead slip away against Eagles
The Denver Broncos are good at taking leads, then letting them melt away, although until last week it didn't cost them a game.

LubbockOnline.com - Sportsline 10/28/05

Lowery takes PGA tournament lead as Singh heads home
PALM HARBOR, Fla. - Steve Lowery and Bo Van Pelt, two guys who didn't earn a dime the first few months of the season, played some of their best golf Friday at the Chrysler Championship on a tough day that sent Vijay Singh home early for the second straight week.

White Sox celebrate first title in 88 years
HOUSTON (AP) - Wearing a wide, satisfied smile on a face flushed with pride, Ozzie Guillen stood off to the side by the third base line and simply watched his White Sox rejoice in the middle of the field.

Chicago celebrates World Series champs
CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago White Sox triumphantly rode into the heart of the city Friday to celebrate the team's first World Series title since 1917 with hundreds of thousands of fans who turned downtown into a giant block party.

White heads nominees for Pro Football Hall
CANTON, Ohio (AP) - Reggie White, a two-time NFL defensive player of the year who died last year at 43, heads a list of players, coaches and contributors eligible for induction in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Missing oilfield equipment found
CARLSBAD, N.M. (AP) - Investigators have recovered more than $240,000 worth of oilfield equipment in Texas that was reported stolen from southeastern New Mexico.

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November holiday event to benefit area needy

Goal of marriage seminar to help couples enrich spirit, relationship
Making a marriage that is satisfying and amazing will be the topic of a marriage seminar Nov. 4-5 at the Sheraton Four-Point Hotel, 505 Ave. Q.

Hispanic association gives illegal donations
AUSTIN (AP) - The U.S. Hispanic Contractors Association has pleaded guilty to two counts of giving illegal corporate donations to Democratic candidates during the 2002 election.

Investigation into illegal body parts leads to recall
AUSTIN (AP) - A Central Texas tissue bank has recalled 47 grafts amid investigations into whether the company that procured the body parts illegally bought them from funeral homes and failed to properly screen the donors.

Car crashes into duplex bedroom, killing driver
AMARILLO - A 23-year-old Amarillo man died Tuesday night after his car crashed into a duplex.

Early textbook shortage evolves into textbook glut
AUSTIN (AP) - Textbook shortages that hindered school districts when classes began in August have given way to a surplus of books.

Earle subpoenas contribution records of Republican judges
WASHINGTON (AP) - A Texas prosecutor wants to arm himself with records of mostly Republican judges' political contributions before a hearing Tuesday to decide who should preside over Rep. Tom DeLay's criminal case.

Education commissioner worried relief reimbursement long way off
DALLAS (AP) - Texas Education Commissioner Shirley Neeley urged educators Friday to share their personal stories about teaching children displaced by Gulf Coast hurricanes in an effort to speed federal reimbursement of their educational costs.

'Weird Texas' recounts legends, oddities of eccentric Lone Star
HUNTSVILLE (AP) - This tale begins with a larger-than-life bronze statue of Christ, arms outstretched, resting atop a concrete pedestal above a family plot in the tree-lined gloom of the Oakwood Cemetery.

Bill Tampering
DALLAS (AP) - Two call center supervisors have been put on administrative leave amid allegations they tampered with their water bills. Both work for the Dallas Fire-Rescue department and allegedly went into a city computer system to change their water bill charges, authorities said.

Infant abandoned at Amarillo hospital
AMARILLO - Hospital workers discovered an abandoned newborn male outside the main entrance of Northwest Texas Heart Hospital about 7:45 a.m. Wednesday.

Flea market raid nets more than 20,000 pirated CDs, DVDs
BROWNSVILLE (AP) - A raid of a Brownsville flea market shut down more than 20 booths selling more than 20,000 counterfeit CDs and DVDs, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement reported Thursday.

Texas No. 1 in nation for households with residents living at risk of going hungry
AUSTIN (AP) - A higher percentage of Texas households were at risk of going hungry over the past three years than in any other state, according to data released Friday by the U.S. Agriculture Department.

Former bank teller charged with stealing money from accounts
HARLINGEN (AP) - A former bank teller has been indicted on charges she stole more the $20,000 from individual and business accounts.

Exxon Mobil profit, sales soar to records
DALLAS (AP) - Exxon Mobil Corp. rewrote the corporate record books Thursday as the oil company's third-quarter earnings soared to almost $10 billion and it became the first public company ever with quarterly sales topping $100 billion. Anglo-Dutch competitor Royal Dutch Shell PLC wasn't far behind, posting a profit of $9 billion for the quarter.

Alleged fake flu shots prompt fraud charges
HOUSTON (AP) - The owner of the home health care company that administered fake flu shots to up to 1,000 Exxon Mobil employees has been charged with Medicare fraud after allegedly giving similar injections to 14 elderly people, authorities said Friday.

Judge indicted on tampering charge
SAN ANTONIO (AP) - A state district judge from Eagle Pass was indicted this week on felony charges that he lied in 2002 about the source of $15,000 in campaign funds provided by the Kickapoo Indian tribe.

DeLay appeals to constituents, blasts Democrats
HOUSTON (AP) - U.S. Rep. Tom DeLay, under indictment on charges of campaign finance violations, wrote his constituents and contributors Thursday, railing against Democrats for engaging in "the politics of personal destruction."

Chapter helps 'Heat the Town' with free heating systems checks
Homeowner Mary Helen had no idea whether she could afford a service call to check her heating system. News of higher heating costs forecasted for the winter had Mary and her family worried. Her mother, Tina, decided to contact someone for help.

Hobbs police find missing woman, son
After going missing in early October in Hobbs, a woman and her three-year-old son have been found - the mother in Idalou and the child in California.

Tech volleyball to host Nebraska Saturday
Texas Tech volleyball is set to host the No. 1 Nebraska Cornhuskers at 7 p.m. Saturday in the United Spirit Arena.

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Report on corrupted U.N. program draws denials
MOSCOW (AP) - A scathing report on corruption in the U.N. oil-for-food program for Saddam Hussein's Iraq drew widespread denials, terse dismissals and protestations of innocence Friday. But there were also pledges to investigate from some of the 2,200 companies cited and countries with citizens named.

Iranian president calls for Israel's destruction
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran's ultraconservative president - spurning international outrage over his remarks about Israel - joined more than a million demonstrators who flooded the streets of the capital and other major cities Friday to back his call for the destruction of the Jewish state.

Oil-for-food probe finds global misdeeds
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - A former French U.N. ambassador. A firebrand British politician. The president of Italy's Lombardi region. Name-brand companies like DaimlerChrysler and Siemens AG.
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