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Deserted infant’s condition critical
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GALVESTON — A 6-pouncl
newborn girl, abandoned along
a remote farm road and found
by a man collecting aluminum
cans, was in critical condition
Tuesday in a hospital’s intensive
care unit.
Dr. Christine Judiee, a pedia
trician at Memorial Hospital in
Texas City, took the newborn
infant Tuesday afternoon to the
neonatal intensive care unit at
the University of Texas Medical
Branch in Galveston.
Debbie McNabb, spokeswo
man for Memorial Hospital,
said the condition of the child
— named “April Cora” by the
nurses and pediatrician caring
for her — began to worsen in
the afternoon.
“They have taken X-rays and
blood tests, but they are not say
ing what the results are. They
are not sure why she is so ill, but
it could be due to infection,”
McNabb said.
The girl was about five hours
old and severely sunburned
when found at 11:35 a.m. Mon
day in a grassy ditch along Farm
Road 2004. The placenta and
umbilical cord still were at
tached and lying on the ground
next to her.
A man who was collecting
cans along the road, 30 miles
south of Houston, flagged
down a passing ambulance,
which rushed the girl to the
hospital.
Dr. Ben Ramier, the hospi
tal’s chief of pediatrics, said the
girl also had abrasions on her
back which may have been
caused by insect bites. He said
she could be released in seven
days to county juvenile welfare
authorities if she improves.
Investigator Jack Wilkins said
officers had no clue to the ba
by’s identity, and that the case
had jolted even experienced po
lice officers.
Crime Stoppers in La Marque
is offering a f 1,000 reward for
information leading to the iden
tification of the baby’s parents
and the La Marque Noon Opti
mist Club has started a fund to
pay the child’s medical ex
penses.
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Jury orders HL&P to pay
Houston man $4 million
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ROSENBERG — Carl Rey
nolds, 19, who touched an elec
trical line crossing over his par
ent’s yard, was awarded almost
$4 million on Tuesday by a jury
that ruled the power company
was negligent for failing to
warn residents of the harzard.
ing 8c Power Co. for $22.5 mil
lion in actual damages, plus an
, unspecified amount of punitive
damages.
one man Monday said HL&P
had a duty to warn the public ot
the dangers of the line and
failed to do so.
The jury decided Reynolds
should be reimbursed for
$350,348 in past medical ex
penses, $671,000 for future
The victim lost both his legs
and one of his arms, was
burned over 85 percent of his
body, and received injuries to
his other arm in the July 1980
accident, sued Houston Light-
medical expenses, $1,077 mil
lion for his physical pain and
mental anguish, and $1 million
in punitive damages.
Reynolds intentionally
touched the line with two alumi
num lent poles, holding them
26 feet in the air to see if he
could reach the 35,000-volt line
which is not insulated.
HL&P officials testified the
power line was built according
The jury of 11 women and
to national standards. They said
they will appeal the verdict.
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DALLAS — A protest leader
said the city’s offer to let dem
onstrators at this summer’s Re
publican Convention camp
overnight at two city parks lo
cated several miles from down
town is at least a start.
Assistant Park Director
Frank Wise said Monday the
decision to offer protesters ac
commodations at parks 14 miles _
and 18 miles away was based on
city park policy, not any desire
to keep protesters away from
the downtown Dallas Conven
tion Center.
One of the parks is the only
city facility where overnight
camping is allowed, Wise said,
and park police are liberal
about occasional camping in the
other.
“At least it’s on this side of
the Red River,” said Roger Kal-
lenberg, co-founder of the the
Alliance for Justice ’84, which is
coordinating activities for seve
ral protest groups that had
asked to camp in Fair Park near
downtown.
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Theatre Arts presents play
Theatre Arts will present Shakespeare’s Romeo and ju.
liet April 10-14 at 8 p.m. in Rudder Theater. Tickets are
available at Rudder Box Office and are $3 for studentsani
$4 for non-students.
Battalion hiring summer, fall staff
The Battalion is now accepting applications foi summer
and fall staff. All staff positions are open. Anyone inter
ested in a staff position should come by 216 Reed McDon
ald for a application and interview appointment. Deadline
for applications is today at 5 p.m.
Grant workshop to be conducted
The Texas Department of Community Affairs and ihe
Brazos Valley Development Council will conduct an appli
cation workshop on the Community Development Bioci
Grant Program. The workshop will !)e Thursday from
a.m. to 4 p.m. in Conference Room B at the Ramadalnn.
Joe Brannan, regional coordinator for the Texas Depai-
ment of Community Affairs, will discuss the changes in tht
application process for the 1984 CDBG Program and
describe general application requirements and procedures.
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Horsemen’s Association hosts show
The Texas A&M Horsemen’s Association will host i
quarter horse show April 13-15 at the Brenhan
fairgrounds. The show has been approved by the American
Quarter Horse Association. For more information,contatt
Jim Meeker ay 696-0319.
Variety Show tickets available
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Tickets for the MSC Variety Show are available at iht
MSC Box Office. The show will be Friday at 7 p.m. Tickeu
are $3 for students and $3.50 for non-students.
Tickets on sale for Casino ’84
Tickets are now on sale for RHA Casino ’84 at Rudder
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Financial Aid announces dates
April 15 is the deadline for filing the Financial .Md
forms for the 1984 Fall Semester. Other important dates
for students or future students interested in financial aid
are April 23 which is the date rings loans are released and
May 1 when General Motors Scholarship applications are
due. May 1 is also the date that all “little loans” are due, re
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KERRVILLE — Kerr
County District Attorney Ron
Sutton indicated Monday an in
vestigation of slavery at a cen
tral Texas ranch will involve
more victims than the six peo
ple rescued last week.
Sutton did not elaborate, but
he said the slavery case will
“blow up” when all the facts are
known.
The six hitchhikers, who
were rescued last weekend from
the Ellebracht ranch, about 75
miles northwest of San Antonio,
are being kept in seclusion, but
Sutton declined to say where.
Sutton said he wants to col
lect as much evidence as possi
ble before the six people talk to
the media. The investigation is
“in a delicate stage,” Sutton
said. “We’re not through talk
ing to them.”
He said 75 people who re-
E ortedly worked at the ranch
ist year may themselves have
been held in captivity. But when
he was asked if the case goes
deeper than what already has
been reported, Sutton replied,
“Yes.”
Sutton said the FBI is investi
gating and that the Justice De
partment may file charges of its
own.
The defendants in the case —
Wesley Ellebracht, 53, his son
Wesley Jr., 31, and his daugh
ter-in-law Joyce, 29 — are still
jailed in Kerrville on aggra
vated kidnapping charges.
Bond for each is set at
$100,000.
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resented by attorneys Ri(
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brachts picked up hitcli
from Interstate 10 and
them to the 3,500-acre o
ranch.
The victims said thev
forced to dig ditches, cat
wood and do other menial
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where they were tortured
cattle prods and chained
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