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amiliar strains of this Dis-
nark lingered in the air at
ey World in Orlando, Fla.,
ay, an A&M graduate stu-
his girlfriend took part in
Ifshals of the Kingdom pa-
r Grant of San Antonio, who
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land economics and real es-
id Denise McCullough of Dal-
*re chosen to represent Texas
^tribute to America. Grant and
jllough served as grand
simui,^ials in the parade.
e parade began in the af-
Soon with a flourish and charm
Disney could create and pro-
bd down Main Street in the fa
ins Florida park.
‘They were celebrating America
whatever the deal was,” Grant
idlvryly.
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woul irat e, although more detailed, co-
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cided with Grant’s. The marshals
lesp the Kingdom parade was a cele-
it, radon of the U.S. Constitution and
Berlan? iBnany facets that make Texas
Vedi "eat, she said.
Actually, there were half a dozen
ates represented in the parade, in-
uding Minnesota, Mississippi and
Hs, Grant said. He said people
H each of the states were in the
irade.
Giant said being chosen to ride in
,e parade was a case of being in the
am ght place at the right time.
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Denise McCullough of Dallas and A&M student grand marshal groups selected to lead a Walt Dis-
Victor Grant of College Station were one of six ' ney parade on March 15.
we were from and asked if we would
like to participate,” Grant said.
McCullough, who has a marketing
degree from Southwest Texas State
University, said Disney was looking
for college students to represent
their home states. She was with
Grant when he told the Disney em
ployee he was an A&M student.
“Hejust assumed I was a student,”
she said.
Being a grand marshal is not com
plicated, as described by Grant.
“We sat in the back of a car and we
waved,” Grant said, laughing. “We
weren’t obligated for anything more
than an hour out of our day.”
Both grand marshals said the best
part of the experience was seeing the
reaction of the children to the spe
cial magic of a Disney parade.
McCullough said seeing the chil
dren waving at her and Grant like
they were special made her feel
good.
Grant said seeing the smiles on
children’s faces was rewarding for
him, though only in a non-Fmancial
way.
“It made you feel important even
though you’re a regular person,” he
said. “But we paid $20 just like ev
erybody else to get in the park.”
So, despite the cool weather, these
two Texans enjoyed representing
their state in the Disney parade.
Grant summed up their feelings
about the experience.
“Couldn’t have asked for anything
better,” he said.
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FORT WORTH (AP) — The validity of a sci-
itific technique to genetically match suspects
ith crimes may get its First Texas test in a Fort
/onli courtroom, officials said.
The new technique, known as “DNA finger-
riming,” was used Tuesday to obtain a murder
idiciment against Barry Dean Kelly, 29, in coll
ection with the strangulation death of Melva I.
eeins, 63. No trial date has been set.
The DNA technique — which identifies ge-
etic patterns from blood, semen or other body
uids — already has been used in several states to
nk defendants with rapes or to prove paternity.
Tarrant County prosecutors decided to use
the DNA technique in the case after reading
about it in a newspaper article published at the
time of Teems’ death last October.
Officers said Mary Copeland, the victim’s
daughter, reported her missing Oct. 6.
Police found Teems’ pickup abandoned in an
isolated area later that day. Eleven days later, po
lice found Teems’ decomposing body near a dirt
road 10 miles north of the truck.
Police obtained two of Kelly’s Fingerprints
from the truck, but prosecutors said they wanted
a better link to her assailant since Kelly had sold
the woman another automobile a few months
earlier.
Results of the DNA tests on Teems’ semen-
stained bedcovers showed that Kelly had contact
with the victim around the time of her disappear
ance, investigators said.
Proponents of DNA fingerprinting say it can
link evidence such as blood, semen, tissue and
hair to a person better than any other technique.
Some scientists and legal scholars have reser
vations about use of the test in criminal cases.
They say samples need to be larger than most
crimes produce and special equipment is re
quired, making costs relatively high.
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