Wednesday, January 18,1989
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Haltom officer fired for ‘neglect of duty’
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HALTOM CITY (AP) — One police of
ficer was suspended and a probationary of
ficer was fired for not dispatching a car to a
home where a homicide victim’s body was
later found, Haltom City Police Chief Tom
Cowan said.
Cowan said Tuesday that dispatcher
Sandra Snow, a four-year veteran of the po
lice department, was placed on indefinite
suspension Jan. 10.
Doris Burleson, a probationary dis
patcher, was fired the same day, Cowan
said.
The action was taken when investigators
discovered a 911 call had been placed Dec.
15 from the house where three days later a
neighbor found the body of Floyd Elvin
Stice, 44.
Snow violated personnel rules covering
“inexcusable neglect of duty” and breeched
the city’s general code of conduct, Cowan
told the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Snow
told Haltom City officials she plans to ap
peal her suspension, according to Cowan.
Burleson was fired for not satisfying the
requirements of the job, Cowan said.
Originally, Snow and Burleson were
placed on administrative leave with pay
Dec. 30, Cowan said.
Burleson told the Star-Telegram her job
on Dec. 15 was to write down calls and relay
them to the dispatcher for cars to be sent
out.
After the initial call, which Burleson de
scribed as “real short,” she attempted to call
the number back.
“The guys 1 miked to didn’t sound up
tight. There was no stress,” Burleson said.
“It sounded like a party group. I could hear
several people in the background. No one
was screeching or screaming. There was no
stress. Nothing that would trigger suspi
cion.”
Snow could not be contacted Tuesday by
the Associated Press.
Two sisters, Sherry and Rebecca Clouse,
have been charged in the case with volun
tary manslaughter, according to Lt. R.W.
McQuery.
Hance sworn in as Railroad Commission chief
AUSTIN fAPj — A Republican
and a Democrat were sworn in Tues
day as members of the Railroad
Commission, with Republican Kent
Hance being named chairman of the
agency that regulates the Texas oil
and gas industry.
Hance, whose trips to OPEC sum
mit meetings last year won him
worldwide publicity, is the first Re
publican to win election to the com
mission in its 98-year history.
Voters in November chose Hance
to finish the final two years of the
term to which GOP Gov. Bill Clem
ents appointed him in 1987, replac
ing Democrat Mack Wallace, who
had resigned.
Jim Nugent, a 10-year commis
sion veteran, was elected to a full six-
year term.
After both men were sworn in,
Nugent announced that he and fel
low Democratic Commissioner John
Sharp had chosen Hance as the
agency’s new chairman.
“In spite of his being a Republi
can, he got elected,” Nugent said
with a grin. “In spite of his being a
Republican, the two Democratic
members of the Railroad Commis
sion have seen fit to select him as the
next chairman of the Railroad Com
mission.”
Hance, a former congressman
from Lubbock who switched parties
after losing the 1984 Democratic
U.S. Senate nomination, lost the Re
publican gubernatorial primary in
1986.
He has been rumored to be inter
ested in another state job — possibly
goveror — when his Railroad Com
mission term ends in 1990, but
Hance said Tuesday that it was too
soon to speculate about any future
race.
“I’m enjoying being on the Rail
road Commission and that’s all I’m
concentrating on right now,” Hance
said. “It’s too early for people to be
doing all that stuff” to prepare for
1990.
In introducing Hance to a Texas
Senate chamber crowded with well-
wishers for the swearing-in cere
mony, Clements hailed the expand
ing role Republicans play in state
government.
Train hits
bus, kills 41
in Sri Lanka
AHUNGALLA, Sri Lanka
(AP) — A train collided with a bus
taking children home from
school Tuesday and dragged it 50
yards. Police said 41 people were
killed and 72 injured, and the
death toll might rise.
School books, shoes and pen
cils were strewn along the track
and inside the demolished bus.
“Bodies were scattered all over
and children were screaming,”
said a Buddhist monk who
helped carry victims to ambu
lances and other rescue vehicles.
Witnesses said the driver of the
bus, which was carrying about
120 people, tried to cross the
track ahead of the train but his
engine stalled.
Police said the driver escaped
with minor injuries and five chil
dren riding on the steps jumped
to safety. No one on the train was
hurt.
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