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deral Noise Control Act and have an
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Ticer also said having a local
training area would be convenient
and make better use of training
hours for pilots, who currently must
fly to Utah, South Dakota, Colorado
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— Buster Welch
rancher
or Arkansas for similar training.
But Buster Welch, a longtime
rancher in Scurry, Kent and Fisher
counties, all of which would be in
cluded in the flight path, said the
noise could put him out of business.
“I know I couldn’t run my horse
outfit because horses are real sensi
tive to noise,” he said in Wednes
day’s editions of the Lubbock
Avalanche-Journal. “If I miss that
income, I’m out of business.”
According the lawsuit, “It is the
policy of the United States to pro
mote an environment for all Amer
icans free from noise that jeopar
dizes their health or welfare.”
Residents in eight counties —
Lynn, Garza, Kent, Stonewall, Daw
son, Borden, Scurry and Fisher —
could see between six and 10 of the
so-called Realistic Bomber Training
Initiative flights a day when the pro
gram begins in December 2001.
The lawsuit also complains that
the military’s plan will threaten air
space southeast of Lubbock Interna
tional Airport. City leaders met last
week with Federal Aviation Admin
istration officials to voice their con
cerns about the project.
— News in Brief —
DNA clears man
in UH rape
AUSTIN (AP) — Gov. George
|W. Bush has pardoned a man
iwho was convicted of rape but
later cleared by new DNA evi
dence.
Anthony Todd Robinson, 39,
was convicted in 1987 of rap
ing a University of Houston stu
dent, two years before DNA ev
idence was admissible in Harris
County courts. He was sen
tenced to 27 years in prison
and paroled in 1996.
When he was arrested,
Robinson said he was inno
cent and offered a blood
sample. His attorney said he
was probably singled out be
cause he is black. He paid
$1,800 for DNA testing after
he was paroled.
City ordinance bans pig
Owner tries to persuade officials
HURST (AP) — This little piggy can not stay home.
City officials in Hurst, about 20 miles east of Dallas, have given Eli
the Vietnamese potbellied pig an eviction notice, saying an ordinance
bars the swine from living on a spread less than an acre.
City officials say Eli falls under the same category in the 1990 city
ordinance that has prompted authorities to remove chickens, goats, hors
es and even a tiger— he is livestock.
“We don’t live in the county, the ordinance simply doesn’t allow pot
bellied pigs,” Hurst Police Chief Tim Wallace was quoted by the Fort
Worth Star-Telegram Wednesday.
Resident Cynthia Wynne, who adopted Eli in 1994 when he was 10
days old, went whole hog Tuesday showing “family pictures” to sway
city council members to allow Eli to stay in his heated, enclosed-room
that doubles as her back porch.
“It would be like giving up one of my kids,” Wynne said of the 225-
pound black pig that stands about knee-high. “He is part of the family.”
City officials say they are considering Wynne’s appeal.
In the meantime, Eli will continue his daily routine of sunning, eat
ing and chasing his feline friend, Morris. Wynne says she plans to hold
a party for Eli Saturday with vanilla cupcakes.
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