Churches offers teens a place to skate, and a sermon, too
August 10, 2003, Sunday, BC cycle Churches offers teens a place to skate, and a sermon, too BYLINE: By BOBBY ROSS JR., Associated Press Writer SECTION: State and Regional LENGTH: 807 words DATELINE: ROCKWALL, Texas Punk and alternative music blasts through a sophisticated sound system as plastic wheels crash against wooden ramps at the Lake Pointe Church’s Pier 419 skate park. The 6,000-member Christian megachurch … Continue reading Churches offers teens a place to skate, and a sermon, too
July 2003: The Christian Chronicle
July 23, 2003, Wednesday, BC cycle In rare move, disgruntled Catholics petition for Dallas bishop’s removal BYLINE: By BOBBY ROSS JR., Associated Press Writer SECTION: Domestic News LENGTH: 836 words DATELINE: DALLAS Roman Catholic parishioners in Dallas – fed up with the fallout from the clerical sex abuse crisis – have taken the rare step of starting a petition drive that urges their bishop to … Continue reading July 2003: The Christian Chronicle
Bush touts health, wellness programs in visit to Dallas YMCA
The Associated Press State & Local Wire July 18, 2003, Friday, BC cycle Bush touts health, wellness programs in visit to Dallas YMCA BYLINE: By BOBBY ROSS JR., Associated Press Writer SECTION: State and Regional LENGTH: 737 words DATELINE: DALLAS In town to fatten his campaign war chest, President Bush stopped at a Dallas YMCA on Friday to call attention to a different kind of … Continue reading Bush touts health, wellness programs in visit to Dallas YMCA
Click and buy: Internet becomes hot place for used car sales
The Associated Press July 18, 2003, Friday, BC cycle Click and buy: Internet becomes hot place for used car sales BYLINE: By BOBBY ROSS JR., Associated Press Writer SECTION: Domestic News LENGTH: 809 words DATELINE: ARLINGTON, Texas Four years ago, Ken Topham viewed eBay as an online garage sale where hobbyists bid on Pez dispensers and eight-track players. The longtime car salesman never imagined making … Continue reading Click and buy: Internet becomes hot place for used car sales
Future of pet prairie dogs in limbo after monkeypox outbreak
June 13, 2003, Friday, BC cycle Future of pet prairie dogs in limbo after monkeypox outbreak BYLINE: By BOBBY ROSS JR., Associated Press Writer SECTION: State and Regional LENGTH: 799 words DATELINE: DALLAS As rodents go, the prairie dog is Mr. Social. “This is a rodent that loves you and wants your attention,” said Ryan Blakley, owner of Walter’s World of Pets in Lubbock. “It’s not like a hamster that sits … Continue reading Future of pet prairie dogs in limbo after monkeypox outbreak
Blessing or blasphemy? Some businesses wear faith on their sleeves
July 3, 2003, Thursday, BC cycle Blessing or blasphemy? Some businesses wear faith on their sleeves BYLINE: By BOBBY ROSS JR., Associated Press Writer SECTION: Business News; State and Regional LENGTH: 766 words DATELINE: PLANO, Texas A raspy voice blares from a CD player as Amen Gutter Systems owner Trey Snider and two helpers install rain gutters on a tree-shaded brick home in this Dallas … Continue reading Blessing or blasphemy? Some businesses wear faith on their sleeves
Game shows no trivial pursuit for Tennessee professor
The Associated Press June 2, 2003, Monday, BC cycle Game shows no trivial pursuit for Tennessee professor BYLINE: By BOBBY ROSS JR., Associated Press Writer SECTION: Entertainment News LENGTH: 676 words DATELINE: JACKSON, Tenn. As a little boy, Steve Beverly would put on a white suit, use a stick as a microphone and imitate Jack Narz, who hosted the short-lived quiz show “Dotto” in 1958. … Continue reading Game shows no trivial pursuit for Tennessee professor
Jail Escapee Shot Holding Son at Gunpoint
May 10, 2003 Saturday Jail Escapee Shot Holding Son at Gunpoint BYLINE: BOBBY ROSS Jr.; Associated Press Writer SECTION: DOMESTIC NEWS LENGTH: 353 words DATELINE: SMITHVILLE, Tenn. A jail escapee who stole a deputy’s gun and patrol car and then kidnapped her 3-year-old son was shot Friday as she held the gun to the boy’s head in a standoff with police. The boy, splattered with his mother’s blood, was not … Continue reading Jail Escapee Shot Holding Son at Gunpoint
Condemned inmate says government, military control his mind
Condemned inmate says government, military control his mind
BYLINE: By BOBBY ROSS JR., Associated Press Writer
SECTION: State and Regional
LENGTH: 851 words
DATELINE: NASHVILLE, Tenn.
Less than a week away from his scheduled execution, former Texas drifter Paul Dennis Reid says he’s ready to die for seven murders at fast-food restaurants that terrorized two Tennessee cities in 1997.
But Reid, 45, still maintains his innocence. He says he dropped his appeals, clearing the way for his death by lethal injection Tuesday, “not because I can’t win these cases or not because I am the killer or the executioner or that I’ve had any involvement in it.”
Rather, he blamed a government and military conspiracy to use him as “an experimental lab rat.” The former Oklahoma City resident said he did not know the reason for the conspiracy.
“I deal with it on a daily basis,” Reid told The Associated Press in an interview Wednesday at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution.
Reid suggested scientific technology is used to control his mind and body.
“At times they have the ears ringing at a low level. At times they have the ears ringing at a high-pitched level. They have the scientific technology where they can cause parts of your body to itch, to move – to flicker,” he said.
Reid, dressed in a white prison jumpsuit and restrained by handcuffs, said the conspiracy started in 1985 while he was serving time in Texas for armed robberies. He said the government and military enlisted fellow inmates and his own family members to perform psychological tests on him.
“Well, naturally, out of 800 inmates, some of the convicts came back and conveyed this to me,” Reid said.
It wasn’t the first time Reid alleged such a conspiracy.
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