Who's to 'blame' for rapper's language? Sep 30, 2007
While I'm sure promoter John Ray is getting pats on the back for pulling the plug, I question his judgment for bringing the Baton Rouge native here in the first place. Who's to blame. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Inmate In Fatal Escape Attempts Suicide Sep 27, 2007
Martin and another inmate, John Ray Falk, 40, broke from a work detail Monday at the Wynne Unit in Huntsville, stole a truck, then hijacked a car before they were caught within hours. Corrections officer Susan Canfield, 59, was run over and killed as they fled in the pickup truck. (Click2Houston, TX)
More of this story Sep 27, 2007
"We're getting hit a lot by people asking us when it's going to open," John Ray, Chairman of the Glacier County Commissioners told Harvie. "We're hearing concern from people that it's ready and they want to know why it's not open.". (Cut Bank Pioneer Press - Golden Triangle, MT)
One Guards Lapse May Have Cost Another Guards Life Sep 27, 2007
Convicts John Ray Falk and Jerry Duane Martin were recaptured within four hours. Canfield's horse was euthanized after a bullet wound was discovered. (KWTX.com, TX)
Martin attempts to hang himself Sep 27, 2007
Martin, 37, tried to escape with fellow inmate John Ray Falk, 40, from the Wynne Unit in Huntsville on Monday. During their getaway, they shot at police officers, hijacked a woman s car and killed TDCJ prison guard Susan Canfield, 59, of Huntsville, by running her over with a pickup they stole. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
Local authorities alert for escapees Dave Lewis with The Meteor Sep 26, 2007
Shortly after 10 a.m. Monday, Jerry Duane Martin, 37, and John Ray Falk, 40, jumped Texas Department of Criminal Justice corrections officer Susan Canfield, 59, where the men were working outside near the Wynne Unit. The two are alleged to have run over Canfield in a TDCJ truck before fleeing. (Madisonville Meteor, TX)
Inmates Escape From Texas County Jail Sep 26, 2007
John Ray Falk had been serving a life prison sentence for murder. Jerry Martin was doing a 50-year stretch for attempted murder. (KWTX.com, TX)
TDCJ: Policy broken in fatal inmate escape Sep 26, 2007
The two inmates convicted murderer John Ray Falk, 40, and Jerry Duane Martin, 37, convicted of attempted capital murder escaped Monday from their work detail in a garden outside of the Wynne Unit prison just north of Huntsville. As they fled in a stolen truck parked nearby, the men struck a horse ridden by correctional officer Susan Canfield, 59, who fell to the ground and died. (KHOU.com, TX)
Texas: Prisoners nabbed after female guard killed Sep 25, 2007
Martin and John Ray Falk were working in a field outside the Wynne Unit of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice just north of Huntsville when they overpowered the officer, grabbed her weapons and escaped in a Huntsville city truck that was nearby, department spokesman Jason Clark said. "They ran over the officer," Clark said. (FOX 11, AZ)
Enron Creditors Recovery Corp. Applauds Rejection of Appeal That Would Further Delay Citibank MegaClaims Trial Sep 25, 2007
"The District Court has eliminated the last hurdle in moving forward with the Citibank MegaClaims trial," John Ray III, Enron Creditors Recovery Corp. President and Chairman of the Board said. "Enron Creditor Recovery Corp. has dedicated the necessary resources to ensure the public trial brings the causes of the Enron collapse to light so that money can be returned to the hands of innocent parties." The MegaClaims suit brought by Enron Creditors Recovery Corp. against ten U.S. banks alleges... (PR Newswire)
Officer Killed During Texas Prison Break Sep 25, 2007
These photos provided by the Texas Dept. of Criminal Justice show inmates Jerry Martin and John Ray Falk, who escaped from a work detail at the Wynne Unit near Huntsville, Texas, Monday, Sept. 24, 2007 ... One of the prisoners, John Ray Falk, was recaptured within the hour. (CBS News)
Texas Inmates in Custody After Deadly Escape Sep 25, 2007
The other inmate, John Ray Falk, was recaptured shortly after the escape. Martin, 37, had been imprisoned since 1997 and was serving a 50-year sentence for attempted murder. (Fox News)
Texas Escapees Quickly Captured Sep 25, 2007
" The Wynne Unit, established in 1883, is one of the oldest in the Texas prison system. It holds about 2,600 inmates of various custody levels. The unit is about 80 miles north of Houston and shares about 1,500 acres with two other prisons that straddle the main freeway between Houston and Dallas. Authorities in Utah were also searching for a pair of fugitives Monday after two convicted killers escaped from a county jail near the Utah-Wyoming border. Danny Martin Gallegos, 49, and Juan Carlos... (Tampa Bay Online, FL -- News)
Inmate In Fatal Escape Caught Hiding In Tree Sep 25, 2007
Department of Public Safety officials said prisoners Jerry Martin and John Ray Falk escaped from the at about 10:30 a.m.. Martin, 37, and Falk, 40, were working in a field at the prison along Interstate 45 when they apparently overpowered an officer supervising them, took her weapons and stole a Huntsville city vehicle that was nearby. (Click2Houston, TX)
Inmate Recaptured After Guard Ran Over and Killed Sep 25, 2007
Officials say that while working in a prison field Monday morning, inmates Jerry Martin and John Ray Falk made a mad dash for freedom, overtaking one guard, stealing another guard's weapons, exchanging gunfire and then commandeering a truck ... The other inmate, John Ray Falk, was recaptured shortly after the escape. (K-Eye News, TX)
Officer dead as 2 inmates escape Texas prison Sep 25, 2007
John Ray Falk, 40, the first inmate caught, had been serving a life sentence for murder in 1986. Jerry Martin, 37, serving a 50-year attempted murder sentence since 1997, was found hiding in a tree, having stripped to his boxer shorts in a futile attempt to prevent dogs from detecting his scent, Lyons said. (Houston Chronicle)
Second Of Two Inmates Apprehended After Deadly Escape Sep 25, 2007
Prisoner Jerry Martin and another inmate, John Ray Falk, were working in a field at the prison along Interstate 45 when they overpowered the officer supervising them late Monday morning, took her weapons and stole a Huntsville city vehicle that was nearby. Falk was caught, but Martin ran into a wooded area along Interstate 45. (KWTX.com, TX)
Slain Prison Guard Identified Sep 25, 2007
Authorities say John Ray Falk and Jerry Martin were both working in a field along Interstate 45 Monday morning when 59-year-old corrections officer Susan Canfield was overpowered and then run over with a stolen truck. Authorities say one of the prisoners asked Canfield to hold what officials believe was a watch. (KWTX.com, TX)
Two Escaped Huntsville Inmates Caught Sep 25, 2007
Martin and John Ray Falk, a 40-year-old serving a life sentence since 1986 for a Matagorda County murder, were among 76 inmates working in a garden outside the Wynne Unit of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice just north of Huntsville on Monday morning. They were being guarded by six officers, Lyons said. (CBS 11, TX)
Cons in custody after deadly escape Sep 25, 2007
One suspect, John Ray Falk Jr., was captured shortly after the escape near a Wal-Mart ... Jerry Martin and John Ray Faulk, Jr.. (KHOU.com, TX)
Convict from 1994 Collin shooting helps kill prison guard, is captured in Huntsville Sep 25, 2007
Martin, who was convicted of attempted murder in connection with a 1994 shooting near Prosper, and John Ray Falk allegedly killed a prison guard at the state prison in Huntsville as they escaped ... Jerry Duane Martin, 37, escaped with fellow inmate John Ray Falk, 40, from the Wynne Unit of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice sometime Monday morning by overpowering a prison guard, stealing her weapons and running her over with a city pickup truck. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
Escapees caught; vehicle kills guard Sep 25, 2007
Martin, who was convicted of attempted murder in connection with a 1994 shooting near Prosper, and John Ray Falk allegedly killed a prison guard at the state prison in Huntsville as they escaped ... Jerry Duane Martin, 37, tried to escape with fellow inmate John Ray Falk, 40, around 10:30 a.m. from the Wynne Unit in Huntsville. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
Players in motion Sep 21, 2007
"I think that what we're trying to do is bring in a variety of people," says event producer John Ray of Birmingham's Just in Time Productions. This year, the battle features two of the biggest new stars of Southern music, rapper Lil' Boosie and R Cupid, as well as two up-and-coming acts, Mobile teenage hip-hop artist G and Jackson RRecognition. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Rogers successfully defends golf title Sep 10, 2007
Rogers was under par each day, shooting a two-under 68 Saturday at the Black Canyon Golf Club, then a one-under 71 at Cobble for a two-day total of 139, a five-shot win over runner-up John Ray. Rogers, a Ridgway educator, went out Sunday on the front nine with a one-over 37, but had three birdies on the back, at holes 11, 14 and 18 for the three-under par two-day tournament victory. (Montrose Daily Press, CO)
Industrial revolution Sep 3, 2007
I learned that during the late 18th century, the hall was the home of Francis Willughby and John Ray, two men who between them virtually invented modern natural history. After Willughby died unexpectedly in 1672, his friend and protege, Ray, published the first bird book written entirely in English. (Guardian Unlimited)
Mondays Scranton School Board meeting Aug 14, 2007
General science: John Ray Jr.. Special education: Michele Cole, Lori Leary, Kara Barnic and Angela Crecca. (Scranton Times, PA)
Parker Ranch trust changes governance Aug 12, 2007
The trustees, currently Warren Haruki, Timothy Johns and John Ray, sought approval from the court to reform the trust's governance in order to qualify for a new federal tax status. Under the new structure the trust's four beneficiaries will appoint trustees, giving the beneficiaries more control of the trust and its financial distributions. (Pacific Business News, HI)
Kuznick: A-Bomb Jul 30, 2007
For somewhat more tempered views, see J. Samuel Walker, Prompt Destruction: Truman and the Use of Atomic Bombs Against Japan (Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1997); John Ray Skates, The Invasion of Japan: Alternative to the Bomb (Columbia, South Carolina: University of South Carolina Press, 1994). . (Zmag.org)
Obituaries for July 28, 2007 Jul 28, 2007
She is survived by her husband, Preston Leo Wallace of Rockport; and one son, John Ray Wallace of Corpus Christi; two grandchildren; and one brother, Russell Tyler of Moundsville, WV.. A memorial service will be held at Peace Lutheran Church at a later date. (Rockport Pilot, TX)
Letter to the Editor - Tuesday, July 24, 2007 Jul 25, 2007
Don Keydek wrote on Jul 24, 2007 4:09 PM:" Listen CJR or should I say Prof. John Ray, nobody at tech wants to listen to you, so why do you think people on here want to. You are nothing but a liberal arts blow-hard at a University that doesnt even respect you. ". CJR wrote on Jul 24, 2007 3:42 PM:" Don, your fact filled, thoughtful analysis is greatly appreciated. It's a wonder how you are able to discuss salient points and the evidence you have gathered to make such astute points in response to... (Montana Standard, MT)
DA's office questions legality of termination Jul 24, 2007
John Ray was famous for back room politics. What's really sad, after the vote some council members didn't understand what they had voted for. (Pasadena Citizen, TX)
China's disabled children sold into slavery as beggars Jul 22, 2007
John Ray in BeijingSunday July 22, 2007. Nature Has not been kind to Gao Zhou Zhou - though not as cruel as other human beings. (Guardian Unlimited -- World)
2007 Pac-10 Football: Oregon State Jul 14, 2007
UNIVERSITY FACTS Location: Corvallis, OR 97331 Founded: 1868 Enrollment: 19,300 Nickname: Beavers Colors: Orange President: Dr. Edward John Ray Athletics Director: Bob DeCarolis Football Coach: Mike Riley Record at Oregon State: 38-34. 528), 6 years Career Record: 38-34. (Pac-10.org)
Future of Florida Avenue Market is up for grabs Jun 30, 2007
Choi, who has some political clout with former Councilman Vincent Orange through lobbyist John Ray, got the council to endorse his master plan for the market as the model in the "New Town at Capital City Market Revitalization Development and Public/Private Partnership Emergency Act," passed last December. The law gives Choi until Sept. 10 to purchase more than 50 percent of the land. (Washington Business Journal, DC)
Nominations and Withdrawal Sent to the Senate Jun 29, 2007
John Ray Correll, of Indiana, to be Director of the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, vice Jeffrey D. Jarrett, which was sent to the Senate on January 9, 2007. . (White House News Releases)
John Ray Signs With San Francisco Giants Jun 15, 2007
John Ray signed a free agent contract this afternoon. HEADLINES. (Uncbears.com)
South to bid adieu to seniors Jun 1, 2007
Albany Democrat-Herald: Local News. Last modified Thursday, May 31, 2007 2:55 PM PDT. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Ray Homers Twice in 11-6 Loss to South Dakota State May 26, 2007
John Ray hit his 13th and 14th home runs of the season on Friday. HEADLINES. (Uncbears.com)
Bears Fall Behind Late, Lose to South Dakota State May 18, 2007
John Ray extended his career-best hitting streak to 16 games. Grady Gorman had three hits and drove in three runs on Thursday. (Uncbears.com)
Friendships before business May 14, 2007
Mayor Dewaine Bell (from left), Wusheng Chen of General Protecht, John Ray of Heritage Capital Advisors and City Manager Kenneth D. Roberts attend the signing ceremony in Barnesville ... "The first thing you do with any relationship with someone from China is you establish a friendship, and that's what we did," said John Ray, the private equity firm's president who visited Chen twice in 2005. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)
Bears Win 10-5 on Sunday, Take Series Over Sacramento State. May 14, 2007
John Ray, Kevin Sandberg and Adam Symons homer for Bears ... John Ray, Kevin Sandberg and Adam Symons homer for Bears. (Uncbears.com)
New Ga. plant strengthens Chinese trade ties May 12, 2007
From left are: Dewaine Bell, Barnesville mayor; Wusheng Chen, president of Protecht Group; John Ray, president of Heritage Capital Advisors; and Kenneth Roberts, Barnesville city manager. Wusheng Chen, the company's CEO, said he hopes to expand his company and lure more Chinese firms to his property near Interstate 75. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)
Air Force Hosts Utah In Final Home Series May 11, 2007
The Bears catcher John Ray reached on a error to lead off the eighth and later came around to score from second on a two-out single by Sean Zyer ... Northern Colorado tied the game up with John Ray's homer and went ahead with another run in the sixth to make it a 3-2 game. (Airforcesports.com)
Falcons Split A Pair Of Games In Greeley May 5, 2007
The Bears catcher John Ray reached on a error to lead off the eighth and later came around to score from second on a two-out single by Sean Zyer. Ray and Zyer did most of the damage for UNC. Ray went 2-for-4 with a solo homer in the fourth and Zyer was 3-for-4 with three RBI.. (Airforcesports.com)
State's wooing of China pays off May 5, 2007
"When you see a Chinese company land in Georgia, that's going to get Georgia more and more attention in China," said John Ray, the president of Heritage Capital Advisors, the Atlanta private equity firm that helped lure Protecht. "Atlanta and Georgia will now absolutely be put on the map for additional Chinese investments.". (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Bears Snap Skid With 4-3 Win Over Air Force May 5, 2007
John Ray has a solo homer to lead Northern Colorado. Tyler Pearson picked up his second victory of the season after pitching two shutout innings on Friday. (Uncbears.com)
Native Americans regain control of Tupelo-area homeland May 4, 2007
The land most recently belonged to John Ray and Lottye Betts Beasley, who bought it in 1963. The Beasleys sold the property to the Archaeological Conservancy, which in turn leased it in February to the Native American nation for $10. (Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal)
Air Force Takes Utah Valley State and Northern Colorado May 3, 2007
265 as a team and led by senior catcher John Ray, who is batting. 311 with five home runs and 22 RBI. The Bears have a 6. (Airforcesports.com)
Bears Get Down Early, Fall to Creighton 17-6 Apr 30, 2007
John Ray has four hits to lead the Bears. John Ray went 4-for-5 in the Bears' loss to Creighton on Sunday. (Uncbears.com)
Man pleads not guilty to child abuse Apr 26, 2007
-- John Ray Four Horns Jr., 22, St. Francis, pleaded not guilty to a one-count indictment charging him with conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute a controlled substance. According to a news release from the U.S. Attorney s Office, the charge relates to the alleged distribution and possession with intent to distribute marijuana between Nov. 1, 2003, and Nov. 8, 2006. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Obituaries - 4/28/2007 Apr 26, 2007
He was born September 25, 1956 in St. Paul, MN, the third son of John Ray and Lucille Swedberg. He attended Webster Schools. (Grantsburg Burnett County Sentinel, WI)
Jackrabbit's grand slam, one of team's three homers, breaks tie Apr 22, 2007
Rapid City's Kevin Morsching picked up the victory in relief, his fourth in five decisions, but was chased in the seventh when the Bears had home runs from John Ray and Chad Murray. "We've had a hard time closing out games," Christiansen said. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Baseball Drops 14-9 Game to South Dakota State Apr 22, 2007
John Ray and Adam Symons have three hits each to lead the Bears. John Ray had three hits, including his fourth homer of the season, for the Bears on Saturday. (Uncbears.com)
SDSU's Bowman throws complete game in 6-3 win Apr 21, 2007
South Dakota State s Tyson Fisher, right, is safe at home on a sacrifice fly as Northern Colorado catcher John Ray waits for the late throw ... Bowman coasted through the third, fourth and fifth innings, but gave up a two-out solo homer to John Ray in the sixth to give the Bears a 3-2 advantage. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Foreclosures, mortgage delinquencies climb Apr 14, 2007
John Ray of Gilbert reaches for a notice of trustee's sale from auctioneer Paul Rhodes (left) in front of the courthouse in Phoenix during a foreclosure auction. The rate of mortgage defaults - and foreclosures - in the Valley has risen dramatically. (AZCentral)
Top seniors win academic awards Apr 13, 2007
Lead by student Jennifer Allen, far left, students from West Florida High School wait to be recognized during the 2007 Escambia County Senior Academic Awards Banquet held at New World Landing Thursday night. Bruce Graner/bgraner@pnj. (Pensacola News Journal)
Baseball Team Completes Sweep of Texas - Pan American Apr 8, 2007
John Ray had five hits in Saturday's doubleheader, leading the Bears to a sweep of Texas - Pan American. HEADLINES. (Uncbears.com)
Global warming swindled Apr 8, 2007
John Houghton, chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, posted a thorough critique of the film on the website of the John Ray Initiative, an educational charity of which he is president. The material presented was a mixture of truth, half-truth and falsehood put together with the sole purpose of discrediting the science of global warming as presented by the main world community of climate scientists and by the IPCC, Houghton wrote. (Saanich News)
Victory Park shaping up Calif. church donates $15K to landscape subdivision Apr 5, 2007
That s kind of the finishing touch to beautification, said John Ray of Lakeside. This will buy a lot of flowers, said Voice of Calvary president Erma Driver. (Enterprise-Journal)
Enron returns $1.87 billion in latest payment to creditors Apr 3, 2007
Today's distribution is another significant milestone in the liquidation process and represents a tremendous financial outcome for the Enron estate, said John Ray, president and chairman of the board. The estate continues to focus on its principal mandate to sell remaining assets, settle claims, and prosecute litigation. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Business)
Bears Drop Exhibition Contest to Sky Sox, 9-4 Apr 2, 2007
John Ray goes 2-for-3 to lead team against Rockies' AAA club. Nate Saylor had an RBI single for the Bears on Sunday. (Uncbears.com)
3-run first lifts NU past Northern Colorado Mar 29, 2007
UNC clawed back into the game in the fourth, as John Ray singled in Brad Beaman, who opened the inning with a double to right. That was the only run allowed by Bowman over six frames before three relievers combined for three innings of shutout ball. (Nebraska Sports -- Rivals.com)
4 officers face charges in '05 tourist beating Mar 28, 2007
Emburey's lawyer, John Ray, said the confrontation occurred on his client's first night on the job. Ray said Emburey had nothing to do with the allegations, and that he was charged only because it happened on his shift. (FOX59, IN)
Ocean Beach chief, cops in court on assault charges Mar 28, 2007
But Emburey's attorney, John Ray, of Miller Place, asserted that his client merely followed his orders to guard the door of police headquarters during the Gilberd beating. "He had nothing to do with any of the events that occurred that evening. He is being sucked into this," Ray said. (Newsday)
Baseball Team Falls to Arizona in Extra Innings Mar 26, 2007
John Ray drives in three runs to lead the Bears on Sunday. John Ray had a two-run double and a solo homer on Sunday. (Uncbears.com)