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He noted there is a new spirit 3409 Oak Lawn, Suite 206 South Jennings DALLAS - Two bartenders in their among the property owners, businesses Dallas, Texas 75219 and shops along Westheimer, and with- (214) 521-0622 Crossroads early 20s, who have been employed by JR's Bar on Cedar Springs, were targets in the Association, that will ensure the PUBLISHER/EDITOR Chuck Patrick of Ft. Worth/Arlington Houston community a bigger and bet- FEATURES EDITOR Blose DiStefano of an early-morning shootout and rob- ter Art Festival for the fall. TEXAS ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR Rob Clark 651/ARLINGTON I bery on the Fourth of July. One is dead, NATIONAL SHOWBIZ EDITOR Jock Varsi 1851 W. DIVISION the other injured-all for just tip money. "We received many calls from artists NEWS EDITOR Chuck Patrick 275·9138 After closing the bar, Rick Curley and and craftspeople, aside from the public, SPORTS EDITOR Cheryl Chamberlain when it was announced that there would ASSISTANT TO THE EDITORS Dennis Walker HOT BARTENDERS AND THE Robbie Taylor drove to their residence POETRY EDITOR Art Tomaszewski COLDEST BEER IN TOWN in the 4100 block of Holland, near Wy- be no spring festival," Rentz said. "How- CONTRIBUTING EDITORS cliff. When Curley got out of the car, ever, to explain that the festival was Jim Boone, Susan Collins, Harry Deutsch, JAMES SMITH, MANAGER David Fields, Weldon Grahame, Christopher Hart, "three black men jumped him, never say- cancelled to protect the quality of the Paul Herrero, Hollie Hollister, Harold Hove, NO COVER-EVER ing a word, and opened fire," Taylor told art to be shown provided that sense of George Klein, Dean Malone, PICK UP YOUR TWT ON FRIDAY Joseph Michael, w.J. Quigley investigators. Taylor, still in the car, continuation in the high caliber of crafts- ADVERTISING ART DIRECTOR Mitch Bartlow 651/FT. WORTH reached to save Curley by pulling him manship the Westheimer Colony Art ASSISTANT AD ART DIRECTOR Tham Bisping into the car, at which time Taylor was Festival has acquired over the past ten GRAPHIC ARTISTS Fronk White, 651 S. JENNINGS Mardi Coleman, Fred Hinton, Cherokee 332·0745 shot. years," he noted. TYPOGRAPHERS vs.s. Quigley, Leslie Holmes LOU FRANK, MANAGER Taylor, originally from Fort Worth, More than 750,000 people semi-an- STAFF PHOTOGRAPHERS Eli Gukich, nually take part in this art festival known Scott Taylor, Greg Hovlcon AI Macarena, was injured in the shoulder and hospital- Jim Hamilton, J. Robert Araya, Tom Davis, COME ALONG INN ized at Parkland Hospital, where he was throughout the U.S., Canada and Mex- Carl Neil, Oscar Mendiola, Blose DiStefano, ico. There were 400 artists showing their Michael Galatis, Hollie Hollister S. JENNINGS @ PENNSYLVANIA described in fair condition. ACCOUNTING Doug Felix 332·0720 Curley was rushed to the hospital, creations during the show held in Oc- RECEPTIONIST Tracey Springer ROGERTURNER,MANAGER where he later died of gunshots to his tober 1982. SALES torso. Curley had moved to Dallas from EXECUTIVE SALES MANAGER LUMBER COMPANY Missouri two years ago. Jim Veteto ALAMO AIRMAN 700 S. JENNINGS The shooting occurred around 3:20 Advertising rates are available on request by tele- TWT NEWS phoning the salesperson in your nearest city, from 332·0192 am, Richard Rogers of learn- DENIED BENEFITS 10am-5pm, weekdays. ed from Detective Johnson. Dallas SAN ANTONIO - Airman First Class DEADLINE FOR ALL ADS: pollee, with only sketchy leads to pur- Friday, one week prior to publlcotlon. Ray Orsini, 27, who has medical reports sue-were investigating the murder. proving he contracted AI DS while serv- AUSTIN Scott Taylor. (512) 926-0253 ing at Lackland Air Force Base, was Jay Cherin. .441-3678 granted a medical discharge last week DALLAS WESTHEIMER ART Richard Rogers. (214) 521-0622 by a three-member Physical Evaluation FORT WORTH FESTIVAL RETURNS Board. A medical discharge, over an Jerry Cassidy. (817) 335-0742 HOUSTON HOUSTON - TWT NEWS was pleased honorable discharge, was authorized Scot Roberts . (713) 527-9111 to learn this week that the Westheimer because of his "bad conduct," the board SAN ANTONIO Colony Association will again sponsor ruled. Alan Gellman. (512) 734-3233 Jim Hamilton. .734-8216 the Westheimer Art Festival this fall, on The military's reasoning for "bad con- CLASSIFIED DIRECTORS Saturday, October 15 and Sunday, Oc- duct" was that Orsini's bisexual lifestyle Houston-Cheryl Chamberlain Houston Assistant-Leslie Holmes tober 16. The 10-year-old, semi-annual had caused him to contract AIDS.