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PECOS, Aug. 22 - The Pecos-Barstow-Toyah Independent School District has
authorized Steve Lawes, a representative of Great Texas Sports, Inc., to
sell advertising for the official 1996 Pecos High School football poster.
"Steve is the only person authorized be Pecos High School to solicit
advertising space for this project, P-B-T athletic director and head
football coach Mike Belew said.
"Funds for this project go back into the athletic department to help
the school," he added. Several unauthorized calendar companies have sold
advertising or posters in recent years, and the money has not gone back
into the school system.
Belew said anyone who has any questions, or anyone who would like to
purchase and ad can call the athletic department at 447-7220.
DALLAS, Aug. 22 (AP) - An attorney says he'll seek a contempt motion
against Michael Irvin after the Cowboys' receiver reneged on a promise
to return a $50,000 sport utility vehicle on time to car dealers who are
suing him.
A deadline for the return of a Toyota Land Cruiser, lent to Irvin as
part of an endorsement contract, passed at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday without
word from the football star, said attorney Larry Friedman, who
represents the dealers.
``It's more of Michael Irvin's petulance,'' Friedman said. ``It's his
defiance of authority.''
By evening, there was no sign of the vehicle and no word from Irvin.
Friedman said he would ask the judge today to hold Irvin in contempt. A
Land Cruiser reportedly turned up at Frederiksen's office late Wednesday
night, but it was not the one given to Irvin by the Toyota dealers.
Frederiksen did not return a telephone call Wednesday night.
The North Texas Toyota Dealers Association sued Irvin Tuesday for
damages, contending Irvin violated deceptive-trade laws when he signed
an endorsement contract misrepresenting himself as a moral person.
The dealers had to scrap their spring ad campaign featuring Irvin when
police found him, a former teammate and two topless dancers in an Irving
motel room on March 4, along with marijuana, cocaine and drug
paraphernalia.
The lawsuit seeks $1.2 million for lost sales and $200,000 in production
costs.
On Wednesday morning, state District Judge Candace Tyson gave Irvin and
the auto dealers one week to negotiate a settlement. Otherwise, the case
goes to trial March 10.
``We don't think he's entitled to any compensation because he didn't
disclose to us his immoral lifestyle,'' Friedman said.
``If we can't settle the case in the next week, we will be taking
depositions of some of the members of the Cowboys team in order to
develop the facts of the case.''
Friedman requested the return of the Land Cruiser the group lent Irvin
as part of the contract. Chris Frederiksen, Irvin's attorney, agreed to
return the vehicle by early afternoon.
Earlier, Irvin's attorney said the receiver didn't believe the contract
dispute would lead to litigation.
``He was not expecting that Toyota would rush him to the courthouse to
file a lawsuit,'' Frederiksen said.
Last month, Irvin pleaded no contest to a felony cocaine possession
charge. He was sentenced to four years' deferred adjudication, fined
$10,000 and ordered to perform 800 hours of community service.
The NFL suspended him for the season's first five games for the drug
violation.
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