Still Looking for Gen. Lee statue

MIDLAND, Texas (AP) _ Robert E. Lee went missing from in front of his namesake high school in Midland 35 years ago, but at least one former student hopes he’ll return.

A bronze statue of the Confederate general was taken from the grounds of Midland Lee High in 1975, a decade after the class of 1965 gave the statue to the school.

With Midland Lee’s 50th anniversary approaching later this year, an event organizer hopes someone will return the statue. Maridell Fryar told the Odessa American that no one would be prosecuted; the statute of limitations on the theft has run out.

She says the statue swiping may have started a prank. She hoping someone from the West Texas community will offer information that might recover the stolen Lee in time for the anniversary celebrations.

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